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Integrating Systems Engineering into the Capstone Project

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fred J. Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

Paper ID #15385Systems Engineering and Capstone ProjectsDr. Fred J. Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Prof. Looft earned his B..S, M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering at the University of Michi- gan. After a brief period on industry, he joined the faculty of WPI 1n 1980 where he is now a professor in the ECE department and a founder of, and Academic Head of the Systems Engineering program. His interests include projects based education, curriculum development, international study abroad programs and mentoring, and autonomous robotic systems.. c American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Capstone Design Courses I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farid Farahmand, Sonoma State University; Kirsten M. Ely, Sonoma State University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

and non-business courses. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Generating Start-up Relevance in Capstone Projects1. IntroductionAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) requires students to complete acapstone design experience that prepares them for engineering practice through team-basedprojects incorporating the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work [1]- [4].While capstone course pedagogy differs widely from one program to another, in all cases,students are expected, through the process of completing the capstone project, to understanddesign constraints, such as economic factors, safety, reliability, ethics, and social impact. Inaddition, students are

Conference Session

Aerospace Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Anthony Zusack, Purdue University: Engineering and Technology; Raveena Patil, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Sean Lachenman, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis; Chanel Antoinette Johnson, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis; Peter J. Schubert, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Nathan McDaniel

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Aerospace

accompaniedby a detailed budget and launch plans to begin taking effect in 2025. Having no experienceworking with one another prior to this project, the group was required to quickly develop aproductive team ethos to address such a large challenge. The aim of this study is to assess theoutcomes and reactions during a project from a diverse group of students attempting to completean unusual capstone design. Accompanying this are pre-, intra-, and post-project surveys toassess effectiveness of the group on key project issues. The primary research questions to answerare: does the perception of the group regarding effectiveness positively correlate with thefeelings of ownership of the project and feelings that the individual students’ passions are

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Capstone and Collaborations in Civil Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin G. Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jeremy R. Chapman, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James H. Hanson P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kyle Kershaw P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael Anthony Robinson P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #16965Shared Capstone Project Mentoring for Improved LearningDr. Kevin G. Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Kevin Sutterer is Professor and Department Head of Civil Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Tech- nology in Terre Haute, Indiana. He received BS and MS degrees in Civil Engineering at University of Missouri-Rolla, a second MS in Civil Engineering at Purdue University, and a Ph.D. from Georgia In- stitute of Technology. Although his specialization is geotechnical engineering, he has consulted in envi- ronmental and structural engineering as well and currently teaches courses in geotechnical

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Capstone Design in ECE

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christina Howe, University of Evansville; Dick Blandford, University of Evansville; Deborah J. Hwang, University of Evansville

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Electrical and Computer

. Deborah J. Hwang, University of Evansville Dr. Deborah J. Hwang is a graduate of Iowa State University and the Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology. She is an associate professor of computer science and has been the director of the computer science program at the University of Evansville since 1995. She is active in computer science education organizations and is a member of ACM, ACM SIGCSE, CCSC, IEEE-CS, and ASEE. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Poster Session for External Reviews of Capstone ProjectsAbstractThe capstone project course at the University of Evansville is a two-semester sequence in whichstudents complete a project design in the first term and an

Conference Session

Capstone Design Courses I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jheng-Wun Su, University of Missouri; Zhengwei Nie, University of Missouri; Jiamin Wang, University of Missouri - Columbia; Yuyi Lin P.E., University of Missouri

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Design in Engineering Education

electronic content. We also encounter difficulty with insufficientenrollment of students from a specific major or skill to make an interdisciplinary design team.Several case studies illustrate our lessons learned, and plans to do more and bettermultidisciplinary senior capstone design projects for the future.IntroductionMixing students from different departments in the College of Engineering, and from differentcolleges such as Business and Law, into senior capstone design teams, has been a practice forsome years [1,2]. Many engineering educators have employed combining students fromEngineering and other academics disciplines in senior capstone design courses [3-6]. Someeducators believe engineering schools should not be divided into disciplines and

Conference Session

Capstone Design Courses I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mansoor Nasir, Lawrence Technological University; Darrell K. Kleinke P.E., University of Detroit Mercy; Molly McClelland, University of Detroit Mercy

