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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Christopher Palmieri; Judith Hooymans; Cole Gingrich; Tooran Emami Ph. D.; Aaron Dahlen; Joseph Staier

ASEE 2014 Zone I Conference, April 3-5, 2014, University of Bridgeport, Bridgpeort, CT, USA. Electrical Engineering Capstone Project on Dynamic Position System Christopher Palmieri, Judith Hooymans, Cole Gingrich, Tooran Emami, Aaron Dahlen, and Joseph Staier Department of Engineering- Electrical Engineering Section United States Coast Guard Academy New London, CT, USA Christopher.A.Palmieri@uscga.edu Judith.A.Hooymans@uscga.edu Cole.R.Gingrich@uscga.edu

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Thomas Goddard; Konstantin Litovskiy; Nathan Nichols-Roy; Matthew Reed; Igor Shvartser; Nicholas Smith; David Zeppa; Linda Werner; Julia E. Rice; Hans W. Horn; Amanda C. Engler

1 ASEE 2014 Zone I Conference, April 3-5, 2014, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT, USA. Dynamics of a Cross-disciplinary Corporate-Sponsored Undergraduate Computer Science Project Thomas Goddard, Konstantin Litovskiy, Nathan Nichols-Roy, Matthew Reed, Julia E. Rice, Ph.D., Hans W. Horn, Ph.D., Igor Shvartser, Nicholas Smith, and David Zeppa, and Amanda C. Engler, Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Joseph A. Levert; Andy Grosso

the One of the more familiar examples of service-learning isDisabled, Inc.) in collaboration with member agencies such as Engineers Without Borders, which specializes in sponsoringGoodwill Industries of Greater New York & Northern NewJersey (GIGNY) and universities such as SUNY (State University international projects on a broad basis [4]. A notable exampleof New York) Maritime College. Project CREATE sponsors of a smaller service-learning capstone design endeavor is thecapstone design projects where students develop assistive projects sponsored by the University of

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Tara Kulkarni

. These opportunities range from those provided to first year I. INTRODUCTION undergraduate students in engineering (for example atF Northeastern University9), to designing senior year capstone 1 URCO (1996) explored various definitions and forms of Service-Learning (S-L) by distinguishing S-L programs design projects to be S-L based, (for example at South Dakotafrom volunteerism, internships, community service, and field State University10), to entire program curricula based on S-Leducation. However, Berman (1996)2 cites the first principles

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Richard Mendoza; Brian Stuckman; Anthony Melkonian; Alexander Gilman

- design using the theme of the classic horror movie, Night of thelessly with the outputs of the pinball machine. The project re- Living Dead. It is this design choice that piqued his interest forquires an understanding of various engineering fields and exem- creating a fog production system that would greatly improveplifies how to thoroughly design and complete a project using a the level of immersion of the refurbished pinball machine. Themultidisciplinary approach. client found it to be a project unique enough in its goal that he brought it to the capstone engineering design class at Roger Keywords—fog; production

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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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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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Abdullah Ibrahim Almhaidib

industry’ needs • Provide logistical support to collaborators • Encourage talented engineers from local industry who is willing to work with students to become part-time adjunct faculty [7] • Enhance partnerships between faculty members and selected people from industry through senior capstone projects and research projects in selected areas [7] V. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONSThe relationship of college of engineering at King SaudUniversity with industry has developed over the years to full-fledged partnerships. This paper presented the various aspectsof collaborations which include but not limited to:consultation, research, scholarships and rewards, training andthe formation of industrial advisory committees.The collaboration

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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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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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Carolyn Jean Sher-DeCusatis; Casimer DeCusatis

produce more instructional England (2010) http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mas90/MOOSE/dwh-diss.pdfmaterials, and add a capstone course solely devoted to [21] R. Cannistra, B. Carle, M. Johnson, J. Kapadia, Z. Meath, M. Miller, D. Young, C. DeCusatis, T. Bundy , G. Zussman, K. Bergman, A.Software Defined Networking (SDN) where students could Carranza, C. Sher-DeCusatis, A. Pletch, R. Ransom , “Enablingwork on full term research projects. autonomic provisioning in SDN cloud networks with NFV service

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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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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Beverly Woolf; Enid Sichel; Mark Floryan

between student action less time for analysis of student learning. Faculty are oftenand focused feedback, students often make the same type of absorbed checking student data and have little time to add newerrors week after week. Additionally, engineering laboratories student experiences that might be important and relevant todo not typically use efficacious forms of teaching, such as industrial practice. This problem is shared by most science anddiscovery-methods or project-based learning [1]. technology curricula and delays integration of new topics andUnderstanding how people think and learn has forced a

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Thomas Dodson; Nicholas Mattei; Joshua T. Guerin; Judy Goldsmith; Joan M. Mazur

Second, recommender systems and collaborative filteringstudy had left college entirely within 5 years, while 55% had systems typically do not consider uncertainty of the outcomesof advising actions or the potential long-term effects of this current state to a user-defined goal (e.g., graduation or passinguncertainty. a particular “capstone” course) and presents a sentence in the The notion of explaining why a particular course has been following form:recommended is unlikely to be foreign to experienced Past students have taken Software Engineering