Designing a Subsystem of a Software-Defined Radio
In this second-year design project, teams of three ECE students designed one of
six subsystems for a Software-Defined Radio (SDR) transceiver. My team designed
the demodulator and audio amplifier, which is the final subsystem in the receiver
chain. Its role is to convert processed radio signals into audio and amplify the
audio to drive large speakers.
Agile Process
This project was done using techniques borrowed from software design projects, known as agile design methodology. Throughout the project, there were three design review milestones, as well as two presentations to non-technical audiences. The project mimicked the industry design cycle to give students a realistic experience.
