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2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Darrell Schielke; Joshua Jensen; Byron Ronnebaum; Raju Dandu

, and createsvibrations that can cause damage to the entire system. The shear protector developed by K-Tronconsists of two polystyrene plates shown in Figure 1 that clear most of the material from theairlock blades. A solution to the shear problem would allow K-Tron to provide their customerswith a much more efficient airlock system that would lower costs by eliminating damagedproduct and reducing the need for replacement equipment.Figure 1: Existing Shear Protection Assembly Figure 2: Shear Protector EdgeTechnical ApproachThe final idea that we decided upon was if material never came in contact with the problem edge,then it would be unable to shear. We decided we would create a softer edge shown in Figure 2with enough flexibility

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Franck Yonga; Martin Malchow; Michael Mefenza; Christophe Bobda

RazorCar: A FPGA-based Prototyping Platform for Autonomous Driving Systems Franck Yonga1, Martin Malchow2, Michael Mefenza1, Christophe Bobda1 1 CSCE Department - University of Arkansas - USA 2 Chemnitz University of Technology - GermanyAbstractIn this paper we present the RazorCar, a FPGA-based radio controlled car that is able toautonomously realize driving scenarios such as obstacles detection/avoidance, self-parking, orstreet lane following. It is part of a project that aims at providing a prototyping environment forthe design of generic hardware/software architectures for self-driving systems. Experiments on

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Asad Esmaeily

address this need, a “project” component was designed and implemented as a part of the “Design ofReinforced Concrete Structures” (CE 544) course.ProjectThe project included the design, construction and testing of a reinforced concrete beam. The projectwas introduced to students by providing the drawing of a reinforced concrete beam, on which thedimensions, and initial reinforcement for flexure and shear was provided. (2 )-# 3 B a rs T o p -G ra d e 6 0 1 " C le a r C o ve r d = 1 6 .2 5 " d '= 1 .5 6 2 5

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Asad Esmaeily

, online quiz dates and times and the datesSTATICS Online Asad Esmaeily, PhD, PEto take the proctored midterm and final exam were clearly stated on the course schedule and explainedin an introductory video covering the course general information. Here is a list of these resources and abrief description comparing the traditional and online formats and pertinent challenges andopportunities.Textbook: while homework problems were posted on the class site, no e-book was available to studentsonline. Students could use the same hard copy as used by in-campus students or its electronic version.Figure 1: The main page of the course.Class Notes: notes for each lecture were prepared as PDF

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Abu S. Asaduzzaman; Ramazan Asmatulu; Ravi Pendse

Thinking in Parallel: Multicore Parallel Programming for STEM Education 1,* A. Asaduzzaman, 2 R. Asmatulu, and 1 R. Pendse 1 Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and 2Department ofMechanical Engineering, Wichita State University, 1845 Fairmount St, Wichita, KS 67260 *E-mail: Abu.Asaduzzaman@wichita.edu; Tel: +1-316-978-5261AbstractAcademic research and engineering challenges both have increasing demands for highperformance computing (HPC), which can be achieved through multicore parallel programming.The existing curricula of most universities do not properly address the major transition fromsingle-core to multicore systems and sequential to parallel

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Jessica Barnett; Erin Ogle; Kevin Garman; Kayla Wehkamp; Chris Shultz; Breanna Stout; Eric Spurgeon; Chloe Boudreaux; Philip Barnes; Phil Mahoney; Alison Cioffi

J. Barnett1 • E. Ogle1 • K. Garman1 • K. Wehkamp1 • C. Shultz2 • B. Stout1 • E. Spurgeon3 • C. Boudreaux1 • G. Brady1 • P. Mahoney1 • A. Cioffi1 1Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering • 2Department of Civil Engineering • 3Department of Mechanical Engineering • Kansas State University Introduction Task 1: Motion Machine 16 lb bowling ball with pins 10 ft. awayFountain Wars is an interactive competition where

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Charles E. Baukal; Lynna J. Ausburn; John E. Matsson; Geoffrey L. Price

Engineering Students’ Learning Strategy Preferences Charles E. Baukal1,2, Lynna J. Ausburn3, John E. Matsson1, and Geoffrey L. Price2 1 Oral Roberts University, 2University of Tulsa, 3Oklahoma State UniversityAbstractThe learning strategy preferences, as measured by the ATLAS test, of 195 engineering studentsat two Midwestern universities were studied in relation to gender, class in school, major,ethnicity, native country, and native language. The overall learning strategy preference profile,which had not been previously measured for engineering students, was 33.3% Navigators, 39.5%Problem Solvers, and 27.2% Engagers. This profile was not statistically significantly differentfrom the expected values for the

