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Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Rex Maixner, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

. Page 22.1310.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Solar Distillation Project by Michael R. Maixner1. AbstractA solar design project has been developed for use at the United States Air Force Academy(USAFA) in a sustainable energy course; the project entails prediction of solar position, surfaceinsolation intensity, heat transfer modeling of a solar distillation unit, and the possibility for moreopen-ended applications with other locations, environmental conditions, or system modifications.The course was offered for the first time in the spring of 2011, and included many

Conference Session

Active and Project-Based Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lauren A. Rockenbaugh, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daria A. Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder; Derek T. Reamon, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-795: PROJECT-BASED SERVICE LEARNING AND STUDENTMOTIVATIONLauren A Rockenbaugh, University of Colorado, Boulder Lauren Rockenbaugh is a PhD student at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Her research involves project-based service learning and student motivation. Lauren is also the co-director of Engineering for American Communities, a multidisciplinary engineering student organization whose mission is to perform entrepreneurial engineering design work to create affordable living innovations for people in need in local communities.Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder DARIA KOTYS-SCHWARTZ is the Faculty Director for the Mesa State College-University of Colorado Mechanical Engineering

Conference Session

Capstone Courses and Design Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nihad Dukhan, University of Detroit Mercy; Mark Schumack, University of Detroit Mercy

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-1278: THERMAL SCIENCE CAPSTONE PROJECTS IN ME-CHANICAL ENGINEERINGNihad Dukhan, University of Detroit Mercy Nihad Dukhan is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Detroit Mercy, where he teaches courses in heat transfer, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and energy systems. His ongoing research interests include advanced cooling technologies for high-power devices with focus on metal foam as the cooling core, service learning and other engineering education pedagogies. Dr. Dukhan earned his BS, MS, and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toledo.Mark Schumack, University of Detroit Mercy Mark Schumack is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the

Conference Session

Active and Project-Based Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David H. Jonassen, University of Missouri, Columbia; Sanjeev K. Khanna, University of Missouri

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Mechanical Engineering

from reaching out for quickequations to plug and chug in” (p. 22). Similarly, Johnson (1999) reported that students in aPBL version of a hydraulic engineering course sought “homework problems to improvetheir understanding of fundamental calculations and help them prepare for exams” (p. 10),despite also expressing concerns that the workload of the PBL course was alreadyburdensome. The students in Johnson’s study also complained that the projects were “toovague and needed additional clarification” (p. 11), suggesting a discomfort with ill-structured problems.Although PBL normally prescribes learning content in the context of new problems, manyproblems also require the application of prior knowledge. Mitchell and Smith (2008) notedthat

Conference Session

Active and Project-Based Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Constans, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-511: USING A PROJECT-BASED LEARNING APPROACH TOTEACH MECHANICAL DESIGN TO FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERING STU-DENTSEric Constans, Rowan University Eric Constans is the chair of the Mechanical Engineering program at Rowan University. His research interests include engineering education, acoustics and design optimization.Dr. Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University Page 22.1603.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Using a Project-Based Learning Approach to Teach Mechanical Design to First-Year Engineering StudentsAbstractThe Rowan University Mechanical Engineering

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Active and Project-Based Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University

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Mechanical Engineering

reinventing the world every day. So conventions arethe source of great comfort, even if this is at the expense of thought.” [1] This has neverbeen more evident than when observing university students. They are so used to routineand feeling that if they complete a checklist and receive a good grade that they havelearned. Perhaps they have learned the material but they haven’t learned how to think.From observation, students treat classes as something on a to-do list with the rewardbeing a degree when they have checked off all items on the list. Within the scope of aclass, students find great comfort in their to-do list of 10-12 weekly homeworks, 3 tests,maybe a project and then a final exam. All items are treated as part of a to-do list. Whenhomeworks

Conference Session

Active and Project-Based Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John S. Lamancusa, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Laura L. Pauley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-1485: DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN IN-TERMEDIATE DESIGN COURSE USING ACTIVE LEARNINGJohn S. Lamancusa, Pennsylvania State University, University Park John S. Lamancusa is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Founding Director of the Learning Factory at Penn State. Before coming to Penn State in 1984, he was employed at AT&T Bell Labora- tories where his technical experience included electronic packaging, product design and acoustic design of telecommunications equipment. At Penn State, he teaches courses in design, vibrations, noise control, product dissection and mechatronics, and supervises senior design projects. He is the faculty advisor for Penn State’s student chapter of Engineers

