Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Loker, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Stephen A. Strom, Penn State Behrend

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and Computer Engineering Technology program complete a3-credit Measurements & Instrumentation course. There are three main sections of the course: (1)Programming applications using LabVIEW, (2) Data acquisition, sensors, and signal conditioning,and (3) Design of measurement systems. Weekly laboratory activities mirror the lecture materials.Part of the requirements in the course includes an end-of-semester team design project where onepossible option is to design and implement software application for the Finch Robot. Students areprovided LabVIEW SubVIs for all of the robot’s low-level functions (audio buzzer, tri-color LED,left/right motor control, light sensors, obstacle detectors, temperature sensor, and tri-axisaccelerometer values) as

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Mohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State University; Claire Cynthia Lehman, Bill's Robotic Solutions

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Instrumentation

Page 24.466.3systems. Electrical circuit calculation using a traditional calculator is almost becoming a thing ofthe past. Students need to focus on understanding the concept behind an electric circuit instead ofjust plugging in numbers in a calculator. Electrical Circuits I is designed to introduce the basicconcepts in DC circuits, simulation and DC circuit labs, followed by Electrical Circuits II, whichcovers the advanced topics in AC, simulation and AC circuit labs.Following topics are covered in Electrical Circuits I and II sequence courses:1. Voltage and Current2. Resistance3. Ohm’s Law, Power, and Energy4. Series DC circuits5. Parallel DC circuits6. Network Theorems7. Mesh and Nodal Analysis8. Sinusoidal Alternating Waveforms9. The Basic

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zachary Cody Hazelwood; Saleh M. Sbenaty, Middle Tennessee State University

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Instrumentation

alternatives) and the reasoning for using thosecomponents. It also covers the results of this project, including reactions from the generalpopulous upon presentation at the X X State University Scholar’s Week poster presentations.Methodology1. Circuit DesignThe circuit used for powerdistribution had to meet thefollowing specifications:It should be powered by a single7.2 volt 3300 mAh remote controlcar hobby battery; should providetwo separately regulated powersources; providing up to one ampeach; should be compact; andshould be built on a custom printedcircuit board. Based on thesespecifications, the 7805-voltage Figure 1. Power Distribution Circuit Layoutregulator was chosen.The 7805 is low-cost, and it

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Andrew Smith P.Eng., Ryerson University

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Instrumentation

but on the underlyingmathematics as well. Examples that were not practical to attempt by anyone but the brighteststudents are now within the reach of motivated and curious students.Student evaluations have shown an improvement since the introduction of the inductive approachalong with Maple and MapleSim. The positive response of students to the use of MapleSim as afront-end tool and Maple as a support tool has encouraged us to use it as the core of a newdistance education course in embedded systems architecture.IntroductionThe ELE 604 Sensors and Measurement class at Ryerson University is presented to Electricaland Computer Engineering students in the third (junior) year of the undergraduate program.1 Theobjective is to expose students to

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Akram Hossain, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology); Md. Jubair Hossain, Purdue University Calumet; Mafruha Jahan, Purdue University Calumet (Engineering)

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dispensing. [1]This paper considers the scheduling of operations in a single manufacturing cell that repetitivelyproduces a family of similar parts. We provided a sequential scheme for performing certain jobsthrough programming. The single manufacturing cell can perform several operations and can beinterfaced with windows based programming software tools by which we can easily teach therobot. In this paper we explained how a single cell manufacturing machine can be programmedaccording to job requirements to perform certain processing stages that depend upon the partsbeing manufactured. Without being involved with the complicated robot programming languagethis software tool allows for quick and easy teaching whatever our application may be. Figure