Conference Session

Assessing Teaching & Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Pavelich; Stephen Krause

of Physics, 66, pg 64-74(1998).[3] Information on the Foundation Coalition can be accessed at www.foundationcoalition.org.[4] Evans, D.L., Gray, G.L. Krause, S., Martin, J., Midkiff, C., Notaros, B.M., Pavelich, M.,Rancour, D., Reed-Rhoads, T., Steif, P., Streveler, R.,Wage, K., "Progress on Concept InventoryAssessment Tools", Proceedings of the 33rd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (2003).Note that FIE Proceedings can be accessed at http://fie.engrng.pitt.edu/.[5] Krause, S., Decker, J.C., and Griffin, R., "Using a Materials Concept Inventory to AssessConceptual Gain in Introductory Materials Engineering Courses", Proceedings of the 33rd ASEE/IEEEFrontiers in Education Conference (2003). Note that FIE Proceedings can

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Lab Experiments in Materials Science

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2004 Annual Conference

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John Roth; Fredrick Nitterright, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Robert Weissbach, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

. Nitterright, and Robert S. Weissbach The Pennsylvania State University - Erie, the Behrend CollegeAbstractIn many engineering situations, load-bearing members are exposed, either intentionally orunintentionally, to electrical currents. This topic, the effect of electricity on the mechanicalproperties of a material, has not been investigated. Furthermore, laboratory set-up andprocedures designed to investigate these effects have not been designed and published forincorporation into typical material science courses. Therefore, in order to begin to identify theseeffects and to broaden the scope of the traditional laboratory experiments associated withstandard materials science courses, a test apparatus was developed that allows

Conference Session

Sustainability and the Environment

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2004 Annual Conference

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Leirad Carrasco; Charles Turner

advocate of sustainability in all aspects of engineering andhas worked to implement these concepts at UTEP and in his research.Leirad Carrasco was awarded with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering at the University of Texas at ElPaso (UTEP) in 2000. She holds a Master of Science in Environmental Engineering and is currently enrolled in theEnvironmental Science and Engineering Ph.D. Program at UTEP. Mailing address: 734 S. Mesa Hills, Apt. 36. ElPaso, TX 79912. E-mail address: lcarrasco2@utep.edu Phone number: (915) 747 8676.Bibliographic Information1 Turner, Charles; Wen-Whai Li; Alfredo Martinez; “Developing Sustainable Concepts in a College of Engineering”presented at the Green Engineering Conference: Sustainable and Environmentally

Conference Session

Portable/Embedded Computing I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Tisa; Greg Garwood; Peter Jansson

peripheral for this application since it is not necessary for the user to have it in his/herpossession to function properly. The Bluetooth GPS receiver offered by Socket Communications4(Figure 1, center) has received great reviews and is presently the premier portable GPS integrationsolution. It contains a lithium ion battery that is specified to run for a minimum of 6 hours with afull charge. The kit from Socket includes a cigarette lighter adapter for use in automobiles,mapping software (if needed), and a leather case to store the receiver. The accuracy is 10 metersfrom the actual position, 0.1 m/s from actual velocity, and is synchronized to satellite GreenwichMean Time within one microsecond. An external antenna port is available to potentially

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sunil Kulkarni; Chung Leung

Session 1532 Implementation of Wavelet Decomposition and Reconstruction for an Image using TMS320C6701 Chung S. Leung, Sunil Kulkarni Electrical Engineering Department Texas A&M University-Kingsville Kingsville, Texas 78363AbstractThe discrete wavelet transform provides sufficient information both for analysis and synthesis ofthe original image with a significant reduction in the computation time. There are twoapproaches for working on the above algorithm, one being by using two dimensional

