Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies I

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Patrick, Brigham Young University; Richard G. Helps, Brigham Young University

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Computing & Information Technology

tocapture a more comprehensive picture of software usability across computing platforms.The methodology has been validated by performing an initial study using the tasks andperformance metrics across each of the defined computing platforms. The results from theseinitial tests have allowed us to make improvements to the testing methodology as well as somehypotheses for further testing. This proposed methodology, when used in conjunction withqualitative research, can provide a reliable approach for cross-platform usability analysis.Some considerations for educational design of cross platform methodology are discussed.1. IntroductionAdvancement in technology has presented new opportunities for users to perform computingtasks on many new platforms and

Conference Session

Professional and Regulatory Issues in Ethics

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan D Watts, Purdue University West Lafayette; Andrew O. Brightman, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Engineering Ethics

unnecessary delays, frustration,and potential harm due to lack of oversight. Comparison of the evaluations of the tool with PDPand the final DHFs for the same projects will be used to determine effectiveness of the fivequestions tool at early evaluation.Five Questions:1. Are any humans included in the testing plan?2. Is the data collected directly about the person(s) in any way? (e.g. physical, demographic, capabilities, etc. including personal identification information; name, picture, age, SES, etc.)3. Is the data collection from testing / evaluation resulting in any type of tables or graphs?4. Is there a plan to publish or present the results in any public format?5. Is there any risk of harm to any persons in any way? (If yes please

Conference Session

Faculty Development

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Antonia Ketsetzi; Xiaobo Peng, Prairie View A&M University; Suxia Cui, Prairie View A&M University; Lin Li, Prairie View A&M University; Yongpeng Zhang, Prairie View A&M University; Deniz Eseryel, North Carolina State University; T. Fulya Eyupoglu, North Carolina State University; Tianyun Yuan, Prairie View A&M University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

but little understood question that has motivated her program of research is: How can we effectively and ef- ficiently promote cyberlearning in complex knowledge domains such as STEM (science, technology, en- gineering and mathematics)? Towards this direction, she (1) investigates the development of higher-order thinking and complex problem-solving competencies following a comprehensive framework that includes cognition, metacognition, cognitive regulation, motivation, emotion, and epistemic beliefs; (2) develops innovative assessment methods that can benchmark progress of learning and the development of com- plex problem-solving competencies; (3) develops new and effective approaches to design state-of-the-art

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Vincent Huerta, Arizona State University; Jeremi S. London, Arizona State University; Amy Trowbridge, Arizona State University; Marvyn Arévalo Avalos, Arizona State University ; Wen Huang, Arizona State University; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

explaining design from theperspective of it as a work process (Atman et al., 2014). For example, the engineering designprocess used by National Center for Engineering and Technology Education (NCETE) includes(1) Identification of a need (consumer, and company); (2) Definition of the problem /specifications (design problem); (3) Search (for existing design); (4) Develop designs; (5)Analysis (of alternative designs; may include simulations…); (6) Decision (decision matrix); (7)Test the prototype and verify the solution (provide iteration as needed); (8) Communication(summarization report)..Entrepreneurial Mindset - 3 Cs The term entrepreneurship is often referred to as the commercialization or business.Although that is certainly an important

Conference Session

Action on Diversity - Supporting Students at Multiple Levels

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paula Holmes Jensen, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Michael West, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Jon J Kellar, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Stuart D. Kellogg, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Jennifer Karlin, University of Southern Maine; Cassandra M Birrenkott, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

service learning components as well as curricularchanges for a broader institutionalization of the C&A program on campus.IntroductionThe number of female engineers has greatly increased since the 1980s, when less than 6% ofengineers in the U.S. were women. However, female persistence in engineering has lagged behindthat of their male counterparts. According to Joanne McGrath Cohoon, Associate Professor in theDepartment of Science, Technology, and Society at the University of Virginia, only 18-20 percentof engineering students in the U.S. are now women [1]. According to the Society of WomenEngineers, women make up only 11 percent of practicing engineers. Furthermore, one in fourfemales leave the engineering field after age 30, compared to only

