wind tunnels to engineering students as part of their laboratoryexperience contributes to improving their understanding of fundamental fluid mechanicsconcepts, the significant equipment cost renders the student use of wind tunnels in a traditionalhands-on mode infeasible for most educational institutions.This paper presents the development of an online wind tunnel laboratory, which combinesreal-time remote access to an actual wind tunnel with a software-based virtual wind tunnel. Theremote experiment system allows the students to explore the air flow patterns around variousobjects, the orientations of which can be controlled interactively. This experimental setupprovides the students with real-time measurements for pressure, velocity and drag
2006-1824: REMOTE INTERNETWORKING LABORATORYImad Jabbour, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Imad W. Jabbour received his B.E. in Computer and Communications Engineering with distinction from the American University of Beirut in 2005. He is currently an M.S. candidate in the Information Technology program at MIT, and is working as a graduate Research Assistant at MIT's Center for Educational Computing Initiatives. His current research includes the implementation of software tools for online laboratories, as part of Microsoft-MIT's iLabs project. He holds a Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator certification since 2003, and is a Student Member of the IEEE since 2002.Linda Haydamous
generationof engineers and scientists. Teaching micro and nano scale technologies is often challenging andexpensive due to the cost and complexity of typical systems that are utilized to access the microand nano realm. In this work we discuss the Class on a Chip System, which has four maincomponents: packaged Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) chip, driver board/controlelectronics, graphical user interface, and laboratory experiments. The system provides arelatively low cost MEMS experimentation platform which can be utilized through a reasonablecontingent of laboratory tools (microscope and personal computer) available at most educationalinstitutions to teach fundamental physics and engineering knowledge, as well as illustrateimportant micro and
AC 2007-1757: ESTABLISHING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY CONTROL SYSTEMLABORATORYNasser Houshangi, Purdue University Calumet Page 12.688.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Establishing a Multidisciplinary Control System LaboratoryIntroductions The paper describes the establishment of a multidisciplinary control laboratory taken bystudents in electrical and computer engineering, and mechanical engineering at PurdueUniversity Calumet. A well developed, economically designed, multidisciplinary laboratory willsignificantly improve student preparation for industry and help address the lack of attention tocontrol engineering in the U.S.The area of control systems at
AC 2008-1600: A WRITING-INTENSIVE FLUID MECHANICS LABORATORYPhilip Parker, University of Wisconsin-Platteville Page 13.134.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008A Writing-Intensive Fluid Mechanics Laboratory Philip J. Parker University of Wisconsin-Platteville Page 13.134.2BackgroundCE330, Fluid Mechanics, is required of all Civil and Environmental Engineering students at theUniversity of Wisconsin-Platteville. This four credit class consists of three 1-hour lectures andone 2-hour laboratory each week. Approximately 40 students enroll in the course each semester.When I teach the course, my
AC 2009-2359: IMPLEMENTATION OF A NEW COMMUNICATIONLABORATORYShuju Wu, Southeast Missouri State UniversityXiaobing Hou, Southeast Missouri State UniversityRagu Athinarayanan, Southeast Missouri State UniversityCharlie Wallgren, Southeast Missouri State University Page 14.690.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Implementation of an Integrated Undergraduate Telecommunications LaboratoryAbstractThis paper focuses on the implementation of the integrated laboratory using identifiedequipments and elaborate how it can provide students an integrated network environment wheretraditional telephone network, VoIP, data network and backbone
2006-101: WEBLAB – COMPREHENSIVE REMOTE LABORATORY SYSTEMZachery Allen, Bismarck State College Mr. Allen has over 9 years of technical experience in the Computer Industry, the last six of which have been specifically in the Electrical Industry. He presently works for Bismarck State College (BSC), leading development of new and interactive tools for teaching online. He previously led the development of a degree program for Electrical Transmission Systems Technology (ETST). In addition he is the resident expert on transmission systems operation and helps manage relations with the Electrical Industry.Daniel Schmidt, Bismarck State College Mr. Schmidt has over 23 years of experience in
