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James Rehg; Bruce A. Muller

Session 1463 Interdisciplinary Automated Manufacturing Laboratory James A. Rehg, Bruce A. Muller Penn State University - Altoona Abstract There is a need in industry for technology graduates who can use a combination of electrical andmechanical concepts in the design, installation, and service of products and production systems. PreparingAssociate Degree graduates for this role is difficult because four semesters is too short for extensiveeducation in both disciplines. Penn State Altoona Campus

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Richard D. Swope; J. Paul Giolma

Session 1426 Deconstructing (and Reconstructing) the Engineering Laboratory J. Paul Giolma, Richard D. Swope Trinity UniversityAbstract Scientific and engineering accomplishments prior to and during World War II laid the foundation forsignificant changes in engineering education-- changes that were further accelerated following the successfullaunching of Sputnik. Courses became oriented more towards theory and analysis and the engineeringlaboratory changed to support those courses. Experimentation was used to illustrate fundamental

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Nagy N. Bengiamin

Session 1626 Design Experience in a Laboratory Environment Nagy N. Bengiamin Electrical Engineering Department University of North Dakota Grand Forks, NDAbstract - This paper addresses enhancing engineering design education via hands-on and open-ended laboratoryexperience. Design is considered in its broader context of problem solving attributes. A unique laboratory hasbeen developed, in the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of

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Bertram Pariser; Cyrus Meherji; Yuqin Ho

.— - ...... Session No: 1626- . “ESTABLISHING AN OPTICAL COMMUNICATION LABORATORY” BERTRAM PARISER Ph.D. CYRUS MEHERJI YUQIN HO TECHNICAL CAREER INSTITUTES GRANT NO. DUE -9452459 This is the first time Technical Career Institutes (TCI) has applied for an NSF grant. Building a brand new, fullyfunctional lab was a monumental task both scientifically and administratively for TCI. For many years, we have only had to modify, expand or duplicate

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T.R. Hsu; P. Reischl; P. Hsu; J.C. Wang; F. Barez; B.J. Furman; A. Tesfaye

Session 1626 Laboratory Development for Mechatronics Education B.J. Furman, T.R. Hsu, F. Barez, A. Tesfaye, J. Wang, P. Hsu and P. Reischl San Jose State UniversityABSTRACT This paper presents the strategy for developing the “Mechatronic Engineering Laboratory” at theauthors’ university. The laboratory development was a principal part of an award for “UndergraduateCurriculum Development on Mechatronic Systems Engineering” by the Division of Undergraduate Educationof the National Science Foundation (NSF). Major tasks involved in the award include the development

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Timothy Cameron; David W. Russell

Session 2526 Laboratory Instruction in Acoustics and Vibration Timothy Cameron, Daniel Russell GMI Engineering & Management InstituteAbstract Eight laboratory exercises have been developed for a senior-level course in “Acoustics, Noise andVibration” to introduce students to sound and vibration engineering. Laboratory topics include wave propa-gation in fluids and solids, acoustic and mechanical impedance, and signal processing. The laboratory exer-cises demonstrate governing physical principles, provide experience using state-of-the-art tools

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Luis G. Occeña

Session 1626 Modular Laboratory Approach to CIM Teaching Luis G. Occeña University of Missouri-ColumbiaABSTRACT Traditional CIM (Computer Integrated Manufacturing) instruction usually revolves around a hard-wiredCIM cell that comes complete with a CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machine tool, a robot tending themachine tool, a conveyor system with on-line sensors, a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller), computerinterface, and air/power supply. While this setup can give a good demonstration of a working CIM cell, and canalso be

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Ngo Dinh Thinh; Andrew Banta

.— . Session 2633 A Student Designed Instructional Cogeneration Laboratory Ngo Dinh Thinh, Andrew Banta California State University, Sacramento Abstract Student Design of the Cogeneration PlantThe Mechanical Engineering Department at California The design and construction of a senior project isState University, Sacramento (CSUS) has received a required of all students in the Mechanical Engineering$220,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, and

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Lang-Wah Lee; Tamer Ceylan

.—-. Session 2533 AN ACTIVE LEARNING MODE FOR LABORATORY EDUCATION Lang-Wah Lee, Tamer Ceylan Mechanical and Industrial Engineering U n i v . of W i s c o n s i n - P l a t t e v i l l e Platteville, WI 53818INTRODUCTION Thermal Systems Laboratory is a required course in the MechanicalEngineering curriculum at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. Thecourse is offered to senior students after they have completed fourrequired engineering science courses in thermofluid area. The goals of thecourse are to: (1) consolidate and integrate

