System Design (KL3233)

Lecturers
Prof. Dr. Mahamod Bin Ismail
(Consultant - Advisor)
mahamod@ukm.edu.my

Hilmi Sanusi (Coordinator) En Kamarulzaman Mat

hilmisanusi@ukm.edu.my kamarulzaman@ukm.edu.my

Dr Anuar Mikdad Muad

anuar_muad@ukm.edu.my
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 Course Objective
• The course objective is to provide an
opportunity for students to apply their
engineering knowledge to solve open-
ended problems using a
multidisciplinary team approach.
 Course Overview
• Independent Laboratory Sessions
• Creative design camp
• Written Weekly Team Meetings (Monday Class)
• Completion of prototype development
• Final Report (Written and Presentation)
Design Cycle
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Synopsis
• The course requires the student to identify and explain
technical problems and also to design product as daily life
solution in group. Various possible solutions should be
proposed using learned technical knowledge. Student
needs to modify design process in order to meet certain
specification by considering constraints to produce
engineering and product prototype. Student should plan
and manage a project based on the system engineering
approach.

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Course Learning Outcome, CO

1. Ability to determine and explain technical problems in daily life.

2. Ability to propose various possible solutions using learned technical

knowledge.

3. Ability to modify design process in order to meet certain specification

concerning with cost constraint.

4. Ability to plan and manage a project on system design project.

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Course Assessment Plan

Kaedah Pentaksiran

Beban Pembelajaran Pelajar (SLT)

Kaedah Penyampaian
*Pemboleh (1) / *Penentu (2)

Proposal /Kemajuan
*HPP/**MQF
Taksonomi

Peperiksaan
Buku Log
Di akhir kursus ini, pelajar

Projek
Indikator
seharusnya berkebolehan untuk:

Berkebolehan untuk
mengenalpasti dan
menerangkan masalah  menyelesaikan Lecture in
soalan berkaitan class,
1. teknikal dalam kehidupan P4 5 2 5 5 10 10 23
dengan masalah Problem
seharian.
teknikal seharian. based
Ability to determine and explain
learning
technical problems in daily life.
Berkebolehan untuk
mencadangkan pelbagai
penyelesaian yang mungkin  menyelesaikan
masalah dengan Lecture in
dengan menggunakan
pelbagai cara class,
2. pengetahuan teknikal yang P1 5 2 10 10 10 10 34
melalui Problem
telah dipelajari.
pengetahuan based
Ability to propose various
yang dipelajari. Learning
possible solutions using learned
technical knowledge.
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Course Assessment Plan

Kaedah Pentaksiran

Beban Pembelajaran Pelajar (SLT)

Kaedah Penyampaian
*Pemboleh (1) / *Penentu (2)

Proposal /Kemajuan
*HPP/**MQF
Taksonomi

Peperiksaan
Buku Log
Di akhir kursus ini, pelajar

Projek
Indikator
seharusnya berkebolehan untuk:

Berkebolehan untuk
mengubahsuai proses
rekabentuk untuk memenuhi  menyelesaikan
masalah Lecture in
spesifikasi tertentu dengan
rekabentuk class,
3. mengambil kira kekangan kos. C3 3 2 - 15 - - 31
berdasarkan Problem
Ability to modify design process
spesifikasi dan based
in order to meet certain
kekangan kos. learning
specification concerning with
cost constraint.
Berkebolehan untuk
merancang dan mengurus  Menyiapkan
Lecture in
suatu projek sistem projek
class,
4. rekabentuk. P5 rekabentuk 5 2 5 10 - - 38
Problem
Ability to plan and manage a dalam tempoh
based
project on system design yang ditetapkan.
learning
project.
JUMLAH/ TOTAL 20% 40% 20% 20% 8 126
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Programme Outcome, PO (HPP)

PO3 - Reka bentuk/Pembangunan Penyelesaian - Rekabentuk penyelesaian untuk
masalah kejuruteraan yang kompleks dan sistem reka bentuk, komponen proses yang
menepati keperluan spesifik dengan pertimbangan yang bersesuaian bagi kesihatan awam
dan keselamatan, budaya, kemasyarakatan dan alam sekitar.
Design/Development of Solutions - Design solutions for complex engineering problems
and design systems, components or processes that meet specified needs with appropriate
consideration for public health and safety, cultural, societal, and environmental
considerations;

PO5 - Penggunaan Alatan Moden - Mencipta, memilih dan mengaplikasikan teknik,

sumber, dan alatan kejuruteraan dan teknologi maklumat yang moden, termasuk ramalan
dan model, kepada masalah kejuruteraan yang kompleks dengan memahami hadnya.
Modern Tool Usage - Create, select and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and
modern engineering and IT tools, including prediction and modelling, to complex
engineering problems with an understanding of the limitations.

