ECE MAKERSPACE | Electrical and Computer Engineering

Who We Are

Location: Jacobs Hall (EBU1) B538
Contact: maker@eng.ucsd.edu

The ECE Makerspace is a prototyping lab replete with 3D printers, a laser cutter, and soldering stations, among other components necessary for building things. We provide JSoE students a home base to acquire and hone hands-on prototyping skills by enrolling in one of the many hands on engineering classes offered, or by joining one of the ECE Student Orgs project teams. Our staff also consists of experienced ECE students that provide guidance and training to others.

Visit us to learn diverse skills such as: soldering, PCB design, Inkscape, SolidWorks, LAbView, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and other hands-on skills.

Access and Training

Unfortunately due to COVID-19 the Makerspace is only open to those in the classes below and case by case. Training link here!

Schedule

Open Hours
Reserved Classes
Tutor-hosted Hours

Current Class Details (Fall 2021)

ECE 144: LabVIEW Programming: Design and Applications

ECE 144

ECE 144 is an interactive LabVIEW programming course designed to teach students how to design and develop LabVIEW applications. Students work in teams to build prototypes from laser-cut and 3D printed parts, integrate sensors and actuators, and program using state-machine architecture in LabVIEW to form a complete system. They also have the opportunity to take the National Instruments Certified LabVIEW Associate Developer (CLAD) exam at the end of the class to validate their LabVIEW development skills and market themselves "LabView Certified" to prospective employers.

MAE/ECE 148: Autonomous Cars

MAE/ECE 148

Introduction to Autonomous Vehicles will incorporate engineering theory and good practices, industry relevant lectures, and practical application with the development of 1/10 scale autonomous cars that must perform on a simulated city track. Click here for more info: link

ECE 191: Engineering Group Design Project

ECE 191

Groups of students work to design, build, demonstrate, and document an engineering project. All students give weekly progress reports of their tasks and contribute a section to the final project report.

ECE 196: Engineering Hands-On Group Project

ECE 196

ECE 196 is a hands-on course designed for students to gain hands-on engineering experience through projects in team building environments. Projects were designed by students for students to help students expand their engineering toolbox. In the first five weeks, students work in groups of two to build projects developed by the PiB team. In the last five weeks of class, students work in teams of four to develop a new project from concept to presentation. In the course of one quarter, students work on a total of four projects that will test their ability to problem solve, adapt, and engineer.