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Instrumentation and Controls Laboratories

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kayode P. Ayodele, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; Olawale Akinwale, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; Lawrence Kehinde, Texas Southern University; Oladipo O. Osasona, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; E.O.B. ajayi, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; O.O. Akinwunmi, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

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AC 2009-1206: ADVANCED DIGITAL LABORATORY: AN FPGA-BASEDREMOTE LABORATORY FOR TEACHING DIGITAL ELECTRONICSKayode P. Ayodele, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, NigeriaOlawale Akinwale, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, NigeriaLawrence Kehinde, Texas Southern UniversityOladipo O. Osasona, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, NigeriaE.O.B. ajayi, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, NigeriaO.O. Akinwunmi, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria Page 14.163.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Advanced Digital Laboratory: An FPGA-Based Remote Laboratory for Teaching Digital ElectronicsAbstractThe experimentation component of

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Innovation in Laboratory Studies and Outreach Programs

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John Gumaer, Central Washington University

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AC 2009-996: TEACHING MICROCONTROLLER APPLICATIONS USINGLAPTOP COMPUTERSJohn Gumaer, Central Washington University John A. Gumaer is an associate professor of Electronics Engineering Technology at Central Washington University. He was also an assistant professor of Engineering Technology at Northern Michigan University. Before joining academia, he worked for more than ten years in hardware and software engineering and development. He earned a MSEE from the University of Texas at Austin and is a registered professional engineer. Page 14.1145.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009

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Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Laboratories

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Gerald Recktenwald, Portland State University; Brian Benini, Case Western Reserve University

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AC 2009-251: A LABORATORY EXERCISE TO TEACH THE HYDROSTATICPRINCIPLE AS A CORE CONCEPT IN FLUID MECHANICSRobert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University, Erie Robert Edwards is currently a Lecturer in Engineering at The Penn State Erie, The Behrend College where he teaches Statics, Dynamics, and Fluid and Thermal Science courses. He earned a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology and an MS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Gannon University.Gerald Recktenwald, Portland State University Gerald Recktenwald is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical and Materials Engineering Department at Portland State University. He is a member of ASEE, ASME, IEEE and SIAM. His

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Instrumentation and Controls Laboratories

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Shuju Wu, Southeast Missouri State University; Ragu Athinarayanan, Southeast Missouri State University; Xiaobing Hou, Southeast Missouri State University; Charlie Wallgren, Southeast Missouri State University

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the integrated laboratory resources. We also plan toevaluate how this new integrated laboratory affects teaching and the learning experience. Finally,we will continue to expand the integrated curriculum and laboratory, such as setting up a student-operated Network Operations Center (NOC) for the campus or even the local region and addingwireless cellular communications to the laboratory.Bibliography1. S. Wu, R. Athinarayanan, X. Hou, “Integrated Curriculum and Laboratory Development of an Undergraduate Telecommunications and Computer Networking Program,” Proceeding of ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Pittsburgh, PA 2008.2. http://www.tech.uh.edu/WON/index.php3. Falcon Communications Inc., http

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Instrumentation and Controls Laboratories

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Driss Benhaddou, University of Houston; Alan Rolf Mickelson, University of Colorado, Boulder

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real data. The labs are conducted in three steps. First, thestudent views a video presentation that explains the overall experiment, how it is set up and how toread and collect the data. Second, each student performs a simulation to enforce the concepts. Fi-nally, each student runs the experiment, collects the data and writes the report. Each set of reportquestions includes calibrated questions that are used to perform formative learning assessment.2 IntroductionThe laboratory experience is considered fundamental in the teaching of science and engineering.Both cost and the need to accommodate off campus students have spurred the use of online educa-tion. There is no present consensus on the value of the learning experience provided by the

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Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Laboratories

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Messiha Saad, North Carolina A&T State University

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AC 2009-1640: HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WITH RANKINE CYCLE IN THETHERMAL SCIENCE LABORATORY COURSEMessiha Saad, North Carolina A&T State University Messiha Saad is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at North Carolina A&T State University. He received his Ph.D. from North Carolina State University. He taught Mechanical engineering core courses for more than twelve years; he also teaches Internal Combustion Engines, Design of Thermal Systems, HVAC, and related courses in the Thermal Science areas. He received numerous teaching awards including: The Most Helpful Teacher of the Year Award in 2005, Procter & Gamble Student Choice Award Favorite Teacher in 2004, and Teacher of

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Experiments in Remote-access Laboratories

