Course Organization

Main Course website , TA: Anthony Dominguez ajdoming@ucsd.edu

MATLAB and Datalogger Training Session 4/9 5-9pm EBU1 1102 (access through 1108)

• Web of Science, Google Scholar
• MATLAB file to read and plot output from datalogger
• Micrometeorology Workshop slides (page 1-16, 30-33), Hydrology Workshop (page 1-16, 30-33)
• Campbell Scientific support - download - Short Cut for datalogger program generation, PC200W for datalogger communication'
• Datalogger program that includes most relevant sensors

Lab Rules

• Do not keep sensors / dataloggers permanently attached to your system. Return to green shelf after use.
• Return any tools to where you found them / the yellow toolbox.
• Electronic components can be destroyed if powered by too large of a voltage or be reversing the polarity. Be especially careful with the 12V port on the logger. Consult the sensor specs before connecting it to 12V.

How to prepare for weekly meetings

• Emails: start your subject line with your project number, e.g. E9: datalogger programming
• Read material linked on project slides before first meeting
• Picture the weekly meeting as a progress report delivered by a team from a subcontractor to a project leader. You should demonstrate that you made progress, present your accomplishments concisely and clearly, and raise questions that need to be answered to move forward.
• Come prepared to present your accomplishments. Your design, web research, data analysis, graphs is worth more than 1000 words. Either print it out or send me an email with relevant documents / weblinks before the meeting which i can display on my external monitor so that everybody can see them. Do not show me weblinks from your laptop during the meeting.
• The week of April 21 (week before midterm), and the week of May 26, you will give a presentation for the weekly meeting. This will guarantee that you will come out ahead in the midterm (which will be graded by all course instructors) and structure your thoughts and results.

Meeting Times

Time	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
9-930	avlb	avlb	avlb	avlb	avlb
930-1000	avlb	avlb	avlb	avlb	avlb
1000-1030	avlb	E5	E7	E12	avlb
1030-1100	avlb	avlb	E1	avlb	E11
1100-1130	E4	avlb	avlb	avlb	avlb
1130-1200	avlb	avlb	avlb	avlb	avlb
1200-1230	avlb	avlb	booked	avlb	avlb
1230-100	avlb	booked	booked	booked	avlb
100-130	avlb	booked	booked	booked	avlb
130-200	avlb	booked	booked	booked	avlb
200-230	avlb	E14	E13	avlb	avlb
230-300	avlb	avlb	avlb	avlb	avlb
300-330	booked	avlb	E2	avlb	avlb
330-400	booked	booked	avlb	booked	avlb
400-430	avlb	booked	E8	booked	avlb
430-500	avlb	booked	E9	booked	avlb
500-530	avlb	avlb	E15	avlb	avlb
530-600	avlb	avlb	E3	avlb	avlb
600-630	avlb	avlb	avlb	avlb	avlb
630-700	avlb	avlb	E10	avlb	avlb

Midterm

• Grading Sheet used by course instructors for presentation and report. The report will be graded by your course advisor only. Presentations will be graded by all four course advisors. Thus make the presentation more general so that the other course advisors who are not experts in fluids / environmental engineering can comprehend it.
• Presentations take place during week of April 28 as discussed on Main Course website . Please submit report as word document via email by April 28, 5pm .
• Example of excellent midterm presentation: 8 minute maximum. Provide project definition, description of project tasks & background research, team assignment and organisation, work schedule, experimental/design methods, and progress to date. Speak clearly, don't read off the slide, seek eye contact with the audience. Presentation dates will be assigned by de Callafon.
• Report should contain the same material as the presentation but include more details. A typical structure for a midterm report is contained in this slide show. Common Mistakes in Report:
  • A short and clear report is better than a long and confused. A good structure with subheadings is important. Number each section and subsection. The report should be at most 8 pages + title page + table of contents.
  • Figures and tables need captions. Captions should be detailed enough to understand the figure without consulting the text.
  • All figures and tables have to be referred to in the text.
  • Proofread at the end for language and correct references to figures. A report full of small errors is hard to read and makes a bad impression.
  • Use large fonts for figure axis labels and fonts. In matlab use "set(0,'defaultaxesfontsize',13);" at the beginning of every m file to change the default font size used in figures.

Final

• 4-6 minute Movie due June 5 at 4pm on CD / flash drive to EBU2 580. Grade sheet
• 20 page max report due June 10 at 4pm by email. Slide CD with all materials underneath my office door. Grade sheet
• Example of excellent report with my comments in red.
• Deliverables: A CD/DVD containing:
  • 40% of grade: max 20 page Report as electronic copy in native (e.g. MS Word, Openoffice etc) AND pdf format. Suggested contents and range of weights:
    • Title, abstract, and table of contents (1%)
    • 1. Introduction: project definition, literature survey, background research (4%)
    • 2.1. Experimental/Theoretical/Design Methods (5-10%)
    • 2.2. Team assignment and organization, work schedule, Tasks accomplished or not (give reason if not accomplished) (3%)
    • 3.1. Results of design / experiment (10-15%)
    • 3.2. Errors and limitation (4%)
    • 4. Discussion, Future Work / Recommendations (6%)
    • 5. References (1%)
  • 5% of grade: Any information necessary to reproduce your results/design/experiment: e.g. Labview/matlab programs, data, spreadsheets, solidworks drawings, flowworks, etc.
  • 25% of grade: movie

Movie

• Most importantly: a demonstration of your experiment or design (if applicable) and the main results of your project
• What is your design/experiment and why is it important and/or novel?
• Background information necessary to understand the experiment/design shown in the movie.
• What were the main project tasks?
• How will the experiment/design be used in the future and what improvements are suggested?
• Do not use copyrighted images or music without having first obtained written permission from the authors or artists.

