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ECE Laboratory Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andreas Spanias, Arizona State University; Ravi Chilumula, Arizona State University; CHIH-WEI HUANG, Arizona State University; Mike Stiber, University of Washington-Bothell; Philip Loizou, University of Texas-Dallas; Takis Kasparis, University of Central Florida

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Electrical and Computer

2006-1614: A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT ON JAVA-DSP INVOLVING FIVEUNIVERSITIESAndreas Spanias, Arizona State UniversityRavi Chilumula, Arizona State University Ravi is a Masters student at Arizona State University.CHIH-WEI HUANG, Arizona State University Chih-Wei is a Masters student at ARisona State University.Mike Stiber, University of Washington-Bothell Dr. Mike Stiber is faculty at University of Washington Bothell.Philip Loizou, University of Texas-DallasTakis Kasparis, University of Central Florida Page 11.17.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT ON JAVA-DSP INVOLVING FIVE

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Integrating Research Into Undergraduate ECE Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Erol Gelenbe, Imperial College; Ronald DeMara, University of Central Florida; Avelino Gonzalez, University of Central Florida; Marcella Kysilka, University of Central Florida; Mansooreh Mollaghasemi, University of Central Florida; Annie Wu, University of Central Florida; Georgios Anagnostopoulos, Florida Tech; Ingrid Russell; Jimmy Secretan, University of Central Florida

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, pattern recognition, semantic web technologies, and computer science education. She has been involved in several computer science curriculum projects. Most recently she chaired the Intelligent Systems focus group of the IEEE-CS/ACM Task Force on Computing Curricula 2001.Jimmy Secretan, University of Central Florida JIMMY SECRETAN is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Central Florida. His research interests lie in the areas of Machine Learning and cluster computing. Page 11.234.2© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006

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Integrating Research Into Undergraduate ECE Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Georgios Anagnostopoulos, Florida Tech; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Ken Ports, Florida Tech; Richie Samuel, University of Central Florida; Melinda White, Seminole Community College; Veton Kepuska, Florida Tech; Philip Chan, Florida Tech; Annie Wu, University of Central Florida; Marcella Kysilka, University of Central Florida

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Electrical and Computer

2006-1990: ENGAGING UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN MACHINELEARNING RESEARCH: PROGRESS, EXPERIENCES AND ACHIEVEMENTSOF PROJECT EMD-MLRGeorgios Anagnostopoulos, Florida Tech GEORGIOS C. ANAGNOSTOPOULOS is an Assistant Professor in the Electrical & Computer Engineering department of Florida Institute of Technology. His research interests are statistical machine learning, neural networks and data mining.Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida MICHAEL GEORGIOPOULOS is a Professor of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Central Florida. His research interests lie in the areas of neural networks and applications of neural networks in pattern

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Integrating Research Into Undergraduate ECE Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Wicker, U.S. Air Force Academy; Erlind Royer, U.S. Air Force Academy; Allen Arb; Daniel Pack, U.S. Air Force Academy

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2006-2134: A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT USINGCOOPERATIVE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAVS)James Wicker, U.S. Air Force Academy an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the U.S. Air Force Academy. He received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1987 and his Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Dayton in 1997. He has experience in developmental test and evaluation of radar systems and aviation navigation systems. His research interests include unmanned aerial vehicle and electromagnetic signal propagation modeling. He is a member of ASEE and IEEE.Erlind Royer, U.S. Air

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New trends in ECE education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Qian Du, Mississippi State University

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Electrical and Computer

2006-1270: DESIGN OF APPLICATION-ORIENTED COMPUTER PROJECTS IN APROBABILITY AND RANDOM PROCESSES COURSE FOR ELECTRICALENGINEERING MAJORSQian Du, Mississippi State University Page 11.409.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Design of Application-Oriented Computer Projects in a Probability and Random Processes Course for Electrical Engineering MajorsAbstractA course of Probability and Random Processes is regularly taken by many engineering students,because the study of this topic is fundamental to a wide range of disciplines. Usually studentsrecognize that learning probability and random processes is a struggle. The primary reason isthat the course

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Integrating Research Into Undergraduate ECE Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jan Allebach, Purdue University; Edward Coyle, Purdue University; Joy Krueger, Purdue University

