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Daniil Slutskiy, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Ricardo Moreira, Wentworth Institute of Technology ; Michael McGuire, Wentworth Institute of Technology ; Saurav Basnet, Wentworth Institute of Technology

the handle slightly below the required rpm, the batteryaccumulates the power; opposing the designs which only have the buck converter [7]. Andfinally, the objective is to have everyone intrigued to be able to build their own device, that iswhy pre-used components that are easily available were used. Authors of the paper [8] mademanual chargers that use the axial flux topology for the generators. Even though it leads to ahigher efficiency of the overall system, axial flux generators are not as common, so it is hard tofind one. The design of this paper uses the more common radial flux topology motor.The design and creation of this charger was a group project for Wentworth’s first-yearIntroduction to Engineering Design class. This paper

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Maria Katerina Apostle, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Saurav Basnet, WentWorth Institute of Technol; Luke Clarke Bassett

Program School of Engineering Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA, 02115, USA apostlem@wit.edu, bassettl@wit.edu, basnets@wit.edu Abstract— Inventory management is a key part of the success of many businesses andorganizations. Several methods to track inventory exist, the most common of which being manualtracking using items such as hand scanners. However, manual input may be more prone to error.Some methods of autonomous tracking currently exist, however these are very large-scale and areexpensive to produce and maintain. This project proposes a low-cost alternative for autonomousinventory tracking with a

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Heather Morrell; Aaron Muldrew, Northeastern University; Nathan E Israeloff, Northeastern University; Don Heiman; Haridas Kumarakuru, Northeastern University

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amount of time towrite their selected word or phrase. This device was built to fulfill an Electronics Courserequirement assigned as “project-based learning.” 1. IntroductionDuring our undergraduate lab course, “Electronics for Scientists,” in fall 2021, we were asked todesign and build a prototype device as a part of “project-based learning” that accomplished aspecific purpose. During the semester, we were inspired with a variety of electronic lab-basedexperiments, trouble shooting and data analysis. We always enjoyed playing games in ourchildhood and now that electronics is such an important part of our lives, we decided to design asimple electronic game to entertain people in small gatherings.We designed a game based on “Morse Code” [1

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Filip Cuckov, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Marisha Rawlins, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Pilin Junsangsri, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Wayne Bynoe, Wentworth Institute of Technology; James R McCusker PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology; José R. Sánchez, Wentworth Institute of Technology

important role in the success of our studentsin their future careers with blurred lines in diverse teams, and numerous studies show that it is askill that cannot be taught, rather developed through experiential learning in a curriculum thatvertically integrates problem-solving [16].Another challenge introduced by Industry 5.0 is that instead of designing a full discipline-specific product, engineers are increasingly acting as system integrators; therefore, engineersmust possess the ability to quickly learn and adapt material from other STEM and non-STEMfields. Industry 5.0 projects are complex, multidimensional, and fast-evolving, requiring criticalthinking and problem-solving abilities from engineers beyond their STEM foundation. Theengineers of

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Joshua Luckens, Wentworth; Afsaneh Ghanavati, Wentworth Institute of Technology

, happiness, health, learning, grades, success,satisfaction, community, et al.) and decrease what I want less of? How can I design a semester ofmaximum value to me? What would I need to change, and how would I do so?Prompt 3– Metacognition and You: Part A) Theory - How can metacognition help you become amore innovative thinker? Part B) Application - Describe a scenario in which your ability to betterunderstand your own thought processes helps you to solve a problem creatively. Give a specificexample of metacognition applied to your life!Future DirectionThe Engineering Notebook exists to help novice engineers to take ownership over their newlyforming professional identities. Throughout the semester, the efficacy of the project at meetingits stated

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James Accuosti, University of Bridgeport

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and long-term interest. Another custom-solution is a project in the state of Mississippi where Jing, et al.[14] analyzed a summer STEM camp program to cultivate STEM interest in students from aminority high school. The effect is promising because it increases the probability that theprogram’s students would choose a career in engineering. Finally, a biotechnology researchexperience aimed at African-American high school students in Georgia yielded success as theoutreach program improved students’ college readiness for STEM careers [15]. These findingsare significant because they satisfy the possible concern that minority-students are not asinvolved or exposed to STEM resources [16]. We discuss this further in the next section.Motivations and

