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The objective of this
course is to foster innovation, intrapreneurship and entrepreneurship by
providing students the tools and knowledge to quickly assemble
proof-of-concept systems leading to new products. This is an intensive
laboratory based course that covers interfacing computers of various
form factors to a wide array of sensors, transducers and sub-systems.
The course covers some of the fundamental engineering concepts of
instrumentation, control, signal conditioning, operating systems, etc.
Interlinking of various programming languages and application programs
shall also be covered. The course schedule provides more details about
the kind of devices and instruments we will be working with.
The objectives of this
course:
- Putting ideas to work: Students have ideas that are never
tested. Providing the tools and means for the students to rapidly
test concepts and their ideas will lead to innovation and invention.
The goal of this course is to foster innovation and entrepreneurship
by providing students the tools and knowledge to quickly assemble
proof-of-concept systems that will lead to new products and better
processes.
- Lab automation: Research centers and labs conduct
experiments using lab equipment that offers some kind of interface
to communicate with computers and other instruments. This capability
offers tremendous networking opportunities that are seldom
exploited. Automating experiments will boost the productivity and
quality of research. Familiarity with lab automation techniques will
increase the market-worthiness of the students and better prepare
them for their careers.
- Learning by doing: Engineering and science curricula at
most universities are fairly theoretical and students seldom have a
chance to apply the concepts, theories and math they have learned
into actual system implementations. The hands on nature of the
course helps students understand the fundamental concepts better and
their experiences enable them to solve similar problems faster.
Most of the classes for
this course will be hands-on and based on projects and case studies.
Before the beginning of every lab, the students will be explained the
significance of what they are about to do and the kind of problems that
can be solved with what they learn in that lab. The lectures covering
the fundamental principles will be accompanied with demonstrations of
working systems with clear explanations on how those principles affect
the working of actual systems. There will be class exercises and
assignments where students will be asked to solve a problem using
resources allocated to them or ideas explained to them.
The objective of this
course is to have ALL the projects deployed in the field or on the path
to commercialization. Expert lectures & hands-on workshop on
entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship, innovative thinking, intellectual
property issues, venture funding and other essential issues shall be
held. The students are strongly encouraged to delve into the
entrepreneurial and commercialization aspects of their project.
Educational
Objectives:
At the end of this
course, students will be able to:
- Identify processes
and tasks in the research lab that can be automated and ideas
stemming from their research which have market potential.
- Define the product
requirements and formulate specifications.
- Determine how to
simultaneously meet system and physical design constraints and
identify effective trade-offs between concerns to optimize system
performance.
- Determine the
hardware and software resources required to interface various kinds
of sensors and actuators to a computer.
- Integrate small
computer based testing, measurement and automation systems.
- Work in a team
environment to develop innovative products/processes or optimize an
existing product/process.
- Be aware of what
it takes to advance their proof of concept system to a commercially
marketable product.
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