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Rudi Schoenmackers; Ricardo B. Jacquez

Mexico Highlands University • University of New Mexico (UNM) • New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology • UNM Gallup Campus • New Mexico Junior College • UNM Los Alamos Campus • New Mexico Military Institute • UNM Valencia Campus • New Mexico State University (NMSU) • Western New Mexico University Partnerships with Los Alamos National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories are also in place. As the contracting partner for the Alliance, New Mexico State University (NMSU) has subcontracted over 70percent of the program funds to other New Mexico AMP partners to address local needs and

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Ph.D., Robert D. Borchelt

is offered every third semester at present. This is a laboratory-oriented course in which the students workas a team to design and develop working automated manufacturing cells involving machining and/or assemblytasks. Students are required to design and build the appropriate fixtures, robot grippers, electronic systems,etc. and write the complete protocol and software for the machining/assembly operation. In the early weeks ofthe course, the laboratory work involves primarily “demonstration” experiments to acquaint students with thelarger hardware available in the laboratory. This equipment includes robots, machine tools and programmablecontrollers, as well as the appropriate programming and control software needed to utilize them

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John Collura; David E. Kaufman

ProceedingsSection 2.2: Continuing and future program research In addition to continuing the research described above, the establishment of this CRCD projectfacilitates interdisciplinary research among departments on campus in concert with the mission of theUniversity of Massachusetts Transportation Center, a five-campus university system unit. ITS research isinherently interdisciplinary, because of the strong interactions of differing topics on ITS system design,management, and evaluation. The ITS laboratory facility (described in more detail in another part of this report), while being avital part of the educational component, will also enable new research applications. The lab will integratecomputational and video display capabilities with

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1996 Annual Conference

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Russell R. Barton; Robert P. Smith; José L. Zayas; Craig A. Nowack

simultaneous engineering,a focus which echoes long-standing themes in product development practices.1’lz Nevertheless, presentingthese ideas in undergraduate engineering education calls for a departure from the usual content and pedagogicalapproaches. The goal of this paper is to describe the development of a new course in concurrent engineering.Teaching concepts in product development benefits greatly from a hands-on approach. We have attempted toestablish this goal in three ways: by developing and using a number of laboratories and demonstrations, byinviting speakers from industry who can make classroom lessons concrete, and by using cases as the basis forclass discussion. This paper includes a discussion of the curriculum, of existing

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F. Coowar; Rosida Coowar

engineering freshmen are discussed. A simulation exercise centering on a visit to alarge industrial concern and “non-traditional” laboratory experiments are described.1. IntroductionThe development of any curriculum involves addressing such fundamentals issues as what should the studentsbe helped to learn, the learning experiences that should be provided for them to learn and how these learningexperiences can be organized to maximize their cumulative effects [1]. In Engineering Education, the endproduct sought is a student who has the ability to inquire independently and to be critical.The concept of engineering rests on the basic premise that many problems associated with the well-being of thecommunity must first be resolved through analytical

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P.E., Dr. Henry L. Welch

Session 1426 The Use of Analysis Packages to Reinforce Engineering Concepts Dr. Henry L. Welch, P.E. Milwaukee School of Engineering Abstract A common problem often noted in students is that even though they can successfully manipulate the equations inherent in an engineering system they still fail to see the full significance of their work. This problem is often mitigated by appropriately designed laboratory experiments, but some concepts are often difficult to demonstrate in the laboratory and, even

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Mohamed Shwehdi; Chris Jacobsen; Akram Al-Rawi, McKendree University

:● Demonstrate the interaction/integration between faculty/student and senior design/courses, and ideas learned in an accredited electrical and electronic engineering College/University program. Such integrations include electrical circuits, electronic circuits, programming, microprocessors and many other aspects of electrical engineering,● Help students and engineers in design efficient electronic BJT’s (bipolar junction transistors) or other transistor types amplifier circuits.● Alleviate the confusion for students in the electronic design courses and laboratories.● Replace the method for determination of 8 through curve tracer or other mathematical or graphical methods. This paper illustrates the

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Ronald Goodnight; Jack Beasley

