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Laboratory Development in ECE Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Osama Mohammed, Florida International University; Nagy Abed, Quanta Technology

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Electrical and Computer

components) to be executed at different update rates, cycles can befreed up for executing the subsystem(s) that need to be updated faster.The real time multi-distributed modelling can involve different real time operating systems.Real time operating systems (RTOS) are those operating systems that guarantee that thesystem will respond in a predetermined amount of time. Real time operating system (e.g.QNX, Linux) reduces considerably the simulation time requirement.This paper describes a real time simulator for motor drives, and outlines its software andhardware subsystems. Examples and implementation of different motor control algorithmsusing this simulator are also discussed.System DescriptionThe software and hardware tools used in the development

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University; Yuan-Teng Cheng, Texas A&M University

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Electrical and Computer

pattern in the database that mostclosely matches the learner’s error. Once the most similar error pattern has been identified, themisunderstood concept(s) will be displayed for the learner to see. System randomly selects and administers test questions at Pre-test various knowledge levels Questions

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Northrup, Western New England College; John Burke, Western New England College

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Electrical and Computer

. “Derive and expression for the resistance, Req, for the small-signal circuit.”This homework was graded and returned to the students. If they did not do well, they were givenadditional problems to complete. About a week later, the first quiz was administered. Theresults of this initial change showed marked improvement in the student’s scores on the first quizand exam of the microelectronics course. Details of the improvement are discussed in the resultssection.After the first feedback cycle, a year later, the professors met for a second round of discussionsto find further improvement techniques. This discussion brought to light one of the majordifferences found between the sophomore and junior level courses – other than s-domainanalysis, which was

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Friauf, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Steven Reyer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

13 10 10 14 M 1 2 5 5 2 I 3 1 1 1 0 A 75% 81% 63% 63% 88% M 6% 13% 31% 31% 13% I 19% 6% 6% 6% 0% Table 1. 2006-07 Electrical Engineering Senior Design – S. Williams Student Group Page 13.1070.9 Program Outcomes Assessment Results: EE-407, EE

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ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suk Kim Chin, Australian Catholic University

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Electrical and Computer

introductory course in MATLAB, which features a verystrong alignment of curriculum objectives to assessment tasks; refer to Figure 3 where the arrowpointing from “objectives” to “assessment” implies the objectives of the course must beembedded in the assessment tasks. The proposal for this system is reported in the next section. Teacher S tu d e n t p e r s p e c t iv e p e r s p e c t iv e o b je c t iv e s assessm ent T e a c h in g L e a r n in g a c t iv it ie s a c t iv i tie s assessm ent o u tc o

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New Trends in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sandra Yost, University of Detroit Mercy; Mohan Krishnan, University of Detroit Mercy; Mark Paulik, University of Detroit Mercy

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Electrical and Computer

Innovative Curriculum for Undergraduate Electrical and Computer Page 13.421.11Engineering Students.”References [1] M. Paulik and M. Krishnan, “A competition-motivated capstone design course: The result of a fifteen-year evolution,” IEEE Transactions on Education, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 67–75, February 2001. [2] F. C. Berry, P. S. DiPiazza, and S. L. Sauer, “The future of electrical and computer engineering education,” IEEE Transactions on Education, vol. 46, no. 4, pp. 467–476, Nov 2003. [3] J. S. Bruner, The process of education. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1960. [4] W. M. Clark, D. DiBiasio, and A. G. Dixon, “Project-based

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Khalid Al-Olimat, Ohio Northern University

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Electrical and Computer

. Calculate the electrical quantities involved in this system. When students enter the given values in the problem into the specified cells and choose the specific connections for the load and for the source as shown and then click “calculate”, the program will output all the required quantities as shown in figure 8. Page 13.943.12Figure 8_Output of a Three phase Y-Delta connectioni. Transmission Lines Example: A 60-Hz, three-phase transmission line is 125 miles long. It has a total series impedance of 35 + j 40 Ω and a shunt admittance of 930 × 10 −6 ∠90 o S . It delivers 44.4 MVA at 220 kV and 0.9 power factor lagging. Determine

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Soonghwan Ro, Kongju University, Rep. of Korea

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Electrical and Computer

. FGO switch Register 7-Seg. a~g (AR, PC, DR, AC, INPR, IR, TR, OUTR) Run Step by instruction switch Step by clock FPGA Flip-flops(LEDs) clock I, S, E, R, IEN, FGI, FGO 0~F 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning in ECE Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeed Khan, Kansas State University-Salina; Greory Spaulding, Kansas State University-Salina

