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Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Manar Shami, University of the Pacific; Ed Pejack, University of the Pacific; Ravinder Jain, University of the Pacific

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structures. Threeof which are supported by hands-on labs except for the structural engineering area. The newlab will support structural engineering and integrate teaching and research in structural andconstruction engineering.This paper also summarizes the lessons learned and the innovative aspects of the planningand design phases of this laboratory. This lab facility will be providing valuable informationabout the economics and technical challenges to support its mixed use of teaching andresearch. Students will benefit from this facility by having education in an applied structuraland materials testing environment.The lab features a unique layout and spacing arrangement of anchors to fully take advantageof the limited floor area. We are currently

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip Lunsford, East Carolina University; John Pickard, East Carolina University; Chip Popoviciu, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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, Inc. Dr. Ciprian Popoviciu, CCIE, is a Technical Leader at Cisco Systems with over nine years of experience in data and voice over IP communications technologies. As part of Cisco's Network Solution Integration Test Engineering (NSITE) organization, he currently focuses on the architecture, design and validation of large IPv6 network deployments in direct collaboration with Service Providers and Enterprises worldwide. Ciprian is a regular speaker or chair at conferences and industry events and contributes to various technology publications. He is an active contributor to the IETF standards, he is a Senior member of IEEE and member of several academic advisory boards. Ciprian is co-author

Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gukan Rajaram, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University

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to introduction of severalinnovative programs into the K-12 outreach activities and also in the existing undergraduatecurriculum. One such activity is integrating research into the undergraduate program [1-4]. Overthe last several years, many undergraduate courses have been offered with a research componentwhich has resulted in a variety of positive outcomes[1]. Research-oriented courses enable thestudents to get experienced with enhanced presentation skills, group experience and applyingresearch concepts in a professional environment. In this paper, we discuss about the introductionof a research oriented laboratory experiment into a course that has traditionally used machineshop processes such as spot welding and machining to teach

Conference Session

Distance, Remote, and Virtual Experiments

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Trishna Das, University of Minnesota-ECE; Paul Imbertson, University of Minnesota-ECE; Ned Mohan, University of Minnesota

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exactlyrepresent the operation of the machines because of incorrect or incomplete modelingassumptions.Moreover an undergraduate electric drives course that integrates up-to-date computer hardwareand software tools meets the expectations of today’s students (and employers) who want to usecomputer and simulation tools in every aspect of a course and thus the improved laboratorymethods will attract more students1.BackgroundThe addition of computer-based collaboration to the Electric Drives laboratory course is anenhancement and continuation of work done at the University of Minnesota to improve its entirepower curriculum. This work has spanned over a decade with support from the National ScienceFoundation (NSF) and the Office of Naval Research (ONR)2 and has

Conference Session

Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julio Garcia, San Jose State University; Patricia Backer, San Jose State University

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and laboratory content for Tech 167—Control Systems in line with theories of effectiveness in web-based instruction1,2,3 2. Develop multimedia lecture materials for the teaching/learning of Tech 167—Control Systems using WebCT4 Page 12.286.2 3. Revise the laboratory activities to integrate an electronics kit (consisting of data acquisition hardware) so that students can complete them following the model established by Wang5 4. Adapt the curriculum materials in line with research on learning styles of women and minority students 5. Integrate LabVIEW and Multisim in the Tech 167 class to provide the students

Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gerald Recktenwald, Portland State University; Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

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problems”.This approach is well suited to a laboratory environment. The laboratory exercises we aredeveloping are designed to promote active learning: through guided inquiry with simpleequipment, students make observations that illustrate qualitative features of standard engineeringmodels. Students are first introduced to the hardware during an in-class demonstration. Duringlecture instruction after the demonstration, the measurements made during the demonstration arerelated to established theories. Students then return to the laboratory to test and deepen theirunderstanding of the concepts presented in lecture. A good example of how cognitive science informs the development of educational materialsis the Physics by Tutorial curriculum

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Szlavik, California Polytechnic State University