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Rithvik Rao Katikaneni, Northeastern University; Matteo Farah; Carlos Mario Martinez, Northeastern University; Kabato Burka; TOBECHUKWU CHIGOZIRIM ANIAGBOSO, Northeastern University; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

renewablesources of energy. While all these sources of energy production and consumption are effective andhighly useful, they are not entirely efficient. If we were to go running, our body would use energyto help move our muscles in the required manner, but at the same time our body would produceheat, not all of which is useful. Another interpretation to such a situation is a firepit on a cold night.It might provide warmth to those around it, but the energy lost to the pit itself and the environmentin general is quite large.Inspired to find a solution that can help harness this excess heat energy, this project attempts tobuild a Heat Energy Harnessing Seebeck Generator to address the fire pit situation. The uses ofsuch a concept are vast and can be

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Eric Concannon, Northeastern University; Casey Goyette, Northeastern University; Emily Michelsen; Zephaniah Hatano Langley; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

involved in producing this type of green electrical energy. Pavegen has morethan 200 sites around the world that vary from powering Kia motor factories in Korea to publicinfrastructure projects in Rio De Janeiro [12]. From Pavegen’s success, we believe that the use ofpiezoelectric transducers has great potential. Therefore, we were interested in incorporating theenergy-producing capabilities of piezoelectric transducers into our own project.Methods and ApproachTo determine the most effective and practical approach to generate electricity from the movementof a mouse, the engineering design process was implemented. Before brainstorming possiblesolutions, it was first decided that the method of electricity generation could not be containedsolely

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Ashley Ruth Banaszewski; Andrew Hartley; Kevin T Mai; Amy Xu; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

discussing the goals of our project, we determined that lackof hindrance to the workout and efficiency were some of the most important aspects of our device,and cost and ease of construction were the least important. Targeting a gym, the users go there fora workout so we believed that if an attachment hinders a users workout, not only would they beless apt to use the machine, but the sole purpose of our design to harness unused energy would bedefeated if users could no longer generate the same amount of energy. Tying into our second mostimportant factor, if our machine did not have a high level of efficiency, it would not be worth thecost of production and installation. On the opposite side of our decision matrix, we determinedthat cost and

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Dimitrios Bolkas, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre Campus; Jeffrey Chiampi; Carol L. Morman PE, PS, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

SurveyingInstitute (UESI) organizes an annual surveying competition for Civil Engineering programs withASCE student chapters. The educational and professional goals include a recognition of theimportance of basic surveying principles to all civil engineering projects. The competition is aninnovative and interesting way to engage civil engineering students and increase the awarenessof surveying in civil engineering institutions. Due to the travel challenges brought by theCOVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 UESI Surveying Competition was held virtually. The UESISurveying and Geomatics Division in collaboration with Penn State Wilkes-Barre decided toutilize immersive and interactive virtual reality technology to simulate the field component in thestudent competition

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SUSRUTHABABU SUKHAVASI, University of Bridgeport; Khaled Elleithy, University of Bridgeport; Ahmed El-Sayed, University of Bridgeport; SUPARSHYA BABU SUKHAVASI; Abdelrahman Elleithy, William Paterson University

of Bridgeport, academic year 2006-2007. He supervised hundreds of senior projects, MS theses and Ph.D. dissertations. He developed and introduced many new undergraduate/graduate courses. He also developed new teaching / research laboratories in his area of expertise. His students have won more than twenty prestigious national / international awards from IEEE, ACM, and ASEE. Dr. Elleithy is a member of the technical program committees of many international conferences as recog- nition of his research qualifications. He served as a guest editor for several international journals. He was the chairperson of the International Conference on Industrial Electronics, Technology & Automation. Fur- thermore, he is the co

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SUPARSHYA BABU SUKHAVASI; Khaled Elleithy, University of Bridgeport; Abdelrahman Elleithy, William Paterson University; Ahmed El-Sayed, University of Bridgeport; SUSRUTHABABU SUKHAVASI, University of Bridgeport

Year”, University of Bridgeport, academic year 2006-2007. He supervised hundreds of senior projects, MS theses and Ph.D. dissertations. He developed and introduced many new undergraduate/graduate courses. He also developed new teaching / research laboratories in his area of expertise. His students have won more than twenty prestigious national / international awards from IEEE, ACM, and ASEE. Dr. Elleithy is a member of the technical program committees of many international conferences as recog- nition of his research qualifications. He served as a guest editor for several international journals. He was the chairperson of the International Conference on Industrial Electronics, Technology & Automation. Fur

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Kyle Robert Sawicki; Bavesh Matapathi, Northeastern University; Nathan E Israeloff, Northeastern University; Don Heiman; Haridas Kumarakuru, Northeastern University

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to test with a variety of different cell phones, in order to ensure that our device willwork on as many devices as possible. Finally, an ability for the phone to interact with GoogleVoice/Wi-Fi rather than a standard cell phone subscription would allow for no recurring costs onthe device, but we would need to test more with this in the future.AcknowledgementsWe would also like to thank the Northeastern University Department of Physics for financiallysupporting our experience at the ASEE-NE 2022 conference. The project was designed andconstructed for the class Electronics for Scientists.REFERENCES1. https://www.electronicshub.org/mobile-controlled-home-appliances-without-microcontroller/2. https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-neopixel