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Electrical and Computer

surprisingconsidering the directional nature of the antenna.Outdoor Signal Test: We rolled the large Cantenna to a distance of about 200 yards fromour building (Technology Center) and hooked it up through 2511 PLUS EXT2 wirelesscard to a laptop which was running Net Stumbler. We then turned the antenna to face theTech Center. Using our antenna we were able to pick up 8 access points with 4 of themhaving a signal to noise ratio (S/N) greater than or equal to 20 dB (a threshold requiredfor proper access). We then replaced the large cantenna with a smaller one and we werethen able to pick up 7 access points with 2 of them having S/N ratio that is greater thanthe threshold. Figure 8 shows location of our measurements with a white star. Figure 6. A

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dale Buechler, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

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Electrical and Computer

Seven EE courses at UW-FV will have been completed by theend of the Spring 2008 semester as part of this collaborative program starting in 2006.Initial feedback from students has been for the most part quite positive, however, as with anynew venture, we have a lot to learn, especially in the offering of distance courses.Bibliography 1. M. Sternhagen, J. Hoerning, C. Bronold , “Two-Year College Partners With Four-Year University To Offer Evening Engineering Degrees,” Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference 2. D.N. Buechler, “Improved Learning by Nontraditional Undergraduate Students in Analytical Methods In Engineering,” Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Annual Conference 3. S. Owen, R. Goodnight, G. Randolph “The

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Idowu, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Mohamed Omer, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg

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Electrical and Computer

quadratic costfunction parameters. Ct is the total cost, while PL and PD are the total loss and demandrespectively.REFERENCES[1] M. Kezunovic, A. Abur, H. Garng, A. Bose, K. Tomsovic, “The role of digital modeling and simulation in power engineering education,” IEEE Trans. Power Systems, vol. 19, n 1, pp. 64 – 72, Feb. 2004.[2] P. Idowu, “Development of a prototype resource optimizing, access delimited (ROAD) laboratory,” Proc. 2000 IEEE Power Engineering Society Winter Meeting, vol. 2, pp. 1405-1409.[3] M. M. Albu, K. E. Holbert, G. T. Heydt, S. D. Grigorescu, V. Trusca, “Embedding Remote Experimentation in Power Engineering Education,” IEEE Trans. Power Systems, vol. 19, n 1, pp. 139-143, Feb. 2004.[4] M., Varano; M., Patel; D., Asnani

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Harris, California Polytechnic State University; Dominic Dalbello, Allan Hancock College; Jianbiao Pan, California Polytechnic State University; Albert Liddicoat, California Polytechnic State University

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Electrical and Computer

. Studentsprovided drafting masks for the fabrication of their PCB board design. Thus, Cal Poly has a richhistory in integrating manufacturing technology into the engineering curriculum, and this historyprovided the foundation for the present project to integrate system design into the curriculum.Reviewing the literature for the integration of manufacturing technology into the engineeringcurriculum for the last two decades is illuminating and provides the foundation for this project.In the 1990's, engineering programs which had either manufacturing technology, ormanufacturing engineering programs, as part of their engineering colleges, were proposing theintegration of electronic manufacturing technology into the electrical and computer

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning in ECE Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arif Uluagac; Douglas Williams, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

Association for Signal Processing (Eusipco) 2006, Florence Italy, Sep. T 2006.12. Chiang, K.H; Evans, B.L.; Huang, W.T.; Kovac, F.; Lee, E.A.; Messerschmitt, D.G.; Reekie, H.J.; Sastry, S.S.; “Real-time DSP for sophomores”, ICASSP-96. Conference Proceedings., Volume 2, 7-10 May 1996 Page(s):1097 - 1100 vol. 213. Wright, C. H. and Welch, T. B., “Teaching DSP concepts using MATLAB and the TMS320C31 DSK,” Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP), 199914. Lisa G. Huettel, “A DSP Hardware-Based Laboratory for Signals and Systems,” 12th Signal Processing Education Workshop, 4th Volume, Issue, Sept. 2006 Page(s):456 - 45915. Lisa G

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Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jin-Hwan Lee, University of Cincinnati; Ali Asgar Bhagat, University of Cincinnati; Karen Davis, University of Cincinnati; Ian Papautsky, University of Cincinnati

