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Peter Kinman; Daniel Murdock

57   Communications Laboratory with Commercial Test and Training Instrument Peter Kinman and Daniel Murdock California State University FresnoAbstractA communications laboratory course has been designed around the TelecommunicationsInstructional Modeling System (TIMS) of Emona Instruments. This instrument includes asampling oscilloscope and spectrum analyzer, the PicoScope of Pico Technology.There are three main learning objectives for this laboratory course. First, students usefundamental

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Ricardo Medina; MURAT OKCAY; Gustavo Menezes; Arturo Pacheco-Vega

42    Implementation of Particle Image Velocimetry in the Fluid Mechanics Laboratory Ricardo Medina1, Murat Okcay 2, Gustavo Menezes1,*, Arturo Pacheco-Vega3,* 1 Department of Civil Engineering California State University-Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90032 2 Interactive Flow Studies Corp. P.O. Box 748, Waterloo IA 50704

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Michael G. Jenkins

64    A Truss By Any Other Name May Still Not Be a Truss: A ‘Do-Say’ Pedagogical Laboratory Exercise Michael G. Jenkins, PhD, PE Bothell Engineering and Science Technologies and California State University, Fresno, CAAbstractContrary to common perception, undergraduate education in engineering mechanics does notneed reform. Basic aspects of mechanics (e.g., strength of materials, mechanical behavior ofmaterials, experimental mechanics, etc

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David Lanning; Jim Helbling; Wahyu Lestari

-on laboratory demonstrations and projects. Topics include aerospace propulsion, astrodynamics,aerodynamics, stability and control of aircraft and spacecraft, structures and materials, and computer-aided design (CAD). Each of these topics includes either computer or traditional laboratory componentsto keep the students engaged. Some examples of the accompanying hands-on work include the designand construction of balsa wood gliders following the lecture on aerodynamics, and the designing of trussbridges using CAD tools, which are subsequently formed from ABS plastic using a rapid-prototypingprinter. These particular activities end with a friendly competition between students using both their balsaglider, flown for maximum glide distance, and

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al., Implementation of Educational Particle Image Velocimetry 42 Suites in Fluid Mechanics Laboratory Experiments  Youngwook Kim et al., Multiple Human Tracking using UWB Radar with Target 51 Signatures  Peter Kinman, et al., Communications Laboratory with Commercial Test and 57 Training Instrument Proceedings of the 2011 PSW American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference  Copyright © 2011, American Society for Engineering Education  iv

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Jin-Lee Kim; Tang-Hung Nguyen

Minitab, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.11. Messner, J., & Horman, M. (2003). Using advanced visualization tools to improve construction education.Proceedings of CONVR 2003, Conference on Construction Applications of Virtual Reality, Blacksburg , VA, 145-155.12. Meyer, R., and Krueger, D. (1998). A Minitab guide to statistics. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.13. Uran, S., & Jezernik, K. (2008). Virtual laboratory for creative control design experiments. IEEE Transactionson Education, 51(1), 69-75.Author BiographiesJIN-LEE KIM, Ph.D., P.E., LEED GA is an assistant professor of Dept. of Civil Engineering & ConstructionEngineering Management at California State University, Long Beach. He is a director of Green

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Bruno Osorno; William Oh

he is a professor of ECE. Published over 20 technical papers and given severalpresentations related to the "smart grid" and electric power systems. Consulting with severalmajor corporations has been accomplished in the areas of power electronics and solar energy andspace exploration power systems. He is the lead faculty member of the Electric Power SystemsProgram. He has established the electrical machines, microprocessor-relay laboratories andpower electronics laboratory (in progress). Research interests are solar energy, wind energy,power electronics, protection and methods in teaching. He is a Senior Member of IEEE, HKN(adviser), ASEE campus representative. He was the recipient of the “Distinguished EngineeringEducator Award,” given by

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Wayne C. Pilkington

three fifty minute lecture classes each weekand has an associated laboratory course that meets once a week for three hours. In this structure,design and analysis methodologies for digital circuits are introduced and developed in the lectureclasses, and students then implement and practice these methods using computer-aided designtools in the laboratory sessions. Typically, between thirty-two and forty eight students are Proceedings of the 2011 PSW American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference  Copyright © 2011, American Society for Engineering Education  285 enrolled in each lecture class section. Lecture

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Rafael D. Alvarez; Raga M. Bakhiet; Theresa M. Garcia; Angeline V. Yang

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Amelito Enriquez; Catherine Lipe; Tom Nguyen

,working as math, science or engineering tutors, laboratory assistants, or student assistants. Dueto the addition of 20 new scholars in fall 2010, the average number of hours of work increased to9.7. It is anticipated that this number will decrease by spring 2011 as students are able to workfewer hours. Proceedings of the 2011 PSW American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference  Copyright © 2011, American Society for Engineering Education  220  Fall 2009 Spring 2010 Fall 2010 GPA 3.30 3.29

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Collin Heller; Brian P. Self

82    Accident Reconstruction: A Model-Eliciting Activity in Dynamics Collin Heller and Brian Self California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoAbstractTypical assignments in a traditional dynamics course often do little to motivate students or togive them an indication of how they would use the material in a future job situation. Manyinstructors are now attempting to provide motivational projects, hands-on demonstrations, andeven laboratory assignments to increase understanding and