Young Engineers & Friends,
My research is engineering education. I loom for advanced methodology for current need.
I think a good training in embedded system for the fresh engineers can provide in depth ideas of industry and research electronics design and applications. I want to try this program on a large scale in India. I will also like to make the program a bit interesting so will blend with some special Robot designs.
Idea is to provide the following basic knowledge required for engineers to get ready for the real job.
----> Concept to design planning methodology
----> Mechanical structure Robot body, motors, sensors and power source
----> Sensors and sensor interfaces
----> Analog to digital converters
----> Stepper and DC servo motor control - H-bridge design
----> Single board computer design
----> Understanding real time OS and its implementation
----> Power saving mechanisms using software
----> Multi tasking mechanisms in software
----> Wireless (radio frequency) communication
----> Intelligent programming
----> Robot application in environmental problem solving
I am planning to help 1000 engineers in 2008 and hence, it is going to be a very busy year. Few workshops will be arranged and we expect engineers from entire country to participate in this special learning plan. I will be spending about $300 in hardware per participant in which each person can assemble, test and program the hardware.
I will forward invitations to about 2000 engineering institutes in India such that more people from remote areas can participate. Often engineers in cities have local resources but those in remote places find hard to have such experience.
My plan is to teach the basic things like different types of sensors, control systems, embedded system and embedded software for real time applications including communication with other computers using wireless network for remote sensing. There is special feeling in group activities and there is greater interest in participants. I usually reward good work and some engineers bring their own technology for demonstration.
Finally I will like to reward the institutes and provide them resources that are difficult for them to acquire in India. New teaching and training ideas for professors are also in the plan. If possible to complete a book of special electronics training then it will be released to educational purpose mainly for Indian Engineering Institutes. I have allocated $300,000 for this purpose now. Part of this may be recovered from participating institutes and advertisement from companies who make educational electronics. If I can hold four workshops in an year then 1000 participants can participate easily. Perhaps it will be ideal to hold one workshop in separate city to let people find the training near to their home.
I have already conducted two such massive training programs in year 2004.
Engineers who get trained can work immediately with full confidence and were found to find job prospects much better and salary comparatively higher. Trained engineers also were more intended to go for higher education than to opt for immediate jobs. Some engineers were able to change their subjects and were able to skip graduate programs and joined Ph.D. in place of MS. I found that such training gives insight to fresh engineers more than 3-5 years experienced engineers. Working on bread boards is much better than working with ready to use devices. Creativity is much higher level when one designs and uses for an application. I wish to impart greater amount of knowledge to engineers in India as it is very difficult to join a training class after one starts working for salary.
It takes about six months to plan and another six months to execute the program. It is massive 12 months dedicated plan.
Embedded Systems Training Program for Engineers
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