AC 2007-1224: BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING VIRTUAL CIRCUIT SIMULATIONLABORATORIESRobert Szlavik, California Polytechnic State University Page 12.316.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Biomedical Engineering Virtual Circuit Simulation LaboratoriesAbstractCircuit simulators, such as SPICE (Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis) areuseful tools that can enhance the educational experience of students in many subject areas withina biomedical engineering curriculum. Courses on biomedical instrumentation are venues forwhich virtual laboratory experiments, using circuit simulators, can be readily developed. Theinstructor can use the circuit simulation
AC 2007-872: THE LABORATORY WORLD IS FLATJim Henry, University of Tennessee-ChattanoogaRichard Zollars, Washington State UniversityCharles Knight, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Page 12.1444.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 The Laboratory World is FlatAbstractLabs operated at a distance via the Web allow for “multiple forms of collaboration—thesharing of knowledge and work—in real time, without regard to distance….” (Friedman,The World is Flat). This paper looks at Friedman’s 10 “flatteners” and how they are orare not directly applicable to laboratories in engineering education.This paper describes specific examples of collaboration of
and Aerospace Technology at UDC. He is a Past President of DCSPE and is currently the Director of the Civil Engineering Program and the Chairman of the Professional Engineers in Higher Education (PEHE) of DCSPE. Over 30 years of teaching and engineering practice in Europe, Japan and the US. Page 13.1252.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 THE PEDAGOGY OF THE SURVEYING LABORATORY Abstract Surveying and surveying laboratory (field work) fifty years ago were standard fair for most engineering programs in all disciplines. Today, in the 21st Century, surveying is no longer an
2006-1635: DESIGN OF A MICROELECTRONIC MANUFACTURINGLABORATORYStilson Applin, Montana State UniversityTodd Kaiser, Montana State University Page 11.407.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Design of a Microelectronic Manufacturing LaboratoryAbstract The design of an undergraduate microelectronic manufacturing laboratory forteaching will be described in the following paper. This laboratory emphasizes learningthe processes of semiconductor manufacturing and clean room protocol. The laboratory ishoused in a 500 square foot, class 10,000 facility. In the laboratory the students, with a junior standing and a science basedbackground, will use a pre-made
Metrologists in industry has not declined over the years in sync with the availabilityof trained technicians. Contrarily, it has grown at an alarming rate, with needs for Metrologistsin calibration laboratories, pharmaceuticals, government labs, research and development,aerospace, state weights and measures, and a host of other positions. The gap between education/ training and demand has become a major focus throughout the metrology community. The shiftfrom military schooling to the private sector has been a rough road with few successes and manyfailures. The reasons vary but common ground seems to be shared between the expense of start-up and operating a metrology course and obtaining suitable attendance numbers.The general lack of knowing the term
AC 2008-2852: NCSLI METROLOGY EDUCATION OUTREACHGeorgia Harris, National Institute of Standards & Technology Georgia Harris began her work in metrology in 1985, working as the State Metrologist in Minnesota. She went to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in 1990 and is now a Group Leader in the NIST Weights and Measures Division. Georgia is responsible for the NIST evaluation and recognition of the State weights and measures laboratories and the annual training and proficiency testing of State metrologists. Georgia has been active in the professional metrology associations National Conference of Standards Laboratories, International (NCSLI) since 1985
outreach activityto strengthen the metrology profession. The Navy Metrology Engineering Center andMeasurement Science and Technology Laboratory are located at the Naval Surface WarfareCenter, Corona, CA. Since narrowly surviving the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)round, the Center needed a long term strategic approach to providing a pipeline of engineers toreplace those lost during the BRAC process and a plan to replace the mass of baby boomersapproaching retirement in the next 15 to 20 years. The Center developed a proactive approach tomaintaining a pipeline of engineers that involved numerous outreach activities into the universityand college systems and into local high schools that helped solve more immediate needs.However, it became
measured in the United States. The same principles apply to otherphysical quantities such as length, time, mass, etc.Absence of metrology concepts from engineering curriculaThe NCSLI (National Conference of Standards Laboratories International) web page lists 13educational institutions with metrology content in the programs they offer, most of them at the2-year associate degree or diploma level. Due to the current shortage of qualified metrologytechnicians and engineers, we know that these graduates have no trouble finding employment asmetrology professionals. However, while the lack of qualified metrology practitioners is aserious problem, I would like to draw attention to a somewhat different problem, namely the lackof any type of metrology
