Last Update: 10/20/2023

Course Overview:

Course Description	Academic Honesty Policy
Course Information	Consequences of Academic Dishonesty at WPI
Course Schedule	Gordon Library Site
Link to WPI's Manufacturing Labs in Washburn Shops

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B2020 I&E Competition Winner:

Video #1: Dryer Fire

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I&E Competing Teams from B2018 - Project Descriptions:

Design Challenge

Team 1 - Mira Smart Mirror

Team 2 - The Smart Bath

Team 3 - Gun Guardian

Team 9 - Sleep and Sound

Team 11 - Smart Doorbell

Team 13 - Modular Smart Blinds

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Assignments:

HW1

HW2

HW3

HW4

HW5

HW6

Writing Tips

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More Recent Examples:

HW1

HW2

HW3

HW4

HW5

HW6

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Past Examples:

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HW1a	HW2	HW3	HW4	HW5	HW6a	ROI Example
HW1b					HW6b	Exam2 Solution

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Grading Criteria:

Course Grading Policy

Report Grading Rubric

Functionality Testing Rubric

I&E Judging Criteria

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Design Review Guidelines:

Design Review #1

Design Review #2

Final Presentation

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How to Design a PCB:

Video #1

Video #2

Video #3

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Lectures:

1) Intro Introduction Background Survey	2) Project Kick-Off Project Teams! Design Challenge Revealed! The Deep Dive - IDEO Gordon Library Site Library - Karen Coghlan Presentation
3) Design Process Engineering Design Process Ideo - Innovative Design Company David Kelly - Creative Confidence "Empathy on the Edge" by Ideo	4) Notebooks Engineering Notebooks - Bitar Bell Notebook Page
5) Abstraction and Synthesis Part I Part II	6) Value Analysis Value Analysis - Prof. Bhada Value Creation - Prof. Len Polizzotto Value Analysis - Prof. Bitar Example Spreadsheet Microcontroller Selection Example
7) Teamwork and Group Dynamics Team Dynamics - Ms. Anne Ogilvie Psychological Safety Video Overview of DiSC - Ms. Anne Ogilvie DiSC Leadership Styles in Depth - Ms. Anne Ogilvie Developing a Team Contract B2003 Examples B2008 Examples	8) Project Managment Project Management - Prof. Bhada Project Management - Prof. Bitar Gantt Chart (excel) MS Project Ex1 / MS Project Ex2
9) Analysis & Evaluation Part I Part II Prof. Michalson Example	10) Input Sensors & Preconditioning Senor Interface Techniques 2016D Thermistor Selection Thermistor Characteristics HP Temperature Measurement PIR Detector - Prof. O'Rourke
11) Output Actuators & Drive Techniques Output Actuators & Drive Techniques System Outputs - An Output Display Power Switching Techniques	12) Analog Processing Analog Processing Op-Amp Selection
13) Digital Processing Digital Processing Prof. Maqsood Digital Processing Prof. Michalson Lecture	14) Battery & Power Supply Considerations Prof. Mazumder - Battery and Power Supply Considerations Prof. Mazumder - Thermal Considerations Bitar Lecture Michalson - DC Power Supplies Thompson - DC-DC Converters Thompson - Thermal Circuit Modeling Bitar - Thermal EXAMPLE
15) Control Documents Heart Pulse Indicator Example Schematic Example Parts List / Order Form Arduino Examples	16) Component Selection & Specifications Component Selection - Prof. Mazumder Component Selection Thermistor Voltage Regulator 1 OpAmp Voltage Regulator 2 LED1 Transistor BJT LED2 Transistor MOSFET
17) Using Simulation Effectively Multisim Tutorial Multisim Sample Circuits Single Supply OpAmp Simulation Single Supply OpAmp Example	18) Prototyping Prototyping Techniques - Prof. O'Rourke Prototyping Techniques - Prof. Bitar Soldering Surface Mount Packages (Thank you Mr. Appleyard!) PCB Layout - Prof. Bitar Makerspace Resources - Mitra Anand Rapid Prototyping - Prof. Erica Stults Rapid Prototyping Guidelines
19) Safety Electrical Safety Charles Dalziel	20) Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Strategies
21) ROI Return on Investment (ROI) - Prof. Bhada Return On Investment (ROI) - Prof. Mazumder / Prof. Bitar Return On Investment - Prof. Michalson Break-Even Calculations	22) Intellectual Property "Protect Your Ideas",Mr. Todd Keiller, Director - Office of Technology Commercialization WPI Invention Disclosure Protecting Your Intellectual Property - Prof. Michalson
23) Product Development Product Development - Mr. Cory von Wallenstein, CTO, DYN, Inc. Product to Market - Mr. Bob Barton, President, PowerSURE Corporation Who is Your Real Customer? - Mr. Bob Waite, Entrepreneur	24) Reliability Reliability & Maintainability Engineering - Mr. Bob Brown - WPI
25) Standards Standards vs. Regulations - Mr. Philip Cordeiro Standards, Regulations and Liability - Prof. Rick Vaz NIST Guide to Electrical & Electronic Equipment Compliance	26) Ethics Engineering Ethics IEEE Code of Ethics
27) Systems Thinking / Systems Engineering Systems Thinking in Engineering and Design - Prof. Jamie Monat	28) Other