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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Capstone and Design

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Amir Karimi P.E., University of Texas at San Antonio; Randall D. Manteufel, University of Texas at San Antonio

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should include individuals ofdiverse backgrounds, skills, or perspectives.” In the new general criteria, SO3 replaces SO (g) inthe old general criteria. It states “an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.”In our engineering program, students’ design project reports, presentations, and product producedin the two course sequence in capstone design were employed for the assessment and evaluationof most of student outcomes (a) through (k) during the ABET accreditation processes in the past.Current and future student design project reports, presentations, and products will be used for theassessment and evaluation of most of the new SOs 1 through 7 for the future accreditation process.Student work in other upper division

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Capstone and Design

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Stephen Andrew Wilkerson P.E., York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen Andrew Gadsden, University of Guelph; Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania; Donald Jerome Hake II, York College of Pennsylvania

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2W1, Canada This paper presents an engineering capstone design project that is community or service-based. By and large, most students in the school’s capstone program design and build a car forcompetition in the Baja or Formula collegiate program. However, there are several other growingoptions that students are exploring. In 2019-20, one of the options was for students to design andbuild a star tracking mechanism for a 4.5-meter radio telescope. This paper presents the ongoingtelescope work and, where appropriate, contrasts that with the traditional capstone projects likeBaja. In particular, a series 8345 Prime focus radio telescope is to be modified to track stars. Thismeans that we could use the 8345-dish, but little else. Nearly

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Capstone and Design

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Farid Breidi; Jotam E. Chen, University of Southern Indiana; Madelyn D. Sturgeon; Justin Michael Amos, University of Southern Indiana

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Paper ID #30282Educational Opportunities of a Designed-Based Project that ChallengesFreshman Students to Build a Miniature Racing CarProf. Farid Breidi Farid Breidi is an Assistant Professor in Engineering at the University of Southern Indiana. He received his B.E. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the American University of Beirut in 2010, his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2012, and his Ph.D. in the area of fluid power, dynamic systems and controls from Purdue University in 2016. His research interests include digital fluid power systems, modeling and simulation of dynamic

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Dynamics I

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Kamyar Ghavam, University of Waterloo; Homeyra Pourmohammadali, University of Waterloo; Lucas Botelho, University of Waterloo

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towards the newer students [8].Motivation: It has been shown that students felt improvement in communication and problem-solving skills when provided with the opportunity to work with industry partners [9]. If it isassumed that this was mostly due to their ability to work with more experienced individuals andto benefit from more senior perspectives, the effort in introducing a cross-cohort projectmay demonstrate the same benefits albeit to a lesser extent since the difference in experience issignificantly smaller. Lu et al. in 2016 developed a project which started in 2012 and continuedto the date of publishing which allowed over 50 undergraduate students from many differentcohorts to contribute on a capstone project, sometimes over several years

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: The Art of Education

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Nelson Fumo, University of Texas at Tyler

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inthe engineering curriculum, the projects were completed in single classes.In this study, a PBL approach is implemented by developing projects in a series of requiredcourses in a Mechanical Engineering curriculum. The projects assigned in each course are relatedand planned to build up the knowledge and skills needed to develop a successful senior designproject or capstone project. In implementing the approach, the instructor identifies the topic orproblem to be proposed as a senior design project. In the first of the sequential courses, anexperimental measurements laboratory course, a project is assigned regarding a sensor that couldbe used in the senior design project. In the second of the sequential courses, a thermal-fluidslaboratory course

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Capstone and Design

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Jamie Szwalek, University of Illinois at Chicago; Yeow Siow, University of Illinois at Chicago; Jaqueline Oxmara Rojas Robles, University of Illinois at Chicago

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, the quality and quantity of the support staff, in particular undergraduateteaching assistants, were found to be more crucial than anticipated and a robust recruitmentprocess became necessary. The high-stake design project in ME 250 changes each semester toprevent students from obtaining a set of solutions or project reports from prior terms, so teachingassistant training is continuous. The specifics of each problem encountered will be described inthe paper, along with lesson learned on how best to handle each situation and create a structurewhere continuous improvement can be made sustainable.Keywords: first year design, mechanical engineering, Arduino, project-based engineering1 IntroductionME 250 is a first-year design course offered at

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Team/Project-based Pedagogy and Approaches

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Jennifer Lynne Tennison, Saint Louis University; Jenna L. Gorlewicz, Saint Louis University; Sridhar S. Condoor, Saint Louis University

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,mechatronics-style courses and design experiences that have been developed to address this gap[1, 8, 9, 10] (for a thorough sampling of mechatronics education resources, please see [11]).Inevitably, resource and time restrictions, coupled with needing extensive training through pre-requisite courses, limits early exposure to mechatronics-style design projects. Unfortunately, thisoften delays this important introduction to mechatronics and system design to late in theengineering curriculum, likely coinciding with other courses which would benefit from studentshaving had prior experience of such skills (such as capstone design projects). As a result, there isa growing interest in providing systems-level, mechatronics-like training early on in

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Labs & Projects - New Opportunities

