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Kelin Kuhn

Proceedings II. Logistics As can well be imagined, allowing the students to self-select a design project within the broad area oflasers is a logistical nightmare. For the first few years, the last four weeks were hellish. However, as the classevolved, I began to develop better ways of managing the self-selected design projects. Some successful tricks include: 1. A dedicated room for the projects (the Photonics Teaching Laboratory)4 2. A well-established system for inventory management 3. Making past projects available as posters, Xerox copies, and (most recently) Web copies 1. The Photonics Teaching Laboratory The EE 488 class is managed as part of the Photonics Teaching Laboratory. The

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Mohammad H. Ahmadian

plotter, and logic analyzer. The analog, digital, and mixed-mode features make this package a practicaltool that may be incorporated as part of the electronics laboratory assignments.Introduction Electronics, perhaps more than any other field of technology has enjoyed an explosive development inthe last four decades. Electronics is a fascinating field because it provides the opportunity to be creative and atthe same time solve problems. In the electronics programs every effort has been made to have the students develop a good intuitive feelfor circuit operation, while at the same time showing him or her how to analyze expected circuit performanceusing the appropriate mathematical relationship. This permits the students to

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Scott R. Short

Session 3226 Investigation of Shear as a Failure Mode in Anisotropic Materials Scott R. Short Northern Illinois UniversityAbstract There is an immediate need in industry for engineers conversant in the fundamental principles ofmaterial behavior. This type of knowledge may best be imparted to the undergraduate student by direct,hands-on laboratory experience. Another way to enrich the undergraduate engineering laboratory experienceis to introduce the student to current research. When

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Robert L. Drake; Ottis L. Barron; J. Douglas Sterrett

. The new two-course freshman sequence makes use ofprojects, laboratory experiments, and demonstrations to get the first-year students involved in engineering.The primary goals of these courses are: . Introduce the personal computer as an engineering tool. . Introduce engineering design and analysis. . Introduce laboratory data acquisition and analysis techniques. . Develop the teamwork approach to the solution of engineering design projects. . Develop report preparation and presentation skills. . Heighten student interest in engineering as a profession

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Richard J. Kozick; Maurice F. Aburdene

Session 2259 A Dynamic Parameter Estimation Experiment That IS Remotely Accessible Via Internet Richard J. Kozick Maurice F. Aburdene Bucknell UniversityAbstract A dynamic parameter estimation experiment for first-order systems is described. A novel featureof the experiment is its accessibility y for remote execution via the Internet. The concept of a remotelyshared laboratory has been proposed as a way to use readily available communication facilities to shareexpensive laboratory facilities among several universities. The dynamic parameter

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Thomas E. Russell; David R. Loker

advanced communication systems topics including digital/data communications andhigh frequency communication techniques. During the first course in analog communication systems, thestudents are introduced to communication circuits, Fourier series, noise analysis, amplitude modulation,frequency modulation, transmission lines, and antennas. Along with the lecture material, the students meetweekly in the lab for experimentation. Since the fundamentals of analog communications have been inexistence for many years, there is a need to introduce current technology to students in this course. In this paper, an innovative use of current technology within analog communication systems ispresented. This paper describes a laboratory project which uses

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Jo Ann Parikh

Department at Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) is currently in theprocess of implementing a curricular and laboratory development project that integrates key conceptsand practical experiences in parallel computing throughout the undergraduate curriculum. The goal ofthis project is to build a strong foundation in parallel computing which would optionally culminate inadvanced, senior-level specialized courses in parallel computing and/or senior research projects. This paper describes the laboratory facility we developed to support instruction in parallel anddistributed computing and the parallel computing modules which were incorporated into three of ourcore undergraduate courses: data structures, operating systems, and programming

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Dr. John W. Nazemetz; Dr. John B. Solie; Dr. David R. Thompson

development of alternative concepts and evaluation of the competingconcepts through simple engineering and economic analyses prior to committing large amounts of resources tothe design. By having the student teams exchange designs and not constructing their own designs and by using asemi-formal system for incorporating engineering design changes, the instructors hoped to definitivelydemonstrate the importance of clear documentation and communication and the problems associated with therelease of incomplete design packages and/or making major modifications to the design after release.Laboratory Development Two support laboratories had to be designed and constructed to support this course.The laboratories were sized to accommodate twenty one students

