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Employing Live Scripts for Implementing Virtual Laboratories and Activities

Conference Session
Digital Methods in Mechanics: Teaching with Digital Tools
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Rick Hill, University of Detroit, Mercy
Tagged Divisions
Mechanics Division (MECHS)
Paper ID #37645Employing Live Scripts for Implementing Virtual Laboratories andActivitiesDr. Rick Hill, University of Detroit, Mercy Dr. Richard Hill is a Professor and Assistant Dean in the College of Engineering & Science at Univer- sity of Detroit Mercy. Dr. Hill received a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Southern California in 1998, and an M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Cal- ifornia, Berkeley in 2000. He joined the faculty of Detroit Mercy in 2008 after receiving a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering and an M.S. degree in Applied Mathematics from the
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Modifying a Junior Year Machine Design Project to Break Down Knowledge Silos in the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

Conference Session
Keeping It Real: Real World Examples and Systems Thinking
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ashley J. Earle, York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen N. Kuchnicki, York College of Pennsylvania; Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen Andrew Wilkerson, P.E., York College of Pennsylvania
Tagged Divisions
Mechanics Division (MECHS)
-disciplines prior to the senior year.Our goal was to investigate the impact of a targeted intervention to reduce silos betweensubdisciplines within a single semester. We designed a project that was explicitly part of bothour Machine Design course and Fluid Mechanics laboratory, with necessary support from andintegration of sensors developed in an Instrumentation Laboratory. The goal of the project wasto allow students to connect principles from three disparate courses. We discuss the projectand its impact on student views regarding the interconnection of the sub-disciplines ofMechanical Engineering.Project DescriptionStudents at York College of Pennsylvania take Machine Design, Fluid Mechanics,Instrumentation Laboratory and Thermo-Fluids Laboratory
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In-Situ Bending Moment Visualization of a Structure Using Augmented Reality and Real-Time Object Detection

Conference Session
Digital Methods in Mechanics: Teaching with Digital Tools
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Diana Arboleda, University of Miami; James Giancaspro, P.E., University of Miami; Max Cacchione, University of Miami; Mert Okyay, University of Colorado, Boulder
Tagged Divisions
Mechanics Division (MECHS)
content for theircurriculum is most often in the pursuit of a tool that helps their students visualize abstractconcepts [2-4] such as forces [5], molecules [6], electrical charges [7], and their impact on realsystems. In a civil or mechanical engineering setting, AR shows promise as a tool to enablestudents to visualize force and moment vectors [8]. From a pedagogic perspective, thistechnology can be seen as an extension of the laboratory that is not confined to a designatedspace, but can be portable [3].Since AR technology for engineering education is still in its infancy, these educational tools arenot widely available. As a result, AR apps are often designed, developed, and deployed by theengineering educators themselves. The effort required
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Mechanics in Rome: First Time for a New Study Abroad Program

Conference Session
Teaching Mechanics: Modes and Methods
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Tagged Divisions
Mechanics Division (MECHS)
Paper ID #39879Mechanics in Rome: First Time for a New Study Abroad ProgramDr. Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Brian Self obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech, and his Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Utah. He worked in the Air Force Research Laboratories before teaching at the U.S. Air Force Academy for seven years. In 2011-12, Brian did a professor exchange in Munich, and in 2017 an exchange in Karlsruhe Germany. Additionally, he established a Mechanics in Rome study abroad program that ran for the first time in Fall 2022
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Oscillators for System ID and Inertia Measurement in Undergraduate Dynamics

Conference Session
Digital Methods in Mechanics: Teaching with Digital Tools
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Michael P. Hennessey, University of St. Thomas; Amir Ahmad Naqwi
Tagged Divisions
Mechanics Division (MECHS)
learningexperience. In our lab students attempt to match the displacement output vs. time profile for asimple laboratory set-up with that from the output of a standard second-order system; in essence,practically solving a system ID problem. Regarding the measurement of a rigid body’s mass moment of inertia, various techniques havebeen used for decades, going back to at least the 1950s, such as by Ellett [14] and others [15] –[17]. In all of the cases presented, they use either torsion springs (much like wires as the aspectratio is quite high) or strings/cables, such as that presented below, but with a slightly differentconfiguration. In almost all cases, small oscillations are considered from which a standard second-order oscillator ODE results and the
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A System-of-Systems Inspired Framework to Enhance Aerospace Structural Mechanics Education

Conference Session
Keeping It Real: Real World Examples and Systems Thinking
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Waterloo Tsutsui, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Daniel DeLaurentis, Purdue University
Tagged Divisions
Mechanics Division (MECHS)
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Teaching the Concept of Tipping in Statics: Pedagogy, Practical Examples, and Potential Activities

Conference Session
Miscellaneous Mechanics: Covid and Free Body Diagrams
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Sridhar S. Condoor, Saint Louis University; Bryan MacGavin, Saint Louis University; Raja Shekar P. V.
Tagged Divisions
Mechanics Division (MECHS)
' self-confidence.Edgar et al. [6] present a set of laboratory activities using the Static Stability Factor (SSF), aconcept commonly employed in vehicle design to establish the circumstances under which avehicle will roll over (tipping) or spinout (slipping). The static stability factor uses the trackwidth and the location of the center of gravity to determine the stability. They found the SSFconcept easy to comprehend for first-year students.According to Ha and Fang [7], spatial abilities are crucial for learning engineering mechanics,yet often overlooked by engineering educators. They suggest encouraging sketching to enhancespatial skills instead of solely relying on figures from problems. Mueller et al. [8] also highlightthe significance of
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Context Matters: Continued Study of Results of Common Concept Questions at Several Diverse Institutions

Conference Session
Will This Be on the Mechanics Test? Concept Inventories and Understanding Exams
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College; Jean Carlos Batista Abreu, Elizabethtown College; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Dominic J. Dal Bello, Allan Hancock College; Kurt M. Degoede, Elizabethtown College; Anna K. T. Howard, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Azize Akcayoglu; Hadas Ritz, Cornell University; William A. Kitch, Angelo State University
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Mechanics Division (MECHS)
B.S. and M.S. degrees in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech, and his Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Utah. He worked in the Air Force Research Laboratories before teaching at the U.S. Air Force Academy for seven years. Brian has taught in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo since 2006. During the 2011-2012 academic year he participated in a professor exchange, teaching at the Munich University of Applied Sciences. His engineering education interests include collaborating on the Dynamics Concept Inventory, developing model-eliciting activities in mechanical engineering courses, inquiry-based learning in mechanics, and design projects to help promote adapted
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Changing the Static: Insights and Early Results of a Shift toward a Studio-Style Statics Class

Conference Session
Teaching Mechanics: Modes and Methods
Collection
2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
Tagged Divisions
Mechanics Division (MECHS)
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