Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Forbes; Mary Emplaincourt

existence of standards and the importance they have in the workplace. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the application of standards in the productliability arena. The example cited is for Industrial Rotary Mower and the associated blades. Thestandards for the mower and blades are SAE J232 Apr94 and ANSI/ASAE S483 Jul93. Background In 1998 Camilla Haynes was killed when a 13-pound blade (Fig. 1) broke loose from anindustrial rotary mower and flew through the windshield (Fig. 2) hitting Haynes in the chin andthroat area, crushing her jugular vein and spine. Driving along I-55 in Jackson, Mississippi, Mrs.Haynes, the driver of the vehicle, was traveling from her home in Arkansas

Conference Session

Teamwork, K-12: Projects to Promote Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Gannod

professionals are in higher demand,universities are finding it harder and harder to attract and retain qualified students in science andengineering programs.1 A nationally discussed societal problem termed the “digital divide” has agreat effect on which students will choose technology-related majors.2 Other related problemsinclude attracting minorities and women to engineering and science and finding students whoseK-12 education provides the background necessary to be successful in science, engineering, andtechnology-related fields.1,3,4,5 These challenges, along with the desire to share the excitement ofcomputer science and technology, have lead to the development of the Technology Education forKids (TEK) program at Arizona State University by

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ted Sarma; Massood Atashbar; S. Hossein Mousavinezhad

collective and individual course offerings. Theseassessments tend to be generalized and may not provide appropriate feedback regarding specificcourse materials. We have implemented several assessment methodologies, which providecontinuous feedback during the course session.The foundational course of this paper was first documented by Atashbar [1]. “Engineering of Real-Time Systems” was introduced as a new junior level engineering course in the Fall of 1999 atWestern Michigan University. This course addressed the education of EE and CE in the areas ofdigital data acquisition, signal processing, communications and controls. Student feedback in theform of standard student reviews indicated significant satisfaction with the course structure

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanics Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Wirgau; Abhinav Gupta; Vernon Matzen

regarding similar distance-learning laboratories.Overview of Recent WorkMany universities in the US and abroad have already seen the importance of distance learningassociated with their classes. However only a few have done similar work with experimentation.These examples, including those in a research setting, provide a useful insight into theapplication of a remote site solution towards the shake table experiment. Remote research collaboratories have been developed to accelerate research and shareresources. These collaboratories allow for groups to use equipment that was previouslyinaccessible. The Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation (NEES)1 is one of the mostprominent in the structural field. The NEESgrid associates with both

Conference Session

Mathematics in the Transition

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kyria Alfaro; Michael Mooney

assisted the teachers when necessary. AE fellows alsoconducted assessment of student attitudes, student content knowledge, and teacherperspectives. The paper will chronicle the implementation of each curricular unit andreport on teacher and student experiences.2.0 Adventure Engineering OverviewAE strives to (1) improve interest in and attitudes towards mathematics, science andengineering; (2) improve concept learning in science and math; and (3) provide a minds-on, hands-on, meaningful and enjoyable experience. The AE program involves thedevelopment and implementation of single day to four-week adventure-driven engineering-based curricular units for grades 4 through 9 science and/or math classes. Given adesignated time period and concepts

Conference Session

Mechanical ET Design & Capstone

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Alok Verma

. Two teams worked on the project. Team 1 consisting of three students performedthe design analysis and fabricated the components2 . The second team consisting of onestudent performed air quality tests, cost analysis and testing3 .Primary objectives of the project are as follows:1. Measure the difference between the in-door air quality when using a clean and a dirty air filters.2. Measure the increase in power consumption when using a dirty filter.3. Design a reliable, low cost sensor, which will be able to send a warning signal when an air filter gets dirty.4. Design a simple installation method for the sensor.5. Perform a cost analysis for the implementation of the device.1. Air quality tests The major purpose of installing an air

Conference Session

Teaching Design with a Twist

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Masi

interactive exercises which explore thismaterial 1, 8, 15, 16, 17, 23, 31, 39 . This sampling of work on educational technology andengineering education often have similar instructional goals. The overall goal of multimediacurricular material is that difficult concepts might best be taught through presentation of thoseconcepts in a variety of forms, be they visual simulations, text, or graphics. Furthermore, it isthought that the interactive, flexible nature of the ideal user interface might furnish a learner-centered constructivist environment for self-paced and styled material comprehension. Hsi and Agogino have noted that students haphazard, unstructured approach to web-based multimedia material in engineering seldom leads to positive

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Yoon; Stephen S. Yau, Arizona State University; Sandeep K. S. Gupta, Arizona State University; Fariaz Karim, Arizona State University; Sheikh I. Ahamed, Arizona State University; Yu Wang, Arizona State University; Bin Wang, Arizona State University

develop such an environment and greatly enhance collaborative learning will bepresented. The smart classroom will be used for a senior group software engineering projectcourse as an illustrative example.Keywords: Smart Classroom, collaborative learning, pervasive computing, situation-awareness,and Reconfigurable Context-Sensitive Middleware (RCSM).1 Introduction Over the years, technology has been used to improve the quality of instruction. However,effective use of technology to enhance the quality of teaching is a very challenging problem.Technology can be used to improve the quality of teaching in many ways. For example, it canimprove the interactions between the instructor and the students, or in-group collaboration amongthe students