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Laboratories II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tim L. Brower, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-751: GOING WITH THE FLOW IN A SERVICE LEARNINGPROJECTTim L. Brower, University of Colorado, Boulder TIM L. BROWER is currently the Director of the CU-Boulder and Mesa State College Mechanical Engi- neering Partnership Program. He received his BS in General Engineering at Idaho State University, MS in Mechanical Engineering from Montana State University and PhD in Civil Engineering from Colorado State University. Before becoming the director of the partnership two years ago, he was a Professor and Chair of the Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering and Technology Department at Oregon Institute of Technology. While in Oregon, he served as the Affiliate Director for Project Lead The Way - Oregon. In

Conference Session

Engineering Mechanics Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Schuster, California Polytechnic State University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-1235: A SIMPLE LAB PROJECT INTEGRATING THEORETI-CAL, NUMERICAL, AND EXPERIMENTAL STRESS ANALYSISPeter Schuster, California Polytechnic State University Peter Schuster is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Cal Poly State University. His areas of interest are design, stress analysis, and biomechanics. Page 22.101.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Simple Lab Project Integrating Theoretical, Numerical, and Experimental Stress AnalysisAbstractLearning is enhanced when students consider problems from different

Conference Session

Design Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John E. Pakkala, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Mechanical Engineering

dynamics simulation tool developed by students and for use by student design teams ispresented in this work. The project is the result of work done by students participating in anexchange program between international partner universities. Students in the exchange programcomplete a Senior Capstone Design project and additionally write a Diploma Thesis as part ofearning degrees from both universities. The simulation tool is meant for use in the early stages ofthe design of four-wheeled vehicle projects such as the SAE Mini-Baja challenge or the SAEFormula competition. The simulation tool uses MATLAB and Simulink and simulates a14-degrees-of-freedom (DOF) system. The model can accommodate different suspension linkagesand allows anti-roll bars in the

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions: Mechanical Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Blake M. Ashby, Grand Valley State University; Alan F. Asay, Woolley Engineering Research Corp.

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-1919: RECONSTRUCTION OF AN ACTUAL VEHICLE ROLLOVERAS A SPECIAL PROJECT IN AN UNDERGRADUATE DYNAMICS COURSEBlake M. Ashby, Grand Valley State University Blake M. Ashby is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the School of Engineering at Grand Valley State University. His research and teaching interests include the areas of dynamics, kine- matics, solid mechanics, musculoskeletal biomechanics, injury biomechanics, and accident reconstruc- tion. Prior to joining to Grand Valley State, he worked for several years as a consulting engineer with Woolley Engineering Research Corporation and Exponent Failure Analysis Associates. He received a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Utah State

Conference Session

Design Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James M. Widmann, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Lynne A. Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; J.Kevin Taylor, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Mechanical Engineering

, California Polytechnic State University Lynne A. Slivovsky, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (Ph.D., Purdue Uni- versity, 2001), has led service-learning initiatives both within the College of Engineering and across the university at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. In 2003 she received the Frontiers In Education New Faculty Fellow Award. Her work in service-learning led to her selection in 2007 as a California Campus Compact-Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Faculty Fellow for Service-Learning for Political Engagement. She currently oversees two multidisciplinary service-learning programs: the Access by Design project that has capstone students

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brent A Nelson, Northern Arizona University; Constantin Ciocanel, Northern Arizona University

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Mechanical Engineering

University of Toledo, Ohio, USA. Page 22.42.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Follow Up Study on Building Connections Between Experiment, Theory, and Physical Intuition in Thermal SystemsAbstractThis article describes a second implementation of a low-cost solar design project used for both atheory-based heat transfer class and an experimentation-based thermo-fluids lab class. Theproject was meant to reinforce conceptual understanding of heat transfer and also demonstratethe importance of experimental design for validating theoretical models. Based on lessonslearned in the

