ENG1002 Project 2 Specification
ENG1002 Project 2 Specification
ENG1002 Project 2 Specification
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.
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).
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