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Final Report
Project Team: Dec06-01
Client
Iowa State University-Senior Design
Faculty Advisor
Dr. John W. Lamont
Prof. Ralph E. Patterson III
Team Members
Grant Blythe
Luke Erichsen
Tony Hunziker
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Date Submitted
November 10, 2006
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Definitions
Executive Summary
1. Introduction Materials
1.1 Executive Summary
1.2 Acknowledgment
1.3 Problem Statement
1.3.1 General Problem Statement
1.3.2 General Solution Approach
1.4 Operating Environment
1.5 Intended User(s) and Intended Use(s)
1.5.1 Intended User(s)
1.5.2 Intended Use(s)
1.6 Assumptions and Limitations
1.6.1 List of Assumptions
1.6.2 List of Limitations
1.7 End-Product Description and Other Deliverables
3 Closure Materials
3.1 Project Evaluation
3.2 Commercialization
3.3 Recommendations for Additional Work
3.4 Lessons Learned
3.4.1 What Went Well
3.4.2 What Didnt Go Well
3.4.3 Technical Knowledge Gained
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List of Figures
Figure 1: Schmart Board......................................................................................................9
Figure 2: Device Functional Diagram...............................................................................10
Figure 3: Device User Interface.........................................................................................11
Figure 4: Preset Pushbuttons Schematic............................................................................13
Figure 5: PIC16F877A Microcontroller............................................................................15
Figure 6: Rohm BH1415F.................................................................................................16
Figure 7: Transmission Circuit Schematic.........................................................................17
Figure 8: Data Packet Diagram..........................................................................................18
Figure 9: Transmission Frequency Encoding....................................................................19
Figure 10: BH1415F Package and Dimensions.................................................................19
Figure 11: VIM-404-DP-FC-S-HV....................................................................................20
Figure 12: Overall Circuit Schematic................................................................................21
Figure 13: Project Schedule...............................................................................................31
Figure 14: Gantt chart of schedule of deliverables............................................................32
List of Tables
Table 1: Manual Input Behavior Matrix............................................................................11
Table 2: Preset Input Behavior Matrix...............................................................................12
Table 3: Original personal effort time table.......................................................................25
Table 4: Revised personal effort time table.......................................................................25
Table 5: Final personal effort time table............................................................................26
Table 6: Original miscellaneous requirements...................................................................27
Table 7: Revised miscellaneous requirements...................................................................27
Table 8: Final miscellaneous requirements........................................................................28
Table 9: Original financial requirement estimate..............................................................28
Table 10: Revised financial requirements..........................................................................29
Table 11: Final financial requirements..............................................................................30
Table 12: Milestone Relative Importance..........................................................................33
Table 13: Milestone Evaluation Criteria............................................................................33
Table 14: Project Evaluation..............................................................................................34
List of Definitions
FCC:
Gantt chart:
IC:
integrated circuit
LCD:
MP3 player:
PIC processor:
PLL:
RF:
radio frequency
Satellite radio:
Wall wart:
1. Introduction Materials
This section will introduce the project, including the executive summary,
acknowledgements, problem statement and solution, operating environments, intended
users and uses, limitations and assumptions, expected end-product and other deliverables.
LCD display and an antenna. The LCD is used to display the transmission frequency
and is controlled by the microcontroller. The antenna would simply be transmitting the
actual signal from the transmission component.
The transmission component is made up of a single integrated circuit from ROHM.
This unit includes the modulation circuit and amplification circuit in stereo. The
information signal and the carrier signal are kept in-line with a phase locked loop. This
integrated circuit allows for a variable frequency transmission with a mute feature
that effectively turns the transmission off. These features are controlled by the
microcontroller. The fact that this component is solid state allows it to function within
the environment stated above. This integrated circuit needs a clock signal so a 555
timer IC was added to perform this function.
The microcontroller circuit will also be supplied in a single integrated circuit. This
integrated circuit is a PIC processor from Microchip. The PIC also uses the clock
signal from the 555 timer. It includes analog devices that aid in implementing some
evaluation functionality. It also contains flash memory and EPROM programmable
circuitry. These are used to store the code and the four frequency presets. The PIC also
comes equipped with 28 input/output pins that make a perfect candidate to control the
LCD screen.
The team has successfully completed all design tasks. The project implementation and
testing is behind schedule due to PIC programmer not installed on computers and
receiving incorrect parts. The team anticipates that the remainder of the project can be
completed, meeting all requirements within the time frame and budget specified.
