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Laboratory Development in ECE Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bruce Dunne, Grand Valley State University; Melvin Cooke, GE Aviation

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Electrical and Computer

Page 13.367.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Design of a Hardware Platform for Analog Communications LaboratoryIntroductionIn the typical electrical engineering curriculum, analog communications is usually ajunior or senior year elective. Such a course typically focuses on analog radio, coveringthe topics of amplitude modulation (AM) and frequency modulation (FM). Also includedis the study of noise effects in communication systems and other related concepts insignals and systems. Increasingly, the laboratory portion of an analog communicationscourse has migrated to simulation-based experiments using MATLAB1 or to quasi-simulation methods based on the capabilities of LabVIEW2. The

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LabVIEW and Mindstorms Based Experiments

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nebojsa Jaksic, Colorado State University-Pueblo; Dawn Spencer, Colorado State University-Pueblo

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2008-2567: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY LABORATORY COURSE: ROBOTICDESIGN AND PROGRAMMING WITH MINDSTORMSNebojsa Jaksic, Colorado State University-Pueblo Nebojsa I. Jaksic received the Dipl. Ing. degree in electrical engineering from Belgrade University in 1984, the M.S. in electrical engineering, M.S. in industrial engineering, and Ph.D. in industrial engineering from the Ohio State University in 1988, 1992, and 2000, respectively. From 1992 to 2000 he was with DeVry University in Columbus, OH. In 2000, he joined Colorado State University-Pueblo, where he is currently an Associate Professor and the mechatronics program director. Dr. Jaksic's interests include mechatronics and nanotechnology

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Distance Learning in ET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vernon Lewis, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-2647: EFFECTIVE EXECUTION OF SURVEYING LABORATORIES INDISTANCE LEARNING USING LOCAL MENTORSVernon Lewis, Old Dominion University Page 13.466.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Effective Execution of Surveying laboratories in Distance Learning Using Local Mentors Vernon W. Lewis, Jr., John Rand Old Dominion University Norfolk, VirginiaAbstractSurveying courses with laboratories are a curricular requirement of the Civil EngineeringTechnology Program (CET) since its inception. This course was taught traditionally asan on-campus

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Focus on IE Principles and Techniques

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arun Nambiar, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Dale Masel, Ohio University

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Industrial Engineering

AC 2008-2680: TEACHING CONCEPTS OF LEAN MANUFACTURINGTHROUGH A HANDS-ON LABORATORY COURSEArun Nambiar, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Arun received his Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India in 1997 and Master's Degree in Industrial Engineering from Ohio University, Athens, OH in 2004. He went on to receive his Doctoral Degree in Integrated Engineering (with an Industrial Engineering concentration) from Ohio University, Athens, OH in 2007. His research interests include production, planning and control of manufacturing systems, application of lean principles, study of discrete-event systems and cost estimation for various

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Service - Learning Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Boyle, Rice University; Brent Houchens, Rice University

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Environmental Engineering

AC 2008-449: ADAPTIVE WATER LABORATORY FOR K-12 OUTREACH ONSUSTAINABLE WATER USEPaul Boyle, Rice University Paul M. Boyle is a Ph.D. student in Mechanical Engineering at Rice University. In addition to his research in computational fluid mechanics and separation processes, Paul is active in engineering outreach. He tutors underrepresented high school students in mathematics and assists the math team during their practice for competitions.Brent Houchens, Rice University Brent C. Houchens is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Department at Rice University. His research interests include modeling flow and separation in

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Experiments and Laboratories in Mechanical Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Liou, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Society for Engineering Education, 2008 DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTERDISCIPLINERY LABORATORY CURRICULUM FOR EMERGING PRODUCT MANUFACTURINGAbstractThis paper summarizes an effort to develop an interdisciplinary capstone design projectcourse and laboratory in manufacturing. As manufacturing laboratories are veryexpensive to develop, this program is designed based on distributed and integratedmanufacturing processes on campus. As students can gain access to various facilities,they will be able to make various products, including some emerging products, such asEDM machines, fuel cells, etc. As this capstone design project provides opportunities forstudents to design, manufacture, it stimulates the students’ interest in real-world productrealization. Both

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DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Euan Lindsay, Curtin University of Technology

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AC 2008-246: MILESTONE-BASED ASSESSMENT: AN ALTERNATIVESTRATEGY FOR ASSESSING LABORATORY LEARNING OUTCOMESEuan Lindsay, Curtin University of Technology Euan Lindsay completed a PhD in the field of Engineering Education at the University of Melbourne, Australia, in 2005. In 2004 he moved to Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia, where he is a Senior Lecturer in Mechatronic Engineering. His research interests include engineering education, telecontrol (particularly internet-based telecontrol), artificial neural networks, and rehabilitative technologies for people with sensing impairments. He is a member of the Executive of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education, and co

