AC 2011-2200: COMPUTER INTERFACE INNOVATIONS FOR AN ECEMOBILE ROBOTICS PLATFORM APPLICABLE TO K-12 AND UNIVER-SITY STUDENTSAlisa N. Gilmore, University of Nebraska - Lincoln Alisa N. Gilmore, P.E. is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computer and Electronics Engineering at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Since 2006, she has served as Senior Staff for administering NSF grants in the ITEST and Discovery K-12 programs associated with using robotics in the K-12 arena to educate teachers and motivate student achievement in STEM. At the University, she has developed and taught courses in robotics, electrical circuits and telecommunications. Prior to coming to UNL, Ms. Gilmore worked in telecommunications and
Conference and Exposition, Pittsburgh, PA, 2008, pp. AC 2008-1098.13. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javafx, 2011.14. Olawale B. Akinwale, "Development of a Robust iLab Platform for Robotic Arm Experimentation," Dept of Electronic & Electrical Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, MSc Thesis 2010.15. C. Mwikirize ,A.T. Asiimwe, L. Musasizi, V. Namuswa, M. Dawn Nakasozi, C. Mugga, A. Katumba, S.S. Tickodri-Togboa, J. Butime, P.I. Musasizi., "Development of Online Laboratories for Modulation and Combinational Logic Circuit Analysis Using NI ELVIS II," in 2010 Seventh International Conference on Information Technology, Nevada, Las Vegas, USA, 2010, pp. 1069-1073.16. Kayode P. Ayodele, OlawaleAkinwale, Lawrence
AC 2010-1018: STUDENT ELECTRONIC PORTFOLIOS FOR PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT USING GOOGLE APPSJessica Kuczenski, University of Notre DameJoshua Enszer, University of Notre DameMark McCready, University of Notre DameJay Brockman, University of Notre Dame Page 15.1116.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Student Electronic Portfolios for Professional Development Using Google AppsAbstractThe primary goal of our undergraduate program is to produce engineers who are one step aheadof their peers, who have begun to prepare themselves for more than just their entry-level jobs. Inorder to accomplish this, we seek improvements to the
AC 2010-1527: PERSONAL LAB HARDWARE: A SINE WAVE GENERATOR,LOGIC PULSE SIGNAL, AND PROGRAMMABLE SYNCHRONOUS SERIALINTERFACE FOR ENHANCING EDUCATIONJeffrey Richardson, Purdue UniversityJames Jacob, Purdue UniversityBrant Price, Purdue UniversityJeremiah Dole, Purdue University Page 15.951.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Personal Lab Hardware: A Sine Wave Generator, Logic Pulse Signal, and Programmable Synchronous Serial Interface for Enhancing EducationAbstract:This project developed a low cost solution to provide personally owned electronic test equipmentto students in an advanced analog electronics course to enhance their learning associated withelectronic
AC 2010-1797: MICROCONTROLLER CONTROLLED WALKING ROBOTKenny Fotouhi, University of Maryland 1. Dr. K. M. Fotouhi is a professor of Electrical Engineering Technology Department at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. He received his MS from Oklahoma State University and his PHD from University Of Missouri- Rolla. He has published numerous papers in Electrical and Solid State Physics fields. He is actively involved in joint research in growth and developing new semiconductor. He was the recipient of 1990 University of Maryland Eastern Shore Presidential Distinguished Research Award and he is a member of the honor Society of Eta Kappa Nu.Susan Cooledge, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
AC 2010-784: THE PEN IS MIGHTIER THAN THE KEYBOARD:IMPLEMENTING DIGITAL INK IN THE ENGINEERING, HUMANITIES,MATHEMATICS, AND SCIENCE CLASSROOMSJulia Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyM. Hossein Hariri, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologySudipa Mitra-Kirtley, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyShannon Sexton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Page 15.1249.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 The Pen is Mightier than the Keyboard: Implementing Digital Ink in the Engineering, Humanities, Mathematics, and Science ClassroomsAbstractThe use of digital ink devices in the engineering, mathematics, and science
AC 2010-2286: USING A MICROCODED DATA PATH TO INTRODUCE THEDATA PATH AND CONTROLLER PARADIGMJonathan Hill, University of Hartford Jonathan Hill is an associate professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Hartford in Connecticut. PhD and MSEE from Worcester Polytechnic Inst. in Worcester MA, and previously a project engineer at Digital Corp. He instructs graduate and undergraduate computer engineering computer courses, directs graduate research, and performs research involving embedded microprocessor based systems. His specific projects involve digital communications, signal processing, and intelligent instrumentation
AC 2010-1823: TWO TECHNIQUES FOR EFFECTIVELY PRESENTINGINFORMATION IN THE CLASSROOM WITH MULTIPLE TABLET PCSJames Lewis, University of Louisville James E. Lewis, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Fundamentals in the J. B. Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville. His research interests include parallel and distributed computer systems, cryptography, engineering education, undergraduate retention and technology (Tablet PCs) used in the classroom. Page 15.1283.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Two Techniques for Effectively