Possible future work for the FM transmitter includes moving the project to
commercialization and adding increased functionality. In the process of designing the
project, the team came up with several unique functions but because of time and budget
constraints, the team decided not to implement these functions. Some of the possible
functions the team thought of are: including a Scan or Seek button that would
automatically find an empty frequency to broadcast on, capable of accepting multiple
input sources, and HD radio output.
1.2 Acknowledgment
The team would like to thank and acknowledge the following people for contributing
significant technical advice:
Jason Boyd
For showing us various possibilities for prototyping surface mount components.
Dr. John W. Lamont and Prof. Ralph E. Patterson III
For your knowledge and guidance regarding part selection and referring us to
expert advice when needed.
Dr Geiger
For assistance in understanding phase locked loop systems.
The transmitter may be used for all varieties of personal music players.
The transmitter may be used in a variety of environments including varying
temperatures, humidity, seismic conditions, and electromagnetic noise.
The transmitter may be used at all hours of the day.
The device will be used with standard North American FM radio equipment.
The input audio signal will consist of standard music with a frequency range of 20
Hz to 20 kHz.
The device transmission range has a radius of at least 12 ft around the device in
open air. This transmission range should not violate any FCC standards or
regulations.
The device shall accept a stereo input audio signal through a standard 3.5 mm
stereo jack.
The form of the device case will allow for hand manipulation and transportation
of the device.
The design will also take into consideration the requirements of use in a vehicle.
These requirements include storage, accessibility, and stability.
The device shall include an LCD to display the current transmission frequency.
The format of this display will be XXX.X (i.e. 102.7).
There were many different proposed ideas on which technologies were best suited for
this project. This section includes the methods considered for amplification, antenna
design, logic controllers, LCDs, surface-mount prototype boards, and backlit buttons.
transflective. Reflective LCDs use ambient light to illuminate the display and
can not be illuminated in low light environments. Transmissive LCDs use a
backlight to illuminate the display and are too illuminated in high light.
Transflective LCDs can use both a backlight and ambient light to illuminate
the display.
After examining the available technologies, the team decided to go with the
transflective LCD with a backlight. This was a good LCD to use in low and
high ambient light.
Surface-mount prototype board: Some of the parts needed for this project
only came in the surface-mount package SOP22. This posses the problem
when trying to prototype on the breadboard. The team looked at two different
prototyping boards: the Surfboard and the Schmartboard. They are both
relatively cheap, but the Surfboard did not have enough pins for the
transmitter. The Schmartboard, shown in Figure: 1 also provided an easy way
to solder the chip to the board and the team had enough room for multiple
chips if needed.
The team used the Schmartboard because of its low price and its convenient
way to solder the chip on to the board.
Backlit Buttons: There are many different switches on the market. After
talking with our advisors, the team decided to use single pull single throw
momentary switches for the device.
The figure above is a block diagram displaying the top level systems implemented
in the device. The diagram has been split up into three different stages: inputs,
processing, and outputs. Below each stage is elaborated on.
2.4.1 Inputs
The inputs to the device are on the left section of Figure 2. The three inputs
specified in the diagram are preset inputs, power supply, and audio input signal.
Figure 3 shows the user interface for the device. Visible are the LCD display, the
preset inputs, the manual inputs, the audio input and the power input.
Held
Up
Increment transmission
frequency .2 MHz
Down
Decrement transmission
frequency .2 MHz
four momentary push button switches. These are shown directly below the LCD
in Figure 3. These keys are backlit for use at night. The behaviors of the keys are
defined in the matrix below.
Table 2: Preset Input Behavior Matrix
Pushed
1
Held
After 3 seconds, store
current transmission
frequency as preset
frequency 1.
After 3 seconds, store
current transmission
frequency as preset
frequency 2.
After 2 seconds, store
current transmission
frequency as preset
frequency 3.
After 2 seconds, store
current transmission
frequency as preset
frequency 4.
Figure 4 is a schematic of how the preset inputs are wired in the device. This
portion of the design is not shown in the overall schematic to avoid clutter.
2.4.2 Processing
The processing consists of the microcontroller, modulator, and amplifier. The bulk
of the functions of the device are performed by these three systems. The following
is a detailed design of the three systems.
2.4.2.1 Microcontroller
The microcontroller is the control center for the device. It takes in the manual and
preset inputs and tunes the device to a transmission frequency depending on
which buttons are pushed. It will also allow the device to store transmission
frequencies into the preset buttons. The microcontroller also implements the auto
turn on/turn off function with respect to the input signal. The LCD display is also
controlled by the microcontroller.