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Yu-cheng Liu

fimdamentals of a 16-bit microprocessor. In the lab for; the second course, each student designs and implements a complete 8086-based microcomputer board. Once~ this prototype board is implemented, the student can use it for various microprocessor-based applications. ~A microprocessor development system designed to provide up-to-date development tools for the lab is also described. This development system is implemented as a network consisting of six stations, each equipped with a PC, an emulator, a logic analyzer and an EPROM programmer.!I INTRODUCTION For many microprocessor courses, laboratory projects are often limited to assembly language programming. A main reason is that software

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Winston F. Erevelles

Session 3263 Experiential Learning in Computer Integrated Manufacturing Through Team Projects Winston F. Erevelles GMI Engineering& Management InstituteAbstract The paper describes projects undertaken by student teams in a senior level course in ComputerIntegrated Manufacturing. Students generate concepts for a product, synthesize this concept into multipledesign alternatives, select the most feasible design based on manufacturability and assemblabilityconsiderations, manufacture the product on CNC machines in the CIM Laboratory, develop solutions

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T. D. Moustakas; M. S. Unlu; M. F. Ruane; M. C. Teich; B. E. A. Saleh; B. B. Goldberg

range of existing courses. Examples of photonics research and knowledge are molded into mod-ules to enrich standard core, specialized elective and design courses of undergraduate and early graduatecurricula. An interdisciplinary faculty team has been formed to develop integrative learning experiencesfocusing on modern research in photonics as an important and interesting problem area. Modules arebased on and demonstrated by recent photonics research, including photonic materials and devices, opticaldata storage, optical communications, displays and photonics systems. Self-contained applications modulesintegrate engineering concepts in upper division core. Laboratory practicums provide empirical experiencesto supplement photonics electives

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David J. Beebe

Session 2309 TEACHING HANDS-ON BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION David J. Beebe Department of Biomedical Engineering Louisiana Tech University 711 S. Vienna Street Ruston, LA 71270INTRODUCTION Hands-on laboratory experience is an essential component of an engineer’s undergraduate training.In this paper the above hypothesis will be supported via personal experience and results of a survey ofprograms offering biomedical

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David N. Koert; David A. Nordling

5.18-Second Drop Towers at Nordling during a break between solid materialsLewis Research Center. However, these facilities, flammability experiments onboard NASA-Lewis’and the higher g-level parabolic trajectory jet parabolic trajectory DC-9. Page 1.531.1 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedingsaircraft, are limited by the time durationin which a microgravity environment isavailable. Space-based, longduration, microgravity laboratories haveonly recently become available via spaceshuttle laboratories, and may be evenmore accessible in the future in SpaceStation

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Robert T. Balmer; Kevin J. Renken

Session 3226 Collaborative Industrial Applications in the Mechanical Engineering Experimentation Course Employing an Infrared Thermal Imaging and Measurement System Kevin J. Renken, Robert T. Balmer University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee AbstractIn 1992, the Mechanical Engineering Department at The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) wasgranted a National Science Foundation Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement Award (NSF ILI) for aproject focusing on student utilization of high speed

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Timothy Cameron; David W. Russell

emphasis in industry and research laboratories is to more tightly couple test-ing and simulation-using test results to validate simulation models and simulation results to designexperiments. For example, finite element analysis is used to identify how best to support and excitea structure to produce a particular vibration, and modal test results are used to establish “modalassurance criteria” on finite element simulations. This paper presents two laboratory exerciscs that demonstrate the importance of couplingcomputer simulations with experiments for mutual validation. The exercises from a new coursein “Acoustics, Noise and Vibration” at GMI Engineering & Management Institute also introducestudents to tools and practices used extensively