• http://maeresearch.ucsd.edu/kleissl/171B/E4-AirplaneTurbulence.wmv
• http://maeresearch.ucsd.edu/kleissl/171B/E5-WeatherRobot.divx
• http://maeresearch.ucsd.edu/kleissl/171B/E7-Drafting.wmv
• http://maeresearch.ucsd.edu/kleissl/171B/E8-RoboticPanTiltAntenna.wmv
• Your movie may end up here at the office of research portal. Unfortunately the current examples on this website are bad.

One member from each group will get access to UCSD video cameras (weekdays only) and the UCSD media communications lab (24/7). Adriene Hughes will conduct a training session on imovie and camera operation for these individuals on Fri, May 9, 4pm . Please send your group's video editor's name to jkleissl at ucsd by Mon May 5 so that access privileges to the media lab can be established.
UCSD Video Submission Form UCSD Media Center Policies: The hours of operation are: 8-10am and 2:30-5pm M-F. The rooms are located downstairs in the Media Communications building. Our contact is Adriene Hughes in room 225. UCSD video cameras can be checked out on weekdays only, and only for 24 hours at a time.

Budget

US$ 100 / group from MAE department. These funds can only be used for project-related expenses (usually parts) and have to be cleared by me. Index numbers are E1--AMESP21, E2--AMESP22, E3--AMESP23, E4--AMESP24, E5--AMESP25, E7--AMESP27, E8--AMESP28, E9--AMESP29, E10--AMESP30, E11--AMESP31, E12--AMESP32, E13--AMESP33, E14--AMESP34, E15--AMESP35. Reimbursement form
Additional funds can be disbursed by the project advisor and do not have to be cleared by me.

Project definitions and deliverables for 126B/171B

E14-16

E4: Measure vertical velocity fluctuations w' and temperature fluctuations T' using model airplane

• Compute virtual airplane vertical velocity and accelerations using turbulence dataset. Determine necessary sensor response times and sampling rates.
• Select and purchase remote controlled model airplane (< US$ 500). Specs:
  • Sample 1/2 mile by 1/2 mile field using three tracks
  • Altitude up to 100 ft
  • Payload: Eagletreesystems datalogger, sensors
• Select and purchase sensors (in order of importance): accelerometer, thermistor/RTD/thermocouple (already in lab), capacitive humidity (already in lab), tiltmeter(?), CO2
• Equip airplane with payload while maintaining flight stability and stall characteristics.
• Conduct test flight at 10ft, 20ft, 50 ft over an agricultural field in daytime and at night.

E7: Drag reduction in wakes - Effect on CA fuel consumption

• Measure drag force on semis, SUVs, and Sedans at different distances from a vehicle in a wind/water tunnel at different speeds.
• Use Solidworks / Flowworks / Fluent to model drag force in the wind tunnel / water tank and for real vehicles.
• Obtain CA freeway traffic data for the entire state and for a dense urban area (LA or SD). Estimate the amount of fuel savings.

Sensors assignments:

• Sensor Datasheets
• E2
  • Humirel HTM2500 Temperature / Humidity
  • Apogee IRR-P infrared radiometer
  • GPS16-HVS
  • Licor SZ200 Pyranometer
  • maybe: CO/NO2, particulate matter
• E3
  • Humirel HTM2500 Temperature / Humidity
  • Delta Probe (exclusive use)
  • Davis wind speed & direction
  • Apogee IRR-P infrared radiometer
  • GPS16-HVS
  • maybe: Kipp & Zonen CMP3 albedometer
• E4
  • Humirel HTM2500 Temperature / Humidity
  • Tn9 infrared radiometer (exclusive use))
  • Thermocouple (exclusive use)
• E5
  • 5x YSI44016 Thermistor (exclusive use); use 1% tolerance resistors
  • 3x Davis wind speed & direction
  • Apogee IRR-P infrared radiometer
  • GPS16-HVS
• E9
  • 5x YSI44016 Thermistor (exclusive use); use 1% tolerance resistors
  • 2x solar panel current meter (exclusive use)
  • Apogee IRR-P infrared radiometer
  • Licor SZ200 Pyranometers
  • Davis wind speed & direction
• E10
  • YSI44016 Thermistor (exclusive use); use 1% tolerance resistors
  • Humirel HTM2500 Temperature / Humidity
  • CO/NO2
• E12
  • Apogee IRR-P infrared radiometer
  • GPS16-HVS
  • Kipp & Zonen CMP3 albedometer (exclusive use)
• E13
  • Particulate Matter (exclusive)
  • Met One Particulate Matter

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