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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Daniel Dannelley, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Elliott Bryner, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Paper ID #29710Fundamental Instrumentation Course for Undergraduate Aerospace andMechanical EngineeringDr. Daniel Dannelley, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott Dr. Dannelley is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona. He teaches courses in thermal-fluid sciences, instrumenta- tion, and senior design. Prior to joining Embry-Riddle he worked as a consultant in the pulp & paper, chemical, and power industries. His current research interests are heat transfer and thermal management.Dr. Elliott Bryner, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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, systems engineering and analysis, and production optimization for private, governmental, and nongovernmental organizations. His research interests include complex systems modeling and simulation and systems engineering, and their application in aerospace, emergency response, and healthcare.Dr. Maged Mikhail, Purdue University Northwest Dr. Maged B.Mikhail, Assistant Professor, Mechatronics Engineering Technology Ph.D., Electrical Engi- neering, Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee, August 2013. Dissertation title: ”Development of Integrated Decision Fusion Software System For Aircraft Structural Health Monitoring” M.S., Electri- cal Engineering, Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee, May 2009

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Instrumentation and Measurements: Innovative Course Development

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Heun, Calvin College

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AC 2007-1675: ENHANCING ENGINEERING EDUCATION WITH WEB-BASEDINSTRUMENTATION DESIGN PROJECTSMatthew Heun, Calvin College Matthew K. Heun received his Ph.D. in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was a staff engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California and a Senior Engineer at Global Aerospace Corporation in Altadena, California before joining the Engineering Department at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Page 12.667.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Enhancing Engineering Education with

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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organizations. His research interests include complex systems modeling and simulation and systems engineering, and their application in healthcare and aerospace. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Enhancing a Programmable Logic Controller Course using Portable TrainersAbstractThe current lab for a course on Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) includes outdated, rack-mounted PLC equipment. While these provide the students with a procedural introduction to PLCs,it is the authors’ belief that the current equipment do not allow for conceptual understanding orreal world experience with PLCs. The focus of the present paper is on the steps taken to develop

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Peter Mark Jansson, Bucknell University; Peter Sawirs Kaladius, Bucknell University

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trials when there is a mass distribution asymmetry,significant local celestial mass alignment will yield regular results). The team also expanded ourcontrol trials database where the device batteries were loaded with comparable electrical demandand energy from its DC drive motors using solely resistive lamps (as shown in Fig. 1). Thissuggestion was offered by colleagues at Dresden University during a presentation of the resultsat Aerospace Corporation in California [view Ref. 7 Youtube presentation]. These controlsenabled us to have more accurate statistics and to reinforce a solid understanding of batteriesdischarge behavior in a control (or more normal) setting. The list below (in Table 1) is a subsetof all the challenges identified but

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Elliott Bryner, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Daniel Dannelley, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott

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to group. Examples of projects from past semesters are; designing and testing aRanke-Hilsch vortex tube, PID controller for the Propulsion Lab compressed air control valve,and the temperature distribution in a tropical fish tank from a heated pump. These projects wereall planned and executed by students meeting all four of the learning objectives.ConclusionsThis course combined with the first semester measurement and instrumentation course provide astrong foundation of experimental engineering for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineeringstudents. Student feedback consistently cites the hands-on, independent and open ended nature ofthe course and lab activities as some of the most useful in the curriculum. Students have alsocommented that taking

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Instrumentation in Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jimmy DiTraglia, Middle Tennessee State University; Xiaojing Yuan, University of Houston; Mequanint Moges, University of Houston

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European thematic networks, Proc. of the IEEE IMTC 2002, AK, USA, 1475 – 1479. 4. G.J. Pottie andW.J. Kaiser.Wireless Integrated network sensors Communications of the ACM,2000. 5. M. A. Moges and Thomas G. Robertazzi, “Wireless Sensor Networks: Scheduling for Measurement and Data Reporting”, IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, Vol. 42, No. 1, pp. 327-340, January 2006. 6. RF Monolithics. http://www.rfm.com/products/data/tr1000.pdf. 7. Crossbow Technology, Inc. http://www.crossbow.com. 8. ATMEL 8-bit RISC Processor. http://www.atmel.com/products/prod23.htm. Page 14.425.8

