Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaolin Chen, Washington State University, Vancouver; Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

) ≠ Modern computingStatistical Process 6-sigma, lean ≠ Interdisciplinary/internationalControl manufacturing collaborations Page 14.693.3Traditional Rapid and virtualprototyping prototypingRepresentatives from the local industry are in unanimous agreement on exposing our studentsmore to the computer-aided working environment in the new era of engineering design andmanufacturing. They need well-rounded graduates with the “big picture” in mind and a goodbalance of

Conference Session

Our Future in Manufacturing: STEM Outreach

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terence Fagan, Central Piedmont Community College

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

certainengineers’ attributes. The raw data is in A3. The attributes include: communication (3 students),ideas (1), interconnectivity (1), understanding problems (2), open minds (1) and not sure(1). Note the not sure group is from the author’s point of view of the student’s answer. Figure 4.) Illustrates the grouping of the students answering the engineering attributes of how can engineers work with other citizens together to solve problems?Question 2: Think of a [engineering] principle that can be applied to help understand a socialproblem. How does your thought process [as an engineer] affect the way you view social issues?Can social issues affect the way you do science?Question 2 focused

Conference Session

Our Future in Manufacturing: STEM Outreach

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Winston Erevelles, Robert Morris University; Jennifer Parsons, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

closely with and directly for the Dean of the School in designing outreach programs and has spearheaded the design, implementation, and evaluation of the Molds Minds in Manufacturing outreach initiative for PRIME that reached over 600 students. Page 14.1253.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 The STEM Outreach Initiative at Robert Morris UniversityAbstractNumerous reports have called attention to the STEM crisis that threatens the competitiveness ofthe United States1, 2, 3. The National Academies report “Rising Above the Gathering Storm:Energizing and

Conference Session

Implementation of Experiments in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nebojsa Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Dawn Spencer, Colorado State University, Pueblo

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

active learningand scaffolding in mind. Additionally, students walk away from the lab proud of creating auseful product – a set of course notes looking like a regular softbound textbook.Curriculum ContextEngineering of manufacturing processes is a four credit-hour, one-semester engineering courseoffered once a year to juniors, seniors and graduate students in the three engineering programs atColorado State University - Pueblo, BS in Industrial Engineering, BS in Engineering withSpecialization in Mechatronics, and MS in Industrial and Systems Engineering. The course isrequired for students in the two BS programs, industrial engineering and mechatronics.Therefore, students of somewhat varying engineering backgrounds and affinities enroll

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Project-based Experiences in Manufacturing

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Hung, Texas A&M University; Sriharsha Sundarram, Texas A&M University; Fatih Ozkeskin, University of Michigan; Mike Powers, Agilent Technologies; Juan Manriquez, Cideteq; Venkata Vasiraju, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

, and NSF funds participating students. Mutualvisits of key personnel were made during the project. The initial face-to-face meetings wereessential to layout the expectations while smoothening cultural differences. In addition toelectronic emails and phone conversation, web-based meetings have been very effective for liveviewing while discussing of engineering documents (http://agilent.webex.com). Althoughlanguage barrier was a challenge for international collaboration, an open mind for cross-culturalunderstanding, tactfulness, and patience are necessary to overcome the issues. Minutes ofmeeting are essential to keep everyone in focus.The following result is part of the collaborative work of TAMU, CIDETEQ, and Agilent.Literature ReviewMicroECM

Conference Session

Automation and Robotics Subjects in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Sample, Oregon Institute of Technology; John Anderson, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

AC 2009-1400: A COST-EFFECTIVE ROBOT WORK CELLJames Sample, Oregon Institute of TechnologyJohn Anderson, Oregon Institute of Technology Page 14.18.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Cost Effective Robot Work cellAbstractThis paper describes the design and construction of a cost effective robot work cell using anintegrated software system. Surplus industrial cylindrical coordinate robots were updated withnew electronics and software as well as tooling. A vision system was integrated usinginexpensive USB cameras and a “shareware” vision software system was integrated into therobot operating system.This system uses readily available tooling