Session 1675 Altering Testing and Project Methodologies to Enhance Learning Ronald Goodnight, Jack Beasley Purdue UniversityABSTRACT The primary purpose of administering tests and conducting laboratory projects is twofold: (1) to measurethe degree of the students’ learning and comprehension, and (2) to enhance learning. Often, the first intendedoutcome is attained but the second purpose is ignored. The most prevalent testing procedure is to schedule or announce a test and give the students some ideawhat material will be included

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William H. Mason; Michael P. Deisenroth

Page 1.133.2course was delivered in a standard lecture format. Guest lecturers were used where appropriate to bring ---- $iiii: } 1996 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings ‘.,+,~yy’..? Ispociik+xpertiseto the smdents. Video tapes were used to supplement lecture material when appropriate .examples were found that specifically related to aerospace manufacturing. A laboratory tour was organizedof the Manufacturing Processes Laboratory and the Robotics and Automation Laboratory. Here thesti~ents saw demonstrations of various manufacturing processes

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Clare F. Cook

-—--, .~-. Session 1626 ‘ —. . ..- Electronic Design Automation and Fabrication at Ferris State University Clare F. Cook Ferris State UniversityAbstract This paper describes the upgrading of Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools in an ElectronicEngineering Technology (BSEET) program using funding from the National Science Foundation’sInstrumentation and Laboratory Improvement Grant Program. The grant allowed replacement of existingEDA hardware and software with new EDA tools to enhance

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P. Raju Mantena

as opposed to time-domain experimentation. In this paper the details of a non-destructive experimental technique for characterizing materials usingthe impulsive excitation frequency-domain vibration analysis, is described. The relationship between theresonant frequency of vibration and half-power bandwidth on the dynamic mechanical properties of differentmaterials is underscored. Experiments are performed on metallic, polymeric and composite materials todetermine their dynamic modulus and loss factor (a measure of damping), and comparison is made with dataobtained from the conventional time-domain based free-vibration decay tests. This experiment has beensuccessfully incorporated as a laboratory exercise for the past few years in the

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R. Welch; K.R. Goheen

. Use of computer technology in the practice of control engineering is widespread. As early as the 1970s, computers were being used to assist teaching control systems. Broome and Woolvetlcreated “[a] program. . . which permits interactive control system design, suitable for use by students either to runtutorial exercises as a back up to lecture material, or to integrate with laboratory work”. The program was writtenin FORTRAN IV for 8K computers such as the Honeywell H3 16. The use of computer for control systemseducation has since then become widespread. According to a survey of control systems curricula by Feliachi 2,“[software packages of a wide variety are being used by most schools. The most popular packages (in frequencyof usage

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Douglas Ludlow

Session 3213 .— .. Using Statistical Experimental Design to Optimize GC Operation Douglas K. Ludlow The University of North Dakota Introduction Statistical experimental design is useful to determine the optimum operating conditions of real processesand has applications for quality control and improvement. A laboratory assignment has been developed which usesa gas chromatography experiment to give quantitative results which the students use to

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James A. Newell

Session 3213 Teaching Data Analysis Techniques Using Practical Polymer Processing Examples James A. Newell The University of North Dakota Introduction Teaching data analysis techniques is an essential component of engineering laboratory classes. Elbowlstates that intellectual excitement is the most important. dimension of effective teaching. Regrettably, data analysistechniques tend to be dry and the problems are often perceived as uninteresting by undergraduate students. By

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Mohamed I. Dessouky; Murali Krishnamurthi

” quadrant allow “converges” to apply the basic facts and concepts to solve simple problems, andproblems from the “What if’ quadrant help “accommodators” reflect on other possible scenarios and synthesizewhat they learned. Along with the homework exercises, the course topics have been augmented with appropriate laboratoryexperiments and design exercises to accommodate different learning styles. The laboratory experiments include:(1) Conceptual Design Exercise, (2) Material Conversion Experiment, (3) Quality Control Experiment, and(4) Human Factors Experiment. After completing each laboratory experiment, students are required to answer anumber of questions related to the laboratory experiment which once again cover the four quadrants of

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Raj Mutharasan; Alan Lawley

selected . Approximately 15% of the course is allocated to lectures by industrial personnel whoare-experts ‘in process modeling and its applications. Industrial lecturers included Dr. C. Ed Eckert (ApogeeTechnology, Verona, PA), Dr. Iver Anderson (Ames Laboratory, Iowa), Dr. John Benjamin (Alcoa, AlcoaCenter, PA), Dr. Praveen Mathur (Praxair, Tarrytown, NY), Dr. B. Lynn Ferguson (Deformation ControlTechnology, Inc.) and Chris Schade (Lukens Steel, Coatsville, PA).For the topics included in the two-quarter course, the engineering science base resides in one or more of thefollowing areas: solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, mass transfer and diffusion, and reactionkinetics. Because of the intrinsic interdisciplinary nature of the course

