Conference Session

Effective Projects and Experiments in Instrumentation and Control

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Tyler Schecklman, Savannah Technical College

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

inelectronics, computer networking, design, application and troubleshooting to combine theirinterest in building a project. The results show that the students learned tangible lessons fromeach topic. The students that worked on this project enjoyed the hands on experience and beingable to implement it in a real life situation in a classroom setting. Feedback from the studentsindicates that they were enthusiastic about implementing the concepts learned from ComputerNetworking and Microcontroller courses. However, this project was completed as part of therequirement for Advanced Networking course. I am planning to implement this concept in myother courses also. This concept gives an opportunity to our students to think outside theacademics and implement

Conference Session

Great Ideas for Projects that Teach Instrumentation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Keller, University of Tulsa; Jeremy S. Daily, University of Tulsa

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

instrumentation and measurement typically have two objectives: 1)introducing the students to essential and modern engineering instrumentation and 2) developingthe ability of students to plan, execute, and analyze engineering experiments. The projectdescribed in this paper encompasses all of these objectives and introduces students to practicalaspects of control systems. The multi-week laboratory exercise requires the students to interfacewith laboratory hardware and modern instrumentation with only limited guidance from theinstructor. The self-guided problem solving approach to instrumentation gives students a deeperunderstanding of the nuances and complexity of developing and implementing multi-componentinstrumentation systems. Additionally, the

Conference Session

Effective Projects and Experiments in Instrumentation and Control

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State University; Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Jeff Kesling

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

of scientific and mathematical principles to the method of differential leveling asapplies to the Civil Engineer in the planning and design of the construction of buildings,highways, and bridges were investigated. Such planning and designing requires the surveying oflocations to determine what changes may need to be made prior to any construction or alteration.Differential leveling is the independent measurement of an unknown elevation relative to aknown elevation. One of the key elements to perform accurate differential leveling is the abilityto keep the rod and the instrument plumbed to the earth. Current state of the art is to use anautomatic level and graduated rod, both of which employ bubble-levels to determine plumb.The purpose of

Conference Session

Effective Projects and Experiments in Instrumentation and Control

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho, Moscow

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

base. These test results Input Current (Amps)were then used to create theGUI, and provided a basis forthe proper scaling of entries for Figure 8. Calibration curves: Voltage and current responsemapping inputs to outputs. See to respective voltage and current inputsFigure 8. This test, conducted Page 22.269.9on the Navy site at Bayview,Idaho, and following a specific test plan, verified that the ICS board connected to the MOXAcard controlled the charger in response to the proper SCPI commands. The data obtained was theoutput voltage and current of the charger with respect to the input voltage and