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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daisuke Aoyagi, California State University, Chico

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calibration, static and dynamic signals, computer-controlled data acquisition,data analysis, documentation, and technical writing. All those topics are important andapplicable in the two-semester Capstone course in senior design project that the students arerequired to take, not to mention any future projects they may work on as professional engineers.As such, it is recommended that junior-level students take the Measurements andInstrumentation course before the Capstone project. In practice, however, a number of studentstake them concurrently.The Measurements and Instrumentation course is offered only in the spring semester, and is a 3-unit course consisting of two 1-hour lectures and one 3-hour lab session per week. The pre-requisites are 1

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Labs in Mechanical and Materials Engineering

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David C. Che, Mount Vernon Nazarene University

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engineering consultants HatchMott MacDonald.1 “When you can look at a truck, which weighs about 60,000 kg fully loaded,then those numbers start to make more sense to you. That’s the kind of practical thing you don’tlearn in a book,” he says.Traditionally, strength of materials labs typically include tensile testing of metal samples. This isnormally achieved through the use of an automated tensile testing machine with data acquisitionsystem (hardware and software). Examples would include Tinus Olson2 and Instron3 tensiletesting systems. Even though students may be allowed to load the part into the fixture manually,however, during the pulling process, students are mostly standing there watching. This is simplybecause it is impossible for humans to pull

Conference Session

Division Experimentation and Lab-Oriented Studies - Pedagogy of Lab Courses

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aldo A. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; Bonnie H. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert Lineberg, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kevin Peter Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technoloy; Zachary Crawford, Georgia Institute of Technology; Justin Tamayo, Georgia Institute of Technology

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classroom to explore abasic concept within a lecture-based course, ones that can be used as do-it-yourself projects toteach skills in a campus makerspace environment, and ones that can be used as multi-weekexperiments in a laboratory course. A sample project is given for each category.1.0 IntroductionHands On Learning (HOL) is an excellent way to engage and motivate students and to enhancelearning of difficult concepts. In engineering education, hands-on learning has traditionallyinvolved instructional labs or studio classes, which are focused on these types of activities.Recently, however, people have started to advocate for the distributed use of mobile, hands-onlearning experiments that can be done by students in non-traditional settings [1-3

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Electrical Engineering and Circuits

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher Miller, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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test boards. Instead, students construct their ownbreadboard-based circuits for each lab. Students purchase a lab kit at the beginning of the term,which includes all of the necessary components for the labs including the 8-bit Microchip PIC16microcontroller. An overview of the topics covered throughout the course are provided in Table1. The course begins with an introduction to the instruction set architecture (ISA) and assemblyprogramming. The first three labs are therefore completed using assembly language. Theremaining labs are implemented with the C programming language, which is introduced in weekthree. An overview of the course labs is shown in Table 2. Table 1. Outline of course. Week Topics

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Mechanical Engineering Labs

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dustyn Roberts P.E., University of Delaware; D. R. Haidar, University of Delaware

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listeningcharacteristic of traditional lectures. The disparity in these experiences is one of many reasonsthat several undergraduate engineering subjects are taught with both lecture and lab sessions inparallel. At the University of Delaware, Vibrations and Controls is a junior level class inmechanical engineering that has a 3 credit lecture and 1 credit lab that are co-requisites, but arenot required to be taken in the same semester. This offers a unique opportunity to analyze studentperformance for the three distinct groups of students enrolled in lab only, lecture only, andlecture plus lab. We hypothesized that students in the lecture plus lab group would have highergrades in the lecture course than the students enrolled only in the lecture. Our results

Conference Session

Division Experimentation and Lab-Oriented Studies - Pedagogy of Lab Courses

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gene Hou, Old Dominion University; Feifei Zhong, Southwest Jiaotong University; Orlando M. Ayala, Old Dominion University

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revision process greatly increased student engagement in the classand, as a result, increased student learning effectiveness.I. Introduction Laboratories have long been recognized as excellent tools for allowing students toobserve, discover and test new concepts. It is thus important for engineering schools to integrateinstructional laboratories as part of their undergraduate curriculums. However, good laboratoryinstruction must meet a broad range of objectives that include the capability to conductexperiments, to learn new subject matters, and to solve real world problems 1, 2. Designing anddelivering effective laboratory instruction remains a challenging endeavor for many engineeringfaculty. Since most laboratory instructions are

