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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Jeng-Nan Juang; Ramachandran Radharamanan

tested for real-time responsiveness, amount of energy that may one day allow for independencereliability, stability, and safety. from nonrenewable forms of energy. The system is designed to be stable while it is operating. It is This paper provides the description of a senior designalso designed to be resistant to weather, temperature and minor student project including the goal of the project and the designmechanical stresses. Furthermore, the system is fail-safe; it can specifications. Feasibility and merit criteria detailing therecover from failures or at least indicate that it is in that critical and desired attributes of the design are included

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Wilson Tsz-Hon Kowk; Zhineng Li; Rahel Steffen; Brendan O'Brien; M.C. Damas; Vazgen Shekoyan; Paul Marchese; Tak Cheung

available to users with software typically used in astrophysical research. Data in theaccess to standard, mass-market software. This project examines FITS format includes photometric and spatial calibrationthe advantages of using ImageJ, a popular free software from information, which may not be readily useable to researchersNIH, for comparative fractal analysis of the 2013 November 5 having little time to invest their effort to read FITS files withmultiple solar eruption images in the Solar Dynamics dedicated programs, especially when the researchers areObservatory Database. The Fokker-Planck equation based working with self-calibrated comparative approaches. Thisdescription of brightness

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Fernanda Gobbi de Boer; Carla ten Caten; Istefani Carisio de Paula

real problems. For the creation of thiscolaborative learning environment, the use of the Problem Based relation and the development of the expected abilities in anLearning method provides a motivational situation favorable tolearning, besides engaging students more intensely. Therefore, engineer, methods such as collaborative education, activethe students were requested to obtain the adequate solution for a learning and team work have become more and moreproposed problem, which was related to a fictitious production important for students, for they allow interpersonal skills, suchline, using an experiment project. At the end of the activity it was

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Keith M. Gardiner

.” launched Sputnik successfully and surprised a world audience. This historic achievement had a disruptive influence on Index Terms—Education, Engineering Curricula, Future science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)Workforce, Project-Based Learning. education in the US. As a result the sciences received greater emphasis and focus, meanwhile practical skills and manufacturing ‘arts’ became de-emphasized as being unsuited

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Hui Zhang; Joseph Chen; Kai Zhang

and other wireless sensors for Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) method is proposed. In thelocalization of mobile robots have drawn many researchers’ system, MCMC is a stochastic optimization method, whichattention. uses Monte Carlo method to get all potential locations of theOne of the earliest and classic RFID localization systems was mobile robot and utilizes an RFID sensor model forbuilt in [10]. In this project, researchers first built a correction. A kinematic model is used to move particles. Theprobabilistic sensor model by detecting frequencies of RFID controller of the localization system consists of three parts.tags in different

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Ketul B Shah; Aritra Ghosh; Md Naim Hossain; Young Lee

interactions between the users and the four main entities and two user ends as shown in the figure.environment and for the visualization of spatially these entities are remote lab, well-equipped lab, web-serverreferenced/distributed data [6]. In the following section, we and cloud database. Two users are local faculty and seniordescribe some related projects that have addressed the issue faculty. There are two versions of this application. Thisof context awareness to support science learning. application is different for students and faculty. Stanford Mobile Inquiry-based Learning This section presents the overall systemEnvironment (SMILE) is basically an assessment

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Abdullah Ibrahim Almhaidib

engineering was established within aSaud University with industry. The first aspect is providing collaborative project between the government of the Kingdomconsultations by college faculty to industry companies. Thesecond aspect is supporting scientific research through the of Saudi Arabia represented by the Ministry of Education andfinance provided by industry to establish research chairs in the the UNESCO Commission of the Organization of the Unitedcollege. The third aspect is providing scholarships to the Nations. The college was under the auspices of UNESCO untiloutstanding students and awards to the outstanding graduation 1969 when it became a

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Edwin Divakaran Maria Selvaraj; Jeremy Li

conditions. The important challenges arethe sensors and computers, CNC lathe and (i) Maintaining the precision,programming. By making a labour to do a same (ii) Making the part without making anywork repeatedly process will require only less measurements at any place ofnumbered artisan labours which makes the less manufacturing,labour cost for the product. The project concerns (iii) Using the artisan labours,with design the best manufacturing method for the (iv) Minimizing the time,the following product (fig I.2) from the given raw (v) Maximizing the accuracy,material (fig I.1). The part is used in the mass (vi

