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Design for Society and the Environment

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Reichle, Old Dominion University; Avery Bang, University of Colorado; Carol Considine, Old Dominion University

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AC 2009-1875: INTERNATIONAL SERVICE-LEARNING PROJECTS FORSENIOR CAPSTONE PROJECTSScott Reichle, Old Dominion University Scott L. Reichle is an Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering Technology at Old Dominion University. His prior work experience includes work within the construction industry, engineering design and approximately 10 years as an attorney handling a wide range of matters including construction law. He has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech, a M.S. in Civil Engineering from Old Dominion University and a Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School in New Orleans. He is also a registered Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia.Avery Bang, University of

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Capstone Design II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Hitt, United States Military Academy; Daisie Boettner, United States Military Academy; Stephen Suhr, United States Military Academy; Joel Dillon, United States Military Academy

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AC 2009-1766: PROJECT-BASED TEACHING OF ENGINEERING DESIGNJoseph Hitt, United States Military AcademyDaisie Boettner, United States Military AcademyStephen Suhr, United States Military AcademyJoel Dillon, United States Military Academy Page 14.987.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Project Based Teaching of Engineering DesignAbstract As a result of major revisions to the mechanical engineering design curriculum, the UnitedStates Military Academy (USMA) has offered the new course, Mechanical Engineering Design,since 2006. This paper describes the evolution of this course and its associated annual courseassessments. In addition, conclusions are

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Assessing Design Course Work

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Conrad, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Nabila (Nan) BouSaba, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; William Heybruck, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Daniel Hoch, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Peter Schmidt, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Deborah Sharer, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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AC 2009-1630: ASSESSING SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT DELIVERABLESJames Conrad, University of North Carolina, Charlotte James M. Conrad received his bachelor’s degree in computer science from the University of Illinois, Urbana, and his master’s and doctorate degrees in computer engineering from North Carolina State University. He is currently an associate professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He has served as an assistant professor at the University of Arkansas and as an instructor at North Carolina State University. He has also worked at IBM in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, and Houston, Texas; at Ericsson/Sony Ericsson in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina; and

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Design Methodology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Kurtz, University of Notre Dame; Jay Brockman, University of Notre Dame; Ramzi Bualuan, University of Notre Dame

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AC 2009-827: PROJECT G2: CIRCUIT DESIGN IN THE UNDERGRADUATECLASSROOMSteven Kurtz, University of Notre DameJay Brockman, University of Notre DameRamzi Bualuan, University of Notre Dame Page 14.989.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Project G2: Circuit Design in the Undergraduate ClassroomAbstractThis paper examines the efforts of undergraduate students to design and construct controlcircuitry for a Lego® robot. The work focused on following two different designparadigms for implementing circuits. The goal of the study was to determine how wellsuited the two approaches are for undergraduate VLSI Design class projects

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The Best of Design in Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Baker, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mark Yoder, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Bruce Black, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Robert Throne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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AC 2009-1843: SCORECARDS: TRACKING PROGRESS IN SENIOR DESIGNPROJECT COURSESJames Baker, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyMark Yoder, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyBruce Black, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyRobert Throne, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyWilliam Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Page 14.1043.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Scorecards – Tracking Progress in Senior Design Project CoursesAbstractMonitoring and evaluating the status of engineering design projects has traditionally been part artand part science. Weekly and monthly status reports, Gantt charts, design reviews, time logs,demonstrations, and presentations

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Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Madiha Khurshid, University of Calgary; Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary; Daryl Caswell, University of Calgary

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students aware of our city’s 10-year Plan to EndHomelessness, to introduce a workshop on the root causes of homelessness, and to designsustainable, inclusive, affordable housing (Fig. 1).This presentation will focus on a hands-on design project for all first-year engineering students.In 24 teams of 28 students, they will design affordable housing that is structurally sound,sustainable, cost-effective, aesthetically pleasing, functional, meets the client's needs and hascommunity input. The 30-student team will be subdivided into 4-person groups. Each group willcover one of the following aspects: project management, urban planning, sustainability, interiordesign, building, costing, and architecture. Effective communication will be key to the success