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Electrical and Computer

2006-2565: THE VERTICALLY-INTEGRATED PROJECTS (VIP) PROGRAM INECE AT PURDUE: FULLY INTEGRATING UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATIONAND GRADUATE RESEARCHEdward Coyle, Purdue University Edward J. Coyle received his BSEE degree from the University of Delaware in 1978, and Master's and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Princeton University in 1980 and 1982. Since 1982, he has been with Purdue University, where he is currently Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Co-Director of the Center for Wireless Systems and Applications (CWSA), and Director of the EPICS Entrepreneurship Initiative (EEI). From 2000 through 2004 he served Purdue as Assistant Vice Provost for

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ECE Pedagogy and Assessment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Mark Jansson; Ying Tang; Ravi Ramachandran, Rowan University; John Schmalzel, Rowan University; Shreekanth Mandayam, Rowan University; Robert Krchnavek, Rowan University; Robi Polikar, Rowan University; Linda Head, Rowan University; Raul Ordonez, University of Dayton

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been tested, implemented andenvisioned. It is safe to say that no single approach will work for all of the diverse ECEtechnologies and every type of learner. However, a few key innovations appear useful inkeeping undergraduate students motivated to learn, resilient to technology evolution andoriented amidst the overload of new information and ECE applications. Engineeringclinics, similar to their medical clinic counterparts, provide project-based experienceswithin the core of an ECE education that enable transformation of the entire curriculumtoward an outcomes-oriented, student centered, total quality environment. Clinics andproject based learning approaches build skills within the individuals that give themconfidence and motivation to

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ECE Laboratory Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kain Osterholt, Belcan Corp.; Adam Vaccari, Caterpillar Incorporated; Joe Faivre, Caterpillar Incorporated; Gary Dempsey, Bradley University

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projects. Additionalworkstations have not been purchased for students in the control theory courses because of costand space constraints. However, incorporating a laboratory feel into these courses would enhancelearning and retention. The design and use of a low-cost virtual control workstation in the firstundergraduate control theory course will be discussed. The virtual workstation was modeledfrom the physical electrical and mechanical parameters of a Quanser Consulting electro-mechanical system.I. Introduction Two control workstations from Quanser Consulting have been used in over adozen student projects in the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department at BradleyUniversity as well as for faculty research 1. The Quanser Consulting

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New trends in ECE education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maurice Aburdene, Bucknell University; Thomas Goodman, Bucknell University

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Master's degree at Bucknell, also in electrical engineering. His research interests include discrete transforms and efficient hardware implementation of transform algorithms and other operations used in digital signal processing. He will be graduating from Bucknell in May 2006 and plans to begin work as a hardware design engineer shortly thereafter. He grew up in Rochester, NY. Page 11.1023.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Probability and Image EnhancementAbstractWe present one of five projects used in our course, Probability with Applications in ElectricalEngineering

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ECE Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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K Krishnamurthy, University of Missouri-Rolla (ENG); Keith Stanek, University of Missouri-Rolla; Vittal Rao, University of Missouri-Rolla

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Electrical and Computer

10 female students from 27 different institutions from aroundthe United States and Puerto Rico have participated in the program.IntroductionWith funding from the National Science Foundation, an REU site program in the areas of micromechatronics and smart structures has been conducted for the last four years at UMR. The goalof this study was to provide a multidisciplinary research experience for the benefit ofundergraduate students in Aerospace, Computer, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, andEngineering Mechanics. The objectives were to: i) introduce micro mechatronics concepts tojunior and senior undergraduate students; ii) provide a collaborative project-based research withhands-on experience in a multidisciplinary atmosphere; iii

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ECE Laboratory Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fitra Khan, University of Texas-Brownsville; Mahmoud Quweider, University of Texas-Brownsville; Juan Iglesias, University of Texas-Brownsville; Amjad Zaim, University of Texas-Brownsville

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networking laboratory (CNL)1. Built around a 24-nodedistributed Beowulf2,3 supercomputer, the main goal of CNL is to enhance the understanding ofparallel computing principles in key courses of the Bachelor of Science in Computer Science(BS-CS) degree, the two-year Associate in Applied Science in Computer Information Systems(AAS-CIS), and the four-year Bachelor of Applied Technology in Computer InformationSystems Technology (BAT-CIST).The strategy has been to use this supercomputer as the main instrument to infuse concepts andprinciples into targeted courses by creating a set of laboratory modules and capstone projects.Such project framework in CS education is strongly emphasized in the ACM/IEEE-CS curriculamodel4. CNL has aided in motivating the

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ECE Curriculum Innovations

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia Furse, University of Utah; Behrouz Farhang-Boroujeny, University of Utah; Stephanie Richardson, University of Utah; Rohit Verma, University of Utah; April Kedrowicz, University of Utah; Bryan Stenquist, University of Utah