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

Engineering Education, 2016  Multidisciplinary Patient-Centered Capstone Senior Design ProjectsAbstractCapstone design projects are the culmination of the student learning process at the undergraduatelevel and provide an opportunity for students to work on real-world, open-ended problems.Following the engineering design process, students discover needs, propose solutions, buildprototypes and test the implemented design. There are many models that exist in the exactimplementation of this student experience, which satisfies many of the outcomes required by theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), ranging from need-based designto basic research.1 A common model for biomedical engineering

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Student Evaluation in Design Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Krista M Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Bob Rhoads, Ohio State University; Clifford A. Whitfield, Ohio State University; Jacob T. Allenstein, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

multi- manages both first year engineering students in the First Year Experience Program and senior capstone students going through the Multidisciplinary Capstone Program. Outside teaching, he is also a graduate research associate (GRA) with a research focus on the aerodynamics of jet engines, jet engine simulators, and jet engine testing facilities. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Capstone Advisor Valuation of a Multidisciplinary Capstone ProgramIntroductionReal-world engineering projects typically lend themselves to multidisciplinary teams. Industryprojects are multidisciplinary in nature and require interdisciplinary teams and

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Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chi-Cheng Cheng, National Sun Yat-Sen University; Chia-Chi Wang, National Sun Yat-Sen University; Yu-Jen Wang, National Sun Yat-Sen University; Ying-Yao Cheng, National Sun Yat-Sen University; Chua-Chin Wang, National Sun Yat-Sen University

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #15540A Project-Oriented Capstone Course for Creative Engineering EducationProf. Chi-Cheng Cheng, National Sun Yat-Sen University Dr. Chi-Cheng Cheng has been with the Department of Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Engineering of National Sun Yat-Sen University in Taiwan since 1991. He currently is the Chairman of the Depart- ment. He is also an adjoin professor with the Institute of Undersea Technology and College of General Education of National Sun Yat-Sen University. He was a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of University of British Columbia in Canada in 2002 and a

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Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Pittsburgh

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Chemical Engineering

process economics. In order to provide our students the opportunity to effectivelycommunicate their work, critically analyze and critique open-ended designs, the projects arerotated between teams for each section of the design. For the final design, each team is returnedtheir original design project and critiques in order to complete the final analysis. During therotation of projects, the teams have the opportunity to work on the design of three differentprocesses, to evaluate one another’s work, integrate design reviews into their final analysis andlearn by critically analyzing the work done by other design teams. This is the second year of this approach to teaching our capstone design I class. Thiswork in progress presentation will

Conference Session

Potpourri

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

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Computing & Information Technology

Valley University, Orem, Utah. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma. His research focuses on diverse areas such as: Database Design, Data Structures, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Computer Aided Manufacturing, Data Mining, Data Warehousing, and Machine Learning. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Capstone Projects Using Arduino PlatformAbstractCapstone courses play a crucial role in Computer Engineering curricula. The principle purposeof a Capstone project course is to offer a summative opportunity for graduating seniorengineering students to apply their professional skills and knowledge in a

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New Pedagogical Approaches in Chemical Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony Butterfield, University of Utah; Kyle Joe Branch, University of Utah

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Chemical Engineering

gains for both the mentor and mentee student. Furthermore,developing social connections to a department, and forming the engineering identity of incomingstudents have both been repeatedly demonstrated to improve student retention. To benefit bysuch teaching and retention potential, we have introduced collaborative projects for inter-cohortteams of freshmen and senior students in the University of Utah’s Department of ChemicalEngineering.Freshmen develop their resumes over their first year in our program. Towards the end of ourspring semester they use their resumes to apply for positions on the senior capstone projects onwhich they are most interested in working. Senior teams then use the resumes to make hiringdecisions. Once teams are assembled

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Promoting Multidisciplinary Efforts

