ECE411 IndustryDesignProcesses Industry Design Processes

PortlandStateUniversity MarkG.Faust

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Howmanyarefulltimestudents? Howmanyareworkinginadditiontogoingtoschool? Howmanyareworkingorhaveworkedinatechnologyor ki h k di h l engineeringorientedcompanyorcapacity?Where? HowmanyofyouhavetakenorarenowtakingWRtechnical How many of you have taken or are now taking WR technical writingclass? DoeseveryoneownalaptopPC?

Introduction
ProfessorMarkG.Faust
Office: FAB 16016 email: [email protected] Office:FAB160 16e mail:[email protected] Officehours:(andbyappointment) 7th yearatPSU
Teach digital design, computer architecture, product design Teachdigitaldesign,computerarchitecture,productdesign SuperviseSeniorCapstoneProgram

>20yearsexperienceinindustry
3startups(onefailure,oneIPO,oneacquisition) p q 2largepubliccompanies Extensiveconsulting Productdesignanddevelopment
Engineer,Manager,VicePresidentEngineering TechnicalProductMarketingManager

Sales/service/technicalsupportofcomplextechnicalproducts
General Manager, Asian Operations GeneralManager,AsianOperations

LivedandworkedextensivelyinEuropeandAsia

Outline
Motivation(whystudythisstuff) Purposeofthecourse Courseoverview Course overview PSUECECapstoneProject
Objectivesandexpectations Pastsponsors RecentCapstoneProjects Timetableandresources

Recentstudentsurveyresults

Motivation
Stanley Screwdriver Annualproduction p volume SalesLifetime SalesPrice NumberofUniqueParts DevelopmentTime InternalDevelopment Internal Development Team(peaksize) ExternalDevelopment Team(peaksize) DevelopmentCost Development Cost Production Investment 100,000 units 40years $3 3parts 1year 3people 3 people 3people $150,000 $150 000 $150,000 HPDeskJet Printer 4million units 2years $300 200parts 1.5years 100people 100 people 75 people $50million $50 million $25million Volkswagen Beetle 100,000 units 6years $17,000 10,000parts 3.5years 800people 800 people 800people $400million $400 million $500million Boeing 777 Airplane 50 units 30years $130 M 130,000parts 4.5years 6,800people 6,800 people 10,000people $3billion $3 billion $3billion

FromUlrich&Eppinger,ProductDesignandDevelopment,3rd edition

Motivation
Stanley Screwdriver Annualproduction p volume SalesLifetime SalesPrice NumberofUniqueParts DevelopmentTime InternalDevelopment Internal Development Team(peaksize) ExternalDevelopment Team(peaksize) DevelopmentCost Development Cost Production Investment 100,000 units 40years $3 3parts 1year 3people 3 people 3people $150,000 $150 000 $150,000 HPDeskJet Printer 4million units 2years $300 200parts 1.5years 100people 100 people 75 people $50million $50 million $25million Volkswagen Beetle 100,000 units 6years $17,000 10,000parts 3.5years 800people 800 people 800people $400million $400 million $500million Boeing 777 Airplane 50 units 30years $130 M 130,000parts 4.5years 6,800people 6,800 people 10,000people $3billion $3 billion $3billion

FromUlrich&Eppinger,ProductDesignandDevelopment,3rd edition

PurposeoftheCourse Purpose of the Course

1. FulfillABETAccreditationRequirements
AccreditationBoardforEngineeringandTechnology(ABET)
Engineeringdesignistheprocessofdevisingasystem,component,orprocesstomeet desiredneeds.Itisadecisionmakingprocess(ofteniterative),inwhichthebasicsciences, mathematics,andengineeringsciencesareappliedtoconvertresourcesoptimallytomeeta statedobjective.Amongthefundamentalelementsofthedesignprocessarethe establishmentofobjectivesandcriteria,synthesis,analysis,construction,testing,and establishment of objectives and criteria synthesis analysis construction testing and evaluation.