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Electrical and Computer

teaching practice and scholarship across campus. She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in research, leadership, and teaching. She is currently involved in several research studies on best practices in teaching in higher education, and is leading two groups of faculty scholars who are investigating research projects regarding teaching in their disciplines. Page 11.777.1Rohit Verma, University of Utah Rohit Verma joined the David Eccles School of Business in 2001 as an Associate Professor of Operations Management and is the School’s Thayne Robson Fellow. From 1995 to 2001 he was

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Integrating Research Into Undergraduate ECE Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Daniel, Ohio State University; Ronald Reano, Ohio State University

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Electrical and Computer

engineering faculty/student partnership involved exposing theundergraduate to a small scale research project designed to reflect typical activities experiencedby graduate students. The student went through the entire cycle of design, simulation,fabrication, and test of a working device prototype. Through this approach, the studentexperienced a microcosm of graduate school while interacting with graduate students,experiencing the difference between laboratory and simulation work, and developing technicalwriting skills through the development of the electronic portfolio.IntroductionA program referred to as "Research on Research" has been developed to expose undergraduatestudents to academic research. The program is instituted through the Technology

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ECE Curriculum Innovations

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Bunting, Oklahoma State University; Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University; James West, Oklahoma State University

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Electrical and Computer

teamwork and communication, and is not effectively taughtby lecture, cookbook labs, or emphasizing analytical solution techniques. To communicateconcepts and skills requires students to both develop an understanding of concepts and to testthat understanding by applying the concepts and skills. Application serves as formative Page 11.1424.2 1 This work is funded by the National Science Foundation under grants: 0230695 & 0311257.evaluation. VECTOR is a project-based approach to EM in which student teams develop andevaluate their grasp of concepts through application in a complete project design-build-test cycle.The introductory EM

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Integrating Research Into Undergraduate ECE Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen Hayden, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Yi Cheng, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Tim Lin, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

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cutting-edgeNASA-related research into the undergraduate curriculum. Cal Poly Pomona chose toincorporate the Jet Propulsion Laboratories (JPL) robotic technology research into theundergraduate curricula of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, theEngineering Technology Department, Mechanical Engineering Department, and the ComputerScience Department. We proposed to conduct an interdisciplinary project, "Deep SpaceExploration using Smart Robotic Rovers", and develop an autonomous robotic rover.During the last three years, students and faculty participating in this program have developed arobotic rover that has successfully accomplished the initial goals of the project: (1) semi-autonomous navigation systems for remote robots, (2

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ECE Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Yoder, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Bruce Black, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

developments of comparing the use of LabVIEW (agraphical programming language) to MATLAB (a text-based language) in teaching discrete-timesignal processing (DSP).This paper presents the results of using both methods in a junior-level introduction to DSP class.The students who enter this class have had a course in continuous-time signals and systems butno DSP theory background. The class uses the text “Signal Processing First”, by McClellan,Schafer, Yoder, published by Prentice Hall, to introduce discrete-time signal processing. In thepast, a series of MATLAB based mini-projects were used in addition to homework to reinforce theDSP concepts. The new version of the class uses the same mini-projects except that they arebased on LabVIEW.Several quarters

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New trends in ECE education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University

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Electrical and Computer

course to juniors provided our students with more choices in electiveofferings during the junior year, introduced them to an important topic that is not coveredin any of our other courses, and hopefully stimulated their interest in a new field and builttheir confidence in their knowledge. Since DIP is a topic of interest to students in boththe ECE and the CSSE departments, the course was also open to students from bothdepartments.Course StructureThere were no exams in this course. Students were given written homework assignments(20% of the course grade), computer projects (25%), and a final project (40%). Inaddition, students were graded on class participation based on the MATLAB diary oftheir in-class computer exercises (15%). Students were

Conference Session

Digital Communications Systems

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cajetan Akujuobi, Prairie View A&M University; Matthew Sadiku, Prairie View A&M University; Alam Shumon, Prairie View A&M University; Veeramuthu Rajaravivarma, Central Connecticut State University

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Electrical and Computer

. ObjectivesThe objectives of this phase of the research project are to: • Team with several instructors in integrating this experimental project and lessons learned into engineering curriculum. • Demonstrate this experimental project and evaluate its effectiveness as an innovative engineering design for students. • In collaboration with industrial partners, evaluate and explore the possibility of commercialization upon demonstrated success. Page 11.1185.3 • Work with industrial partners and other academic collaborators, to constantly improve on the modeling and simulation system design, based on the evaluations of this