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Todd Kaiser, Montana State University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

different departments represented by studentsmajoring in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Technology, ElectricalEngineering, Computer Engineering and Computer Science. This paper will present an overviewof the multidisciplinary capstone project, the lessons-learned from running several iterations ofthe project and recommendations for further improvements. It will present ideas and methodsthat should assist faculty at other small institutions in implementing similar contest-basedmultidisciplinary capstone project.1. IntroductionThe value of competition based senior design projects has been reported across numerousdisciplines. Electrical engineering students have created micromouse and line-maze solvingrobots1, while electrical and

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CAPSTONE (SENIOR) DESIGN AND UNDERGRADUATE PROJECTS

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hayrettin B. Karayaka, Western Carolina University; Robert D. Adams, Western Carolina University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #17008A Capstone Project: The Electron Garden on the Green (EGG)Dr. Hayrettin B. Karayaka, Western Carolina University Bora Karayaka is an Engineering faculty at Kimmel School, Western Carolina University. He has worked as a Senior Engineer for smart grid and wireless communication industries for over ten years. He is currently responsible for teaching electric power engineering courses in the department. Dr. Karayaka’s research interests include power engineering education, ocean wave energy harvesting, identification, modeling and control for electrical machines and smart grid. He received his B.S. and M.S

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Multidisciplinary Capstone Courses

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tyler Susko, University of California, Santa Barbara; Ilan Ben-Yaacov, University of California, Santa Barbara; Tanya Das, University of California, Santa Barbara; Lubella Lenaburg, University of California, Santa Barbara; Francesco Bullo, University of California, Santa Barbara

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

becoupled to the departmental capstone courses to promote quick adoptions of multidisciplinarycapstone projects without sacrificing discipline specific rigor. Two student surveys and one end-of-quarter grading rubric are used to assess the merits of the coupled course design through thefirst quarter of a three quarter capstone series. Results of the surveys show that the SMCCcourse structure resolves student meeting scheduling problems by mandating attendance andretains departmental rigor by having advisors directly assigned in the departmental capstonecourse. We found that highly motivated teams with defined projects thrive with this model butthat industry-defined projects require increased communication for all involved faculty andindustry

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Professional Skills development in Design

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Matthew Cromwell, Utah State University - Engineering Education; Andreas Febrian, Utah State University - Engineering Education

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

objective of the present paper is to describe students’ self-regulation while workingon their senior capstone design projects. The specific focus of this study was to understand howstudents manage their projects with their teammates on three major issues: Team Management,Resources Management and Time Management. Quantitative data associated with student Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) on project management were collected using our Engineering DesignMetacognitive Questionnaire (EDMQ) survey instrument. Three hundred and fourteen studentsparticipated in the study. Data collected were evaluated quantitatively by comparing the meanvalue of each item from the same project-management-related issues (i.e., teamwork, time, andresources) across SRL episodes

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Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Design Projects

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elaine M. Cooney, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis; Paul Robert Yearling, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis; Jacob Allen Smith, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Manufacturing

Paper ID #15091Multi-Disciplinary Capstone Project on Self-Replicating 3-D PrinterProf. Elaine M. Cooney, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis Elaine Cooney is the Chair of the Department of Engineering Technology and the Program Director for Electrical Engineering Technology at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis. She is also a Senior IDEAL Scholar with ABET, which means that she presents assessment workshops with other Senior IDEAL Scholars.Dr. Paul Robert Yearling, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis Paul Yearling Education: PhD. Major: Mechanical Engineering, Minor: Applied

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Integrating Systems Engineering into the Capstone Project

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Armand Joseph Chaput, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics University of Texas at Austin

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

what to document andhow as discussed in Section 5.5. Instructor Guide to SE Design Application to Capstone Courses This section is generalizes our aerospace-focused SE Design approach for other engineeringdisciplines interested in SE Design application to capstone and other design related courses. Thegeneralized approach was developed with SERC sponsorship through the Capstone MarketplaceProject8. As shown in Figure 12, capstone courses have multiple implementation options. Theoptions include project deliverable type which we categorize as (1) Products (hardware orsoftware including reports) and (2) Reports. Product focused projects increase workload for bothstudents and instructional teams and competitive (single projects) reduce workload

