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). Finally, the paper explains how accreditation, and several additional tools andprocesses, helped 26 students to be Six Sigma Certified at the Black Belt level.1.0 Engineering Quality Courses in CurriculumAfter over 20 years of working with and developing and analyzing curricula of engineering andengineering technology programs, it was clear that the components of these curricula had notbeen updated for many years.Courses like Probability and Statistics, Statistical Methods, and Statistical Process Control aremost commonly present in the curriculum. These courses, as good as they are, cannot create acomprehension of engineering quality concepts, importance, challenges, and practices. Proceedings of the 2022 Conference for Industry

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started sponsoring community activities and will continueto do so. Below are the major objectives of the organization: • Equip our nation with STEM skills to ensure more innovative and prosperous economy • Help prepare the future workforce in STEM fields through relevant training, certification, and activities in order to meet future needs • Help train educators and equip them with the proper skills to teach STEM disciplines effectively Proceedings of the 2022 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2022, American Society for Engineering Education ETD 425CollaborationWe

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potable water generation, powergeneration, service for food storage and preparation, and even sewage treatment and disposalrequirements. There’s also the responsibility of providing vessel propulsion from a myriad ofpotential propulsion plants, such as liquified natural gas (LNG), diesel, steam turbines or gasturbine engines reaching speeds up to 35 knots. Traditionally, marine engineers and/or onboardengineering crew must be capable of utilizing their skillset to maintain onboard systems and Proceedings of the 2022 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright @2022. American Society for Engineering Education

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to apply precise force profiles for handled work pieces. Thissystem is designed to handle objects using a force sensing module and pneumatic gripper. Theamount of force can be measured, set, monitored, and adjusted. The force is controlled using aclosed-loop PI controller [1]. The system, shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, consists of six maincomponents: pressure regulator, directional valve, force measuring device, two-finger gripper, airprep system, and a power supply and signal conditioning module. The purpose of eachcomponent is shown in the figure below and described in further detail. Proceedings of the 2022 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2022, American Society for

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the demonstrator and can repeat tasksuntil the predetermined mastery level is reached. When mastered, students earn skill badges,accompanied by portfolios and credits for first-year technical courses plus some electives in theirchosen discipline. Fig. 1 illustrates interdisciplinary skill modules and sequencing order. Proceedings of the 2022 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2022, American Society for Engineering Education ETD 315 Fig. 1. Skill modules and their progression in DSSA program.Students typically spend five hours a day, four days a week, learning hands-on

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particular part, but still does play a Proceedings of the 2022 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2022, American Society for Engineering Education ETD 535crucial role that cannot be overlooked. In addition, recently published works on gripper designand applications include soft grippers for handling of food items and agricultural produce [4, 5],as well as force-controlled grippers for handling of fragile workpieces [6, 8].The pneumatically actuated parallel gripper system explored in this paper was donated toMichigan Technological University Applied Computing Department by Donald Engineering

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explore and consider opportunities in an industry with limited public Proceedings of the 2022 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2022, American Society for Engineering Educationvisibility. Simultaneously, enabling the showcase to be a key element of instruction can driveknowledge development through engaged learning with industrial-grade systems inenvironments not impacted by production timelines or economics.Advancing Process Industry EducationPurdue University is Indiana’s land grant university tasked with improving the economy andoutlook for the state and nation. The manufacturing sector is the most significant component ofthe Indiana economy [1]. It stands to benefit

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the 2022 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2022, American Society for Engineering Education ETD 445The purpose of this paper is to discuss the Penn State Harrisburg’s Structural Design &Construction Engineering Technology safety course and their collaboration. These variousactivities demonstrated an excellent example of a win-win relationship, will not only benefit theprogram as well as support its students and industry.Construction Related IndustryThe Structural Design, Construction, and Engineering Technology (SDCET)program is unique inits addresses only two areas: structural design and

