Conference Session

Novel Measurement Experiments

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terrance Lovell, Pennsylvania State University-Berks; Dale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University-Berks

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

University and his Ph.D. from Lehigh University all in electrical engineering. Prior to beginning his academic career in 2002, he worked with IBM Federal Systems and Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems as a hardware and software design engineer. Page 11.1196.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Teaching a Computer to Read: Image Analysis of Electrical MetersAbstractThere exists a vast infrastructure of heritage analog and digital meters installed in commercialand industrial applications. These devices typically have no built-in means of automatedreading. Modifying

Conference Session

Contemporary Instrumentation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Rajai, Northern Kentucky University; Hank Javan, University of Memphis; Seyed Allameh, Northern Kentucky University; Horold Wiebe, Northern Kentucky University

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Instrumentation

fact, the majority of thegraduate students enrolled in this program are from industry. The structure of the program issuch that any individual with an undergraduate degree in technology can enter the program andselect a concentration that matches his/her career goals.The core courses required for the electronic concentration are shown in Fig.1. Page 11.471.2 Electronic Concentration Industrial Control Communications Advanced Electronics EETH 7801 EETH7811 EETH 7821

Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian Belu, Wayne State University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

, Page 11.448.10competent graduates will become technologists and technicians that manufacturing,automotive and other industries’ need. Hence, exposures to challenges in this field willresult in drawing more student attention to take careers in I&M, quality control,manufacturing fields, etc.5. Evaluations and Assessment PlanThe evaluation plan will be twofold: (1) A quantifiable measure of completions of theobjectives as stated in the proposed plan; (2) measure of student learning and outcome.Table 6 summarizes the deliverables and measures to be used for the evaluation of thecompletion of project objectives. A team formed by recent graduates of the DET and FH,industry representatives (among others the members of DET and FH Joint