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Jr., Robert A. Potter; Dion J. King; Charles E. Dean

temperature experimentation with a 155-mm artillery tube and avariety of artillery projectiles. This research was performed by the faculty and students in the Department of Civiland Mechanical Engineering, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. INTRODUCTION The mechanical engineering faculty at West Point has long recognized the value of integrating design,computer, and laboratory experience into the undergraduate engineering science courses *. More recently, thefaculty have developed creative methods of integrating basic engineering research into the program. Oneparticularly interesting example is the integration of research involving a 155-mm artillery tube into thedepartment’s

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Dayakar Penumadu

I Session 1626 True Triaxial Testing System for Geotechnical Engineering Education Dayakar Penumadu Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY 13699-5710Abstract The influence of stress path and drainage conditions on the strength of soils can be effectively conveyedto the undergraduate students in a laboratory environment. The objective of

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William E. Barnes; Michael Khader

transparencies.LABORATORY BASED COURSES Teaching laboratory courses in the traditional distance education settings lacked the students’ability to ask questions related to instrument settings, instructors’ hands-on illustration to students at theremote site, and the ability of the instructor to keep students interested during the laboratory portion of theclass. To investigate the feasibility teaching laboratory courses over this network, one course was selectedfor an experiment. A circuit measurements course from the Electrical Engineering Technology curriculumwas selected. The laboratories at both sites were equipped with the same equipment including computers,instruments, and the General Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB) type equipment. Software

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Narciso F. Macia

Session 2647 Using a DC Solenoid in a Closed-loop Position Control System to Teach Control Technology Narciso F. Macia Arizona State UniversityABSTRACT A DC solenoid that is normally operated in two positions, is used to implement a closed-loop,position control system. The laboratory work supports and reinforces material presented in theclassroom. This laboratory activity takes place in a cooperative learning environment, each groupbeing populated by students from the Electronic & Computer Technology

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Mary Kantowski; Marc Hoit; Matthew Ohland

Session 0230 Teaching Teachers to Teach Engineering: the 19th Annual SECME Summer Institute Matthew Ohland, Marc Hoit, Mary Kantowski University of Florida, Civil Engineering/Civil Engineering/Mathematics EducationAbstractThe University of Florida hosted the 19th annual Summer Institute for the SouthEastern Consortium forMinorities in Engineering (SECME) from June 16th-29th, 1995. K-12 Teachers, counselors, and administratorsfrom the southeast participated in engineering laboratory activities. These activities were designed as part of

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George Meyer; James K. Randall; Charles T. Morrow

Session 1675 Teaching Instrumentation and Controls using Multimedia and Television Instructional Methods George E. Meyer, James K. Randall / Charles T. Morrow 1 University of Nebraska - Lincoln / Pennsylvania State University ABSTRACT Teaching Electronic Instrumentation to both resident and distant students in biological andengineering sciences using television presents interesting challenges for instruction. Hands-on laboratoryexperiences are especially difficult. However, a good laboratory experience not only considers basicprinciples of instruments

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W. M. Waite; Rommel Simpson

thenecessary skill acquisition. This paper discusses the structure and support of this course, and our experiencewith teaching it.1. BackgroundFalling enrollments and problems with retention of sophomores prompted us to examine our curriculum in1992. We interviewed students, looked at initiatives at other schools, consulted with industryrepresentatives, and debated strategy and tactics internally. Our conclusion was that we needed to improvethe students’ laboratory experience and integrate it more closely with lecture material. In that way, we feltthat we could provide stronger motivation for the lecture material and also reinforce it through immediateapplication.There has been a trend at the University of Colorado towards a separation of lectures

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John Krupczak

students The objective is to develop a familiarity with howvarious Technological devices work, and to explain the basic scientific principles underlying their operation.Topics covered include: the automobile, radio and television, computers, and medical imaging. The format isthree hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory per week over a 15 week semester. The course was firstoffered in the Spring 1995 semester. The target audience for the course was seen as general liberal artsstudents. A major goal of the course is to reduce the fear and apprehension of this group toward understandingtechnology. The course focuses on the wide variety of technology used in everyday life to help in engaging thestudent’s interest. The lecture portion of the