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Tang; Lynn Johnson

Press. Citations: app 62-64, 124-125;b pp 204-212; cpp 195-196, 212-214; dpp 127-132, 184-185; xxxiii, 239-230.4 Johnson, Lynn and Tang, Michael (2003) “Foundations of Engineering, Science and Technology (FEST)Project -Phase I Report.” Report to the Colorado Institute of Technology, Denver, CO. 300 pgs. April.5 Tang, Michael and Johnson, Lynn (1999). Changing the Learning Paradigm through the STC-LinkElectronic Library." Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice. 19-24. January.6 Barnfield, Louise (2000). Oracle iLearning 3.0: An Oracle White Paper. Oracle Corporation, RedwoodShores CA. September.7Byrne, R, & Shumman, S. (2001). Online Tutoring Project. Presentation given at MathematicalAssociation of America

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IE Accreditation and Program Issues

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Palmer; Terri Lynch-Caris; Matthew Sanders

Session 1657 Using Pre- and Post-Tests for Course Level Assessment Terri Lynch-Caris, Mark Palmer, and Matthew S. Sanders Kettering UniversityAbstractThe pre/post-test method of assessing student learning is discussed as implemented in theIndustrial Engineering Department at Kettering University. The steps for implementation as wellas the outcomes expected are presented. Three steps to implementation are considered. First, aprocess flow model of the relationship between all courses within the department to visuallycharacterize prerequisite courses and independent courses is developed

Conference Session

Innovations in the ChE Laboratory

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Dunbar

Equalization basin construction plans. It is constructedof plywood lined with acrylic sheeting sealed with water proof epoxy, 2x4’s, 4x4’s, and steelbolts. The tank’s volume is a cubic yard or about 200 gallons. After a few layers of epoxy andcaulk, the tank sealed up and did not leak. Figure 5 shows the flocculation/sediment tank whichwas made of similar construction materials. Due to the need of sloping floors, it was moredifficult to construct and despite multiple layers of epoxy and caulk—the tank would notcompletely seal up and some leakage occurred. Figure 6 shows the entry to the filterconstruction. A layer of plexy glass was added to the top of the filter and holes were drilled toallow an even distribution of water across the filter. The

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ehsan Sheybani, Virginia State University

performed. The “within” variable will be time with two levelsrepresenting posttest and the follow-up test, respectively.References[1] Franklin, S., Peat, M., Lewis, A., & Sims, R., “ Technology at the cutting edge: A large scale evaluation ofthe effectiveness of educational resources”, In C. Montgomeries & J. Viteli (Eds.), Proceedings of Ed-Media2001. Tampere, Finland, June 25-30, 2001; Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education(AACE).[2] Pike, R. W., “Creative training techniques handbook”, Minneapolis, MN: Lakewood Books, 1994.[3] Anderson, T., “An Updated and Theoretical Rationale for Interaction”, 2000,itech1.coe.uga.edu/itforum/paper63/paper63.htm[4] Dehoney, J., & Reeves, T., “Instructional and social dimensions of

Conference Session

Experience with Experiential Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mary Beth Lakin; Gary Crossman

providing a formal mechanismfor the assessment of college level knowledge and skills gained outside the college classroom.(1) Experiential learning has a rich history in the United States and around the world. In the1930's Dewey (1939) focused on the importance of experiential learning in the natural sciences.After World War II, returning veterans pushed America's educational system to recognizealternative systems of learning. This resulted in the development of standardized examinationssuch as the College Level Examination Program (CLEP). The American Council on Education (ACE) is an umbrella organization for our collegesand universities, located in Washington, D.C. In 1942 it founded the Center for Adult Learningand Educational

Conference Session

Projects,Teams & Cooperative Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Eschenbach; Eileen Cashman

/~eae1/CCLI02/, viewed January 6, 2004.5 Eschenbach, E. A. (1998) Web Based Forms for Design Team Peer Evaluations. Proceedings of the AnnualConference of the American Society for Engineering Education.6 Eschenbach, E. A. (1997) Peer Evaluation for Design Team Effectiveness. Proceedings of the Annual Conferenceof the American Society for Engineering Education.7 Wilson, J. (1994). The CUPLE physics studio. The Physics Teacher. 32(9):518-523. December.8 Williams, P. J. , MacLatchy, S. Cyrus, P, J. Backman, and D. S. Retson (1996) Studio Physics Report on theAcadia Advantage. Acadia University, Wolfville, Canada. ONLINE: http://www.acadiau.ca/advantage/physics.htm.9 Environmental Resources Engineering (2003) HSU- ERE Design Studio, Online:http

