Undergraduate Instrumentation & Laboratory Improvement- Instrumentation Projects: Mixed Analog-Digital Projects in Wireless Communications

本项目的目标是振兴无线通信领域先进的高级设计项目实验室。通过将电路，系统，通信和线性系统理论的概念融合到一个单一的实际项目中，设计一个大型混合模拟数字项目作为高年级学生的顶点设计经验。只有通过运用课堂上所学的理论，学生才能真正掌握材料。无线项目，结合了一些数字通信，有助于将电气工程的许多概念联系在一起。这个项目的规模很大，大约需要10名学生，旨在模拟工业产品的开发周期。这个项目被分成几个更小的任务，由大约三个学生组成的小组来设计和建造。在项目过程中，每个子团队都需要向整个团队提交一份对其电路规格的审查，一份对其设计的审查，最后一份对实验结果的审查。一旦整个系统被整合，实验结果的书面文件是必需的。这种经历帮助学生学习团队合作和沟通技巧，并看到工程概念在工作中。

The objective of this project is the revitalization of an advanced senior-level design project laboratory in the wireless communications field. The design of a large mixed analog-digital project serves as a capstone design experience for the seniors by merging concepts from circuit, system, communication, and linear system theory into a single practical project. Only through the use of theory learned in lecture can the students truly grasp the material. The wireless project, incorporating some digital communications, helps to tie together many of the concepts of electrical engineering. The large size of the project, requiring about 10 students, is purposely configured to simulate an industrial product development cycle. The project is divided into smaller tasks that subteams of about three students can design and build. During the course of the project, each subteam is required to present to the entire team a review of their circuit specifications, a review of their design, and finally a review of the experimental results. Written documentation of the experimental results once the entire system is integrated is required. This experience helps the students to learn teamwork and communication skills and to see engineering concepts at work.