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Digital Communications Systems

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Border, Bowling Green State University

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Electrical and Computer

morecommonly found in today’s industrial environments. It is shown in the paper how the realizationof key system elements spans a mix of hardware, firmware and software subcomponents. Thestandard elements of the project are discussed in the paper: the source, the channel and thereceiver.The analog source data stream for the project is generalized using multiple function generators tosimulate source sensor output. A dedicated microprocessor assembles the digitized dataaccording to the chosen transmission protocol. The protocol stream is transmitted from themicroprocessor serial port to the serial port of a commercially available Bluetooth serial inputmodule. A Bluetooth enabled PDA is used for reception and display of the acquired data. Toensure

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ECE Pedagogy and Assessment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sandra Yost, University of Detroit Mercy

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Electrical and Computer

Collection Assessment Alumni Surveys (2002-2003) College/ Department Senior Design Exam Project JuryFigure 1: Electrical Engineering Program Educational Objectives Evaluation and Outcome AssessmentProcessThe Electrical Engineering Program Outcomes (provided in Appendix A) are assessedusing a number of assessment strategies: College/Department Exam, Senior ExitSurvey/Interview, Coop Employer Survey, Alumni Survey, Senior Design Project Jury,and a number of In-Course Assessment Instruments implemented in the curriculum. Inthis paper

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Digital Communications Systems

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sven Bilen, Pennsylvania State University

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Electrical and Computer

Radio1. Introduction This paper discusses the implementation of a course in software-defined radio (SDR)technology and systems. The course contains significant computer and hands-on project work inorder to implement working SDR systems. Focusing on SDRs provides a method to tie togethermany of the classes in a typical electrical engineering undergraduate’s curriculum: core coursessuch as Circuits and Devices, Signals and Systems, Embedded Microcontrollers, andEngineering Electromagnetics; as well as many of the popular elective courses such asCommunications, Controls, and Signal Processing. Building a functioning SDR system requiressome understanding of all of these topic areas. SDR is an emerging technology that promises to have a

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ECE Curriculum Innovations

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mehmet Ozturk, North Carolina State University; Michael Escuti, North Carolina State University

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Electrical and Computer

thestudents experiment with virtual test instruments, which looked much like the equipment theyused in the hardware laboratory. A semester-long mandatory hardware project was added to thelaboratory, which also turned out to be a great success. Finally, an optional golden solder projectwas created for students interested in applying their new knowledge to a simple design project.When the dust settled after these changes, we were left with a new introductory course onsignals, circuits and systems, which is the subject of this paper. The first part of the course coversfundamental concepts such as Kirchoff’s laws, Ohm’s law, AC and DC voltage sources, linearand non-linear resistive elements, capacitors, and representation of periodic signals in both

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ECE Curriculum Innovations

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory Plett, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs; Rodger Ziemer, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs; Michael Ciletti, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs; R. Dandapani, University of Colordo-Colorado Springs; T. S. Kalkur, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs; Mark Wickert, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs

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. Thesethreads will include robotics, software/wireless defined radio, and core electronics. Theoretical,hands-on and open-ended team-based project elements of each thread will appear in multiplecourses, tying the curriculum together, thereby adding coherence. From the freshman to senioryears, they will expand in both breadth and depth, culminating in an enhanced two-semester cap-stone senior design course.Rationale for a ChangeBased on our positive experiences with a new-to-us freshman-level course Introduction to Robot- Page 11.614.3ics1 we set out to perform a comprehensive curriculum review of core courses in our ECE pro-grams. We felt that the

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ECE Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rocio Alba-Flores, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Fernando Rios-Gutierrez, University of Minnesota-Duluth

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Electrical and Computer

software tools.In this project, we integrated a Digital Image Processing program into a real-time control systemin order to accomplish the fast image processing required to control the navigation of the robot.The image processing program developed for this project was able of processing imagescovering a sufficient width for the 5’ by 2’ mobile robot, at a processing speed of 2-5 imageframes per second. This allowed a 4-5 mph ground velocity for the mobile robot. In order toaccomplish other of the navigation requirements, we added and implemented a field-level Page 11.934.3Geographic Positioning System (GPS), which integrated multiple reference

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ECE Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janos Grantner, Western Michigan University; Ramakrishna Gottipati, Western Michigan University

