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Managing and Funding Design Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Billy Smith

Professor (Emeritus) William Bagaria Department of Aerospace Engineering United States Naval AcademyOn 30 September 2001, at 0240Z, the United States Naval Academy launched its ownspace program with the first successful flight of the USNA Small Satellite Program.USNA-1, Prototype Communications Satellite (PCSat) lifted off from Alaska AerospaceDevelopment Corporation’s Kodiak Launch Complex on Kodiak Island, AK aboard theNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Kodiak Star Athena I rocket.PCSat successfully separated from the payload upper deck (PUD) (the shelf thatsupported the satellites during flight) on schedule. First contact with PCSat took place 97minutes after launch via

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ET Industrial Collaborations

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michele Summers

organizations that could benefit byemploying our graduates. The partnership with SIA allowed faculty and staff to interact with theautomotive industry; however, an advisory board comprised of representatives from business andindustry representing a cross-section of the community would enhance communication andprovide diverse perspectives. These are crucial ingredients needed to successfully achieve theSOT at Lafayette goals. Interaction with an IAB would allow SOT at Lafayette to customizedegree programs to meet community needs. Proactive advisory boards can provide leadership“in the development of educational structures and programs capable of meeting 21 st centuryneeds2 (Industrial Collaboration and Technology Transfer Program, 1999, p.1).In addition

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Engineering Economy Classroom Tips

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2002 Annual Conference

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Joseph Hartman

Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationThis paper reports on the use of The Wall Street Journal in an undergraduate EngineeringEconomy course taught in the Spring of 2001. We discuss three ways in which the Journal wasutilized and analyze feedback from students in the course. This includes reviewing the use of anopen-ended exam format motivated by use of an article concerning capital investment.Implementation and Potential ApplicationsWe used The Wall Street Journal in three specific classroom formats:1. Provided articles and asked students to answer related questions. In this format, articles supply information that can be used as the basis for examples, homework problems or quiz questions. The questions asked are only

Conference Session

New Approaches in Engineering Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Bahman Motlagh

include and initiate new and diversemethods in order to effectively determine and address the current and forthcoming needsin the training of engineers and technologists.Learning complex subject matter, often times, begins with failure and frustration. With aplethora of information, in diverse and varied locations, covering a rich abundance ofconcepts, and changing constantly, a conventional content-oriented education model hasproven to be ineffectual.Diversification in several areas including course content, multimedia learningenvironments, team teaching and application of industry resources all play a critical rolein the successful advancement in engineering education [1].At the University of Central Florida new approaches in engineering and

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Milton Franke

, and training for its people to “achieve personal and professional excellence.” 1 TheAir Force vision for scientists and engineers is “Air Force Scientists and Engineers…guiding,producing and sustaining concepts, technologies and systems that are key to aerospaceoperations.”2 The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) provides responsive graduate andprofessional continuing education, research, and consulting to keep the Air Force and theDepartment of Defense (DoD) on the leading edge of technology and management. Throughfrequent consultation with the major commanders of the Air Force, the AFIT faculty establishesand maintains educational programs meeting Air Force needs. The Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), located at Wright

Conference Session

ET Design Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Myszka

. Topics that should be discussed during thepresentation include, but are not limited to, the following. 1. A description of the machine, including photograph(s). 2. Identification of the mechanical elements of the mechanism, including a technical sketch(s) of the mechanism being evaluated. 3. Free body diagrams of the different components in your machine. 4. A kinematic sketch of the mechanism and the calculation of the degrees of freedom. 5. A description of the motion that the different links of the mechanism, while the machine is being operated. 6. A description of the force transmission of the different links. These free body diagrams may need to be altered if the forces dramatically change while the

Conference Session

New Programs and Success Stories

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Farr

Session 2342 Involving Industry in the Design of Courses, Programs, and A Systems Engineering and Engineering Management Department John V. Farr and Dinesh Verma Stevens Institute of TechnologyABSTRACTOn July 1, 2000 Stevens Institute of Technology created a new Systems Engineering andEngineering Management (SEEM) department. Through a unique partnership with industry andselected government agencies in the area of short courses, graduate programs, and appliedresearch, the department has grown to over 60 masters and 30 PhD students in one year. Interms of revenue from