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Stephanie DeCarvalho, University of Massachusetts- Dartmouth; Jun Li, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth; Sarah D Dulac, University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

through machining. Alongwith increasing efficiency of manufacturing a part, it also contributes to creating a part that islighter in weight. Although additive manufacturing has become a popular method ofmanufacturing, there are downfalls that come along with this technique. Due to the layeringprocess taken to create a part, the structural integrity of the part can decrease compared to thepart constructed using the traditional methods. This 3D printed part can experience things assuch undesirable residual stresses, undesirable microstructure, porosity and maintainingdimensional stability. This project is a continuation of a graduate project performed in a course atthe University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, MNE 546 - Finite Element Method in

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Gabriella C Butler; Hailey Dooley, Northeastern; Liam O'Buachalla; Matthew John Urbano; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

and similar engineering designs. The idea ofour project is based on the law of conservation of energy. We are taught, even as young students, that energycannot be created or destroyed [2]. It is one of the most basic and common ideas of physics. The energy weuse to rotate our chairs, therefore, can be harnessed and stored. Otherwise, it is lost to sound and heat energy,which are not of use to us. The key formula our idea is based on is that of rotational kinetic energy: E=½I𝜔2 [3]. This helped us reason that even partial rotations (in either direction) would still generate energy, asthe equation is not dependent on the direction of the velocity. Figure 1.1: First survey response question: How frequently do you do this? (47 responses

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Uma Balaji, Fairfield University; Isaac Macwan, Fairfield University

tostudents when they work later on capstone projects where they may be required to identify asuitable battery for their senior design course. Simultaneously, it opens an opportunity to discussbriefly on the materials used in batteries and their potential harm to the environment [4]depending on how they are disposed.Based on these discussions an assignment is given to students. While the points assigned to theproject are only three percent of the total grade, the goal of the assignment is to encourageresearching sources and reading materials relevant to appropriate disposal of different types ofbatteries that can harm environment. Further, students gathered information related toresponsible behavior and examined how different individuals practice the

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Ashanthi Shanika Maxworth, University of Southern Maine

isbeing covered to make simultaneous adjustments.References 1. Biggs, J.B. Enhancing teaching through constructive alignment. High. Educ. 1996, 32, 347–364. 2. Biggs, J.B. What the student does Teaching for enhanced learning. High. Educ. Res. Dev. 1999, 18, 1–19. 3. Biggs, J. Aligning Teaching and Assessment to Curriculum Objectives; Imaginative Curriculum Project, LTSN Generic Centre: York, UK, 2003. 4. Biggs, J.B. Teaching for Quality Learning at University: What the Student Does; McGraw-Hill: Maidenhead, UK, 2011; ISBN 9780335242757. 5. Smith, C. Design–focused evaluation. Assess. Eval. High. Educ. 2008, 33, 631–645. 6. Bloom, B.S.; Engelhart, M.D.; Furst, E.J.; Hill, W.H.; Krathwohl, D.R. Taxonomy of

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Marisha Rawlins, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Pilin Junsangsri

their key course assessment types, for example, lab exercises are worth 30% of theoverall course grade, the project 20%, assignments 20%, and quizzes and exams the remaining30%. Then the individual assessments are graded on a point-score, for example, Assignment 1 isworth 40 pts and the midsemester exam is worth 100pts. Finally, an overall letter grade andassociated GPA are assigned based on the course assessment weightings and points. Thistraditional method persists because instructors are used to this method in non-programmingcourses where this method makes sense, and in many universities, the syllabus template isbroken up to facilitate the traditional methodology. While this methodology works well for mostcourses, programming is a skills

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Claire Marie Dollins, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Meghan Scruton, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Eli Ross Breitbart Frischling, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Joshua Patrick O'Grady, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John M Sullivan Jr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Paper ID #36010Design, Analysis, and Fabrication of A 3D Printed Violin for the PublicMs. Claire Marie Dollins, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Senior undergraduate Mechanical Engineering and Data Science student at Worcester Polytechnic Insti- tute. Currently working on my capstone research project with the Department of Mechanical Engineering.Meghan Scruton, Worcester Polytechnic Institute My name is Meghan Scruton and I am a senior studying Mechanical Engineering with a concentration in Mechanical Design at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.Eli Ross Breitbart Frischling, Worcester Polytechnic Institute I am Eli Breitbart