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AC 2007-1224: BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING VIRTUAL CIRCUIT SIMULATIONLABORATORIESRobert Szlavik, California Polytechnic State University Page 12.316.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Biomedical Engineering Virtual Circuit Simulation LaboratoriesAbstractCircuit simulators, such as SPICE (Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis) areuseful tools that can enhance the educational experience of students in many subject areas withina biomedical engineering curriculum. Courses on biomedical instrumentation are venues forwhich virtual laboratory experiments, using circuit simulators, can be readily developed. Theinstructor can use the circuit simulation

Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sri Kolla, Bowling Green State University

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forvarious fieldbus networks were identified. As an example of a fieldbus, an overview of CANwas given. CANoe, a CAN simulation software, was outlined, and simulation experiments thatare based on CANoe were outlined without much emphasis on hardware experiments in [3].There is significant literature available on fieldbus networks [1,4]. Hulsebos has beenmaintaining a comprehensive web site since 1999 that lists various fieldbus networks with linksto official web sites of each fieldbus organization [5]. Integration of fieldbus topics intoundergraduate curriculum is slowly taking places at various institutions. For example, Franz [6]reported the development of a National Center for Digital and Fieldbus Technology (NCDFT)under an NSF grant at Lee

Conference Session

Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nasser Houshangi, Purdue University Calumet

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curriculum, and is taken by electrical engineering, computer engineering,and mechanical engineering students. In the past, the course had only a 3 credit hour lecturecomponent. The added laboratory helped in strengthening the mechatronic program optionoffered for the first time in fall 2001.Mechatronics is the application and integration of mechanical engineering, control theory,computer science, and electronics to the design of functional and adaptable products. Mostproducts developed by engineers currently involve both mechanical devices and, perhaps, sometype of electric motor combined with an electrical or computer-based control system, thuscrossing the traditional border between electrical/computer and mechanical engineering.Mechatronics is a

Conference Session

Distance, Remote, and Virtual Experiments

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Yongjin Kwon, Drexel University; Shreepud Rauniar, Drexel University; Horacio Sosa, Drexel University

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mechatronics.Offering a laboratory course over the Internet as a part of a regular program is a uniqueinitiative. Such an advanced technological curriculum has offered a unique careerpathway to students interested in advanced engineering technology through the full-timeprogram at Drexel, dual degree programs with community colleges, and 2+2+2 programsincorporating also high schools in the Greater Philadelphia Region. Furthermore, theproject will reinforce the ongoing initiatives to revitalize the regional manufacturingsector by providing highly skilled graduates to meet the demands of new advancedtechnologies.Acknowledgement The authors would like to thank the National Science Foundation (Grant No.NSF-DUE-CCLI- 0410719) for its financial support of the

Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hosni Abu-Mulaweh, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne

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sensor is a laser trimmed thermoset polymer capacitive sensing element with on-chipintegrated signal conditioning. As the relative humidity level changes, so does the capacitivevalue. This is translated into a change in the voltage output of the sensor.Air and Refrigerant Flowrates MeasurementsAir and refrigerant flowrates are measured, respectively; at location 8 and location 5 (refer to Fig. 1and Table). The air flow sensor is the DAM1, which is an integral vane anemometer. This deviceincludes a digital display unit. The refrigerant flow sensor is the Gems FT110 which is a turbineflow rate sensor. A separate display is used to view the resulting data.V. Interface and Control SystemFigure 3 illustrates how the data acquisition board is

Conference Session

Distance, Remote, and Virtual Experiments

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John White, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Leo Bobek, University of Massachusetts- Lowell

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illustration, two specific cases are then highlighted: an introductory energy balancelaboratory that has been conducted for several groups of freshman Chemical Engineeringstudents, and a pool heat-up experiment that was used as the basis for a project in an EngineeringDifferential Equations course. Both these examples focus on the energy transfer and transportmechanisms that are an integral part of the reactor facility. The readily available data allow oneto illustrate a number of fundamental concepts of interest to each course using real informationfrom an operating facility -- and the real-world nature of these applications seems to really Page