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John O. Dimmock; Stephen T. Kowel

ABSTRACT An interdisciplinary Master’s Program with a concentration in Optics and Photonics Technology hasbeen developed under the U.S. Manufacturing Education and Training Activity of the TechnologyReinvestment Project. This development has been a collaboration between the University of Alabama inHuntsville, Alabama A&M University, Northwest Shoals Community College, the NASA Marshall SpaceFlight Center, the U. S. Army Missile Command, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Advanced Optical SystemsInc., Dynetics, Inc., Hughes Danbury Optical Systems, Inc., Nichols Research and Speedring Inc. Theseorganizations as well as the National Institute for Standards and Technology and SCI, Inc. have beenparticipating fully in the design, development and

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Ms. Carol Cummiskey; Dr. Harris Rawicz

. As a result, she realized the importance of theoral presentations and written laboratory reports that were required in the normal course work at Trenton StateCollege. In other words, she was becoming a well-rounded engineer.Results For Other Students Students can obtain a realistic industrial experience using classroom simulations, internships andexternships. However, class room simulations require a special effort by the instructor to add to the knowledgeof the students who did not intern or extern. The class room simulation requires the design of several differentsubsystems, all interdependent, and all operating in a single system when connected together. The internshipand externship experiences are best shared in a laboratory

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K.A. Korzeniowski

electronic instrumentation skills to non-Electrical Engineers. - The course, Electrical Instrumentation and Measurement, taught through the Electrical EngineeringDepartment at the United States Naval Academy (USNA), is a one semester elective course that meets twice aweek for an hour in class and for a two hour laboratory period. The main emphasis in the course is on laboratorywork. Class time is spent exploring the interaction between the components in an instrumentation system andthe theory behind the physical changes that take place in sensing devices. Theses concepts are tested andvalidated in the laboratory design work. II. Course Objectives The intended audience for this course is the

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R. H. Parsons; S.J. Steiner; K C Dee; G. Judd

. We’re too different. “• too many international students on and off campus• isolated in married dorms or living with other international students.• here for a degree, not culture Page 1.150.4 1996 ASEE Annual Conference ProceedingsThe lack of interaction with English speaking individuals was addressed by including Americanundergraduates in the Oral Communication for ITAs course as participants in the course and as part of anoutside of the classroom “Cultural Laboratory Experience”. American Undergraduate Participation in ESL ClassesIn January of 1992, the first

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Marc Hoit; Matthew Ohland

more structured academic and social learning environment.2) Provide engineering applications and introduce the engineering thought process early on.3) Search for models that are sustainable, cost effective and exportable.4) Match teaching and learning styles (e.g. cognitive and active learning).5) Develop an advanced learning laboratory to provide optimal physical facilities.This project plans to expand the use of engineering applications and design into the first two years ofpreparatory work. Providing an education with such an emphasis is expected to attract and retain engineeringstudents by showing applications of the math, physics and chemistry they have learned. Since this program isdesigned to use the existing

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John Y. Hung; Carlee A. Bishop

scenarios. The most recent resolutions from NationalScience Foundation education conferences1 and engineering accreditation workshops2 are to improveengineering students' thinking and problem solving skills, rather than inculcating a heavy emphasis on basicscience. The evolving objectives have been accompanied by significant changes in teaching methods as well. Forexample, engineering courses have experienced cycles of varying emphasis on laboratory versus lecture content.The engineering education experience of the 1950's was punctuated by heavy laboratory content and thepracticing of design rules. As the curriculum objective moved to engineering science, the in-class lecturebecame the predominant tool for teaching. Rather than being fields

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Herbert Hess

energy conservation, but there is a need for better understanding of drive behavior. Inan electromechanical conversion course, opportunities to incorporate drive systems exist in theintroductory portion, as individual machines are introduced, in the laboratory, and in the course closure.Capstone design is a feasible place for realistic machine-drive projects. Methods of incorporating topicsare presented and tradeoffs are discussed.Introduction Not many years ago, the Adjustable Speed Drive (ASD) was just a specialized electronic systemassociated with direct current machinery. Now it seems that induction motors in many places havesprouted an ASD. The primary reason is the energy saving advantages, which are well documented.[1,29] Since