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Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia Mellodge, University of Hartford; Diane Folz, Virginia Tech

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Materials Science and Engineering at Virginia Tech. She also is the faculty advisor for the Material Advantage Student Professional Organization and of the Journal of Undergraduate Materials Research (JUMR). In addition to teaching the materials processing laboratories, she mentors at least one team each year in their senior capstone project. Page 14.68.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 A Multi-University, Interdisciplinary Senior Design Project in EngineeringAbstractA senior capstone design project is being conducted jointly by research teams at two

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Design Methodology

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeed Monemi, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Weicong Pan, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Edward Varnado, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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AC 2009-1788: PROJECT DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS USINGUNIVERSAL DESIGN LEARNING (UDL)Saeed Monemi, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Dr. Saeed Sean Monemi is currently a Professor and Graduate Program Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona, CA (Cal Poly Pomona). He is teaching a broad range of Undergraduate and Graduate level courses in electrical and computer engineering. His research areas are: Algorithms and Complex Computations, Energy Management Environments, Operating Systems, Software Engineering and Robotics. Before that, Dr. Monemi was Senior Associate Research Professor and Research Scientist at

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Teams and Teamwork in Design I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward Lumsdaine, Michigan Technological University; Josh Loukus, Michigan Technological University; Jason Dreyer, Michigan Technological University; Steve Chenoweth, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Monika Lumsdaine, E&M Lumsdaine Solar Consultants, Inc.

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AC 2009-639: FORMING AND MANAGING PROJECT TEAMS IN A LARGECAPSTONE DESIGN COURSEEdward Lumsdaine, Michigan Technological University Dr. Edward Lumsdaine is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Technological University (MTU) and Special Professor of Business, Institute for Enterprise and Innovation, University of Nottingham (UK). For many years he was management consultant at Ford Motor Company in high-tech education and training. In 1994 he received the ASEE Chester F. Carlson Award for innovation in engineering education. He has co-authored books on creative problem solving, engineering design, entrepreneurship and innovation. He has work experience in industry, seven

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Capstone Design I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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R. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida; Thuriya Rajkumar, University of Florida

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AC 2009-1880: THE LIAISON ENGINEER’S GUIDE: A RESOURCE FORCAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECT INDUSTRIAL SPONSORS AND FACULTYMENTORSR. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida R. Keith Stanfill is the Director of the Integrated Product and Process Design Program for the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at the University of Florida. He received his B.S., M.E., and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Florida in 1985, 1991 and 1995, respectively. Dr. Stanfill has over ten years of industrial experience with United Technologies Corporation and has designed gas turbine hardware for fighter aircraft, including the Joint Strike Fighter. He served as a key resource to

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Capstone Design II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Todd, Brigham Young University; Christopher Mattson, Brigham Young University; Gregg Warnick, Brigham Young University; Ryan Dymock, Brigham Young University

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AC 2009-2243: A STUDENT BIDDING PROCESS APPLIED TO INDUSTRIALLYSPONSORED SENIOR CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECTSRobert Todd, Brigham Young University Robert H. Todd is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at Brigham Young University and the founding director of BYU’s Capstone program. During the 2008-2009 academic year BYU completed its 515th industrially sponsored project with cross-functional teams of Sr. engineering and technology students through the Capstone course. Dr. Todd received his PhD from Stanford University in Mechanical Engineering Design, taught engineering courses and served in department and college administration at BYU-Idaho (then Ricks College) before spending 10 years

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The Best of Design in Engineering Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Scott Johnson, University of Illinois

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AC 2009-478: STUDENTS’ COGNITIVE SELF-APPRAISAL ANDSELF-MANAGEMENT, AND THE LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY OF ANENGINEERING DESIGN PROJECT: ARE THEY RELATED?Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University Oenardi Lawanto is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering and Technology Education at Utah State University. He received his B.S.E.E. from Iowa State University, M.S.E.E. from University of Dayton, and Ph.D. from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Before coming to Utah State University, Dr. Lawanto taught and held several administrative positions at the Universitas Surabaya in Indonesia. His long years of teaching experiences in the area of electrical engineering have offered him new