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Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University; Catherine Costa; Minnah Uddin; Morgan Mica Williams, Northeastern University; Ingrid Alikaj

infrastructure was built before legislation like the ADA,making it expensive to update and implement accessible infrastructures like elevators andescalators. Hefty price tags have halted recent efforts to revolutionize American infrastructure. In Boston, thecost to make public transit alone more accessible would be 477 million dollars [1]. Althoughcostly, this investment is necessary; 26% of Americans have a disability, 14% of which aredisabilities that hamper mobility, making it hard to walk up and down stairs [2]. One of the maincontributors to the price tag of these projects is the increased draw from the power grid to powerelevators and escalators. The cost of installing and powering an elevator year-round ranges from$30,000 to $55,000; our team

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Xiaobin Le P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Richard L Roberts, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Abhishek Kumar, Wentworth Institute of Technology

styling [5], hands-on design project [6],sketch tool in SolidWorks [7], applying numerical modeling techniques [8], animated GIF files[9], task-analysis-guided deliberate practice [10], the explored view [11] and the inquiry-basedapproach [12], etc.During the last several years, authors have noticed that there are two common critical issues forthis course: implementation of the parallelogram law and drawing free-body diagrams. In thefirst two weeks of the engineering statics, the parallelogram law is normally taught for vectoradditions and resolution of a vector along two specific directions. Some students had difficultyin understanding the parallelogram law for vector additions and were in big trouble in theapplication of the parallelogram law

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Brian M Golliher, US Coast Guard Academy; Luke Henry Monaco, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; David Mazurek P.E., US Coast Guard Academy

Paper ID #35760Structural Evaluation of the Ontario & Western Railway’s Original Bridgeat Fish’s EddyBrian M Golliher, US Coast Guard Academy Brian graduated from East Chapel Hill High School in 2018 as one of the valedictorians. He is a Civil Engineering Major at the US Coast Guard Academy in the class of 2022. He has had the opportunity to serve as a Platoon Commander and Master at Arms and received the Ross Oar Award for leadership on the Crew Team in 2020. He is currently working to provide resilient solutions to flooding for Coast Guard Station Niagara as a Capstone project. Next year, he will attend Flight

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Andrew Michael Seredinski, Wentworth Institute of Technology

classes were delivered in-person, students were provided with a projected QRcode to easily access the Quiz. The Quiz required a passcode distributed only during class toprevent students who did not attend or participate from completing the exit ticket. Multiplechoice application questions were piloted during the Spring of 2021 for five weeks and wereimplemented as a bonus – correct or incorrect responses did not impact student grades.Brightspace Quizzes are optimized for an instructor to view and grade individual responses.Viewing the set to quickly evaluate qualitative feedback is cumbersome.3.2 Prompt 1 ResultsJust over 1/3 of responses indicated a question after any given class, calculated by averagingfrom three class sections over five

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Michael G Joseph, University of Bridgeport; Khaled Elleithy, University of Bridgeport

the universities he joined. He is the recipient of the ”Distinguished Professor of the Year”, University of Bridgeport, academic year 2006-2007. He supervised hundreds of senior projects, MS theses and Ph.D. dissertations. He developed and introduced many new undergraduate/graduate courses. He also developed new teaching / research laboratories in his area of expertise. His students have won more than twenty prestigious national / international awards from IEEE, ACM, and ASEE. Dr. Elleithy is a member of the technical program committees of many international conferences as recog- nition of his research qualifications. He served as a guest editor for several international journals. He was the chairperson of the

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Mansour Zenouzi, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gregory J Kowalski, Northeastern University; Aliagha Rezvani

, interdisciplinary programs, and projects to prepare students todesign and simulate zero emission technologies. The following detailed descriptions of thesecalculations should be viewed in terms of the background needed to perform them and the impactthey have on the education of the next generation of engineers who will design and build thesedevices.In the following sections we review some of the non-membrane-based technologies of extractingsalinity gradient energy. Non-membrane electrode-based technologies including CapMix andmixing entropy battery (MEB) produce electricity during a batch cycling, which means thesetechnologies have not been shown to operate on a continuous cycle considering the current stateof the art. The literature indicates that the non

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Jim Olson, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Emily Liu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Malcolm Kenneth Porterfield, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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newly developed scientific theories of the atom "emphasizedscience over practice while pushing the humanities and social sciences aside" [10]. Theseresearch-focused programs relied on educational approaches that were vastly different than theapprenticeship style programs established in the US throughout the nineteenth century. Theestablishment of formal Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE) curricula started with theManhattan Project and evolved to primarily focus on power generation as the commercializationof the nuclear power industry began. By 1975, eighty nuclear engineering departments had beenestablished in US higher education institutions nationwide. Growing concerns about radiationand environmental impacts combined with the accidents at