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2008-1221: RESEARCH TRAINING OF UNDERGRADUATES THROUGHBIOMEMS SENIOR DESIGN PROJECTSJin-Hwan Lee, University of Cincinnati Jin-Hwan Lee earned his M.S. and B.S in Material Science Engineering at the Korea University, Seoul, South Korea. He is currently a PhD candidate in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Cincinnati. He was awarded the Rindsberg Fellowship in 2005 and again in 2006, and has participated in the Preparing Future Faculty program. His research interests include biosensors and microfluidic biochips for environmental and medical applications.Ali Asgar Bhagat, University of Cincinnati Ali Asgar S. Bhagat earned his M.S. in electrical

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aleksandr Panchul, UTSA; David Akopian, UTSA

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Electrical and Computer

for Symbian OS, Supporting Feature Pack 2.3. Digital Communications, Bernard Sklar, 2nd ed. ISBN 0-13-084788-74. Windows 2000 Graphics API Black Book by Damon Chandler and Michael Fotsch ISBN 1- 57610-876-75. C. Branigan, “Schools dial up cell-phone content,” eSchool News online at www.eschoolnews.com, Oct. 20, 2004.6. P. Thornton, C. Houser, “Using mobile phones in education,” 2nd IEEE International Workshop on Wireless and Mobile Technologies in Education (WMTE’04), 2004.7. J. Lubega, R. McCrindle, S. Williams, U. Armitage, I. Clements, “Uses of mobile phones in higher education,” In Cantoni & McLaughlin (eds) Proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2004

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Michael Khoo, University of Southern California; Ellis Meng, University of Southern California

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Electrical and Computer

Research Assumptions attitude scale R opportunities Laboratory High quality research M • Underrepresented groups Experiences experiences activities Employer success survey including women and people increase interest & S of color are less likely to enter knowledge U and remain in engineering and Student access, C other STEMS fields

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ECE Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Cavicchi, Grove City College

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2008-3: INTEGRATION OF PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERPROGRAMMING EXPERIENCE INTO CONTROL SYSTEMS COURSESThomas Cavicchi, Grove City College Thomas J. Cavicchi received the B. S. degree in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, in 1982, and the M. S. and Ph. D. degrees in electrical engineering from University of Illinois, Urbana, in 1984 and 1988, respectively. He is a Professor of Electrical Engineering at Grove City College, Grove City, PA, where he teaches year-long courses on digital communication systems, digital and analog control systems, and the senior labs (including co-teaching the senior capstone design projects). He also has recently taught

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Beams, University of Texas at Tyler

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Electrical and Computer

the PSpice Archive is available for download as .zip files from the following URL:http://ee.uttyler.edu/David_Beams/Projects/pspice archives/PSpice Archives.htmBibliography1. Nilsson, J., and Riedel, S. Electric Circuits, 8th Edition. Prentice-Hall, 2007.2. Hambley, A. Electronics, 2nd Edition. Prentice-Hall, 2000.3. Sedra, A., and Smith, K. Microelectronic Circuits, 5th Edition. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003.4. Tobin, P. PSpice for Digital Communications Engineering. Morgan and Claypool, 2007.5. Tobin, P. PSpice for Analog Communications Engineering. Morgan and Claypool, 2007.6. Rashid, M., and Rashid, H. SPICE for Power Electronics and Electric Power, 2nd Edition. Boca Raton, FL:CRC Press, 2006.7. Castaner, L., and Silvestre, S

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Design in the ECE Curriculum

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Cambron, Western Kentucky University; Walter Collett, Western Kentucky University; Stacy Wilson, Western Kentucky University

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Electrical and Computer

Education, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, April 24-27, 2001.[6] M.E. Cambron and S.S. Wilson “Introducing Design to Freshmen and Sophomores at Western Kentucky University," Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Nashville, TN, June 22-25. 2003. Page 13.1027.10[7] D. Muggli, M. Durham, T. Campbell, R. Schlager, C. Wilson, R. Chang, R. Roberts, M. Kolbus, M. Rees, A. O’Palko, K. Dodson, and R. Unser, “Toxecon IITM and High-Temperature Reagents or Sorbents for Low-Cost Mercury Removal,” in Electric Power 2006 Conference Papers (CD).[8] M. Martin, S

