The Electrical Engineering Department offers a Bachelor of Science (BS) and Master of Science (MS) Degree in Electrical Engineering and a BS degree in Computer Engineering. The Electrical Engineering Department jointly sponsors the Computer Engineering Program with Computer Science. The department is distinguished for its laboratory-intensive curriculum, faculty-student interaction, and innovative hands-on educational methods. The department offers 35,000 square feet of well-equipped undergraduate laboratory space, unparalleled among other universities. It makes contributions to contemporary applied research, collaborates with industrial partners, sponsors award-winning student projects, and provides extensive outreach efforts with elementary and secondary schools.
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Senior Projects from 2023
Development of Cal Poly’s Hybrid AC/DC House, Eduardo Andres Muñoz and Giovanni Ramirez Angel
Automotive Collision Warning System Retrofit, Ethan Clark Najmy
Linear Induction Motor Design, Alexander Hallett Neiman, Colin Sharif McFadyen, and Joseph Drake Washburn
Wideband Dielectric Resonator Antenna with Perforation, Yen Nguyen
HVAC Fan Cooling System using Modicon M580, Ogbonnaya Okoronkwo Okorie and Nicolas Jens Fache
Battery Hardware Simulator, Kian N. Orang and Marcelo Garcia
Wireless Energy Harvesting System, Matthew Palma, Audrey Toop, and Andrew Fahey
"Recloser and Circuit Breaker Controller.", Falak Patel and Ramon Jaramillo
Analog Circuits for Computing, Nicole Christine Pickett, Lauren Cathy Sueko Chun, and Dillon Ryan Nguyen
Pre-Regulator Switching Converter for Photovoltaic Inverters, Lily Seymour and Stephen Alvarado
Smart Table Top, Conner Sima, Nathan R. Jaggers, and Jacob Barnes
Tank Level Controller PLC Lab, Siddhi Upadhyaya and Teghvir Grewal
Reaction Wheel Based Rocket Active Spin Stabilization, Tanuj Vemuri
Power Source Characterization for Microgrid Systems, Jalius Welch and Chris Crossan
Robot Path Planning using Artificial Potential Field Algorithm with the Virtual Obstacle Method, Jeffrey A. Wexler, Adib Kachkouche, Weston Keitz, and Vishesh Pithadiya
VR Force Feedback Gloves, Mark Wu and Claire Chen
Power Thyristor Controller for Speed Control of DC Motor, Alejandra Zapata, Morgan Erich Boehme, Abdullah Mohammed Awidah, and Payton Robert Chalstrom
Senior Projects from 2022
Controlling Temperature of DC-DC Converter Using Switching Frequency Adjustment, Sajjad Ahsan, Arsalan Mughal, and Mark Rapiz
Integrating Fire Responses to Combat Wildfires, Jonathan Leonard Badal
SunSation’s Solar Powered Picnic Table, Michelle M. Barnett, Christopher Barber, Casey Durham, and David Mason
Reverse Engineering and Enhancement of Automobile Infotainment System, Cole Brinsfield
Maximum Trapping Focal Length in Photophoretic Trap for 3D Imaging Systems, Jason M. Childers
Smartphone Detector, Ryan Coldiron
Electricity Pricing Prediction Using Computational Intelligence, Clay Corippo, Akimmi Navarro, and Jarryd Elias
Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm for Robot Path Planning with AFX-10, Audrey Cummings, Roshan Dominic, and Andrew Laurin