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Carolyn Jean Sher-DeCusatis; Casimer DeCusatis

in collaboration with industry within and between cloud data centers. A new approach topartnerships. Student labs using resources such as GENI, network administration has emerged known as software-NetFPGA, and the New York State Cloud Computing Center will defined networking (SDN) [3]. Although the term SDN wasbe presented. We also outline SDN student projects includingfirewalls, load balancers, and redundant failover systems. first introduced in 2009, there has always been some level of software control within data networks, so the

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Matthew Foley; Matthew Janiga; John Adams; Yan Varun Pande; Jayanta Paul; Manuel Curillo; Jani Macari Pallis

Bridgeport, CT, USA Bridgeport, CT, USA jpaul@bridgeport.edu mcurillo@bridgeport.edu jpallis@bridgeport.eduvpande@bridgeport.eduAbstract—The Cansat is an experimental planetary atmospheric is seen from studies from information gathered from missionsvehicle designs to test a self-sustaining power system using solar such as Galileo and Cassini but with its success it does cost acells. The goal of the research project is to build a self-sustaining heft amount of capital and time with added bonus of variouscan sized vehicle that will have a payload of multiple sensors that risks that in included in flagship missions.will use energy generated by the solar cells to run the

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Ruzanna Davtyan

.” All learning styles are important part of do I need to learn this stuff?”the learning process. Moreover, “most students show apreference for one or two particular kinds of learning and this” Contextual learning is a project learning where activitiesliking specifies students’ dominant learning style(s) (Coffield, go from class to class and underline the necessity of differentMoseley, Hall, & Ecclestone, 2004) p.233.’ skills complete the project effectively, all the way down to a project assessment on the success of that activity. In addition, Kolb’s studies demonstrate that most students by “feeling

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Paul B. Crilly

technical versus regulatoryteach electromagnetics (EM), antenna theory and signal considerations that dictate why UHF and not HF signals arepropagation to undergraduate students. The method relies on used for the wireless cellular phone system.hardware design and implementation projects that reinforcethe underlying theory, enable the student to gain practical There is a great deal of interest and work being done to createinsight into the various EM topics, and ultimately provide the a more student friendly EM instructional experience. Selvanstudent with a working knowledge to analyze, problem solve [2] addresses student centered EM instruction; Mukhopadhyayand engineer EM systems. Topics include the basic EM

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Kyle Pustola; Can B. Aktas

investment byquantifying potential savings both in electricity and energy Energy efficiency measures ranging from the product levelconsumption of buildings. The goal of the study was to assess the scaled up to entire buildings are receiving due attention aspossibility and ease of determining economic savings from energy nations aim to improve their environmental performance whileimprovements installed in a building design project. With the at the same time improving economic performance bytools and methods discussed in the study, reasonable estimates spending less on building utilities. However, a strongfor savings can be made quickly and efficiently for people looking

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Amanda Zielkowski; Melody Baglione; David Wootton

students connect course theory to real-world systems. energy considerations and head loss calculations. Faculty andThe time constant of a fluid system consisting of a tank, inlet undergraduate research assistants are redesigning theflow, and outlet flow through a valve is determined by the Feedback Control Systems course to include a significantresistance and tank area. The valve resistance is non-linear and laboratory component.depends on the flow rate and tank level. Both the time constantaround an operational point and the average time constant This project is part of a larger initiative that

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Connor Needham; Jeremy Kacher; Mathias Boyle; Robert Hutchins; Susan Woodard

Susan Woodard Roger Williams University Roger Williams University Roger Williams University Bristol, RI, United States Bristol, RI, United States Bristol, RI, United StatesAbstract—The team at Roger Williams University is working increase wind speed. This increase in speed is generated bywith CBC LLC creating a new design for a horizontal axis wind using eight wing shaped stationary stators that direct the airturbine known as HIPS WECS as a senior capstone project. This into the center of the 30 foot diameter housing structure. Thisnew turbine is designed to fit into an urban environment where a 30 foot

