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Experiments and Laboratories in Mechanical Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Liou, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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orcomposite component, or matching and integrating with an ordered motor through thecatalog. The distributed websites allows students much more flexibility and resources inthe product development process. The integration, management, and communicationinvolved in the process creates a meaningful experience for all the students and facultyparticipating in the project.Modular Courseware for Curriculum SupportWe have adapted, developed, and implemented several modular courseware to supportthe capstone course and laboratory. Since the project oriented course teams aremultidisciplinary, we realize that students from different disciplines will have differenttechnical backgrounds. However, if they have to work effectively in a team, there needsto be some

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steve Naumov, Purdue University Calumet; William Obermeyer, Purdue University Calumet; Rahul Singhal, Purdue University Calumet; Eduardo Garcia, Purdue University Calumet; Nasser Houshangi, Purdue University Calumet

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, and robotics. Nasser received a doctoral degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University in 1990. Contact him at hnasser@calumet.purdue.edu. Page 13.1315.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Unifying Laboratory Content of a Digital Systems and Computer Architecture Curriculum through Horizontal and Vertical IntegrationAbstractThis paper describes the application of horizontal and vertical integration to unify the digitalsystems and computer architecture curriculum for the Department of Electrical and ComputerEngineering at Purdue University Calumet. An enhanced set of twelve laboratory

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Experiments and Laboratories in Mechanical Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexander Colletti, The College of New Jersey; Joseph Monaghan, The College of New Jersey; Bijan Sepahpour, The College of New Jersey

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AC 2008-2556: A COMPREHENSIVE LABORATORY CURRICULUM IN SINGLEDEGREE OF FREEDOM (S-D-F) VIBRATIONS; PHASE I – WORKING MODELEXPERIMENTSAlexander Colletti, The College of New Jersey Alexander Colletti Alex Colletti is a senior mechanical engineering major at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ). He has been involved in TCNJ’s Mini-Baja SAE project and Society of Automotive Engineers (where he was secretary). He is also a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). After graduation Alex plans to go on to graduate school to obtain a PhD in the field of energy and heat transfer. He is working on the forced response system of the apparatus.Joseph Monaghan, The College of New Jersey

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DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Schubert, University of San Diego; Frank Jacobitz, University of San Diego; Ernest Kim, University of San Diego

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. The University of San Diego (USD) falls into the latter category withan electrical engineering (EE) curriculum focused on the electronics and communicationsindustries rather than on electrical machines. Recent additions of a mechanical engineering(ME) program and an industrial & systems engineering program to the existing electricalengineering (EE) program have altered the student population balance and, necessarily, haveshifted the focus of many lower division courses. In response to these changes, the one-semester, sophomore-level electric circuits curriculum was changed. Prior to the change, all Page 13.192.2engineering students

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Innovations in Laboratory Studies

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ali Al-Bahi, King Abdulaziz University

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doing. ‚ From the earliest days of engineering education, laboratories have been an essential part of any engineering curriculum. Prior to the emphasis on engineering science in the early Page 13.380.2 seventies most engineering instruction took place in the laboratory. ‚ While engineering programs became more theoretical in the seventies, industry continued to require individuals who possessed more practical skills. Many institutions developed programs in engineering technology. ‚ Around 1980, ABET became the organization responsible for engineering and technology accreditation. With clearly defined

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Innovations in Laboratory Studies

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Helen McNally, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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AC 2008-1238: DOES THE INDEX OF LEARNING STYLES PREDICTLABORATORY PARTNER SUCCESS IN ELECTRONICS COURSES?Helen McNally, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. McNally is an assistant Professor or Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at Purdue University. She is a member of the Birck Nanotechnology Center and the Bindley Bioscience Center (BBC) at Purdue’s Discovery Park. Dr. McNally currently directs the BBC Biological Atomic Force Microscopy (BioAFM) Facility. Dr. McNally’s research interests involve the development and integration of scanning probe technologies for fluid applications. She is currently developing BioAFM short courses and courses in nano and bio technology at the

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DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Yao, East Carolina University; Loren Limberis, East Carolina University

