ECE 323 Laboratory Suggested Projects

  1. Accelerometer – 3 axis with display and memory for several minutes
  2. Anemometer to measure wind speed [either ultrasound or variable resistor]
  3. Automatic chlorination system for pools or spa.
  4. Battery discharge curves using electronic load and LabVIEW.
  5. BETA wave feedback system.
  6. Bicycle speedometer
  7. Body fat system using displaced air and mass flow system.
  8. Calibrated gauss meter
  9. Construct a calorimeter.
  10. Capacitive meter using Analog AD7745/AD7746. [for pressure sensor, position sensor, level sensor, humidity sensor, etc.] Evaluation board EVAL AD7745EB $150. AD7152 2 channel and AD7153 0.25[ fF ] 1 channel $1.75.
  11. Counting scale using LabVIEW.
  12. Conductivity meter
  13. Crop growth height measuring system with averaging over distance and min. and max.
  14. Desalinization system using capacitive coupling
  15. Dehydrator
  16. Digitally controlled amplifier gain using microcontroller.
  17. Distance measurement using ultrasound or laser
  18. Eddy current crack or flaw detector
  19. EKG (ECG) electrocardiogram measurement and display.
  20. Electric field measuring system.
  21. Energy meter/recorder using Smart Meter optical output
  22. Eye pressure probe
  23. Goniophotometer for LEDs. Receiver for LED signal amplitude and angle measurement.
  24. Human Pulse monitor.
  25. Hydroponic control system.
  26. Infrared temperature sensor
  27. Improved circuit for LED integrating sphere.
  28. Instrument panel for Baja Cars.
  29. Instrument control over power line (120 VAC, 60 Hz)
  30. LabVIEW system for collecting data from HVAC system in Mechanical Engineering HVAC lab.
  31. LabVIEW system for measuring solar cell parameters.
  32. LED junction temperature measuring system using a Keithley 6502 and LabVIEW.
  33. LED traffic light timer display for motorists and color blind persons.
  34. Magnetic sensor for traffic.
  35. Magnetometer
  36. Measure LED light output as a function of ambient temperature. Measure LED junction temperature as a function of ambient temperature.
  37. Meter with statistical averaging and bias compensation (ohmmeter, ammeter, voltmeter, wattmeter, etc.)
  38. Nanometer micrometer using LVDT and digital display
  39. Noise cancellation system
  40. Optical or sound distance and obstruction avoidance system using microcontroller. For blind person or machine.
  41. Optical system for measuring average height of a plant. Used to measure growth rate of a plant.
  42. Paint ball velocity measuring system.
  43. Penney counter
  44. Power supply, 5 A, 20 volts, three phase for power lab
  45. Precision electronic scale using 24-bit A/D converter and strain gage and LCD display.
  46. Pressure measuring system for a balloon. Must touch outside surface to measure pressure.
  47. Real time clock signal with decoder for LED display. Temperature measurement with decoder for LED display. LED display shall switch between Real time clock and temperature every 5 seconds. Circuit board layout using Eagle.
  48. Rebuild diffraction grating spectrometer then determine response using spectrophotometer.
  49. Record and display acoustic signal of a fish.
  50. Reflectance probe Chemical Department
  51. Remote controlled light intensity system or automatic light control system so the light in a room remains constant with changing window light.
  52. RF transmitter that can be placed in an electric vehicle that will transmit a signal to a blind person so they will know a car is approaching.
  53. RF transmitter that will send a voltage signal (0-5 V) from one lab bench to another lab bench, with LCD display of both the sent and received voltage signal. Circuit board layout using Eagle.
  54. Salinity, pH, or conductivity system. Record on LabVIEW or digital display
  55. Scale. For food calories using LabVIEW or MSP 430 microcontroller and lookup table or equipment for measuring calories in food (very complicated).
  56. Sea buoy sensors, salinity, temperature, and position or solar cell/battery monitoring system.
  57. Soil conductivity system using magnetic coils.
  58. Solar tracker using photo sensor and stepper motors (3 axis)
  59. Strain gage system amplifier, with zero and span adjustments.
  60. Stud finder
  61. Tachometer
  62. Temperature cold junction compensation using microcontroller such as Atmel, PIC, or TI MSP 430. This requires a digitally controlled voltage.
  63. Temperature controlled oven.
  64. Temperature measuring using fiber optic cable
  65. Traffic system for Civil Engineering.
  66. Twelve inch integrating sphere with constant current supply and display, LED holder, and temperature measurement with display. Circuit board layout using Eagle.
  67. Turkey chick weight and height
  68. Turkey for luau temperature monitor. Turkey cooked underground.
  69. Water level or sand level
  70. Weather Station, temperature wind, humidity, and rain. Display on LCD.
  71. Wire tracer
  72. Wireless torque meter
  73. Wire fault location using a time-domain reflectometer (TDR).