Conference Session

Projects in Instrumentation and Control

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Mohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State University

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Instrumentation

AC 2012-3288: CAPSTONE PROJECT: ELECTRONIC NAME TAG SYS-TEMDr. Asad Yousuf, Savannah State UniversityDr. Mohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State University Page 25.286.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Capstone Project: Electronic Name Tag SystemAbstractConcept of Capstone projects provides the students with a challenging interdisciplinaryengineering and technology problems that requires them to integrate the core concepts fromengineering technology courses. The interdisciplinary project provides the students with a betterperspective of real world engineering and technology projects. This paper outlines a

Conference Session

Projects in Instrumentation and Control

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Akram Hossain, Purdue University, Calumet; Tanima Zaman, Purdue University Calumet

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Instrumentation

manufacturing Systems Development Applications Department of IEEE/IAS. He authored more than 25 refereed journal and conference publications. In 2009, he as PI received NSF-CCLI grant entitled A Mechatronics Curriculum and Packaging Automation Laboratory Facility. In 2010, he as Co-PI received NSF-ATE grant entitled Meeting Workforce Needs for Mechatron- ics Technicians. From 2003 through 2006, he was involved with Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Ill., in developing direct computer control for hydrogen powered automotives. He is also involved in several direct computer control and wireless process control related research projects. His interests are in the area of industrial transducer, industrial process control

Conference Session

Projects in Instrumentation and Control

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Radian G. Belu, Drexel University; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University

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Instrumentation

AC 2012-3696: DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF I-LABORATORYFOR INSTRUMENTATION, SENSORS, MEASUREMENTS, AND CON-TROLS COURSESDr. Radian G. Belu, Drexel University Radian Belu is Assistant Professor within the Engineering Technology (ET) program, Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA. He is holding the second position as Research Assistant Professor at Desert Research Institute, Renewable Energy Center, Reno, Nev. Before joining to Drexel University, Belu held faculty and research positions at universities and research institutes in Romania, Canada, and the United States. He also worked for several years in industry as a project manager and senior consultant. He has taught and developed undergraduate and graduate

Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University

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Instrumentation

. Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University Joseph A. Morgan has more than 20 years of military and industry experience in electronics and telecom- munications systems engineering. He joined the Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution De- partment in 1989 and has served as the Program Director of the Electronics and Telecommunications programs and as the Associate Department Head for Operations. He received his B.S. degree in electrical engineering (1975) from California State University, Sacramento, and his M.S. (1980) and D.E. (1983) de- grees in industrial engineering from Texas A&M University. His education and research interests include project management, innovation and entrepreneurship, and

Conference Session

Instrumentation Applications

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Corey Jamail Davis; Wayland L. Hickman; Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown

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Instrumentation

, and profitably their manufacturing operations. To be able todesign and implement effective process control systems, we need to first understand what areand how the major components of a control system function. Process control includes a process,measuring devices (sensors), control algorithms (controller), and final control elements(controlled device). All these are combined in what is known as control loop. Different controlalgorithms and structures such as Feedback and Feed forward can be incorporated in a controlsystem. Likewise, different tuning methods can be employed. Ziegler Nichols and Cohen-Coonmethods. Different tuning methods result in different control performances.Project ObjectivesThe specific project objectives are: 1

Conference Session

Embedded Control and Instrumentation

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gerald Thomas Ruch, University of Saint Thomas

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Instrumentation

several key projects undertaken by engineering studentsalong with their educational impact, and provide a brief overview of how we are integrating thefinished observatory into our curriculum.Observatory Description The observatory was designed to emulate a professional facility. Observers control thetelescope and associated instruments through a computer from a climate controlled controlroom. A large wall mounted flat screen monitor displays the most recent images from the Page 25.1309.2telescope. A desktop to ceiling window in the control room looks out into the dome where thetelescope and associated instrumentation reside. From their vantage

Conference Session

Computer-based Measurements

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University; Kevin McCue, Northeastern University