2. PrepareStudentsforSeniorCapstoneProject 3. PrepareNewEngineersforLifeinIndustry 3 Prepare New Engineers for Life in Industry

ABET2000DesiredProgramOutcomes g
A. B. C. D. E. E F. G. H. I. J. J K. Anabilitytoapplyknowledgeofmathematics,science,andengineering Anabilitytodesignandconductexperiments,aswellastoanalyzeand interpretdata i t td t Anabilitytodesignasystem,component,orprocesstomeetdesiredneeds Anabilitytofunctiononmultidisciplinaryteams Anabilitytoidentify,formulate,andsolveengineeringproblems A bili id if f l d l i i bl Anunderstandingofprofessionalandethicalresponsibility Anabilitytocommunicateeffectively Thebroadeducationnecessarytounderstandtheimpactofengineering solutionsinaglobalsocietycontext Arecognitionoftheneedfor,andanabilitytoengageinlifelonglearning Aknowledgeofcontemporaryissues Ak l d f t i Anabilitytousethetechniques,skills,andmodernengineeringtools necessaryforengineeringpractice

ThisCourse This Course

ECE411Content
C CourseWebSite:www.ece.pdx.edu/~faustm/ece411 W b Sit d d /~f t / 411
Syllabus Lectures,Readings,Handouts,Assignments

New: 2 4Credits AdditionalMaterial 80%RevisedMaterial NextTextbook Next Textbook Practicum

Homework
Individual Team(aspartofminiproject)
Maintainengineeringlogbooks a ta e g ee g ogboo s Create/sendweeklyprogressreports

Process

Project j Excellence
Tools Skills

FinalExam,FinalProject

CapstoneProject Capsto e oject

CapstoneWebSite:www.ece.pdx.edu/~faustm/capstone ListServe Preparation TeamFormation ProjectAssignments

NewComponentinDesign New Component in Design

Wewillbetalkingaboutandworkingextensivelywitha newcomponentinthedesignprocess new component in the design process HaventexplicitlystudiedthiscomponentinECE curriculumyet Oftenunpredictable(somewouldsayunstable),nogood equationsexistformodelingbehavior Producedineverycountryintheworldwithnoaccepted Produced in every country in the world with no accepted standardsortolerances(notwoidentical)

People!

ECE411 ECE 411

Topicsnotusuallycoveredinothercourses
Ethics Globalization Teams EffectiveMeetings Effective Meetings TimeManagement SchedulingandProjectManagement RequirementsDefinition WritingRequirements,Specifications,TestPlans

PreparationforCapstoneProject p Emphasisoncommunication
Briefstatusreports Proposals Writtenreports Classroompractice

FinalProject Final Project

Usingthetechniquesandmethodologiestaughtintheclass
Formteamsof4students Form teams of 4 students Identifyseveralproductideas Selectthebest Research Createaprojectproposal
ProductDesignSpecification ProjectPlan P j t h d l Projectschedule

Teambuilding Communication(WeeklyProgressReports) Documentation(ProjectNotebook,EngineeringLogbooks,Wiki) D t ti (P j t N t b k E i i L b k Wiki) Ideagenerationandevaluation Research RequirementsandSpecificationwriting R i d S ifi i ii Scheduling Presentationskills

PSUCapstoneProgram PSU Capstone Program

KeyElements Key Elements

CapstoneExperience
Leveragetechnicalknowledgefrompriorcourses Undertakesignificantteamproject

Studentteamsworkingonreal designprojects
Significancetosponsoringorganization/company Reflectrealworldissues,tradeoffs Outcomematterstosomeone(thoughnotcriticalpathproject)

Striveforsuccessfulcompletionofproject
Commitmenttoteamandproject Expectationofatleast1012+hours/week

Equalfocusondisciplineddesignmethodology&teamwork
Writtenprojectproposal,designspecifications(PDS) Schedulewithmilestones Documentation,testplans Maintainengineeringlog,projectnotebooks M i t i i i l j t t b k Weeklyprogressreports

