IEEE Awarded ECET Senior Projects

The following is information on the presenters and on the IEEE Awarded ECET Student Project to be presented at the IEEE Cincinnati Section Meeting on May 21st:

Brandon Whitehead – Peace of Mind Seizure Alarm

Brandon Whitehead is an Electrical Engineering Technology senior student at the College of Applied Science. His project, Peace of Mind Seizure Alarm, has received three awards at Tech Expo 2009 including the IEEE First Prize, Best of Tech Expo 2009 (the best project at the College of Applied Science) and Best EET Project.

(NOTE: Brandon Whitehead had a prior committment and will not be present at the May 21st Section Meeting).

Peace of Mind Seizure Alarm
There are over 500,000 children under the age of 14 who have seizures in the United States today. With no way of knowing if those children are having seizures or need medical attention when they sleep, the answer is to create an alarm system to let the parents or guardians know when a seizure is occurring. The “Peace of Mind Seizure Alarm” fulfills this roll. The alarm consists of two modules. The sensor module is placed by the bed with a probe extending between the mattress and the box spring. The probe measures the impulses created in the bed during a seizure. Once a seizure has been identified, a timer starts and measures the duration of the seizure. In addition, a wireless Radio-Frequency (RF) signal is sent out. The alarm module receives the RF signal. Once the signal has been received, an alarm will be activated, alerting everyone around it. Once the parent or guardian is alerted, they can determine if any medical attention is needed.

Mark Naegel and Conard Carroll – DJ Sampling and Filter Unit

Mark Naegel is a Computer Engineering Technology senior student, and Conard Carroll is an Electrical Engineering Technology senior student. Both are from the College of Applied Science at UC. Their team project, DJ Sampling and Filter Unit, has won the IEEE 2nd Prize and BEST CET Project.

DJ Sampling and Filter Unit
Many musicians are able to use cost-effective products to produce extraordinary works. The DJ Sampling and Filter Unit allows musicians to mix additional tracks into their performances. The analog filters provide warm analog sound beloved by the DJ industry. Prerecorded tracks can be placed on an SD card. A grid of 16 buttons will allow the user to trigger playback or recording of samples. The analog portion of this unit provides high-quality filter effects which remove specific frequencies, creating a unique effect. Offering this type of control over the mix gives new creative possibilities to the DJ and offers a more engaging live performance.

Adam Gregory, Chris Brown and Paul Brown – MeasureNet Data Acquisition Network

Adam Gregory is a CET senior student from the College of Applied Science. Chris Brown and Paul Brown are two Computer Science senior students from the College of Engineering. Their team project, MeasureNet Data Acquisition Network, has won the IEEE 3rd Prize.

MeasureNet Data Acquisition Network
MeasureNet’s award-winning MeasureNet network-powered data acquisition system offers a superior solution for managing chemistry teaching labs. The system’s unique design eliminates stand-alone PCs from bench tops and dramatically increases data acquisition efficiency. This redesign will enable students to experimentally obtain, graph, print, and save laboratory data both locally and on the web. With a user-friendly touch screen interface and easy-to-use MeasureNet probes, students will be measuring temperature, pH, voltage, and drop counts in no time. The new design also enables fast development of new probes and connection protocols using the industry standard Universal Serial Bus communication. With the new system, MeasureNet will continue to be a leader in the chemistry education industry.

May 2009 – Section Meeting Info

MAY MEETING
STUDENT PROJECTS

DATE: Thursday, May 21, 2009
PLACE : Raffel’s – 10160 Reading Road (see below for directions)
TIME : 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. – Social Time
6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. – Dinner
7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. – Presentation
COST FOR DINNER: $10.00 per person – REGARDLESS OF MEMBERSHIP OR MEMBERSHIP GRADE!

NOTE: DINNERS ARE ALWAYS OPTIONAL – YOU MAY ATTEND THE PROGRAM ONLY.