Conference Session

Capstone Design Courses II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nikhil Gupta, Florida State University; Matthew J Jensen, Florida Institute of Technology; Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #15553The Development of Cross-Institutional Senior Capstone Design Project Col-laboration - A Pilot ProjectDr. Nikhil Gupta, Florida State University Nikhil Gupta received his Bachelor of Technology degree from Y.M.C.A. Institute of Technology, Haryana, India in 2008, Master of Science degree from North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, in 2010, and Ph.D from Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, in 2014, all in Mechanical Engineering. He is cur- rently an Adjunct Professor teaching Senior Design in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He is also serving as Postdoctoral Research Associate at Center of

Conference Session

Capstone and Design Projects

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Loryn R. Becker, Michigan Technological University; Ted J. Wierzba, Michigan Technological University; Mohsen Azizi, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Ebrahim Tarshizi, Michigan Technological University; Laura Claire O'Connor, Michigan Technological University; Ryan J. Livernois, Michigan Technological University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

Department of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan, USA *{sazizi, avsergue, tarshizi}@mtu.eduAbstractThe objective of this project is to facilitate the use of automation in an underground miningenvironment. In an active underground mine, there are several hazards a worker can face. Theimplementation of autonomous control of the mobile equipment used in these mining operationsis one of the ways to cut down the number of injuries. It can also result in less time wasted for theworkers as well as an overall safer mining environment. With autonomous vehicles in undergroundmines, it is less likely for accidents to occur involving mine

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Capstone and Design Projects

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Honghong Liu; Gene Yeau-Jian Liao, Wayne State University; Chih-Ping Yeh, Wayne State University; Jimmy Ching-ming Chen, Wayne State University

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Engineering Technology

developing formal degree programs and professional development programs for incumbent engineers, community college instructors, and high school science and technology teachers. He is the PI and co-PI of several federal and state funded projects for course, curriculum and laboratory development in advanced automotive technology.Dr. Jimmy Ching-Ming Chen, Wayne State University Assistant Professor 2015-present Wayne State University Ph.D 2006 Texas A&M University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Automatic Parking Vehicle SystemAbstractVehicle automation, autonomy and connectivity is a subject of mechatronics integrating manyengineering disciplines including

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Capstone and Design Projects

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Haley Claire Collins; Jessica L. Leatherwood, Sam Houston State University; Marcy Miller Beverly, Sam Houston State University; Mark J. Anderson, Sam Houston State University

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Engineering Technology

required to obtain themeasurements, or the need to have a microchip implanted in each animal and a portable scannerthat can read the microchip. Taking these limitations into a consideration, a team of students(Animal Science, Engineering Technology, Electronics, Electronics and Computer EngineeringTechnology (ECET), and Industrial Design & Development) and faculty were challenged todesign and develop a low-cost non-contact infrared thermography device. This was a special andinterdisciplinary project (not a capstone project) that was proposed by Animal Science faculty.Students and faculty in the project team designed and built the device after investigating existingsimilar products in the market.IntroductionFever is a common indicator of

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Capstone and Design Projects

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Mohsen Azizi, Michigan Technological University; Shashank Barkur Lakshmikanth

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #14435Senior Design Capstone Project: Design and Development of Mount Struc-ture and End-Effector for Automated Robotic StackerProf. Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University Aleksandr Sergeyev is currently an Associate Professor in the Electrical Engineering Technology program in the School of Technology at Michigan Technological University. Dr. Aleksandr Sergeyev earned his bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering at Moscow University of Electronics and Automation in 1995. He obtained the Master degree in Physics from Michigan Technological University in 2004 and the PhD degree in Electrical

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Capstone and Design Projects

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emad Y. Tanbour, Central Michigan University; Molu O. Olumolade, Central Michigan University; Oumar Rafiou Barry, Central Michigan University

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Engineering Technology

Projects Emad Tanbour, Ph.D. Molu O. Olumolade, Ph.D. Oumar R. Barry, Ph.D. tanbo1ey@cmich.edu olumo1mo@cmich.edu barry1o@cmich.edu Central Michigan University School of Engineering and Technology Mount Pleasant, Michigan, USAAbstractThis paper demonstrates the experience of teaching newly introduced capstone design course fortwo consecutive Mechanical Engineering Technology graduating cohorts at the authors' Schoolof Engineering and Technology. The newly introduced capstone design course was taught forthe first cohort utilizing one internally sponsored project assignment for the entire cohort