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Yanwu Ding

discrete-time convolution, difference equations, discrete Fourier transform,Z-transform, filter designs, impulse, and frequency responses of discrete-time systems. Toimprove students’ skills in practical signal processing techniques and application, a new graduatecourse, EE887D Signal Processing Applications and Techniques, was offered in fall 2012. Bothcourses integrate practical projects using real-world data, thus providing students the opportunityto work on real signal processing techniques via Matlab programming. In this paper, we presentan overview of these projects.1. IntroductionSignal processing finds numerous applications in event detections, signal separations, parameterpredictions, and estimations in various systems. At Wichita

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2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Andrew Braham; Ashlea Milburn Bennett; Jeton McClinton

Using LinkedIn in the Classroom Andrew Braham1, Ashlea Milburn Bennett1, Jeton McClinton2 1 University of Arkansas, 2Jackson State UniversityAbstractIncoming students are increasingly comfortable using social media to communicate. Themajority of pre-university students report daily usage of social media websites. Therefore,faculty at universities should consider the use of social media in the classroom as the primarymode of out of class communication between faculty and students. LinkedIn is a professionalnetworking website that can fill this need. This research examined the use of LinkedIn for anupper level Civil Engineering technical elective at the

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Muhammet Ceylan; Aybala Usta; Fatma Barut; Nur Ergul; Ramazan Asmatulu

Promoting Nanotechnology Education to Midwestern High School Students for Higher Enrolment Rates in Engineering Education 1 M. Ceylan, 1A. Usta, 2F.E. Barut, 3N. S. Ergul, and 1,*R. Asmatulu 1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Wichita State University 1845 Fairmount, Wichita, KS 67260-0133 2 Northeast Magnet High School, Wichita, KS 3 Andover High School, Andover, KS *Email: ramazan.asmatulu@wichita.edu; Tel: (316) 978-6368AbstractNanotechnology education has been gaining much attention worldwide, and offered by manyuniversities and

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Garth V. Crosby

curriculum. The first method is to supply the studentwith a laboratory kit via the postal system. The student then would be required, after limitedassembling of the kit, to perform the experiments by his/herself, without interaction withothers, based on written instructions. Assessment of learning is done through the evaluationof the results reported by the student, which is submitted to the instructor via snail mail orelectronically. The main problems with this approach are: 1) the pedagogical approach doesnot encourage nor facilitate collaboration, hence the students have to conduct theirexperiments on their own with little or no interaction with other students or the instructor, 2)typically, the kits do not have advance instruments such as

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Stephen A. Dyer

consider forthose interested in helping students (1) build basic skills in producing graphs quickly and (2) gainexperience in thinking about and understanding relationships, using graphs as aids.IntroductionThis paper is simply a call to acquaint students in science, technology, engineering or mathematics(STEM) with the skills involved in the display of quantitative information. For the typical STEMundergraduate, whether freshman or advanced, the art of thinking graphically seems largely nonex-istent. There are certainly some graphing aids available. Essentially every college freshman ownsa graphing calculator. They were required to use them in their middle-school and high-school mathcourses. But how many of those calculators provide enough

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Muhammet Ceylan; Aybala Usta; Fatma Barut; Ramazan Asmatulu

WSU students.These assessment studies showed that more than 95% of freshmen students who joined thenanotechnology training sessions during these last two semesters indicated that they planned onremaining in their current programs in the following years. As a result, this study shows that thenanotechnology education is one of the major options for keeping freshmen students in theirprograms.Keywords: Freshmen Students, Retention and Success, Nanotechnology, Hands-on Experience.1. Introduction1.1 MotivationRetention and success rates of freshmen students at Wichita State University (WSU) are one ofthe most important measures of performance. Although a number of different programs in thecolleges have been implemented to increase retention and

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Scott Bell; Tim Frey; Angie Miller; Eugene Vasserman

 2 students is optimal and 3 is better than 1  Summer camp: 4 weeks, 4 days/week, 2.5 hours/day clear objectives vital with multiple teachers  15-20 new students each week small demos/projects > big demos/projects  5 pre-service music and art teachers Pre-service teachers picked up Scratch quickly  1 in-service middle school math teacher Students gravitated towards video games even though we en-  Pre-service teachers gradually took over teaching couraged other project ideas