Florida State University Panama City Electrical and Computer Engineering and Civil and Environmental Engineering presents Engineering Day from 9-11a.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, in the Holley Academic Center Lecture Hall. Engineering students will present their individual and group projects and demonstrate the results of their findings, allowing for the application of theoretical principles to real-world academic and technical challenges.

Engineering Day showcases student knowledge and skill development across engineering disciplines and promotes STEM learning in the community. Questions and discussions are encouraged. The event is free and open to the public.

The program is offered at both the undergraduate and graduate level.

For information concerning FSU Panama City CE contact kadalier@pc.fsu.edu, (850) 770- 2259; for FSU Panama City ECE contact: gbrooks@pc.fsu.edu, (850) 770-2247. For information about admission to the University contact the Office of Admissions at (850) 770-2160.

PROGRAM

9:00 – 10:00 Digital Logic Lab Project Demonstrations

Digital Logic Lab (EEL 3705L) Projects
Note:  EEL 3705/L Digital Logic is one of the first ECE courses students typically take.
Most of the projects will use the Altera DE-II board used in the lab during the semester.
Projects include:

• Home/business alarm system              battleship game           input matching game
• Beverage-ordering program                tic-tac-toe game         Black-jack card game
• Whack-a-mole project                      audio voice box

Electrical Engineering Capstone Projects (static displays, topic of presentations)

• Is FMCW for the Birds?
• Dashing Illuminated Creatures Exhibit (DICE)

10:00 – 11:00 Electrical Engineering Senior Design Project Presentations

Senior Design, first semester

Senior design is a two-semester sequence, beginning August and going through April.

Today we present the status at the end of the first semester, the midway point in the project.

• Is FMCW for the Birds? - Shoa Russell and Jerry Walker

A tin-can RADAR (design and used at MIT) using continuous-wave frequency modulation (FMCW) will be considered for bird and insect detection and classification.  End-user applications include bird-strike avoidance with aircraft as well as deterring incoming fowl from landing in a location hazardous to a particular species.  This RADAR design is relatively inexpensive, and thus a collection of these could be posted in such an area. 

Special thanks to Adam Kelley, Lacey Clair, and Doug McElwain, DeTect, Inc., Panama City

• Dashing Illuminated Creatures Exhibit (DICE) - Jonah Cleveland, Kinsey Naud, Gavin Taylor

A new exhibit is proposed for the SDC that will challenge children to outrun a stream of LEDs designed to emulate the speed of a selected animal.  The DICE will have push buttons and general facts concerning the selected animal, and an 18-ft track for racing.  The DICE will inform the participant if it succeeded in outrunning the selected animal.

Special thanks to Bill Porter, NSWC-PCD, and Linda MacBeth, Director, Science and Discovery Center (SDC) of Northwest Florida, Airport Rd, Panama City, FL

11:00 Adjourn – NEXT PRESENTATION DAY: Spring: Wednesday, April 22, 2015

The FSU Panama City Engineering students and faculty sincerely appreciate the sustained financial sponsorship of Tom and Donna McCoy