Conference Session

Computers in Manufacturing Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Marek Balazinski; Aleksander Przybylo

the teaching process.Key words: teaching, manufacturing, simulation, animation.1 IntroductionTeaching manufacturing processes requires students to acquire a good understanding of theoriesrelated to strength of materials, heat transfer, materials structure, etc. Manufacturing processesare often very complex and difficult to explain; therefore, the implementation of numerouslaboratory sessions is required. Laboratory sessions are expensive, long to prepare and theirefficiency is sometimes affected by parasitic phenomena that make the interpretation oflaboratory results difficult. The use of films is also long and costly. In addition, films make itimpossible to separate the different phenomena that come into play in a manufacturing

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Vladimir Briller; John Carpinelli

programdevelopment and debugging. Students may take either course in face-to-face mode or in distancelearning mode.This paper presents an analysis of student performance in the two courses for both modes ofinstruction. The analysis covers course offerings from the Fall 1994 semester through the Spring2001 semester and includes a population of over 5,700 students. This paper also analyzesvariances in the performance among distance learning students. For some instructors, the studentcourse passing rates were consistently higher than for the others. That, coupled with better scoreson student evaluations, allowed us to emphasize the impact of teaching style and teachingmethodologies on the course outcomes for the distance learning students.1

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Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Nicholas Krouglicof

, stand-alone controller or data logger. It incorporates both a user programmablemicrocontroller and a user configurable Complex Programmable Logic Device (CPLD). Themicrocontroller supports high-level programming languages such as C and Basic as well as low-level assembly language. Finally, in terms of design philosophy, the system is based on an openarchitecture (i.e. all the firmware, source code and development tools are available to the studentat no cost).IntroductionLaptop computers are becoming increasingly “pervasive” in undergraduate engineeringprograms throughout the United States. 1 For example, under the IBM ThinkPad Universityprogram, freshmen are provided with the latest laptop computers and software at a substantiallyreduced cost

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What's in Store for the ChE Curriculum?

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2002 Annual Conference

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Louis Theodore; Joseph Reynolds; Ann Marie Flynn

better than anMBA.” (1) Page 7.1322.1 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyrightã 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”Here is a bare outline of the program that is a modification of a plan developed by one of theauthors (2) for another institution. (The reader should note that MEMBA has not been adapted byManhattan College. It is simply a concept that was prepared by the authors without the influenceof other related and/or similar programs, and is being offered to the engineering educationcommunity).Program OverviewThe educational

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Brachtl; Sub Ramakrishnan; Mohammad Dadfar

scheduling algorithms including first-come first-served, shortest process next, round robin,shortest remaining time next, highest response ratio next, and feedback queue. We describe asingle processor system and explain different performance criteria including response time,turnaround time, throughput, and processor utilization. Students can use the simulator to studythe impact of additional soft constraints such as deadlines on the performance of a givenalgorithm.1. IntroductionStudy of operating systems concepts is an important subject area for most undergraduatecomputer science programs. A course on operating systems covers a range of topics includingprocesses, CPU scheduling, concurrency, file and memory management. Where possible, hands-on

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Retention: Keeping the Women Students

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2002 Annual Conference

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Shawna Fletcher; Dana Newell; Mary Anderson-Rowland

Day 8:00 – 2:00pm Tyler MallThursday, Sept. 13 WISE Match Opening Reception 3:00 – 5:00pm WISE CenterTuesday, September 18 SWE General Meeting 6:30pm WISE CenterThursday, September 20 Women’s Wellness – Yoga 2:00 – 4:00pm WISE CenterThursday, Sept. 20 Copi ng and Crisis after 9/11 2:00 p.m. WISE CenterTuesday, September 25 WIN Meeting – Economy 11:30 – 1:00 WISE CenterWednesday, Sept. 26 WISE Member Forum 2:00pm WISE CenterMonday, October 1 WISE Residence Hall Event 6:00p.m

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Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Wheeler; Cliff Grigg; Zachariah Chambers; Richard Layton

: § traditional "survey" courses do not meet student needs, § these courses should concentrate on topics which relate to professional practice in the students' discipline, and § experiential reinforcement of classroom instruction is highly desirable.In 2000, Rose-Hulman submitted a proposal to the National Science Foundation to developeducational materials that would improve the outcomes from the electrical systems course takenby ME students. A few of the general educational practices guiding the course design aredescribed below. 1. Students should come to class prepared and familiar with the topics to be discussed in class. 2. Students should expect a significant amount of work outside of class. 3. Learning aids should be

