Conference Session

What's New in Dynamics?

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Tracy Van Zandt, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Jeffrey Hodgkins, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Nels Wirkkala, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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Mechanical Engineering

2006-727: DYNAMIC SYSTEMS TEACHING ENHANCEMENT USING ALABORATORY BASED PROJECT (RUBE)Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Peter Avitabile is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department and the Director of the Modal Analysis and Controls Laboratory at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He is a Registered Professional Engineer with a BS, MS and Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering and a member of ASEE, ASME and SEM.Tracy Van Zandt, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Tracy is a graduate student in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Massachusetts. She is currently working on her Master’s Degrees in the Modal Analysis and Controls

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janos Grantner, Western Michigan University; Ramakrishna Gottipati, Western Michigan University

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Electrical and Computer

2006-2524: LABORATORY FOR DIGITAL ELECTRONICSJanos Grantner, Western Michigan University Janos L. Grantner is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Western Michigan University. Dr. Grantner received the Ph.D. degree from the Technical University of Budapest, Hungary, in Computer Engineering, and the advanced doctoral degree Candidate of Technical Science from the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, in Computer Engineering, respectively.Ramakrishna Gottipati, Western Michigan University Ramakrishna Gottipati is Doctoral Student in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Western Michigan University. Mr. Gottipati received the MS degree from Western Michigan

Conference Session

Virtual and Distance Experiments

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Imad Jabbour, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Linda Haydamous, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Wissam Kazan, Stanford University; Amine Hayek, Stanford University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

assign different roles to, depending on the experiment.Many students requested to be offered supplementary lab sessions so that they can familiarizethemselves with previous experiments or acquaint themselves with prospective ones. However, itwas very difficult to match these requests in view of the inadequate amount of space and time,and the limited availability of teaching assistants. In this paper, we present the design of a Remote Internetworking Laboratory, which we fullyimplemented, tested and allowed for use by a sample group of students. Our design allows thelab to be accessed remotely, anywhere and at anytime. Furthermore, it overcomes the limitationon the number of devices, by making them accessible 24 hours/7 days a week. Students

Conference Session

Innovative and Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Bloomquist, University of Florida; Michael McVay, University of Florida; Scott Wasman, University of Florida; Clinton Slatton, University of Florida

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

2006-2363: A HYDRODYNAMIC WHEATSTONE BRIDGE FOR USE AS ATEACHING TOOL IN INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY COURSESDavid Bloomquist, University of FloridaMichael McVay, University of FloridaScott Wasman, University of FloridaClinton Slatton, University of Florida Page 11.56.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A HYDRODYNAMIC WHEATSTONE BRIDGE FOR USE AS A TEACHING TOOL IN INSTRUMENTATION LABORATORY COURSESAbstractUndergraduate engineering students often find systems composed of electrical circuits difficultto grasp because variables such as current, voltage, resistance, capacitance, and inductance arenot easily visualized as their

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Todd Kaiser, Montana State University; Stilson Applin, Montana State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

six mask set to create P and N type transistors as well asinverters and diodes. The students will be conducting oxidization, RCA clean,photolithography, etching, diffusion, metallization and other processes. A briefdescription of these processes and the methods used to teach them will also be described.In addition to these processes students will also learn about clean room protocol,chemical safety, and testing devices. All of these skills will be marketable to futureemployers and graduate schools. These same skills and processes will be covered in aseminar course for educators, with the main purpose of inspiring the high school teachersto teach about semiconductor manufacturing. The cost effective design is what makes the laboratory

Conference Session

Manufacturing Laboratory Experience

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert LeMaster, University of Tennessee-Martin; David Farrow, University of Tennessee-Martin

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Manufacturing

2006-37: AUTOMATION LABORATORY DEVELOPMENT ENHANCESSTUDENT LEARNINGDavid Farrow, University of Tennessee-Martin David Farrow is an Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee at Martin. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1989, 1990, and 1995, respectively. Dr. Farrow has taught courses in solid modeling, mechanical vibrations, automatic controls, automated production systems, and instrumentation and experimental methods at the University of Tennessee at Martin for three and a half years.Robert LeMaster, University of Tennessee-Martin Robert LeMaster is an Associate Professor at the University of

Conference Session

Software Engineering Curriculum Components

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deepti Suri, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Mark Sebern, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