Conference Session

Capstone Courses and Design Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Trian M. Georgeou, Arizona State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Chell A. Roberts, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Mechanical Engineering

engineering mechanics. Before coming to academia, he was a design engineer, maintenance supervisor, and plant engineer. He is a registered professional engineer.Chell A. Roberts, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Page 22.1225.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Redesign of Outboard Motors for Use in the Grand CanyonIntroductionThis paper details a two-semester design and build project accomplished by senior engineeringstudents from the College of Technology and Innovation at Arizona State University. Thesestudents worked with students from two other institutions

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laila Guessous, Oakland University; Qian Zou, Oakland University; Brian P. Sangeorzan, Oakland University; Xia Wang, Oakland University; Gary Barber, Oakland University; Lorenzo M. Smith, Oakland University; LianXiang Yang, Oakland University; David Schall, Oakland University, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Michael A. Latcha, Oakland University

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Mechanical Engineering

and math (STEM). Student participants work in teams onautomotive and energy-related research projects in mechanical engineering and also take part inother activities such as industrial research lab and facilities tours, meetings with workingengineers, conferences and seminars. To date, a total of 37 students– more than half of whomwere female - from 30 different universities have taken part in the program since its inception in2006.The purpose of this paper is to present some of the lessons learned from the first four years of theprogram. Some of the planning, logistics, procedures and outcomes will be described andanalyzed based on the results from the pre- and post-surveys conducted to assess the program.We believe that this type of

Conference Session

Capstone Courses and Design Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania; Craig W. Somerton, Michigan State University

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Mechanical Engineering

student design competitions. Student design competitions oftenprovide projects that can be used as course material for independent study courses involvingsmall groups of students that benefit both the students and the faculty member involved. Themost immediate benefit to the students is the application of material they may have covered inlecture courses but never applied to real-life problems. This setting is the definition of problembased learning. The students also develop skills that will later be used at industry jobs orgraduate school. Furthermore, the contact time with the students is beneficial in determining ifthe students are well suited for a graduate research program, and can stimulate discussions aboutgraduate school. Offering an

Conference Session

Student Learning and Assessment I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Wroblewski, Boston University

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Mechanical Engineering

factors of real-life applications.This approach is vital for reinforcing basic principles (Newton’s Laws in Mechanics, First andSecond Laws in Thermodynamics, etc.). But, by itself, it ignores the interconnectivity of theseconcepts and how they are interwoven in the fabric of real engineering problems—i.e., system-level engineering. This big-picture view is often covered in capstone design courses, butcapstone design projects themselves cover a broad spectrum of applications, and don’t guaranteethat all students leave with the same exposure to system-level integration and interactions.In addition, the development of engineering science core concepts relies upon pre-requisite pathsthat allow advanced topics to be built upon more basic concepts

Conference Session

Capstone Courses and Design Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bobby G. Crawford, U.S. Military Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Undergraduate Capstone Design: Inductively EnhancedAbstractThe Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy atWest Point, New York requires its graduates to complete an integrative, year-long capstonedesign during their senior year. One of the capstone projects available to the mechanicalengineering students in the department’s aerospace sub-discipline requires the design,construction, testing, and demonstration of a small, highly autonomous Uninhabited AerialVehicle (UAV) for a Department of Defense client. This particular project was added to the listof available capstone options in the fall of 2005

Conference Session

Mechatronics in the Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bingen Yang, University of Southern California; Cheng-Yuan Jerry Chen, University of Southern California

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Mechanical Engineering

of Formulas, Solutions, and MATLAB Toolboxes”.Cheng-Yuan Jerry Chen, USC Dr. ChengYuan Jerry Chen is fulltime Lecturer of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, who has in- volved with AME laboratory teaching for more than 8 years in AME341, 441, and 443 classes. His expertise is not only in analytical and computational of dynamic and control systems, but also in exper- imental and laboratory hardware implementations. He has more than 20 years of advanced machining experience and has accomplished enormous projects in mechanical and electrical designs. He is currently the head leader of the instructional laboratory in the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department

Conference Session

Student Learning and Assessment I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas J. Vasko, Central Connecticut State University; Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Peter F. Baumann, Central Connecticut State University