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Inter- and Multidisciplinary Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Sharfstein, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Blanca Barquera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Michael Hanna, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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AC 2008-749: BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOPROCESSING ANDMICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY COURSES: A MODEL FOR SHARED USE OFINSTRUCTIONAL LABORATORIES BETWEEN ENGINEERING AND SCIENCESusan Sharfstein, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Susan Sharfstein is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Biology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Her research interests are in mammalian cell culture for bioprocessing. Her teaching interests are in biotechnology and biochemical engineering and in integrating engineering and life science education. Professor Sharfstein received her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from UC Berkeley. She is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award whose

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Laboratory Development in ECE Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arlen Planting, Boise State University; Sin Ming Loo, Boise State University

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Electrical and Computer

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Innovations in Laboratory Studies

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Olowokere, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Olutola Jonah; Oladipo O. Osasona, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; E.O.B. ajayi, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria; Kayode P. Ayodele, Obafemi Awolowo University

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AC 2008-1375: HUMAN AND INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES IN THEDEVELOPMENT OF WEB-BASED LABORATORIES IN CHALLENGEDENVIRONMENTSDavid Olowokere, University of Alabama at BirminghamLawrence O. kehinde, Texas Southern University, Houston, TexasOlutola Jonah, Obafemi Awolowo UniversityOladipo O. Osasona, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, NigeriaE.O.B. ajayi, Obafemi Awolowo University, NigeriaKayode P. Ayodele, Obafemi Awolowo University Page 13.675.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Human and Infrastructure Issues in the Development of Web- Based Laboratories in Challenged EnvironmentsWeb-based laboratories (WBL) involve not only hardware and software buthuman

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Oscar Ortiz, LeTourneau University; Paul Leiffer, LeTourneau University

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Fluid Mechanics Experiments and Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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MURAT OKCAY; BILGEHAN UYGAR OZTEKIN

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From the Proceedings of the 2008 meeting of the American Society of Engineering Education Session 3426 Educational Particle Image Velocimetry Interactive Experiment Suites Murat Okçay PhD and Bilgehan Uygar Öztekin PhD Interactive Flow Studies Abstract: Laboratory experience is an essential component of teaching Fluid Mechanics. Hands-on teaching methods provide a lasting understanding of the fluid flow principles. Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) has become a very powerful technique for studying fluid mechanics. Unfortunately very high price

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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

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Projects & Laboratories in Mechanical ET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua Pippin, Frostburg State University; Julie Wang, Frostburg State University

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Engineering Technology

Joshua Pippin and Julie Wang Frostburg State UniversityAbstractSince the need for alternate power sources is becoming more prevalent with each newday, a decision was made to work on the research and design for a laboratory-scale windturbine as an undergraduate research project. As such, the main goal of the project was tocreate advancements in wind power technologies. The objective of this research was todesign and build a wind turbine for experimental tests. Two different wind turbine bladesare tested on the model of the wind turbine. These results will further research that canhelp develop less expensive and smaller turbines that can be used in homes and farms.IntroductionThe challenge for this research project

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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

Trans, vol. 46, Feb. 2003, Page 13.1026.11 pp. 79-87.2. N. Mohan, W.P. Robbins, P. Imbertson, T.M. Undeland, R.C. Panaitescu, A.K. Jain, P. Jose, and T. Begalke, " Restructuring of first courses in power electronics and electric drives that integrates digital contro," IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, vol. 18, Issue 1, Part 2, Jan. 2003, pp. 429-437.3. O. Mohammed, and R. Sebastien “A Real-time Electromagnetic Analysis of Electric Machines for Educational Purposes and Laboratory Implementation,” IEEE Trans. on Magnetics, vol.34, No. 5, Sept. 1998, pp. 3628-3631.4. S. Abourida, C. Dufour, J. Belanger, V. Lapointe, “Real time, PC

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Innovations in ME Laboratory Instruction

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Guido Lopez, Old Dominion University; Ilya Leipunsky, Russian Academy of Science; Nadezda Berezkina, Russian Academy of Sciences

