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Engineering Design Project (Microcontrollers)

CPSC 1491
Open Closing on February 1, 2025
Langara College
Langara College
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Csilla Tamas
Educator
2
Timeline
  • February 1, 2025
    Experience start
  • April 24, 2025
    Experience end
Experience
10 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any company type
Any industries
Categories
Mechanical engineering Engineering project management Electrical engineering Community engagement Environmental sustainability
Skills
presentations product design financial risk creativity innovation solidworks (cad) 3d modeling microcontrollers arduino sustainability planning
Learner goals and capabilities

This project-based course is the second in our first-year Engineering Design sequence. In this course, students expand their understanding of engineering design and explore systems comprising electrical, mechanical, and software sub-systems. They apply engineering tools, including CAD tools and microcontroller programs, to create and control physical embodiments of their designs.


Students work in teams of 4-5 on projects with specific practical goals using Arduino microcontrollers. These projects require teams to document and present their design solutions, illustrating key aspects using projected slides, engineering graphics, and live demonstrations.


Additionally, students learn about sustainability and its impact on engineering design, as well as engineering ethical practices.


Students in CPSC 1491 have already completed coursework in programming (C++), engineering drawing, and CAD (SolidWorks). The projects in this course utilize microcontrollers as the central component.


Learners
Undergraduate
Beginner, Intermediate levels
72 learners
Project
50 hours per learner
Educators assign learners to projects
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

The students will deliver a presentation and a comprehensive report detailing their findings, analysis, and proposed solutions.

Project timeline
  • February 1, 2025
    Experience start
  • April 24, 2025
    Experience end
Project Examples

Student teams propose and implement a variety of projects. Some recent examples are:


  • Implementation of a 3D scanner using a LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) sensor: A LiDAR sensor mounted on an automatically height adjustable platform, scanning small objects placed on top of a rotating base.
  • Controlling a TV feed from the motion of an elliptical trainer: The motivation was a family member with cerebral palsy. To encourage him to exercise, the placed the trainer in front of the TV. To prevent him from just watching TV, they designed a product that would pause the TV program when the elliptical trainer stopped.
  • Implementing a scale down CO2 room control system: Using a plastic container and a computer fan as a test environment, students were able to keep a target level of CO2.
  • QuickNap: Students researched the right length of a healthy nap. They put together a device that could detect when the subject fell asleep, start a timer and produce an alert when the timer ran out.


Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Be available for a quick phone/virtual call with the instructor to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the experience.

Provide a dedicated contact person who is available for weekly/bi-weekly drop-ins to address learners’ questions as well as periodic messages over the duration of the project

How is your project relevant to the experience?