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Mechanical Engineering Labs

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ryan Curtis Darfler, California State University, Maritime University; William W. Tsai, California State University, Maritime Academy

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is strong interest in maritime engineering and marine science, such as the CSUM.Although testing could be carried out in the adjoining Carquinez Strait or San Pablo Bay, there isa need for a controlled test environment for educational and testing purposes. This would allowstudents in courses such as Naval Architecture and Marine Science to have an experimental setupwhere they could visualize and measure the effects of low velocity water flows on their field ofstudy.Instructors have demonstrated the clear value of supplementing fluid mechanics theory with flowvisualization. For example, Crimaldi et al. [1] examined the correlation between student learningand student demonstrations of planar laser induced fluorescence for turbulent flow

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Mechanical Engineering Labs

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jackie Starks, Tennessee State University; Fletcher Ray Hendrickson, Tennessee State University ; Fatemeh Hadi, Tennessee State University ; Matthew J. Traum, Engineer Inc

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, including Engineering Master’s programs,nowhere does there exist an ABET-accredited undergraduate mechanical engineering programtaught exclusively on-line. [1] To understand why, a quote from the Online Engineering Webportal at North Carolina State University (NCSU) is instructive. It states that “because manyundergraduate engineering classes have laboratory requirements, [NCSU does] not offer anundergraduate online degree in engineering.” [2] While the University of North Dakota claims tooffer an online mechanical engineering B.S. degree, it nonetheless still requires remote learners totravel to campus to complete laboratory activities in dedicated college-affiliated brick-and-mortarfacilities. [3] We believe insistence that undergraduate

Conference Session

Division Experimentation and Lab-Oriented Studies - Pedagogy of Lab Courses

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tania Celli Machet, The University Of Sydney; David Lowe, The University of Sydney

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supporting teacherengagement.IntroductionLaboratories have long been recognised as important educational tools in the teaching of thesciences. They allow students to explore real-world phenomena using controlled andsimplified versions of reality designed to highlight some physical behaviour (such as gravity)while removing distracting behaviours. The nature of laboratories and their pedagogy haschanged little over the hundreds of years they have been used 1–3. However, there is growinginterest and research into new types of laboratories such as simulations and remotelaboratories and a recent (possibly consequent) focus on the pedagogy and learning outcomesof laboratory-based learning 4–6.The Advancing Science by Enhancing Learning in the Laboratory

Conference Session

Division Experimentation and Lab-Oriented Studies - Pedagogy of Lab Courses

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John M. Santiago Jr, Colorado Technical University; Jing Guo, Colorado Technical University

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two areas: (1) one chat session is for addressing studentquestions on the multimedia content, readings, and homework problems; and (2) the other chatsession is to address lab questions, observe their conduct during the labs remotely, and guidethem to the troubleshooting process.If the College of Engineering can effectively deliver the lab content from this first course to meetstudent outcomes, then the engineering faculty can expect the development of future electricalengineering courses involving lab activities to go much smoother.As mentioned earlier, the full-time engineering faculty have a combined teaching experience ofover 60 years but no experience in developing and delivering a complete engineering coursefully online. Because the

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Mechanical Engineering Labs

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey A. Donnell, Georgia Institute of Technology; Philip Varney, Georgia Institute of Technology; David MacNair, Georgia Institute of Technology; Aldo A. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology

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theory of cognitive load, inparticular, managing the cognitive load so that the ratio of germane cognitive load to extraneousand inherent cognitive load was maximized (Smith and Kosslyn, 2006). This involved severalefforts: 1. Pairing down the number of tasks in each laboratory session, keeping only those withhighest value, 2. Developing new formats for deliverables that emphasized higher levels ofknowledge, 3. Structuring topics into two-week blocks. The latter point is highly important sinceit decreases the number of new topics that are introduced, but it also allows students theopportunity to think more deeply about the subject matter before moving on to dissimilar topics.The depth of exposure is highly correlated with the students’ ability

Conference Session

Division Experimentation and Lab-Oriented Studies - Best of DELOS

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University; Lee Kemp Rynearson, Campbell University

