General
Welcome to Translational Engineering Forum!
Lectures
Prof. Ivan Vujaklija (ivan.vujaklija@aalto.fi), Office F306, Rakentajanaukio 2c
Office hours: Please send an email to book an appointment.
Intended Learning Outcomes
After successfully completing this course, the participants are able to:
- Understand the process and requirements to convert basic research into innovative products and technologies
- Apply the process of demand based product development
- Define core knowledge and skills needed to design multidisciplinary technical products
- Design a concept for an electronic device and anticipate main challenges in the entity including SW/HW interfaces, EMC, assembly and manufacturing
- Identify processes needed for quality assurance in product development
Assessment Methods and Criteria
- Mid-course group report assessment (15%)
- Group presentation (30%)
- End-of-the-course group report assessment (15%)
- Weekly learning logs (20%)
- Peer review (20%)
Study Material
The course is mainly based on lecture notes and handouts that will be made available on the course homepage.
Prerequisites
Recommended: basic design concepts, basics of circuit design, basic programming
Schedule
Lectures on Tuesdays 15:15-17:00 R037/1200-1201 TU7
Exercises on Thursdays 10:15-12:00 R030/A133 T5
Preliminary schedule (may be subject to changes):
- Introduction to exercises (12/09)
2. MEMS and electronics integration (17/09)
- Tear down 1 (time to be arranged)
3. Microfabrication (24/09)
- Tear down 2 (time to be arranged)
4. Electronic system design (01/10)
- Embedded electronics exercise (03/10)
5. Software design (08/10)
- SW exercise (10/10)
6. Engineering project management (15/10)
- Management exercise (17/10)
No lecture, Examination week – buffer week – (22/10)
7. Regulations, standards and certifications (29/10)
- Regulatory affairs exercise (31/10)
8. From research to business – Guest Lecture 1 (05/11)
- Exercise contact session (07/11)
9. From research to business – Guest Lecture 2 (12/11)
- Exercise contact session (14/11)
10. From research to business – Guest Lecture 3 (19/11)
- Exercise Presentations (21/11)
11. From research to business – Guest Lecture 4 (26/11)
- Project expansion exercise (28/11)
12. Concluding lecture (03/12)