EGN 1002: Introduction to Engineering (Electrical and Computer Engineering [ECE])

During your afternoon in the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) department, the second largest department in the college of engineering, we will inform you of many of the great opportunities in ECE. We will also show you some of the department's exciting projects and successes. After a short lecture, we will give you the chance to use some of the tools we use in ECE to learn the required material.

See the Industrial and Systems Engineering department to register for this course.

• Fall 2011 ECE meetings: Wednesday and Thursday, periods 8-10 (3-6pm).
• Wednesday Locations: period 8 in MAE-B 234; periods 9-10 in NSC 407
• Thursday Locations: period 8 in FLG 245; periods 9-10 in NSC 407
  
  
• ECE's Handout for ECE's EGN 1002, Fall 2011
• EGN 1002 COE Fall 2011 Syllabus for Wedenesday sections
• The meeting dates and departments for the Wednesday sections can be found on the Wednesday Schedule
• EGN 1002 COE Fall 2011 Syllabus for Thursday sections
• The meeting dates and departments for the Wednesday sections can be found on the Thursday Schedule
  
  
• Teaching Assistant for Wednesday sections: Mr. Mike Franks, cm.franks@gmail.com
• Teaching Assistant for Thursday sections: Mr. Camilo Buscaron, cbuscaron@ufl.edu
  
• Instructor: Dr. Eric M. Schwartz, ems@mil.ufl.edu
  

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  Some interesting ECE related video:
• MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems)
• UF Lightning Research
• UF Autonomous (Robot) Submarine: SubjuGator (2005 & 2006 International Champion)
• 2002 IEEE SoutheastCon Robot Pong Champion
• Magnetic fluid (ferrofluid) stimulated by low-frequency magnetic waves. Standing waves are first shown, then rotating traveling waves.
• Magnetic self-assembly of 1mm x 1mm chips onto a substrate. The chips and substrate contain tiny magnets that align and bond them together in an ordered fashion. This approach is being explored as an alternative to robotic assembly for packaging of tiny microchips for electronic devices.
• Human-piloted flight with horizon tracking
• Self-stabilized MAV flight over the UF campus with superimposed horizon
• Dean Kamen's Prosthetic Arm
• There are more videos available on the last two pages of ECE's Handout

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ECE's EGN 1935 is intended for freshmen or new UF students. If you are unsure of your major or would like to learn about potential experiences of an Electrical and Computer Engineering student, this course is for you! In EGN 1935 you'll learn about robots and experiment with sensors and actuators. This process will help you discover many basic ECE concepts. Grades are based on attendance and class participation. No exams.

(Note that many departments have an EGN 1935 course; each is different.) View a flyer for EGN 1935: ECE Adventure, an exciting new course.

For more info contact: Dr. Eric M. Schwartz
Associate Director, MIL
e-mail: ems@mil.ufl.edu

The below robots were designed and constructed in the Machine Intelligence Lab (MIL) over the last several years.