EE382: Introduction to Design

Spring 2002 Schedule: TR 2:00pm-5:00pm in Workman 117

Instructors:

• Bill Rison, Office: Workman 211, Phone: 835-5486, email: rison@ee.nmt.edu
• Kevin Wedeward, Office: Workman 221, Phone: 835-5708, email: wedeward@ee.nmt.edu

Course Objectives:

1. Design and build a golfing robot capable of locating a golf ball given GPS coordinates, transporting the golf ball, and placing the golf ball into a hole with given GPS coordinates. Emphasis will be placed on the sequence of events leading from an idea to a finished product and consideration of a variety of solutions before choosing a particular approach.
2. Develop teaming skills, oral and written communication skills, and ability to decompose a large problem into interconnected subsystems.

Course Prerequisites:

• EE308 & EE308L (Microcontrollers)
• EE321 & EE321L (Analog Electronics)
• EE341 (Continuous-Time Signals and Systems)

Topic Prerequisites:

1. In-depth knowledge of the MC68HC12 microcontroller.
2. Analog and digital circuit design.
3. Principles of linear time-invariant systems.
4. Proficiency in C programming.

Reference Texts: see resources page

Grading:

• Weekly Reports: 5%
• Preliminary Design Review: 10%
• Midterm Functionality & Design: 20%
• Final Presentation: 10%
• Final Report (including electronic version): 15%
• Final Functionality & Design: 30%
• Group Members Evaluation: 10%

Additional Requirements:

1. Robots will be constructed by five teams working together. Robot subsystems tasked to each group include ball and hole/flag location, smart chassis, robot location, robot navigation, and remote station communication.
2. Each subsystem will have "smarts" (i.e., a programmable device), communication with other subsystems, and additional I/O device(s) as needed.
3. Each group will provide HC12 evaluation board, multimeter, logic probe, wire strippers, proto-board, and other basic tools (e.g., screwdrivers, pliers, etc.)