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Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies: Mechanical Engineering and Control

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roger A Beardsley PE, Central Washington University

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Paper ID #11129Updates to a Sequence of Fluids Lab Experiments for Mechanical Engineer-ing Technology StudentsMr. Roger A Beardsley PE, Central Washington University Roger Beardsley is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Central Washington University, Ellensburg WA. He teaches classes in Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer, among others. His professional interests include renewable energy, including biofuels. Page 26.1633.1 c American Society for Engineering Education

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Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies: Electrical and Computer Engineering Labs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Valentin Siderskiy, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering; Aatif Ahmed Mohammed, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering

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Paper ID #12013Chua’s Circuit for Experimenters Using Readily Available Parts from a HobbyElectronics StoreMr. Valentin Siderskiy, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering Valentin Siderskiy received his B.Sc. degree from the NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering and M.Sc. degree from Columbia University. He conducts research in the Mechatronics and Controls Laboratory, where his interests include controls and chaos. Siderskiy is also the CTO of a technology startup.Mr. Aatif Ahmed Mohammed, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering Aatif Mohammed is currently enrolled in his second year of B.S. Mechanical Engineering at NYU Poly

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Pedagogy of Lab-Oriented Courses

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Natacha Depaola, Illinois Institute of Technology; Roberto Cammino, Illinois Institute of Technology; Bonnie Haferkamp, Illinois Institute of Technology; Paul R. Anderson, Illinois Institute of Technology; Eric M Brey, Illinois Institute of Technology; Jamshid Mohammadi, Illinois Institute of Technology; Fouad Teymour, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #13900ENGR497 – An Introduction to Research Methods CourseDr. Natacha Depaola, Illinois Institute of TechnologyDr. Roberto Cammino, Illinois Institute of TechnologyBonnie HaferkampProf. Paul R. Anderson, Illinois Institute of Technology Paul Anderson is a registered professional engineer with over 30 years of combined industrial and aca- demic experience related to water resources. At the Illinois Institute of Technology for more than 20 years, he teaches courses in water chemistry, ground water contamination, chemical transport in the envi- ronment, and industrial ecology. His recent research interests emphasize

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Gwen Elizabeth Ellis; Cecilia Dianne Richards, Washington State University; Brad R. Thompson, Washington State University; Robert F. Richards, Washington State University

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students.Dr. Brad R. Thompson, Washington State University Brad R. Thompson, Ph. D., Lt Col (USAF retired), is a Clinical Professor and the Program Coordinator and person responsible for the initial stand up of the Washington State University Mechanical Engineering program at Everett Washington. He received an AS in Aircrew Operations from the Community College of the Air Force, a BSE in Mechanical Engineering from Arizona State University, a M.S. in Astronauti- cal Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Washington. He has worked a variety of engineering positions including logistics engineer- ing, developmental engineering, space operations, and had

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Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies: Mechanical Engineering and Control

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julianne Vernon, University of Michigan, College of Engineering; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Noel C. Perkins, University of Michigan; Bradford G Orr, University of Michigan

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). Students also completed amodified version of the LAESE survey at the beginning and the end of the course (allowing us toassess objective #2).2.3 i-Newton DemonstrationsThe i-Newton is an innovative and inexpensive technology platform that stimulates learning ofNewtonian mechanics. Utilizing new technology in the laboratory experiments to initiateengaged learning is beneficial19, 20. The technology behind i-Newton is a miniature inertialmeasurement unit (IMU) that measures the acceleration and angular velocity of any object towhich it is attached; see example in Figure 1. For this study, we employed a commerciallyavailable IMU called the YEI 3 - Space sensor21 (Yost Engineering, Portsmouth, Ohio), whichincorporates a MEMS accelerometer (3-axis

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Pedagogy of Lab-Oriented Courses

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ventzislav Karaivanov, Colorado School of Mines; Jeffrey A. Holley P.E., Colorado School of Mines

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knowledge is traditionally gained practically in educationallaboratories1. Initiated in 1997, the Multidisciplinary Engineering Laboratory Sequence (MEL)at the Colorado School of Mines was created to provide students with a foundation inengineering fundamentals, skills to adapt to rapidly changing technology, and an aptitude forlife-long learning2. MEL’s educational objectives have been focused on experiments that spanmultiple disciplines, extend knowledge, and cultivate teamwork and leadership. From thebeginning there were challenges to delivering a uniform curriculum. Instructors wrestle with a“hands-off” approach versus a traditional explain-all-the-steps approach to successfully developa student’s cognition (instrumentation and data analysis