SomePastSponsors Some Past Sponsors

2006 2007ProjectsUndertaken 20062007 Projects Undertaken

ViewerforVideoCaptureData TriggerQualifierforScope Trigger Qualifier for Scope AirMoverforSpotCooling ComfortChair Digitizer RenewableEnergyPowerSystemDesign Rene able Energ Po er S stem Design EnergyHarvesting DesignAutomationandIPValidation PatternBasedYieldFalloutDetection ColdLoadPickup OperateXilinxFPGAsPowerPCfromDDRMemory SynchronousTorqueandEMGDeviceforTremorStudies MotorizedPositioningSystemforImagePrinter YieldManagementandDataAnalysisSystem AnalysisofOverheadFeederCircuits PlatformInterconnectDesign,SignalIntegrityandTimingAnalysis Tektronix Tektronix *Tektronix OMSI BPA EWB Perpetua OptNgn LSILogic PacifiCorp EDT *OHSU *Xerox Maxim PGE Intel

2007 2008ProjectsUndertaken 20072008 Projects Undertaken

GenericFourChamberSemiconductorToolSimulator DesignPowerCircuitBreakerSimulator OscilloscopeProbeInterfaceVerificationFixture O ill P b I t f V ifi ti Fi t DataAcquisitionforWindGeneration LineDifferentialCableProtection AudioControlPanelInterface ClassDAmplifierEMIInvestigation GUIandDatabaseforMicroprocessorControlRegisters ElectronicFootImpressionDeviceforOrthoticsManufacturing RevolutionaryHeartRateMonitor VoiceCommandforEmbeddedSystems WeightScaleFunctionforExerciseEquipment TestRelayControlCircuitProductionRetrofit p LowPowerEmbeddedDeviceforInsectWaveformCapture ZigbeeRFRadioTracking OverheadDisributionFeederCircuitAnalysis SAEBajaCarCompetition DockingStationforMedicalMonitoringDevice Docking Station for Medical Monitoring Device PowerHarvestingThermostat ElectricalDesignforSchoolBuilding BOCEdwards* BPA Tektronix T kt i OregonWind PacifiCorp STMicroelectronics STMicroelectronics Tyzx CVNOrthotics* Nautilus Nautilus Nautilus* Maxim APTIV SolutionsWorks PGE SAE* OHSU LocalStartup Mazzetti

RecentCapstoneProjects Recent Capstone Projects

RecentCapstoneProjects Recent Capstone Projects

RecentCapstoneProjects Recent Capstone Projects

RecentCapstoneProjects Recent Capstone Projects

$50,000 savings to sponsor

APTIV

Overview:Timetable&Resources Overview: Timetable & Resources

Detailedtimetableat:www.ece.pdx.edu/~faustm/capstone
August31 September25 November December Winterbreak Requestforproposals Proposalsfromsponsors Projectteamsandfacultyadvisorsassigned Project teams and faculty advisors assigned Firstmeetingwithsponsor Research Writeprojectproposal Write project proposal Writeproductspecification Presentprojectproposal Completeselfandteamappraisals Complete self and team appraisals Capstonepostersessionandcompetition Finalprojectreportsandpresentations Completefinalselfandteamappraisals Completeonlinesurvey C l t li

ECE411

Wherewillworkbedone? Where will work be done? Sponsorssite Athome CapstoneLab Wherewillresourcescomefrom? Sponsor Sponsorscustomer Teammembers T b

January ECE412 ECE413 May/June June

StudentSurveyResults Student Survey Results

22AnonymousrespondentsaftercompletionofCapstoneProject

1. Ourteammetthegoalsofthesponsor g p

2. Ourprojectwasinterestingandchallenging

3. Ourteamwascohesiveandworkedwelltogether

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4. Ourteamsfacultyadvisorwasengagedthroughoutthe project