Conference Session

Integrity and the Problem of Cheating

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teresa Ryan, East Carolina University; Bernd Steffensen, University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt; Colleen Janeiro, East Carolina University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

of how they have to be guided.1 IntroductionExamination of literature in the English and the German speaking world about cheating byuniversity students reveals a remarkable difference. In the English language literature, there existsan extensive body of research looking back over many decades. A comprehensive national studyby Bowers in 1964 1 and, four decades later, a thorough overview by McCabe et al. 2 provide agood entry point to the many hundreds of individual studies. Citation indices from GoogleScholar, for example, indicate that more than a few of these pivotal works have been referenced300 3,4 , 500 5,6 or even 900 7 times at the time of this publication. Clearly, the topic has beenwidely discussed across the English-speaking

Conference Session

Pre-College: Engineering Undergraduates as Teachers

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ulan Dakeev, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Shah Alam P.E., Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Farzin Heidari, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

No. 113655) SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS (1) Louisiana State Economic Development Award (2002-2004), Louisiana State Uni- versity (LSU). (2) Teaching and Research Fellowship/Assistantships: South Dakota School of Mines & Tech and LSU. (3) Dissertation Fellowship Award (2005), LSU. (4) Nominee for Best Research Assistant Award (2004), LSU. (5) Nominee for Distinguished Dissertation Award (2005), LSU PUBLICATIONS (Dr. Alam has published over 20 refereed journal papers/conference proceedings.) List of Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications: 1. M.S. Alam, M.A. Wahab and C.H. Jenkins, ”Mechanics in Naturally Compliant Structures,” Journal of Mechanics of Material, 39, pp.145-160, 2007. 2. M.A. Wahab, M.S. Alam, Su

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies I

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Connie Justice, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Rushabh Vyas, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Computing & Information Technology

were accessed by learners in two ways, on-campus, and remote. Approaches tocreating on-campus and remote cybersecurity laboratories are discussed.On-campusThere were two approaches usedfor cybersecurity lab setups for on-campus students. One approachshown in figure 1 was to installVMs on each workstation thestudent utilized. This was verysimple to do if golden disk imageswere deployed across the lab. Onegolden image had the VMsinstalled and it was pushed out toall the workstations. Additionally,students downloaded VMappliances. In this approach, there Figure1:On-campusfirstlabsetupwas no single point of failure.Student just moved to another workstation, if one machine had issues. The issues to thisapproach were; 1) if the workstation had

Conference Session

First Year Computing Topics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nebojsa I Jaksic P.E., Colorado State University, Pueblo; Boyan Li; Benjamin Maestas; Katheryn Michelle Rothermal

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

robotic devices. Twenty six such devices are presented as examples in theRobotis Premium Quick Start Manual16. An 18 degrees of freedom (DOF) humanoid robot is themost complicated and interesting robot that can be built with this kit. One of such robots built byengineering students is shown in Figure 1. Figure 1. Robotis Premium Type A Humanoid Robot having 18 DOFThe eighteen Dynamixel AX-12A smart servomotors are individually addressable and can beconnected in series with the controller. In addition, each servomotor has a temperature sensorand an overload sensor. These sensors are used to protect the motors. The motors have twosoftware-selectable modes of operation; the wheel (continuous) mode and the joint mode. In thewheel

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Tech Session 2, IE-ing the Classroom

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alejandro Salado, Virginia Tech; John Ray Morelock, Virginia Tech; Arash Baghaei Lakeh, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

inaccordance with conditions that continually changed in response to competitors’ actions.Adaptability involved managing uncertainty through negotiations with other teams andinnovating within the game’s ruleset to secure advantages. Third, the game was built to promoteconstrained decision-making, as students needed to understand what information was needed toapply certain engineering techniques or make engineering decisions, as well as distinguish whichdecisions were appropriate for the given amount of information and time they had to completethe game.The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify evidence of learning during the game and todetermine, for future iterations, (1) what learning frameworks fit the data to inform the game’sdesign and

Conference Session

Learning Environments for Statics, Dynamics, and Mechanics of Materials

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; James M. Widmann, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

variations on the exact definition ofinquiry based instruction exist. The NRC4 identifies five critical features of inquiry that extendacross all K-12 levels:1. Learners are engaged by scientifically oriented questions.2. Learners give priority to evidence, which allows them to develop and evaluate explanations that address scientifically oriented questions.3. Learners formulate explanations from evidence to address scientifically oriented questions.4. Learners evaluate their explanations in light of alternative explanations, particularly those reflecting scientific understanding.5. Learners communicate and justify their proposed explanations.Minner et al5 performed a meta-analysis of 138 studies to examine the impact of inquiry basedinstruction

