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Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

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Nasser Houshangi, Purdue University Calumet

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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

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Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs Poster Session

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Robert Szlavik, California Polytechnic State University

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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

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Distance, Remote, and Virtual Experiments

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jim Henry, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga; Richard Zollars, Washington State University; Charles Knight, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga

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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

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Distance, Remote, and Virtual Experiments

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Trishna Das, University of Minnesota-ECE; Paul Imbertson, University of Minnesota-ECE; Ned Mohan, University of Minnesota

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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

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Distance, Remote, and Virtual Experiments

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Yaoye Li, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology

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. 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

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Design of Lab Experiments II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Russell, University of Hertfordshire

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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

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Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

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Michael Parten, Texas Tech University; Timothy Maxwell, Texas Tech University

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. "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

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Design of Lab Experiments II

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Ahmad Pourmovahed, Kettering University

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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

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Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

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Rick Haub, South Dakota State University; Robert Fourney, South Dakota State University; Steven Hietpas, South Dakota State University

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AC 2007-789: INTEGRATING MICROCONTROLLERS INTO A MODERNENERGY CONVERSION LABORATORY COURSERick Haub, South Dakota State University Rick Haub received a B.S. degree in Physics from the University of South Dakota in 1986. In 1987, while studying for his M.E. in physics at South Dakota State University, he began working for Midwest Micro-Tek in Brookings S.D. There he designed 8 and 16-bit embedded controllers and wrote custom operating systems. He is fluent in several programming languages and many dialects of assembly. His controllers can be found in many applications from industry to military to NASA and in rides at Disney World. In 2003 Rick reentered academia at South Dakota State

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Distance, Remote, and Virtual Experiments

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Yongjin Kwon, Drexel University; Shreepud Rauniar, Drexel University; Horacio Sosa, Drexel University

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AC 2007-1363: INTERNET-BASED ROBOTICS AND MECHATRONICSEXPERIMENTS FOR REMOTE LABORATORY DEVELOPMENTRichard Chiou, Drexel UniversityYongjin Kwon, Drexel UniversityShreepud Rauniar, Drexel UniversityHoracio Sosa, Drexel University Page 12.952.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Internet-Based Robotics and Mechatronics Experiments for Remote Laboratory DevelopmentAbstract This paper describes a series of laboratory experiments in Internet-based roboticsand mechatronics, as well as the design, development, and evaluation of an Internet-based laboratory facility to be used to deliver an undergraduate laboratory course forengineering and

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Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs Poster Session

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Philip Lunsford, East Carolina University; John Pickard, East Carolina University; Chip Popoviciu, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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AC 2007-1962: TEACHING A LABORATORY-BASED IPV6 COURSE IN ADISTANCE EDUCATION ENVIRONMENTPhilip Lunsford, East Carolina University Phil Lunsford received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State University. He is a registered professional engineer and is currently an Assistant Professor at East Carolina University. His research interests include system simulation, telemedicine applications, and information assurance.John Pickard, East Carolina University John Pickard has more than 15 years in the Technical training profession and 9 years experience in the

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Design of Lab Experiments I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gukan Rajaram, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University

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AC 2007-2229: INTRODUCING RESEARCH CONCEPTS TO SENIOR STUDENTSIN DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS LABORATORYGukan Rajaram, North Carolina A&T State University Gukan Rajaram is a Post-doctoral research scientist in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina A&T State University. His research is in the area of electrode and electrolyte synthesis and characterization for solid oxide fuel cells. He also teaches senior level mechanical engineering laboratory and actively involved in K-12 outreach activities.Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University Devdas M. Pai is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at NC A&T State University and

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Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs Poster Session

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Manar Shami, University of the Pacific; Ed Pejack, University of the Pacific; Ravinder Jain, University of the Pacific

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Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of Cincinnati. He has been a Littauer Fellow at Harvard University and a Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge University. He has published thirteen books and over 100 scholarly papers and research reports. Page 12.524.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Development of an Innovative Structural Testing Laboratory to Enhance Experiential LearningAbstractAt the advent of the third millennium, more demand has been placed on the civil engineeringprofession to tackle the complex activities of renovating aging infrastructures. The

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Design of Lab Experiments II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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R. William Graff, LeTourneau University; Jessica Niemi, LeTourneau University; Paul Leiffer, LeTourneau University; Meagan Vaughan, LeTourneau University

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AC 2007-452: A HYDRAULIC CIRCUITS LABORATORY – TO IMPROVESTUDENT UNDERSTANDING OF BASIC ELECTRICITYR. William Graff, LeTourneau University R. William Graff is a professor in the School of Engineering and Engineering Technology at LeTourneau University, where he has taught since 1975. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from Purdue University in electrical engineering. Prior to joining the faculty at LeTourneau, he was assistant professor of electrical engineering at Drexel University for six years, and at Wilkes College for two years. His professional interests include antennas, microwaves, plasmas, teaching, and ethics.Paul Leiffer, LeTourneau University Paul R. Leiffer is