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Hyder, Georgia Institute of Technology; Brian Post, Georgia Institute of Technology; Dirk Schaefer, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Purdue University and is currently a 2nd year mechanical engineering graduate student at the Georgia Institute of Technology in the field of robotics and controls. As a member of the Intelligent Machine Dynamics Laboratory, under the direction of Dr. Wayne J. Book, his current research focuses on the improvement of control algorithms for flexible robotic manipulators. Brian's interest in engineering education has translated into a STEP Fellowship where he teaches College Prep. Physics, Conceptual Physics, and Engineering Drawing and Design weekly at Marietta High School in Marietta, GA, where he also mentors the Marietta High School Engineering Club.Dirk Schaefer, Georgia Institute of

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Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Laboratories

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Schreiber, California Polytechnic State University; Andrew Kean, California Polytechnic State University; Glen Thorncroft, California Polytechnic State University

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ethics and engineeringscience(1,2,3,4). MEA research uses open-ended case studies to simulate authentic, real-worldproblems that small teams of students address. As part of a collaborative, large-scale NationalScience Foundation project, this paper describes our first efforts to develop MEAs whichincorporate a laboratory or hands-on component.We will explain more about MEAs momentarily, but first wanted to provide more motivationsfor this specific effort. When teaching thermodynamics on the quarter system, we typicallycover the First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics for both open and closed systems in thirty50-minute class sessions. Due to the rushed nature of this class, there are many fundamentalconcepts which do not get the care and

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Experiments in Remote-access Laboratories

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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M. Reza Emami, University of Toronto; Michael G. Helander, University of Toronto

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AC 2009-160: THE EFFECTS OF COMPUTER INTERFACE ON LEARNINGOUTCOMES IN REMOTE-ACCESS LABORATORIESM. Reza Emami, University of TorontoMichael G. Helander, University of Toronto Page 14.1209.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 THE EFFECTS OF COMPUTER INTERFACE ON LEARNING OUTCOMES IN REMOTE ACCESS LABORATORIESAbstractRemote access laboratories are increasingly being integrated into undergraduate engineeringcurricula on a global scale. Despite the vast body of literature dealing with remotely-accessiblelaboratories, the majority of papers have focused on the technical merits of a particularimplementation, rather than on the implications of

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Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Laboratories

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Atin Sinha, Albany State University

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– Technical Paper # TP 89PUB512, 1989. 4. Stratasys, Inc., http://www.stratasys.com 5. 3D Digital Corporation, http://www.3ddigitalcorp.com 6. NextEngine Inc., http://www.nextengine.com 7. LeiosMesh: E.G.S. S.r.l. http://www.egsolutions.com 8. Rapidform Global Headquarters, INUS Technology, Inc. http://www.rapidform.com 9. Sinha, A., “Perspective of A Transfer Engineering Program,” Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Conference and Exposition held in Honolulu, HI. 10. Sinha, A., “Engineering Laboratory Experiments – An Integrated Approach of Teaching the Introductory Engineering Course,” Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Conference and Exposition held in Honolulu, HI

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LABVIEW-Based Experiments and Robotics Laboratory

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yanfei Liu, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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adopted into undergraduate studies at many universities.Manseur1 developed a senior level course including teaching theoretical knowledge of robotmanipulators, such as kinematics, dynamics, and control, as well as hands-on laboratories thatbuild Lego robots with the MIT Handy Board2. Juliano and Renner3 designed an undergraduaterobotics course that emphasizes laboratory activities using two different robotics kits, LEGOMindstorms and Parallax Boe–Bots. Beer et al.4 described a robotics course that uses LEGOrobotic kits and the MIT Handy Board for both undergraduate and graduate students. In thiscourse, undergraduate and graduate students are asked to design and build a robot to compete ina final egg hunt contest; however, graduate students are

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DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gene Liao, Wayne State University; Chih-Ping Yeh, Wayne State University; Qunfang Liao, Panasonic Automotive Systems

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AC 2009-417: LABORATORY IMPLEMENTATION OF A SMALL-SCALECAN-BASED PM BLDC MOTOR CONTROL FOR AUTOMOTIVE ACCESSORYELECTRIFICATIONGene Liao, Wayne State University Gene Liao is currently an associate professor in the Engineering Technology Division at Wayne State University. He has over 15 years of industrial practices in the automotive sector prior to becoming a faculty member. Dr. Liao has research and teaching interests in the areas of automotive components design and analysis, multibody dynamics, and CAE applications in manufacturing. He received the B.S.M.E. from National Central University, Taiwan, M.S.M.E. from the University of Texas, Mechanical Engineer from Columbia University, and the

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Innovation in Laboratory Studies and Outreach Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shiyoung Lee, Pennsylvania State University, Berks