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sreyoshi Bhaduri, Virginia Tech; Tamoghna Roy, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

of word choices in missionstatements compared across public and private engineering colleges in the United States. Theresearch questions driving this study are: 1. Which words are most frequently used in missionstatements for private and public engineering colleges in the U.S.? 2. For six pre-determinedcategories of interest that each word may represent (eg. related to global, service, pedagogy,research, ethics, and diversity), what similarities and differences are noted in occurrences of eachof the six categories across the two settings of public and private colleges?BackgroundTo help situate this research study, in this section, a discussion drawing from two bodies ofliterature is presented. The first part of this discussion focusses on

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alex Francis Katauskas, Defense Threat Reduction Agency; Wenli Huang, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

experimentBackground Data suggest that continuous time signals and systems (CTSS), and its underlyingconcepts, can be difficult for students to grasp. CTSS and Electromagnetics courses at certainuniversities experience drop/failure rates 2-3 times higher than other required courses [1].Likewise, the phenomenon of attenuation and dispersion is only briefly discussed in mostundergraduate Electromagnetic and CTSS textbooks. This paper proposes a new teachingtechnique of simulating and modeling the attenuation and dispersion in a communication cableusing low pass filters. One goal in this paper is to provide a hands-on learning experience for students in orderto reinforce their understanding of attenuation and dispersion. Another is to reinforce

Conference Session

Architectural Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sudarshan Krishnan, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Architectural

configuration to arelatively large open configuration. The design of deployable structures requires solving threeproblems, namely: geometrical, mechanical and structural [2]. The goals are: (1) To developmaximum deployable and foldable structures; (2) To design connections that provide the 1 Proceedings of the 2017 ASEE Conference and Exposition 25 - 28 June 2017, Columbus OHrequired movements of members while keeping them together; and (3) To create strong andstiff structures under applied loading. This should be followed by a reliability analysis to ensurethat structures would deploy and fold without collision of members.Deployable

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma; Thomas Chen

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

computational research and the research infrastructure atUCO. The process to acquire and deploy the ​Buddy​ Cluster will be detailed including the processto solicit proposals from and choose a cluster vendor. The process to get users working in thecluster environment - including internet browser-based access and use of certain cluster softwareand the use of more standard command line access and use - are discussed.IntroductionThere is a recognition of the national need for developing high performance computing (HPC)resources, which include human resources that will use this technology. In March 2007 theNational Science Foundation (NSF) released a report entitled “Cyberinfrastructure Vision for21st Century Discovery”​1​ that addresses how high

Conference Session

Engineering Social and Human Ethical Impacts

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark L. Bourgeois, University of Notre Dame

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

tends to focus almostexclusively on distinctive professional responsibilities – that is to say, ethical issues that arecommonly presented by the immediate practice of the work typical of each. For undergraduates,this is professional ethics in an industrial or consulting context.1 For graduate students, whosetraining is preparation for a career in research, this is typically research ethics, implicitly in anacademic context.2 Thus, both construe the responsibilities of the engineer relatively narrowly.In particular, the concerns of each taper dramatically as the borders of the immediate work siteare crossed. While some focus is of course necessary and appropriate, the present narrowness hasarguably become unhealthily myopic, particularly

Conference Session

MET Papers 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Azar Eslam Panah, Pennsylvania State University, Berks; Amir Barakati, Pennsylvania State University, Berks

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

construction in an efficient manner.The team put significant effort into providing a high quality facility that can be used for teachingand research purposes. While the design project worked well as a capstone project, theconstructed water channel will be used as a valuable facility in both Mechanical Engineering andElectro-Mechanical Engineering Technology programs.1. IntroductionFluid Dynamics is an inseparable part of the Mechanical Engineering world and manyuniversities include lab activities in the area of Fluid Dynamics in their curriculum. However,commonwealth campuses have very limited access to laboratory facilities where real liferesearch experiences can take place. Previous studies such as Kubesh and Allie’s have stated thatthe design and

Conference Session

Design & Development Projects and Practices

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jahangir Ansari, Virginia State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

an assistive device equipped with flattening andlifting mechanisms, attached to a manual wheelchair, elevating the user to a target level.Design Requirements:The mechanism is based on combination of incliner and lift mechanisms connected to therespective frame of a standard manual wheelchair. The unique functionality provided includesreclining and lifting the user to the desired bed level and giving the user the rolling capability tomove to and from the bed easily. The requirements of the device are to lift the maximum load of200 lb up to and from the highest position of 12 inches. Furthermore, the device is required tohave a maximum operation time of 1 minute. Due to the limited space, the foot print of thedevice must be within the seat