2006-1055: SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT LABORATORY: A RETROSPECTIVEDeepti Suri, Milwaukee School of Engineering Deepti Suri is an Associate Professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). She primarily teaches courses in the Software Engineering program.Mark Sebern, Milwaukee School of Engineering Mark Sebern is a Professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at Milwaukee School of Engineering(MSOE) and is the Program Director for MSOE’s undergraduate Software Engineering (SE) program. Page 11.1136.1© American

Conference Session

Energy Laboratory Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Henry Foust, Nicholls State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

curriculum includes classeson mechatronics and a mechatronics laboratory. Observations from this class and labo-ratory form the basis for a proposed undergraduate research experience. This researchexperience would be a 12-week summer program for undergraduates to conduct researchin using mechatronics principles toward improving alternative energy generation, conver-sion, or storage. The department is in the process of applying for a grant to fund theenergy mechatronics laboratory.1.1 Mechatronics Class and LaboratoryThe department’s class and laboratory on mechatronics teaches the application of elec-trical and computer principles to mechanical systems. This class began with lectures onDC circuits, linear system theory, and AC circuits. It then

Conference Session

Virtual and Distance Experiments

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Schmidt, Bismarck State College; William Wahlman, Bismarck State College; Zachery Allen, Bismarck State College

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

2006-101: WEBLAB – COMPREHENSIVE REMOTE LABORATORY SYSTEMZachery Allen, Bismarck State College Mr. Allen has over 9 years of technical experience in the Computer Industry, the last six of which have been specifically in the Electrical Industry. He presently works for Bismarck State College (BSC), leading development of new and interactive tools for teaching online. He previously led the development of a degree program for Electrical Transmission Systems Technology (ETST). In addition he is the resident expert on transmission systems operation and helps manage relations with the Electrical Industry.Daniel Schmidt, Bismarck State College Mr. Schmidt has over 23 years of experience in

Conference Session

Modern Software Measurement Techniques

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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El-Sayed Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Instrumentation

systemThe simulation model of the cantilever beam experiment is used to describe in detail theoperations of the features of the virtual laboratory discussed above.Cantilever Beam ExperimentsThe cantilever beam is a widely used structural element19, for example in airplane wings,supports for overhanging roofs, the front spindles of automobiles, etc. A cantilever is commonlydefined as a beam which is built-in and supported at only one end, and loaded by one or morepoint loads or distributed loads acting perpendicular to the beam axis. This experiment is toverify the relationship between the bending-moment, and stress-strain distributions along thelength of a cantilever beam. The objective of this experiment is to teach all undergraduateengineering

Conference Session

Information Technology in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kendra Foltz Biegalski, University of Texas; Victoria Pratt, University of Texas-Austin; Tomer Pintel, University of Texas-Austin; Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas-Austin; Michael Whitaker, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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Nuclear and Radiological

Laboratory, Nuclear Science and Technology Division, InternationalSafeguards Group. Instructors or mentors can use the NAT to teach students thefollowing concepts: • What facilities comprise the NFC? • What is the purpose of each NFC facility? • In what order do materials flow through the NFC? • What are some quantitative and qualitative methodologies for assessing PR? • What parameters are important for determining the PR of a NFC facility? • Where can one find the pertinent data for determining the PR of a NFC facility? • Is the PR value a static or dynamic variable? • What can be done to increase or decrease the PR of a NFC facility? • Which parameters most heavily affect the PR value? • What is ORIGEN

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Ollis, North Carolina State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

2006-930: MAKING MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEACHING COMMONPLACEDavid Ollis, North Carolina State University Page 11.907.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Making Multidisciplinary Teaching CommonplaceAbstractThe repeating cry for more campus courses containing multidisciplinary aspects begs thequestion "How is Multidisciplinarity to be identified and assessed?" We discuss threeengineering approaches to this question: 1. "Doing it all yourself" which requires dual initial degrees or extensivemid-career retraining of self. Examples: John Lienhard , University of Houston, author"Inventing Modern: Growing up with X-rays, skyscrapers, and tailfins" and

