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A. C. L. A.

Active Component Learning Aid

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About Us

Inalvis Alvarez Fernandez

Inalvis Alvarez

Senior Electrical Engineering student at the University of Central Florida. Currently an undergraduate research assistant. Will be attending graduate school in Fall 2018 to obtain a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in Power Systems.

Justin Berte

Justin Berte

Currently a senior at the University of Central Florida. He plans to graduate with his Bachelor’s of Science in Electrical Engineering in May of 2018. He is currently working as a Developmental Engineer for the United States Air Force. He plans to attend graduate school at the location in which he is stationed. His primary interests lie in semiconductor devices as well as control systems.

Richard Bielski

Richard Bielski

A senior Computer Engineering student at the University of Central Florida. He pursued an internship with Nielsen Media research in their ETP-Engineering internship program. Upon graduation with this Bachelor's of Science, he will continue his career as a full time ETP-Engineer in Nielsen Media Research's Engineering department.

Zachary Freer

Zac Freer

A senior Computer Engineering student at the University of Central Florida. He currently works as software engineer with Lockheed Martin’s Missiles and Fire Control in the CWEP program. Upon graduating with his Bachelor’s of Science, he will continue his career as a Systems Integration & Test Engineer in Harris Corporation’s Space and Intelligence Systems Segment.


Advisor: Dr. Chung-Yong Chan


About ACLA


ACLA stands for Active Component Learning Aid.

It is designed to be an interactive simulation of a fundamental electronic circuit using water flow as an analogy for electric current. Users will be able to select between three active electronic components (BJT, MOSFET, and diode) and their respective parameters. The system will adapt to display how an electronic component would behave using water pressure analogously representing voltage. This never-done-before project can be used as an educational device to assist students interested in ECE (electrical and computer engineering) in understanding how a circuit responds to a given component by providing an interactive visualization of what the circuit undergoes.


Behind the Scenes



System Diagrams


Operation Flow Chart



Operation Flow Chart
Hardware Block Diagram



Hardware Block Diagram
Software Block Diagram



Software Block Diagram


Documents