Conference Session

Design & Development Projects and Practices

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

. Designing, building, and maintainingindustrial scale automated systems is a complex and challenging task. Student education in thisarea is hindered due to lack of industrial scale equipment to demonstrate how these systems workand how they are integrated. This paper describes the design and evaluation of an automatedsystem module that includes an industrial-scale controller and how this module has beenintegrated with a portable programmable logic controller (PLC) kit to make learning aboutautomated systems and PLCs convenient and accessible in the classroom and at home.Responses from students suggest that (1) integrating the automated system module with a PLCkit for use in the classroom keeps them engaged in class and allows them to ask what

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 13

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania; James Moscola, York College of Pennsylvania

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Engineering Education, 2017 Design and Implementation of a Wireless GPS-Based Bicycle Tracking Device for Capstone DesignAbstractThe need to track the locations of bicycles in an Automatic Bicycle Rental System presentsseveral challenges for control, communication, power management, reliability, and security. Thispaper details an effective bicycle-tracking system designed as part of a capstone project thataddresses these challenges. Additionally, a number of student learning outcomes were assessed.1 IntroductionThe Automatic Bicycle Rental System (ABRS) is an engineering capstone design project at YorkCollege of Pennsyvania1. This project was a collaboration of mechanical, computer, andelectrical engineering

Conference Session

Undergraduate Research and a Force and Moment Lab

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy A. Doughty, University of Portland; Heather Dillon, University of Portland; Ken Lulay P.E., University of Portland; Karen Elizabeth Eifler, University of Portland; Zoë Yi Yin Hensler, University of Portland

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

students interacting with the newmodule. Results indicate the new laboratory experiment has been very successful in improvingstudent awareness of the ethical charge engineers have to perform quality work.IntroductionThis paper provides an overview of a laboratory course in the mechanical engineeringcurriculum that has been designed over several years to enhance student awareness of ethics inengineering.A specific laboratory module described in detail is also part of a larger effort by severalmechanical engineering faculty to enhance the entire laboratory curriculum and scaffoldprofessional development (including ethics) with technical skills. The laboratory curriculumenhancement includes two facets: (1) Modernize and improve the technical skills

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 13

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wenbing Zhao, Cleveland State University; Xiong Luo, University of Science and Technology, Beijing and Beijing Key Laboratory of Knowledge Engineering for Materials Science; Chaomin Luo, University of Detroit Mercy; Yonghong Peng, University of Sunderland, St. Peters Campus

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

organising committee and the technical program committee for numerous international conferences. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017Design and Implementation of Project-Based Courses on Cutting-EdgeComputer Technologies1. IntroductionIn this paper, we describe the design and implementation of two project-based courses, one onApple iOS application development, and the other on Microsoft Kinect [1] applicationdevelopment, and report the lessons learned in teaching these non-traditional courses. This typeof non-traditional courses on cutting edge computer technologies was pioneered by StanfordUniversity, where they created the first ever iPhone application development course (as CS193P) during the 2009-2010

Conference Session

Design in BME

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anastasia Katharine Ostrowski, University of Michigan; Jin Woo Lee, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan; Colleen M. Seifert, University of Michigan

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Biomedical

of each DesignHeuristic card, there is a title of the strategy, a graphic image, and a description of the heuristic(Figure 1). The back of each card provides two example products where the heuristic is evident,demonstrating how the heuristic can be applied to multiple products. One of these example isalways a seating device, and the other example is a consumer product, represented by a variety ofproducts throughout the set of 77 cards.Figure 1. Design Heuristic card #50, Provide Sensory Feedback. (a) Front features the DesignHeuristic strategy and description with image and text. (b) Back features two examples of how theheuristic can be applied.For example, the Design Heuristic, Provide sensory feedback, prompts the designer to considerhow

Conference Session

Design and Making

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Summers, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Renee D. Rogge, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

through design courses—to solve problems and execute thosesolutions. But designing for disability benefits from a broader perspective: “A richer balancebetween problem solving and more playful exploration could open up valuable new directions”(pg. xv)1. This paper describes the design of an interdisciplinary course to be taught beginning inMarch 2017, Introduction to Disability Studies, that integrates Liberal Arts and STEMperspectives with the goal of creating precisely the balance that Pullin describes.In the sections that follow, we first describe the design of the course, focusing on the humanitiesperspectives and assignments that inform the theoretical disability studies framework. Thissection also addresses our approaches to breaking down