Conference Session

On Pedagogy of Lab Courses and Their Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Engineering Education, 2006 The LASER CULT: Hands-on Laboratory in PhotonicsIntroduction: Challenges in Teaching OpticsThe unique nature of the field of optics creates challenges for effectively teaching optics inengineering disciplines. Harnessing Light, a study by the National Academy of Sciences1, pointsout that “Although optics is pervasive in modern life, its role is that of a technological enabler: Itis essential, but typically it plays a supporting role in a larger system.” To enable the teaching ofoptics in science and engineering program the study identifies two issues that need to beaddressed when designing programs that teach optics: “How to support and strengthen a fieldsuch as optics whose value is primarily enabling” and

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rathika Rajaravivarma, Central CT State University

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Computers in Education

2006-1382: PEER ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES FOR ALABORATORY-BASED COURSERathika Rajaravivarma, Central CT State University Page 11.987.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006Peer Assessment Methodologies for a Laboratory-Based CourseAbstractAdvances in technology and the explosive growth of the Internet have called fornew ways of learning environment. The content delivery is no longer the passiveapproach of lecture emanating from the teacher to the student. It is imperativethat computer networking courses taught at the undergraduate level containadequate hands-on implementation based projects and experiments in order tobetter train students. The computing curricula 2001 (CC2001

Conference Session

Design in the BME Curriculum and ABET Assessment

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Bazil, Purdue University; Aaron Kyle, Purdue University; Suneera Bhatia, Purdue University; Brain Moerdyk, Purdue University; Thomas Talavage, Purdue University; Andrew Brightman, Purdue University; Allison Sieving, Purdue University; George Graber, Purdue University; Ann Rundell, Purdue University

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Biomedical

and theoretical conceptsunderpinning the laboratory procedure. It is anticipated that the inquiry-based and hands-onlaboratory exercises in conjunction with extensive pre- and post-lab assignments teach complexbioinstrumentation, bioelectricity and measurement concepts. Basic circuit design and analysisare incorporated into 13 hybrid wet/circuit labs, ensuring that all circuit and signal topics areexplored within the context of a biomedical phenomenon such as axonal membrane models,impedance pneumography, the basilar membrane of the cochlea, and the electrocardiogram.These weekly laboratories and pre- and post-lab exercises help to develop problem solving skills,critical analysis, independent study and life long learning skills. The

Conference Session

Web-based learning

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alamgir Choudhury, Western Michigan University; Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Sam Ramrattan, Western Michigan University; Mitchel Keil, Western Michigan University; Pavel Ikonomov, Western Michigan University; Abhishek Goyal, Western Michigan University

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Engineering Technology

laboratory for teaching robotics”, International Journal for Engineering Education, Vol. 19(6), 2003.5. Krehbiel, D., Zerger R. and Piper J., “A remote-Access LabVIEW-based Laboratory for Environmental and Ecological Science”, International Journal for Engineering Education, Vol. 19(3), 2003.6. Rohrig, C., “Virtual Lab for Controlling Real Experiments via Internet”, Proceeding of IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Aided-Control System Design, 1999.7. Travis, J., LabVIEW for Everyone, Prentice-Hall, Inc., NJ, 2002.8. Choudhury, A., Rodriguez, J., Arif, M. and Keil, M., Computer Assisted Tools for Stress Analysis of Structural Components in Engineering Technology, Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference

Conference Session

Digital Communications Systems

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bruce Dunne, Grand Valley State University

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Electrical and Computer

. Schmalzel and S.H. Chin, "An Integrated Communications, Digital Signal Processing (DSP) and Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Laboratory," Proceedings of the 2002 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.11. Internet URL http://www.analog.com12. Internet URL http://www.freescale.com13. M.D. Galanis, A. Papazacharias and E. Zigouris, " A DSP Course for Real-Time Systems Design and Implementation Based on the TMS320C6211 DSK," Texas Instruments 2002-2003 DSP Fest.14. T.B. Welch, M.G. Morrow, C.H.G. Wright and R.W. Ives, "commDSK: A Tool for Teaching Modem Design and Analysis," Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah.15. Texas Instruments/Spectrum Digital, "TMS320C6713

Conference Session

Innovative Laboratories in BME

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Markus Billeter, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich, Institute for Biomedical; Grace M. Nijm, Northwestern University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Northwestern University; Alan Sahakian, Northwestern University

