Cornell University
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Diversity Programs in Engineering
CURIE Academy 2014
Design Project: Exploring an Internet of Things
Prof. Christopher Batten
237/239 Phillips Hall • July 13–19, 2014
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Sun | Jul 13 | 6:30pm – 7:00pm | Overview of Design Project, RPCC, Wendy Purcell Lounge |
Mon | Jul 14 | 1:00pm – 5:00pm | Lab #1: Computer Engineering – Hardware Perspective |
Scholars learned about computer engineering from the hardware perspective by incrementally building a simple calculator out of basic logic gates. | |||
Tue | Jul 15 | 1:00pm – 5:00pm | Lab #2: Computer Engineering – Software Perspective |
Scholars learned about computer engineering from the software perspective by incrementally building a mobile robot control application using the popular Arduino micro-controller. | |||
Wed | Jul 16 | 1:00pm – 5:00pm | Lab #3: "Smart Door" IoT System, Design IoT System for Project |
Scholars put hardware and software together to build an IoT "smart door" system that integrated an input IoT device, the cloud, and an output Iot device. Scholars then worked in groups to begin designing their IoT system for the design project. | |||
Thu | Jul 17 | 1:00pm – 5:00pm | Design, Implement, and Test IoT System |
Scholars used an incremental design process to implement their IoT system with a mix of software and hardware, and then tested their system to ensure proper functionality. | |||
Fri | Jul 18 | 1:00pm – 5:00pm | Test IoT System, Prepare Demonstration/Presentation |
Scholars finished testing their IoT system, before they prepared a presentation describing the broad motivation for their IoT system, a real-world example of an embedded system or IoT device similar in spirit to their project; and their specific design. Scholars recorded a short video demonstration of their project in action. | |||
Sat | Jul 19 | 10:15am – 12:30pm | Final Presentations by Students, Africana Center, Multipurpose Room |