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Camilo Ordonez, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Tomas Fajardo, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Shayne Kelly McConomy, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Joshua James Blank, Florida A&M University/Florida State University

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multimedia final presentation. Throughout the semester, students providedtheir opinions and suggested improvements for each deliverable. The contents of this workdetail the different deliverables and the tools the students were given to help gain a foundation inmechatronics, design skills, and project management typical of senior capstone design projects.The paper also presents lessons learned and proposed directions for future improvements. Toprovide some specific examples of the projects and the main deliverables, a website1 wasdeveloped with a sample of representative student work. I. IntroductionThe class EML3811 Mechatronics I is a required course taken by all mechanical engineeringstudents during their Sophomore or Junior year at the FAMU

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Labs & Projects - New Opportunities

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Khalifa H. Harib, United Arab Emirates University; Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan, United Arab Emirates University; Rihab Kamal M. Hamza, United Arab Emirates University; Muthanna Ahmed Aziz, United Arab Emirates University

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boardwith its ATmega328 microcontroller is used in the last four labs. Introduction to the Cprograming language used for microcontroller, has been started with relevant introductorymaterials on digital systems. With minimal or no prior exposure to microcontroller use, thenew development aims at developing students’ ability to implement microcontroller-basedapplications with a target to prepare them to handle automation and measurement and controlprojects in future courses and the capstone project. Table 1: The Scheduled lab experiments and Possible explanations The Lab Experiments Pressing Cause for this Experiment Lab 1: Introduction to the lab Familiarize the students with safety and general rules

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Curriculum and Education

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Muthu Govindaraj, Thomas Jefferson University

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knowledge domain and its constituents, we look forrelationships and crosslinks between the concepts. General concepts are placed at the top of themap, while the more specific concepts are placed below with relationship links, also known as’propositions.’ The maps are never final. As we gain new knowledge and understanding, both inthe meaning of the concepts as well as its relevance in the subject domain, the map can beimproved and expanded. In the case of using the maps as an addition to syllabi, it is preferable tokeep the maps simple and fit into one page or a slide.Since Senior Design is the capstone course for engineering, and many schools use the course forABET accreditation evaluation, it is essential to convey the concept of the course to

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Outreach and Retention

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Leigh S. McCue, George Mason University

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resume.Three students indicated a “Very high likelihood” of offering Candidate 2 an interview, while nostudents selected “Very low likelihood” for Candidate 2’s interview prospects. Candidate 2’sweighted mean evaluation was 3.44. When asked which traits stood out about Candidate 2,experience was again the most commonly included response, but the student evaluators alsoremarked on Candidate 2’s capstone project and programming language skills. Figure 3: Quantitative evaluation of Candidate 2 (“John”); N=16. Figure 4: Qualitative evaluation of Candidate 2 (“John”).Coding the qualitative traits assessment for each of the candidates highlights the disparity betweennon-technical and language skills for “Julie” vice

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Mechatronics & Simulation

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Karnveer Gill, Greensea Systems Inc. ; Nick Morales; David Quintero, San Francisco State University

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knowledgebetween electronics and software necessary to be a mechatronics engineer with system-levelthinking. The material has been structured in such a way that students can work through each laband walk away learning new skills beyond their fundamental mechanical engineering curriculum.For our student evaluations, we predict to see an increase in student engagement andunderstanding from having a real-world application they are solving, such as a NASA Marsrover mission. Moreover, the proposed mechatronics curriculum should provide students toencompass more challenging mechanical engineering senior design capstone projects that moststudents are taking concurrently or the following semester of taking the mechatronics course.In the future, we have many

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Assessment and Accreditation: Making the Grade!

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John Whitefoot, University of Pittsburgh; Mark David Bedillion, Carnegie Mellon University

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Dynamics and Vibrations 4Mech. Design 1 3Mech.Design 2 3 Design Mfg 2 / Mach. Des. 4Mech. Measurements 1 3 Thermal-Fluids Exper. 4.0 Laboratory 1 4Mech. Measurements 2 3 Mechanical Systems Exper. 3.0 Laboratory 2 4Senior Design Project 3 Capstone Design Elective 4.0 Capstone Design 4Applied Thermodynamics 3Heat and Mass Transfer 3 Heat Transfer 3.3 Heat Transfer 3Applied Fluid Mechanics 3Departmental Seminar 0 MechE Seminar Elective 0.7ME Technical Elective 1 3 MechE Tech Elective

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Fluid Mechanics

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Kamau Wright, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford; Tom A. Eppes, University of Hartford

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forward an overview of our effort tointroduce and grow the digital transformation and IBL in the mechanical engineering (ME)curriculum.At the University of Hartford, the first computational skills are obtained in a graphiccommunication course and an engineering computer application course taken by all engineeringmajors in the freshmen year. The former incorporates AutoCAD, and the latter consists ofcomputer programming, data science, and tools for solving problems (MATLAB, MS Excel). Formechanical engineering majors, another computer-aided design (CAD) course withSOLIDWORKS and ANSYS is encountered in the junior year. Most ME capstone projects aresourced from and sponsored by local industry and have at least one component that requiressimulations