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Electrical and Computer

(which includes homework assignments, midterm exam, andfinal exam) students develop two class projects (4-bit ALU unit and a dual 4x4-bit register bank).Students are required to give demonstration of each project to the instructor to get full credit forthe projects. A 100-page Tutorial on using the Mentor Graphics tools is available on the classWeb Page to help students. Various useful topics regarding the projects and the labs are alsoprovided on the class Web Page.In the first part of the paper, we will summarize the outline and summary of the class. Thesecond part of the paper will focus on the class projects and laboratory work in detail. The thirdpart of the paper will focus on the assessments used for the class and future

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ECE Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Hayes, Dublin Institute of Technology; Robert Herrick, Purdue University

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Electrical and Computer

, calendar mapping and itsimpact on travelling students, identification of undergraduate projects, short visit structures,comparison of terminology, and a glossary.Outline of Issues for CollaborationThis section proposes an outline plan or roadmap which will help to establish a structure withinwhich the development of the collaboration can be managed (see Figure 1). Here we can listproblems and challenges we experience (for each of the following points) when pursuingcollaboration and expand upon the main areas for collaboration, i.e. ‚ Faculty exchange ‚ Undergraduate exchange ‚ Postgraduate exchange ‚ Industrial internships ‚ Research and development projects ‚ Scholarly work ‚ Professional society work, e.g., SEFI, ASEE, etc

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Digital System Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joanne DeGroat, Ohio State University

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Electrical and Computer

verification projects. This paper discusses the course and the fourprojects.I. Overview The design of modern digital integrated circuits has changed dramatically in thelast 15 years. Technology has advanced to the point to where we are able to reliablyproduce chips with millions of logic gates on a single integrated circuit die. Thistranslates into very significant logic function for a single chip. The only way that designof chips capable of effectively using this much functionality is possible is with advancedtools and design methodology. Part of the methodology is a rigorous partitioning andstructuring of the design. One has only to look at a photomicrograph (photo of thecircuitry on an IC) of a chip from the early or mid 1970s to the

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ECE Curriculum Innovations

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Holmes, AcuityEdge, Inc.; Hisham Massoud, Duke University; Steven Cummer, Duke University; John Board, Duke University; Kip Coonley, Duke University; April Brown, Duke University; Michael Gustafson; Leslie Collins, Duke University; Lisa Huettel, Duke University; Gary Ybarra, Duke University

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Electrical and Computer

four core courses. In order to achieveour goals, and to carefully ensure consideration of tradeoffs associated with the redesign, wedeveloped a series of roles to effect the organization necessary for the reform process. The keyroles that have been developed and assigned are (1) course leader, (2) theme team, (3) approvalteam, (4) advisory team, and (5) project manager. In the paper, the roles and responsibilities ofeach of these groups in the process is also described.To proceed with the redesign of the core, the course leaders were responsible for developing thecourse content, syllabus, homeworks, tests, and lab manuals in concert with their course team.Course leaders met separately with their course teams, and then periodically the course

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ECE Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ravel Ammerman, Colorado School of Mines; Pankaj Sen, Colorado School of Mines

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Electrical and Computer

engineering undergraduate students are required to take atwo-semester (6-credits) capstone design course sequence. The course sequence represents theculmination of the students’ undergraduate engineering training and education. Student teamsinterested in the power engineering field have the opportunity to select a design project thatcomplements their interest in the energy sector. For example, last year eight students from theelectrical and mechanical specialties investigated the CSM campus energy needs for the year2020 and beyond. Working closely with the campus architect, CSM plant facilities, XcelEnergy, NREL, and the group of power faculty, the students developed a detailed technicalengineering study focusing on the reliability and sustainability

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ECE Laboratory Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mukul Shirvaikar, University of Texas-Tyler; Mark Humphries, University of Texas-Tyler; Leonardo Estevez, Texas Instruments Inc.

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Electrical and Computer

. Page 11.1064.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Real Time Systems Laboratory Development: Experiments Focusing on a Dual Core ProcessorAbstractThis paper presents the laboratory curriculum developed for a senior-level elective course inReal Time Systems. The labs developed for this semester long course are aimed at providing achallenging experience to electrical and computer engineering students and exposing them tostate-of-the-art tools from industry. The projects were developed on the OMAP 5912 starter kitmodule supplied by Texas Instruments (TI). The open multimedia architecture platform (OMAP)technology from TI consists mainly of dual-core processor chips. The OMAP 5912 chip has anARM