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yoon Kim, Calvin College; Shurjo Maitra, Calvin College

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

thirty (30) high-power LEDs asan optical energy source, two 1-watt solar panels as the energy harvesting devices, a fixture foradjusting the solar panel angle, a battery charge controller, voltage and current meters formeasuring power, a variable resistor and switches for measuring the I-V characteristics of thepanel, and a sealed lead-acid battery as energy storage. The overall size of the unit is 21 x 17inches (533.4 x 431.8 mm) and it would be setup at students’ lab stations or on a cart for theinstructor in a class. It would enable any instructor to easily adopt the solar power demonstrationunit as a lab and classroom instrument in their analog circuit courses. This paper includes acomplete wiring diagram, part numbers and vendor lists

Conference Session

They need more than technical skills!

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Prewitt Penno P.E., University of Dayton; Roger J. Crum, University of Dayton; Eddy M. Rojas, University of Dayton

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

Dayton (UD) has increasingly embraced the importance of providing globallearning and cultivating an appreciation of cultural diversity in its undergraduates. Since 2006,UD’s School of Engineering has responded to this commitment by sponsoring a month-long,summer study abroad program in Italy, with the first iteration taking place in Ancona, and thenext four in Florence. This program focuses on engineering problem solving and leadershipdevelopment in an international cultural context. The program has four interrelated objectives:(1) to develop skills in observation, data collection, and analysis, (2) to apply engineeringproblem solving techniques to real life situations, (3) to cultivate an understanding of how aspecific culture addresses

Conference Session

ETD Learning Approaches

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hazem Tawfik, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Yeong Ryu, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Rob Kowalski, Farmingdale State College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

mixtures of synthetic gascylinders were used in this study, the first contained 20% Carbon Monoxide (CO), 10% CarbonDioxide (CO2), 50% Nitrogen (N) and 20% Hydrogen (H) the second contained 10% CO2, 50%N and 40% H. Both tanks were used for this project to determine the effectiveness of varyinghydrogen percentages, on the internal combustion engine’s performance.The internal combustion process begins at the carburetor (Figure 1). Air enters the carburetorthrough the air intake system which includes the air cleaner and attached intake manifolds. Theamount of air entering the engine is regulated using the combination of a choke valve and throttleplate. As the air enters the intake system it is pushed past the venturi. At this point, a vacuum

Conference Session

Engineering Technology

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer Drapinski Moss, Purdue University; Mark French, Purdue University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

can most likely be attributed to smaller student populationsas compared to other related fields, receiving attention, such as engineering. A preliminarysystemic review reveals that research defining whom the engineering technology students areand how they think is largely unavailable.This study is expected to further improve our understanding of engineering technology studentsand how they change over time. Both freshman and senior engineering technology students wereasked to complete the Gregorc Style Delineator. 1 This instrument allows the investigation ofhow these students perceive and order their thoughts within four defined areas of abstractionand logic referred to as mediation channels. Gregorc asserts that these channels of

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment in ME 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nina Robson, California State University, Fullerton; Madeline E. Rasche, California State University, Fullerton, Chemistry and Biochemistry Department; Vishalkumar Jayantibhai Ahir, California State University Fullerton; Iulian Mocanu

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Mechanical Engineering

their critical thinking and intellectual growth.Although the new projects and lectures were developed specifically for mechanical engineeringstudents, with sufficient changes the activities could be adopted in Health and Kinesiology,Biology, Biochemistry or Biotechnology courses in future. This will allow for continued datacollection to assist our efforts in the development of curricula specifically designed to challengestudents to cross boundaries and solve research problems in other disciplines.Keywords: kinematics of mechanisms, protein kinematics, biomechanics, biochemistryIntroductionInvolving undergraduate students in research projects can be seen as a form of inductiveteaching [1], an instructional strategy that comes close to emulating

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

H. Bryan Riley, Ohio University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

engineering curriculum andthis work reinforced the course. As a result of self-study and other instructor guided learning exercisesfor the students, a proportional-integral (PI) controlalgorithm was designed and implemented in Python2.7 software. This algorithm provides a more Figure 3.0 Configuration of the 3 Sharp IR sensors onto aeffective response and tracking-following HG P402 1/10 full scale 2.4G climbing car ragtop 4WDperformance over the bang-bang controller. Another transmits message to the motor controller to take anaspect of the project involved students writing test appropriate right or left. The