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2018 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Jing Zhang; Mengjun Xie

New Resources for Undergraduate Power Systems Laboratory Jing Zhang Mengjun Xie Department of Systems Engineering Department of Computer Science University of Arkansas at Little Rock University of Arkansas at Little Rock Email: jxzhang1@ualr.edu Email: mxxie@ualr.eduAbstractDevelopment of the smart grid and renewable energy generation has been substantially changingthe undergraduate education in fundamental power systems. Many new programs in powersystems engineering are focused on cross-disciplinary for students not only in traditionalelectrical engineering, but also in non-electrical engineering, such as computer and

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2018 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Tammy M. Lutz-Rechtin; Edgar C. Clausen

, staff, and environmentalhealth and safety. The design of this cooperative audit allowed peer-to-peer education andinteraction among graduate and undergraduate students. Results from a feedback surveyindicated that the intra-departmental audit achieved a positive effect on student safety knowledgeand confidence level. An interesting outcome was the change in attitude toward the primarybarrier to a safety culture within the department after audit participation.KeywordsSafety, departmental safety program, safety audits, collaborative audits, student-led audits, safetycultureIntroductionThe chemical engineering laboratory is an inherently dangerous environment for untrained andinexperienced students. Their work requires them to carry out novel

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2018 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Nahid Uzzaman; Dale Schinstock

Evaluation of Inexpensive Hardware for Control Theory Application Nahid Uzzaman, Dale Schinstock Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering Kansas State University Email: nuzzaman@ksu.edu, dales@ksu.eduAbstractWith the increasing class size, it is necessary to increase the laboratory size associated with thatclass. However, that creates problems like cost and space issues. If smaller and cheaperlaboratory hardware is used these problems might be minimized by having hardware thatstudents can purchase and use at home. However, inexpensive hardware may lead to poormatches between theoretical models and experimental data

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2018 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Edgar C. Clausen; James T. McAllister

enrollment trends, including: • Poorer instructional quality. Many faculty have become increasingly more interested in research and thereby less interested in teaching and laboratory instruction. As enrollments have increased, some faculty have turned away from detailed problem solving to easier ways to assess student performance. Finally, many faculty expect less from their students while, at the same time, continuing to inflate grades. • Less prepared engineering graduates. Poorer quality of instruction and lowered faculty expectations, coupled with an observation that fewer students are entering the university with hands-on experience, may result in a larger number of graduates that are not well

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2018 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Jennifer L. Anthony; Keith L. Hohn; John R. Schlup; Chris Aiken; Christopher Frampton

cooperative effortbetween the Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) and universities. Initiatives started bySACHE include an on-line certificate that students can earn by completing several modules onsafety and the SAChE Student Design Competition for Safety in Design that recognizes studentswho do an outstanding job considering process safety in their submission to the American Instituteof Chemical Engineers (AIChE) student design competition.However in 2007, a reactive chemical explosion at T2 Laboratories killed four employees andinjured 13 more people, including multiple civilians. Within their final report, the Chemical SafetyBoard emphasized the critical need to improve chemical process safety and hazard recognitioneducation within

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2018 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Emmanuel U. Enemuoh; José Carrillo; Jong Beom Lee; Scott Norr

spent rocket bodies and other debris from LEO. Though there is no current perfect solution forclearing the debris, the AFRL has decided to deploy a drag enhancing device from a satellite payloadto remove the debris.This report presents a finalized design, an Active Orbital Debris Removal (AODR) device for the 2018Air Force Research Laboratory University Design Challenge. Because the test of the AODR devicewill occur on Earth, both gravity and tropospheric conditions will have to be accounted for.Accounting for gravity will be accomplished via a hex copter which will lift the payload off the launchpedestal and deliver the payload to the rocket body. The proposed AODR device will use two cameras,a pair of stereoscopic cameras, a lidar detector

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2018 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Hani Sait; Hamzah Raja

Your ability to interpreta2 Terms mathematical and engineering terms Your ability to understand thea3 Theory application of theory to the problem Your ability to performa4 Calculations calculations both by hand and by using relevant software Statistical Your ability to perform statisticala5 Analysis analysis of dataStudent Outcome (b): An ability to design andconduct experiments, as well as to analyze andinterpret dataNo Attribute Question Your ability to consistentlyb1 Lab Safety observe laboratory safety procedures Your ability to develop an