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ECE Pedagogy and Assessment I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tokunbo Ogunfunmi, Santa Clara University

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Electrical and Computer

. Page 13.967.7a. StructureSampling rate of 8 KHz, 16 bits/sample 2 frame lengths: 30 ms (240 samples) for a bitrate of 13.3 KHz and 20 ms (160 samples) for a bit rate of 15.2 kbit/s. Most of low bitrate codecs limit voice bandwidth to 50-3400 Hz whereas iLBC utilizes the full 4 KHzbandwidth producing higher quality reconstructed voice.b. Advantages‚ As opposed to CELP codec that require previous data to estimate the pitch gain and lag, internet Low Bit rate Codec estimates the pitch of the signal in the same frame eliminating the dependency of previous samples and look ahead delays. This is why iLBC offers a better performance during packet loss conditions.‚ Use of LSF/LPC interpolation enhances the performance of the codec during high

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Mark Jansson, Rowan University; Ulrich Schwabe, Rowan University; Andrew Hak, Rowan University

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Electrical and Computer

Conergy 1 175 watt Photovoltaic Modules 17,160 S – 175 MU UL 1703 SMA SCCB12 2 DC Combiner Boxes 130 NEMA 3R/4 3 Lightning Arrestors 130 Delta LA602 Square D 4 DC Disconnects 79 HU363RB NEMA 3R UL98

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Kim, Howard University; Mohamed Chouikha, Howard University; Veronica Thomas, Howard University

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Electrical and Computer

, the answer was just one unanimous, "yes." Because of the new class, newtechnology, or any other reason, they liked the mobile studio class and they wanted more.(c) In addition to Network Analysis, which course(s) would be most benefited by the mobile studioclass? • I don't know. I just took the first course in ECE! (4 ) • Electronics (15) • Digital System (12) • Signal Processing (4) • Energy Conversion (1) • Physics (Physics Department) (2)Most could suggest the expansion of the benefit in Network Analysis and the experience of themobile studio into other courses that they have yet to take. Electronics and Digital System coursesreceived most votes in the suggestion.(d) What did you learn most from the mobile

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yakov Cherner, ATeL, LLC; Amin Karim, DeVry University; Ahmed Khan, DeVry University; Victor Rubanchik, Southern Federal University (Russia); Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

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Electrical and Computer

. B A C DFigure 7 Simulations designed for virtual exploration of signal reflection and distortion effects.Using the drag and drop option on simulations A and C in Figure 7, a student is able to movethe car around a parking lot and see how the different reflections from surrounding buildingsaffect the signal shape, phases, and amplitudes. S/he can choose between one or two pulsesignals and vary signal frequency, pulse duration, and delay between pulses. Simulations Band D help the student understand the Huggens-Fresnel principle and the impact of variousparameters on the structure of Fresnel’s zones, as well as what sources of secondary

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sanjay Raman, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Da Silva Luiz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Masoud Agah, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Allen MacKenzie, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Christopher Maxey, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Amy Bell, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Electrical and Computer

Wireless Sensor Networks,” Communications of the ACM, vol. 47, no. 6, pp. 34–40, June 2004.[5] X. Cui, T. Hardin, R.K. Ragade, and A.S. Elmaghraby, “A Swarm-Based Fuzzy Logic Control Mobile Sensor Network for Hazardous Contaminants Localization,” 2004 IEEE Intl. Conf. on Mobile Ad-Hoc Sensor Systems, pp. 194–203, Oct. 25–27, 2004.[6] K. Chintalapudi, T. Fu, J. Paek, N. Kothari, S. Rangwala, J. Caffrey, R. Govindan, E. Johnson, and S. Masri, “Monitoring Civil Infrastructures with a Wireless Sensor Network,” IEEE Internet Computing, pp. 26–34, Mar./Apr. 2006.[7] J. Frolik and T.M. Weller, “Wireless Sensor Systems: An Approach for a Multiuniversity Design Course,” IEEE Trans. on Education, vol. 45, no. 2, pp. 135–141, May 2002.[8] A.D

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ECE Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rosemarie Guzman, University of the Pacific; Michael Golanbari, University of the Pacific

