Conference Session

Program Development and Pipelines for Recruitment

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jaby Mohammed, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi; Ramesh Narang, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne; Jihad Albayyari, Indiana-Purdue University

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Manufacturing

AC 2010-940: DEVELOPING A NEW MANUFACTURING ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGY CURRICULUMJaby Mohammed, The Petroleum Institute, Abu DhabiRamesh Narang, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort WayneJihad Albayyari, Indiana-Purdue University Page 15.377.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 DEVELOPING A NEW MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUMABSTRACTManufacturing is one of the areas that had been deeply hit by globalization and most of themanufacturer’s associate globalization with outsourcing due to recent history of U.S.manufacturing. Approximately 300,000 jobs were outsourced to foreign countries in 2003 andresearch predicts that 3.4

Conference Session

Incorporating Advanced Technologies into Curriculums

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; John Mativo, The University of Georgia

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Manufacturing

AC 2010-106: TEACHING REVERSE ENGINEERING FOR NON-INDUSTRIALAPPLICATIONSArif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris UniversityJohn Mativo, The University of Georgia Page 15.1187.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Teaching Reverse Engineering for Non-Industrial ApplicationsAbstractThis paper focuses on teaching non-industrial applications of reverse engineering technology toengineering and non-engineering students. Manufacturing and mechanical engineering studentsas well as forensics minors studied three key elements in history preservation, medical andforensics applications in this Reverse Engineering and Rapid Prototyping course which is asenior-level

Conference Session

Educational Methods and Technologies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Marshall, University of Southern Maine; William Marshall, Alief Independent School District

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Manufacturing

AC 2010-1587: IMPROVING ENGINEERING EDUCATION PEDAGOGY VIADIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTIONJohn Marshall, University of Southern Maine John Marshall received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University and is the Internship Coordinator for the Department at the University of Southern Maine. His areas of specialization include Power and Energy Processing, Applied Process Control Engineering, Automation, Fluid Power, and Facility Planning.William Marshall, Alief Independent School District William Marshall is the Director of Instructional Technology and Career & Technical Education for the Alief Independent School District in Texas. He provides supervision of Program Managers in the areas of

Conference Session

Lean and Six Sigma Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Leduc, Ball State University; Gary Hadley, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis; Mark Ratzlaff, 3M

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Manufacturing

AC 2010-57: IMMERSIVE LEARNING USING LEAN SIX SIGMAMETHODOLOGY IN THE MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGYCAPSTONE COURSEAlan Leduc, Ball State University Alan Leduc is an Associate Professor at Ball State University where he has taught in the TAC/ABET accredited Manufacturing Engineering Technology program since 1990. He also coordinates the Minor in Process Improvement (MIPI) which provides students with Lean Six Sigma Black Belt body of knowledge education and the opportunity to engage in professional level projects. Alan worked closely with Dr. Mikel Harry, Ball State University alumnus and co-creator of Six Sigma in developing the MIPI. Prior to his teaching career, Alan spent 20 years

Conference Session

Industrial Interactions and Educational Resources

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gilah Pomeranz, Sinclair Community College; Shep Anderson, Sinclair Community College; Robert Mott, University of Dayton; Steve Wendel, Sinclair Community College

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Manufacturing

AC 2010-814: DON’T REINVENT THE WHEEL: METEC MEETS MANY NEEDSFOR NEW ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY EDUCATORSGilah Pomeranz, Sinclair Community CollegeShep Anderson, Sinclair Community CollegeRobert Mott, University of DaytonSteve Wendel, Sinclair Community College Page 15.429.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Don’t Reinvent the Wheel: METEC Meets Many Needs for New Engineering Technology EducatorsBeing a new educator in a college classroom can be an overwhelming experience. Advice,materials, and resources may be abundant, but being able to put your hands on peer reviewed,relevant

Conference Session

Industrial Interactions and Educational Resources

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Roe, Polk Community College - Corp. College; Ernie Helms, Polk Community College - Corp. College; Bob Lachford, RWD Technologies; Rick Johnson, Mosaic Company