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Developing New Instrumentation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College; Yakov Cherner, ATeL, LLC; Edward Bigos, Springfield Technical Community College; Ted Sussmann, Springfield Technical Community College

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impacts human endeavor andcommerce (i.e. Aerospace, Agriculture, Automotive, Biomedical, Building Automation, EnergyExploration and Production, Environmental Monitoring, Healthcare, Homeland Security,Industrial Automation, Infrastructure Monitoring, Information Technology, Manufacturing,Military, Pharmaceutical, Telecomm, Transportation, Weather Forecasting, etc). These sensorsare being networked together through: either standards based or industry proprietary wirednetworks or emerging wireless networking technologies. Presently, at the two- and four-yearcollege level, technologists and technicians in a wide variety of impacted disciplines are notreceiving an adequate education about: fundamental sensor theory, basic sensor operation

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maged Mikhail, Purdue University ; Craig Durwin Engle, Purdue University, Calumet (College of Technology)

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Arm.” B.S., Electrical Engineering University of El Mina Cairo, Egypt, May 2001.Prof. Craig Durwin Engle, Purdue University, Calumet (College of Technology) Craig D. Engle is clinical assistant professor of Mechatronics Engineering Technology and Mechanical Engineering Technology at Purdue University Northwest in Hammond campus located in Indiana. Craig’s industrial experience includes 23 years in the aerospace industry focusing on flight and missile simulations and electro optics system analysis. Craig has submitted approximately 31 patent applications, received notice of allowance on 24 applications and paid issue fees on seventeen applications resulting in seventeen U. S. Patent Awards so far. He received a

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Claire Cynthia Lehman, Bill's Robotic Solutions; Mir M. Hayder, Savannah State University

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Paper ID #18508Environmental Monitoring Robotic SystemDr. Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University Asad Yousuf is the Coordinator and Professor of Electronics Engineering Technology at Savannah State UniversityMr. William Lehman, Bill’s Robotic Solutions William Lehman is President of Bill’s Robotic Solutions which he started in July of 2013. He has had over twenty years of experience in software and hardware development. He has worked on numerous projects in digital communication systems, robotics, and aerospace applications. Mr. Lehman received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering in 1979 from

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shameel Abdulla, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Yasser M. Al Hamidi, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Abdulla Mohamed Baobeid, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Reza Tafreshi, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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accumulate, inducing a voltage difference. By utilizing thephenomena of piezoelectricity, piezoelectric materials are commonly implemented in micro andnano actuators and sensors. Piezoelectric materials, in particular lead zirconate titanate ceramics,are used in applications that require control of displacement within a small range of motion withhigh precision and high resolution. Therefore, the piezoelectric materials are commonly used inmicro-positioning systems such as in Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) [1]. They are used innumerous fields such as biomedical, automotive, aerospace and optical engineering [2].Piezoelectric materials are used as flexible structures to replace the bulky classic mechanical, thusoccupying less space in the micro

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Mohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State University; Mir M. Hayder, Savannah State University; Kisha Renee Cunningham, Savannah State University; Noel Thomas, Flyskywrd Aviation Inc.