Frequency tuning is taken care of in the modulation and amplification chip. The
control of this is handled by the microcontroller.
The auto/on off implementation is another feature controlled by the
microcontroller. The microcontroller operates in a continuous loop awaiting the
input in order to control the peripherals. The input is sampled through one of the
input pins of the microcontroller. This is only used to detect the input, no data is
sampled and once there is an absence of an input the power off count down
begins. This count down is a period to wait for signal before actually powering
down. This prevents premature power down.
The microcontroller controls the LCD display as well. When a frequency change
occurs, the microcontroller sends the appropriate control signals to the LCD
display. Each of the 4 digits displayed are controlled individually, and only need
to be refreshed when the frequency is changed. The display is always backlit.
The microcontroller is connected to the inputs of the display.
The team considered several different approaches toward solving the logic
problem. After comparing the project needs with the available technologies, the
team decided to implement the logic controller with a PIC processor. The PIC
processor chosen was the PIC16F877A processor. It contains a 40 pin IO
interface and the memory and processing power needed for the teams application.
PIC processors will give us the necessary computing power to control all
components of the device including the LCD. At the same time PIC processors
are inexpensive and will fall within the project budget. PIC processors also
possess the non-volatile memory necessary to store the preset stations.
The BH1415F operates on a 4.0 to 6.0 V DC source. This is consistent with other
components in the device and the 5 V DC supplied from the power adapters. The
The operation
This IC accepts a stereo audio input through two pins, an L-ch input and an R-ch
input. The audio input frequency band ranges from 20 Hz to 15 kHz. The signal
is then be adjusted through a pre-emphasis circuit, a limiter circuit, and a low pass
filter. The signal is then modulated on a frequency from 76 to 108 MHz. The
carrier frequency can be set at any level within that range at 100 kHz intervals.
Because FM radio in North America is only broadcast on odd ending frequencies,
the microcontroller software steps the transmitter on 200 kHz intervals.
Figure 7 shows the schematic for the transmission subsystem. This schematic
includes all components needed for the audio signal adjustment and for the phase
locked loop system.
The IC transmission settings are controlled via a serial data connection with the
microcontroller. The serial connection is implemented through three pins on the
BH1415F, CE (chip enable), CK (clock), and DA (data). The IC is refreshed
through a binary data packet as shown in figure 8.
The data packet consists of 16 bits transmitted from the microcontroller to the
BH1415F. No transmission frequency is specified for the data stream; however,
the frequency may not exceed .66 MHz. The transmission frequency is set using
the first 10 bits of the packet. The frequency is first divided by 10^5. This is then
encoded as a hex value and then transmitted in binary. For example, in the case of
99.7 MHz, the frequency divided by 10^5 is 997 which is 3E5 in hexadecimal.
The binary stream uses D0 as the LSB and D10 as the most significant bit.
The remaining bits of the data packet are not be used in the implementation. This
includes control of stereo/mono operation, phase detection manipulation, and test
settings.
The BH1515f is available in a SOP22 package that is easy to mount without a
complex manufacturing process.
2.4.3 Outputs
There are two outputs from the device. An LCD screen displays the frequency that
the device is currently transmitting. The other output is the FM audio output
transmitted by the antenna. These two outputs are described in the following
sections.
2.4.3.2 Antenna
The output to the antenna is broadcasted to the FM radio. This is the primary
output of the signal.
The device uses a small wire antenna that will remain inside the device case.
Because the case is plastic and the transmission range is small, there should not be
a need for an external antenna. However, the device could be easily modified to
accept an external antenna that could increase the effective transmission range.
Preservation of the stored presets when lacking a power source was also tested.
The device was disconnected from its power source for a short period of time, and
then reconnected to power. Once reconnected, the preset buttons were pressed and
the transmission frequency was observed and compared to the stored frequency
before power loss.
The final test was to make sure the minimum testing distance was achieved. To
test this, a portable stereo was used. The transmitter and stereo were tuned to the
same frequency. Once the stereo was verified to be receiving the transmitted
audio, the stereo was gradually moved away from the device. When noticeable
signal degradation was audible, the distance was noted. The process was then
repeated for different frequencies, and in different locations.
Personal efforts per each task were estimated in the project planning stage. Table 3
lists the original personal time effort estimate to be spent on each task.