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Harry Knickle

environment. Some other concepts are integrated into the course such as design for manufacture, reverse engineering and new products. All freshman engineering students at the University of Rhode Island enrolled in the first semester one credit module. Most of the engineering students will take the second semester course of two credits. Faculty from every department have volunteered to teach this course and work together in a high performance team. The team plans the course, develops the assignments, teaches the course and provides feedback and revision of the course. Undergraduate and graduate mentors help in the computer laboratory. Last year we taught a pilot scale course involving three

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Laura L. Sullivan; Winston F. Erevelles

furthereducation in this field.IntroductionIntegration of curricula in polymer processing, computer integrated manufacturing, and metal casting hasfocused on the area of rapid prototyping. Following an extensive comparative investigation, stereolithographywas selected as the best means of integrating efforts in these laboratories. Specific applications of thistechnique to laboratory and classroom discussion have been identified. A development plan outlining a threetier approach to adding rapid prototyping to polymer processing, CIM, and metal casting curricula within theManufacturing Systems Engineering program at GMI Engineering & Management Institute is in place

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Ian A. Waitz; Edward C. Barrett

communications and other professional skills with advanced, small-group laboratory research. This paper describes the coupling of an undergraduate Experimental Projects Labwith a Communications Practicum. The two subjects are taught jointly by faculty members from the MITAeronautics and Astronautics Department and the MIT Program in Writing and Humanistic Studies. The pairingof the experimental projects course and the practicum provides an environment for teaching communicationsskills in which the students are interested in the subject matter and motivated to learn. In addition, a variety ofmodern information technologies are applied to augment the effectiveness of the practicum. Several pedagogi-cal themes are interwoven into the two courses including

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Russell J. Deaton; Michael J. Bartz

informal methods and through two formalall-teams meetings. The all-teams meetings were chaired by the instructors and used as informationdissemination and exchange between the companies. The specific details of each courses’ companies aredescribed below.Electronics Project As stated above, the students in the electronics course divided into companies with a design goalof producing a D/A converter that would meet their customers (the DSP teams) specifications. Theengineering teams were allowed latitude in their formal composition, but all teams were required to haveone project manager. Other identified functional areas included the following: 1. Design engineer: designs and constructs the laboratory prototype. 2. Quality control engineer

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Craig Gunn

being implemented to ensure that students will becompetitive in the working world. Activities are being orchestrated to give students not only the chance towrite but to practice their speaking skills. Beginning with a junior year fluids’ laboratory students will begiven the chance to perform informal self and fellow-student introductions. At this early stage in the takingof engineering course, the coupling of engineering skill acquisition and the means to convey the informationis evident. The importance of being able to stand up and speak becomes an integral part of a student’s life.Since laboratory courses require group work, the process of presenting information to one’s own small groupwill also be part of the presentation schema. Brief

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Latif M. Jiji; Benjamin Liaw; Feridun Delale

duringthe process of idealization?” Recently, this pedagogy has also been int.mchmd into engineering courses. Regan et al. [6]described four laboratory experiments using edible materials. In an attempt to construct an efficient curriculum, Giorgetti[7] combined theory and laboratory experiment into a single course on fluid mechanics. Dvorak [8] discussed integrationof a simple experiment in heat transfer with analytical solution and computer simulation. More nxentl y, authors of thispaper presented a new teaching methodology using home experiments [9]. Our approach integrates simple homeexperiments with lecture courses to develop interes~ understanding and appreciation for theory. In this paper fourteenhome experiments that can be readily adopted

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Jeffrey W. Honchell

success in developing this required skill would be greatly enhanced. This would allow thestudent to concentrate on his or her specific weaknesses, at his/her own individual pace. Programs in an introductory microprocessors course are conceptually simple. However, the logical step-by-step thought process and the strong connection between the microcomputer architecture and the instructionset are new ideas for most students. Most of the difficulty that the student encounters lies in the lack ofunderstanding the connection between the architecture and the instruction set. Since students are required towrite assembly language programs that finction correctly in the course laboratory, they will be motivated to usethe tool provided -- if they