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Alene Harris; Chad Washington; Patrick Norris

type of report, the session(s) to include, andvarious options for computing report data. For example, a report across multiple sessions mightallow grouping results by instructor or date range, or normalization of results according to thenumber of sessions. Furthermore, once reports are generated the user may wish to edit, print, orsave the report to an archive. The last group of tasks relate to managing stored data, as usersneed to be able to edit session information such as the instructor or coder, delete sessions, and Page 9.1409.3 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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Design Experiences in Energy Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Heather Cooper

implementation of the projects. In the Fall2003 semester, surveys were completed at the end of the project. The survey questions askedwhat the student liked best and least about the project, and whether the project gave the student abetter understanding of any course concepts. (Students who answered yes to the latter questionwere asked to list the specific concept(s).) Table 3 lists a few of the individual student responsesto the question regarding course concepts. It is important to note that this list of concepts is fromstudents who completed four different projects, but it clearly demonstrates that students feel theprojects have enhanced their learning of thermal science concepts

Conference Session

New Program/Course Success Stories

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Swiezynski; Don Myers; Ray Luechtefeld

administration. Information wasrequested to determine whether the degree choices made by those receiving advanced degreeswere influenced significantly by cost, geographical locations, and/or time convenience. Inaddition, information was requested of those interested in pursuing an advanced degree whetherthey would be interested in a distance education program offering, i.e., via internet.IntroductionThe survey requested a variety of biographical information from its participants, includingdegrees obtained, dates of degree completion and current professional position. Alumni wereasked to provide information regarding the means by which they received their degree(s), i.e., oncampus coursework or distance education. Alumni were also asked to answer

Conference Session

Trends in BAE

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Patricia Haan; Joshua Peschel

design practice instruction.NRCS-CN Calculation Procedures Though the focus of this article is an instructional framework, it is necessary to first brieflyoutline the steps in the NRCS-CN technique that will be used. For a more thorough treatment ofthe NRCS-CN procedure see USDA-SCS (1985, 1986). The NRCS-CN method initializes with the calculation of the potential maximum retention ofwater after surface runoff begins. In the following expression: 1000 S= − 10 (1) CNS represents the potential maximum retention quantity (in inches) and CN is the value

Conference Session

Creative Ways to Present Basic Materials

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Niebuhr; Heather Smith

multidisciplinary education.2,3,4The need to integrate and foster innovative teaching ideas was recognized by the NationalScience Foundation (NSF) in the early 90’s. In 1993 the NSF sponsored a seven schooleducation coalition.5 The focus of this coalition was to develop curricular change that integratedthe traditional fundamentals in mathematics and science plus emphasized problem solving and Page 9.187.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2004, American Society for Engineering Educationdesign. NSF also emphasized the need to improve the learning

Conference Session

Introduction to Engineering and More

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Gunn

. Somerton is Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan StateUniversity. He teaches in the area of thermal engineering including thermodynamics, heat transfer, and thermaldesign. Dr. Somerton has research interests in computer design of thermal systems, transport phenomena in porousmedia, and application of continuous quality improvement principles to engineering education. He received his B.S.in 1976, his M.S. in 1979, and his Ph.D. in 1982, all in engineering from UCLA.BRIAN S. THOMPSONBrian S. Thompson is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University. Currently he serves asthe Departmental Design Coordinator. Dr. Thompson has published in the following areas: mechanisms, smartmaterials

Conference Session

ECE Education and Engineering Mathematics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Heer

A Custom Microcontroller System used as a platform for learning in ECE Adriaan Smit, Donald Heer, Roger Traylor, Terri S. FiezAbstract: TekBots™ is a program that was started at Oregon State University in theElectrical and Computer Engineering Department to develop Platforms for Learning™.The program is designed to assist, re-enforce and accelerate the learning process byintegrating knowledge across many different courses. For each course the TekBotplatform is used to closely tie the course material to ‘real’ engineering hardware. Withthese hands on materials, the students can attach a real meaning to many of theseemingly ambiguous topics learned in lecture. The TekBots platform is composed