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program.Introduction:Through grants funded by the US Army and Robert Noyce grant funded by the NSF, a course wasdeveloped and implemented to provide STEM activities that promote the interest of High Schoolstudents to pursue STEM education in college. The course developed was five weeks given to HighSchool students during their summer break. We used hands-on Robotic activities to motivate thestudents to further their knowledge and interest of STEM disciplines. Robotics is an interdisciplinaryfield that combines a number of disciplines in STEM education. Aerospace activities also provide aninteresting juxtaposition of many STEM fields. Programming flying robots or drones were chosen as amajor activity during the course [1, 2]. Quad rotor Drones are used today in all

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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use robots. Graduates can find abundant employment opportunitiesin automotive and aerospace manufacturing, machine tool companies, the packaging industry,system integrators, nuclear power companies, and robotic manufacturers [6, 7].Overview Since 2010, the demand for industrial robots has accelerated considerably due to theongoing trend toward automation and continued innovative technical improvements in industrialrobots. According to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) statistical department,“Between 2011 and 2016, the average robot sales increase was at 12% per year (compound annualgrowth rate (CAGR)). The number of robot installations had never increased so heavily before.Between 2005 and 2008, the average annual number of

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xavier Shastri Domnique Henry, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Lei Zhang, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra Ph.D., University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Christopher E Hartman, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Christopher Alan Toney II, University of Maryland Eastern Shore ; Ayokunle Adeyemi Akangbe, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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andcontrol the physical world [8, 9] [1, 2] . It is also widely used as an effective educational tool inmany undergraduate engineering courses [10-12]. UMES has an ABET accredited engineeringprogramming with specialization options in mechanical, aerospace, electrical, and computerengineering. All engineering students are required to take Programming Concepts for Engineers(ENGE 170) in freshman/sophomore year and Instrumentation course (ENGE 380) in the junioryear where Arduino microprocessor based programming and instrumentation efforts are introduced.Programming in the Arduino Integrated Development Environment (IDE) parallels ‘C’programming language which is emphasized in ENGE 170. One of the components of the ENGE380 course is a team project

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 3

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Claire Cynthia Lehman, Bill's Robotic Solutions; Mohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State University; Mir M. Hayder, Savannah State University

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Paper ID #14789Low-Cost Robot Arms for the Robotic Operating System (ROS) and MoveItDr. Asad Yousuf, Savannah State UniversityMr. William Lehman, Bill’s Robotic Solutions William Lehman is President of Bill’s Robotic Solutions which he started in July of 2013. He has had over twenty years of experience in software and hardware development. He has worked on numerous projects in digital communication systems, robotics, and aerospace applications. Mr. Lehman received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering in 1979 from Catholic University of America.Dr. Mohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State University

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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

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private, governmental, and nongovernmental organizations. His research interests include complex systems modeling and simulation and their application in healthcare and aerospace. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Incorporating Visual Components Simulation Software for Teaching programming industrial robotics course Abstracts: A robot programming simulation testing software system that is ‘Visual Components’ is utilized to put applications together for a real or physical robot without relying upon the genuine machine, subsequently decreasing expenses and time. For some situations, these applications can be moved

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Mohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State University; Claire Cynthia Lehman, Bill's Robotic Solutions

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Paper ID #9278Electric Circuit Analysis in MATLAB and SimulinkDr. Asad Yousuf, Savannah State UniversityDr. Mohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State UniversityMr. William Lehman, Bill’s Robotic Solutions William Lehman is President of Bill’s Robotic Solutions which he started in July of 2013. He has had over twenty years of experience in software and hardware development. He has worked on numerous projects in digital communication systems, robotics, and aerospace applications. For the past seven years he has taught technology education mainly at the high school level. Mr. Lehman received his Bachelor of Science degree in

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Instrumentation Technical Session II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

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: Manufacturing Industry; TravelIndustry; Aerospace; Printing Industry; Food Industry; Textile Industry; HospitalsFilm Industry; Corrugating; Plastics Industry; Agriculture; Foundry; and Leisure.1PLCs can be programmed with graphical ladder logic and are unlike a general-purposecomputer in that they are environmentally hardened to survive on a manufacturing plantfloor.2 Couple this with the ease of interface to hydraulic, pneumatic, and electronicpower systems make PLCs an essential skill for Engineering Technologist.To achieve this level of familiarization, PLCs can be a dedicated process control courseor integrated into an existing course such as fluid power or industrial automation.Budget is often a concern and some programs are choosing to purchase

