Erik Cheever

Project ideas and information for engineering students

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I use this blog to post information that might be of use for students seeking project ideas. Many of the posts have links to interesting new technologies or products that might be useful for a project. Some of the posts are simply project ideas to prompt student interest. You can easily pare down the selections using the categories and/or tags below.
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Monthly Archives: September 2013

11 Easy Wireless Modules for Prototyping Projects

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Erik Cheever | Leave a reply

Need Connectivity? 11 Easy Wireless Modules for Prototyping Projects | EE Times.

Posted in Course Project Ideas.

Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting – Energy Harvesting | DigiKey

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Erik Cheever | Leave a reply

Thermoelectric Energy Harvesting – Energy Harvesting | DigiKey.

Posted in Course Project Ideas, Energy Harvesting.

Man-made lightning

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Erik Cheever | Leave a reply

Digi-Key Corporation.

Posted in Offbeat.

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Determine location of guitar pluck from the sound created
Research Bond graphs and write a paper
Model a nerve action potential using the Hodgkin-Huxley model
Make an animation of inner ear demo from class
Modes on a drumhead
Cloth modeling
Model a non-linear pendulum that has magnets.
Implement an adjustable step-size RK algorithm for animations
Use an animation system (see below) to develop animations for homework problems.
Use simulink and MATLAB together to simulate a system (and animate it).