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based on best practices, engineering education research, and therecommendations of national reports such as "Educating the Engineer of 2020,"1 among others.Campbell University has taken advantage of this opportunity by adapting Louisiana Tech’sclasslab concept (integrating class and lab facilities at scale) and large portions of theirinnovative, NSF-funded LivingWithTheLab (LWTL) curriculum1,2,3.The LWTL curriculum employs hands-on, project-based instruction for a common, required two-semester first-year engineering design sequence and demands availability of classroomsfeaturing equipment often restricted from wide student use by availability and safety concerns.Campbell University, in its efforts to understand and adapt the LWTL concept

Conference Session

Division Experimentation and Lab-Oriented Studies - Best of DELOS

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ira Hill, University of Florida

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difficultto creatively apply to practical engineering problems. Felder and Brent confirm this intuitionwith several studies that show students need repetitive practice with consistent feedback todevelop new skills (1). Simply showing students how to solve a particular problem doesn’tguarantee they can apply these concepts on their own. With these ideas in mind, the lab morphedfrom a traditional recitation to weekly programming challenges solved in a group setting. Thelaboratory and lecture now focus on the C++ and MATLAB languages with plans to alsoincorporate Python in future semesters. This paper details the changes to the laboratory portion of the course to use problem-based learning (PBL) and just-in-time teaching (JiTT) in a collaborative

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Electrical Engineering and Circuits

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carl Iolani Pettiford, Liberty University

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teams of 2 students per lab. Lab partnersare randomly assigned for each lab. Labs must be completed and submitted by the end of class.Lab reports are submitted via Blackboard (Bb). Students use a generic template to completeeach written lab report. A list of materials and equipment and a set of objectives (which includeat least one hypothesis) is provided. Students are instructed on how to use the equipment prior tothe lab. The objective is for the students to design their own experiments within the givenconstraints based on a problem-solving approach2. These constraints are as follows: (1) Studentsmust utilize the supplied lab equipment and materials issued by the instructor. (2) Labexperiments must be designed and completed within the class

Conference Session

Division Experimentation and Lab-Oriented Studies - Best of DELOS

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Boyan Li

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module. A more completedescription of the hardware is provided elsewhere16,17. The three humanoid robots built byengineering students are shown in Figure 1. Figure 1. Three Robotis Premium Humanoid Robots Built by Engineering StudentsSoftware - Robotis IDEAn integrated development Environment (IDE) RoboPlus software is included with each robotickit. It is also available for download from the company’s website. The software installation ofversion 2.0 creates four desktop icons (Robo+ Launcher, Robo+ Motion, Robo+ Task, andRobo+ Manager) allowing users to run multiple instances of these programs. Robo+ Launcher isa graphical user interface (GUI) for the other three programs. Software details and idiosyncrasiesof this IDE are explained in the

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Labs in Mechanical and Materials Engineering

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ken Lulay P.E., University of Portland; Heather E. Dillon, University of Portland; Karen Elizabeth Eifler, University of Portland; Timothy A. Doughty, University of Portland; Daniel Anderson, University of Portland; Jose Israel Bastida De Jesus

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enhancement includestwo facets: 1. Modernize and improve the technical skills acquired by students in the laboratory courses. 2. Thoughtfully incorporate developmental skills (soft skills like teamwork and communication) that are important for engineers.The project uses evidence based instructional methods with an emphasis on backward design.The pedagogical methods are used to create new laboratory modules that use specific learningobjectives with open-ended laboratory methods to create experiences where each student "cookswithout a recipe." Prior work by the research team describes a successful experiment thatscaffolds a low-cost experimental module through the entire mechanical engineering curriculumand provides additional

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Electrical Engineering and Circuits

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tony Fan, Wayne State University; Gene Yeau-Jian Liao, Wayne State University; Chih-Ping Yeh, Wayne State University; Chung-Tse Michael Wu, Wayne State University; Jimmy Ching-ming Chen, Wayne State University

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actively keep a vehicle in lane.Table 1. The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) defines six levels for vehicle automation2: Automation Level Description Level 0 The driver is in complete and sole control of the vehicle and all No Automation driving related tasks – steering, acceleration/deceleration, monitoring the driving environment, and driving tactics (responding to events, when to change lanes, turn, use signals, etc.) – at all times. Level 1 The driver receives assistance in the form of steering or Driver Assistance acceleration/deceleration, but still monitors the driving

Conference Session

Division Experimentation and Lab-Oriented Studies - Pedagogy of Lab Courses

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arash Mahboobin, University of Pittsburgh; Renee M. Clark, University of Pittsburgh

