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Project 2: Portable Desk Lamp

Inspired by the IEEE Real World Engineering Project:


Solid State Lighting for the Developing World

Introduction and Motivation


Abouttwobillionpeopleintheworldsunderdevelopednationsdonothaveaccesstomodern
formsofenergy[1].Handinhandwiththisisthelackofaccesstomodernformsoflighting,
forcingthesepeopletoresorttotechnologies,suchaskerosenewicklampsandcandles.These
devicesarerelativelyexpensive,inefficient,andthegasestheyproduce(suchasCarbon
MonoxideandSulphurDioxide)aredangerous.Whiletakenforgrantedintheworldsdeveloped
nations,thelackofsafeandreliablesourcesoflightafterdarkhasaprofoundnegativeeffecton
thesocioeconomicconditionofpeopleinunderdevelopednations.Withoutadequatelighting,
educationandeconomicdevelopmentprogramssuffer:itisdifficulttoimproveliteracywhen
thereisinsufficientlighttoreadabookorablackboard.Recently,nongovernmental
organizationshavesuggestedthatsolidstatedevices,inconjunctionwithsmallscaleenergy
sources,couldbeusedasanalternativetodevicessuchaskerosenewicklampsorcandles[2].
Thetechnicalchallengeistodevelopaninexpensive,reliable,cleanandsafesourceoflightfor
thosewhocurrentlydonotpossessit.[3]

Project Brief
YourtaskinthisprojectistodesignandcreateaportableLEDdesklamp.Asminimum
requirements,thedesklampmust:

befreestanding
havesufficientlightoutputforreading/writingtaskswithoutcausingeyestrain
beabletooperatewithoutbeingconnectedtoanexternalpowersupply
notexceedaspecifiedcurrentdrawwhilstinoperation.

Foradditionalcredit,thedesklampshould:

beabletorechargedviaanexternalpowersupply(e.g.solarpanel,DCpowersupply)
incorporateadjustablebrightnesstooptimiseenergyconsumption
bebuilttoarobuststandard

Assessment
Theprojectwillbeassessedvia:

ademonstrationofyourlampduringyourWeek12practicalclass(worth10%)
awrittenreport(worth5%)

Rubricsfortheseassessmentsareprovidedbelow.

Demonstration Assessment Rubric

Chassis

Mustbefreestanding
withaminimum
heightof20cm
(1mark)

Chassisisrobustand
presentabletothe
judges
(1mark)

LightCoverage

Minimumintensityof
250luxaddedonall
cornersofa15cmx
15cmsquareonaflat
surface
(1mark)

Uniformityoflight
coveragewiththe
minimumbrightness
of250luxadded,no
obviousdarkspots
(1mark)

ChargingCircuit

Functionalcharging
Chargingratetobe
circuit,measuredby within1/2Cto1C
voltageoverbatteries (1mark)
(1mark)

Power
Consumption
Requirements

Maximumcurrent
drawnof300mA
average
(1mark)

Currentdrawnless
than170mAaverage
(1mark)

GeneralQ&A

Generalabilityofthe
grouptoanswer
questions
(1mark)

Variableintensity
setting
(1mark)

Additional Requirements:
Theremustbeaneasilyaccessiblewaytomeasurethepowerconsumptionoftheprototype
withoutitbeingconnectedtoapowersource.(ie.aneasywaytomeasurebothvoltageand
currentconsumption).

Report Requirements Template


ExecutiveSummary
Anexecutivesummaryisabriefsummarytohelpthereadergetaquickoverviewofthepurpose
ofthereport.Youcanwritewhattheproblemathandis,howyouintendedtosolveitandwhat
theresultwas.Usuallyonequartertohalfapageisenough.Notethatthispagedoesnothavea
pagenumber.
TableofContents
Thisisexactlywhatitsoundslike.Allsectionsincludingsubsections,i.e.headers,aretobe
listedheretogetherwiththepagenumberwhereitislocated.TheExecutiveSummaryarenotto
beincludedintheTableofContents
Background
Describetheproblemathandandhowyouintendtosolveit.
Design/subsystems
Describeyourdesignhere.Usesubsectionsfordifferentsubsystemsofyourdesign.For
example,LEDModule,PowerSupply.Nameyoursubsystemsappropriately.Youareexpected
tohavecircuitdiagramsanddrawingsofyourdesignstoshowyourwork.
Testing
Howdidyou
test
thedesign?Doesitfulfiltherequirements?
Conclusion
Writeyourconclusionshere.Didtheprojectfulfiltherequirements?Ifnot,why?What
unexpectedproblemsdidyouface?Anyideasforfutureimprovementsofthedesign?
References
Eachreferenceinthereportaretobelistedhere.Referencescouldincludebooks,webpages
anddatasheets.SeethislinkforIEEEreferencing:
http://www.ieee.org/documents/ieeecitationref.pdf
Appendix
Hereyouputinformationthatdoesnotneedtobeinthemainbodyforsomereason.Itcouldbe
informationthatisnotessentialtoexplainyourworkbutstillsupportsit,lengthyandrepetitive
informationandprogrammingcode.Eachappendixhastobereferredtointhetext.Theorder
(AppendixA,AppendixB,etc)theyarepresentedinisdictatedbytheordertheyarereferredto
inthetext.

Report assessment rubric


Purpose

Pass(5060)

Credit/Distinction(6080)

HighDistinction
(80100)

Presentationproperuseof
tables,figures,referencesetc

20%

Useoftables,figures,references, Gooduseoftables,figures,
headingsandnumbering.
references,headingsand
numbering.

Correctuseoftables,figures,
references,headingsand
numbering.

FiguresandTablesareproperly
annotated(captionsand
numbering)

Graphshaveproperlabellingof
axes,units,titlesetc.

Academicwritingstyleisused.

ReferencesareinIEEEnumbered
format

Contextengineers

Understandingoftheoverall
problem,inengineeringterms,
andtheprocessofhowto
methodicallydesignasolutionto
theproblem

40%

Minimumevidenceof
understanding

Adequateexplanationofthe
proposedsolutiontotheproblem

Exceptionalevidenceof
understanding

Abilitytocommunicatethe
problemintheirowntermstoa
wideraudience

Clearexplanationoftheoverall
methodologyusedtofinda
solutiontotheproblem

Logicalbreakdownofthedesign
intoadequatesubsystems

Analysisandinterpretation
testingprocedure,conclusion
40%

Executivesummaryprovidesan
adequateoverviewofthereport

Testinghasbeenusedtoverify
thedesignspecifications

Clearexecutivesummarythat
succinctlycommunicatesthe
findingsofthereport

Cleardescriptionoftesting
procedures

Testingproceduresclearly
indicateconsiderationofnoise
inmeasurements

Analysisofperformanceofthe
overalldesign.Diditmeetthe
specifications?Ifnot,providean
explanationastowhy

Providesananalysisofhowthe
designcanbeimproved

References
[1]TheWorldBank,RuralEnergyandDevelopmentforTwoBillionPeople,2004.
[2]Peonetal,Solidstatelightingforthedevelopingworld:theonlysolution,Proc.oftheSPIE,
Volume5941,pp.109123,2005.
[3]L.WyardScottandJ.Smith,(2014,Jan1)SolidStateLightingfortheDevelopingWorld,
[Online].Available:http://www.realworldengineering.org/index.php?page=project&project=90

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