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Electrical and Computer

designed and incorporated into the existing prints. Because installation of a fullyfunctional temperature monitor device and completion of Unit 3’s annunciator system will mostlikely not occur until mid-2008, a scaled down example of a temperature monitor is used in thisproject for demonstration purposes. The scaled down example successfully demonstrates theoperation of the temperature monitoring process and activation of the alarm and unit trip at settemperature points.Theoretical BackgroundCalifornia’s State Water Project is the largest state-built multipurpose water project in thecountry. With construction beginning in 1957 and continuing indefinitely, it is comprised of 29storage facilities, 18 pumping plants, four pumping-generating plants

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning in ECE Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Albert Liddicoat, California Polytechnic State University; Jianbiao Pan, California Polytechnic State University; James Harris, California Polytechnic State University; Lynne Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University

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Electrical and Computer

-Based Design Courses,” International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 23, No. 1, pp, 114-119, 2007.2. Gorman, M. E., Johnson, V. S., Ben-Arieh, D. Bhattacharyya, S., Eberhart, S., Glower, J., et al., “Transforming the Engineering Curriculum: Lessons Learned from a summer at Boeing,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 90, No. 1, pp, 143-149, 2001.3. Nicolai, L. M., “Viewpoint: an Industry View of Engineering Design Education,” International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 7-13, 1998.4. NetPRL webpage at http://www.netprl.calpoly.edu/.5. ABET 2000 Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Baltimore, MD, http://www.abet.org/.6. Slivovsky, L. A

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Innovations in ECE Education II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alyssa Magleby, University of Utah; Cynthia Furse, University of Utah

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Electrical and Computer

were writing. Additionalinstructions on how to conduct peer review sessions were also provided on the TA website.Giving guided feedback was found to be a major aspect of importance in peer reviews (againthrough the use of a rubric) so that students knew what they were looking for. For instance, ifstudents were asked to include information on how the individual lab related to the overallproject, the peers were asked to circle or number the sentence(s) that included that information.Students were often surprised when their peers could not find information they thought they hadincluded, which meant their writing was not as clear as they thought it was. The process ofreviewing someone else’s paper also caused students to question how clearly they

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Laboratory Development in ECE Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ed Doering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sam Shearman, National Instruments; Erik Luther, National Instruments

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Electrical and Computer

. 3581-3584 in Proceedings of the 1999 International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, Volume 6, 1999.2. Yoder, M.A., and B.A. Black, “A Study of Graphical vs. Textual Programming for Teaching DSP,” 2006 ASEE National Annual Conference Proceedings, Chicago, IL.3. Yoder, M.A., and B.A. Black, “Teaching DSP First with LabVIEW,” Digital Signal Processing Workshop, 12th - Signal Processing Education Workshop, 4th , pp.278-280, Sept. 2006.4. Baraniuk, R.G., C.S. Burrus, D.H. Johnson, and D.L. Jones, “Sharing Knowledge and Building Communities in Signal Processing,” IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, pp. 10-16, Sep 2004.5. Shearman, S., E. Luther and E.R. Doering, “Applying an Interactive, Modular Approach

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ECE Pedagogy and Assessment II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bruce Krogh, Carnegie Mellon University; Tsuhan Chen, Carnegie Mellon University; Tuviah Schlesinger, Carnegie Mellon University

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Electrical and Computer

the structure and guidance they need to acquirethese fundamentals, and then allow them the freedom to make informed curricular choices laterin their academic program.Complete and seamless integration of EE and CE, as proposed in this paper, not only benefits thestudents in providing them the knowledge with both sufficient breadth and depth for them toprosper in the real world after graduation, it also provides flexibility in designing core andadvanced ECE courses to adapt to the rapidly changing technology world. As technologiescontinue to advance, the content of each course is bound to change, but the discipline of ECE,without the boundary between EE and CE, will last and stand the test of time.Bibliography1. http://www.abet.org/2. S. W

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ECE Poster Session

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bill Yang, Western Carolina University; Yeqin Huang, Western Carolina University; Robert Adams, Western Carolina University; James Zhang, Western Carolina University; Kenneth Burbank, Western Carolina University

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Electrical and Computer

Thourhout, P. Bernasconi, B. I. Miller, W. Yang, L. Zhang, N. J. Sauer, L. Stulz, S. Cabot, “Novelgeometry for an integrated channel selector” IEEE J. Select. Topic. Quant. Electron., 8, 1211-1214 (2002).3. C. R. Doerr, “Planar Lightwave Devices for WDM,” Optical Fiber Telecommunications IV-A., Ed. I. Kaminowand T. Li, Academic Press, 2002. Page 13.468.8