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approach were not mandatory, one of our mainresearch questions centered on whether the students were in fact using them and whether theyviewed the progress reports as stepping-stones. Individual student interviews were thereforeconducted to assess students’ use of and perspectives towards the progress reports and build-as-you-go approach. The assessment analyst talked with individual students during scheduled classmeetings between October and November in the semester. Approximately 30% of the enrolledstudents were interviewed. The following questions in Table 1 were posed to the students: Table 1: Student Interview Questions 1 Do you feel you are using the progress reports as a stepping-stone

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Bring Your Own Experiment

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacob Bishop, University of Nebraska, Kearney

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small 7" monitor to dis-play the results in real time to the user. An Arduino board is used for data acquisition from theencoder and load cell, and this is connected to a Raspberry Pi computer, which is in turn con-nected to the monitor. A wireless keyboard with an integrated track pad was used to interfacewith the machine, whose output is shown on the small 7" monitor.1 Pedagogical ContextThe field of materials science is focused on connecting the concepts of structure, processing,and properties of materials. Materials science textbooks [4] often begin with the topic of struc-ture, then move on to properties and processing. Many students have difficulty seeing the im-portance of studying structure, even though the structure of materials

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Bring Your Own Experiment

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher P. Pung, Grand Valley State University; Amanda E. Stark, NASA Langley Research Center; Matthew Steven Dykstra; Jill Morris

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features of CAD packages allowthese molds to modelled and then exported to rapid prototype machines. These molds do notpossess the structure of metal molds but are sufficient for casting silicone parts. This processallows for fast feedback on design functionality while minimizing cost and tooling productiontime.Required Materials:The following materials where used for the casting process: 1. 3-D extrusion printer, MakerBot Replicator 2 2. 1.75mm MakerBot PLA filament 3. SolidWorks 2014, Educational Edition a. Mold Tools Add-In 4. DAP 100% silicone caulk 5. Argo 100% Corn Starch 6. Rubber Bands 7. Balance 8. Mixing plate and utensils 9. PAM no-stick cooking spray 10. Dawn dish soapProcess:The process of casting prototype

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Bring Your Own Experiment

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harry Courtney Powell, University of Virginia

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assembled instrumented transformer is shown in Figure 1. We selected a case with atransparent cover so that the students could clearly see the transformer and associated circuitrybut be protected from lethal voltages. Figure 1 Instrumented Transformer OverviewThe students can read the transformer part number, and part of an assignment is to look up thespecifications for it and include the relevant parameters in the modeling and simulation of theexperiments.The transformer outputs are shown in Figure 2. The transformer is configured in a center-tappedmode, and each side is brought out as well as the center tap. Additionally, there is a powerindicator. Power IndicatorLow Voltage A.C. Outputs Center Tap

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Bring Your Own Experiment

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachel J. Monfredo, University of Rochester; David J. Schinsing; James Alkins, University of Rochester; Thor O. Olsen

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engineering (CHE) course, CHE150, Green Energy.Students noted that other departments, specifically Mechanical and Biomedical engineering, hadfreshman courses incorporating such experiences, as do many other universities.1-5 Their requestreiterated comments heard annually from juniors taking the spring semester CHE246 unitoperations laboratory during which machine shop training is provided in preparation for thesenior laboratory course. The senior lab course is typically popular with students, with extensivepositive end-of-college “Exit Survey” feedback, however, students comment that they wishedthey had had the opportunity to perform hands-on projects earlier, and that they had gotten intothe campus machine shop earlier than second semester of their

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Bring Your Own Experiment

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carl J. Spezia P.E., Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Garth V. Crosby, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

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restricted to the number of accesses purchased by theinstitution. Once downloaded, students need not be concerned of losing data due to bad/slowinternet connections. For assessment, students are required to complete a short quiz, withquestions similar to those asked in the face-to-face experiment, and a brief lab report.The Development and Operation of the SimulatorThe simulator team chose LabVIEW for the development tool. LabVIEW has a number ofstandard controls and indicators simulating meters and switches. The programs created customcontrols based on these standard devices that more closely resemble those found on the physicallab equipment. The custom controls became the basis for developing simulated machines andinstruments. Figure 1 shows the

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Bring Your Own Experiment

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Garth V. Crosby, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Marcelene Allecia Cunningham