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Biomedical

for teaching the theory and demonstratingthe practical implementation of MRI. That was the main motivation to develop asmall-scale MRI laboratory module. Furthermore, another potential usage for theappartus is for small-scale in vivo experiments, since cost and installation effortof such a system are significantly lower than in a hospital. Figure 1: MRI Brain Scan2 Previous WorkOthers have developed desktop NMR and MRI systems for teaching or researchuse; however, these systems have a major drawback of significantly high cost,making them impractical for most university teaching laboratories. Wright et al.[4] developed a complete desktop MRI system with a 2.5 cm imaging region and0.21 T field strength. The

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahmoud Ardebili, Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

2006-697: ACTIVE-LEARNING BASED LABORATORY FOR INTRODUCTORYTHERMODYNAMICS COURSEMahmoud Ardebili, Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY Mahmoud Ardebili, Ph.D., PE. is Associate Professor and Coordinator of Engineering Science Program at Borough of Manhattan Community College/City University of New York. He teaches Engineering Graphics, Thermodynamics, and Freshman Design classes. His research interests include computational fluid dynamics, alternatively fueled vehicles and engineering education. Page 11.155.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Active-Learning Based Laboratory for

Conference Session

Manufacturing Laboratory Experience

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

. Course Description and ObjectivesWhile PLC’s remained as the major component, the course modification allowedinclusion of various technologies, connections and contrasts between them, and their past,current, and future roles in industrial controls area. The added content and their detailsare presented in Table 2. Since a few new components were introduced to the curriculum,main hands-on additions were limited to the hardwired ralay-logic and integrated-circuitbased controls areas. These components were critical in teaching PLC basics and logic to Page 11.455.2the students. Besides having hands-on laboratories, demos and review discussions werealso

Conference Session

Manufacturing Laboratory Experience

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University; Hye Jeong Kim, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

2006-544: AUTOMATED ROBOTIC WORKCELL DESIGN TOOLKIT -PRELIMINARY EVALUATIONSheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University Sheng-Jen (“Tony”) Hsieh is an Associate Professor and member of the Graduate Faculty at Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. He holds a joint appointment with the Department of Engineering Technology and the Department of Mechanical Engineering and is a Halliburton Faculty Fellow for 2005-2006. His research interests include intelligent manufacturing system design, virtual instrumentation, thermal profiling for process and product characterization, and simulation and modeling. He is also the Director of the Rockwell Automation Laboratory, a state-of-the-art

Conference Session

Manufacturing Laboratory Experience

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University; Landon Gray, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

networkingtechnologies have been developed. For example, remote laboratories (also known as e-Lab,Tele-Lab)5,6, virtual laboratories8,9,10,11, and hybrid laboratories6 have been developed to reducelab equipment setup costs and increase accessibility. Other developments include the use ofinteractive9, multimedia-enhanced12,13, and integrated14 approaches and the Design-Build-Testconcept15 to make learning more interactive and visual. However, there have been relatively fewattempts to use technology to teach PLC programming.The author was recently awarded a National Science Foundation grant to develop an IntegratedVirtual Learning System (IVLS) for PLC education that incorporates intelligent tutoring systems,simulations, and animations. A prototype version of

Conference Session

ECE Laboratory Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andreas Spanias, Arizona State University; Ravi Chilumula, Arizona State University; CHIH-WEI HUANG, Arizona State University; Mike Stiber, University of Washington-Bothell; Philip Loizou, University of Texas-Dallas; Takis Kasparis, University of Central Florida

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Electrical and Computer

] Atti V. and Spanias A., "On-line Simulation Modules for Teaching Speech and Audio Compression," 33rd ASEE/IEEE FIE-03, T4E - 17-22 Vol.1 Boulder, Nov 2003.[9] V. Atti, A. Spanias, C. Panayiotou, Y. Song, Y. Ko, "On the use of J-DSP for on-line laboratories in linear systems courses," Invited Paper, Conference Record of the Thirty-Seventh IEEE Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers, Vol 2, pp. 1375-79, Nov. 9-12 2003[10] Ko, Y. Duman, T., Spanias A., "J-DSP for Communications," 33rd ASEE/IEEE FIE-03, T3E-13 - T3E-18 Vol.1 Boulder, Nov. 2003[11] A. Spanias, C. Panayiotou, T. Thrasyvoulou, and V. Atti, "Java-DSP Interface with MATLAB and its Use in Engineering Education," in Proc. of ASEE-2004 Conference, June