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Manufacturing

Company (Mosaic), Rockwell Automation, and RWD Technologies have created anapprenticeship program that aligns with national certifications, corporate training of the incumbentworkforce, and articulated credit into an Associate in Science (A.S.) degree in EngineeringTechnology with an Advanced Manufacturing specialization. This reform has resulted in a programthat prepares the skilled craft workforce while providing academic credit and pathways into thestatewide A.S. degree in Engineering Technology.To address the current skills shortage, an immediate need for new multi-skill maintenancepersonnel, concerns about the impending retirements, and small pool of talent in the pipelineexperienced by the local manufacturing community - PSC Corporate

Conference Session

Educational Methods and Technologies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janus Liang, Yung-Ta Institute of Technology and Commerce

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Manufacturing

AC 2010-105: A BLENDED WEB-BASED LEARNING COLLABORATIVEAPPROACH FOR A SEDM COURSE IN MANUFACTURING ENGINEERINGJanus Liang, Yung-Ta Institute of Technology and Commerce Page 15.7.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010A Blended Web-based Learning Collaborative Approach for a SEDM Coursein Manufacturing EngineeringAbstractThis research describes the results and implications of a research into the effectiveness of ablended web-based learning collaborative approach on student’s achievement, attitudes towardsweb-based learning in an SEDM (Sink Electrical Discharge Machining) course. Quantitative andqualitative methodologies are used with participants of this research. Thirty

Conference Session

Incorporating Advanced Technologies into Curriculums

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Wells, North Dakota State University

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Manufacturing

AC 2010-33: A STRATEGY FOR INCORPORATING ADVANCEDMANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES INTO UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATIONDavid Wells, North Dakota State University David L. Wells has been Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at North Dakota State University since January 2000. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in process engineering and production engineering systems design and in product innovation and entrepreneurialism. His instruction is characterized by heavy reliance upon project-based, design-centric learning. Course projects are drawn from real industrial applications with real industrial constraints, often interactive with a corporate sponsor. Students are challenged to

Conference Session

Incorporating Advanced Technologies into Curriculums

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wayne Hung, Texas A&M University; Jorge Leon, Texas A&M University; Luis San Andres, Texas A&M Univeristy

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Manufacturing

design and manufacturing of microturbomachinery. Some students study materials, dynamics, or thermal aspects ofturbomachinery, while others explore and develop various micromanufacturing technologies formicroturbine fabrication. The nature of micromachinery requires the development of novelmicromanufacturing technologies for superalloys and other robust engineering materials. Theselected participants study micromilling, electrical discharge micromachining, electrochemicalmicromachining, and vacuum assisted microcasting. They complete a research methodologyworkshop and then apply to their own projects through setting objectives, planning schedule,performing experiments, documenting data, presenting results at the campus-wide poster session

Conference Session

Automation Subjects in Manufacturing Education I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jose Gutierrez, Oregon Institute of Technology; John Anderson, Oregon Institute of Technology; David Culler, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Manufacturing

AC 2010-992: DEVELOPMENT OF A GENERIC COMMUNICATION SERVICEBETWEEN PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS AND PERSONALCOMPUTERS USING MICROSOFT ROBOTICS DEVELOPER STUDIO FORDATA COLLECTION IN AUTOMATED AND SEMI-AUTOMATEDMANUFACTURING PROCESSESJose Gutierrez, Oregon Institute of Technology Bachelor of Science in Mechatronics, ITESM, MXJohn Anderson, Oregon Institute of TechnologyDavid Culler, Oregon Institute of Technology Page 15.401.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Development of a Generic Communication Service Between Programmable Logic Controllers and Personal Computers using Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio for Data Collection in

Conference Session

Manufacturing Processes Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Slifka, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST)

