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Deborah Ihezie; S. Keith Hargrove

Applying Lean Assessment Tools at a Maryland Manufacturing Company Deborah Ihezie and S. Keith Hargrove Department of Industrial, Manufacturing & Information Engineering Clarence Mitchell, Jr. School of Engineering Morgan State UniversityAbstractManufacturing companies are implementing and adapting to a number of strategic practices toenhance quality and improve productivity to remain competitive and reduce costs. The use ofLean practices has proven to achieve these objectives. The purpose of this research is to evaluateand perform an assessment of the current status of a local manufacturing organization, MiddleRiver Aircraft Systems (MRAS), located

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Ricardo A. Camilo; S. Keith Hargrove

A Simulation Model for Enhancing Warehouse Manual Processes in a Paper-Converting Company Using RFID Technology Ricardo A. Camilo & Dr. S. Keith Hargrove Department of Industrial, Manufacturing & Information Engineering Clarence Mitchell, Jr., School of Engineering Morgan State University Baltimore, MD 21251AbstractIn recent times, the interest in using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology in supplychain activities has increased due to potential benefits in customer responsiveness and inventoryand logistical costs reduction. RFID technology offers tremendous opportunities for

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W. Riddell; S. Bakrania; K. Bhatia; J. Courtney; K. Dahm; R. Harvey; L. Weiss

Putting the horse before the cart – Fitting a new project into established design and writing pedagogy W. Riddell†, S. Bakrania†, K., Bhatia†, J. Courtney, K. Dahm†, R. Harvey‡, L. Weiss†† College of Engineering† College of Communication‡ College of Liberal Arts and Sciences†† Rowan UniversityProject-based learning has been an important aspect of the Rowan University College ofEngineering curriculum since its inception in 19961. In the fall of the sophomore year,engineering students take a multidisciplinary, integrated, project-based course that is designed toteach both

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Josh Coffman; Sachin S. Terdalkar; Joseph J. Rencis; Jiancheng Liu; Ashland O. Brown

Finite Element Learning Module for Improving Knowledge of Fatigue using Commercial Software Josh Coffman1, Jiancheng Liu2, Ashland O. Brown2, Sachin S. Terdalkar1, Joseph J. Rencis1 1 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville; 2University of the PacificAbstractFinite element (FE) active learning modules have been developed for various undergraduateengineering courses. These FE learning modules are used to introduce basic and complexengineering problems to enhance student learning of the theory and fundamentals of the finiteelement method. A review of educational literature reveals that fatigue and finite elements arenot addressed

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Josh Wyrick; Catherine Booth

positiveions (cations) will move towards the cathode, while the negative ions (anions) will move towardsthe anode. The battery cell described herein uses a zinc bar (Zn) as the anode that is submergedin a potassium hydroxide electrolyte solution. The cathode is a magnesium oxide powder(MgO2). The chemical reactions of the battery cell used for this lab are shown as Equations 7(anode) and 8 (cathode). Zn (s) + 2OH− (aq) → ZnO (s) + H2O (l) + 2e− (Eq. 7) − − 2MgO2 (s) + H2O (l) + 2e →Mg2O3 (s) + 2OH (aq) (Eq. 8)As electrons (e–) pass from the anode to the cathode, an electric current is produced. Thiscurrent is collected via a

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XingYing Cheng; Daren Wilcox

VHDL. In this paper, an overview ofBluespec is presented, its history and relation to VHDL, along with a simple example of coderelating VHDL to Bluespec, followed by the operation of Bluespec in Linux.Bluespec HistoryThe Bluespec language was the development of Prof. Arvind who founded the semiconductortool design company, Bluespec Inc., in 2003. Bluespec is a high-level functional hardware1 Southern Polytechnic State University, 1100 S. Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060-2896, xcheng@spsu.edu2 Southern Polytechnic State University, 1100 S. Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30066-2896, dwilcox@spsu.edudescription programming language. The patented Bluespec technology is based on over eightyears of research at MIT, starting in 19971. In 2000

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Olugbenga O. Akinbiola

identified and eliminated, andonce statistical control has been established, Shewhart charts can be used to monitor the processfor the occurrence of future special causes and to measure and reduce the effects of commoncauses, Montgomery Douglas6. These techniques include control charts, histogram distribution,Pareto analysis and correlation methods. The concept of Statistical Process Control has itsorigins in the 1920s4. Shewhart’s work was used extensively during the World War II period inthe American defense industry, . In the 1940’s Deming continued the work of Shewhart andintroduced a 14- point plan for quality management. In 1997, Bjorn Andersen and Loland H2 inhis paper concluded that everyone working with quality improvement and process