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learning and integration of research into undergraduate education. Dr. Yao is a member of the American Society of Engineering Education.Loren Limberis, East Carolina University Dr. Limberis joined the Engineering faculty at ECU in August 2006. He earned his B.S. in electrical engineering and Ph.D. in bioengineering from the University of Utah. Dr. Limberis taught for several years as an Assistant Professor at The College of New Jersey and was a research analyst with Southwest Research Institute prior to his academic career. His research interests focus on designing techniques to utilize nature’s highly complex and sophisticated biological systems to develop biohybrid devices for use in biotechnology

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LabVIEW and Mindstorms Based Experiments

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suxia Cui, Prairie View A&M University; Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University; Yongpeng Zhang, Prairie View A&M University; Cajetan Akujuobi, Prairie View A&M University

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microcontrollers to controlvarious devices. Read input from sensors, perform analysis through software, and then providecorresponding control signals. Currently, students perform labs on stand-alone project MPUproject boards. Another course is CPET 4381 Digital Signal Processing Applications Lab,experiments in signal processing using commercial DSP processors for performing variousimage and speech processing task. Previously, the lab is made through MATLAB simulation,and TI DSP 6416 boards just become available recently. We are planning (4) To introduce LabVIEW to integrate the Freescale or TI board with the software. Embedded project manager is an add-on toolbox to make teaching embedded systems using DSPs or MPUs easy and affordable

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LabVIEW and Mindstorms Based Experiments

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nebojsa Jaksic, Colorado State University-Pueblo; Dawn Spencer, Colorado State University-Pueblo

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? 421 Did your participation on the team help or hinder your performance and the end 3.75 result of the project?22 Do you understand the importance of having a planning/design phase before an 4.25 implementation phase?23 Do you feel that expectations were too high? 3.7524 Do you feel like there was too much work? 3.525 Was the course relevant to your interests? 4.7526 Did the course stimulate your interest in engineering/CIS/robotics? 527 Understand various aspects of hardware/software integration 3.7528 Able to develop criteria for the selection

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Oscar Ortiz, LeTourneau University; Paul Leiffer, LeTourneau University

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, frequency multiplier, and power amplifier at the finaloutput stage. In an FM receiver they see the components working as: an RF amplifier, localoscillator, FM mixer, IF amplifier, FM detector, output audio amplifier and automatic frequencycontrol circuit. Students also learned to appreciate the modular nature of complex designs.At the end of the semester, a survey was given to determine the results on student learningconcerning the concepts and applications of electronics. The results of this project may promptthe implementation of other projects that may include multidisciplinary collaboration, integrationof projects between classes, projects across concentrations, and integration of a single projectfrom the freshman to the senior

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Instrumentation and Controls Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip Brach, University of the District of Columbia; Ahmet Zeytinci, University of the District of Columbia

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integral part of all engineering programs; in fact, it is not even a standard part of many Civil Engineering (CE) programs. Plane surveying, the determination of the location of points on or near the surface of the earth, is rapidly becoming a lost art in the civil engineering curriculum. This paper is not an attempt to resurrect surveying in the modern CE curriculum. It looks at surveying field work in an historical perspective; to highlight changes in the art of surveying and how they have impacted both the teaching and practice of surveying, and to point out conceptual features of surveying field work and show how selected activities were particularly suited to teaching fundamental concepts applicable to a wide range of

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DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Drushel, Case Western Reserve University; John Gallagher, Wright State University

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notebook documentation media and styles.First, in any traditional laboratory, all students and instructors are working in the same physicalroom. Even if students are focussed upon their own tasks (e.g., a small group working at its ownworkstation on its own robot), they are not insulated from the background conversation andactivities of other students, or of the instructor. A chance observation of what another group isdoing, or what problems they are having, or overhearing a discussion between the instructor andother students, can be an important influence — a source of new information or ways of thinkingabout a problem. Since the curriculum is group-based, inter-student cooperation is essential, anddiscussions arise naturally. Normal conversation