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Manufacturing

AC 2010-1611: ACTIVE LEARNING TECHNIQUES FOR ENGAGING FIRSTYEAR STUDENTS IN A MANUFACTURING PROCESSES COURSEMichael Slifka, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST) Page 15.121.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Active Learning Techniques for Engaging First Year Students in a Manufacturing Processes CourseAbstractThis paper deals with the instruction and testing of first year students takingmanufacturing process courses by determining and raising all students to a common levelof understanding prior to covering specific manufacturing processes, the use of activelearning techniques, and a unique testing procedure. Through the use of a

Conference Session

Automation Subjects in Manufacturing Education II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lie Tang, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Robert Landers, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Manufacturing

AC 2010-1436: REMOTE USE OF A LINEAR AXIS RAPID DEVELOPMENTSYSTEMLie Tang, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRobert Landers, Missouri University of Science and Technology Page 15.1027.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Remote Use of a Linear Axis Rapid Development SystemAbstractA Linear Axis Rapid Development System (RDS) was developed and tested in a previousresearch study. The Linear Axis RDS, which is based on Matlab Simulink, provides the studentwith a tool to explore all phases of controller development (i.e., simulation, emulation, andimplementation) after the theoretical work is complete. However, the Linear Axis RDS did notprovide

Conference Session

Design Education I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jahangir Ansari, Virginia State University

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Manufacturing

AC 2010-509: DESIGN EXPERIENCE IN A MANUFACTURING ENGINEERINGPROGRAMJahangir Ansari, Virginia State University Jahangir Ansari is an Associate Professor of Manufacturing Engineering in the Department of Engineering and Technology at Virginia State University. He received his M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1979 and Ph. D. degree in Mechanical Design and Production Engineering in 1983 both from Seoul National University. He joined the faculty at VSU in 2002. He has over 18 years of industrial experience in different areas including shipbuilding and cement plant industries. His research interests include Structural Vibration, FEM, CAD/CAM/CNC, and Computer Integrated

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver; Wei Li, University of Texas; Tamara Wogen, Washington State University, Vancouver

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Manufacturing

AC 2010-114: TEACHING OF BIOMEDICAL MANUFACTURING IN THEUNDERGRADUATE MANUFACTURING/MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGPROGRAMSDave Kim, Washington State University, VancouverWei Li, University of TexasTamara Wogen, Washington State University, Vancouver Page 15.1182.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010Biomedical Manufacturing in the Undergraduate Manufacturing/MechanicalEngineering Programs AbstractBiomedical manufacturing defined as “the applications of manufacturing technology toadvance the safety, quality, cost, efficiency, and speed of healthcare service and research”is a rapidly growing field. This field is unlike many other businesses

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; John Mativo, The University of Georgia

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Manufacturing

processing, pharmaceuticals, andprosthetics. Its specialties such as bionics6 and bioprinting7 are gaining momentum thanks toinnovative neuro-prosthetics, bionic eye or ear development, and tissue and organ engineeringrespectively. On the other hand, another subset, biomaterials is searching for organic substitutesfor engineering materials. Biofuel8 development and bacteria-based energy generation9 areoccupying minds of the many. While DNA computing10 and bioinformatics11 are redefining theinformatics field, biometrics12 is growing deeper in our daily lives. Most importantly we arestarting experience a scientific revolution in our world through bionanotechnology13.For the U.S. to keep its competitiveness in the cutting edge technology arena, its

Conference Session

Program Development and Pipelines for Recruitment

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anoop Desai, Georgia Southern University; Jean-Claude Thomassian, State University of New York, Maritime College

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Manufacturing

audienceconstitutes professionals and graduate students who have a background in Safety Engineering,Ergonomics, Industrial management, engineering, engineering technology program graduatesfrom universities across the United States. We thought it imperative that our program be able toserve not only local community and regional students, but cater to the needs of the country as awhole. The second group constitutes international students with a background in industrialengineering, engineering technology, safety engineering, workplace management etc. This way,greater exposure can be gained in terms of not only expertise but the program can be enriched bymeans of varied types of experience. Technical students who are working in order to gain highercredentials in

Conference Session

Design Education II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Martin McCarthy, University of Auckland