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the other decided to use MATLAB. Student users of the simulator software were surveyed.In the second year, a third group of students used JavaScript to create their simulator. Theyincorporated the feedbacks and analyses of the prior surveys to guide their development process.Example of an ExperimentThe EET simulator was specifically designed as a teaching and learning tool. Students can use itto visually explore the underlying mathematics and signal processing in analog and digitalmodulation schemes. Instructors can use it as a tool to translate abstract mathematical functionsinto visually represented signal waveform. The following is an example of a short in-classexperiment that can be done.Step 1: Using the viewer control panel insert the

Conference Session

Division Experimentation and Lab-Oriented Studies - Pedagogy of Lab Courses

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Francis (Mac) Haas, Rowan University; Nicholas William Dow; Tom Merrill, Rowan University; Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University

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momentumconservation and ideal gas thermodynamics theory. Among other metrics, the performance ofeach student team was assessed based on (1) the ability of the custom trigger mechanism to firethe cannon over a range of initial reservoir pressures, (2) a thoughtful comparison amongexperimentally-measured and model-predicted muzzle velocities, and (3) documentation of theresults of cannon design, realization, and operation.This paper discusses the implementation and relevant outcomes of the project. Based on studentfeedback, the project was well-received and anchored the often abstract thermal-fluid sciencesconcepts taught. The project also highlighted the challenges of applying theoretical equations toreal-world problems and the vital need for experiments to

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Labs in Mechanical and Materials Engineering

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yasser M. Al Hamidi, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Shameel Abdulla, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Ibrahim Hassan P.E., Texas A&M Univeristy at Qatar

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complemented by a workshop hosted by GeneralElectric (GE) at Qatar Science and Technology Park, where students received a hands-on trainingsession on regular maintenance work carried out on aircraft engines.IntroductionThe jet engine is a marvelous piece of engineering that encompasses many fundamentalengineering principles. Model jet engines have been used in laboratory setting to enhance students’learning experience (1). The primary objective of this project was to help the students understandthe challenges and requirements to design an experiment. The students were asked to work on twodifferent aspects of the jet engine: Its performance characterization and its vibration analysis. Asthe semester progressed, they were able to gain in-depth knowledge

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Electrical Engineering and Circuits

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen A. Ossman, University of Cincinnati; Gregory Warren Bucks, University of Cincinnati

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computing, problem-solving, and logicalthinking skills.As established in the literature, hands-on engineering projects have a positive impact on bothstudent engagement and student learning.1-2 Several programs have introduced hands-on projectsfor first and second year engineering students. At the Colorado School of Mines, mechanicalengineering sophomores (about 150 split into three sections), have two group projects interfacingsoftware and hardware using the SparkFun RedBoards and MATLAB®.3 Northern EssexCommunity College has a first year course offered to a small group of engineering students.4Several interesting software/hardware experiments such as control of a stepper motor areperformed in a well-equipped lab with oscilloscopes, spectrometers

Conference Session

Division Experimentation and Lab-Oriented Studies - Best of DELOS

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malia L. Kawamura, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Andrew G. Alleyne, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Erick Sutanto

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studentunderstanding. Overall, the simulation and experimental package provide an excellent foundationfor understanding reaction rates and chemical processes with first order dynamics. Examples willbe given of laboratory exercises that can be performed with the setup. Additionally, there is adiscussion of process feedback control opportunities that could be available for advancedundergraduate courses.1. IntroductionIn a standard chemical engineering education, a gap exists between the differential equationsgoverning chemical reaction dynamics learned in class and how chemical plants operate inindustry. Improved student understanding of the time-domain evolution of chemical reactionscan help fill this gap. Thus, there is a need for a safe and affordable

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Electrical Engineering and Circuits

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chiu Choi, University of North Florida

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anybreadboard and electronic workstation. Most of them had very little experience in operatingmeasurement instruments such as oscilloscopes, bench top multimeters, and LCR meters. Rarelyhad they exposed to the iterative cycle of designing, simulating, building and testing of electricalcircuits. A new set of laboratory experiments were developed for our electrical engineering majorsto provide them engineering education on these topics. These experiments also prepared studentsfor the subsequent laboratory courses such as microcontroller applications and electronics. Thespecific learning objectives of this laboratory course are as follows: 1. To identify basic electronic parts, to verify circuit theorems, and to acquire basic soldering skills. 2