Proposal

Narrative

Engineering Equipment Checkout, Power Management & Safety Lockout Using IoT The College of Engineering is committed to providing our faculty and students with as many technological skills as possible. Not only will this boost the students’ confidence, it will expose them to the type of equipment they will be expected to operate beyond the classroom. This proposal will provide the faculty with the necessary equipment to better prepare the students while simultaneously positioning the students for success in their chosen field(s). Additionally, this equipment is needed to maintain FAU’s ABET accreditation which takes into account equipment relevance. Specifically, An Equipment Checkout, Power Management & Safety Lockout System. This system will provide a safety lockout allowing students only to use equipment they have been trained and approved to use. The system will automatically time-out and shut off after a reasonable time if the equipment is not reactivated via smart phone before the timeout occurs. The Professors teaching a class can request the equipment be turned on for the class period. The software for this system will be developed as a class project by the Computer Engineering / Science Department. This system would benefit hundreds of students weekly. The classes / projects that will most benefit include: EGN 1002 - Fundamentals of Engineering EEL 3118 Electronics Laboratory 1 EEL 4119 Electronics Laboratory 2 EEL 4220 Electrical Machines EEL 4652 Control Systems 1 EEE 3300 Electronics 1 EEE 4361 Electronics 2 CDA 3201 Introduction to Logic Design CDA 3331 Intro Microprocessor Systems CDA 4630 Intro to Embedded System Design EGM 4045 Electro-Mechanical Devices EGN 4950 Engineering Design 1 EGN 4952 Engineering Design 2 EML 4500 Machine Design 1 EML 4262 Machine Design 2 COT 4935 - Senior Seminar Engineering Club Workshops, Meetings and Seminars Senior Undergraduate Student Projects

Facilities

The Machine Shop Heavy Equipment in the Engineering West (EW36) & SeaTech will require direct wired modules install by professional electricians.

Hardware Requirements

WiFi Enabled power plugs and power controllers will be needed, This will be implemented in Engineering East (EE96) using AC plug in modules. The Machine Shop Heavy Equipment in the Engineering West (EW36) & SeaTech will require direct wired modules install by professional electricians.

Software Requirements

The software for this system will be developed as a class project by the Computer Engineering / Science Department. And then managed by Engineering's Technical Support Group, TSG

Personnel Costs

n/a

Other Costs

The Machine Shop Heavy Equipment in the Engineering West (EW36) & SeaTech will require direct wired modules install by professional electricians. Direct wired modules and supporting equipment.

Timeline

Immediately upon approval.

Sustainability

Managed by Engineering's Technical Support Group, TSG and the Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (CEECS) Engineering Lab.

Resource Matching

n/a

Implementing Organization

Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (CEECS) Engineering Lab.