Conference Session

Experience with Experiential Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Patterson; C. Richard Helps

indicate all neutral-to-positive responses from the students on aspects ofcompetition learning. The most significant mean of the survey was about cooperative learning(Q1), showing that most students prefer to work in groups rather than individually. The relatedquestion 11 was also positive, although not as markedly. The next significant mean of the surveyindicated that the most support on the competition project comes from the professor or TA (Q7)followed by support from other students in the group (Q8). The instructor(s) are obviouslyviewed as an expert resource; nevertheless, other responses indicate that students still takesignificant responsibility for finding their own information. Question 9, which had the lowestmean, indicated that some

Conference Session

Projects,Teams & Cooperative Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory Mason

Workshop, given at the 2001 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Albuquerque, NM, June 24-27, 2001. 6. Adams, R. S., Atman, C. J., Nakamura, R., Kalonji, G., and Denton, D., “Assessment of an International Freshmen Research and Design Experience: A Triangulation Study,” International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol 18, No. 2, 2002, pp. 180-192. 7. Mason, G. and Rutar, T. “Creating a Learning Community in a Freshman Design Course with a Senior High-School Class and a Freshman Graphics Class.” Proceedings of the 2002 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, 2002. 8. TIDEE Team Knowledge Assessment criteria, accessed on

Conference Session

Potpourri of Engineering Mathematics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Siegenthaler

, includingone evaluation which the author has framed and is on his wall to be reread when he has abad day.I. IntroductionMathematics is the basis for all science and engineering. A common motto has alwaysbeen, “If you have room for another course in graduate school, you can never go wrongby taking another math course.” The pillars of science in the early 1900’s, Einstein,Heisenburg, Planck, Schrodinger, etc., were all superb applied mathematicians. Einsteinwas obviously a very good pure mathematician as well. The more mathematics a Page 9.152.1 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

TIME 7: ABET Issues and Capstone Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Erik Bowman; Kenneth Siegenthaler

. Lynnette Kaffine.Bibliography1. Bloom, Roland J., and Vallado, David A., Engineering Systems Design, 8th ed., edited by Elsa S. Brunoand Erik C. Bowman, Department of Astronautics, United States Air Force Academy, CO, 2000.2. Bowman, Erik C., Engineering 410 Instructor Book, Department of Astronautics, United States AirForce Academy, CO, 2001.BiographiesKENNETH E. SIEGENTHALER is an Associate Professor of Astronautics at the U.S. Air Force Academy.Dr. Siegenthaler has a B.S in the Arts & Sciences from the U.S. Military Academy, a B.S. in Physics fromthe University of Utah, and a M.S. and a Ph.D. in Engineering Physics from the Air Force Institute ofTechnology. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the state of Colorado.ERIK C. BOWMAN is

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching in Engineering/Technology II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Syed Ali; Marcia Rossi; M. Javed Khan

. http://www.abet.org/criteria.html Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education2. Pimmel, L. R., ‘Student Learning of Criterion 3 (a) – (k) Outcomes with Short InstructionalModules and the Relationship with Bloom’s Taxonomy,’ Journal of Engineering Education, Oct.20033. http://biosci.calpoly.edu/BioSci/MonarchFlight/4. http://www.mind.ilstu.edu/5. Ali,S. F., Khan, M. J., Rossi, M., Crane, P., Heath, B., Knighten, T., Culpepper, C., ‘ Effects ofSelf-Instruction Methods and Above Real Time Training on Maneuvering Tasks on a FlightSimulator, Final report NASA NAG203, 20036. Khan, M. J., Rossi, M., Heath, B., Ali, S. F

Conference Session

EM Skills and Real-World Concepts, Pt. 2

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Mayer

B Demand Center(s) Fishing Stock 2 C 3 Figure 1. Network flow model for trawler fleet routingsThe well-known critical path method (CPM) is another network model that calls for optimumscheduling of project activities with various sequential relationships. Adopted in manyindustries to determine least time and least cost schedules, CPM is a useful tool for effectivescheduling of ocean-related construction and shipbuilding projects. Once more, such problemsare readily