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Integrating Systems Engineering into the Capstone Project

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vigyan Jackson Chandra, Eastern Kentucky University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

communication skills. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Solution-based learning (SBL): Using systems engineering principles to guide capstone projects in technologyAbstractIn this paper, a new learning framework – solution-based learning (SBL) – is introduced. Itoffers a way of motivating students to continuously improve products or processes based onpractical or aesthetic considerations. This learning framework keeps the focus on early andsustained success through all phases of a project. It leverages selected principles of SystemsEngineering such as developing a discovery-oriented, multidisciplinary, life-cycle view ofany given project. It also provides learners with the

Conference Session

CAPSTONE (SENIOR) DESIGN AND UNDERGRADUATE PROJECTS

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University ; Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #16835Training Global Engineers: A Capstone Senior Design Project in EnergyHarvesting and SustainabilityDr. Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University Irina Ciobanescu Husanu, Ph. D. is Assistant Clinical Professor with Drexel University, Engineer- ing Technology program. Her area of expertise is in thermo-fluid sciences with applications in micro- combustion, fuel cells, green fuels and plasma assisted combustion. She has prior industrial experience in aerospace engineering that encompasses both theoretical analysis and experimental investigations such as designing and testing of propulsion systems

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Works in Progress: Classroom Practice

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ada Hurst, University of Waterloo; Oscar G. Nespoli, University of Waterloo

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #15239A Two-Dimensional Typology for Characterizing Student Peer and Instruc-tor Feedback in Capstone Design Project CoursesDr. Ada Hurst, University of Waterloo Ada Hurst is a Lecturer in the Department of Management Sciences at the University of Waterloo. She has taught and coordinated the capstone design project course for the Management Engineering program since 2011. She also teaches courses in organizational behavior, theory, and technology. She received a Bachelor of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering, followed by Master of Applied Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees in Management Sciences

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Capstone Design in ECE

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Scott McGuirk Ph.D., United States Air Force Academy; John G. Ciezki, United States Air Force Academy

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Electrical and Computer

three Trident Scholar Projects, and received the AY2006-2007 Raouf-Ali-Raouf Award for Excellence in Engineering Teaching at the U.S. Naval Academy. Dr. Ciezki is a member of the IEEE. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016An Electromagnetic Railgun Design and Realization for an Electrical Engineering Capstone ProjectDr John Ciezki, Lt Col Jeff McGuirk, C1C Taylor Bodin, C1C Santos Bonilla, C1C Gytenis Borusas, and C1C Jacob Lawson, United States Air Force Academy Faculty and StudentsAbstract: This work reports on how a team of four undergraduate students at the United States Air ForceAcademy designed, built, and tested a desk-top railgun for a year

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Active Learning & Laboratories in Statics, Dynamics, and Mechanics

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel J. Magda, Weber State University

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Mechanics

Paper ID #15402Assessment of Retention Where Students Create and Teach Laboratory Ex-periments through a Capstone ProjectDr. Daniel J. Magda, Weber State University Professor, Mechanical Engineer, Ph.D. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Assessment of Retention Where Students Create and Teach Laboratory Experiments Through a Capstone ProjectAbstractThe objective of this paper is to improve student retention of their engineering mechanicseducation with a teaching/learning strategy implemented in their capstone design project class.There are many quotes from great historians and current

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Curriculum Development in Engineering Leadership

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Bayless, Ohio University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

Paper ID #15081Integrating a Capstone Leadership Project and the S-Triangle Pedagogy toGuide Engineering Leadership Development EducationDr. David Bayless, Ohio University Dr. Bayless is the Gerald Loehr Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Director of Ohio Uni- versity’s Coal Research Center, part of Ohio University’s Center of Excellence in Energy and the Envi- ronment. He is also the director of the Robe Leadership Institute and director of the Center for Algal Engineering Research and Commercialization (an Ohio Third Frontier Wright Project) He is engaged in the development of energy and environmental