Table 3: Original personal effort time table
Grant Blythe
16
78
16
20
18
17
180
Luke Erichsen
18
75
14
23
15
15
174
Tony Hunziker
20
78
13
18
16
14
175
Jacob Sloat
19
82
15
21
17
16
185
Totals
29
73
313
58
82
66
31
62
714
Personal Name
Totals
These original estimates however, were updated near the end of the first semester
in the design report. Table 4 displays the actual time input for tasks one and two,
and revised estimates for all the other tasks.
Table 4: Revised personal effort time table
Grant Blythe
10
10
16
20
18
17
107
Luke Erichsen
24
10.5
14
23
15
15
116.5
Tony Hunziker
26.5
8.5
9.5
13
18
16
14
113.5
Jacob Sloat
19
7.5
15
21
17
16
110.5
Totals
76.5
34.5
37.5
58
82
66
31
62
447.5
Personal Name
Totals
There are noticeable differences between original and revised values. The project
plan, Task 1, was a larger commitment than expected. It accumulated almost two
times the amount of hours expected. Task 2, technical considerations did not take
as long as expected. This is because the most viable technical opportunities were
identified within the project definition. The third task was significantly less due
to two aspects. A number of aspects concerning the initial design were partially
resolved in surrounding tasks. It was also noted that, Task 3 was not fully
completed at the time the revised personal efforts were estimated.
Personal Name
Totals
Grant Blythe
10
89
73
12
16
15
230
Luke Erichsen
24
79
69
11
12
12
223
Tony Hunziker
26.5
8.5
82
72
10
14
16
235
Jacob Sloat
19
53
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
80
Totals
76.5
34.5
303
214
33
42
22
43
768
Table 5 shows the to-date personal efforts. Task 3s and Task 4s hours clearly
passed estimated values. Early attempts at implementation revealed that the initial
design needed revising. Further implementation revealed other necessary design
revisions. The formation of this implementation, revision loop is the reason of the
large increase in hours devoted to Task 3, and Task 4.
More specifically Task 3s time demand increase may be largely attributed to the
need of deeper technical understanding of the phase lock loop circuit used by the
signal processor. This portion of the design was more complex than initially
thought. Along with that, further research on PIC programming was necessary.
Task 4 also accumulated larger than expected hours for multiple reasons. This
task, when estimated, was expected to go quickly and be a simple breadboard
assembly of components. However, after reaching this task, hours quickly added
up as difficulties arose. Accurate soldering and difficulties programming the PIC
processor were the major hurdles causing the hours to add up under this task.
It should also be acknowledged that Task 5 and Task 7 have little to no hours
currently attributed to them. This is because of their dependence upon the full
completion of Task 4. At this time, Task 4 is still being implemented.
It should also be noted that Jacob Sloat, was studying abroad during the project
second semester and therefore is no longer a team member.
Item
Cost
Paper Printing
Photocopy
$11.00
$5.00
Miscellaneous
$6.00
Total
$22.00
The miscellaneous requirements were revised in the design report. The revised
estimates can be seen below, in Table 5.
Table 7: Revised miscellaneous requirements
Item
Cost
Printing of project
plan
Printing of design
report
Project Poster
$4.00
$25.00
Miscellaneous
$6.00
Total
$40.00
$5.00
The revised estimates contain the actual cost for the printing of the two reports.
An estimate cost was added for the creation of the project poster. The project
poster and the last of the miscellaneous resources are outlined in Table 6.
Item
Cost
Project plan
$4.00
Design report
Project poster
$5.00
$15.00
Final Report
$5.00
Product
Documentation
PIC programmer
$5.00
Free(Senior D Lab)
PIC software
compiler
Total
Free
$34.00
Item
Part & Material
1. modulator
2. amplifier
3. antenna
4. liquid crystal display
5. microcontroller
6. case
8. DC adapter
Subtotal
Other costs (from Table 6)
W/O labor
With Labor
$ 2.74
$ 2.29
$ 2.17
$ 1.50
$ 12.95
$ 3.75
$ 5.65
$ 2.74
$ 2.29
$ 2.17
$ 1.50
$ 12.95
$ 3.75
$ 5.65
$31.05
$ 22.00
$31.05
$ 22.00
Labor at $ 10.00/hr
Grant Blythe
Luke Erichsen
Tony Hunziker
Jacob Sloat
$ 1800.00
$ 1740.00
$ 1750.00
$ 1850.00
Subtotal
$ 7140.00
$ 53.05
$ 7193.05
The information in Table 9 lists the original estimated cost based on market
research through an online vendor. The labor was calculated using the original
total hours estimated for each person, which is given in Table 3.