Conference Session

Fluid Mechanics Experiments and Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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El-Sayed Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sumei Dai, China University of Mining and Technology; Shanjun Xu, China University of Mining and Technology; Ruiqing Jia, China University of Mining and Technology

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. Currently, StevensInstitute or Technology (SIT)1,2,3 as well as many other educational institutions4,5 are using theInternet to implement and share remote and virtual laboratories and thus to enhance theeducational experience of students. Real wind tunnels are very expensive, which renders theirstudent use in a traditional hands-on mode infeasible for most educational institutions. Recently,an interactive Web-based virtual fluid mechanics laboratory for enhancing the students’understanding of some complex concepts of fluid mechanics was reported.6 In this virtuallaboratory, simulations of various fluid flow phenomena are integrated with interactive graphicsand animations in order to give the students the feel of conducting realistic experiments

Conference Session

Metrology Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Lapinskes, Sypris Test & Measurement Inc

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attended the school at Lowery AFB theTPR was over 1500.Current Metrology Programs in SchoolsIn looking at the situation as it exists today, there are a handful of schools offering an Associateof Science degree in Metrology with several others incorporating measurement, statistics, anduncertainty classes in their Engineering and Quality curriculums. The numbers of studentsactually graduating with Metrology Degrees or Metrology emphasis from these institutions in2006 was approximately 42. Adding the private sector graduates with the military graduates wehave a number of approximately 175. It is needless to point out that 175 candidates will notsatisfy the needs of industry for these highly specialized technicians.Current Metrology NeedsThe need for

Conference Session

Metrology Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Georgia Harris, National Institute of Standards & Technology; Christopher Grachanen, Hewlett Packard Company

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content andcourses integrated into curricula that are already full. Attendance at the ICES conferencereinforced the need for us to work with other organizations to gain synergy of our efforts.Educational Measurement Kits. Hands-on experiments are a key activity that can be used in theclassroom to generate interest among students about measurements (and other STEM topics).The Outreach committee has been researching and reviewing possible measurement kits forNCSLI to purchase and share on a regional basis with our Outreach Ambassadors. An effectiveprogram of providing measurement-related activities and kits is already in place in the UnitedKingdom, sponsored by the National Physical Laboratory.Current Status and Insights: A review of possible kits

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DELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Johnny Chang, National University; Ayman El Salim, National University; Ronald Uhlig, National University; Michelle Bright

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received a Master of Science in Wireless Communications from National University, San Diego in 2007. Since completing an engineering internship with Qualcomm Inc., San Diego, he is working as a Software System Test Engineer with Sierra Wireless in San Diego, CA.Ronald Uhlig, National University Dr. Ronald P. Uhlig is Chair of the Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, School of Engineering and Technology, National University. He also serves as Lead Faculty for Wireless Communications for the Master of Science in Wireless Communications program. He teaches and carries out research in wireless systems, computer security, and applications of advanced technology in education. He

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Inter- and Multidisciplinary Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Sharfstein, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Blanca Barquera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Michael Hanna, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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AC 2008-749: BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOPROCESSING ANDMICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY COURSES: A MODEL FOR SHARED USE OFINSTRUCTIONAL LABORATORIES BETWEEN ENGINEERING AND SCIENCESusan Sharfstein, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Susan Sharfstein is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Biology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Her research interests are in mammalian cell culture for bioprocessing. Her teaching interests are in biotechnology and biochemical engineering and in integrating engineering and life science education. Professor Sharfstein received her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from UC Berkeley. She is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award whose

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chiu Choi, University of North Florida

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electricalengineering curriculum. The prerequisite for this course is an introductory course on digitaldesign. The microcontroller course covers the fundamentals of microcontrollers with emphasison hardware interfacing, software design, and applications. Topics include microcontrollersoftware architecture, assembly instruction set, addressing modes, memory map, general purposeinputs/outputs (GPIO), analog-to-digital converters (ADC) , timers, input capture, outputcompare, pulse-width modulators (PWM), serial communication interfaces, and interrupts. Thiscourse also gives students the training necessary to effectively use an integrated developmentenvironment (IDE) for developing their application programs in assembly language and C. Manyof these topics are