An L/C Meter Project Provides A Capstone Experience In Topics Of Applied Design Course

This paper focuses on both the analog and digital facets of an inductance-capacitance (LC) Meter Project designed as a capstone experience for pre-junior students in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at the University of Cincinnati. The capstone LC Meter Project is structured to support the course goals and objectives of "Topics of Applied Design" offered at the beginning of the junior year. The paper presents the analog and digital components of the "LC Meter concept" together with the theory of operation. A secondary goal of the project is to prepare students for the upcoming Senior Design Capstone Experience required for a baccalaureate degree in engineering technology. To this end, students are required to implement a product packaging concept and maintain a project journal to record ideas, data, test results, and experiences throughout the project. To date, student feedback on this project has been very positive and a representative selection of student comments is included in the paper.