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The IOT/Embedded Systems lab is a new ECE lab primarily designated to our new Cyber Engineering program. This laboratory is primarily used for Cyber Engineering courses such as CYENG 312 Trusted OS, CYENG 352 IoT Security & Implementation, CYENG 225 Microcontroller Essentials, CYENG 351 Embedded Secure Networks, and cross-listed graduate level courses. The total area of the lab is ~1000 sq. ft.
The AI/ML/IOT lab is a new ECE lab primarily designated to our new Cyber Engineering program. This laboratory is primarily used for ECE 245 Microcontroller Applications with IoT, ECE 381 Project Experience, ECE 497 Applied Al, ECE 391 IoT System Fundamentals, ECE 456 RF Circuit Design, and cross-listed graduate level courses. This lab is also the home to externally funded undergraduate research projects in the areas of artificial intelligence and machine learning. The total area of the lab is ~1000 sq. ft.
The Communication Laboratory in the ECE department is a modern laboratory facility for classroom instructions and undergraduate research in design, simulation, and implementation of communication systems and networks. The laboratory equipment includes function generators, digital oscilloscopes, mixed-signal oscilloscopes, high-frequency RF power meters, frequency counter, spectrum analyzer, and logic analyzers. This laboratory is utilized to facilitate hands-on experiments for the ECE courses in the fields of wireless and tethered communications such as introduction to communication systems, computer communication networks, wireless data communication, and simulation of communication systems. The students learn to become proficient in the use of industry-standard tools for network simulation and signal processing, as well as the laboratory equipment for design and testing. This lab is also the home to ECE’s near-space exploration projects. The total area of the lab is ~1000 sq. ft.
This laboratory supports the department with various software packages for general usage by students at all levels in Electrical Engineering, Embedded Software Engineering, and Cyber Engineering. The total area of this lab is 1435 sq. ft.(41' X 35'). The equipment and software packages in this lab receives high priority in updating and maintenance to support ECE students for their group projects and homework as well as lecture presentations.
This laboratory supports the department with various software packages for assembly, re-manufacturing, and circuit fabrication as well as 3-D printing. The total area for this lab is 1296 sq. ft.(36' x 36'). This lab is used by all students for their projects and homework and the equipment in this lab receives higher priority in updating and maintenance.
The Electronic Systems Integration laboratory is a state-of-the-art Electrical Engineering laboratory to complement classroom instruction and undergraduate research in the design, simulation and fabrication of electronic circuits and systems. This laboratory is utilized to deliver hands-on experiments and projects in circuits, electronics, test and measurement, and electronic system design and integration. The students become proficient in the use of industry-standard tools such as Pspice for circuit simulation, NI-LabVIEW for data acquisition and analysis, and PCB design for the design and manufacture of printed circuit boards. The total area of the lab is ~1200 sq. ft.
This laboratory supports faculty project work or senior design projects. The total area of this lab is ~1122 sq. ft. Since this lab is used for various projects, it contains basic equipment and is supplemented when needed.
This laboratory provides hands-on experiments and integrative projects from fundamental digital logic design to emerging embedded computing system design. In particular, the lab equips various evaluation system boards for embedded controllers, digital signal processing (DSP), and field-programmable gate array (FPGA) with associated design tools including compilers. The total area of the lab is ~1200 sq. ft.
Rapid prototyping is one of the promising methods for satisfying the time-to-market constrain in embedded system industrial sector. Multiple FPGA evaluation boards including Xilinx Spartan 3E Starter Boards and other FPGA boards are available for students’ design and verification activities.
The embedded system lab is designed for facilitating embedded software and hardware education and research including embedded C programming, embedded system design, advanced digital design, embedded kernel and RTOS, and real-time application.
The Electric Drives Laboratory is a state-of-the-art teaching/research laboratory for Electric Drives and Renewable Energy. This laboratory is utilized to deliver hands-on experiments and projects in electric machines, circuits, power electronics, electric drives, power system and renewable energy. The students become proficient in the use of industry-standard tools such as MATLAB/SIMULINK for electric drives simulation and Opal-RT for real-time hardware-in-the-loop digital control.
There are six Faraday standard laboratory workstations with each comprising laboratory equipment such as function generators, oscilloscopes, frequency counter, high performance DC power supplies, three-phase autotransformers, power electronics converters, isolators, power meters, and multiple combinations of switches and different types of electrical loads. A typical workbench setup is shown in the following figures.
There are six Sciamble real-time electric drives digital control workstations with each comprising state-of-the-art equipment including RT-LAB power electronics power processing unit, AC/DC electrical motors and generators, digital encoder for speed measurement and current/voltage sensor boards.
The electric drives laboratory is also equipped with wind turbine generator and solar panel stations. A lab-size stand-alone electrical power system with distributed power with both traditional and renewable energy resources can be set up in the lab. Students can gain hands-on experience with renewable energy through specially designed instructional experiments. Advanced research projects can be carried out to emulate a real electrical power system and to predict dynamic behavior of the electrical power systems with high penetration of renewable energy resources.
The Power Electronics Training System offers a comprehensive, modular learning experience, The system features advanced components such as the Four-Quadrant Dynamometer/Power Supply and the Data Acquisition and Control Interface—state-of-the-art USB peripherals that significantly elevate the learning process.
The workstation includes thyristor, IGBT, and diode modules covering several power electronics topics such as single-phase and three-phase AC/DC and DC/AC conversion, as well as DC/DC chopper operation.