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Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kip Coonley, Duke University; Martin Brooke, Duke University; Philip Ethier, Duke University; Hisham Massoud, Duke University

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electronics in a design-oriented, project-based first electronics class. Thechallenges of covering a core analog electronics curriculum to enable students to continue in thefield and yet provide a rich design experience that will inspire students to remain in theelectronics specialization are discussed. The course placement within the undergraduatecurriculum is considered and the impact of this type of course on the prerequisite and post-requisite courses presented. Student acquisition of skills is assessed anecdotally and empirically.IntroductionTraditional approaches to engineering education have introduced students to real-world design ina scattered manner with limited exposure to design practices.1 A deficiency has been noted toexist at the

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig Somerton, Michigan State University

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Design in Engineering Education

1982, all in engineering from UCLA. Page 14.84.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 A Partnership between Capstone Design and K-12 OutreachIntroductionThe nation continues to face a shortage of engineers. Concurrently, public schools are strugglingfinancially and making severe budget cuts which significantly impact STEM enrichmentprograms. This can lead to even a further reduction of potential engineers in the pipeline. Themechanical engineering design program at Michigan State University has addressed this issue bypartnering with a local elementary school on capstone design projects. A team of

Conference Session

Design Cognition

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Micah Lande, Stanford University; Larry Leifer, Stanford University

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DesignAbstractDesigners and Engineers view things differently. A Ways of Thinking framework relating FutureThinking, Design Thinking, Engineering Thinking and Production Thinking is introduced andexplained using design documentation generated by recent student design projects from theME310 graduate engineering design product-based-learning course sequence at StanfordUniversity. Example student team project work and their design steps through their process iscompared to a general model for the design process, a pedagogical learning model for theME310 course and the Ways of Thinking framework.IntroductionIn observing students in ME310 Design Project Experience with Corporate Partners,1,2 a year-long mechanical engineering design product-based-learning course at

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Capstone Design I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Cheville, Oklahoma State University; Steven Welch, Oklahoma State University

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positive changes to thesuccess of the course and improvements in learning outcomes. The most significant impact hasarisen from changing the focus of the pre-capstone course from completing projects that utilizedspecific knowledge domains of electrical engineering to defining and modeling the designprocess by establishing project milestones which follow the design process. A second changethat had large positive impact on student success is developing resources to improve teamfunctioning, matching team size to project complexity, and creating a project manager role oneach team. Finally, changes to the learning environment which mimic an actual professionalworkplace and reduce the barriers to completing design projects have proven effective

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Capstone Design II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Juliet Hurtig, Ohio Northern University

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Design in Engineering Education

Criterion 5 states that “[s]tudents must be prepared for engineering practice througha curriculum culminating in a major design experience based on the knowledge and skillsacquired in earlier course work and incorporating appropriate engineering standards and multiplerealistic constraints.” However, the definition of what constitutes an “appropriate engineeringstandard” has been subjected to various interpretations, both wide and narrow. Arguments havebeen made that all capstone design projects must include engineering standards from theappropriate professional society: IEEE Standards for electrical and computer engineers, ASMEStandards for mechanical engineers, and so on. However, members of the educationalcommunity have objected to this approach

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory Watkins, California State University, Chico

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Central Piedmont Community College. He also has nine years of industrial work experience. Page 14.404.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Defining the Role of the Faculty Advisor in a Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design CourseAbstractThe mechanical engineering program at California State University Chico utilizes atwo-semester capstone course in senior design project. Project work is accomplished in groups,which are assigned a single faculty advisor for the duration of the project.Senior exit surveys, along with substantial anecdotal evidence, have repeatedly identifiedadvisement of

