Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lifford McLauchlan, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

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Ocean and Marine

Paper ID #10174A Laboratory Exercise - Unmanned Vehicle Control and Wireless Sensor Net-worksDr. Lifford McLauchlan, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Dr. Lifford McLauchlan completed his Ph.D. at Texas A&M University, College Station. After spending time in industry, he has returned to academia. He is an associate professor at Texas A&M University -Kingsville in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department. His main research interests include controls, robotics, education, adaptive systems, intelligent systems, signal and image process- ing, biometrics and watermarking. He is the current chair of

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlos Efrén Mora, La Laguna University; Jorge Martin-Gutierrez, Universidad de La Laguna; Beatriz Añorbe-Diaz, Universidad de La Laguna; REYES CARRAU MELLADO, Universidad La Laguna; Antonio González Marrero, University of La Laguna

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Ocean and Marine

one decade ago. However, itwas the rise of mobile devices what pushed new dynamics at the classroom which werepreviously inconceivable, modifying the way of both teaching and learning, especially at K12level. Actual mobile devices give the flexibility and the easy-to-use requirements one-to-oneand group interactions always dreamed by teaching innovators. Authors like Murray andOlcese18 link the collaborative possibilities offered by the iPad with the competences neededby students this century, emphasizing the need to use modern learning models. By contrast,technological tools have usually been used in simulation environments, laboratory practicesor as basic tools for creating either work or reports in higher education, regardless the

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Moustapha Diab, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Uche Ezechi, University of Delaware; Mohamad Dyab, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra Ph.D, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Ocean and Marine

institute at OU. He earned his bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering at University of Maryland Eastern Shore where he worked on several academical and research projects.Dr. Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore Abhijit Nagchaudhuri is a Professor in the Department of Engineering and Aviation Sciences at Univer- sity of Maryland Eastern Shore. Dr. Nagchaudhuri is a member of ASME and ASEE professional so- cieties and is actively involved in teaching and research in the fields of engineering mechanics, robotics, and control systems; precision agriculture and remote sensing; and biofuels and renewable energy. Dr. Nagchaudhuri received his bachelors degree from Jadavpur University in Calcutta