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Instrumentation Technical Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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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 the design and implementation of an automated test & measurement system for apower supply and control board (PSCB). For this project, students design and build the PSCB tomeet these requirements: one DC output voltage, one function generator output with user selectablewaveform type (sinusoidal, triangular, square waveform) and user selectable amplitude andfrequency adjustments, four simultaneous TTL outputs

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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as well as computercircuits. Typical courses over multiple semesters include analog electronics, digital electronics,C/C++ programming, instrumentation and measurement systems, communications systems, andmicrocontrollers. Each of these courses also includes a lab component that provides studentswith hands-on projects which are intended to reinforce the lecture material.The goal of this paper is to demonstrate that a Programmable System-On-Chip embedded board(PSoC 5LP) can be used as a basis for multiple lab projects in these courses. The intent is to alsoinclude examples of the types of lab projects that can be used within these courses. Possible labprojects include: function generator, audio collection, digital processing, serial

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 3

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George E. Meyer, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Yufeng Ge, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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accredited biological and agricultural engineeringdegree programs. Students participate and interact in small teams for a course with enrollments of60 students or more. The course assumes the student to be a junior, senior, or first year graduatestudent who has completed an introductory electronics course and most core and elective courses.Weekly laboratory activities include bread boarding of basic instrumentation circuits followed byspecialty exercises on sensor response times and controls. Two signature laboratories include openchannel and pipe flow water flow measurements and an internal combustion engine test exercise.Student teams also develop semester projects which are presented as posters and papers at anannual department open house

Conference Session

Instrumentation Technical Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho, Moscow

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pristine nature of the environment andtest conditions, power apparatus had to be carefully placed and concealed.This paper describes the design and installation of this instrumentation system in the remotemountainous environment. Two years after installation was completed, student learning isassessed by improvements quality of data collection over the course of the project and by thequality of data presented since the project.Introduction The Mountainous Ecosystem Sensor Array (MESA) project is a wireless 3-Denvironmental sensing network designed for climate change research located near Taylor Ranchin the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness Area in the State of Idaho. The MESAsystem has a total of 78 sensors in three identical arrays

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maged Mikhail, Purdue University - Calumet; Gregory P. Neff, Purdue University - Northwest

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controlled pneumatics trainer and are in the process of building 6 to 7double sided stand-alone trainer carts. The carts are made from modular “Industrial Erector Set”parts from Fort Wayne Indiana-based 80/20 Inc.80/20 makes industrial framing system parts with a catalog of over 1200 pages of componentsperfect to build custom professional looking racks, displays, carts, workbenches, or to build justabout anything1.For this effort, senior project students2, student manufacturing lab assistants, administrators, andfaculty, together with world class industrial partners from the pneumatics and control industrieswho support our program collaborated.One of our industrial partners, Bimba is a nationally-known pneumatics manufacturer withheadquarters in the

Conference Session

Instrumentation Technical Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mustafa G. Guvench, University of Southern Maine; mao ye

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technology and its application in sensor development, finite element and analytical modeling of semiconductor devices and sensors, and electronic instrumenta- tion and measurement.Mr. mao ye Mao Ye is an electrical engineering student at the University of Southern Maine, and an equipment engi- neering intern at Texas Instrument, South Portland, Maine. He also worked at Iberdrola Energy Project as a project assessment engineering intern. Prior to attending the University of Southern Maine, he served in the United States Marine Corps as communications chief. His area of interests are microelectronics, Instrumentation, software development, and automation design. c American Society for

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dale H. Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University - Berks

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Level Instrument in a Sports Drink BottleAbstractStudents in a mechanical engineering program are given the task of converting parts from asports drink bottle into a capacitive fluid level probe. The project begins in a third-yearinstrumentation course when student teams develop a prototype instrument design. During asubsequent computer data acquisition and control course, the students use their prototype withthe addition of an embedded processor (microcontroller) to create a “smart” instrument. Thestudents are given loose specifications for the design of their fluid level probe. The specificationshave enough freedom to allow for creative variation in designs but key factors are tightly definedsuch that the performance of all of the designs can