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Eric Constans, Rowan University; Shivakumar I Ranganathan, Rowan University; Wei Xue, Rowan University

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. Page 26.994.2 Figure 1: Schematic diagram of the Toyota Hybrid System showing the major components. Students at Rowan University design and build a bench-scale version of this powertrain over the course of five semesters.IntroductionOne of the most exciting innovations in automotive technology is the development andrealization of the hybrid-electric powertrain. The most commercially successful hybrid vehiclehas been the Toyota Prius; a schematic diagram of the Toyota Hybrid System is shown in Figure1 [1].Students at Rowan University design and fabricate a bench-scale version of the THS over thecourse of five semesters, as a way of integrating the Mechanical Engineering curriculum

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Phillip Wong, Portland State University; Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University

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obstacles such as immature programming libraries and limited vendorsupport. We will re-visit this issue as newer generations of SBC appear on the market.For now, the inclusion of a data acquisition device and hardware interfacing assignments in thefirst year electrical engineering sequence has shown positive benefits for our students andjustifies its continuing use in our curriculum. It is also a low-cost solution that can easily beadapted by other EE departments.Bibliography[1] J. Carter and T. Jenkins, “Gender and Programming: What’s Going on?,” in Proceedings of the 4th Annual SIGCSE/SIGCUE ITiCSE Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, New York, NY, USA, 1999, pp. 1–4.[2] M. A. Rubio, R. Romero-Zaliz, C

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Ning Wang, University of Houston; Siu Chun Michael Ho, University of Houston; Qianlong Lan, Texas Southern University; Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University; Gangbing Song, University of Houston (CoE); Hamid R. Parsaei, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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Paper ID #12752Developing a Remote Laboratory at TAMUQ Based on a Novel Unified Frame-workMr. Ning Wang, University of HoustonDr. Siu Chun Michael Ho, University of HoustonMr. Qianlong Lan, Texas Southern University Dpt. of Computer Science Graduate StudentDr. Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University Dr. Xuemin Chen is the founding Director of Virtual and Remote Laboratory and an Associate Professor of Computer Engineering Technology at the Texas Southern University. He received his BS, MS and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Nanjing University of Science and Technology (NJUST), China, in 1985, 1988 and 1991

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aidan F. Browne, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Wesley B. Williams P.E., University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Keith Loftus, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Christopher Benfield

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has worked for United Technologies (Hamilton Sundstrand) and General Dynamics on numerous projects including International Space Station Life Support, Joint Strike Fighter Propulsion Control Systems and U.S. Army Biodefense. He received his B.S. from Vanderbilt University and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Connecticut. Dr. Browne serves as the Chair of the Engineering Technology Division of the Southeastern Section of ASEE; he also does extensive volunteer work for the FIRST Foundation (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology).Dr. Wesley B. Williams P.E., University of North Carolina, Charlotte Dr. Williams is an assistant professor in the department of

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Kip D. Coonley, Duke University; Justin Miles, Duke University

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Acceptance questions, 30% of students indicated that the Beagleboard-xM wasmuch more or more accepted than the DSK board, while 54% felt that it was as good or thesame, and 19% perceived the Beagleboard-xM to be less acceptable than the DSK board.In questions about the “Relationship to Accreditation Board of Engineering Technology (ABET)Student Outcomes,” the mean Likert scale score is M = 3.35 with a SD = 0.65. The alphareliability coefficient of 0.7603 indicates that even this small set of data (3 questions) is notrandom. The p-value of 0.4256 is quite large and thus does not allow the rejection of the null-hypothesis—namely, there was no change in relation to ABET criteria as a result of introducing

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Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies: Mechanical Engineering and Control

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John E Matsson, Oral Roberts University; Justice Boisselle, Oral Roberts University

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Paper ID #11508A Senior Design Project on the Kelvin-Helmholtz InstabilityDr. John E Matsson, Oral Roberts University John Matsson is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, OK. He earned M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden in 1988 and 1994 respectively.Mr. Justice Boisselle, Oral Roberts University Justice Boisselle is a Junior engineering major at Oral Roberts University. For the past three years he has worked with Dr. John Matsson performing CFD research in the field of pipe flow

