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12 Musical Instrument: Electronically Resonated Metal
 Jin Kim
Rachel Pashea
Venkata Bijjam
 Igor Fedorov design_document0.pdf
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proposal0.pdf
On this musical instrument, the player can produce different pitches by sliding a vibrating metal rod back and forth. Vibrations in the rod are initiated at resonance frequencies corresponding to the length of the rod. A pickup coil similar to an electric guitar pickup converts the mechanical vibrations to an electrical signal, which is then amplified in voltage using a preamp and in current using a power amp.. The power amplifier gives feedback to the driver coil so the instrument's vibrations can be sustained. This is a project proposed by Skot Wiedmann.

Logic Circuit Teaching Board

Younas Abdul Salam, Andrzej Borzecki, David Lee

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Partners: Younas Abdul Salam, Andrzej Borzecki, David Lee

The proposal our group has is of creating a board that will be able to teach students about logic circuits hands on. The project will consist of a board and different pieces that represent gates. The board will be used to plug in the pieces and provide power to the internal circuitry of the pieces. The pieces will have a gate and LEDs inside, which will be used to represent the logic at the different terminals.

By plugging in and combining gates, students will be able to see the actual effect on logic from the different combinations that they make. To add to it, we will add a truth table that can be used to represent inputs and outputs required, for example, for a class project or challenge. The board will be able to read the truth table and determine whether the logic the student has created is correct.

This board can act as a great learning source for students to understand the working of logic circuits. It can be helpful in teaching logic design to students in high schools who are interested in pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering.

Please comment on whether the project is good enough to be approved, and if there are any suggestions.

Thank you