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Mechanical Engineering

of competencies in effective oral and written communication skills. Thesenior capstone project, which typically assesses teamwork, now requires students to write animpact statement that is used in the assessment of skills such as identification of need and thepositive and negative impacts on humankind, environment, and economy. Rubrics to assess andevaluate these soft-skill learning outcomes, along with findings from the current semester whereavailable are presented in the paper.IntroductionOver the years, the engineering profession and engineering education has changed and evolvedto meet technological, economical, workforce, global, and societal challenges. Several nationalorganizations such as the National Academy of Engineering (NAE)1 and

Conference Session

Mechatronics in the Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yang Cao, University of British Columbia

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Mechanical Engineering

students to operate. Learning robotics without accessing to an actual robotic systemhas proven to be difficult for undergraduate students. For instructors, it is also an obstacle toeffectively teach fundamental robotic concepts. Virtual robot simulator has been explored bymany researchers to create a virtual environment for teaching and learning. This paper presentsstructure of a course project which requires students to develop a virtual robot simulator. Thesimulator integrates concept of kinematics, inverse kinematics and controls. Results show thatthis approach assists and promotes better students‟ understanding of robotics.1. IntroductionRobotics course is a very common and important course for electrical and mechanicalengineering students

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robyn Akemi Nariyoshi; Said Shakerin, University of the Pacific

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Mechanical Engineering

dedicated to Itsuo Sakane, prominent author and chief curator of exhibitions interfacing arts, sciences, and human perception.AbstractA unique undergraduate research course is reported here. The course was created for a student toexplore the fertile field that interfaces fluid dynamics and art. The course encompassed severalcomponents including creation of visually engaging objects utilizing fluid motion as a centraltheme. In this paper, the course structure and content are outlined, followed by description ofthree projects to illustrate how interested students can create objects that aesthetically showcasefluids-related phenomena. The objects produced via these projects are suitable as demonstrationtools in informal science

Conference Session

Why Industry Says that our Engineering Students Cannot Write

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Duncan, Valparaiso University; Mark M. Budnik, Valparaiso University; Jeffrey Will, Valparaiso University; Peter E. Johnson, Valparaiso University; Shahin S. Nudehi, Valparaiso University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering

22.1135.2communication skills to engineering students, an effective implementation faces manychallenges. Students must have the time to complete technical communication assignmentswhile also mastering the design process and completing a project with intensive design andmanufacturing content. Faculty must create assignments in a variety of technical communicationmediums that allow them to provide constructive feedback while working under resourceconstraints. In addition, the evaluation of technical communication skills must be consistentacross multiple faculty members and the assignments must allow faculty to evaluate and providetechnical communication feedback to individuals as well as to complete teams so that individualswith weak communication skills cannot

Conference Session

Mechatronics in the Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yunfeng Wang, College of New Jersey; Christopher Ault, College of New Jersey; Teresa Marrin Nakra, College of New Jersey; Andrea Salgian, College of New Jersey; Meredith K. Stone, Independent Evaluator

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Mechanical Engineering

United States and Europe. Teresa earned her doctorate at the MIT Media Laboratory with Tod Machover and Rosalind Picard. Her doctoral project, the Conductor’s Jacket, was selected by MIT alumni for inclusion in the exhibition celebrating 150 years of the institute’s founding.Andrea Salgian, The College of New JerseyMeredith K. Stone, Independent Evaluator Page 22.1484.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The Outcomes of an Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Course Involving Engineering, Science and ArtsAbstractAn interdisciplinary undergraduate course that

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allan T. Kirkpatrick, Colorado State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Robert O. Warrington, Michigan Technological University; Richard N. Smith, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Karen A. Thole, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; A. Kulacki, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; William J. Wepfer, Georgia Institute of Technology; Thomas Perry, P.E., American Society of Mechanical Engineers