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Instrumentation

for Mechanical Engineering students at Northeastern University. The existingexperiments have become dated and in many cases have devolved to demonstrations by theteaching assistants, with little hands on experimentation by the students. This has resulted inseverely decreased student satisfaction with the labs. An extensive redesign was performed todevelop hands-on, open ended lab experiments that allowed students increased control over theoutcome of the experiments. Pre-lab homework assignments require students to develop labprocedures, research sensor specifications, and develop virtual instruments in NationalInstruments’ LabView. A term project required student groups to design and execute ameasurement experiment, presenting their findings

Conference Session

Instrumentation Applications

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Masoud Fathizadeh P.E., Purdue University, Calumet; Joseph Edward Cody, Purdue University, Calumet

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Instrumentation

AC 2012-4826: DESIGN OF A MOBILE ROBOT AND USE OF RFID FORFAST WEREHOUSINGDr. Masoud Fathizadeh, Purdue University, Calumet Masoud Fathizadeh has been with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology since 2001. He has worked more than 15 years both for private industries and national research labs such as NASA, Argonne and Fermi National Laboratories. Fathizadeh has established his own consulting and engineering company in 1995 and performed many private and government projects. His areas of interests are, control systems, power systems, power electronics, energy, and system integration. Fathizadeh is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Illinois.Mr. Joseph Edward Cody, Purdue

Conference Session

Instrumentation Applications

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Trieu V. Phung, University of Houston, Downtown; Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown

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Instrumentation

non-linear and interactive process have been developed and compared to experimentaldata. Furthermore, this experimental study entails and discusses the design of the twin tankprocess and associated instrumentation, real time data acquisition and control in LabView,process modeling, controller design, and evaluation of the performance of different controlstructures in a closed loop manner. This work was performed in partial fulfillment of therequirements of the Senior Capstone Project course in controls and instrumentation of theEngineering Technology department at the University of Houston-Downtown. Studentexperiences are summarized and the need for effective project management methods isemphasized. I. Process DescriptionThe process

Conference Session

Computer-based Measurements

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farid Farahmand, Sonoma State University; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford; Harika Kuppuru P.E., Sonoma State University; Swathi Matsa, Sonoma State University

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Instrumentation

understanding of the topic 4.In this project we report on development of a remote laboratory platform that allows students tologin and complete different lab experiments in fiber optics and optical communications.Generally, performing such experiments are expensive and require costly instruments. Our setupoffers remote access to state-of-the-art optical test equipment. Thus, without having to bephysically present, students can remotely receive hands-on training in selected areas in opticalcommunications, such as learning about eye-diagram, bit-error test, and signal dispersion andattenuation in fiber optics.2. BackgroundOnline and web-based learning continue to expand, thanks to advances in computer,communication technologies, and interactive

Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Jumoke O. Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University

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Instrumentation

outlines many of the practices that aregenerally accepted for teaching engineering courses and includes some items that are critical foran online student’s success [13]. Finally, we use the Adobe ConnectTM software to allow onlinestudents to demonstrate their projects and laboratory assignments to their instructors fromanother location. The results of our implementation of 10 laboratory experiments in twosophomore level ECE courses completely online are discussed in the rest of the paper.Online Course development The development of the two online ECE courses discussed in this paper started about 10years ago with the addition of web-based course supplements for the regular courses. The web-based course supplements consisted of additional

Conference Session

Computer-based Measurements

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Rafiq Muqri, DeVry University, Pomona; Shih Ek Chng, DeVry University, Pomona; Furqan Muqri, University of Texas; Aceela Muqri, VCU School of Medicine

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Instrumentation

project, we must choose a platform SDK. The platform SDK contains everything that isrequired for developing software for a given platform and operating-system release. The SDK foriOS (like MAC OS X SDK) consists of frameworks, libraries, header files and system tools butincludes a platform-specific compiler and other tools. There is also a separate SDK for iOSSimulator. All SDKs include build settings and project templates appropriate to their platform.Xcode is the engine that powers Apple’s integrated development environment (IDE) for Mac OSX and iOS. It allows us to create and manage projects; and specify platforms, targetrequirements, dependencies, and build configurations. Xcode 5 allows us to write source code ineditors with features such as

Conference Session

Embedded Control and Instrumentation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Y. Hung, Auburn University; Victor P. Nelson, Auburn University; Clint S. Cole, Digilent, Inc.; Alex Wong, Digilent, Inc.