ABOUT THE MEETING: Two college’s senior students at UC will give presentations at the meeting. The two colleges are College of Engineering and College of Applied Science. Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science (ECE & CS) programs are in the College of Engineering. Electrical and Computer Engineering TECHNOLOGY (ECET) programs are in the College of Applied Science.

In addition, in each spring quarter, seniors from UC College of Applied Science bring their senior design projects to the public at Duke Energy Center and demonstrate their creative design, project management skills and eye-catching ingenuity. This annual senior design project exhibition is called “Tech Expo”. This year, Tech Expo 2009, is on May 7th, 2009, from 9:00AM to 4:00PM at the Duke Energy Center. The exhibition is free to visit. For detailed information about Tech Expo 2009, please check it out at http://www.uc.edu/cas/expo/. In addition, on May 7, UC CAS will host a regional Energy Conference at the Duke Energy Convention Center, for information about this conference, please check it out at http://www.uc.edu/cas/expo/energy.aspx.

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May 2009 – Membership News

NEW MEMBERS
The following individuals are IEEE members who are new to our Section:

Jeff D. Baird
Alexander James Boytim
David C. Brown
Terry Craycraft
Eric Diederichs
John Ryan Hasselbeck
David W. Hitchcock
Geoffrey Clay Hodges
Kevin C. Jimenez
R. William Kneifel
Jozef J. Lemak
Aaron Maley
Kenneth Monroe
Nicholas William Moseley
Einstein Truong Nguyen
Yusuke Oishi
Jayson Quinones
Paul Rylatt
Yusuf Abdul Haadee Salaam
Thomas L. Thayer
David Valko
Herschel J. Weintraub
Cheng Zhu

We wish to welcome these new members to the Cincinnati Section!!!

May 2009 – History

Scanning the Past: A History of Electrical Engineering from the Past
Submitted by Bob Morrison, Editor

Copyright 1996 IEEE. Reprinted with permission from the IEEE publication, “Scanning the Past” which covers a reprint of an article appearing in the Proceedings of the IEEE Vol. 84, No. 1, January 1996.

Edith Clarke and Power System Stability

Fifty-five years ago this month, Edith Clarke and Seldon B. Crary presented a joint paper on stability problems in power engineering at a meeting of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE) in Philadelphia. At the time, both Clarke and Crary were employed as engineers by the General Electric Company (GE) and their paper received a prize as the best AIEE paper published that year. Clarke had overcome many difficulties on her way to becoming a highly respected member of the electrical engineering profession. She specialized in the analysis of electrical power systems and devoted her career to the simplification and mechanization of problem solving in that field.

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May 2009 – IEEE NEWS

Unemployment Rate for U.S. Engineering and Computer
Occupations Jumps Significantly in First Quarter

WASHINGTON (6 April 2009) — The unemployment rate for U.S. engineering and computer occupations is increasing more rapidly than for professional occupations in general, according to data released Friday by the Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).”Engineers create jobs, so these data are very discouraging,” IEEE-USA President Gordon Day said. “Engineers strengthen companies and start new ones, leveraging the economy upwards. The fundamental need is for capital to support engineering activity. That’s why the government’s investments in technology and its efforts to restore the banking system are so important.”

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The Architecture of Great American Tower at Queen City Square

Retired Engineers and Scientists of Cincinnati will offer CPD credit to Ohio P.E.’s with this April 21 Program. Lee LeBoeuf, AIA, Project Architect with Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), Lawrence Niemiec, Senior Project Executive with Eagle Realty Group, and Heather Simpson Archiable, Construction Project Manager with Eagle Realty Group will discuss the new tallest and most environmentally sensitive office building in Cincinnati Business District. The 41-stories of the Great American Tower, named after its lead tenant, Great American Insurance Company, contains 800,000 SF of office space and 25,000 SF of retail space. The dramatic design of the Great American Tower topped by the spectacular tiara will create a defining image for the City of Cincinnati skyline. The building features an inviting entry plaza and grand rotunda at Fourth and Sycamore Streets. The spacious promenade and retail arcade leads to the office tower lobby.Queen City Square integrates the building and parking garage of Phase I of the Queen City Square, known as 303 Broadway, a 17-story, 188,500 SF office tower completed in 2006. In total Queen City Square project will provide nearly one million square feet of office space and over 2000 parking spaces.A project of this magnitude presents a number of design and construction challenges. The project team will discuss design, construction, building systems, economic impacts, and sustainable efforts (LEED) for the Great American Tower at Queen City Square, currently under construction.