AC 2009-1206: ADVANCED DIGITAL LABORATORY: AN FPGA-BASEDREMOTE LABORATORY FOR TEACHING DIGITAL ELECTRONICSKayode P. Ayodele, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, NigeriaOlawale Akinwale, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, NigeriaLawrence Kehinde, Texas Southern UniversityOladipo O. Osasona, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, NigeriaE.O.B. ajayi, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, NigeriaO.O. Akinwunmi, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria Page 14.163.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Advanced Digital Laboratory: An FPGA-Based Remote Laboratory for Teaching Digital ElectronicsAbstractThe experimentation component of
Paper ID #16745Massive Open Online Laboratories? Ongoing Work with MicroelectronicsExperiments Performed Outside of the Traditional LaboratoryMr. Kip D. Coonley, Duke University Kip D. Coonley received the M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, in 1999 and the B.S. degree in Physics from Bates College, Lewiston, ME, in 1997. Following graduation from Dartmouth, he developed electronically controlled dimmers for fluorescent and incandes- cent lamps at Lutron Electronics, Coopersburg, PA. From 2001 to 2005, he was a Research Engineer at RTI International, where he designed high-efficiency
AC 2007-2118: COLLABORATIVE LEARNING IN LABORATORY-ORIENTEDCOURSES USING WEB CONFERENCING FOR SHARED CONTROL OFPHYSICAL LABORATORY EXPERIMENTSTrishna Das, University of Minnesota-ECE Trishna Das, received BE degree in 2005 (in Electrical & Electronics) from College of Engineering, Guindy, Anna University, India. She is currently a graduate student in the University of Minnesota, pursuing MS leading to PhD in Electrical Engineering. Her areas of interest are power electronic devices and drives.Paul Imbertson, University of Minnesota-ECE Paul Imbertson received the BS (’83) MS (’94) and PhD (’97) in electrical engineering, all from the University of Minnesota. He has worked in power
. Page 12.199.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 20072007 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition An Architecture for Real-time Remote LaboratoriesHonolulu, Hawaii, USA, June 24–27, 2007 Li, Esche & ChassapisPaper submitted on 03/07/2007 Tel. (201) 216-5559, Fax (201) 216-8315, E-Mail SEsche@stevens.edu An Architecture for Real-time Remote Laboratories Yaoye Li, Graduate Student, YLi13@stevens.edu Sven K. Esche, Associate Professor, SEsche@stevens.edu Constantin Chassapis, Professor, CChassap@stevens.edu Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stevens
AC 2008-1149: LABORATORIES ENHANCEMENT WITH LABVIEW-BASEDGRAPHICAL DEVELOPMENT TOOLSSuxia Cui, Prairie View A&M University Dr. Suxia Cui is an assistant professor in the department of Engineering Technology at Prairie View A&M University. She received her BS and MS in Electrical Engineering from Beijing Polytechnic University in 1997 and 1999 respectively. She received her Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Mississippi State University in 2003. Her research interests include digital signal processing, data compression, image processing, video coding, and wavelets.Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University Dr. Yonghui Wang received the B.S. degree in technical physics from Xidian
2006-697: ACTIVE-LEARNING BASED LABORATORY FOR INTRODUCTORYTHERMODYNAMICS COURSEMahmoud Ardebili, Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY Mahmoud Ardebili, Ph.D., PE. is Associate Professor and Coordinator of Engineering Science Program at Borough of Manhattan Community College/City University of New York. He teaches Engineering Graphics, Thermodynamics, and Freshman Design classes. His research interests include computational fluid dynamics, alternatively fueled vehicles and engineering education. Page 11.155.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Active-Learning Based Laboratory for
Paper ID #18313Manual Revision Process for Project-Based Laboratory InstructionProf. Gene Hou, Old Dominion University Dr. Gene Hou is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering of Old Domin- ion University (ODU). He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from University of Iowa in 1983 and joined Old Dominion University since then. His expertise is in computational mechanics, multidis- ciplinary design optimization and system integration and risk management. He is the co-director of the Marine Dynamics Laboratory. During his tenure, he has the privilege of developing 3 new undergraduate