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Martha Cyr; Bonniejean Boettcher; Bree Carlson

of the workshop was for the teachers to develop and submit descriptions ofthe design project(s) they intended to do with their students during the following year. In thedescriptions, they outlined the courses in which they would use the projects, the engineeringconcepts the project would encompass, the timeline of the project, requirements of the students,materials involved, and how the graduate student from their local university could be helpfulduring the year. The teachers could use one of the projects done during the workshop, but werealso encouraged to use their own ideas.ImplementationAs of January, not every teacher had completed their project, although it is required that allprojects be finished by the end of the 2003-2004 school

Conference Session

Engineering/Education Collaborators

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Zsuzsanna Szabo; Darrell Sabers; Reid Bailey

design,and engineering education. He received his B.S. from Duke University and both his M.S. and Ph.D. from theGeorgia Institute of Technology.ZSUZSANNA SZABO is a doctoral student in the Educational Psychology Department at the University ofArizona. Her research interests include assessment, team learning, and gender issues in education. She received herB. S. in Civil Engineering from Technical University Cluj, B. S. in Psychology from University Babes-Bolyai, bothin Romania, and her M. Ed. from SUNY at Buffalo, NY.DARRELL SABERS is Professor and Head of the Department of Educational Psychology at the University ofArizona. His research specialty is applied psychometrics, especially focused on educational testing and research. Hereceived his

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth A. Stephan; Amy G. Yuhasz; Matthew Ohland

order to determine ifthe use of the sensors as a data collection agent has a significant effect on students’ ability tounderstand the observed phenomena. [3] [4] Table 1. Crossover Experimental Design Lab Phase 1 Phase 2 Springs Temperature Non- Non- Sensor Sensor Sensor Sensor s Dr. A’ Section 1 Section 2 Section 2 Section 1 Sections

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Mobile Robotics in Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Holden

StateUniversity, where he has been teaching since August of 2003. Prior to this, he was VicePresident of the MLB Company, and involved in many unmanned air vehicle programs. He canbe reached at meholden@sfsu.edu, and would be happy to talk to people interested in using theNavigator system.References1 Student Racing Partners: www.studentracing.com2 The MLB Company: www.spyplanes.com3 S. Morris and M. Holden, “Design of Micro Air Vehicles and Flight Test Validation”, Conference on Fixed,Flapping and Rotary Wing Vehicles at Very Low Reynolds Numbers, University of Notre Dame, June 20004 See for example the excellent hardware at www.microhardcorp.com5 K. Ogata, Modern Control Engineering, 4th edition, Prentice Hall, 20026 M. Grewal and A. Andrews

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Issues for ET Administrators

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ken Rennels; Stephen Hundley; Patricia Fox

Page 9.1419.2were called community colleges. Only a handful that responded are called community and Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationtechnical colleges. However, a search on Google.com revealed at least thirty plus colleges withthe word “technical” in their name. Of the respondents in 2003, 40% of four-year schools responded that the title of theperson directly in charge of the engineering technology program(s) is a chair, 25% respondeddean, 15% responded director, and 10% responded head. In summary, a typical four-yearengineering technology program is housed in a university and

Conference Session

Real-World Applications

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Weissbach; David Loker; Ronald Krahe

position fix, hhmmss format <2> Latitude, ddmm.mmmm format (leading zeros will be transmitted) <3> Latitude hemisphere, N or S <4> Longitude, dddmm.mmmm format (leading zeros will be transmitted) <5> Longitude hemisphere, E or W <6> GPS quality indicator, 0=Fix not available, 1=Non-differential GPS fix available, 2=Differential GPS (DGPS) fix available, 6=Estimated <7> Number of satellites in use, 00 to 12 (leading zeros will be transmitted) <8> Horizontal dilution of precision, 0.5 to 99.9 <9> Antenna height above/below mean sea level, -9999.9 to 99999.9 meters <10> Geoidal height, -999.9 to