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Manufacturing

manufactured in small to medium quantities and be consistentwith the company's location and likely markets. The products were also required to betechnically complex in order to have some intrinsic interest to students and require a broadspectrum of manufacturing technologies to produce.After examining a number of alternatives it was decided that the virtual company wouldmanufacture a range of fire protection equipment. In particular, it would manufacture smokeand flammable gas detectors for commercial applications. These products incorporate theapplication of a range of fundamental engineering topics, such as pneumatics, controlsystems, thermodynamics, and their production required a mixture of design disciplines and avaried range of manufacturing

Conference Session

Past and Future of Manufacturing Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Wells, North Dakota State University

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Manufacturing

board process engineering, printed electronics, applications of RFID technologies and manufacturing engineering pedagogy. Through his research, Dr. Wells has supervised the completion of twelve graduate degrees in the past six years. His publication history includes nearly seventy print publications and over forty invited presentations. He has addressed professional audiences in Ukraine, Japan, India, Brazil, Peru, Mexico and Canada, as well as in many United States venues. For many years, he has been active in the national leadership of Society of Manufacturing Engineers, American Society for Engineering Education, and ABET. Over the past twenty-six years, he has been a

Conference Session

Industrial Interactions and Educational Resources

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Nutter, Ohio Northern University

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Manufacturing

AC 2010-1313: COMPUTER SIMULATION FOR MANUFACTURINGPARTNERSHIPSPaul Nutter, Ohio Northern University Paul Nutter, CMfgE, CQE, CQA, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Technological Studies at Ohio Northern University. He has been teaching manufacturing technology since 2000, and has 26 years experience in manufacturing and industrial engineering, primarily with Rockwell Automotive. Paul is active in the Society of Manufacturing Engineers as faculty advisor for SME Student Chapter S186, is currently chair of the SME Automated manufacturing and Assembly Community, and has served as chair on the 2007 and 2008 SME Simulation Technical Group, on the 2006 SME Member Council, and

Conference Session

Past and Future of Manufacturing Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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C. Norman, Applied Research Associates, Inc

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Manufacturing

Zilwaukee Bridge, Zilwaukee, Michigan (1988). Dr. Norman served on a six member US Army Review Panel for the Advanced Construction Technology Centers of Excellence at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Illinois (1989-1994). He was awarded a visiting Fellowship, Research Awards for Foreign Specialists (earthquake engineering and design) from the Director General, Public Works Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan (Feb-Mar, 1994). He received appointment as a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Computational and Applied Mathematics, William Marsh Rice University, Houston Texas (Mar-May 1999). Dr. Norman has published over thirty five national

Conference Session

Automation Subjects in Manufacturing Education I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University; Albert Sun, St. Mary's University

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Manufacturing

AC 2010-511: COMMUNICATION NEEDS IN COLLABORATIVE AUTOMATEDSYSTEM DESIGNSheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University Dr. Sheng-Jen (“Tony”) Hsieh is an Associate Professor in the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. He holds a joint appointment with the Department of Engineering Technology and the Department of Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include engineering education, cognitive task analysis, automation, robotics and control, intelligent manufacturing system design, and micro/nano manufacturing. He is also the Director of the Rockwell Automation laboratory at Texas A&M University, a state-of-the-art facility for education and research in

Conference Session

Past and Future of Manufacturing Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

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Manufacturing

a brief format to increase response rates. The trade off is that it theresults are less specific. However the results of the survey can lead to further surveys.Survey RespondentsThe survey was sent to a private email lists of individuals who have been identified through theSME and ASEE Manufacturing Division (approx. 400), and an email list server for the Engineer-ing Technology Division of the ASEE (approx. 1000). The early results of the survey shownbelow indicate a lack of input from manufacturing engineers and managers, researchers, and tradeorganizations. The small number of students is understandable given the distribution methodswhile the small number of consultants and trainers is reasonable given the general

Conference Session

Automation Subjects in Manufacturing Education II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Eric Carr, Drexel University; Robin Kizirian, Drexel University; Yueh-Ting Yang, Drexel University; Brittany Killen, Drexel University; Yongjin Kwon, Ajou University

