Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning through Laboratory Experiences

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University; Gregory J Kowalski, Northeastern University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

study is to determine whether these skills have been carried over into the twosemester capstone design course. If the earlier course is effective in teaching experimentaldesign and laboratory techniques, this should translate to more sophisticated experimental designand execution in the capstone design course. To determine whether these concepts have beenretained in the capstone design course, design reports were examined to note the instances ofspecific Measurements and Analysis topics in the design projects. Reports were examined forstudent populations that had taken the revised course and were compared to reports for studentswho had taken the original course with two different instructors. Both the number of topicsaddressed and the number of

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences in Signal Processing and Controls

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ding Yuan, Colorado State University - Pueblo

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

be able to “design a system, component, or process to meet desired needswithin realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health andsafety, manufacturability, and sustainability.”Various methods2 have been discussed by educators to develop student’s conceptions of designthrough undergraduate engineering curriculums. A project-based approach3-11 has beenconsidered as one of the most effective ways and has been implemented in different courses.More specifically, capstone design courses8-11 were notably preferred among these courses. Thiswas because engineering students were required to synthesize their knowledge learned through awhole undergraduate curriculum, and apply their skills in senior designs

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences in Mechanical, Materials and Thermal Systems

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew J. Traum, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Vincent C Prantil, Milwaukee School of Engineering; William C Farrow, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Hope Leigh Weiss, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

rocket motor grain that presents a constant area combustion front.In the future, the Thermodynamics Applications course design-and-build project will also bemodified to become the capstone element of the multi-course rocket project. Given the samedesign constraints as the freshman design course, seniors in this class will design a rocket with arapid prototyped nosecone to carry aloft the same altimeter payload as in the freshman course.Armed with knowledge and experience from previous elements of the multi-course project;design, performance simulation, aerodynamic drag, and rocket motor combustion analysis; theseniors are expected to create rockets that in general achieve better performance than thefreshmen.Moreover, as part of the course

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences in Mechanical, Materials and Thermal Systems

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison L. Sieving, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University; Marcia Pool, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Trisha Eustaquio, Purdue University; Rajtarun Madangopal, Purdue University; Alyssa Panitch PhD; Kate Stuart, Purdue University; Ann E Rundell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Scott Alan Jewett

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

- plementing undergraduate laboratory and lecture courses that address the evolving needs of biomedical engineers, and managing the ABET assessment program for the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineer- ing.Dr. Marcia Pool, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Marcia A. Pool is an Instructional Laboratory Coordinator in the Weldon School of Biomedical En- gineering at Purdue University. She is responsible for overseeing and assessing junior level laboratories, bioinstrumentation and biotransport, and is involved with teaching and mentoring students in the Senior Design Capstone course. Recently, she has worked with colleagues to plan and implement a problem- based learning approach to the biotransport laboratory to improve

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences in Signal Processing and Controls

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Jiang, Purdue University, North Central; Li Tan, Purdue University, North Central

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

) board and simulation tools such as MATLAB and MultiSIM. We willalso present the course assessment and outcome, which include how the students apply theirgained DSP knowledge to their capstone senior projects. Finally, we will address possibleimprovement of the course content and associated laboratories.II. Course Prerequisite RequirementsIn this section, we will explain the course pre-requisites, which can be divided into threecategories, as described below. Page 23.1150.3A. Digital Signal Processing Course RequirementThe first signal processing course covering the key topics of analog signal processing, such ascommon analog functions, Laplace

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences in Signal Processing and Controls

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew G Feemster, U.S. Naval Academy

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

autonomous ground vehicle. II. INTRODUCTIONWith the development of readily available inertial measurement units (IMUs) board such as the ArduPilot® formobile applications, measurement of states such as position, heading, roll, pitch, and yaw is greatly simplified. As aresult, developing control students need only to focus on the design and implementation of the digital controlalgorithm that utilizes the sensor measurements to calculate the proper actuator commands. However from review offinal capstone reports and presentations over the years, students expressed continued difficulties when implementingeven simple PID based control algorithms on digital processor. This difficulty in C based