When: April 21, 2009, 11:30 am Registratin and Lunch; Program in the Auditorium 1:00 pm.
Where: Evergreen, 230 West Galbraith Rd. (Hartwell), Cincinnati
Lunch & CPD Certificate: $13.00 (Provide P.E. Reg number)
Lunch Reservations: to Zan Smith, RESC Treasurer, (513) 520-4338, by April 16. Visit www.resc.org for the mail-in reservation form and April Newsletter about April 2.

If you are unable to attend the Luncheon, you may attend the 1:00 pm program to obtain the CPD Cerificate but you must register with Bob Haas, 859 331-2579, by 10:00 am, April 20. You may attend the program, no charge, if you are unable to come for lunch. For the Program only, please register with Bob Haas by 10:00 am, April 20, 2009. (859) 331-2579 or rwhaas@fuse.net. To receive the CPD Certificate, you must provide your Ohio P.E. registration number, as Certificates are prepared in advance. Visit www.resc.org for instructions for paid Luncheon/program reservations.

April 2009 – Section Meeting Information

APRIL MEETINGTour of Duke Energy’s Envision Center in Erlanger, KY

THE TOUR IS FILLED. WE ARE NOT TAKING ANY MORE RESERVATIONS

DATE: Thursday, April 23, 2009PLACE : Duke Energy’s Envision Center (see below for directions) 4580 Olympic Blvd Erlanger, KY 41018AGENDA: 5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. – Pizza and soft drinks provided 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. – TourRESERVATIONS: Please email Fred Nadeau for reservations at mailto:fnadeau1@earthlink.net (preferred) or call the Section Voice Mail at 513-629-9380 by Noon, Tuesday, April 21, 2009 if you plan to attend. Please leave your Name, IEEE Member Number, and a daytime telephone number.

SPACE IS LIMITED TO THE FIRST 25 PERSONS ONLY!!!!!

THE TOUR IS FILLED. WE ARE NOT TAKING ANY MORE RESERVATIONS

PE CREDITS: Depending on the subject matter, attendance at IEEE Cincinnati Section Meetings now qualifies the attendee for Professional Development Hours towards renewal of Professional Engineers Licenses. Required documentation will be available following the meeting! The Section Meetings also provide a great opportunity to network with fellow engineers in the area.ABOUT THE MEETING: This month’s meeting consists of a tour of Duke Energy’s Envision Center Located in Erlanger, Kentucky, Duke Energy’s Envision Center provides visitors a dynamic experience that demonstrates the possibilities of modernizing to smart grid and energy efficient technology.The center features a movie-style studio with sets consisting of a substation with two-way digital technology, a smart home – complete with solar panels and a plug-in hybrid vehicle, an apartment complex with smart meters and a power delivery work center – monitoring conditions with real-time data. Electric poles equipped with intelligent power equipment are also staged throughout.Center visitors can watch video presentations that showcase a day in the life of a variety of energy customers in the year 2015. Visitors will also experience simulated demonstrations such as a thunderstorm, lightning strike and power outage. Home simulations feature the use of an energy-management system to control high efficiency appliances (e.g., dishwasher, water heater, HVAC equipment).Smart grid technology will enable:• Improved system reliability and operational efficiency• Quicker and more accurate response to outages• Greater customer offerings (e.g., energy efficiency programs and payment options)• New tools and programs that enable customers to predict and gain control of energy usage.The center also promotes the importance of renewable power to meet the energy needs of tomorrow and how customers can play an important role in helping us reduce our carbon footprint.