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Robert M. Brooks; Berk Ayranci; Amithraj Amavasai

22tcalculated = 2.51Fig. 1. Sample Notes made by a StudentReferences 1. Bacon, D. 2004.”The Contributions of Reliability and Pretests to Effective Assessment” Practical Assessment, Research and Evaluation,Vol. 9, No. 3. 2. Silage, D. 2007. “Pretests in the Classroom Pretests in the Classroom, Its not exactly what you think they are!”.Presented at the College of Engineering Assembly Meeting, 2008. 3. Bacon, D. 2002. “Issues in the use of pretests.” Paper presented at the Colorado Regional Higher Educational assessment Conference, Westminster, CO. 4. Sax, G 1997. “Principles of educational and psychological measurement and evaluation, 4th edition, Belmont, CA, Wadsworth. 5. Haldar, A and Mahadevan, S. 2000

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Kauser Jahan; Jess W. Everett; Gina Tang; Stephanie Farrell; Hong Zhang; Angela Wenger; Majid Noori

funded by the National Science Foundation (DUE-0737277).References1. http://www.nsf.gov2. http://www.engineeringk12.org/Engineering_in_the_K-12_Classroom.pdf3. Jahan, K., Hesketh, R. P., Schmalzel, J. L. and Marchese, A. J. (2001). Design and Research Across the Curriculum: The Rowan Engineering Clinics. International Conference on Engineering Education. August, 6 – 10, 2001 Oslo, Norway4. Harvey, R., Johnson, F., Marchese, A. J., Newell, J. A., Ramachandran, R. P., and Sukumaran, B. (1999). Improving the Engineering and Writing Interface: An Assessment of a Team-Taught Integrated Course. ASEE Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO.5. R.P. Hesketh, S. Farrell, and C.S. Slater, An Inductive Approach to Teaching Courses in

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STUDENT CHAPTERS”, 2008 Annual Conference.8. Rogers, R., Ringenberg, J., and Lachawiec, A. 2008. “To Sink or Swim: Effective Strategies for Maintaining and Nurturing an ASEE Student Chapter”, 2008 Annual Conference.9. Oakes, W., Jones, James D., Boyd, D., Mulkay, E., and Kiesow, R. 1998. “Lessons learned from the First Five Years”, 1998 Annual Conference.10. Haldar, A and Mahadevan, S. 2000. “Probability, Reliabiolity and statistical Methods ihn Engineering Design”, John Wiley and sons,New York.11. Kuebler R. and Smith, 1976. “Statistics”, John Wiley and sons, Inc. New York

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Warren A. Rosen; M. Eric Carr

constructs a simple memory bus usingthree-state drivers. Finally, the students construct simple clock and control circuits and add themicroprocessor to form a complete microcomputer system. A Z80 was selected for the CPUrather than an 8086 for several reasons. First and foremost, the 8086 is no longer manufactured.Second, the Z80’s clock is DC-coupled, allowing students to single-step through instructions fordebugging (the 8086 requires a 2 MHz minimum clock speed). Third, the Z80 is a popularprocessor among hobbyists and is supported by a rich set of peripheral interface components andprojects. Fourth, the Z80 provides completely independent data and address buses; on the 8086,the lower eight bits of the address bus are multiplexed with the data

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Development: What does sustainability means to individual in conduct of their life and business.” In handbook of development Policy Strategies, edited by G.M. Mudacumura. New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc.5. Flint,R.W., F.C.Frick, A.Duffy,J.Brittingham,K. Stephens, P.Graham and C.Borgmeyer. (2002). “Characteristics of Sustainable Destination Resort Communities.” Resort Municipality of Whistler, BC, Canada6. Gleick, P., P. Loh, S. Gomez, and J. Morrison. (1995). “California Water 2020: A Sustainable Vision. Pacific Institute Report”, Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security. Oakland, California.7. Haselbach L., (2008), “The Engineering Guide to LEED-New Construction”.8. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2007

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apply basic concepts frommechanics to extended objects in equilibrium.Introduction In this paper, I describe the design and development of a tutorial sequence on theequilibrium of rigid bodies. This tutorial, Equilibrium of rigid bodies, is one of the tutorials inTutorials in Introductory Physics by L. C. McDermott, P. S. Shaffer, and the U. Wash. P. E. G.published in 2000 that make up the set of tutorials on rotations. The tutorial described has beenwritten to address student difficulties with the equilibrium of rigid bodies. These materials areintended for use in an introductory physics course for engineering majors prior to them takingsophomore-level engineering statics. The context is balancing. Each tutorial sequence, whichincludes

