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Project-Based Learning Enhanced through Instrumentation

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Byul Hur, Texas A&M University; Jaime Pablo Lopez; Brian J. Munoz; Sephia Blair

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assist the research on this aspect, a mosquito breedingenvironment testing instrumentation was created by a capstone project team. The capstoneproject was started in Spring 2022 and concluded in Fall 2022. Five undergraduate engineeringtechnology students have conducted this capstone project, and an engineering faculty memberadvised this capstone project. This prototype of a mosquito breeding environment testinginstrumentation has a testing chamber that can contain tires partially filled with water inside, anda sliding light source to emulate the light condition variations. The testing instrumentation hassensors to obtain data such as ambient temperature, humidity, CO2, and light intensity. Inaddition, the testing instrumentation can measure

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning Enhanced through Instrumentation

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl K. Frederickson, University of Central Arkansas

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electronics, mechanics, computer programming, and robotics.The progression of classes provides students with the skills to develop autonomous roboticsystems as part of the senior design capstone. Senior Design students in the program haveparticipated in the Autonomous Vehicle Challenge (AVC) as part of the National RoboticsChallenge [1] each of the last two years. The Program has sent two teams to participate in theAVC each of the last two years (2022 and 2023). In the first year that AVC was available aftercovid (2022) the team placed 1st and 3rd in the competition.The Program applied for accreditation as an Engineering Physics program during the 2022/2023review cycle. The Engineering Physics designation best matches the interdisciplinary nature

Conference Session

Learning through Instrumentation: Experiences and Applications

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David N. Long, James Madison University; Karim Altaii, James Madison University

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and Monitor Temperatures and Atmospheric Air ParametersAbstract The optimization and performance of many systems require data collection for thetemperature variation of solids, liquids, and air parameters that vary from one location toanother. For example, monitoring the performance of an Atmospheric Water Generator Devicethat utilizes geothermal heat rejection to condense vapor in the humid air. This device requiresair parameters, water temperatures, and soil temperature variation to be measured to understandthe system. This paper presents a capstone project that involved the design and implementationof an inexpensive data acquisition system that utilizes off-the-shelf components. Twelveparameters are collected

Conference Session

Learning through Instrumentation: Experiences and Applications

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyril B. Okhio, Kennesaw State University; Theodore Orrin Grosch, Kennesaw State University; Austin B. Asgill P.E., Kennesaw State University

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transmitted to a PC where a MATLABscript made it possible to visualize all data.The most important consequence of the exercises reported in this paper are the benefits from adeliberate application of the ABET-IEEE Capstone Assessment Rubrics; the mandatoryPresentation of all Design Projects by Teams in front of the class, faculty and Industry Experts;and finally, a college organized Design Expo on the last day of the semester in the CollegeAuditorium.Project Assessment RubricsEvery effort is made in this entire process, to measure the students against the ABET-IEEEoutcomes in multiple ways. We also have artifacts to show what has been done (ABETevaluation criterion in parentheses):Each Team writes a project plan where they provide the Statement of