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 Multidisciplinary Teams
• Design teams include at least four and maximum of six
members per team.
• Multidisciplinary Teams
– May include members from different programs
– May include members from the same program but with
different areas of concentration, experience, strengths, or
interests
– Are assigned by us (If you can’t form any group)
• Each team must select a team leader
• Each team form a corporate structure with distributed
defined task
 Design Overview
• Lectures and a Quiz on the Design Process
• Formation of Multidisciplinary Teams
• Weekly Team Meetings
• Project Statement
• Project Specifications
• Fourth Year Project Contract
• Proposal (Written and Presentation)
• Business Plan
• Initial development of prototype
• Final Report (Written and Presentation)
 Lecture Schedule
• Week 1 – 3 Basic Design Requirement
• Week 3  Proposal: Project Statement
• Week 4 – 7 uController
• Week 6  Design Proposal
• Week 6 – 7 Design using micropocessor
• Week 8  Presentation
• Week 8 – 9 System Design (Sensor, Actuator & Process)
• Week 10 Simulation & PCB
• Week 12 – 13 Law/Ethics/IP/Standard
• Week 14 – Final Presentation
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Teaching Plan:
Makmal/ Projek/ Perbincangan
Kuliah Tutoran Pembelajaran Jumlah jam

HPK
Minggu Tajuk Kuliah Kerja tapak PBL Kumpulan
kendiri (jam) Pembelajaran
Sila masukkan BILANGAN JAM yang digunakan

1 Pengenalan: Gambaran Projek, Perancangan dan Cadangan Projek 2 2 3 7

2 Pembentangan Proposal / Pernyataan Masalah & Spesifikasi 2 3 3 8

3 Pengenalan Kepada MikroPengawal 2 2 4 8

4 Pengaturcaraan MikroPengawal 2 2 4 8

5 Aplikasi MikroPengawal 2 2 4 8

6 Penderia and Pengantara-muka 2 3 4 9

7 Rekabentuk PCB / Peraturan Rekabentuk & Heuristik 2 2 5 9

Cuti Pertengahan Semester -

8 Pembentangan Prototaip Kejuruteraan 2 2 2 5 11

9 Etika Kejuruteraan / Undang-Undang Kejuruteraan 2 3 5 10

10 Pembentangan Prototaip Hasil 2 2 2 4 10

11 Harta Intelek dan Paten / Ekonomi Kejuruteraan 2 1 3 5 11

12 Penulisan Teknikal 1 1 3 4 9

13 Pembentangan Lisan 1 1 3 4 9

14 Demonstrasi Hasil 1 3 5 9

15-17 Peperiksaan Akhir Semester -

JUMLAH 24 - - 14 29 59 126
JUMLAH KREDIT EAC (1 KREDIT = 42 JAM PEMBELAJARAN EFEKTIF) 3.00

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 Weekly Team Reports
• Name of Project
• Names of Team Members
• Work Completed during past week
• Project Review (status)
• Future Work
 Pass It to the class secretary (Kamarulzaman)
 Your own group copy (file folder)
 Parallel work in your note book
 Required Materials
• Email:
• Facebook:
• Notebook/logbook: (individual)
• File Folder (per group)
• Electronics prototyping facilities
(individual/group)
– Soldering iron
– Basic electronics component
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Assessment Details
Log book (20%) – individual marks
• Divided into 3 parts:
i. meeting/discussion attendance
ii. minute of meeting/discussion
iii. individual ideas/tasks/references

Proposal/progress (20%) – group marks

• Preliminary proposal report (week 4)
• Full proposal report (week 7)

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Assessment Details
Project (40%) – group marks
• Progress presentation (week 8, 10 &12)
• Product presentation/demonstration (during carnival / E3@UKM
/ open day)
• Voting from public (during product demonstration)
• Technical/final report
• Product submission (partial/fully working)

Final Examination (20%) – individual marks

• Divided into 2 parts: Part A (straight forward), Part B
(challenging)

