Embedded Systems -- Special Projects
Doing something really interesting!
Instructions:
There are several different projects. They are not equal in the sense of the amount of
work required. But the people doing them are different, too. It has been attempted to
make them reasonably equal. Some are one-person projects while others are multi-
person projects and will require coordination within the team.
For each project, there are three major components.
A. An initial, problem definition report is to be developed. As listed below, only the
general topic for each project is given. (1) Therefore, the first task is to develop
the details of the project and to generate a list of tasks, making a lab assignment
of the same general nature as other laboratory assignments in the class. Each
person and/or team will need to meet with the instructor to discuss details prior to
development the problem’s requirements. The report will be reviewed by the
instructor to ensure a complete definition of the project and adequate task
complexity. (2) Since this is a multi-week project, a list of regular tasks is
required. For multi-person teams, the task assignments for each person are to be
listed, as this will be used, in part, to determine the grade given to each. (3) The
problem definition document is to be posted and its location is to be given to the
instructor/TA. See example proposal.
B. The second component is that the project is to be demonstrated to the instructor/
TA. Complete, documented software is to be given to the instructor before the
demonstration. All members of the team must be present for the demonstration
and be prepared to show/identify their part of the work. The demonstration must
occur on or before the last regular day of class in the semester. (Note: Not all
students will be able to demo on that day!)
C. The final component is to write a paper on the project in the format and
appropriate to be submitted to the IEEE student paper contest. (Whether the
paper is submitted is up to the individual, but it is encouraged.). A copy of all of
the papers will be posted on the class web site (under the copyrighted area) so that
other members of the class can benefit from the efforts of the various
projects. The paper is due at the time the software is submitted to the instructor,
when the demonstration time is scheduled.
The project will require an effort over several weeks. The problem definition report will
be submitted at the start so that the instructor can review it and discuss it with each
person on the team, making any necessary adjustments, before proceeding on to detail
work and the final report.