Table 10: Revised financial requirements
Item
Part & Material
1. amplifier/modulator
2. clock
3. antenna
4. liquid crystal display
5. microcontroller
6. case
8. DC adapter
Subtotal
Other costs (from Table 7)
W/O labor
With Labor
$ 3.76
$ 0.75
$0.25
$ 4.50
$ 7.50
$ 8.00
$ 3.75
$ 3.76
$ 0.75
$ 0.25
$ 4.50
$ 7.50
$ 8.00
$ 3.75
$28.51
$40.00
$28.51
$40.00
Labor at $ 10.00/hr
Grant Blythe
Luke Erichsen
Tony Hunziker
Jacob Sloat
$ 1070.00
$ 1165.00
$ 1135.00
$ 1105.00
Subtotal
$ 4475.00
$ 68.51
$ 4543.51
Item
Part & Material (quantity)
1. amplifier/modulator (3)
2. clock
3. antenna
4. liquid crystal display
5. microcontroller (3)
6. case
8. DC adapter
9.Buttons
10. miscellaneous components
11. prototyping board(2)
Subtotal
Other costs (from Table 8)
W/O labor
With Labor
$11.28
$ 0.50
$0.25
$ 4.54
$23.10
$ 8.00
$ 11.58
$10.78
$8.77
$19.98
$11.28
$ 0.50
$ 0.25
$ 4.54
$23.10
$ 8.00
$ 11.58
$10.78
$8.77
$19.98
$98.78
$34.00
$98.78
$34.00
Labor at $ 10.00/hr
Grant Blythe
Luke Erichsen
Tony Hunziker
Jacob Sloat
$ 2300.00
$ 2230.00
$ 2350.00
$ 800.00
Subtotal
Total Project Cost
$ 7680
$ 132.78
$ 7812.78
The final requirements detailed in Table 11 include labor calculated with respect
to the number of hours currently tallied by each team member, shown in Table 3.
A few new parts were added from the revised estimate. A prototyping board was
used to help implement a surface mount chip. Also, multiples of some
components were ordered in case of component failure during implementation.
Legend
Original Estimate
Revised Estimate
Actual Occurrence
This schedule displays the original estimated schedule (blue), the revised estimated
schedule (red), and the sequence of actual events (black). There are several
discrepancies which must be discussed.
First, the technology considerations milestone was extended from original estimates.
As the group researched a design for the end-product, it quickly realized that there
were more specific technologies within the general technology that was selected
earlier. It was necessary for the team to select from different transmission IC
technologies as well as different microcontrollers. These selections were occurring
throughout the early stages of the design, and therefore the schedule was changed to
reflect these actions.
The end-product design milestone was extended for a similar reason. After
implementation began, a few problems were identified with the original design and
revisions were necessary. A design revision task was added to the end-product design
milestone in order to represent the steps that occurred between implementation and
revising the original design (note the design revision task was broken out in schedule
in Figure 13).
More time than estimated was needed for implementation as well. Initially,
implementation was stalled by part delays; however that was a minor contributor.
With revisions occurring to the design some components could not be ordered until
their specifications were solidified. Another factor delaying implementation was that
the BH1415F transmitter IC was only available in a surface mount package. Without
any team members being able to successfully solder leads to the IC, it was necessary
to find another method to connect to this IC in order to build a prototype.
There are two more minor things to address. First, while the time frame stayed the
same, the prototype testing was delayed from estimates due to its dependence on
completion of the implementation milestone. Secondly, the demonstration milestone
may look a little deceiving. The tasks in the demonstration milestone did follow
original estimates. However, an additional task was added to the schedule in order to
recognize the in-class presentation performed, which the team considered a practice
run for the actual IRP presentation.
A deliverables schedule is also included. This can be seen in Figure 14 below.
Figure 14: Gantt chart of schedule of deliverables
This schedule has not changed since the onset of the project. The deliverables are
mandated through the senior design class schedule.
3 Closure Materials
3.1 Project Evaluation
The project was evaluated according to the successful completion of project milestones.
Each milestone was weighted on its relative importance. The relative importance and
evaluation criteria were determined in the project plan and are displayed in the
following figure.