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accurate operating and sequencing of the device [7]. Afunction block diagram (FBD), an instruction list (IL), a ladder diagram (LD), structured text(ST), and a sequential function map (SFC) comprise the various languages for programming that Proceedings of the 2022 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2022, American Society for Engineering Education ETD 325are utilized for PLCs up to the current time [8]. The LD, the most well-known among thesevarious programming languages, is a graphical symbolic language [8]. Examining the system’sproper operation in accordance with the LD design requirements

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Chandramouli Chandramouli; Shoji Nakayama; Mohammad Zahraee; Niaz Latif

working. This paper describes the successfulinitiation, development, and implementation of the pathway program for trade union membersleading to the BS degree in Organizational Leadership and Supervision from Purdue UniversityNorthwest.IntroductionTrade unions in Northwest Indiana offer associate degree programs in collaboration with ITCCin Indiana. Many have graduated from this job-ready training program and are employed in theconstruction industry. The Construction Advancement Foundation (CAF) at Portage, Indiana,took initiatives to collaborate with Purdue University Northwest and local construction industryto establish a pathway program for the construction trade personals. In this regard, CAF Proceedings of the 2022 Conference

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Brad Dahm; Emma Davidson; Paniz Hazaveh; Aleksandr Sergeyev

handling, machining, and Proceedings of the 2022 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2022, American Society for Engineering Education ETD 535welding, as well as many others [2]. The welding robots are typically used for welding partstogether at specified joints in such a way that allows for fast turnover time and highly accurateresults [2]. This project involves adapting a robot designed for material handling, into a robotthat has welding capabilities. However, instead of welding parts together, this robot is meant tocreate metal structures through a 3-Dimensional printing, or welding, process

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Afshin Zahraee

fields for each faculty member. Studentsthen rank their top three topics of interest with a matching advising professor. These rankings areconsidered within a committee to give students the best opportunity to succeed and set them upwith a professor that can help them best achieve success in their topic. Once matched, studentsperform weeks of research to perform a literature review on their topic of interest. The literaturereview gives clarity to the student or student group of a problem within the topic that they canconsider a solution to. The last assignment and objective of the first semester in “CEMT 48900: Proceedings of the 2022 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2022

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Alok Verma; Nima Fathi; Paul Potier; Irfan Khan; Donna Lang

,digitalization and automation of transportation and port operations, food security, and coastalresilience. The global economy is closely connected to the Blue Economy, with 90% of theworld’s goods being traded across the ocean and much of tomorrow's food and energy securitydepending on ocean-related activities. Investments in a sustainable ocean economy are not just Proceedings of the 2022 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2022, American Society for Engineering Education ETD 355suitable for the sea but also essential for the country’s development. For example, investing$2.8 trillion today in just four

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Aleksandr Sergeyev; Chinmay Kondekar

, sensors, and actuators, the critical parts of theautomation infrastructure are the PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers) and industrial robots.Once integrated with field devices like pneumatic systems, motion control systems, and sensors,they serve as powerful platforms for complete automated systems with reconfigurablefunctionality.In the proposed automation system, a three-robot workcell performs a machining operation.Depending on the requirements, robotically equipped automation solutions can utilize one robot Proceedings of the 2022 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2022, American Society for Engineering Education

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Abhishek Patil; Jungyun Bae

and open to the public,which allow people to develop other necessary parts of the applications based on thosealgorithms. Many robots, sensors, and motors are already implemented in ROS, which is easier Proceedings of the 2022 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2022, American Society for Engineering Education ETD 325for the users to utilize the actual hardware and simulation. This aspect is beneficial not only inacademics but also in industries. More industrial robots are also utilizing ROS for their testingand also in actual applications. As possible applications of robots in industries