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Mechanical Engineering

AbstractIn a great majority of educational cases, “testing of materials” in the laboratory implies“destructive” techniques consisting of using universal testing machines (UTMs), where materialsare brought to a “failure condition” under tension, compression, shear, bending or torsion.Common objectives associated with these types of tests are: the evaluation of materials moduli ofelasticity and rigidity, yield strength, strain, ultimate strength, etc. In engineering practice,however, “in-situ” nondestructive testing (NDT) of materials are highly preferable, in order toevaluate rapidly the condition, failure potential, usefulness and serviceability of engineeringmaterials. Thus, nondestructive testing of materials ought to be an essential ingredient

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Inter- and Multidisciplinary Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samuel Lakeou, University of the District of Columbia; Esther Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia; Wagdy Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia; Fatou Mbengue, University of the District of Columbia; Bodjona Coboyo, University of the District of Columbia; Abdulaziz SIrag, University of the District of Columbia; Ben Latigo, University of the District of Columbia

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C. Law, Ken M.Edmondson, Chris M. Fetzer, Geoff S. Kinsey, Hojun Yoon, Raed A. Sherif, Dimitri D. Krut, James H.Ermer, Peter Hebert, Peichen Pien, and Nasser H. Karam Spectrolab, Inc., 22nd EUPVSEC, Milan ItalyInternational (http://www.silvaco.com).[4] National Renewable Energy Laboratory, http://www.nrel.gov[5] Limiting efficiency of Ideal Single and Multiple Energy Gap Terrestrial Solar Cells, J. Applied Physics,51,4494 (1980)[6] Spectrolab, INC. http//www.spectrolab.com[7] SILVACO’s ATLAS User’s Manual. Device simulation Software. Volumes I and II. Silvaco[8] The outlook on Renewable Energy in America Vol II: Joint Summary, ACORE March, 2007

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Innovations in ME Laboratory Instruction

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Widmann, California Polytechnic State University; Charles Birdsong, California Polytechnic State University; John Ridgely, California Polytechnic State University; Frank Owen, California Polytechnic State University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2008-1786: INTEGRATING EXPERIMENT, MODELING AND DESIGN USINGA HANDS ON HYDRAULIC POSITIONING LABORATORY FOR MECHANICALCONTROL SYSTEMS EDUCATIONJames Widmann, California Polytechnic State University Jim Widmann is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He received his Ph.D. in 1994 from Stanford University. Currently he teaches mechanics and design courses. He conducts research in the areas of design optimization, machine design, fluid power control and engineering education.Charles Birdsong, California Polytechnic State University Charles Birdsong has expertise in vibrations, controls, signal processing, instrumentation

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Projects & Laboratories in Mechanical ET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Razwaan Arif, Farmingdale State College; Han Chu, Farmingdale, SUNY; Yeong Ryu, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Adam Filios, Farmingdale, SUNY; Hazem Tawfik, Farmingdale State College; Kamal Shahrabi, Kean College of New Jersey

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Engineering Technology

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Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Minh Cao, Wichita State University; John Watkins, Wichita State University; Richard O'Brien, U.S. Naval Academy

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Computers in Education

proportional-derivative(PD) compensator. From this procedure, design procedures for unified notation lead,proportional-integral (PI), proportional-integral–derivative (PID), and PI-lead compensator weredeveloped. With this proposed approach, students can concentrate on the larger control systemdesign issues, such as compensator selection and closed-loop performance, rather than theintricacies of a particular design procedure.Once students learn the unified design process discussed above, it is important that they get anopportunity to apply it to design and laboratory projects. Most real life examples require designiterations. The Graphical User Interface (GUI) developed in this paper not only makes thisfeasible, but also makes this an excellent

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Instrumentation and Controls Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Faramarz Mossayebi, Youngstown State University; Frank Li, Youngstown State University; Eric Lombardo, YSU; CHITRA RAJAGOPAL, Kent State University, Tuscarawas Campus

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

presently employed by Mine Safety Appliances Company in Pittsburgh, PA.CHITRA RAJAGOPAL, Kent State University, Tuscarawas Campus Ms Chitra Rajagopal is Assistant Professor of Engineering Technology at the Kent State University, Tuscarawas Campus, where she teaches electrical and electronic engineering technology courses in in-person and on-line formats. She is currently researching on embedded system design, microcontrollers and control system. Page 13.390.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Developing an Advanced Digital Control Laboratory with a System-On-a

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Instrumentation and Controls Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yanfei Liu, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne (Eng)