5. Ourindustrysponsorwasengagedandcommittedtothe successoftheproject success of the project

6. Ourindustrysponsorprovidedtheresources weneededtosucceed

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7. Ourindustrysponsorprovidedatleastonetechnical contactwhowasavailablewhenneeded contact who was available when needed

8. ECE411adequatelypreparedmeforthecapstone project

9. Ifoundthecapstoneprojecttobeagoodexperience

StudentSurveyResults Student Survey Results

10. Theprojectdescriptiononthecapstonewebsitewasan accuratedescriptionoftheactualproject

StudentSurveyResults Student Survey Results

12. Whichfactorsaffectedyourprioritiesforchoiceof project?

13. Howmanyhoursperweekonaveragedidyouspendon yourproject? your project?

StudentSurveyResults Student Survey Results

14. WhattopicsorexercisesinECE411bestpreparedyou foryourcapstoneproject? for your capstone project?
Groupmeetingandtakingminutes,managinggroups Logbooknotekeeping L b k t k i Motivatingteammemberstodotheirportionofthework. PDSandProjectmanagement PDS,Timeline,Technicalpaperssearch l h l h Teamwork DevelopingaPDS,Discussionofhowtodealwithteammembers, communication,etc.,Weeklyprogressreports,Howtouseresearch i ti t W kl t H t h tools Teammeetings Howtoworkinteams How to work in teams

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15. WhattopicsorexercisesinECE411wereleasthelpfulin preparingyouforthecapstoneproject? preparing you for the capstone project? Doesnotapply Environment Logbook N/A none Ithinksomeofthesubjectswerenotparticularlyuseful forthecapstoneprojectbutwillcomeinhandylateronin therealworld.Sotooearlytosayatthispoint Reallynothing y g

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16. WhatadditionaltopicsshouldbecoveredinECE411to betterpreparestudentsforthecapstoneprojectandfor better prepare students for the capstone project and for workinindustry?
I veworkedatIntelforsevenyearsasatechnicianindesignand I've worked at Intel for seven years as a technician in design and engineeringandhavenoticedatrendtowardselectronic documentationintheformofemailandpresentations,documents, schematics,etc.WhenIfirststartedsevenyearsago,mostpeople carriedanotebook.Now,fewpeoplecarrynotebooksandmost peoplejustcarrytherelaptop.Previously,peoplewouldhavemany bindersanddocumentsofinformationandnoweverythingisalmost entirelyelectronic.Whenpatentsarerequired,documentationis entirely electronic When patents are required documentation is retrievedthroughdailytimestampedbackups,etc.ECE411madeit seemlikeyouhavetohavethingswritteninanotebookwhen perhapsalargepartoftheindustrymayactuallybemovingtowards electronicdocumentation.Ithinkthisshouldbeinvestigatedand l i d i I hi k hi h ld b i i d d talkedaboutadditionallyin411.

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16. WhatadditionaltopicsshouldbecoveredinECE411to betterpreparestudentsforthecapstoneprojectandfor better prepare students for the capstone project and for workinindustry?Continued
Alittlemorefocusonpatentresearchandprocessescouldbeuseful A littl f t t h d ld b f l Teamwork moreexamplesofteamwork Professionalcommunicationskillsincluding l f l k ll l d languagetone style l mannersandresponsibility Moreaboutworkingasagroup.Whattodoifsomebodyisnot pullingtheirownweight.Thatwascovered,butmaybeinamore pulling their own weight That was covered but maybe in a more specificwayinregardstotheseniorproject Nocomment Presentations.Howto,andgiveapresentation Presentations How to and give a presentation Managetimeandlearnnewmaterialasap Howtosolveproblemseffectively

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17. Whatwerethemostchallengingaspectsofyour capstoneproject? capstone project?