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Potpourri

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John Crepeau P.E., University of Idaho, Moscow; Barry Willis, University of Idaho, Moscow; Sean Quallen, University of Idaho, Moscow; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho; Dan Cordon, University of Idaho, Moscow; Terence Soule, University of Idaho; P.K. Northcutt II, University of Idaho; Terri A. Gaffney, University of Idaho; Jeffrey Kimberling, University of Idaho; Angela C. Shears, University of Idaho; Ann Miller, University of Idaho

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interests include improving the representation of young women in engineering fields and the development of Generation Z students.Dr. Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho Dr. Beyerlein has taught at the University of Idaho for the last 27 years. He is coordinator of the college of engineering inter-disciplinary capstone design course. He is also a co-PI on a DOE sponsored Industrial Assessment Center program in which several of the student authors have been involved. Dr. Beyerlein has been active in research projects involving engine testing, engine heat release modeling, design of curricula for active , design pedagogy, and assessment of professional skills.Mr. Dan Cordon, University of Idaho, Moscow Clinical faculty

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: The Art of Education

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Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Eric A. Dieckman, University of New Haven; Ismail I Orabi, University of New Haven; Samuel D. Daniels P.E., University of New Haven

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than 25 papers span a wide spectrum of problems in the dynamics of systems and structures. Dr. Orabi has also been involved in developing schemes for vibration control of space structures during the lift off and in orbit. Professor Orabi has taught courses in both undergraduate and graduate level Mechanical Vibrations and undergraduate level capstone design courses, thermodynamics, Measurement Systems, Engineering Mechanics and Introduction to Engineering. One of Professor Orabi’s most recent projects involves the development of learning modules. These modules provide undergraduate engineer- ing students with improved learning of basic, conceptually-difficult engineering concepts in the context of a basic knowledge

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Curriculum and Education

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Shelby Ann McNeilly, Boise State University; Krishna Pakala, Boise State University; Donald Plumlee P.E., Boise State University

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engineers who can design”[11]. Considering that design is widely regarded as the main activity in engineering, it has neverbeen more urgent for students to gain design experience from their education. However, whileevery ABET accredited engineering program is required to have a capstone or similarly namedproject, most universities only provide such an experience in the senior year of the degree [6].There are two primary solutions to the given issue: offer a curriculum with a rich-project baseand/or promote co-curricular activities. This type of curriculum would entail, say, yearly designprojects, while the extra-curricular activities would include both service-learning tasks as well aslarge cross-disciplinary programs such as the Baja SAE events or

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Assessment and Accreditation: Making the Grade!

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Vallorie Peridier, Temple University

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. Specific duties of eachSO 1-7 committee include: • identifying specific assessments to be carried out for the SO in its purview, • evaluating the completed assessments for the SO in its purview, • discussing the committee’s collective experiences and challenges for delivering effective student experiences in this SO, and • making curricular/program recommendations to the Chair and/or Program as needed.The Assessment Coordinator (the designated individual who facilitates the CI procedures for theProgram) recruits individuals to serve on the SO 1-7 committees, and faculty with relevantacademic responsibility are approached first. For example, the capstone-project faculty arerecruited for the SO-2 (“engineering design”) committee, the

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Curriculum and Education

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Chean Chin Ngo, California State University, Fullerton; Sang June Oh, California State University, Fullerton

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popular trend in the last ten years.  Missouri University of Science and Technology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Virginia Commonwealth University have a dedicated course in leadership, which is a skill that the engineering industry is seeking more from graduates.  University of South Carolina has a course in project management, which helps students in capstone senior design classes. CSU Long Beach, University of Texas Arlington, and University at Buffalo have a course to develop academic success skills of students.  Seventy-three mechanical engineering programs have a dedicated Introduction to Engineering or Mechanical Engineering (Non-CAD based) course during freshmen year. This course

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Assessment and Accreditation: Making the Grade!

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Thomas W. DeNucci, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Elizabeth (Elisha) M.H. Garcia, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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efforts of the curriculum. Annual assessment doesn’t need to be a burden if it’s organically rooted in a course. • EAMU provides a more robust system that is more than just a pass/fail criteria, leading to better assessment. • Currently, the Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Program is relying largely on analytic, in-class data for assessment. An additional layer that will be conducted through a capstone audience survey is planned to be implemented this year as a more holistic, qualitative approach, but the survey will be in the form of a rubric to overlay on the EAMU vector.ConclusionWhen programs adopt the new ABET Criterion 3 Student Outcomes, it is important to recognize that a robustassessment

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Feeling the Heat - Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

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Alexander John De Rosa, Stevens Institute of Technology

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is well-established that students have difficulty transferring knowledge and skills betweencourses in their undergraduate curriculum. At the same time, many college-level courses onlyconcern material relating to the course itself and do not cover how this material might be usedelsewhere. It is unsurprising, then, that students are unable to transfer and integrate knowledgefrom multiple areas into new problems as part of capstone design courses for example, or in theircareers. More work is required to better enable students to transfer knowledge between theircourses, learn skills and theory more deeply, and to form engineers who are better able to adaptto new situations and solve “systems-level” problems. In this investigation, students in