Welcome to the Senior Project Capstone design course sequence. This course sequence will take three semesters to complete and will culminate in a working device of your own design and of your own conception. This course is called a capstone course because it puts the finishing touch on your education in engineering by allowing you to design and build something. You are expected to demonstrate that you are able to contribute to a design effort by using the skills you’ve learned over the last two and a half years to create electronics and perhaps software that could be part of the complete design of a product. You have had formal training and practice in designing, analyzing, and testing electronic circuits and circuits that use microprocessors. It is here that you will be expected to make informed choices and use good judgment in choosing a project to build and in making the project meet the specifications you have determined. It’s instructive and interesting to speculate on how the missing pieces of a complete design might affect the project you eventually choose to build. There are numerous standards and policies that have been developed by commercial (IEEE, Underwriters Lab) and governmental (FCC) agencies that regulate products and methods of manufacture. You will be asked to investigate the standards and policies that apply to your project and to include this information in your final report. Good luck, it’s a big challenge but it’s also an opportunity to design something of your own choosing.

Project Descriptions and Requirements for Electrical Engineering Majors (PDF).

Project Descriptions and Requirements for Computer Engineering Majors (PDF).

Call for project suggestions (PDF).