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Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies: Mechanical Engineering and Control

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Yao, East Carolina University

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Paper ID #12762Modeling and Control of a Tungsten-Bulb Heated Incubator: Teaching Con-trols Theory in a General Engineering ProgramDr. Jason Yao, East Carolina University Dr. Jianchu (Jason) Yao is an Associate Professor with the Department of Engineering at East Carolina University (ECU), Greenville, North Carolina, USA. He received a B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, China, in 1992 and 1995, respectively, and the Ph. D. degree in electrical engineering from Kansas State University in 2005. He served as a controls engineer in China from 1995 to 2000. His

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harry Courtney Powell, University of Virginia; Ronald D. Williams P.E., University of Virginia; Robert M. Weikle II, University of Virginia; Maite Brandt-Pearce, University of Virginia

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control and signal processing.Prof. Robert M. Weikle II, University of Virginia Robert M. Weikle, II received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering and physics from Rice University, Houston, TX, in 1986 and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the California In- stitute of Technology in 1987 and 1992, respectively. In 1993, he joined the faculty of the University of Virginia where he is currently a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. His research group focuses on submillimeter electronics, terahertz devices, high-frequency instrumentation and metrology, and quasi-optical techniques for millimeter-wave power combining and imaging.Prof. Maite Brandt-Pearce, University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Pedagogy of Lab-Oriented Courses

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nebojsa I Jaksic P.E., Colorado State University, Pueblo

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, soldering irons, acetone treatment, etc. Student evaluations show thatstudents understand and accept 3D-printing technology with its capabilities, potentials, andlimitations. When dealing with partial failures and time limits, students prefer to correct smalldefects in complex objects and to reprint simple objects.Introduction The value of experiential learning through laboratory exercises in engineering educationand practice is immense and is well established through the Kolb’s experiential learning cycletheory1-3 where active experimentation occupies a prominent role4-7. Physical models andprototypes are integral parts of the engineering design process and are also well documented inengineering texts8,9 and engineering education

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Bring-Your-Own-Experiments 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nebojsa I Jaksic, Colorado State University - Pueblo

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ContextOur institution offers two undergraduate engineering degrees: Bachelor of Science inEngineering with specialization in Mechatronics and Bachelor of Science in IndustrialEngineering. The two programs use inexpensive 3D printers in a number of courses. A newly-established 3D-printing lab includes: nine inexpensive 3D printers (two MakerBot Replicator 2,three MakerBot Replicator 2X, two UP Plus, one Thing-O-Matic, and one Replicator Z18) basedon Fused Deposition Modeling technology, one inexpensive 3D laser scanner (Next Engine 3Dscanner HD), one 3D printer filament extruder (Extrusionbot EB), one plastic shredder(FilaMaker mini XXL shredder), and 3D pens from three different manufacturers. During the lasttwo years students logged over 3,000 3D

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Bring-Your-Own-Experiments 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca Marie Reck, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Paper ID #13467BYOE: Affordable and Portable Laboratory Kit for Controls CoursesRebecca Marie Reck, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Rebecca M. Reck is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in systems engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She completed her master’s degree in electrical engineering at Iowa State Univer- sity during her eight years at Rockwell Collins and her bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering with a mathematics minor, from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 2005. Her research interests include controls, signal processing, and engineering education. Specific areas of

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Pedagogy of Lab-Oriented Courses

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University; Gregory J Kowalski, Northeastern University; Andrew F. Carbonar, Northeastern University

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Paper ID #11718Student Designed Lab Experiments: How Students Use Pedagogical BestPracticesDr. Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University Dr. Smyser is an Assistant Academic Specialist and the Lab Director of the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering.Dr. Gregory J Kowalski, Northeastern UniversityAndrew F. Carbonar, Northeastern University Page 26.1414.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Student Designed Lab Experiments: How Students Use

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Bring-Your-Own-Experiments 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roger A Beardsley PE, Central Washington University

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Paper ID #11540BYOE: Using the Biodiesel Process as a Lab Activity to Reinforce ChemistryConceptsMr. Roger A Beardsley PE, Central Washington University Roger Beardsley is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Central Washington University, Ellensburg WA. He teaches classes in Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer, among others. His professional interests include renewable energy, including biofuels. Page 26.318.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015