AC 2012-5316: LOW-COST EDUCATIONAL LASER BASED VIBRATIONMEASUREMENT SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED SIGNAL CONDITION-ING, PYTHON AND MATLABDr. Jonathan M. Hill, University of Hartford Jonathan Hill is an Associate Professor in electrical and computer engineering at the University of Hart- ford in Connecticut. He has a Ph.D. and M.S.E.E. from Worcester Polytechnic Inst. in Worcester, Mass., and he was previously a Project Engineer at Digital Equipment Corp. He instructs graduate and un- dergraduate computer engineering computer courses, directs graduate research, and performs research involving embedded microprocessor based systems. His current projects involve small system design, signal processing, and intelligent
AC 2010-1565: MEASURING THE EFFECT OF INTERVENING EARLY FORACADEMICALLY AT RISK STUDENTS IN A CS1 COURSEWilliam Punch, Michigan State University Bill Punch is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Michigan State University as well as the director of Michigan State's High Performance Computing Center. He is co-director of the Genetic Algorithms Research and Applications Group or GARAGe. His main interests are genetic algorithms and genetic programming, including theoretical issues (parallel GA/GP) and application issues (design, layout, scheduling, etc.). He also has conducted active research in data mining, focusing on the use of ontologies such as WordNet and
AC 2011-1805: USING GEARSET TO PROMOTE STUDENT AWARENESSOF LEARNING OBJECTIVESDavid R. Bowman, Clemson University David R. Bowman is a Lecturer in the General Engineering Program at Clemson University. His educa- tional background includes a B.S. and M.S. in Computer Engineering from Clemson University.Elizabeth A. Stephan, Clemson University Page 22.1620.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Using GEARSET to Promote Student Awareness of Learning ObjectivesIn fall 2009, several new grade reporting modules were added to GEO (General
AC 2010-799: INVOLVING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN CONSTRUCTINGAND USING DEVICES FOR AUTOMATION OF CHEMISTRY LABORATORYIgor Verner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Igor M. Verner is Associate Professor and Coordinator of Technology Education at the Department of Education in Technology and Science, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. He received the M.S. degree in Mathematics from the Urals State University and the Ph.D. in computer aided design systems in manufacturing from the Urals State Technical University, Yekaterinburg, Russia. His research interests are in engineering education with emphasis on experiential learning in technological environments, educational robotics
CCBcircuit, the CCB control algorithm, the CBB user interface and the overall integrated design.CCB circuit. The CCB circuit interface diagram is provided in Figure 3. At its mostfundamental level, the purpose of the circuit is to maintain the CCB at the desired temperatureusing two 50W AC heater elements. As shown in the diagram, there are four hardwaredebounced switches to allow the user to increase the desired temperature or time, decrease thesevalues, display system status or reset the system. There is also a sensor to determine if the CCBlid is ajar or off. The system will not heat when the lid is not properly in place. The controlcircuit also monitors the temperature within the CCB at eight different locations using LM34temperature sensors
AC 2010-2233: ADVANCED FUNCTIONS OF JAVA-DSP FOR USE INELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING COURSESRobert Santucci, Arizona State UniversityTushar Gupta, Arizona State UniversityMohit Shah, Arizona State UniversityAndreas Spanias, Arizona State University Page 15.131.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Advanced Functions of Java-DSP for Use in Electrical and Computer Engineering Senior Level CoursesAbstractJ-DSP is a java-based object-oriented programming environment developed by Arizona StateUniversity as an educational tool for teaching fundamentals and applications of Digital SignalProcessing (DSP). This paper presents three new J-DSP
AC 2011-1825: THE INSIDE-OUT CLASSROOM: A WIN-WIN-WIN STRAT-EGY FOR TEACHING WITH TECHNOLOGYDaniel J. Waldorf, California Polytechnic State University Dr. Daniel Waldorf is a Professor in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Cal Poly State Univer- sity. He received his Ph.D. in industrial engineering in 1996 from the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign. At Cal Poly he teaches mainly in the manufacturing processes area, including Manufacturing Process Design, Tool Engineering, Computer-Aided Manufacturing, and Quality Engineering. He worked for two years in Chicago as a Quality/Manufacturing Engineer at ATF, Inc., a supplier of specialty cold- formed and machined components for automotive applications