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul J. Zsombor-Murray

Conference Session

Teaching Entrepreneurship to Engineers

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jacquelyn Sullivan; Lawrence Carlson

designs. Figure 1 provides an example of a designanalysis for a pin and hole-locking snowboard binding design. Page 7.550.3 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education Patent Design Feature Design Evaluation by Feature Adapter or integrated into binding? Integrated Boot remains in binding? Yes Ease of rotation? Difficult: two spring-loaded pins require two

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Freshman Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul LaPlume; Michael Ruane

to Engineering’ a team of faculty typically offers ten different concurrent seven-week ‘modules’, twice a semester. Topics are developed in each of the College’s fourdepartments to represent each degree program, to reflect faculty interests, and to engage studentsand encourage their continued study in engineering. Students choose any two of the ten modulesto fulfill their semester-long course requirement. Modules meet 13 times, for 2 hours eachmeeting.In fall 2000 the National Science Foundation awarded a grant for an Engineering Research Centerfor Subsurface Sensing and Imaging Systems (CenSSIS) 1 to Boston University, NortheasternUniversity, Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute, and University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez. Part ofthe education

Conference Session

ECE Education and Engineering Mathematics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Bruno Osorno

-phase rectifiers. As it will be seen, theapplication of a very powerful mathematical technique has given the right solution of a typicalelectrical engineering circuit. The waveforms analyzed are in their steady-state mode with arepetitive period “T” that depends on the physical electric circuit. [1]. We will indicate that theuse of the fundamental signal of a distorted waveform becomes the most important piece ofinformation. This is because in power electronics the calculation of “Power factor”,“Displacement power factor” and “Total Harmonic Distortion” make use of the fundamentalvalue.Theory and simulationNon-sinusoidal waveforms, f(t), that have angular frequencies “ω ” can be obtained as: 1 f

Conference Session

Course Assessment in ET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Oliver Hensley; Marjorie Donovan; Christopher Ibeh; James Otter

traditional routine. Epistecybernetics, a term aptly coined by Hensley (1) et aland simply defined as the governance and stewardship of knowledge provides theframework for meeting the requirement of systematized documentation of program(s)activities. The CUES (Consortium for Upgrading Educational Standards) protocol, oneof the core components of the epistecybernetic system, when successfully implemented,can be a useful assessment tool for program(s) activities and enhanced student learning.1. IntroductionInstitutions, programs, accreditation agencies such as ABET and NCATE, andgoverning bodies such as KBR (Kansas Board of Regents) and others rely extensivelyon the themes of enhanced student learning, successful course delivery methods,continuous

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Patricia Shamamy

Glitter Bug Hover Spacecraft LTU 1 Martian Transporter Eagle XR7 U.S.S. Solar Sail U.S.S. Hub Unit Page 7.356.7 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconected World

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Balmer

College has Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Page 7.2.4 Copyright 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationselected the following four CT areas for emphasis: bioengineering; nanotechnology;mechatronics & intelligent systems; and pervasive computing. These area are briefly describedbelow. 1) Bioengineering: The convergence of engineering, computer science, and biology. Bioengineering combines the analytical and experimental methods of the engineering and BIOENGINEERING - The Convergence of computer science professions

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Use of Labs to Introduce Students to Engr.

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2002 Annual Conference

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Janet Powell; Richard Mines; Laura Lackey

Session 2002-781 Encouraging High School Students to Learn about Bioremediation Richard O. Mines, Jr.1, Janet Carlson Powell2, Laura W. Lackey1 Mercer University1, Department of Environmental Engineering, 1400 Coleman Avenue, Macon, GA 31210 / BSCS2, 5415 Mark Dabling Blvd. Colorado Springs, CO 808919AbstractThis paper presents a laboratory activity for high school students used to stimulate their interestin environmental engineering and the role of bioremediation in cleaning up the environment.The proposed laboratory activity utilized six, 2

Conference Session

Freshman Design

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Lake; John Anderson; Charles Yarnoff; J. Edward Colgate; Barbara Shwom; Penny Hirsch

Session 1353 Enriching Freshman Design Through Collaboration With Professional Designers P. Hirsch, J. Anderson, J.E. Colgate, J. Lake, B. Shwom, and C. Yarnoff Northwestern UniversityEngineering educators over the last fifteen years have increasingly emphasized the teaching ofdesign.1 As a result, design courses are not only being offered as a capstone experience inengineering majors; they are increasingly found at the freshman and sophomore level. This latterdevelopment has sparked a controversy about whether it is desirable, or even possible, to teachdesign to