Click on the following link to see a WKRC-TV news report on the Envision Center:

movie.wmv

NOTICE: Anyone interested in carpooling to the Envision Center contact Ted Longshore at tedlongshore@cinci.rr.com. He wants to meet at ~5:00PM at the Walmart off Glendale-Milford Road just west of Reading Road.

Directions:4580 Olympic Blvd, Erlanger, KY 41018From Cincinnati, OH: Take I-75/I-71 South into Kentucky to I-275 West (towards the airport) Take Mineola Pike Exit (first exit off of I-275) GO LEFT on Mineola Pike At the second stop light, GO LEFT onto Olympic Blvd. Travel down Olympic Blvd past companies like Toyota and Pepsi The Envision Center is located in the last building on the left – Building C – before you intersect Turfway Road GO RIGHT into the parking lot in front of Building C. The Envision Center is at the endFrom Columbus, OH: Take I-71 South toward Cincinnati, OH Merge onto I-71 South via Exit 99A on the LEFT toward Cincinnati (crossing into Kentucky) Take I-75/I-71 South into Kentucky to I-275 West (towards the airport) Take Mineola Pike Exit (first exit off of I-275) GO LEFT on Mineola Pike At the second stop light, GO LEFT onto Olympic Blvd. Travel down Olympic Blvd past companies like Toyota and Pepsi The Envision Center is located in the last building on the left – Building C – before you intersect Turfway Road GO RIGHT into the parking lot in front of Building C. The Envision Center is at the endFrom Greater Cincinnati / N Ky Airport: Take I-275 East Take Mineola Pike Exit RIGHT on Mineola Pike LEFT onto Olympic Blvd. Travel down Olympic Blvd past companies like Toyota and Pepsi The Envision Center is located in the last building on the left – Building C – before you intersect Turfway Road GO RIGHT into the parking lot in front of Building C. The Envision Center is at the end

April 2009 – Membership News

NEW MEMBERS

The following individuals are IEEE members who are new to our Section:

Travis Boraten
Charles S. Brown
Davis Debord
Daniel L. Ford II
R. N. Hargis
Chunyan Li
David R. Miller
Ngozi Victoria Uti
Suresh Vasa
Rui Wang
Mingyu Zhong

We wish to welcome these new members to the Cincinnati Section!!!

April 2009 – History

Scanning the Past: A History of Electrical Engineering from the Past
Submitted by Bob Morrison, Editor

Copyright 1995 IEEE. Reprinted with permission from the IEEE publication, “Scanning the Past” which covers a reprint of an article appearing in the Proceedings of the IEEE Vol. 83, No. 11, December 1995.

Harald T. Friis

Seventy years ago this month, the PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTE OF RADIO ENGINEERS (IRE) included a paper on directional radio receiving systems by Harald T. Friis. At the time he was employed as a research engineer at the Bell Telephone Laboratories where he made numerous contributions to telecommunication engineering. He was later to become a recipient of the IRE Medal of Honor and other awards.

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April 2009 – IEEE News

Biomedical Engineering Student Recognized as IEEE’s ‘New Face of Engineering’

WASHINGTON (17 March 2009) — Guruprasad Madhavan is working on neuromuscular stimulation approaches that may help prevent osteoporosis, heart failure and mild cognitive impairment — all related to low blood pressure.

Madhavan’s research is a major reason why he was selected the IEEE/IEEE-USA’s 2009 “New Face of Engineering.”

“My energy to perform better has multiplied, and so has my responsibility to better communicate engineering,” Madhavan said after being selected.

The New Faces of Engineering is sponsored by the National Engineers Week Foundation, a coalition of engineering societies, major corporations and government agencies. The program highlights the vitality, diversity and rich contributions of engineers under 30.

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