interests. He has also been PI or Co-PI for various research projects United States and abroad in power systems analysis and protection, load and energy demand forecasting, renewable energy, microgrids, wave and turbulence, radar and remote sensing, instrumentation, atmosphere physics, electromagnetic compat- ibility, and engineering education.Prof. Lucian Ionel Cioca, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu Lucian Ionel CIOCA received the M.Sc. in Machine Tools (1993) and B.Sc. in Occupational Safety, Health and Work Relations Management (2010). In 2002, he becomes Dr. Eng. (Ph.D degree) of Pet- rosani University, Romania and now he is professor at ”Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu - Romania, Faculty of Engineering
AC 2011-707: THE VALUE OF INTERACTIVE SIMULATIONS USED INAN UNDERGRADUATE MATH CLASSSeung Youn Chyung, Boise State University Seung Youn (Yonnie) Chyung is a professor in the Department of Instructional and Performance Tech- nology in the College of Engineering at Boise State University. She teaches graduate-level courses on evaluation methodology and e-learning. Her research interests include the development of self-regulated e-learning strategies for adult learners and the pedagogical use of technology.Joe Guarino, Boise State University Joe Guarino is a Professor of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering at Boise State University. His research interests include educational aspects of cloud computing, vibrations
AC 2010-2078: ASSISTIVE ROBOTICS COMPETITION ROBOWAITER: A NEWAPPROACH TO SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE ROBOTICS EDUCATIONDavid Ahlgren, Trinity College David J. Ahlgren is Karl W. Hallden Professor of Engineering at Trinity College and is Director and Host of the Trinity College Fire-Fighting Home Robot Contest. Professor Ahlgren has been a faculty member at Trinity College since 1973. His current professional interests include educational robotics with real-world applications. Prof. Ahlgren received the B.S. in Engineering from Trinity College, the M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Tulane University, and the Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.Igor Verner, Technion
AC 2010-2147: EFFECTIVE USE OF SCREENCASTING SOFTWARE INENGINEERING COURSESJohn Baker, University of Kentucky John R. Baker is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Kentucky Extended Campus Program in Paducah, KY. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY. After obtaining his B.S., he spent three years working in the Plastics Division of Eastman Chemical Products, Inc. He entered his current position in July 2000.Vincent Capece, University of Kentucky Vincent R. Capece is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Kentucky Extended Campus Program in Paducah, KY
AC 2010-1783: INVESTIGATION OF COMPUTATIONAL AND VISUALMODULES TO ENHANCE LEARNING IN UNDERGRADUATE HEAT TRANSFERNicholas Roberts, Vanderbilt University Nick Roberts is a Ph.D. candidate at Vanderbilt University where he researches micro/nano-scale thermal transport in solids and liquids and also serves as a teaching assistant in Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer.Greg Walker, Vanderbilt University Greg Walker is an Associate Professor at Vanderbilt University specializing in Heat Transfer and Energy Conversion in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Page 15.814.1© American Society for
on the large screen and the computer monitor simultaneously. Overall, students’ VR experiences were positive. Bibliography[1] W. R. Sherman and A. B. Craig, Understanding Virtual Reality: Interface, Application, and Design (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Graphics), Morgan Kaufmann 2003.[2] G. C. Burdea and P. Coiffet, Virtual Reality Technology, 2nd Edition, John Wiley and Sons, 2003.[3] Justice, Bergerud, Garrison, Cariero, and Churches, Interactive 3D Application Development – Using EON Professional for Creating 3D Visualizations, EON Reality Inc. and Kentucky Community and Technical College System, 2010.[4] D. A. Kolb, Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development, Prentice
appreciation for the importance of understanding the difference between whatis written and designed in a high-level language versus what the machine actually executes. References[1] C.L. Colbeck, S.E. Campbell, and S.A. Bjorklund, “Grouping in the Dark: What CollegeStudents Learn from Group Projects,” The Journal of Higher Education, volume 71, 2000, Issue 1,pp. 60-83, November 2016.[2] I. Newman, M. Daniels, and X. Faulkner, “Open Ended Group Projects a ‘Tool’ for MoreEffective Teaching,” in ACE ’03: Proceedings of the fifth Australasian Conference on ComputingEducation, Volume 20, Australian Computer Society, Inc, Adelaide, Australia, 2003, pp. 95-103.[3] M. Daniels, S. Cajander, A. Pears and T. Clear
), the John A. Curtis Lecture Award from the Computers in Education Division of ASEE (1998, 2005, and 2010), and the Brigadier General Roland E. Thomas Award for outstanding contribution to cadet education (both 1992 and 1993) at the U.S. Air Force Academy. He is an active ABET evaluator and an NCEES PE exam committee member.Dr. Thad B. Welch III P.E., Boise State University Thad B. Welch, Ph.D., P.E. received the B.E.E., M.S.E.E., E.E., and Ph.D. degrees from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Naval Postgraduate School, Naval Postgraduate School, and the University of Colorado in 1979, 1989, 1989, and 1997, respectively. He was commissioned in the U.S. Navy in 1979 and has been assigned to three submarines and a