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Teams and Teamwork in Design I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xiaobo Peng, Prairie View A&M University; Katie Grantham Lough, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Benjamin Dow, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Dow, Missouri University of Science and Technology Assistant Chair of Extended Studies, Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Department, Missouri University of Science and Technology Page 14.1127.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Teaching Collaborative Engineering Design in a Distributed Environment through Experiential LearningAbstractThis paper presents a collaborative project conducted by Prairie View A&M University(PVAMU) and Missouri University of Science and Technology (MS&T) to jointly developcollaborative engineering design instructional projects. The

Conference Session

Design for Society and the Environment

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher Williams, Virginia Tech; Richard Goff, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech; Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Tamara Knott, Virginia Tech; Karen Gilbert, Virginia Tech

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faced each year with the challenge of providing a meaningful, appropriate, andvaluable project experience that supports learning and fosters interest about engineering design.While past projects have been suitable for achieving basic learning outcomes, the speculativenature of these projects has not provided opportunities for student learning on broader topicssuch as working with a customer, identifying customer requirements, framing an open-endeddesign problem, and most importantly, identifying their role as an engineer in the world at large.In the spring semester of 2008, the instructors of “Exploration of Engineering Design” exploredthe use of a project set in the context of service learning as a means of achieving these broaderlearning

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Capstone Design I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Widmann, California Polytechnic State University; Lynne Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University; Brian Self, California Polytechnic State University; J. Kevin Taylor, California Polytechnic State University

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1992, 1993, and 2001, respectively. She worked with the Engineering Projects In Community Service (EPICS) Program from 2001 to 2003. In Fall 2003, she started a tenure-track assistant professor position in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. She received a Frontiers In Education New Faculty Fellow Award in 2003. In 2006, she was named the Hood Professor of Electrical Engineering. Her research is in the areas of haptics, human computer interaction, computer vision, and engineering education. In her free time, she enjoys mountaineering, kayaking, and photography.Brian Self, California Polytechnic State University

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Multidisciplinary Design in the Classroom

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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AC 2009-1176: A PORTABLE WORKCELL DESIGN FOR THE ROBOTICSINDUSTRYTaskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. Taskin Padir is a visiting assistant professor in the robotics engineering program at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Prior to WPI, he was an assistant professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Lake Superior State University where he taught undergraduate courses in robotics, machine vision and systems integration, circuit analysis, electronics, and introduction to engineering and advised capstone design projects within the robotics and automation option. He received his PhD and M.S. degrees from Purdue University, both in electrical engineering. He received his

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Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeed Niku, California Polytechnic State University; Frank Owen, California Polytechnic State University

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Design in Engineering Education

curriculum,from introductory classes to the graduate program. Most of our mid- and upper divisionclasses have a lab associated with them. We also emphasize projects, whether design oranalysis, in most classes, and we provide opportunities for students to engage in manyextracurricular projects.Recently, there was a series of discussions held on campus related to the differencesbetween learn-by-doing and project-based learning. Most faculty involved in thesediscussions agreed that although these two philosophies share many attributes, and eventhough they are both very legitimate ways of approaching education, the learn-by-doingphilosophy is more encompassing. For example, both pedagogies do involve projects;however, learn-by-doing can be accomplished

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Capstone Design I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ding Yuan, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Nebojsa Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Jane Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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. She holds BA, MS, and PhD degrees. Page 14.1071.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Start Earlier, Prepare Better: An Engineering Senior Seminar CourseAbstractThis paper describes a seminar course offered to senior engineering students to prepare them fortheir senior design projects and to prepare them for their future professional careers.Most undergraduate curricula, especially in the field of engineering, include senior design as oneof the capstone courses. Successful senior projects demonstrate the knowledge and problem-solving abilities of students as well as

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Capstone Design II

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janak Dave, University of Cincinnati; Janet Dong, University of Cincinnati

