Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Education Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abby M Kelly, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; David Jones, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Roger Michael Hoy, University of Nebraska; Evan Curtis, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Angela Kaye Pannier, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Richard R. Stowell P.E., University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

Page 23.697.4course culminates in a written technical report and an oral presentation given to the department,their fellow students, and clients. Some previous capstone projects include: a stream restorationproject, development of an integrated energy and production system for a swine finishingoperation, design of a 3D imaging system for orthotic production, design of a standing columnwell for geothermal energy, development of a post-hole digger evaluation device, design of aradiation shield for the hepatic artery, design and development of a quarter-scale tractor, designof an automated weight filling mechanism for a pilot-scale ice cream manufacturer, design andinstatilliation of a laboratory-scale water pump facility, and design of a

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Education Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ernest W. Tollner PE, University of Georgia; Qianqian Ma, University of Georgia; Caner Kazanci, University of Georgia

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

results. In theory, one can model a curriculum withdata on documentation and retention of instruction at the course. An analogue of thermodynamictemperature appears to measure the importance of the respective course compartments. These correlateroughly to the numbers of connections associated with various course compartments. The temperaturevalues seemed not to be overly sensitive to the beta values used. We present an intense strategy todevelop documentation needed to model a given curriculum. The time-honored concept of cycling in acurriculum, of conceptual revisits, stands validated by the analysis. The Finn Cycling index describescycling system wide. The indirect/direct effects ratio describes how compartments other than adjacentcompartments