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 NoteBook/LogBook
• Keep a Contemporaneous Engineering Notebook. 
• That means, Write EVERYTHING Down, even include a
doctor appointment; that's what helps make it a believable
Legal Document. 
– Draw line  date  initials
• So keep the notebook up to date and have it Witnessed
often by those whom you trust, and understand your work.
(your class secretary or class instructors)
• This can mean the difference between Owning the Patent
Rights to your Work, or NOT!  Also, it can jog the old
memory
• Of course, It Don't Hurt  when Final Reports are Due!
 NoteBook/LogBook
• Standard size of B5. Use a Bound (stitched binding)
notebook. DO NOT use a loose leaf or Spiral bound
notebook! Your group MUST use a uniform logbook.
• Divided into 3 parts
– Meeting attendance
– Group Meeting information (your own minute)
– Scrap note section
• Will be evaluated as your individual works
 Don’t let your friend copy!!!!!
 What is in the scrap-note
(1) Entries Should be in Permanent Ink--Not Pencil.
(2) The Project Title, Subsection and Book Number should be accurately
recorded when starting a New Page.
(3) All data is to be recorded directly into the notebook. The inclusion of
all elaborate details is preferable. Notes and calculations should be
done in the notebook, NOT on loose paper. In the case of an error,
draw a single line through the incorrect data. Do Not Erase or use
correction fluid. All corrections should be initialed and dated.
(4) After entering your data, sign and date all entries. Witness or
witnesses should sign and date each entry. The witness must observe
the work that is done, and have sufficient knowledge to understand
what they read. Names of all who were present during any
demonstration should also be recorded.
(5) Use Both sides of a Page.
Never leave any White Space: "X" out or Crosshatch all unused space,
and don't forget to initial & date same.
(6) All contents of the notebook should be kept strictly Confidential. It
should be kept in a Protected place to safeguard against Loss.
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Project’s Theme

Smart/Intelligent
Toys

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 Theme: Smart/Intelligent Toys
Task: Design a device or Redesign with value
added component to a device to function as a
toy or game component for general public,
such that it will enhance the development of
the target group.
– Constructing a device or system (at least 40% of the
preoject is hardware) to create a better living. It
must be a real practical solution.
 Project Specifications(Title)
• Week 1
– Group formation
– Idea generation  topic of interest
• Week 2 (Preliminary Proposal)
– Presentation for approval
– Should be ready and approved
• Week 3 (Preliminary Proposal for Submission)
– Product Design Baseline
Project Specifications
 Preliminary Proposal

• What to Prepare
 Prelim - Project Statement
• Statement of Need
• Preliminary Requirements
• Basic Limitations
• Other Data
• Questions
 Prelim - Project Specifications
• Title Page
• Introduction and Overview
• Technical Specifications
 Prelim - Project Proposals
• Title page
• Executive Summary
• Statement of Need
• Project Description
– Methods (discuss design alternatives)
– Block diagrams, flow charts
– Budget
– Timeline
• Conclusion
 Project Proposal
• Hand in on Week 8
• Engineering prototype must be presented
• Proposal and Prototype readiness is actually
your Mid Sem Exam!
 Final Report
• Similar Structure to Proposal
• Includes
– Complete design (discussion of design alternatives)
– Complete List of Components
– Verification of Design (e.g. by SPICE)
– Preliminary evaluation of components, subsystems, and
prototype
– All details necessary for prototype completion
• Detailed circuit diagrams, flow charts, code, mechanical
drawings etc
 Final Report
• A product showcase either on exam week or
during week 14 will demonstrate your
product for judgement
• A panel of judges (lecturers/engineers/my
friends and old friends) will evaluate your
design
• Post grad students are also invited to judge
your products
 Prizes…….
• Best Overall design – 10% of total marks
• Best Design (selected by judges) – 10% /
5% / 3% Group marks
• Best Floor presentation (selected by vote) –
10% / 5% / 3% Group marks
• Best Presentation – 10% / 5% / 3% of
presentation marks
What is expected of individuals?
• Attendance of lectures (follow dress code pls)
• Quiz
• Active participation in team activities
• Maintenance of a laboratory notebook /
logbook
• Full participation in design camp activities
 Conclusion
• System Design course will allow you to use
your skills to solve an open-ended design
problem using a multidisciplinary team
approach
• Challenging
• A great experience