Conference Session

Manufacturing Laboratory Innovation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Radharamanan, Mercer University

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Manufacturing

2006-721: MANUFACTURING LABORATORY LEARNING MODULES ONCAD/CAM/CMM AND ROBOTICSR. Radharamanan, Mercer University Dr. R. Radharamanan is a Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. He has twenty-eight years of teaching, research, and consulting experiences. His previous administrative experiences include: President of International Society for Productivity Enhancement (ISPE), Acting Director of Industrial Engineering as well as Director of Advanced Manufacturing Center at Marquette University, and Research Director of CAM and Robotics Center at San Diego State University. His primary

Conference Session

Energy Laboratory Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Reisel, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Kevin Renken, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award, the 2000 UWM-CEAS Outstanding Teaching Award, and the 2005 UWM Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award. Dr. Reisel is a member of ASEE, ASME, OSA, SAE, and the Combustion Institute. Dr. Reisel received his B.M.E. degree from Villanova University in 1989, his M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University in 1991, and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University in 1994.Kevin Renken, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Kevin J. Renken is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM). He is the Director of the UWM Porous Media Heat Transfer Lab, the UWM Radon Reduction

Conference Session

ECE Laboratory Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dick Blandford, University of Evansville

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Electrical and Computer

2006-1313: DSP ON GENERIC MACHINESDick Blandford, University of Evansville Dr. Dick K. Blandford is the Chair of the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at the University of Evansville. Page 11.499.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 DSP on Generic MachinesAbstractMany electrical engineering classes which introduce digital signal processing at theundergraduate level include a laboratory component in which students implement systems ondedicated DSP boards. Many such boards are programmed in an unfamiliar assembly languageor they require cumbersome I/O drivers

Conference Session

Energy Laboratory Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Tebbe, Minnesota State University-Mankato

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

refrigerantflowrate measurement. While this can serve as an excellent learning situation for the students itcomplicates the resulting data analysis and takes up additional laboratory time. Students can begiven parameter ranges for measurement points, however; since the system must be takenthrough a transition phase between each data point there is still the possibility of encounteringseveral of these problems. Based on a Minnesota State University Presidential Teaching ScholarFellowship research was conducted by the course instructor to address these issues.III. The Virtual Experimentation ConceptBased on previous work for a Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) grant3,4the idea of creating a virtual experiment that simulated the in-lab

Conference Session

ECE Laboratory Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fitra Khan, University of Texas-Brownsville; Mahmoud Quweider, University of Texas-Brownsville; Juan Iglesias, University of Texas-Brownsville; Amjad Zaim, University of Texas-Brownsville

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Electrical and Computer

projects that have motivated students to advance in research andcontinue their education pursuing graduate studies. As a matter of fact students have alreadypresented results from their scholarly work11,12.Some of the research projects motivated by the laboratory include topics like hybrid Page 11.418.5software/hardware approaches for teaching digital logic, implementation of multithreaded webservers using Java, implementation of integrated monitoring systems, studying the effects ofcongestion control on multimedia applications, and software/hardware simulation of multi-functioned calculators, among others.Each of the laboratory modules and course

Conference Session

ECE Laboratory Design

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kain Osterholt, Belcan Corp.; Adam Vaccari, Caterpillar Incorporated; Joe Faivre, Caterpillar Incorporated; Gary Dempsey, Bradley University

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Electrical and Computer

, Illinois where he is currently an Associate Professor. He teaches the undergraduate control theory courses, a graduate course in neural networks, and a senior design laboratory. Page 11.1432.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Virtual Control Workstation Design Using Simulink, SimMechanics, and the Virtual Reality ToolboxAbstract Control workstations are used in education to teach control theory principles as well asa test station for control algorithm development. Two workstations from Quanser Consulting arebeing used in our electrical and computer engineering program in student

Conference Session

Manufacturing Laboratory Innovation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Nutter, Ohio Northern University

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Manufacturing

2006-2116: MANUFACTURING SIMULATION FOR INDUSTRIAL PROJECTSPaul Nutter, Ohio Northern University Paul Nutter, CMfgE, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Technological Studies at Ohio Northern University. He has been teaching industrial technology for six years, and has 26 years experience in manufacturing and industrial engineering. Paul is active in the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, serving as chair of the Student Relations Subcommittee for 2005, and on the Member Council for 2006. Page 11.910.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Manufacturing