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Richard J. Reid

---- Session 3220 Building a Pipelined Computer in the Architecture Laboratory Richard J. Reid Michigan State UniversityAbstract - This computer architecture laboratory uses an object-oriented approach to provide a simulation modeling language. Thislanguage allows students to complete models of real pipelined computers. The modeling language is implemented as a class libraryfor C++. Using this library, students are able to complete working models of an actual Silicon Graphics microprocessor, the

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Jim Henry

Session 3513 CONTROLS LABORATORY TEACHING VIA THE WORLD WIDE WEB Jim Henry The University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaThe engineering controls systems laboratory at UTC Hardware Stationshas been made available for students to use via theWorld Wide Web. Students can conduct controls Six different stations for controls systemslab experiments from remote sites. This paper experiments are available. They consist ofdescribes the hardware and software that is used forthis facility, describes the way the course wasmanaged and discusses

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Christopher G. Braun

Session 2532 An Electronics Prototyping Facility for Undergraduate Electronics Laboratories Christopher G. Braun Colorado School of MinesIntroduction - Why an Electronics Prototyping Facility Most electronic laboratory projects require building simple circuits that are tornapart as soon as the lab is over -- resulting in a limited opportunity for the students toconstruct anything useful. Students are often frustrated in electronics courses andlaboratories as they never quite get to the level where they can design and build

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Ph.D., Lora S. Spangler; Ph.D., Kourosh Rahnamai; John P Farris Ph.D.; Ph.D., John Maleyeff

Session 1626 Implementation of an Integrated Manufacturing & Controls Laboratory Kourosh Rahnamai, Ph.D., John P. Farris, Ph.D., John Maleyeff, Ph.D./ Lora S. Spangler, Ph.D. Western New England College/ Monsanto CorporationAbstract This project will provide the means to initiate an integrated manufacturing and controls laboratory inthe School of Engineering at Western New England College. The laboratory will have a major impact onmanufacturing and control courses, and provide a means for developing an interdisciplinary senior laboratoryexercise. The objectives of the integrated laboratory are

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Andrew Wilhelm; Edmund Tsang

Session 1626 Implementing A Sophomore-Level Materials, Manufacturing & Design Laboratory Edmund Tsang and Andrew Wilhelm Mechanical Engineering Department, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama 36688ABSTRACT A one-credit hour, sophomore-level laboratory course was implemented in Fall Quarter, 1995 tointegrate materials, manufacturing and design. The course meets once a week for three hours, and is team-taught by two faculty members, one with background in materials science and the other with background inmanufacturing and design. Course activities aim to create a discovery-oriented learning

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Christopher R. Carroll

Session 3220 Introducing a Microprocessor Laboratory Experience for Entering Freshmen Christopher R. Carroll University of Minnesota, Duluth Abstract As part of a new freshman course in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University ofMinnesota, Duluth, each faculty member in the department was asked to introduce the studentsentering the program to an area of speciality in his or her field. This paper reports the approach,methods, hardware, and results involved in

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Jose A. Macedo

I Session 3257 .—-. Laboratory for Introductory Level Manufacturing Automation Course Jose A. Macedo Texas Tech University AbstractThis paper describes an innovative approach for conducting laboratory projects in the manufacturingautomation area at the freshman/sophomore level. The students are given an operational automated system,and assigned

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Ishwar Rattan

Session 1626 Open Systems Laboratory for Distributed Operating Systems Ishwar Rattan Central Michigan UniversityAbstract The recent advances in microprocessor technology and local area networks have made it easyto put together computer systems with a large number of machines connected by a high speednetwork. These systems need radically different software. In particular, the requiredoperating systems have to deal with new ideas such as fault tolerance, load balancing,incremental growth, computational speed up, and transparency not found in

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Zhihua Cao; Suphan Kovenklioglu; Rahmi Yazici; Dilhan M. Kalyon

1 .— . Session 1626 Polymer Dissolution Experiment for Chemical Engineering Laboratory Zhihua Cao, Suphan Kovenklioglu, Dilhan M. Kalyon, Rahmi Yazici Stevens Institute of TechnologyIntroductionPolymer dissolution is increasingly becoming important in pharmaceutical applications such as controlled release,polymer fractionation, microlithography and in the recovery and recycle of energetic materials where the

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Jay Jones; Rebecca K. Toghiani; Hossein Toghiani

Session 2213 Supercritical Fluid Extraction in the Undergraduate Laboratory l Rebecca K, Toghiani, Hossein Toghiani, and Jay Jones Department of Chemical Engineering Mississippi State University P.O. Box 9595 Mississippi State, MS 39762Introduction Thermodynamics experiments are often an overlooked component in