Importance
Milestone
End-Product Problem Definition
Technology Considerations
End-Product Design
End-Product Implementation
End-Product Testing
End-Product Documentation
End-Product Demonstration
Total
Relative
High
High
High
Medium
High
Medium
Low
Percentage (%)
18
18
18
12
18
12
4
100
It was necessary for this table to be slightly changed from its original specifications. To
keep things simple, the senior design professors requested that the relative importance
be expressed in percentages that are multiples of 5. By simply rounding to the nearest
multiple of 5 the new values were selected. However, this rounding method resulted in
an overall percentage of 105%. Therefore a 5 percent deduction was applied to the EndProduct Testing milestone. The altered results can be seen in the Relative Importance
column in Table 13.
Table 13: Milestone Evaluation Criteria
Evaluation Result
Exceeded/Met
Partially Met
Did not Meet Standard
Numerical Score
90% +
1 - 89%
0%
The evaluation criteria consisted of 3 grading brackets. If the milestone was met or
exceeded the evaluation score was in the 90% and up range. Simply meeting the
milestone requirements resulted in a 90%. A score above 90% reflects exceeding the
minimum requirements. If the milestone was partially met, the score would range from
1% to 89% depending upon the degree of remaining work. An unrefined yet functional
outcome would be ranked in the higher portion of this bracket. The fewer milestone
requirements met the lower the resulting score. Lastly, if the milestone was in no way
met, or for some reason not attempted, no credit would be given.
The teams numerical evaluation of the project is as seen in the figure below.
Relative
Importance
15%
10%
10%
15%
10%
10%
10%
5%
10%
5%
100%
Evaluation
Score
100%
100%
100%
100%
70%
70%
95%
100%
100%
50%
Resultant Score
15
10
10
15
7
7
9.5
5
10
2.5
91%
The resultant score is a result of multiplying the relative importance by the decimal
equivalent of the evaluation score percentage. The possible range for scores is from
zero to 100. A passing score as put forth by the team in the project plan was 90. The
team evaluated this project to have a final score of 91%.
3.2 Commercialization
The team sees a strong possibility for commercialization of the device. The device
should be able to be produced at a marketable price. While it cost the team nearly $100
in parts to produce a prototype, over 40 dollars were spent replacement parts or
prototype specific devices. Taking into account lower prices for bulk ordering
components, and a mass production scheme the team estimates the cost to product to be
around $15.
Devices with similar capabilities that are already on the market have price tags ranging
from $20 to over $50 dollars. A market price of approximately $30 is recommended by
the project team. This leaves a profit margin of $15 for the manufacturer and vendor.
There is a large potential market for the device, ranging from teenagers to the
technically apt elderly. Also the market for the device is not limited to those with an
mp3 player or satellite radio. In theory, other audio sources with a 3.5mm audio output
could be used with this device. The device is also able to be used in automobiles and
households with the use of a simple power adapter, rather than confined to just the
home or auto.
With that said, the team realizes that successful commercialization of the device would
be difficult as server well established brands already have comparable devices on the
market. However, the team feels there may be a small niche market accessible through
proper marketing, and possibly enhancing the device with an innovative or unique
function.
team also learned the importance of maintaining the schedule and to expect delays
and pad the schedule to compensate for unfortunate circumstances.
Loss of team member: If the loss of a team member occurs, the team will reassign tasks appropriately and re-schedule as necessary. The team will also
document anything done on the project well and see that it gets to the rest of
the team. This unforeseen event has a strong possibility of occurring and is
sometimes un-preventable so the team members will do their best to make it a
priority to be available for completion of the project.
Delay in getting parts: The team will have to buy parts needed to complete
the project. This has a strong possibility of a delay in receiving parts or parts
being on backorder. Preventive action includes attempting to order parts well
in advance. If received late, rescheduling will occur to compensate.
Human injuries: There are many risks associated with testing antenna
broadcasting and the use of different energy sources. The same system of
elaborate documentation and approval that was used for part and device
failure will be used for hazard prevention as well as using safety devices.
Loss of team member: In the fall semester, team member Jacob Sloat
studied abroad in Taiwan. The team successfully managed this risk by reassigning tasks. Because Jake left at the conclusion of the first semester, all of
the project design was completed and documented.
Delay in getting parts: The team experienced a delay in getting the parts.
The team successfully managed this risk by working on other parts of the
project.
Complexity of technology:
The team didnt realize the complexity of
the technology like the phase lock loop and programming the microcontroller.
The team successfully managed this risk by talking to experts and learning, on
the job, about this technology.
3.6.1 Client
Iowa State University
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Senior Design
Address: 2215 Coover Hall, Ames, IA 50011
Website: www.ece.iastate.edu
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