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Bi Yuying; Prabir Patra

incomputational techniques can be used to study the structure constant distance as D-period on collagen fibril (Fig. 4a). Aand function of collagen: Molecular Dynamics (MD) is able to thin slice from co-axial plane with collagen fibril can beintersected from the matrix and projected into 2D rendering for collagen fibril was based on molecular fracture thus thethe study of GAGs alignment (Fig. 4b). strength and elasticity not change by density of GAGs (22). C. Collagen/GAGs model generation

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Allen S. Guinoo; Joshua A. Stewart; Lin Lin

Joshua.Andrew.Stewart@maine.edu Llin@usm.maine.eduAbstract - This project is designed to implement the use of kerosene at 3%, and heating oil by 4% [4].These rising pricesactive solar technologies via a solar hot air system to help for fuel show the need to produce heat from alternate sources,reduce dependence on external energy sources to modern such as solar energy.homes. Empty and plated solar hot air collectors werefabricated and tested in different operation conditions todetermine the maximum effectiveness of the thermal solarenergy absorption. A photovoltaic panel is utilized to providepower for the control unit and the fan in the exhaust vent ofthe collector. The photovoltaic cells are used to help

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Hao Dong; Xingguo Xiong; Xuan Zhang

intention of using constant parameter is in adjusted by the time (increase or decrease the count time order to make the program easier to read and modify. in circuit) to increase the flexibility of process Changing the values of the constants updates constant's value for whole program, which enhance the flexibility of this project. In addition, at the programming process all of the constant

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Hamoud Alshammari; Hassan Bajwa; Jeongkyu Lee

Bioinformatics applications usually require large DataNode 1 2 3 4complex amounts of data processing and computational Hb1 Hb2 Hb3capabilities. A large distributed file based processing is Router HDFSadopted in this project to process large data files whichcan scale up to few terabytes. Hadoop based cloud 5 6 7 8 Hbase column oriented Serversarchitecture is composed of Hadoop Distributed File

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Sundas Zafar; Aparicio Carranza

. Other1000mA. For projects requiring more power languages such as Java, C, and C++ can alsothan 1 Amp an externally powered USB hub is be installed and used if the programs areneeded. The GPIO pins on the board require installed on the system. It is important to note16mA each, the camera module requires that installing programs that use these250mA, HDMI requires 50mA while keyboard languages might take up a large amount ofand mice requirements vary. Powering the space on the SD card. This can also cause theRaspberry Pi using batteries is possible system to slow down. Over clocking ishowever it is not recommended because possible, however, it is important to note

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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James Accuosti

curriculum [7] secondary education settings, students are ready to use thewhich puts more stress on curriculum administrators to technology at their disposal [14]. We will look at four broadintegrate technology into lesson plan requirements. Owen and factors, all of which are independent from each other butDemb have found there is much pressure to use technology in possess a connection to our goal of educaitonal technologythe classroom as well as other education environments, implementation (See Fig. 1).including those at the college-level [8]. With the variety andaccess at our disposal, funding for integration projects havesprouted left and right [9] which exacerbates the

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Zachary Boorman; Richard Freitas; Kristie Kordana; Adam Stanley

, have adjustable settings to ac- stones and deliverables as well as when focus groups would becommodate a wide age range of riders, and be both visually and conducted for testing the product. A carrying case was de-ergonomically appealing for the rider and user. When collapsed, signed and manufactured using the chosen colors of blue andthe device should fit in a backpack style carrying case. Therefore, yellow.the ultimate goal of this multidisciplinary capstone engineering The product called “Collapsible Kid Cruiser™,” con-project is to acquire a patent for a device that meets the afore- sists of five different subsystems. The subsystems include thementioned requirements and develop a fully functional proto

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Katherine Aho; Kavitha Chandra; Ed Roberts

fields in the United States and STEM jobs are projected at Haverhill High School in Haverhill, MA. The decision toto increase by 17% by 2018 [1]. Because of this, it is now introduce programming to the students was a result of theeven more important to expose students to writing computer partnership between the University of Massachusetts Lowellprograms. Not only does it prepare the students for the new job and Haverhill High School through the National Sciencemarket, it also teaches the students critical thinking skills that Foundation (NSF) GK-12 Fellowship program. The role of thethey otherwise may not learn through traditional high school graduate fellow assigned to the aforementioned classes was