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. Screens can be developed quickly and easily using the PLCs’HMI developer. Screens may be played in the simulate mode on the screen of the computer Proceedings of the 2022 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2022, American Society for Engineering Education ETD 315bypassing any expense of additional HMI hardware. Creating buttons and digital displays on ascreen was a move forward since the time needed to develop these screens was minimal.First TrialsAn early attempt at building labs in-house included a stepper motor and controller chip on abreadboard. The purpose of this lab was to gain an

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Mohsen Azizi; Venancio Fuentes

engineers and technicians specifically trained to handle the technicalchallenges of these alternative energies. Proceedings of the 2022 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2022, American Society for Engineering Education ETD 445The renewable energy share in the U.S. energy production market is growing rapidly, while thefossil energy share is declining [2], [3]. These trends are depicted in Fig. 1 for 1998-2017. Thepercentage of renewable energy production (out of the total energy) has risen from 7.7% in 2001to 17.12% in 2017. Due to the advancement of relevant technologies, it is expected that

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problems. Studentscan try different solutions and benefit from a safe environment and receive feedback fromexperienced instructors. To provide detailed feedback, the instructors may monitor student Proceedings of the 2022 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2022 American Society for Engineering Education ETD 355performance through a variety of technological capabilities, which are then used for briefing anddebriefing of simulator exercises. The exercises introduced in the simulator facilities provideconsiderable amount of ingenuity for the engineers produced at CSUM.The diesel simulator at CSUM

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Aleksandr Sergeyev; Paniz Hazaveh; Nathir Rawashdeh; John Irwin

for traditional and technology-oriented engineering students in the advancegraduate studies [1-3]. Figure 1 depicts the current structure of the MS degree in Mechatronics atMichigan Tech. As figure reveals, students from the community colleges participating inarticulation agreements with Michigan Tech’s Electrical Engineering Technology (EET)program can enter MS degree in Mechatronics upon completion of two years study and earningBachelor of Science (BS) degree in EET. Also, the degree has been designed to fit theinternational students and students from the other universities. Proceedings of the 2022 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2022, American Society for Engineering

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Abel Reyes; Skyler Reinhardt; Tony Wise; Nathir Rawashdeh; Sidike Paheding

benefiting from advancements in robotics because it could matchthe goal to have zero downtime and maximize efficiency. Artificial Intelligence (AI) helpsachieve those goals providing the knowledge to automate processes with the use of machines [2].According to Grischke et al. [3], autonomous robots depend on a knowledge base to reliably Proceedings of the 2022 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2022, American Society for Engineering Educationperform the assigned tasks, and AI comprises methods that are used to autonomously plan asequence of actions to achieve the desired task. Pan et al. [4] mentioned that AI applications inrobotics have experienced exponential growth in recent years

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Elizabeth Dell; Marcos Esterman; Carol Marchetti

Transformation for the Advancement of Women Faculty.” TheAdvocates and Allies (A&A) project at RIT is based on an innovative approach designed byNorth Dakota State University to involve faculty men intentionally in the transformation of Proceedings of the 2022 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2022, American Society for Engineering Education ETD 335departmental cultures and practices [6]. The approach is specifically designed for academicsettings to support men faculty, in consultation with women faculty, in gender-equity efforts andincludes two essential components:• Recognize the implicit and

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Joseph Untener; Philip Appiah-Kubi

, students, working in teams can apply modern engineering and mathematics tools todesign a system or components of a system for “broadly-defined” problems, utilize differentcommunication modes and technical literature, build, test, and validate prototypes while leading Proceedings of the 2022 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2022, American Society for Engineering Education ETD 525or functioning effectively as a team member [1]. Franchetti et al. (2012) explain that capstoneprojects help to improve teamwork, problem-solving skills, and communication [4].Industry-sponsored capstone projects help to

