An intra-disciplinary capstone design project combined students from a mathematically-based digital signal processing (DSP) course with students from an HDL/FPGA synthesis course. These teams designed and implemented digital filters for removing noise from electrocardiogram (ECG) signals. An extensive student exit survey indicated that the students believed that they learned more and also derived more enjoyment from this project due to the intra-disciplinary nature of the design teams and due to the open-ended, real-world application. In summary, students gained realistic experience in working on design teams comprised of systems and hardware engineers.
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