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1/15
First class meeting 4:00p - 5:50p ECEB 1002
Initial Web Board Post due 11:59p
1/22
Second class meeting 4:00p - 5:50p ECEB 1002
Laboratory safety training due 11:59p
Early Project Approval due 4:45p
CAD assignment due 11:59p
1/29
Add/Drop Deadline due 11:59p
Third class meeting 4:00p - 5:50p ECEB 1002
Project approval due 11:59p
2/5
Soldering assignment due 4:45p
First team meetings with TAs 4:00p ECEB 2015/3015
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Initial Conversation With Machine Shop (required if using the shop) due 4:00p ECEB 1047
Team Contract due 11:59p
2/12
2/19
Design Document due 11:59p
Proposal Regrade due 11:59p
2/26
Design Review 8:00a - 6:00p With Instructor and TAs
Design Review 8:00a - 4:00p With Instructor and TAs
Design Review 8:00a With Instructor and TAs
PCB Review 3:00p - 5:00p ECEB 3081
3/4
First Round PCBway Orders (MUST PASS AUDIT BY TODAY) due 4:45p
Teamwork Evaluation I due 11:59p
Last day for revisions to the machine shop due ECEB 1048
3/11
Spring Break
Spring Break
Spring Break
Spring Break
Spring Break
3/18
Second Round PCBWay Orders (MUST PASS AUDIT BY TODAY) due 4:45p
3/25
Third Round PCBway Orders (MUST PASS AUDIT BY TODAY) 4:45p
Individual progress reports due 11:59p
Design Doc Regrade due 11:59p
4/1
Fourth Round PCBway Orders (MUST PASS AUDIT BY TODAY) 4:45p
4/8
Fifth Round PCBway Orders (MUST PASS AUDIT BY TODAY) 4:45p
4/15
Mock demo During weekly TA mtg
Mock demo During weekly TA mtg
Mock demo During weekly TA mtg
Mock demo During weekly TA mtg
Mock demo During weekly TA mtg
Team Contract Fulfillment due 11:59p
4/22
Final Demo With Instructor and TAs
Final Demo With Instructor and TAs
Final Demo With Instructor and TAs
Mock Presentation With Comm and ECE TAs
Mock Presentation With Comm and ECE TAs
Extra Credit Video Assignment due 11:59p
4/29
Final Presentation With instructor and TAs
Final Presentation With Instructor and TAs
Final papers due 11:59p
Lab checkout 3:00p - 4:30p With TA
Award Ceremony 4:30p - 5:30p Grainger Auditorium
Lab Notebook Due due 11:59p

RFI Detector

Jamie Brunskill, Tyler Shaw, Kyle Stevens

RFI Detector

Featured Project

Problem Statement:

Radio frequency interference from cell phones disrupts measurements at the radio observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Many visitors do not comply when asked to turn their phones off or put them in airplane mode.

Description:

We are planning to design a handheld device that will be able to detect radio frequency interference from cell phones from approximately one meter away. This will allow someone to determine if a phone has been turned off or is in airplane mode.

The device will feature an RF front end consisting of antennas, filters, and matching networks. Multiple receiver chains may be used for different bands if necessary. They will feed into a detection circuit that will determine if the power within a given band is above a certain threshold. This information will be sent to a microcontroller that will provide visual/audible user feedback.

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