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Andrew Grossfield

curve will be used to mean the graphs of piece-wise differentiable functions includingstraight lines and also finitely multi-valued functions.1. IntroductionIn engineering colleges during the 1950’s, a student had to become acquainted with all kinds ofvisual constructs that were needed to solve problems of design. Oscilloscopes displayed voltagetime signals; spectrum analyzers displayed signal Fourier components and curve tracersdisplayed diode and transistor characteristics. In addition, students contemplated such wonderfulmathematical inventions as shear-moment diagrams for structural beam analysis, Mollierdiagrams of steam tables, root locus and Nyquist diagrams for feedback control systems. Itseemed engineers visualized everything. Graphs

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, Altera Corporation, http://www.altera.com/literature/tt/tt_nios2_multiprocessor_tutorial.pdf4. ECE 5760 Advanced Microcontroller Design and System-on-chip, Professor Bruce Land, http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/courses/ece5765. J.O. Hamblen, T.S. Hall, Using an FPGA Processor Core and Embedded Linux for Senior Design Projects, IEEE International Conference on Microelectronic Systems Education; pp33-34.6. T. S. Hall and J. O. Hamblen, "System-on-a-Programmable-Chip Development Platforms in the Classroom," IEEE Transactions on Education, vol. 47, no. 4, pp. 502-507, Nov. 2004.7. W. Kleinfelder, D. Gray, and G. Dudevoir, “A Hierarchical Approach to Digital Design Using Computer-Aided Design and Hardware Description Languages”, 29th

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George Munyori; Gbekeloluwa Oguntimein

needs, much corn will be needed and thiswill tend to hurt food and feed supply and prices. Therefore the need for research into alternativecarbohydrate sources. A microorganism has been discovered from Chesapeake Bay that iscapable of metabolizing almost a variety of organic material. This microbe S. degradan is beinginvestigated to degrade biomass in a bio-reactor to produce ethanol by a start-up company on theUniversity of Maryland College Park campus, Zymetis Inc. Various biomass includingnewsprint, agriculture byproducts such as corn stover are being studied as feed in a bioreactorwith nutrients in form of salts for their growth. The products of the process are sugars, ethanol,metabolites, water and nutrients. Ethanol is separated through

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D. Weber; G. Reluzco; D. Kaminski; B.W. Bequette

that are largely composed of bacterialcellulose. The materials are produced as the bacteria grow around suspended filler-materials, likesilica gel, in the reactor. This is a green alternative to traditional methods of cellulose-basedmaterials production, which require the use of harsh solvents. This technology can also be fed byrecycled organic materials since bacterial cellulose can be produced by Acetobacter xylinumfrom a number of simple carbohydrate sources - which can be obtained cheaply from farm andfruit wastes. Dale’s hobbies are hiking, skiing, and water polo.References1 “S & E Indicators 2008.” 2 “Fellows 2008-2009.” 3 http://www.pltw.org/General-FAQs/General-FAQs.cfm4 “Forging New Generations of Engineers [Brochure].” 2007.5

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Orla LoPiccolo; Amit Bandyopadhyay

2,000 greater than those of forested lands.” 10 • “Soils can take thousands of years to form, but land practices often degrade soils so that they erode or are blown away. By the 1970’s almost one third of the topsoil in the U.S. had already been lost by erosion.” 8Week 65. Exam 1 Followed by Roadways and Parking Lots Lecture/Discussion: • Recycle: Road/street types, curb types, accessibility requirements and local code parking regulations • Add:  Permeable site materials rated by % of site area 6,7  Narrower streets and road widths to reduce site disturbance and grading. In addition to reducing widths of roads at pedestrian crossings, narrower roads promote traffic calming

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Alfred A. Scalza

motivate too many individuals. We need something more specific such as a parent telling their son or daughter to set their sights on getting “A”s because graduate school may depend on it. Edwin Loche wrote in 1960 that a person’s intention to work toward a goal that was specific, achievable and had feedback was a great motivator for most people.8 He felt that goals not only tell the person what has to be done but they give a good approximation of the amount of effort required. Also, as well as goal setting works, it works better when the goal is higher rather than lower so long as the goal was accepted by the student. Higher, not lower expectations from the teacher are motivating. Students require feedback to be motivated so