Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Instrumentation

Paper ID #25978Experiential Learning of Students through Prescriptive Laboratory Experi-ments Versus Open-ended Laboratory AssignmentsProf. Akram Hossain, Purdue University Northwest Akram Hossain, Purdue University Calumet Akram Hossain is a professor in the department of Engi- neering Technology and Director of the Center for Packaging Machinery Industry at Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN. He worked eight years in industry at various capacities. He is working with Purdue University Calumet for the past 27 years. He consults for industry on process control, packag- ing machinery system design, control and related

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David M. Beams P.E., University of Texas, Tyler

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Diversity

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Instrumentation

electrical characteristics of basic electronic devices (diodes,Zener diodes, MOSFETs, and BJTs). The accompanying laboratory includes experiments onmeasurement of the IV characteristics of these devices and derivation of small-signal modelsfrom those characteristics. Experimental procedures for measurement of I-V characteristics havebeen in place at the University of Texas at Tyler for a number of years, but the development of“lab-in-a-box” solutions (such as the National Instruments myDAQ) has provided impetus toredesign these experiments to be compatible with that paradigm. To that end, the University ofTexas at Tyler has designed a curve-tracer module that is compatible with the myDAQ andwhich allows students to make direct measurements of I-V

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Loker, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Stephen A. Strom, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

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Instrumentation

Paper ID #25526Innovative Laboratory Projects for a Measurements and InstrumentationCourseProf. David R. Loker, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College David R. Loker received the M.S.E.E. degree from Syracuse University in 1986. In 1984, he joined General Electric (GE) Company, AESD, as a design engineer. In 1988, he joined the faculty at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. In 2007, he became the Chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Program. His research interests include wireless sensor networks, data acquisition systems, and communications systems.Mr. Stephen A. Strom, Penn State Erie, The Behrend

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Avimanyu Sahoo, Oklahoma State University; Young Chang, Oklahoma State University

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Instrumentation

power plant components, mainly related to the safety of pressurized-water reactors. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Laboratory Activities of the Fundamentals of Mechatronics Course for Undergraduate Engineering Technology StudentsAbstractA mechatronics course was developed as a multidisciplinary course for undergraduate students inMechanical Engineering Technology (MET) and Electrical Engineering Technology (EET) atOklahoma State University. The Fundamentals of Mechatronics course serves as the foundationalcourse for three other Mechatronics courses, which will be the core of the proposed minor andgraduate programs at the Division of Engineering Technology. It is a three credit hour

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tae-Hoon Kim, Purdue University Northwest; Ricardo A. Calix, Purdue University Northwest; Dhruvkumar Patel

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Instrumentation

Paper ID #25987Low Cost System for Laboratory-based Course in IT Education using Rasp-berry PiDr. Tae-Hoon Kim, Purdue University NorthwestDr. Ricardo A. Calix, Purdue University NorthwestDhruvkumar Patel c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Low cost system for laboratory-based course in IT Education using Raspberry PiAbstractIn Information Technology (IT) education, hands-on experience through the lab is crucialbecause students tends to learn thing better when observing how practically it’s been applied inreal system. In general, the lab in IT education requires a variety of equipment such as

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luis Alberto Rodriguez, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Daniel Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Michael D. Cook, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Instrumentation

Paper ID #25787Development of a Motion Control Laboratory Focusing on Control Designand Fluid Power EducationDr. Luis Alberto Rodriguez, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Luis A. Rodriguez is an assistant professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the Milwau- kee School of Engineering (MSOE). He completed his doctoral training at the University of California- Irvine where he was a National Science Foundation Bridge to the Doctorate Fellow. He completed his master’s degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he was a GEM fellow and Graduate Engi- neering Research Scholar. He also holds a bachelor’s

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maged Mikhail, Purdue University Northwest; Athula Kulatunga, Purdue University Northwest

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Instrumentation

, therobotics laboratory was created and equipped with several FANUC industrial robots. In the nearfuture, classroom computers will have FANUC Robotics ROBOGUIDE simulation softwareavailable for students to practice as well. The creation of the robotics concentration is the last stepto maximizing the use of the robots and meeting industrial demands for the benefit of the students[3,4].IntroductionIndustrial automation involves the use of machines to perform manufacturing processes with levelsof speed, precision, consistency, and stamina beyond the capacity of any human worker. The mainadvantages of automation consist of reduced production costs, improved quality and reliability,and decreased waste. Although the implementation of machines in the

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maged Mikhail, Purdue University Northwest; Ali Alavizadeh, Purdue University Northwest

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Instrumentation

basic features, and their implementation are discussed inthe lab description section, with detailed instruction included in the actual laboratory manual. Figure 1. Comparison of FANUC LR mate robot (left) with RobotRun Simulation (right).Software Simulation Advantages,As previously discussed, the use of simulation can offer some distinct advantages, especiallywhen the software comes at no cost to the University, or the students. The obvious mainadvantage is concept reinforcement, and overall exposure to the basic constructs, and commandsof a typical industrial robot. Tasks such as jogging the robot, teaching frames,creating/modifying, and executing programs are essentially identical in the FANUC teachpendant, and the “RobotRun” teach pendant

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyrus Habibi P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Instrumentation

iscomposed of a series of lectures, and it includes a laboratory component. In the University ofMinnesota, an IoT lab module has been developed and added to an electrical engineeringfreshman-level C++ programming course [3]. Their C++ programming course consists of 15-weeks, two one hour and half lectures and one three-hour lab session per week. Half of their labsare IoT related, consisting of device setup, input/output devices, cloud connectivity, and simplemultitasking. The challenges in offering the IoT course has been identified as the content of thecourse and at what level the course needs to be introduced [4]. The IoT includes both hardwareand software components, covering extensive material. It has been noted that it is a challenge tohave a

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maged Mikhail, Purdue University Northwest; Ali Alavizadeh, Purdue University Northwest

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Instrumentation

), includes hands-onlaboratories and activities that are essential for all Mechanical Engineering Technology, ElectricalEngineering Technology and Mechatronics Engineering Technology students to work on. In orderto allow students to work with PLC training units individually or in small groups without requiringa large lab space, portable PLC trainers have been utilized in order to support the laboratory portionof this course for two semesters in 2017. Therefore, portable PLC trainers have been designed andbuilt to replace the out-of-date, rack-mounted PLC trainers. The final design, schematic drawings,sample lab handouts, and results from a survey given to students will be presented in this paper.Finalized designThis section includes figures

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter D. Huerter, Purdue University Northwest

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Instrumentation

laboratory experiments.However, troubleshooting of equipment and complex machines are not given sufficient attentionfor a typical industrial setting during regular engineering coursework. Purdue UniversityNorthwest’s Outcome Based Education allows students to gain hands-on experiencetroubleshooting complex circuits, machines, and their subsystems.In order to familiarize students with troubleshooting and identifying equipment failures, theresurrection of a relatively complex and non-functional NovaMill 3-Axis CNC Milling Machineis selected as a Capstone Senior Design project. The objectives of this project include identifyingthe different sub-systems of the machine, isolating each sub-system, testing and documentationof initial status, identification