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Instrumentation Division Technical Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Travis Ford, University of Maryland Eastern Shore ; Jesu Raj Pandya, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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gratefullyacknowledged. Support from the UMES aviation program and farm personnel is alsoacknowledged with thanks.Bibliography 1. UNESCO, 2016. World Water Assessment Programme(WWAP) Facts and Figures 24, http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/water/wwap/facts-and-figures/all-facts- wwdr3/fact-24-irrigated-land/ Retrieved Jan 2020 2. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 2019. World Population Prospects 2019: Highlights. ST/ESA/SER.A/423. https://population.un.org/wpp/Publications/Files/WPP2019_Highlights.pdf Retrieved January 2020 3. S. Taghvaeian, A. A. Andales, L. N. Allen, I. Kisekka, S. A. O’Shaughnessy, D. O. Porter, R. Sui, S. Irmak, A. Fulton, J

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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David R. Loker, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College; Nathan Wayne Brubaker, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College; Daniel Albert Bohbot, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College

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+ 0.2 * read_temp() # equation used for averaging temp data in degrees C29. MESSAGE = 'Temp in C: ' + str(round(avg, 1)) # string containing average temp rounded to 1 decimal30. lcd.write(MESSAGE) # displays string message to LCD31. lcd.write(line2)32. lcd.write('Sending...')33. time.sleep(1)34. lcd.write(line2)35. try: # transmits data to coordinator XBee36. xbee.transmit(COORD_ADDR, MESSAGE)37. lcd.write('Data delivered')38. time.sleep(1)39. except Exception as e: # displays error code if failure to send data40. lcd.write('Transmit failure: %s' % str(e))41. time.sleep(2) Figure 10(a) – Router Code for Remote Sensor Network 1. import xbee 2. print

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Alberto G. De La Cruz, Savannah State University; Frederick T. Sheldon, University of Idaho

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as the ranks ofcybercriminals have been expanded from common criminals to dangerous terrorists, includingeven foreign government agencies.News of foreign government attempts to influence the last national election by feedingWikiLeaks with information it obtained from hacked U S political institutions’ computer systemsis another example of the threats cyber criminals pose on our society. Cybercriminals are gettingmore and more sophisticated in their hacking skills. Every effort to improve Cybersecurity hasbeen challenged by modern hacking techniques. A recent report by Morgan [2] on Cybersecuritylabor market shows a projected shortage of manpower for Cybersecurity workforce. Therefore,there is an urgent demand for a continuous production of

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Martha L. Torres, University of Texas at El Paso; Virgilio Ernesto Gonzalez, University of Texas at El Paso

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everyone works with the systems, specially wiring the components. A betteroption is that each student wires their own circuit and just share the instruments.3. Include educational platforms (Blackboard, Moodle) as an essential part of the course to provideall the tools, content, and grades to deliver the course support. This provides a consistent structuredset of materials and instructions. An additional benefit is that students that might not get enoughexperience during the regular lab session, will have access to asynchronous online materials.4. Ensure that the University is able to provide assistance to students to acquire the instrumentationand reduce logistic problems with components.References[1] S. Dhawan, “Online Learning: A Panacea in the