Paper ID #19750An Introductory Laboratory Course for Electrical Engineering MajorsDr. Chiu Choi, University of North Florida Dr. Choi is a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of North Florida. He earned his Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and computer engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Dr. Choi can be reached at cchoi@unf.edu. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017An Introductory Laboratory Course for Electrical Engineering Majors An Introductory Laboratory Course for Electrical Engineering Majors
Design Engineering and the Blended Learning Unit at the University of Hertfordshire, UK. Page 12.1568.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Using technology to support engineering laboratory studiesAbstractLearning requires activities that facilitate exploration, personal (first-hand) experience as wellas provide opportunities for students to develop and re-conceptualise their growingknowledge. Laboratory studies present an ideal opportunity for such personal action andreflection whilst also bringing some of the classroom activity to life. Although carefullyconsidered laboratory studies have the potential
. "Development of a Hydrogen Powered HEV as an Interdisciplinary Laboratory Project," Proceedings of ASEE 2004 Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, June, 2004 Micheal Parten, Timothy Maxwell 4. “Instrumentation of a PEM Fuel Cell Vehicle,” Proceedings of ASEE 2002 Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada, June 2002, (with Tim Maxwell, Bruce Sun, Wallace Turner) 5. “Development of a Hybrid Electric SUV,” Proceedings of IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference Fall 2001, Atlantic City, NJ, Oct. 7-11, 2001 (with Tim Maxwell) 6. “Development of a PEM Fuel Cell Vehicle,” Proceedings of IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference Fall 2001, Atlantic City, NJ, Oct. 7-11, 2001 (with Tim Maxwell) 7
AC 2007-27: THE ENERGY SYSTEMS LABORATORY AT KETTERINGUNIVERSITYAhmad Pourmovahed, Kettering University Ahmad Pourmovahed is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (1985) and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering (1979) both from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After graduation, he worked at General Motors Research Laboratories and Lawrence Technological University. In 1990, he joined Kettering University where he teaches courses in thermal sciences, mechanics, and engineering design and serves as the Director of Energy Systems Laboratory
2006-1496: THE LASER CULT: HANDS-ON LABORATORY IN PHOTONICSAlan Cheville, Oklahoma State University Alan Cheville is an associate professor of electrical engineering at Oklahoma State University. Starting out along the traditional tenure path as a researcher in THz ultrafast opto-electronic devices, his interests are shifting to the larger problem of engineering education. Dr. Cheville is currently engaged in several curriculum reform efforts based on making engineering more relevant to students and emphasizing student development to an equal degree as content. Page 11.1308.1© American Society for
2006-1963: SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURES FOR REMOTELY OPERABLE CIVILENGINEERING LABORATORIESPrakash Kripakaran, North Carolina State University Prakash Kripakaran is a post-doctoral researcher in the applied computing and mechanics laboratory at Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland. His research interests lie broadly in the area of computing technologies and their applications to civil engineering. He is specifically interested in design optimization and decision support for structural engineering. He was formally a doctoral student in the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering specializing in computer aided engineering.Abhinav Gupta, North Carolina State
Paper ID #8567ACTIVE ANALOG CIRCUIT DESIGN: LABORATORY PROJECT ANDASSESSMENTDr. Ravi P. Ramachandran, Rowan University Ravi P. Ramachandran received the B. Eng degree (with great distinction) from Concordia University in 1984, the M. Eng degree from McGill University in 1986 and the Ph.D. degree from McGill University in 1990. From October 1990 to December 1992, he worked at the Speech Research Department at AT&T Bell Laboratories. From January 1993 to August 1997, he was a Research Assistant Professor at Rutgers University. He was also a Senior Speech Scientist at T-Netix from July 1996 to August 1997. Since
(NCEA) researching significantly funded industry projects examining the design and modelling of specialist conductivity instrumentation and modelling for foods in the dairy industry. Since 2009, he has been a lecturer in electronics and communications engineering at the Faculty of Engineering and Surveying at USQ. He has published commercial research reports, trademarks, patent, and academic peer reviewed research papers both nationally and internationally including two recent publications directly relating to improving STEM engagement in schools using remote access laboratories and robotics. His research interest includes surrogate instrumentation systems, remote and non-contact measurement, remote laboratories, and