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Rechargeable Electric VehicleAbstractThere is a need to improve the efficiency and reduce tailpipe emissions while maintaining theaffordability of vehicles that are currently used for daily commuting. As petroleum depositsdwindle, automobile populations soar, gas prices inflate and cities become choked withcombustion emissions, the internal combustion engine (ICE) is increasingly becoming the victimof its own success. Assuming that private automobiles continue to be a vital link in modernsocieties, they must become cleaner and more energy efficient.Students working toward a baccalaureate degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology at theUniversity of Cincinnati are required to complete a “Design, Build, and Test” Senior CapstoneDesign Project. During

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ibibia Dabipi, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Christopher Hartman, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; James B. Burrows-Mcelwain, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Design in Engineering Education

) platform. The primary design requirement of the projectwas the need for the parachute system to be able to deploy in the event ofcommunications malfunction, loss of control or any other critical failure that couldimpact the safety of persons or property on the ground. Project requirements stipulatedthat the design focused primarily on safe, successful recovery of the given airframe.Team members were given the opportunity to suggest alternative materials or changes indesign that may yield increased performance benefits for future prototypes.Students utilized a model Piper Cub and were able to meet the minimum designspecifications articulated by the customers. The aircraft would fly with a suitable centerof gravity (CG) and could manually deploy the

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Design Communications

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Ekwaro-Osire, Texas Tech; Peter Orono, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Design in Engineering Education

undergraduate students. In order to effectively enhance creativity, tools have to bedeveloped to map it. Here an attempt will be made to differentiate team creativity fromindividual creativity. Individual creativity here will relate to the process of generating ideas onthe basis of learning types and brainstorming techniques. Team creativity will relate to theadditional creativity, which is generated through synergy and team dynamics. In this study, theauthors extended the use of design notebook used in design project to research notebook used ina research project on the selection of freshman design projects. For the research notebooks, acoding rubric will be constructed that is used describe and quantify the creativity instances thatoccur in the

Conference Session

Design for Society and the Environment

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zesheng Chen, Florida International University; Erik Pazos, Florida International University; Darian Garcia, Florida International University; Dayron Garcia, Florida International University; Julio Duharte, Florida International University

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Harvesting Control PanelAbstractReducing high energy consumption and costs is imperative and significant to our daily life. Inthis paper, we describe a capstone senior design project that develops an efficient energy-savingsolution. The solution is called the GreenLite system and consists of two components: a self-adjustable solar tracker panel and a light harvesting control panel.The solar tracker panel tends to maximize the absorption of solar power. Specifically, the solartracker panel can adjust itself automatically to the direction where the panel is directly facing theSun. To achieve this, the component employs photo-sensors to measure the irradiance of the Sunand to provide the feedback signal on the current position of the panel. The

Conference Session

Design Communications

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharad Oberoi, Carnegie Mellon University; Susan Finger, Carnegie Mellon University

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Design in Engineering Education

engineering design projects bring together knowledge from differentsources. They collaborate among themselves, share design knowledge, and negotiate with eachother, faculty members and the client, in order to create engineering artifacts. This process ofteninvolves reuse of previous knowledge and the creation of new knowledge within the context ofthe problem. Such knowledge building is a key process skill that engineers need to acquireduring their education.Ideally in team projects, students co-construct the knowledge necessary to realize their designsthrough the process of proposing, counter-proposing, questioning, arguing, agreeing, anddissenting. A major problem student teams face is learning how to organize and share ideas. Thisfrequently results

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Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University; Krishan Bhatia, Rowan University; Leigh Weiss, Rowan University; Kevin Dahm, Rowan University

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Design in Engineering Education

. Page 14.1375.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 WIND TURBINES TO TEACH PARAMETRIC DESIGNA project in which teams of students are asked to design and build horizontal axis wind turbinerotors is presented. The goal of each team was to develop the greatest electrical power outputgiven the constraints of wind velocity, swept area, a specified hub and mounting. In practice, thedesign of wind turbines is extremely complex. Therefore, to make the project tractable tosophomore level undergraduates, significant constraints were placed on the problem statement,which allowed calculations to inform teams’ decisions. To evaluate design instances withoutconstructing rotors, the students developed a computer program to predict