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Saeed Foroudastan

ETD 365Solar Splash Competition: MTSU’s Solar Boat Team’s Design Review with an Emphasis on Recent Capstone Projects Dr. Saeed D. Foroudastan Middle Tennessee State UniversityAbstractThe Experimental Vehicles Program (EVP) at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) hascompeted in a variety of vehicle competitions annually and has been participating in the SolarSplash Challenge since 2004. The competition is held in Springfield, Ohio every year in June,and usually takes about five days to complete. Once each team is registered, the judges conducttechnical inspections of

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Afshin Zahraee

ETD 445 Intertwining Existing Technology in Industry with Research in a Capstone Project to Create New Technological Applications Afshin Zahraee Purdue University NorthwestAbstractThe benefits of industry involvement in capstone projects have been considered and are wellknown. Industry involvement is critical in student learning as students not only gain knowledgeand experience involved in modern day problems, but also work closely with a professional intheir future field of study. Commonly, industry involvement in capstone projects involves asponsorship of design

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Ahmad Fayed; Mohamed Zeidan; Ephraim Massawe; Mehmet Bahadir

ETD 435 Embedding Standards in Engineering and Related Academic Programs: A Case Study of Senior Design and Capstone Projects Ahmad Fayed, Mohamed Zeidan, Ephraim Massawe, Mehmet Bahadir Southeastern Louisiana University1. AbstractIn a multidisciplinary Industrial and Engineering Technology (IET) Department with multiplesubprograms including Engineering Technology (ET), Industrial Technology (IT), andOccupational Safety, Health and Environment (OSHE) programs, it is not possible to cover thedetailed theory and applications of all high-level classes as in a

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Nathan Luetke; Orlando Ayala

project-based learning, such as capstone design courses and senior labs, offers moreopportunities for student decision-making, they are often limited in undergraduate curricula.Reddy et al. (2018), for instance, presented an example of how content related to sociotechnicaland global context was integrated into a required senior-level heat transfer course in mechanicalengineering, particularly a heat exchanger design to provide affordable water heating for ruralcommunities [9]. In this paper, we describe the implementation of a project-based learningactivity within the engineering technology heat transfer course. The assignment requires studentsto design an industrial shell-and-tube heat exchanger that meets specific real minimum criteria.The

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Mohammad A. Zahraee; Niaz Latif

partnerships could be through sponsoredcapstone projects for engineering technology programs or other technology programs that requireculminating experience by its students.Numerous articles described the benefit of industry sponsored (funded or unfunded) projects thatsometimes actively involves industry professionals. Goldberg et al. (2014) described howindustry involvement in a multidisciplinary design course benefited both students as well asindustry participants. In addition, such involvement by the industry professionals makes thecurriculum current and relevant to the discipline [2]. Weissbach, et al. (2017) demonstrated thatindustry sponsored capstone projects provided immediate and ongoing benefits to sponsor aswell as enhanced students

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Darrell Nickolson

requirements. They had to do a complete building code analysis of the proposed design to determine its feasibility and energy efficiency (see figures 1 and 2). • We developed a few internal guidelines to encourage team dynamics across grade levels: o One of the project team leads must be working in senior capstone or graduate student. o One of the project team leads must be a first-year student or sophomore level student. o Our commercial sophomore interior design studio course would lead the design development of the commercial entity in the building. o Interior design capstone students would lead the final deliverables of all spaces. o Weekly meetings with all grade levels

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Maurizio Manzo

a load into discrete elements connected by nodes [2]. Commercial FEA softwareis moderately used in the engineering technology programs during coursework; however, its usebecomes essential during capstone design. Some capstone projects are fluid mechanics-based andthe need to use CFD software comes at hand to develop a complete project in this field. Forexample, the simulation of a new valve design, or the design a new fire sprinkler head, are someof the topics that were sponsored by industry partners at the University of North Texas. Studentswere not equipped with CFD knowledge, and they were limited to very simple designs.For these reasons, there is a need to introduce CFD into fluid mechanics courses in engineeringtechnology programs but

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Jason Bruns

expedition towardsembracing a Lean culture. The initial training adopts a Train-the-Trainer approach, enablingcompanies to convey these crucial concepts in an academic instruction format which is enhancedby hands-on projects and problem-based activities.The curriculum promotes partnerships between industries and academia through this Leancommon language. One way this collaboration can take shape is through the incorporation ofLean capstone projects, offering students a chance to analyze real-world operational challenges Proceedings of the 2024 Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration Copyright ©2024, American Society for Engineering Education

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Otilia Popescu; Dimitrie Popescu; Murat Kuzlu

as for getting the necessary insight forthose who would like to pursue graduate degrees and get involved in research associated withthese degrees. How students get hands-on experience varies widely among colleges, programs,and individuals. A lot of programs make efforts to introduce hands-on approaches in their coursesthrough labs and project-based courses. The senior (capstone) projects are for most of theengineering programs the most comprehensive projects, asking the students to go from statingthe problem to formulating and designing a solution and to actually build and test the proposedsolution. Often, the senior projects are initiated from industry collaborations. Another way togain practical experience is to encourage and support

