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Suzanne Keilson, Loyola University Maryland

reasons. Data gloves are prohibitively expensive. They also can be hard to puton a hand with limited ROM [5]. Therefore, they provide no improvement over the currentmethodology utilizing the goniometer. The XBOX Kinect® [6] uses a similar technology to theLeap Motion. However, this device captures full body movement for gesture and motion control.The Leap Motion’s specialization is for hands and is therefore ideally suited for this project inways that the Kinect® [7] is not. The internal skeletal model of a left and right hand allows theLeap Motion to make predictions as to the location of all joints of the hand even if they areoccluded from the full view of the Leap Motion’s cameras. For example, depending upon therotation at the elbow or wrist

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Raymond K.F. Lam, The City University of New York, Queensborough Community College; Dugwon Seo, Queensborough Community College; Merlinda Drini; Guozhen Tony An, CUNY Queensborough Community College

Paper ID #36515Soft skills enhanced project-based pedagogy in the community collegereflecting apprenticeship and industry needDr. Raymond K.F. Lam, The City University of New York, Queensborough Community College Assistant professor of Engineering Technology Department of Queensborough Community College, The City University of New York, in Bayside, New York. He holds a Doctor of Science degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Master of Science degree and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Hawaii at Manoa. Email: rlam@qcc.cuny.eduDr

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Shashi S. Marikunte, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; Saravanan Gurupackiam, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College

through Inter-Disciplinary Capstone Design ProjectShashi S. Marikunte, Ph.D., P.E.Penn State HarrisburgSaravanan Gurupackiam, Ph.D., P.E.Penn State HarrisburgAbstractIn many universities, capstone project is associated with an advanced course, which focus on theexpertise in one concentration area. This limits student learning of interdependency of otherdisciplines within the major for problem solving. At our program, we formulated a creative wayto use the traditional course offering yet provide an opportunity for students to work on an inter-disciplinary project in civil engineering. Students from three concentration areas within civilengineering (structures, construction, and transportation) were offered an

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Kayode D Dunkel Vance, Howard University, USRA NAMS Student R&D Program; Nadir Yilmaz, Howard University

emission reductions, which can continue tomake positive contributions to the environment.Undergraduate Research ExperienceThe USRA NAMS Student R&D program at NASA Ames gives students the opportunity towork with NASA researchers on projects in their collaborations with various universities. Duringthe summer of 2022, an undergraduate student advised by a faculty member at HowardUniversity collaborated on work focused on Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAFs). In addition tothe research project, the intern gave presentations to technical experts, other researchers, and tothe Ames community to explain the current work and results. Further, there was communicationwith technical experts to gain information on the bases for and to give direction to

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Luka Baramidze, Bucknell University; Peter Mark Jansson PE, Bucknell University

can play in enhancing and deepening engineeringeducation as well as faculty research initiatives.KeywordsIndependent study; undergraduate research; research fellowships; Mach effect; novel sensor © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022IntroductionMost institutions offer independent study courses and summer research to allow students to workclosely with faculty members while pursuing their topic of interest. Independent study projectsare often designed for students who demonstrate the ability to work independently on open-ended or research-oriented projects. These opportunities are innately different from thestructured, professor-led courses – they foster agency and creativity and closely mimic theautonomous

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Alexa Joelle Prince, Penn State Berks; Sadan Kulturel-Konak, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; Abdullah Konak, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus; David Robert Schneider, Cornell University Systems Engineering; Khanjan Mehta, Lehigh University

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-Women in OR/MS (WORMS), the Chair of INFORMS- Facility Logistics Special Interest Group, and the Chair of the ASEE Middle Atlantic Section. She is currently an academic member of the College Industry Council on Material Handling Education (CICMHE). She is an Associate Editor of the Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence (Elsevier). She has been a principal investigator in several sponsored projects from National Science Foundation (NSF) and VentureWell.Dr. Abdullah Konak, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus Abdullah Konak is a distinguished professor of Information Sciences and Technology at the Pennsylvania State University, Berks. Dr. Konak received his degrees in Industrial Engineering, B.S

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Rafic Bachnak P.E., Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; Peter Idowu P.E., Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College

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schematicdiagrams. Documentation for the Simulink blocks may be found on the MathWorks web site[14]. Additional resources, including simulation models for various circuits and systems, are alsoavailable on Youtube and the MATLAB Central File Exchange web site [15]. When teaching thecourse again, Simulink would be further integrated into the course with additional improvements.Experiments would be expanded to include induction motors, smart grid, and renewable energy.Laboratory ExercisesThroughout the semester, students completed a total of nine laboratory exercises in addition to afinal project that required an oral presentation. Students submitted two-page laboratory reportsthat included a summary and conclusion where students were asked to include, as

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Oluwadamilola Ajayi, Penn State Harrisburg; Peter Idowu, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College

over-frequency protection. The performance of the relay model was tested in asimulated radial power environment. Farias et al. [3] utilized the low-voltage analog interface ofthe SEL-451 Protection, Automation, and Control System to make direct analog connection to theOP 4510 simulator and the relay. This removes the need for voltage/current amplifiers as wastypically done in other reviewed literature. The relay sends binary bits to the simulator's digitalinput to control breaker status in the model.In RHIL projects featured in literature, authors typically use physical relays in their experiments.This offers limited flexibility due to the effort and work required to install a relay at every pointneeded in the experiment. There is also a cost

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Thomas E Ask P.E., Pennsylvania College of Technology

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can be manipulated such as by saturating photoreceptors in laser video projection orusing sound frequencies above old people’s hearing range. Moreover, cultural-determinedmanipulation can be employed, such as using D minor chords to incite sadness. Sometimes thecreator has physiological differences from the observer. For example, late in Claude Monet’s lifehe painted with vivid blue hues in his compositions. This intensity of the blue was in response tohis reduced ability to see the color blue.While the creator’s idea has a potentially uninhibited reality in their own mind, the technologyused to portray the creation relies upon the someone else’s tools, whether a clarinet, canvas, orcomputer. Often the creator needs to interface with the

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Nashwa Elaraby, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College

teaching guidance is attained when students can capture, structure, and reuse theinformation that they learn in class. Learning new concepts is most effective when grounded inpersonal experiments especially by direct hands-on implementation.The objective of electronics courses is to explain the idea of operation of widely used circuits. Ifthe theoretical concept is well understood, students can add modifications to the circuits andimplement them as needed in design projects or later in their jobs. The main design concepts areexplained and proven in class. In the lab, students are required to use the basic circuits fordifferent applications. They need to select values for circuit parameters to meet given designspecifications. Random selection of

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Alexander John De Rosa, University of Delaware; Maxine Fontaine, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Frank T Fisher, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Ashley Lytle

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this? 2. Metacognitive Self-assessment - How do you determine if you understand a particularly difficult concept covered in class? 3. Goals and Beliefs - When you are struggling with a challenging problem/project in your class, what is the process you use to get through those challenges? How do you feel when doing this?Early emerging themes related to the interview question analysis include a general understandingof the importance and likelihood of learning new concepts continually while working in aprofessional role. Students expressed growth in understanding the acceptance of reaching out forassistance from other students and faculty after exploring information on their own as they workthrough challenges in their academic