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Kuldeep S. Rawat; Gholam H. Massiha

Model Driven Robot Simulation: RoboCell Kuldeep S. Rawat, and Gholam H. Massiha Department of Industrial Technology University of Louisiana at Lafayette AbstractRobotics courses are offered in the College of Engineering at University of Louisiana atLafayette. Subjects such as robot applications, end of arm tooling, safety, and analysis of robotspecifications are covered in these courses. These robotics fields have benefited considerably inthe last three decades from the advancement of computer science, as advanced software toolswere developed to study the working of robots. As robots have

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Ronald E. Barr; Justin Cone; Robert J. Roselli; Sean P. Brophy

slide lecture. 4.48 7. The CPS system technology was easy to understand and use. 4.74 8. The CPS system could be used for taking on-line quizzes in class. 3.77 9. The CPS system is a better way to present the material than regular chalkboard 3.30 lectures. 10. The CPS system would be useful in many of my other engineering classes. 3.70 Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of Texas at Arlington Copyright 2003, American Society for Engineering Education CPS Survey

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Brandon D. Pitt; Tristan J. Tayag; Mendy L. Nelson

An Algorithm for the Digital Demodulation of an Interferometer Brandon D. Pitt, Tristan J. Tayag, and Mendy L. Nelson Department of Engineering Texas Christian University AbstractAs mechanical technology proceeds into the microscopic realm and sub-wavelength motionbecomes a concern, interferometers, which are highly sensitive, non-invasive measurement tools,are finding increasing applications. The scope of this paper extends to the measurement ofsystems experiencing vibration, including applications in transducer calibration, acousticsensing, and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) characterization. We

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Jerry K. Keska; Russel R. Life

. Life is a senior pursuing an associates degree in Industrial Technology and a bachelor’s inBusiness. His interests lie in developing a foundation to successfully hone his technical abilities withmarketing to promote products in industrial settings. He is a graduate of St. Thomas More and currentlyresides in Lafayette, Louisiana. He has prospects to relocate to Dallas, Texas, after completing his degreerequirements in the summer of 2003. Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of Texas at Arlington Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education

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Jiecai Luo; Pradeep K. Bhattacharya

electronics in the faculty of Engineering from Indore University, Indore, India.He has worked at Microelectronics Center of North Carolina and did his research in solid state electronics in N. C.State University and MCNC from 1986-1990. He later worked as an Associate Professor of Electrical and ComputerEngineering at LSU and now serves as a Professor in Southern University, Baton Rouge. He is currently the interimchair of Electrical Engineering Department at Southern University. His research interests are MEMS devices,sensors and nano technology. Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of Texas at Arlington Copyright  2003

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Richard D. Wynn; Chun Ling Huang; Samuel Ibekwe

. Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of Texas at Arlington Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education References1. Energy Information Administration http://www.eia.doe.gov/oil_gas/petroleum/info_glance/importexport.html2. NREL, National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden Colorado 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, Colorado 80401-3393 URL: http://www.nrel.gov/.3. Robert S. Wegeng, 2000, “Chemical And Thermal Systems (CATS) Beyond 2000,” Proceedings of 4th International Conference on Reaction Technology, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, March 5-9, 20004. Octave Levenspiel

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Ray Bachnak; Carl Steidley; Korinne Resendez

Virtual Experiment in Data Acquisition, Display, and Monitoring Ray Bachnak, Carl Steidley, and Korinne Resendez Department of Computing and Mathematical Sciences Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi AbstractThis paper describes a virtual experiment in data acquisition, monitoring, andprocessing. The experiment was recently implemented as part of establishing a virtuallaboratory that allows engineering technology students to perform experiments online. Afront panel in LabVIEW displays the results and permits remote monitoring and controlof devices and storage of acquired data. A digital camera that provides real-timepictures of monitored

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Robert R. Bittle; R. Stephen Weis; Becky B. Bittle; David Yale

Engineering EducationThe Sid W. Richardson Foundation sponsored both workshops the first two summers and thestudent workshop the third summer. TXU sponsored the teachers’ workshop last summer. Bothprojects are part of an informal outreach program within the Department of Engineering, and areadministered through the TCU Institute of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education. IntroductionFor the past three summers we have presented two one-week workshops: one entitledIntroduction to Fabrication has been offered to middle and high school students, and the otherentitled Introduction to Energy Conversion and Distribution has been offered to middle schoolscience teachers. Both of these workshops have been part of

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E. H. Shaban

, and enforcement was crucial during thesummer employment assignments in 2002, adopted by the new interim chair. The interimchair suggested that since the faculty members have a nine (9) months contract, there wasno obligation from the University to employ any faculty member, tenured or tenured-track, during the summer. Therefore he had latitude to appoint whom he might think wasmost suitable to teach the summer courses.In 2002 summer, the electrical engineering (EE) program offered nine (9) courses and theelectronic engineering technology (EET) program did not offer any courses at all. Therewere more courses (nine courses) offered during the summer 2002 than the number offaculty members available for teaching from both EE and EET programs (a