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David F. Ollis; Ann Brown

Session 1 2 6 1 Team Teaching: A Freshman Engineering Rhetoric and Laboratory Ann B r o w n ( C o l l e g e o f E n g i n e e r i n g W r i t i n g A s s i s t a n c e P r o g r a m ) and David F. Ollis (Chemical Engineering) North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695 Abstract Team teaching usually involves the back-and-forth trading of lecturing between two instructors. The present example illustrates a looser side- by-side collaboration consisting of a first year rhetoric, based upon readings, poetry, and videos in technology, literature and history, and a “hands-on” laboratory centered around consumer

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Monroe L. Weber-Shirk; Leonard W. Lion

Session 2526 Virtual Instruments in an Undergraduate Environmental Engineering Laboratory Monroe L. Weber-Shirk, Leonard W. Lion Cornell University Abstract Cornell’s School of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) is developing a new undergraduatelaboratory course in Environmental Engineering. This course includes innovative experiments related to recentor ongoing research conducted by CEE environmental faculty. A goal during course implementation was to integrate computerized instrument control

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Daryl R. Kipke

Session 2309 Computer Applications in Bioengineering: An Active-Learning Laboratory Course for Undergraduates Daryl R. Kipke Arizona State UniversityIntroduction Bioengineering is a diverse field that bridges several traditional engineering disciplines to medicine andbiology. In competing for bioengineering-related jobs with peers from traditional engineering disciplines, theB.S.-level bioengineer should have particular knowledge and experience about making measurements from oranalyzing

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Dr. Dennis Mikkelson

Session 1626 Computer Graphics and Image Processing Laboratory for Undergraduate Instruction. Dr. Dennis Mikkelson University of Wisconsin-Stout The ILI funded laboratory and curriculum development project described in this paperprovided UNIX workstations for undergraduate courses in computer graphics and image processingat the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Prior to this project, the computer graphics course wastaught on 80286 class personal computers using an implementation of the Graphical Kernel System

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Timothy L. Skvarenina

Session 2333 Development of a Laboratory Experiment to Demonstrate Power Quality Issues Timothy L. Skvarenina Purdue University ABSTRACT Less than 15 years ago, harmonics were not even mentioned in an articlel listing all of the problems withelectrical power that could cause malfl.mctions or damage to electronic equipment. However, the widespreadapplication of electronic devices in business and industry is causing new problems

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Scott R. Short

Session 2526 Development of an Undergraduate Materials Laboratory in a Mechanical Engineering Department Scott R. Short Northern Illinois UniversityAbstract In the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Northern Illinois University (NIU), in DeKalb, IL,undergraduate mechanical engineering students are required to take two courses focusing specifically onmaterials: MEE 330- Materials Science and MEE 331 - Manufacturing Processes. Previously, these coursesconsisted only of lectures. However, with the

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T. R. Chandrupatla; Ralph A. Dusseau; John L. Schmalzel; C. Stewart Slater

1 - Session 2213 Development of Multifunctional Laboratories in a New Engineering School C. Stewart Slater, T. R. Chandrupatla, Ralph A. Dusseau and John L. Schmalzel School of Engineering Rowan College Glassboro, NJ 08028Abstract Laboratories have been designed for

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R.J. Kennerknecht; R.H. Cockrum; G.K. Herder; E.T. Ibrahim

Session 2647 An Innovative Instrumentation and Controls Laboratory for Engineering Technology R.H. Cockrum, R.J. Kennerknecht, E.T. Ibrahim, and G.K. Herder California State Polytechnic University 3801 W. Temple Avenue, Pomona, California 91768 ABSTRACTThe Instrumentation and Controls Laboratory at Cal Poly Pomona combines computers,virtual-reality simulators, and advanced software with industrial hardware into an integratedmulti- disciplinary environment. This environment allows tailoring the laboratoryexperience to the

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Said Ahmed-Zaid; James J. Carroll

Session 1626 An Integrated Modular Senior Design Laboratory for Electrical Engineers James J. Carroll and Said Ahmed-Zaid Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Clarkson University Potsdam, NY 13699-5720 Tel: (315) 268-7726 // Fax: (315) 268-7600 Email: jcarroll@sun.soe. clarlmon,edu ABSTRACT

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James Smith; David Elizandro

Session 3520 Laboratory Experience to Support Experimental Design by Engineering Students David Elizandro James Smith Tennessee Technological UniversityAbstractThe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, ABET, requires that all undergraduate engineeringcurricula include the application of statistics to engineering problems. Faculty in the Department of Industrialand Manufacturing Engineering at Tennessee Technological University are developing a

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Maurice Bluestein

Session 2248 Teaching Measurement Uncertainty in a Mechanical Engineering Technology Laboratory Maurice Bluestein Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis Abstract In preparing students for careers in mechanical engineering technology, we have recognized thatmany of our graduates are hired into industrial positions involving performance and test. These positionsinvolve setting up experiments and making mechanical measurements. Modem methods of data