AC 2012-3676: OUTCOME OF AN ONLINE LABORATORY TO SUPPORTA MASTER PROGRAM IN REMOTE ENGINEERINGProf. Michael E. Auer, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences Since 1995, Michael Auer has been professor of electrical engineering at the Systems Engineering De- partment of the Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Villach, Austria, and has also held teaching positions at the universities of Klagenfurt (Austria), Amman (Jordan), Brasov (Romania), and Patras (Greece). He was invited for guest lectures at MIT Boston, Columbia University, and the technical uni- versities of Moscow, Athens, and others. He is a senior member of IEEE and a member of VDE, IGIP, etc., author or co-author of more than 180 publications, and a
AC 2010-1348: FIPY AND OOF: COMPUTATIONAL SIMULATIONS FORMODELING AND SIMULATION OF COMPUTATIONAL MATERIALSAlejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette ALEJANDRA J. MAGANA is Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Network for Computational Nanotechnology and the School of Engineering Education, at Purdue University West Lafayette. Alejandra's research interests center on how scientists and engineers reason with computing and computational thinking to understand complex phenomena. She is also interested in investigating how scientists and engineers perceive and experience the societal and ethical implications of nanotechnology. Based on her findings her goal is to identify and develop
AC 2010-1504: MOBILE GAMING AND THE ZUNEWilliam Birmingham, Grove City College Page 15.876.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Mobile Gaming and the ZuneAbstractClasses in mobile gaming are very popular with students and provide them with knowledge andprogramming skills that are in great demand in both industry and graduate research programs. Theseclasses can provide experience in the following areas: software engineering, advanced programming inmodern object-oriented environments, user-interface design, networking, real-time programming, aswell as principles of game design and programming. Until recently, mobile gaming required machinesthat were
AC 2010-1597: A STUDENT-RUN HELP DESK TO FACILITATE AROBOTICS-BASED COURSE SEQUENCEJohn Easley, Louisiana Tech University John Easley is a Lecturer in Industrial Engineering at Louisiana Tech University.David Hall, Louisiana Tech University David Hall is an Associate Professor and the Program Chair for Mechanical Engineering at Louisiana Tech University.Nicholas Beard, Louisiana Tech University Nicholas Beard is an undergraduate student in Mechanical Engineering at Louisiana Tech University.Glenn Fardsalehi, Louisiana Tech University Glenn Fardsalehi is an undergraduate student in Electrical Engineering at Louisiana Tech University.Nathan Wallace, Louisiana Tech University Nathan
AC 2012-4468: THE NEW E-TEXTBOOK: FLIPPING THE PAGE TO ANEW PARADIGMJohn Oliver Cristy, Virginia Tech John Cristy is a master’s student at Virginia Tech.Prof. Joseph G. Tront, Virginia Tech Page 25.1324.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 The New E-textbook: Flipping the Page to the Next ParadigmAbstractElectronic textbooks are different from e-books in that they allow the user to go beyond justreading material on a computer screen. E-textbooks encourage the user to perform all of theoperations typically performed with a hardcopy text in addition to some functions not possiblewith paper books. With
AC 2012-3630: REAL WORLD ULTRASONIC SIGNALS AND THEIR AP-PLICATION IN TEACHING SIGNAL PROCESSINGDr. Thad B. Welch, Boise State University Thad B. Welch, Ph.D., P.E. received the B.E.E., M.S.E.E., E.E., and Ph.D. degrees from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Naval Postgraduate School, Naval Postgraduate School, and the University of Colorado in 1979, 1989, 1989, and 1997, respectively. He was commissioned in the U.S. Navy in 1979 and has been assigned to three submarines and a submarine repair tender. He has been deployed in the At- lantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Arctic Ocean. From 1994-1997, he was an instructor and Assistant Professor teaching in the Electrical Engineering Department at the U.S. Air Force
AC 2011-1002: OLD TRICKS FOR A NEW DOG: AN INNOVATIVE SOFT-WARE TOOL FOR TEACHING REAL-TIME DSP ON A NEW HARD-WARE PLATFORMMr. Michael G. Morrow P.E.,Cameron H. G. Wright, University of Wyoming Cameron H. G. Wright, Ph.D, P.E., is an Associate Professor with the Department of Electrical and Com- puter Engineering at the University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY. He was previously Professor and Deputy Department Head in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the United States Air Force Academy, and served as an R&D engineering officer in the U.S. Air Force for over 20 years. He received the B.S.E.E. (summa cum laude) from Louisiana Tech University in 1983, the M.S.E.E. from Purdue Uni- versity in 1988, and the Ph.D