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Akbar M. Eslami, Elizabeth City State University; Graham Harrison, EIT, Elizabeth City State University; Mark Vincent Long, Elizabeth City State University

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real-world application of this project. The aircrew needs the ability to understand and recognize themechanical properties of the aircraft components in real time. The proposed method will providethe mechanical properties of the part within a single Excel file. This is similar to the informationthat a laptop mounted within the cabin of the aircraft, known as a “tough book,” delivers. Thisinformation is in turn used for critical decisions in any air missions.IntroductionThe use of sensors mounted on critical aircraft components has proved to be a reliable methodfor Structure Health Monitoring (SHM). The main focus of utilizing sensors in SHM is tomaximize the chance of detecting system failure or potential damage with a limited number ofsensors

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Priom Chakraborty, Purdue University - Calumet; Akram Hossain, Purdue University - Calumet; Vivek Pillarisetty P.E., Purdue University - Calumet

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Mechatronics Curriculum and Packaging Automation Laboratory Facility. In 2010 he as Co-PI received NSF-ATE grant entitled Meeting Workforce Needs for Mechatronics Tech- nicians. From 2003 through 2006, he was involved with Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 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 current interests are in the area of packaging machinery system design & control, industrial transducers, industrial process control systems, modeling and simulation of Mechatronics devices and systems in virtual environment, programmable logic controllers, programmable logic

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lash B. Mapa, Purdue University - Calumet; Suraiya Jannat Khan, Purdue University - Calumet

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Paper ID #15252RFID Tag Detection in 3-D SpaceDr. 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’ experience as a Chemical Engineer, Process and Project manager with European and U.S. manufacturing organizations. Currently, he is involved in the MS Technology program at PUC and has managed over thirty lean six sigma projects with manufacturing, service industry and educational institutions. He is a certified six sigma black belt

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 3

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maged Mikhail, Purdue University - Calumet; Ali Alavizadeh, Purdue University - Calumet

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software will be implemented in MATLAB and in addition, the image andsignal processing toolboxes available in MATLAB were used as functions in the software. Theco-ordinate position of the object in the image and the actual distance of the object from thecamera are to be determined. A camera calibration technique was developed to convert objectpixels to real co-ordinations. Finally, the robotics arm attached to the mobile robot picks theobject(s) of interest that is/are present in the vicinity. A set of robotics behaviors was developedto help the mobile robot navigate in a crowded environment to avoid detected obstacles. Themobile robot used in this project is Pioneer 3-DX which is a small but very durable and robustrobot. Pioneer 3-DX comes with a

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 3

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Masoud Fathizadeh P.E., Purdue University - Calumet; Uditha Sudheera Navaratne, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Venkatateja Koppaku

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the company performed many private and government projects. Dr. Fathizadeh has published numerous journal, conference and technical articles. He has been instrumental figure in establishing mechatronic engineering technology at Purdue University Calumet. His areas of interests are, control systems, power systems, power electronics, energy, and system integration. Dr. Fathizadeh is a registered professional engineer in the State of Illinois.Mr. Uditha Sudheera Navaratne, Purdue University - West Lafayette Uditha S. Navaratne is a Ph,D. student at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA. He received B.Sc.(Eng.) from University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka in 2007 and MS degree from Purdue University in 2012

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Akram Hossain, Purdue University - Calumet; Nirjhar Das Sharma, Purdue University - Calumet; Gautam Agarwal, Wynright Corporation

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, Argonne, IL 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 current interests are in the area of packaging machinery system design & control, industrial transducers, industrial process control systems, modeling and simulation of Mechatronics devices and systems in virtual environment, programmable logic controllers, programmable logic devices, renewable energy related projects, wireless controls, statistical process control, computer aided design and fabrication of printed circuit board.Mr. Nirjhar Das Sharma, Purdue University - Calumet Nirjhar Das Sharma pursued his passion

