Course: EW309 Guided Design Experience
2 Credits – 0 Recitation Hours – 4 Laboratory Hours
Course Description:
Students pursue a semester-long structured and guided engineering design project, starting from a problem statement and carrying through to a final prototype design. Working in small groups, students participate in a project-based-learning exercise through which they develop the breadth of technical experience required for open-ended design on the large scale.
Pre-requisites:
EW305/EW305H, EW301, and SM316
Course Coordinator:
CAPT Severson
Textbook:
None
Course Objectives:
Develop and execute a formal test plan to acquire experimental data.
Apply appropriate analysis techniques for interpretation of measured data.
Perform appropriate research on components to span a design space.
Make informed decisions for parts selection.
Analyze and design a control system to meet the needs of a project.
Apply basic computer vision methods through MATLAB.
Foster a preliminary understanding of and appreciation for the engineering design process.
Provide a framework for exercise and integration of the components of the robotics and control engineering curriculum into a complete project.
Enhance hands-on skills.
Topics:
Problem Statement and Background Research
Computer Vision
Circuit Development
System Modeling
System Control
Ballistics Analysis
System Integration
System Test