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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho; Sean Gordon Daniel, University of Idaho

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Paper ID #21922LED Timing Light Upgrade for Synchronous Machines Laboratory Equip-mentDr. Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho Herb Hess is Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Idaho, where he teaches subjects in He received the PhD Degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1993. His research and teaching interests are in power electronics, electric machines and drives, electrical power systems, and analog/mixed signal electronics. He has taught senior capstone design since 1985 at several universities.Mr. Sean Gordon Daniel, University of Idaho I am an Electrical Engineering student at the

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; James Holekamp, Sam Houston State University; Reg Recayi Pecen, Sam Houston State University; Umit Karabiyik, Sam Houston State University; Keith L. Coogler, Sam Houston State University; Jeremy Ryan England

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systems play an integral role in large-scale processes for interfacing with transducers and machinery for real time control and dataacquisition. The increasing demand to integrate SCADA systems with remote networks andInternet of Things (IoT) technologies has raised concerns for information security specialists.These systems are thought to have notable security vulnerabilities and may be subject to anincreasing number of cyber threats. In this paper/project, several students from Sam Houston StateUniversity design and deploy a SCADA laboratory to better understand these systems and theinherent security threats that go with them. The details including system infrastructure, challengesfaced during the establishment of the laboratory, student and

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Akram Hossain, Purdue University Northwest; Mohammad A. Zahraee, Purdue University Northwest

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disciplines. He is a senior member of IEEE and he served in IEEE/Industry Application Society for 15 years at various capacities. He served as chair of Manufacturing Systems Development Applications Department (MSDAD) of IEEE/IAS. Currently, he is serving a two-year term as the chair of the Instrumentation of ASEE (American Society of Engineering Education). He authored over 29 refereed journal and conference publications. In 2009 he as PI received NSF-CCLI grant entitled A Mechatronics Curriculum and Packaging Automation Laboratory Facility. In 2010 he as Co-PI received NSF-ATE grant entitled Meeting Workforce Needs for Mechatronics Tech- nicians. From 2003 through 2006, he was involved with Argonne National Laboratory

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Masoud Fathizadeh P.E., Purdue University Northwest; Anan Ismail Ayyad

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Paper ID #21597Students’ Participation to Improve Formula SAE CarDr. Masoud Fathizadeh P.E., Purdue University Northwest Masoud Fathizadeh – PhD, PE Professor Fathizadeh has been with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Purdue University Northwest since 2001. He has worked over 15 years both for private industries and national research laboratories such as NASA, Argonne and Fermi National Laboratories. Dr. Fathizadeh has established his own consulting and engineering company in 1995 specializing in power system, energy management and automation systems. During last twenty years the company

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dale H. Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus

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requirement is minimal, it still provided a level of gee-whiz to theproject. Students were concerned about their design flying apart on the centrifuge which perhapsencouraged them to more carefully fasten and secure all components of their accelerometers. Byworking with the students in the laboratory, it was obvious that spinning and shaking somethingthat they had designed and built, certainly added some excitement to the course.References[1] J. Keska, “Instrumentation Emphasis In Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Programs,” in Proc. of the ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2010, Louisville, KY, USA, [Online], available https://peer.asee.org/16249. [Accessed Jan. 25, 2018].[2] P. Avitabile, “An Integrated Undergraduate Dynamic

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Mohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State University; Alberto G. De La Cruz; Alfredo Villanueva; Mir M. Hayder, Savannah State University

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Engineering Technology (EET) shouldcover the following topics:1) Robots and Degrees of Freedom2) Representation of Rigid-Bodies in 2D and 3D Space3) Kinematic Chains and Forward Kinematics4) Velocity Kinematics and Statics5) Inverse Kinematics6) Dynamics7) Control Systems, Actuators and SensorsActuators, Sensors and Control Systems are important elements of the EET program. We madea point to emphasize these areas of Robotics in the Laboratory section of the course.Course LayoutWe felt the textbook that best fit our needs was “Modern Robotics Mechanics, Planning andControl” by Kevin M. Lynch and Frank C. Park. One of the many advantages of the textbook isshort video lecture segments provided on-line for students to view. The videos covered

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lash B. Mapa, Purdue University Northwest; Feroja Goni, Purdue University Northwest; Sadia Alam; Gokarna Aryal, Purdue University Northwest

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illustrate that; DOE can improve tracking and shipping performance and improve item level of monitoring of valuable plants. (1) Data collection Appropriate statistical test for data analysis, for this study Design of Experiments (DOE) will be used.Data Collection and Data AnalysisThe data is collected in laboratory environment with minimal interference from external factorssuch as metal objects and interference from other antennas. For this experiment, the antenna andthe receiver were connected above each other on a wooden pole. Antenna height was fixed at 3.5feet from the ground. This set up has been shown in figure -3. When a tag is placed facing theantenna, its reading is taken for 20 seconds. All RFID readings are taken for to