ECE 495 - INTEGRATED SYSTEMS I

1. ECE 495 - INTEGRATED SYSTEMS I Lecture - Research

2. Sources of Information • Inaccurate Information Gleaned from the Web Costs IT Departments Time and Money (CIO.com, 2008) • Reported consequences of using inaccurate IT information: • 15% reported that a component didn't function properly • 3% reported complaints from customers • 15% reported bugs that were introduced to software • 5% projects that didn't get completed • Engineers need reliable information to do their jobs. • Note: This data is from a website. Do you believe it ?

3. Design Example – Head Impact Measurement System • Safety of children heading the soccer ball • Concussion  a problem from heading the ball in soccer? • Does soccer ball heading cause retinal bleeding? • It appears there is a need for a system that could monitor the forces that the head experiences during a soccer game. Looks like we have identified a potential problem and customers for the solution (instrumentation to measure forces). Where would you start the design of such a system?

4. Design Example – Head Impact Measurement System • If you said anything except “research current state-of-the art” you will have wasted your time: • http://www.simbex.com/HIT_system.htm

5. Design Example Lesson: Identify what others have done and build from there. Identify Need Retire Research Maintain Specifications Use by Customer(s) Concepts Distribute and Sell Design Manufacture Prototype Testing

6. Research • Your goal is to become an expert on the subjects relevant to your product design: • Basic scientific and engineering principles • Related technologies • Similar solutions and products

7. Research Questions • Has anyone done anything similar before? • What is the current “state of the art”? • How can I improve upon what has been done before? What are the possible sources for this information? Where can I look for this information?

8. Sources of Information – Who Creates and Organizes Information Clubs Government Universities Companies Individuals Standards Organizations Professional Societies Need to be effective at identifying the sources of information and how they distribute “product”.

9. Sources of Information – IEEE Technical Society Proceedings Local Journals Books Websites Regional IEEE Professional Society Standards Conferences and Meetings National Handbooks Magazines International

10. Sources of Information from IEEE Technical Society • Conference Proceedings • Short, highly technical • Magazines • Overview of a technology • Journals • Long, Highly Technical • Peer Reviewed • Books • Written to explain a new topic • Handbooks • Summary of facts Many similar Technical Societies

11. Sources of Information- IEEE Controls Conference 27 invited sessions, 8 tutorial sessions, and 978 lectures Main objective is to hear the speaker but secondary objective is to capture the content of the presentation.

12. Sources of Information- IEEE Magazine Technical content, big picture

13. Sources of Information- IEEE Journal Highly technical/theoretical content

14. Sources of Information - IEEE Books Tutorial style exposition of a technical subject

15. Sources of Information – IEEE Handbooks 2752 pages 800 pages Concise summary of facts

16. How Up To Date is A “New” IEEE Publication? • Conference Proceedings • Information < 1 year old • Magazines • Information < 2-3 years old • Journals • Information < 2 years old • Books • Information > 3-4 years old • Handbooks • Information > 3-4 years old “Freshness”

17. Sources of Information – Companies Books Trade Magazines Handbooks Companies Internet Application Notes Journals Product Catalogues

18. Sources of Information – Product Literature Technical aspects of using product.

19. Sources of Information - Trade Magazines • Goal is to sell advertising • Technical content, often related to use of a commercial product

20. Sources of Information - Trade Magazines Technical content Advertisement

21. Sources of Information - Manufacturers Technical Publications • Technical • Themes related to company business October, 1988 • HP Published from 1949 – 1998

22. Sources of Information – Universities Dissertation University Technical Report Thesis Books

23. Sources of Information – Thesis and Dissertations Graduate Student Research Project Intermediate or preliminary results Conferences Thesis Or Dissertation All details including literature review and experimental procedures Summary of important results Available through Library Journals

24. Sources of Information – Clubs Standards Guides Clubs Webpages Discussion Groups Books Hanbooks Webpages

25. Sources of Information – Individuals Discussion Individuals Discussion Groups Blogs Webpages

26. Sources of Information – Website

27. How Much Do I Trust a Source of Information?

28. How Much Do I Trust a Source of Information? • Journal (?) • Peer Reviewed, 4-5 expects attempt to find errors and challenge results • Trade Magazine (??) • Maybe the editor reviews and a peer review • Wikipedia (???) • Website (????) • Based on the publisher or content owner • Reviewed by peers • Found in an online peer forum • Published in a periodical they trust “Trustworthiness”

29. Ho Do I Find Information

30. Finding Information – Internet Search Tool • Is GOOGLE the only tool I need? Government Universities Companies Google Standards Organizations Individuals Professional Societies GOOGLE is good, but we need to be sure we have found everything (because our competitors will)!

31. Finding Information – Google Scholar • Is GOOGLE the only tool I need?

32. Finding Information - Commercial Databases Commercial databases are dedicated to a specific subject area.

33. Finding Information - Commercial Databases

34. Finding Information - Commercial Databases Publications that Cite this Publication Publications Cited Publication

35. Finding Information – Standards

36. Finding Information – Standards Search: smart grid http://www.document-center.com/standards/search?search_string=smart+grid

37. Finding Information - USPTO • Patent Searches (uspto.gov) Search terms: "tic tac toe" and strategy Patent #: 5,613,681 A strategy game with the flavor of Tic Tac Toe embodied in both two dimensional(planar) and three dimensional (cubic) configurations. Each consists of a lattice type matrix forming a plurality of interconnected adjacent open cubes. The playing members are spherical and player differentiated by color. These player balls are inserted into the matrix alternately by the players and scoring is achieved by ball patterns; e.g., three in a row or nine in a single plane. The uniqueness in this game is the ability of the player balls to move from one cube to another in the matrix by the players forcing one ball against another. This capability dramatically increases scoring and blocking opportunities.

38. Finding Information – Government Reports • The National Technical Information Service serves as central resource for government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information • 3 million publications covering over 350 subject areas • Promote the nation's economic growth by providing access to information that stimulates innovation and discovery.

39. Cost of Information • Attend IEEE Conference is $600 + travel costs • Clemson Library Journal Access • Elsevier charges $1,463,000 / year • IEEE Xplorecharges $140,995 / year. • Wiley Intersciencecosts $37,270/ 2years • Personal IEEE membership is $500/year • Standards $510 non-IEEE members $5 electronic download $75 from Amazon.com

40. Summary • Become an expert on a particular subject • Basic scientific and engineering principles • Related technologies • Similar solutions • Products