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18. UsethisspaceforanycommentsorfeedbackonCE411 oftheECECapstoneProgram of the ECE Capstone Program
Ithinkitisagreatprogramgivingpeoplewhodon'thaveany p f p f y workexperienceinthefieldanexampleofwhatitisreallyliketo workonarealproject. TheCapstoneprojectwasafantasticlearningexperienceforme. Aforcedperiodiccomprehensivereviewofprogresscouldbevery useful OurCapstoneprojectwas100%suitableforComputerScience seniorstudents,whileforEEstudentswithonlyonecoursein programming(C++),itwaslikeaskinganengineertoprescribe i (C++) it lik ki i t ib medicines. Itwasaverygoodexperience.Itwouldbenicetohavemore facultyaroundandwillingtoanswerquestionsregardingthe faculty around and willing to answer questions regarding the projectdesign. Itisagoodprogram.

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19. Whatadvicewouldyougiveaseniorabouttostarthis y g orhercapstoneproject?
Findouthowallyourteammembersact. Spendtimetoreadthedescriptionoftheprojectssoyouwould Spend time to read the description of the projects so you would makearightchoice.ManagetoupdateanEngineerLogbookand theWPReveryweek.Thosewilltellyouwhereyou'reat,whatneed todonext,andkeepyouontherighttrackandtimeframe. to do next and keep you on the right track and time frame Starttheprojectassoonaspossible,Defineclearlydeliverables withthesponsor. Youneedtoworkatitandbeselfmotivated You need to work at it and be self motivated Getworkingassoonaspossible. Scheduleplentyoftime,bothforyourselfandforyourteam,to workontheprojecteveryweek.Communicationisparamountto k h j k C i i i teamsuccess.Expectsomeconflictwithintheteamandbe preparedtodealwiththem.

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19. Whatadvicewouldyougiveaseniorabouttostarthis y g orhercapstoneproject?
Don tmakeapproximateorfloatingdeadlines.Pushpeopleand Don't make approximate or floating deadlines Push people and yourselftomakecommitmentsandtohonorthem Youshouldknowthetopicsrelatedtotheprojectbeforestartingit Knowexactlywhatareyougettinginto.Documenteverything.If K tl h t tti i t D t thi If yousensebadcommunicationskillamongtheteam,changeyour teaminsteadoftryingtofixyourteam.Peopleenjoyfreerides. Choosesomethingyouwillenjoyworkingonandfindchallenging Ch thi ill j ki d fi d h ll i Manageyourtimeandlovetheproject

StudentTestimonial Student Testimonial

Iwantedtotakethetimetosharewithyoumysuccessandtothankyouforthepartthat you p ayed youplayedinmakingithappen. I'mnotsureifyourememberbutbackinlateFebearlyMar a g t appe . ot su e f you e e be but bac ate eb ea y a IaskedifIcoulduseyouasareferenceforapotentialjob. Iamnotsureifanyonecalledyou ornotbutIgotthejob. SincelateMarIhavebeenworkingasanelectricalengineerat____in____,ORanditis amazinghowfastthingscanchange. Iamnowsolelyresponsibleforallelectricalsystems foranentireplant(10models)of_____rangingfromjustover$200,000to$700,000+. IhavecometoappreciatetheskillsandknowledgethatIhavegainedduringmytimeas gradandundergradstudent,butnothinghasbeenmorevaluablethanthetimeIspent grad and undergrad student but nothing has been more valuable than the time I spent workingonmyseniorproject. Themostcomplicatedpartofmyjobis,byfar,thelogistics, planningandtrackinginvolvedinintegratingnewcomponentsintoanexistingproduct plan. WithouttheexperienceofplanningaprojectinMSProject,anunderstandingof productlifecycleandespeciallypracticalexperienceinkeepingalogbook,Iwouldhavebeen quicklyoverwhelmed. Ilookbackonmytimeworkingonthe[titleofcapstoneproject]withgreatfondnessandI wantedtothankyouforthepartyouplayedinmydevelopmentasanengineer. wanted to thank you for the part you played in my development as an engineer Thankyouverymuch.