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Elhag Shaban

public, prospectivestudents, student counselors, parents, educational institutions, professional societies,potential employers, governmental agencies, and state boards of examiners, specificprograms that meet minimum criteria for accreditation. ABET criteria/2000 assess theprograms with respect to: students, program educational objectives, program outcomesand assessment, professional component, faculty, facilities, institutional support, andfinancial resources [1].The engineering graduate should be able to apply the knowledge of mathematics, science,and engineering to analyze, formulate, interpret data, and design practical engineeringworking systems. The engineering program should train the student for a life longlearning, to work

Conference Session

Lab Experiments in Materials Science

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Jacobs

Materials Science, Engineering and Technology, 2 nd Edition(EMSET2) CD ROM, ISBN 0-13-030534-0 from Prentice-Hall, Inc. by phone call 1-800-922-0579 or e-mail Melissa_Osborn@prenhall.com or go to www.prenhall.com.BIBLIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATIONPrior, Edwin J., James E. Gardner, James A. Jacobs and Louis A. Luedtke and ( August, 2001) National Educators’ Workshop:Update 2000 Standard Experiments in Engineering Materials, Science and Technology, NASA Conference Publication- CP- 2001-211029.Jacobs, James A. and Alfred E. McKenney. (2001) Experiments in Materials Science,Engineering and Technology, 2 nd Edition (EMSET2) CD-ROM, ISBN 0-13-030534-0.Prentice-Hall, Inc.JAMES A JACOBSHe developed the concept and has been co-director of all the

Conference Session

Projects to promote eng.; teamwork,K-12

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Siobhan Gibbons; Ronald Rockland; Joel Bloom; Howard Kimmel

the rewards of science, engineering, mathematics andtechnology (SMET) professions.More positive attitudes towards engineering as a career is one of the outcomes that will usedto determine the efficacy of this outreach program. To this end instruments to measure highschool students’ and adults’ attitudes are being developed. This paper will discuss the designand pilot study of these assessments and initial benchmark results for high school students.1. IntroductionThe 21 st Century economy demands an educated workforce, particularly in science,mathematics, engineering and technology. Individual states and the nation are increasinglyunable to maintain a high quality and diverse technological workforce. The United StatesDepartment of Labor

Conference Session

Academic Issues

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

S.Y. Eidgahy

such as intellect, charm and wit.Engineering education has given significant independence to its primary resource, mainlyfaculty. Due to this fact, an administrator's personally derived power is much more criticalthan that afforded by institutional governance. A chairperson works with faculty rather thanhaving some authority over faculty. Hence, leadership style is extremely important if successis to be achieved. In working with faculty, four conditions for leadership have beenidentified as following: 1) to serve as a facilitative leader, 2) to facilitate/encourageteamwork, 3) collective decisions and actions, and 4) reward collectively where possible 1. A

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Poster

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mani Mina

’ interests primarily define the criteria of selection of the projects. In the followingprojects the students had to research and understand the concepts, learn more in-depthunderstanding of the requirements, and implement their solutions. In some cases the firstattempts were kits available from various electronics suppliers. Following the kits the teamsmodified the projects to learn more. 1. Tesla coils (various kinds) 2. Jacob’s ladder (various kinds) 3. Digital die (different approaches) 4. FM transmitter 5. AM/FM radio 6. Sensor systems for house security 7. Inductive launching system 8. Inductive heating system 9. Stunt gun

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum Development in EET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerome Tapper; Walter Buchanan

necessary resource. In fact, it wasfurther reasoned that if this program was to be a main supplier of ICS engineering resources,industry themselves might be willing to support this program in some way. 1, 2After much discussion, it was decided the basic goal of this program would be to provide state-of-the-art education in the area of industrial control systems, to include the exploration of asmany ICS devices as time permitted. This would enable students to acquire the required skills tobe placed as engineers in this particular industrial market. By providing students with anappropriate and current ICS technical education, in addition to associated cooperative workexperience, all parties involved would benefit. Students, industry-employers, and

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanics Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Rick J. Couvillion; Larry A. Roe; Ing-Chang Jong

dynamics,5,6,7,8 the work done by a force F on a body moving from position A1 along a path Cto position A2 is usually denoted by U1→ 2 and is defined by a line integral ∫A A2 U1→ 2 = F • dr (1) 1where • denotes a dot product, and dr is the differential displacement of the body moving alongthe path C during the action of F on the body.The work U1→ 2 done by a moment M (or a couple of moment M) on a body during its finite ro-tation, parallel to M, from angular position θ1 to angular position θ2 is given