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Yuan You; V.N. Lakshmi; Saion Sinha; D. Dutta; C.K. Sarkar; S. Basu Mail

growing MLG. In this project we characterized current project is to characterize the MLG samples with regardThermal-CVD grown MLG films with the Atomic Force Microscope to the growth parameters with the primary focus on its(AFM) to determine the optimal growth condition by measuring Hydrogen sensing ability..surface roughness and thickness. The results were verified by bothcontact and close-contact mode of imaging. It was also determinedthat increased surface roughness creates additional sites for Hydrogen II. EXPERIMENTALadsorption. The results agree with other Hydrogen sensor data. MLG was synthesized by performing CVD at atmospheric Keywords—AFM, CVD, Graphene

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Abdulrahman Alkhodairy; Sarosh Patel

be the master. Themovement of the robot will be based on the command string The working methodology of this robotic system issent by the remote controller using the robot’s built-in implemented in the below three modules :controller’s language. 1) Image capture Art is a universal language and has been essential to human 2) Image processinglife for centuries. In this project we apply a typical industrialrobot to produce picture portrait. This Table-Top robot is a 3) Dynamic control of the robotCartesian coordinate robot [1]. It has three prismatic jointswhose axes are mutually orthogonal, as shown in Figure 1.This Table-Top robot is IAI made with a

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Bryan Slater; Thy Dinh; Branden Frazier; Farshid Zabihian

-powered bike. Using the knowledge gainedfrom previous engineering courses, the team members hadsufficient knowledge and skill to complete the project. The resultsof analysis determined which version of the bike is best for theenvironment and for the economy. The team used the data whichwas provided by last year’s engineering students who havecompleted the conversion of the Kawasaki Ninja gas bike toelectric motorcycle. I. INTRODUCTION This analysis consists of three main sections. First, theefficiency of the motorcycle was analyzed by comparing theoutput power with the input power. Then, the analysis of thecost and environmental impacts were performed. Theseanalyses were completed for the existing converted

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Ye Zhou; Amir Esmailpour

project [4]. At birth, Hadoop was a giant development for database, and since SQL database is still used in major dealing with the new and unexpected amount of data database required systems, this issue presents a problem for generated by several industries such as health sciences, Hadoop. security, and social media. Hadoop includes MapReduce Figure 2 illustrates MapReduce functionality within engine using Java implementation and uses specific Hadoop. Before Mapper function works, one file input is database file system called Hadoop Distributed File System loaded into HDFS, and the file is partitioned into multiple (HDFS). MapReduce engine includes two functions

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Arar Alkhader; Junling Hu; Akinwumi Akinkunmi; Prabir Patra; Xingguo Xiong

reduces pain as well.vision of the heat flow within each layers. The history oftemperature and heat transfer rate at the burned skin surface So, the benefits of icing can be gained by applying it inare monitored for an effective cooling and healing process. A different ways, the suggested way in this project is to be as anmodeling analysis was performed to examine the changes of additional layer with a combination of other different layers intemperature over a predetermined time and to help in identifying a biobandage design, but these simple techniques have anthe optimal period for ice cooling process, the analysis shows that intrinsic flow representing in that the temperature of the icethe ice layer

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Nicholas S. Rosasco; Dane Brown

http://www.npr.org/2012/02/09/146636605/wael-ghonim-creating-a-classroom and the USNA STEM program for funding and revolution-2-0-in-egyptmanaging the camps. The support of the STEM office faculty [6] TOR Project Team, “The Onion Router.” [Online]. Available:and staff, particularly Professor Angela Moran and Raphaela https://www.torproject.org/.Cassandra, was integral to successful delivery of the module. [7] TAILS Project Team, “The Amnesiac Incognito Live System.” [Online]. Available: https://tails.boum.org/.The Engineering and Weapons Division’s Computer

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Ali Radhi Al Essa; Christian Bach

[20]. must assess each model. In the modeling phase, a frequent exchange with the domain experts from the data preparation 2) Problem Definition phase is required. [7] p. 3” After completing the data exploration and preparation phases, “A data-mining project starts with the understanding of the data mining experts can start the modeling phase by selectingbusiness problem. Data mining experts, business experts, and modeling techniques and defining the columns of data neededdomain experts