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control. Following this, the class completes the exercisewith the PID instruction in RSLogix500. Both methods will be compared in terms of speed,complexity, and accuracy.The laboratory assignments in controlling the oven heater temperature and dimming the lamp aregiven to the students so that they experience the effectiveness of the PID control. The studentswill practice the scaling of input and output variables and loop closure through this exercise.The closed-loop control concept is emphasized through these exercises. The closed-loopPMDCM control is the last assignment of the PID teaching components. The two PMDCMs areconnected back-to-back to form a motor-generator set. The PMDCM generator works as atachometer to close the velocity loop. The

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Innovation in Laboratory Studies and Outreach Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Georgia Harris, National Institute of Standards and Technology; Elizabeth Gentry, National Institute of Standards and Technology

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at their conference. The MSC agreed to match the ASQ-MQD challenge. NCSLI has dedicated funds in the budget for this effort and is seeking additional grants to support the effort. Proposals will be reviewed in March 2009. • NCSLI continues to pursue financial support for another outreach tool that would be available to teachers and students. It is a “Virtual Physical Laboratory” and was developed by a scientist in the United Kingdom for use while teaching measurements in India where they had very few laboratories for hands-on experiments. The U.K. has distributed this product nation wide. It is an ideal resource for school districts where funding is inadequate to support laboratory experiments

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LABVIEW-Based Experiments and Robotics Laboratory

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alejandra J. Magana; Sean Brophy; George Bodner, Purdue University

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AC 2009-1711: ARE SIMULATION TOOLS DEVELOPED AND USED BYEXPERTS APPROPRIATE EXPERIMENTATION TOOLS FOR EDUCATIONALCONTEXTS?Alejandra Magana , Purdue UniversitySean Brophy, Purdue UniversityGeorge Bodner, Purdue University Page 14.231.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Are Simulation Tools Developed and Used by Experts Appropriate Experimentation Tools for Educational Contexts?Abstract Simulations and visualizations can lead to significant improvements in students’conceptual understanding. This increased understanding may be due to the formation of expert-like dynamic mental models. Laboratory simulations have been used in

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Innovation in Laboratory Studies and Outreach Programs

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas Sugg, United States Navy; Bruce Galloway, United States Navy; John Fishell, STEP

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environment. Others simply left for jobs in industry. Each DoD activity had itsown BRAC experience.The Navy Metrology Engineering Center and Gage and Standards Laboratory (now consolidatedinto the Measurement Science and Technology Laboratory) are located at the Naval SurfaceWarfare Center, Corona, CA (NSWC Corona Division). This Metrology Engineering Center andassociated Laboratory provide for all of the Navy and Marine Corps Test and MeasurementSystems (TAMS) research, development and engineering support. The engineering capabilitiesrequired to be sustained in order to perform this important function span a multitude ofdisciplines from electronic/electrical (both high and low power), mechanical, microwave,chemical, pressure, temperature, and

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DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jerry Keska, University of Louisiana, Lafayette

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working prototype (that included bothsystem and measurement sensors on prototyping boards), and concluded the project by conductinga feasibility study by writing a report and delivering a class presentation. Because the ELVISsystem has been used primarily as an instructional tool in electrical engineering laboratories, anextensive process that adapted it to the needs of mechanical engineering was implemented. Thisincluded the development of completely new experiments that involved newly-designed hardwareand instructions that were all developed and built in-house with student participation. IntroductionIn the undergraduate teaching process, both instructors and students often get bored solving simpletextbook

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DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Rogers, United States Military Academy; Robert Rabb, United States Military Academy; Christopher Korpela, United States Military Academy; Ryan Ebel, United States Military Academy

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, class lectures were central and some demonstrationshighlighted a few topics. Labs were not well developed and were very basic. In 2008, we used alaboratory teaching approach for this course with just-in-time instruction to address key conceptsand topics given the breadth of the material. Students were required to complete pre-labexercises that reinforced material from the lectures and in turn gave them a preview of the actuallab activity. The pre-lab assignments strengthened their understanding of the material and helpedmake experiments go smoothly on lab day. Page 14.839.33. Mechatronics Teaching MethodologyFour laboratory exercises were

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DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Guido Lopez, Old Dominion University; Anthony Seaber, Old Dominion University

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installedand implemented at ODU’s Engine and Drivetrain Laboratory located at the VirginiaInternational Raceway located near the City of Danville, VA. Such laboratory isoperational and is currently being used for student instruction and training. Additionalinformation about this facility is presented below.Examples to illustrate the character of this educational aspect within ODU’s motorsportsengineering curricula are presented and discussed in this paper. They are examples thathave been performed with student participation, and have been developed for field-testingon a professional race track with the specific objective of providing real-life training tostudents enrolled in the motorsports program.DATA ACQUISITION, AN INDISPENSABLE TOOL IN AUTO