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Mohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State University; Keenya G. Mosley, Savannah State University; Mir M. Hayder, Savannah State University

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engineering studentsinto STEM Middle and High School teaching careers through partnerships with otherinstitutions, educational courses, scholarship, and summer internship program and outreachactivities. Through the Robert Noyce Scholarship program, XXX University in partnership withXXX Technical College and SCCPSS prepares at least twenty-eight (28) undergraduatemathematics and engineering majors and eight STEM professional to become certified middleschool or high school teachers of mathematics and/or science grades (6-12). Working withregional high schools, XXX Technical College, and STEM employers, the project team recruitshigh-quality students and professionals interested in STEM-focused teaching careers, and theprogram provides a combination of

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bob Brennan, University of Calgary; Simon Li P.Eng., University of Calgary

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disciplines such as engineering where in-person activitiessuch as project-based learning and laboratories are necessary. As a result, there has been interestin hybrid learning techniques such as “flipped” learning7 where online lectures are used to open-up time for more meaningful activities in the in-person sessions (e.g., discussions, case studies,projects, problem solving sessions, etc.). Arguably, the flipped approach does not require anonline component – as Cussler8 notes, “flipped” has existed for many years in the form of out ofclass preparation (e.g., reading a play prior to class) – but recording lectures for students prior toclass, does provide a convenient way to free up the in-class time for other activities.The verdict is still out on

Conference Session

Instrumentation Technical Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lash B. Mapa, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology)

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Paper ID #15251Effect of Packing Density of Particles on RFID PenetrationDr. Lash B. Mapa, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology) 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’ experience as a Chemical Engineer, Process and Project manager with European and U.S. manufacturing organizations. Currently, he is involved in the MS Technology program at PUC and has managed over thirty lean six sigma projects with manufacturing, service industry and educational

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Paper ID #14789Low-Cost Robot Arms for the Robotic Operating System (ROS) and MoveItDr. Asad Yousuf, Savannah State UniversityMr. William Lehman, Bill’s Robotic Solutions William Lehman is President of Bill’s Robotic Solutions which he started in July of 2013. He has had over twenty years of experience in software and hardware development. He has worked on numerous projects in digital communication systems, robotics, and aerospace applications. Mr. Lehman received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering in 1979 from Catholic University of America.Dr. Mohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State University

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Collins Adetu, Florida A&M University; Camilo Ordonez, Florida State University; Nikhil Gupta, Florida State University

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softwareexperience, and library of courseware and tutorials provides an affordable tool that students canuse to learn important engineering concepts and develop real engineering projects. NI myRIOcomes with a dual-core ARM® Cortex™-A9 real-time processor and a 667 MHz Xilinx FPGAfor customizable I/O. Figure 2 shows the embedded architecture of NI myRIO and itsspecifications are as follows: ● Xilinx Zynq System on a Chip● Analog Input (10 Channels)● Analog Output (6 Channels)● Analog Input and Output also available through 3.5 mm Audio Jack● 40 Digital I/O Lines● Wireless Enabled● Accelerometer, LEDs, and Push Button Onboard● 6 V to 16 V, 14 W Power Requirement● Powered by NI LabView Figure 1: Components required for building the

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Grace Altimus, Syracuse University; Dacheng Ren, Syracuse University

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. AcknowledgementsThe authors are grateful for support provided through NSF MRI grant 1337787 and SyracuseUniversity, which enabled us to establish the core facility on campus and continues to providesupport for its operation. Dacheng Ren also received a Faculty Excellence Award from theCollege of Engineering & Computer Science at Syracuse, University which has supported thefacility in its educational outreach. We also thank the Sorenson lab at the University ofCopenhagen for sharing the donor strain, E. coli CSH26/pKJK10. References 1. Duderstadt, J. Engineering for a Changing World. The Millennium Project, University of Michigan (2008). 2. Harris, TR, JD Bransford, and SP Brophy. Roles for