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 2011
Android Application Controlled Surge Protector, Lok An
Digital Modulations Using the Universal Software Radio Peripheral, Daniel Keith Artis
Low-Power Self-Sustaining Schedule Display, Samuel (Sam) August
Bicycle-Powered AC Generator, Andrew Austin
RFID Techniques For Passive Electronics, Ryan Behr and David Cobos
Current Tracking Power Supply for Sensor Calibration, Joshua Brookley
AETHER, Thomas Cameron, Kristine Colton, and Daren Childers
Programmable Solid State 12AX7 Triode Gain Stage, Ian Campbell
Solar Instrumentation Lab, Rene Canedo III and Rong Gui Chen
DC House Modeling and System Design, Jessica E. Chaidez
IMU Integration to the Cal Poly Spacecraft Attitude Dynamics Simulator Power System, Wayland Chan
Auto-Tuning Antenna, John Chen and Jennifer Tighe
RFID Home and Office Automation System: Based on Localized Room Entry, Nolan Clark
Brushless DC Motor Design and Build, Justin Damele
Variable DC Voltage Wall Outlet for The DC House Project, Michael Detmers and Tyler J. Blauvelt
60 Watt Embedded Solar Cell Umbrella, Matthew DeVoss
Micro-Forest Fire Detection (MFFD) LWIR detector and Principle Component Analysis for Fire Detection, Bryce Du
SICK Laser Scanner Power Supply For Use with a Yamaha RMAX UAV, Elliot Due
Off-Grid Photovoltaic System Design Project, Brian Duffy
An Investigation into Ultrasonic Communication for Near-Body Networks, Eric Joshua Escudero Jr. and Gursewak Singh Rai
Autonomous Golf Cart Vision Using HSV Image Processing and Commercial Webcam, John D. Fulton
Constant Conduction Angle Bias Generation for Monolithic RF Power Amplifiers, Stephen Garber
Poly Canyon Cogeneration System, Jaideep Gill
Smooth Ternary Signaling For Deep-Submicron(DSM) Buses, Robert Endicott Hanson and Ryan Ian Fullerton
Elliptical Machine DC-DC Converter for the Energy Harvesting From Exercise Machines Project, Greg Hollister