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Manufacturing

this paper, the application of rapid prototyping in fabricating awalking robotic system and mechanism is presented. Using a Dimension uPrint Personal3D Printer, prototypes of a robot body and legs are fabricated. These components are thenused to fabricate the articulated structure of an experimental prototype for a quadrupedrobot. The necessary information about methods of control, power, sensors, batteries,electronics, and more is presented. Materials, methods, and tools are outlined, includingthe use of servomotors and microcontroller-based control systems. Students in theApplied Engineering Technology program are required to work with this robotic projectas part of a laboratory experiment in the “MET 205 Robotics and Mechatronics

Conference Session

Program Development and Pipelines for Recruitment

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sandy Feola, Sinclair Community College

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Manufacturing

AC 2010-804: CAREERME: ENCOURAGING AN ADVANCEDMANUFACTURING WORKER PIPELINESandy Feola, Sinclair Community College Sandy Feola is the Customer Relations Manager for the NCME (National Center for Manufacturing Education) at Sinclair Community College and a part time instructor for the University of Dayton’s Engineering Technology Department (since 2007) and Sinclair Community College’s Operations Technology Department (since 1995), teaching industrial engineering and quality engineering curriculum. As an independent quality professional in Dayton, Ohio since 2004, She provides consultation and training to manufacturing and service organizations for performance improvement initiatives in the

Conference Session

Design Education I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

subsequent engineering education. The two credit lecture, one credit labcourse entitled „Production Engineering‟ now includes significant hands-on work ontraditional machines (lathes and mills), powder metallurgy, plastic injection molding,welding, 3-D co-ordinate measuring machine, and several rapid prototyping / rapidmanufacturing technologies. Appropriate laboratory tasks were designed and applicablesafety and operational instructions were prepared.The laboratory curriculum was implemented since the Fall „06 term. Despite increasedworkload for the students that sometimes required them to work additional hours outside Page 15.39.2of the scheduled class

Conference Session

Automation Subjects in Manufacturing Education I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nebojsa Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Manufacturing

programs: the Industrial Engineering and theBachelor of Science in Engineering with Specialization in Mechatronics. The CIM course is asenior-level design-based course dealing with modern technologies such as automation, digitalcontrollers, programmable logical controllers (PLCs), computer-numerically controlled (CNC)machines, and robotics. The CIM laboratory curriculum includes hands-on experiences withsimple digital controllers, PLCs, CNC mills, and robots. PLCs are industrial grade computersused extensively in automation. In this study, we concentrate on the PLC experience. Laboratoryexercises are developed to enable students to learn and to enhance their problem-solving skillsusing familiar design situations.PLC Module DescriptionSince the

Conference Session

Lean and Six Sigma Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohamed Gadalla, Central Connecticut State University; Mahdy Alam, UTC; Yepery Soro, Central Connecticut State University

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Manufacturing

AC 2010-312: EXTENDING LEAN MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS THROUGHIMPLEMENTING MOBILITY (A CASE STUDY)Mohamed Gadalla, Central Connecticut State University Dr. Gadalla is currently an assistant professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Central Connecticut State University. Dr. Gadalla has a Ph. D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Western Ontario in Canada. He graduated with honor from Cairo University with B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering followed by a Master degree (M. Sc.) from the same university. He served as a research engineer and visiting scholar in several universities in USA, Canada, Germany, and Egypt. He also severed as a program coordinator for the computer Integrated

Conference Session

Design Education II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Chen, Bradley University; Ye Li, Bradley University

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Manufacturing

AC 2010-1780: INCORPORATING ENTREPRENEURSHIP INTO A HANDS-ONFACILITY PLANNING COURSEJoseph Chen, Bradley University Joseph C. Chen, Ph.D., PE is a Professor and Department Chair in the Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering & Technology at Bradley University. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Department of Industrial and System Engineering at Auburn University in 1990 and 1994, respectively. His teaching interests include: Lean manufacturing system design, automated manufacturing processes, facility design, Taguchi design in quality, etc. His research interests include: RFID application, manufacturing system control, cellular manufacturing system design