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Mechanical Engineering

EngineeringPractice, Research, and Education report,6 indicates that, despite the growing importance tosociety of engineering practice, the engineering profession still tends to be held in relatively lowregard compared to other professions. The report also noted that industry tends to viewengineers as disposable commodities, replaceable by less expensive offshore engineeringservices.In response to polls showing that K–12 teachers and students generally have a poorunderstanding of what engineers do, a National Academy of Engineering (NAE) project, asreported in Changing the Conversation7, identified, tested, and disseminated a small number ofmessages intended to improve public understanding of engineering. Most current messages areframed to emphasize the

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric C. Dierks, University of Texas, Austin; Jason M. Weaver, University of Texas, Austin; Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin; Kendra Crider, U.S. Air Force Academy; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

does not prove, the hypothesis that exposing students to new and upcomingengineering fields, such as energy harvesting, has the potential to plant a seed of inspiration inour students, growing their interest, excitement and dedication to engineering and the service ofsocietal needs. In conjunction with a foundational overview of the field of energy harvesting aimed ateducators and students, the paper includes an exploration of energy harvesters by a group ofsenior-level engineering undergraduates. The students collaborate on a joint project toinnovatively capture energy from the environment to power sensors and transmitters whichdetect cracks, corrosion, and fatigue in bridges in an automated and high-fidelity fashion,replacing manual

Conference Session

Why Industry Says that our Engineering Students Cannot Write

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey A. Donnell, Georgia Institute of Technology; Betsy M. Aller, Western Michigan University; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; April A. Kedrowicz, University of Utah

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-1503: WHY INDUSTRY SAYS THAT ENGINEERING GRADU-ATES HAVE POOR COMMUNICATION SKILLS: WHAT THE LITERA-TURE SAYSJeffrey A. Donnell, Georgia Institute of Technology Jeffrey Donnell coordinates the Frank K. Webb Program in Professional Communication at Georgia Tech’s George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical EngineeringBetsy M. Aller, Western Michigan University Betsy M. Aller is an associate professor in industrial and manufacturing engineering at Western Michigan University, where she teaches and coordinates the capstone design project sequence. She also teaches first-year engineering, manufacturing for sustainability, and graduate-level project management courses.Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University

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Student Learning and Assessment II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pamela Renee Lockwood-Cooke, West Texas A&M University ; Freddie J Davis P.E., West Texas A&M University; Emily M. Hunt P.E., West Texas A&M University

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Mechanical Engineering

commonsections of an engineering and mathematics course while also integrating the curriculum of thesecourses through regular assignments that utilize the content of both courses and Problem-BasedLearning projects which apply theory to real-world problems.The WTAMU Model for Engineering Learning CommunitiesWest Texas A&M University (WTAMU) began its engineering learning community program infall 2007 through funding provided by the National Science Foundation Science TechnologyEngineering and Mathematics Talent Expansion program. The goal of this program was toincrease retention of first year engineering majors by (1) creating a community of learners thatwould form study groups early in their academic career; and (2) integrating of the

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raghu Echempati, Kettering University

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Mechanical Engineering

-ended projectsand a discussion of the five (5) principles of innovation. A math professor was also invited toteach a topic on the applications of calculus and statistics in the design and selection of rollingcontact bearings. For each mini-project and the final project, the students are asked to write abrief review of NABC analysis. (Need, Approach, Benefits and Competition). The overallappreciation for inclusion of innovation and entrepreneurship topics and the NABC analysisseem to be encouraging.IntroductionWhile many universities are considering, developing and/or implementing a separate curriculumin entrepreneurship and innovation, however, little seems to be done to realize that these topicsare highly interdisciplinary across many areas

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Laboratories I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory J. Michna, South Dakota State University; Stephen Gent, South Dakota State University

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Mechanical Engineering

mechanical engineering students at South Dakota State University isThermo Fluids Laboratory. The purpose of this one-credit course, usually taken in a student’slast semester before graduation, is to enrich the student’s understanding of thermodynamics,fluid mechanics and heat transfer principles in an experimental laboratory setting. TheMechanical Engineering Department at SDSU recognizes the importance of laboratorycoursework in the curriculum, so a project was undertaken to improve student learning outcomesfrom this course. The goals of this project were to formally assess how well the current ThermoFluids Laboratory course achieves the desired course outcomes and to update the course contentand equipment based upon the findings of the