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William E. Odom; Edward S. Kolesar

Characterization of Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Polysilicon Surface Micromachined Electrothermal Actuators William E. Odom and Edward S. Kolesar* Department of Engineering Texas Christian University Tucker Technology Center TCU Box 298640 2840 Bowie Street, Fort Worth, TX 76129 USA PH: 817-257-6226 FAX: 817-257-7704 e-mail: e.kolesar@tcu.edu*Faculty Research Mentor AbstractSeveral electrically-driven microactuators have been

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W. Conway Link; Carlos G. Spaht; Rogers Martin

Do Blackboard Accesses Predict a Student’s Final Grade? W. Conway Link, Carlos G. Spaht, II, Rogers Martin Mathematics Department Louisiana State University in Shreveport AbstractThe Blackboard Learning System is a comprehensive e-Learning software platform fromBlackboard Inc. It offers faculty flexible tools to incorporate technology and management intoteaching and learning --- including announcements, course information, staff information, coursedocuments, assignments, email and chat room communication, online assessments, and externallinks. With Blackboard, the instructor can post syllabi, multimedia

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Daniel Bankston; Allen Battles; David Gurney; Edgar N. Reyes

Creating a Tool to Demonstrate Hyperbolic Geometry And Its Uses for Data Structures Daniel Bankston, Allen Battles, David Gurney, Edgar N. Reyes Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LA 70402 and Carl Steidley Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX 78412 AbstractIn this paper, we will show how hyperbolic geometry can be presented to computer sciencestudents by using technology and a graphical approach. We have developed an applet byinterfacing Visual

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Mohammed Shahbazuddin; Dr. Terrence. L Chambers

Supply Chain Management Simulation Model Mohammed Shahbazuddin Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Dr. Terrence. L Chambers Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Louisiana at Lafayette AbstractThis paper discusses the major classes of software that help to manage the Supply Chain. Itdescribes where, how and what exactly each of the so-called silo software operates.This paperintends to discuss the use of simulation for evaluating the supply

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Jerry K. Keska; Heechan Shin

Session IIIS WEB DRIVEN EXPERIMENTATION FOR TWO-PHASE FLOW Jerry K. Keska and Heechan Shin College of Engineering University of Louisiana at Lafayette P. O. Box-42972, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA 70506 AbstractTwo-phase flow introduces a very interesting field to several areas of engineering and science. Thephenomenon brings about numerous applications and benefits, especially in the study of a coolingsystem for highly integrated electronic circuits used in computers, the problem of narrow

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James M. Gregory; Xuepeng Xie; Susan Mengel

development oftools to improve engineering education and student success in college. Dr. Gregory is a registeredProfessional Engineer in Texas.XUEPENG XIEMr Xie is currently a graduate student in the Department of Computer Science at Texas Tech University.He has obtained a M.Sc. in Chemistry from Zhejiang University, P.R.China and a M.E. in MaterialsEngineering from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.SUSAN MENGELDr. Mengel is an Associate Professor in Computer Science at Texas Tech University. She is active insoftware engineering education research having developed a software process for students to use in theundergraduate and graduate software engineering courses. She is active professionally serving on the IEEEComputer Society Board of

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P. S. Shiakolas; R. VanSchneck; D. Piyabongkarn; I. Frangeskou

An Educational Environment for Reinforcement of Dynamic System Modeling and Controls Concepts Utilizing MATLAB, xPC-Target and a Hardware in the Loop Magnetic Levitation Device P. S. Shiakolas, R. Van Schneck, D. Piyabongkarn and I. Frangeskou Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX 76019 AbstractEngineering education and especially hands on experience has been the focus of manystudies. The experience and benefits associated with hands on experience using real hardwarecomponents as compared to virtual analysis using computer simulation

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Ifte Choudhury; Ricardo E. Rocha; Richard Burt

Engineering & Technology, an M. Phil. in Architecture from the Universityof Newcastle-upon-Tyne in England, and a Ph.D. in Architecture from Texas A&M University. Dr.Choudhury has extensive experience as a consulting architect working on projects funded by the WorldBank, Asian Development Bank, and some other Multilateral Development Banks. His areas of emphasisinclude housing, alternative technology, issues related to international construction, and constructioneducation. He teaches Environmental Control Systems at an undergraduate level and InternationalConstruction at a graduate level.RICARDO E. ROCHARicardo Rocha is a Project Manger for Clark Construction in Washington, DC. Mr. Rocha holds a Masterof Science in Construction Management