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Claire Cynthia Lehman, Bill's Robotic Solution; Mohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State University; Mir M Hayder, Savannah State University

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Paper ID #11460Introducing Kinematics with Robot Operating System (ROS)Dr. Asad Yousuf, Savannah State UniversityMr. William Lehman, Bill’s Robotic Solution William Lehman is President of Bill’s Robotic Solutions which he started in July of 2013. He has had over twenty years of experience in software and hardware development. He has worked on numerous projects in digital communication systems, robotics, and aerospace applications. Mr. Lehman received his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering in 1979 from Catholic University of America.Dr. Mohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State UniversityDr. Mir M Hayder, Savannah

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Stephen A. Strom, Pennsylvania State University; Marius Strom, Saint Francis University

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Francis of Assisi, and has worked as an engineering laboratory instructor at Saint Francis University since 2017 after earning an MS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Embedded Measurement and Control Applications Utilizing Python on the Pocket BeagleBoneAbstractOpen source Linux platforms can be used in a variety of academic courses. By choosing Linux,the instructor can utilize inexpensive hardware to demonstrate programming concepts, hardwareinterface, algorithms and data analysis. Many low cost embedded Linux boards (such asBeagleBone and Raspberry Pi) contain a variety of busses (SPI, I2C, CAN

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Modern Software Measurement Techniques

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gangbing Song, University of Houston; Claudio Olmi, University of Houston; Richard Bannerot, University of Houston

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engineering undergraduates and for graduate students in mechanicaland aerospace engineering. The course will use a number of remote experiments simulatingspace structures utilizing smart materials to provide experimental experience with scientificissues13 to the student with minimal cost to the university14. Specifically, the course will askstudents to compare theoretical calculations of different aspects of an intelligent space solar arrayand compare them to experimental results obtained through the remote lab. Additionally,students will be asked to create MatLab simulation code and SimuLink control systems to beapplied to the experiment to give the students real experience in controlling a physical system.AcknowledgementsThe authors thank the

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Instrumentation and Measurements: Innovative Course Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Farrow, University of Tennessee-Martin

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mechanical engineering2,3, civilengineering4, and electrical engineering5. Instrumentation courses are also of interest toelectrical engineering non-majors6, agricultural and biological engineering programs7, studentsof mechatronics8, and interdisciplinary programs9. A program minor in computer-basedinstrumentation has been reported10, and the complex issue of updating and maintaining dataacquisition hardware and software systems has been reported from an aerospace engineeringprogram11. Engineering technology programs also encounter issues of instrumentation12,13,14.One report was found of how efforts to update and expand instrumentation and experimentalmethods courses and laboratories paid off in the process of implementing a mechanicalengineering

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Jeffrey ZurSchmiede, Federal Screw Works; Jeffrey Ward, Grand Valley State University

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Paper ID #13796Design of a Modular Cloud Storage Gaging System for Automotive Manufac-turingMr. Mark Jeffrey ZurSchmiede, Federal Screw Works I am a Computer Engineering Graduate Student at Grand Valley State University and a practicing software engineer at Federal Screw Works. I spent the first four years of my career designing embedded software for the Aerospace and Medical industries and took a new job at an Automotive manufacturing facility. This latest project seeks to merge the automotive manufacturing world with embedded systems world by designing custom gaging solutions for the companies automotive parts.Dr. Jeffrey

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Projects in Instrumentation and Control

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Radian G. Belu, Drexel University; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University

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applications in micro- combustion, fuel cells, green fuels, and plasma assisted combustion. Husanu has prior industrial experi- ence in aerospace engineering that encompasses both theoretical analysis and experimental investigations such as designing and testing of propulsion systems including design and development of pilot testing fa- cility, mechanical instrumentation, and industrial applications of aircraft engines. Also, in the past seven years, she gained experience in teaching ME and ET courses in thermal-fluid and energy conversion ar- eas from various levels of instruction and addressed to a broad spectrum of students, from freshmen to seniors, from high school graduates to adult learners. She also has extended