ECE 480 – Spring,
2008
Project/Team Preference Ranking
Name (please print)___________________________ PID_________________ Major (EE or CPE) _____________
Rank the project titles below in the order of your preference to work on them (1 = highest, 10 = lowest).
NOTE: Projects marked with a “***” on the left will
require that students sign both an agreement of confidentiality and an
agreement assigning any rights in intellectual property developed by students
to the sponsor. You DO NOT have to work
on a project requiring either of these agreements. If you do not wish to be assigned to one of
the projects requiring such an agreement, rank these *** projects as “NO.” If you give them any number, you are explicitly
AGREEING to sign the confidentiality and IP assignment agreements.
Mark your preference rankings below, 1-10 (or fewer, if you say “NO”
to any starred projects). Rank at least
ALL UNSTARRED projects.
HUMANITARIAN
PROJECTS:
_____
Team 1. Beep Baseball Remote Controlled Bases
(Midland Rotary,
_____
Team 2. Sip and Puff Interface to an All-in-One
Remote (
_____
Team 3. Solar-Powered
Laptop/Satellite Link for Rural African Use (Lenovo Corp.)
SPARTAN SPIRIT
PROJECT:
_____ Team 4. MSU
T-Shirt Shooter for
OTHER PROJECTS:
***__
Team 5. Design of Electrostatic Gun with Evaluation
of Spark Gap as an Electrostatic Protection Element in Printed Circuit Boards
(Bosch Automotive)
***__
Team 6. DigiDrive
IVTM Platform Development (Gormley System
Engineering)
***__
Team 7. Test Apparatus and Procedure for Selecting
Motor/Geartrain Combinations for Automotive
Applications (Lear Corp.)
_____ Team 8. Ladar-Guided Control of Simple Robots from a
“Mother Ship” (
_____
Team 9. Electrical Conductivity
Test Device for Railroad Crossties (
_____
Team 10. Small, Lightweight Speed and Distance Sensor
for Skiers or Snowboarders (US Air Force Research Lab)
If there are students in the 480 class with whom you would like to be teamed, write their names below (it will also help if they write your name on their preference sheets). Most teams will have 5 ECE members; you do not need to fill in any names below, and 4 persons is the maximum number that will be teamed with you in any case. If you wish,
Possible Team Member ____________________ Possible Team Member ____________________
Possible Team Member ____________________ Possible Team Member ____________________
(Highly optional – use with care): If there are any students with whom you have worked before as a partner, and with whom you do NOT want to be teamed again, indicate their names below:
Former Team Member to Avoid ____________________ Former Team Member to Avoid _____________________
Ranking of Non-Technical
Roles on Team (1=most preferred, 5=least preferred):
Management_______ Webmaster________ Document Prep______
Presentation Prep_______ Lab Coordinator_____
Your preference for type
of technical involvement in a project -- rank 1 (highest) to 3 (lowest):
____digital/microprocessor ____embedded systems/software/robotic control ____analog circuits/power/sensors
Check the following courses taken (or concurrent): ___ ECE 320 ECE 366 ___ECE 405 ___ECE 416 ___ECE 420
___ECE 474 ___ CSE 232 ___ CSE 355 ___ CSE 450 ___ ECE 313 ___ ECE 416 ___ ECE 405
What is your planned graduation date? ______ F’07 _____ Sp’08 _____Su’08 _______Other (specify)
I cannot guarantee that you will be assigned to work with the team members you designate (if any), nor on the projects you ranked at or near the top, nor in the roles/technical activities you ranked highest. Many of you will pick the same attractive projects as your top ranked ones, and only a few can be assigned to them! I will try to accommodate your preferences as well as I can, while assuring that all students have a project and that all teams are balanced as well as I can.
Return this form to Prof. Goodman, in person, in ECE Office mailbox, or
electronically, by Monday, January 7, 5pm, or your participation on a 480 team is
in jeopardy.