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Science Foundation (NSF), 126 eighth grade students from 10 classes were providedwith instruction regarding the Earth’s water. In five of the classes, students were provided withtraditional instruction including textbook, lecture, projects, and tests while students in theremaining five classes used the same textbook and were tasked to design a water purificationdevice. Based on an analysis of pre-test and post-test performance, students participating in theengineer-design project not only demonstrated higher performance on post-test scores but alsodemonstrated a greater percentage of improvement [1]. Proceedings of the 2022 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2022, American Society

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Laurie Flood; Adam Slazas; Hank Stewart; David Walker

holdUSCG-issued engine officer licenses, develop and implement the curriculum on these summertraining cruises. Students participate in traditional classroom discussions during cruises, but thislearning is reinforced by a diverse array of hands-on labs in the ship’s machinery rooms.Students are also required to conduct shift work (known as “watchstanding”) in the engineroom, and help operate, maintain, and repair the ship’s machinery. Proceedings of the 2022 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2022, American Society for Engineering Education ETD 425 Fig. 1. TSSOM in

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Paniz Hazaveh; Aleksandr Sergeyev; Nathir Rawashdeh

comparison withGerman universities which have been offering Mechatronics degrees much longer than theUnited States [5]. We also explore the relevance of Mechatronics degree at Michigan Proceedings of the 2022 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2022, American Society for Engineering Education ETD 475technological university to industry and we discuss the role of computing in Mechatronicsspecifically at Michigan tech.Industry 4.0 and MechatronicsThe fourth industrial revolution would not be possible without the progress in computing anddata science. The interdisciplinary knowledge of mechanical

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daily lives of families, and thus to some degree or another on parenting styles andfamily structures.Those born prior to the Baby Boomers, many being the parents of the boomers, are often referredto as “The Greatest Generation.” These are the men and women who fought and struggledthrough both world wars, the Great Depression, and the Spanish Flu pandemic.Following Gen X came Gen Y, often referred to as the Millennials, since they were enteringcollege and the workforce at about the turn of the century. It was not uncommon to hear Baby Proceedings of the 2022 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2022, American Society for Engineering Education

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through Electrical Engineering Proceedings of the 2022 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2022, American Society for Engineering Education ETD 335programs by the downscaling of electronics from the macro to micro and now nanoscales.However, biologists, chemists, and physicists have been working at these scales for many years.The National Nanotechnology Initiative [4] created in 2000 provided opportunities for researchand education of nanotechnology. It was just a matter of time before nanotechnology was to beintroduced into Engineering Technology (ET) programs, particularly the Electrical

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similar notionsdifferently [3]. For example, a businessperson’s notion of risk, driven by the bottom line, differsgreatly from an engineer’s, for whom safety is paramount [4]. Engineering thinking, stressingproblem solving, is more akin to the strategies of ethics. Indeed, as ethicist Michael Davis hasnoted, ethical thinking is integral to engineering: “Knowing engineering ethics is as much a partof knowing how to engineer as knowing how to calculate stress or design a circuit . . . insofar asengineering is a profession, knowing how to calculate stress or design a circuit is in part knowingwhat the profession allows, forbids, or requires” [5]. Proceedings of the 2022 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration

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that spans two complete semesters in their senior year. Theprograms of the two majors are managed under a single administrative department (ECE) withcommon faculty, except that COE students take several courses under the Computer Science Proceedings of the 2022 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2022, American Society for Engineering Education ETD 525Department, per the COE curriculum. However, only ECE faculty (hereafter referred as faculty)administer and monitor the capstone project courses. Capstone structures at undergraduate level aresimilar at a high level. Senior students

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shows a target of improvement of the commercial buildingenergy efficiency of 20% in the next 20 years [2]. Proceedings of the 2022 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2022, American Society for Engineering Education ETD 445In the meantime, based on a 2014 Department of Energy report [3], total input energy for all themanufacturing activities in United States were equivalent to 20,008 trillion British thermal units(TBtu) in forms of direct fuel, fuel for generating offsite electricity and fuel for generating offsitesteam. Total energy loss in all manufacturing sectors added up to 12,676 TBtu