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2018 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Jing Zhang; Mengjun Xie

theassessment methods for different methods of teaching.The works [5] and [6] present the solutions of power engineering laboratories which are suitablefor small undergraduate institutes with economic and space restrictions. A unified powerengineering laboratory is proposed in [6] which can be used for various experiments related topower systems, power electronics, and energy conversion.Different approaches of teaching laboratory classes in electrical engineering are discussed in [7].The author proposed a vertically integrated approach to hands-on laboratory experimentation forteaching PV systems. In this approach students get the experience of designing and building eachpart in a PV system.One important renovation for power systems laboratories is the

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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

Industrial-Academic Collaboration to Teach Chemical Process Safety Jennifer L. Anthony1, Keith L. Hohn1, John R. Schlup1, Chris Aiken2, and Christopher Frampton2 1 Department of Chemical Engineering, Kansas State University 2 CargillIntroductionDesigning and operating chemical processes in a safe manner is a key job requirement forpracticing chemical engineers. Chemical engineers working in industry spend extensive amountsof time reviewing the safety of the facilities in which they work, and are frequently asked toreview the potential hazards of processes or

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2018 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Tammy M. Lutz-Rechtin; Edgar C. Clausen

. (2013). "Science-lab safety upgraded after mishaps." Educ. Week 22.Kemsley, J. (2013). "On the importance of teaching safety." The Safety Zonehttp://cenblog.org/the-safety-zone/2013/05/on-the-importance-of-teaching-safety/.doi:10.1002/047084289X.McGarry, K.A., Hurley, K.R., Volp, K.A., Hill, I.M., Merritt, B.A., Peterson, K.L., Rudd, P.A.,Erickson, N.C., Seiler, L.A., Gupta, P., Bates, F.S. and Tolman, W.B. (2013). "Studentinvolvement in improving the culture of safety in academic laboratories", J. Chem. Educ. 90(11):1414-1417. doi:10.1021/ed400305e.McEwen, L., Stuart, R., Sweet E. and Izzo, R. (2018). "Baseline survey of academic chemicalsafety information practices." J. Chem. Health Safety 25(3): 6-10.doi:10.1016/j.jchas.2017.10.009.National

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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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Hani Sait; Hamzah Raja

improve differentfactors for students such as satisfactory, decent variety, and learning [1]. However, the cost israised, since it will need to have less student numbers in every section with expert facultymembers. This cost is nothing as compared to the experience and skills that students might gain[1]. With this, the department should enhance outline teaching method as their most noteworthyneed in any without bounds asset distribution choices. Six factors mainly affect the senior designcourse as shown in Figure 1, will be discussed in detail below.A. Periods of Capstone Howe, S. and J. Wilbarger recommended that a one-to-two semesters course with synchronousclass and venture segments stays well known [4]. However, some university like

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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