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2008-2288: UTILIZING A PCI DAQ BOARD IN THE LABORATORY COURSEOF MICROPROCESSOR SYSTEMS AND INTERFACINGYanfei Liu, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne (Eng) Dr. Yanfei Liu received the B.S.E.E. Degree from Shandong Institute of Architecture and Engineering in July 1996. She then received the M.S.E.E. Degree from the Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences in July 1999, and Ph.D. Degree from Clemson University in August 2004. She has been a member of the IPFW Department of Engineering since August 2005. Dr. Liu’s research interests include robotics, dynamic manipulation, computer vision and image processing

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Innovations in ME Laboratory Instruction

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory Davis, Kettering University; Craig Hoff, Kettering University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2008-2369: PROMOTING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INUNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING USING LABORATORY TEAM PROJECTS:A CASE STUDYGregory Davis, Kettering University Gregory W. Davis, Ph.D., P.E. is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University, formerly known as GMI Engineering & Management Institute. Acting in this capacity, he teaches courses in the Automotive and Thermal Science disciplines. He also serves a Director of the Advanced Engine Research Laboratory, where he conducts research in alternative fuels and engines. Greg is active on the professional level of SAE, currently serving as a Director on the SAE Board of Directors (term, 2007-2010), a Director on the Publications Board

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steve Naumov, Purdue University Calumet; William Obermeyer, Purdue University Calumet; Rahul Singhal, Purdue University Calumet; Eduardo Garcia, Purdue University Calumet; Nasser Houshangi, Purdue University Calumet

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AC 2008-2502: UNIFYING LABORATORY CONTENT OF A DIGITAL SYSTEMSAND COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE CURRICULUM THROUGH HORIZONTALAND VERTICAL INTEGRATIONSteve Naumov, Purdue University Calumet Steve Naumov graduated in 2007 with highest distinction from Purdue University Calumet with a B.S. in Computer Engineering and minor in applied mathematics. He intends on pursuing a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. His research interests include high performance computer architecture, digital system verification, and computer architecture education. Along with initiating the accomplishments described in this paper, he has held two consecutive internships at Intel Corp. as

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Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Hill, University of Hartford; Akram Abu-aisheh, University of Hartford

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Computers in Education

laboratory settings,as well as in independent projects. The toolkit is being used with students during the spring 2008semester. Preliminary results will be available for the 2008 ASEE convention and alldocumentation for the toolkit is freely available on the project website1.IntroductionOptical fiber technology provides very high quality data communications over great distances.With the growing and now common use of optical fiber in industry and high-end consumerelectronics, the use of optical fiber should be more widely taught. For this purpose we aredeveloping an educational optical fiber data communications toolkit that provides students withthe means to investigate the physical layer in such a network. We first used the toolkit duringthe spring

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Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bradley Bishop, U.S. Naval Academy; Joel Esposito, U.S. Naval Academy; Jenelle Piepmeier, U.S. Naval Academy

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Computers in Education

is defined in the traditional robotics manner). The first and last linksconnect to exactly one joint. No active appendages of any sort were allowed, although the linksthemselves could be complex.To ensure that the students focused their designs toward effective locomotion, the worm robotsare required to pull behind them a ‘chariot,’ which contains the battery and processor. Therobots were thus required to generate good traction and ground force, as opposed to simplygenerating forward motion. The exercise took place over one week, during which there werefour hours of laboratory time.Our prior experience suggested that the motivation of the students would increase significantlywere the design cast as a competition. As such, the demonstration

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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

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Projects & Laboratories in Mechanical ET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pramod Kumar, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Pavel Ikonomov, Western Michigan University; Suren Dwivedi, University of Louisiana-Lafayette; Alamgir Choudhury, Western Michigan University; Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University

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Engineering Technology

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Projects & Laboratories in Mechanical ET

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Pavel Ikonomov, Western Michigan University; Luis Rodriguez, University of Wisconsin - Waukesha; Alamgir Choudhury, Western Michigan University

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Engineering Technology

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Innovations in the ChE Laboratory

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Felecia Nave, Prairie View A&M University; Michael Gyamerah, Prairie View A&M University; Irvin Osborne-Lee, Prairie View A&M University

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Chemical Engineering

2 2 1 1 -Finally, in 2006, the department was awarded the NSF Targeted Infusion Project to establish abioengineering concentration within the department. This grant provided the last integral piece inproviding the department of funding it needed in order to move forward. One component of thegrant focused on purchase of laboratory equipment and re-design of undergraduate chemicalengineering lab 1.Curriculum DevelopmentThe current Chemical Engineering curriculum is designed to prepare engineers who are wellqualified to design and operate chemical processes. The undergraduate baccalaureate degreerequires that students complete 138 hours, of which 20 hours of chemistry and 42 hours ofchemical engineering specific courses