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Scott Grenquist

correlation with final grade than the Scholastic Aptitude Test Score. This had been the case with a similar, but more specflc analysis done f{w years earlier. 2) “l’he women students would ha}’e higher preliminary scores, and would pelforrn better in all aspects of the course than their male counterparts. This hypothesis also extended to attendance in tutorials and pa-formancc on laboratory assignments. 3) The Progressive Assessment Tests would be go[xi forward-directed discriminant indicators concmning how students would perfbrrn on the final examination, and overall in their respective courses. 4) Students that had both a high score on their Scholastic Aptitude

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N. A. Pendergrass

and systems course is required for electrical and computer engineering majors innearly all programs. It usually introduces students to important continuous and discrete time system conceptsand develops and applies Laplace, Fourier and z-transforms. These courses usually do not have laboratories orhands-on activity associated with them. However, these courses are very important because they provide thefoundation for important areas of electrical engineering including circuits, systems, communications, control andsignal processing. Unfortunately, many students do not recognize the relevance of the material at this point in their careersand have difficulty because it appears to be "only math and theory.” The resulting low motivation often

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William P. Darby; Nancy Shields; H. Richard Grodsky

and have high expectations for students, role models from the targeted minority populationgroup, and parent involvement.12 Furthermore, successful program strategies seem to involve an integratedapproach to mathematics and science, peer support systems, encouraging students to work in teams, a focus onhigher level cognitive skills, practical applications of mathematics and science, enrichment activities thatemphasize the scientific process, “hands-on” laboratory activities, and a focus on real-life problems.12 Inaddition, there seems to be some agreement that remedial programs do not appear to be as successful asenrichment programs.9 A new partnership of the University of Missouri-St. Louis and Washington University, the

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Robert M. Edwards; Kwang Y. Lee

Session 1626 COMBINED RESEARCH AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOR POWER PLANT INTELLIGENT DISTRIBUTED CONTROL Kwang Y. Lee, Robert M. Edwards The Pennsylvania State UniversityABSTRACT An NSF combined research and curriculum development project was conducted from 1992 to 1996.New graduate courses on 1) Power Plant Dynamics and Control and 2) Power Plant Intelligent DistributedControl were developed and presented. The capstone course Power Plant Intelligent Distributed Controlcovered advanced subjects and laboratory experiments

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Sencer Yeralan

development and management. The new challenges being faced include theanticipation of new key technologies for timely preparation of new curricula,determination of the relationship of new technologies to other components of thecurricula, faculty development, and course material delivery. At the University ofFlorida's Industrial Research Laboratory, we have invested several years of work inembedded controls and their applications to autonomous intelligent systems. Through ourextensive research, we are convinced that embedded control is a new technology that willhave profound effects on the field of industrial engineering. This paper discusses issuesrelated to the emergence of embedded control technologies.In order to better understand the profound

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Robert Pfeffer; Rajesh N. Dave; Jonathan Luke; Ian S. Fischer; Anthony D. Rosato

Institute ofTechnology. The first of these courses is oriented toward the undergraduate students and consists of a generalsurvey of particle technology which provides a good theoretical basis, but also features coverage of suchapplications as the students are likely to encounter when they have graduated and have entered industry. Asecond course is intended for graduate students and is oriented more towards theoretical aspects, includingmathematical modeling and computer simulations which can predict bulk behavior of particulate flows from theproperties of the material. This course also presents recent research developments in the field not yet appearingin standard textbooks. The third course will take place in the laboratory where students will

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1996 Annual Conference

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Erdogan Sener

, the faculty serveas coaches while students create their own knowledge/understanding by discussing and “doing” together (i.e.experimental learning 3). Inherent in this approach are collaborating groups or teams which can be in terms ofi Znformd groups: Groups of short term, brought together on a random or semi-structured basis during a class period to solve a problem, answer a question, or do hands-on work to break the monotony of a lecture dominated class and focus students on the main theme for that period of class. Fornud groups: groups for longer periods and longer undertakings involving group research and class presentations, laboratory work, computer work, etc. Base Groups: Groups for periods even