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Instrumentation

member of an engineering team. • Awareness of professional ethics in engineering practice. • Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written forms.The primary assessment objects are the students’ written reports and oral presentations. Toeffectively communicate their work outcomes, students need laboratory instrumentation that notonly supports electronic measurements, but also records data and eases integration with thepreviously described analysis and reporting tools. In the next section, the authors present atypical course project having multiple options for analog and digital subsystems. These designoptions create several instrumentation needs that will be further described in Section III.II. A Typical Embedded System

Conference Session

Embedded Control and Instrumentation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale H. Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks

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Instrumentation

interconnections. The students designed their own assembly code to read the systemsensors and control the water level to a variable, user-determined set point. The required codecomponents were developed throughout the semester as each peripheral of the microcontrollerwas discussed. The process control served as a culminating project for the course. This paperpresents the system hardware and example student software. Course curriculum is also presentedand discussed.IntroductionMicrocontrollers are used extensively in process control applications. Courses in process controloften use microcontrollers to implement various control techniques. 1 Low-cost custom-builtprocess control trainers can be utilized to demonstrate many processes. 2,3 The

Conference Session

Instrumentation Applications

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lash B. Mapa, Purdue University, Calumet; Avanish Reddy Vancha, Purdue University, Calumet

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Instrumentation

AC 2012-5108: DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS MODELING OF A HEATTUNNELDr. Lash B. Mapa, Purdue University, Calumet Lash Mapa is a professor in industrial/mechanical engineering technology at Purdue University, Calumet (PUC). His undergraduate and graduate degrees are in chemical engineering. He has several years’ ex- perience as a Chemical Engineer, Process, and Project Manager with European and U.S. manufacturing organizations. Currently, he is involved in the M.S. Technology program at PUC and has managed more than 30 Lean Six Sigma projects with manufacturing, service industry, and educational institutions.Mr. Avanish Reddy Vancha, Purdue University, Calumet Avanish Reddy Vancha is a master’s student in industrial

Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Akram Hossain, Purdue University, Calumet (Tech); Mohammad A. Zahraee, Purdue University, Calumet; Hamza Kadir, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology)

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Instrumentation

served as chair of manufacturing Systems Development Applications Department of IEEE/IAS. He authored more than 25 refereed journal and conference publications. In 2009, he as PI received NSF-CCLI grant entitled A Mechatronics Curriculum and Packaging Automation Laboratory Facility. In 2010, he as Co-PI received NSF-ATE grant entitled Meeting Workforce Needs for Mechatron- ics Technicians. From 2003 through 2006, he was involved with Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Ill., in developing direct computer control for hydrogen powered automotives. He is also involved in several direct computer control and wireless process control related research projects. His interests are in the area of industrial transducer

Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew M. Hoff, University of South Florida; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida

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Instrumentation

departments. In addition they wish to thank Dr. T. Fawcett for his valuable assistance.References1. R.C. Lennartz, “Electrophysiology of the undergraduate neuroscience student: a laboratory exercise in human electromyography,” Adv. Physiology Education, 22, 1, S42-S50, (1999).2. S. Waks and N. Sabag, “Technology project learning versus lab experimentation,” J. Sci. Edu. and Technol., 13, 3, 333-341, (2004).3. R. Pflanzer and W. McMullen, Biopac Student Lab, part # MANBSL377, compiled 06272011, www.biopac.com.4. L. Deslauriers, E. Schelew, and C. Wieman, “Improved learning in a large-enrollment physics class,” Science, 532, 862-864, (2011).5. R. Plonsey and R. Barr, Bioelectricity: A Quantitative Approach, 3rd Edition, Kluwer, ISBN 978-0