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Sabah Abro; Ken Cook

Department of Engineering Technology at LawrenceTechnological University. Ken is a registered professional engineer, a certified clinical engineer, holds 28 patents anddegrees from DeVry Technical Institute, Lawrence Technological University, Wayne State University, and OaklandUniversity. He was executive vice president and chief engineer for Vultron/Trans Industries. He also started andmanaged the Clinical Engineering Department at William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak. Ken became an adjunctprofessor at Lawrence Tech in 1965. Ken’s entrepreneurial-focused senior projects class is the capstone course wherestudents generate project ideas, research, design, manufacture, and assess the market for inventive products. He also hasa long side career in

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Mohamed Zeidan; Ahmad Fayed; Mehmet Bahadir

]. Between accreditation requirements, general education courses andother school/department policies and obligations, there is a very limited number of credits thatcan be dedicated to classes that focus mainly on specific industry code, standards and commonpractices.To approach this problem, educators typically respond by introducing industry standards andpractices through projects/case studies in higher-level courses (usually 300/400 levels) and, morecommonly, in capstone projects and internships [11]. However, the authors believe that thisapproach may limit students' exposure to industry standards and practices to only the onesdirectly related to their projects. Moreover, students may sometimes confuse industry standardsand codes with textbook

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Mark Pagano; Lorne Arnold; Heather Dillon

3,296 1,146 Current Projected Openings Current Annual Completions Source: WSAC, WTECB, SBCTC joint analysis of Emsi Burning Glass projected job openings, 2024-2029, 2021 Washington ESD long-term employment forecast; Bureau of Labor Statistics Training Levels; IPEDS; 2019 Census PUMS data. Fig. 1. Projected openings vs. production of computer and engineering degreed professionals in Washington State from 2024-2029.When the Institute of

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Jungwon Ahn

injection molding simulation, Applications of Thermal conductivity, thermal resistance, MFET448 Composite Materials gage pressure in Resin Transfer Molding (RTM), hydrostatics Thermal properties, thermal expansion, humidity, MFET470 Senior Capstone Projects Thermal expansion, the first law of thermodynamics, MFET471 mass flow rate, drag force, streamlined designEven when the fluid-thermo content is consolidated into one class, its significance remainsessential for students in manufacturing engineering technology. Table 1 demonstrates theintegration of fluid-thermo concepts

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MADDUMAGE KARUNARATNE; Christopher Gabany

same ethical aspects and similar case studies. Furthermore,each component of ethics, the understanding of each element, elicits a unique exposure to thestudent. In order to ensure a student is not exposed to the same case study more than once the listis continually updated to avoid repeating them for 3 to 4 years. Selecting and changing casestudies encourages student engagement and wider comprehension.All the specific factors in Student Outcome 2 are discussed and assessed directly or indirectly inthe core engineering courses prior to the pair of capstone classes [3]. The majority of them areagain discussed and relate to all the senior level capstone projects. Faculty holistically view theirentire semester’s work, assessing the students

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Maged Mikhail; Peter Zafiro

bysupport from the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI) Foundation and the“PMMI U Skills Fund” exemplifies that unity. Using industry-standard software, equipment,and resources, like that provided by LinMot USA, allows students and workforce trainees tolearn about the newest equipment, learn about emerging technologies in packaging andprocessing, and provides a pipeline of workforce-ready talent. In this paper, the author explainsthe steps to design, fabricate, and build a testbed trainer to be used with the existing trainers inthe hands-on activity laboratories, student/industry projects, and capstone design. This project isa good tool for students to practice innovative technology hands-on skills using anelectromagnetic linear

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Eli Westbay; Isaiah Storey; Francis Nkrumah, Jr.; Mert Bal; Reza Abrishambaf

ETD 455 Design of an Autonomous Shop Floor Robot (GOFR) with ROS Eli Westbay, Isaiah Storey, Francis Nkrumah, Jr., Mert Bal, and Reza Abrishambaf Miami University RegionalsAbstractThis paper presents the design of an autonomous, mobile guided-object fetching robot (GOFR)using the robot operating system (ROS) focusing on architecture of hardware components,electronic communication protocols and software algorithms used for control and decision-making.The GOFR has been designed by a team of undergraduate engineering technology students aspart of their capstone project course utilizing their technical skills

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Jiayue Shen; Daniel Jones; Kazi Imran; Xiang Wang; Weiru Chen; Lanju Mee

will have the opportunity to work on a variety of hands-on projects, including thedesign and implementation of a simple mechatronic system.2.2 Course TextbookTextbook: Introduction to Mechatronics and Measurement Systems, D. Alciatore & M. B.Histand, McGraw Hill, 5th Edition, 2019.Reference Book: 1. Introduction to Mechatronic Design, J. Edward Carryer, R. Matthew Ohline,Thomas W. Kenny, Prentice-Hall, 2011; 2. Control Systems Engineering, Nise, Norman S, JohnWiley, 8th edition, 2019.2.3 ObjectivesThe overall objectives of the course include, but are not limited to, • Understand the fundamental principles and concepts of mechatronics • Identify and select appropriate sensors and actuators for a given system • Develop control