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Design of Lab Experiments II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Petru-Aurelian Simionescu, University of Tulsa; Jeremy S. Daily, University of Tulsa; John R. Shadley, University of Tulsa

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Computer Aided Engineering, Solid Mechanics, Vehicle Dynamics and Traffic Crash Reconstruction.John R. Shadley, University of Tulsa John R. Shadley is Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Tulsa. He taught solid mechanics courses and laboratory classes at the University of Tulsa, and was engaged in research projects involving solid mechanics and materials. Page 12.439.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Data Acquisition and Computer Simulation Integrated Experiment for an Undergraduate Machine Dynamics

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Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

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Julio Garcia, San Jose State University; Patricia Backer, San Jose State University

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AC 2007-235: ASSESSMENT OF LABVIEW AND MULTISIM IN THE DELIVERYOF ELECTRONICS LABORATORY CONTENTJulio Garcia, San Jose State University Dr. Julio Garcia is a Professor in the Department of Aviation and Technology in the College of Engineering at SJSU. He teaches electronics and computer courses to undergraduate students and graduate classes in the MS of Quality Assurance.Patricia Backer, San Jose State University Patricia Backer is a Professor and chair of the Department of Aviation and Technology in the College of Engineering at SJSU. She holds a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from Rutgers University, a MA and MS degree from Tennessee Temple University, and a MA and PhD from

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Design of Lab Experiments I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Atin Sinha, Albany State University

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AC 2007-189: ENGINEERING LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS – ANINTEGRATED APPROACH OF TEACHING THE INTRODUCTORYENGINEERING COURSEAtin Sinha, Albany State University Atin Sinha is the Regents Engineering Professor and Coordinator of the Engineering Program at Albany State University. He received his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Tennessee Space Institute in 1984. He had worked in aeronautical research and industry (National Aerospace Laboratory-India, Learjet, Allied-Signal) for 12 years before moving to academia in 1990. He is also a Registered Professional Engineer in Oklahoma. Currently, he is engaged in motivating undergraduate students in inquiry based learning through

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Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lanny Griffin, California Polytechnic State University; Victor Yu, United States Military Academy

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(nanoelectromechanical systems – NEMS), and smart materials (piezoelectric materials, shapememory alloys, and electrorheological fluids). In the biomaterials block of instruction, a newlaboratory exercise was devised and incorporated to provide the students exposure tocontemporary methods in measuring mechanical properties of biological tissue. Thus, thisexercise tasked the students to measure the elastic modulus of a cow femur using ultrasoundtechnology. The primary learning objectives of this laboratory exercise were (1) to determine theelastic constants of a biologic composite material using an ultrasonic method. (2) To gain anappreciation for why natural materials are nearly always composite, and (3) to discuss howmedical devices may influence the

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Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samuel Lakeou, University of the District of Columbia; Tinh Dinh, University of the District of Columbia; Abiyu Negede, University of the DIstrict of Columbia

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AC 2007-2485: PRACTICAL DESIGN PROJECTS UTILIZING COMPLEXPROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DEVICES (CPLD)Samuel Lakeou, University of the District of Columbia Samuel Lakeou received a BSEE (1974) and a MSEE (1976) from the University of Grenoble (Universite Joseph Fourier), and a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the Ecole Nationale d’Electronique et de Radioelectricite de Grenoble of the National Polytechnic Institute of Grenoble, France, in 1978. He is currently a Professor and Chair of the department of electrical engineering at UDC. He was formerly staff member at the New Products Laboratory of RCA’s Consumer Electronics Division in Indianapolis, IN (1984-86).Tinh Dinh, University of the District of Columbia

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Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs Poster Session

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Paul Villeneuve, University of Maine

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Design of Lab Experiments II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gerald Recktenwald, Portland State University; Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

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. Page 12.1562.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Using Simple Experiments to Teach Core Concepts in the Thermal and Fluid SciencesIntroductionThis paper documents the start of a research project involving laboratory exercises for coreundergraduate classes in the thermal and fluid sciences. Students perform experiments oneveryday technology such as a hair dryer, a bicycle pump, a blender, a computer power supply,and a toaster, or very simple hardware such as a tank of water with a hole in it, or a pipe sectionwith a change of area. The equipment is chosen because it is familiar to students, or at least thatthe physical principles of operation are easy to understand. The laboratory

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Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Experiments and Labs

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Don Dekker, University of South Florida

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AC 2007-410: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN MECH LAB I AT THE UNIVERSITYOF SOUTH FLORIDADon Dekker, University of South Florida Don Dekker is currently an Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of South Florida. He is currently teaching Mechanical Engineering Laboratory I, and Capstone Design at USF. Before his retirement in 2001, Don taught at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He first joined ASEE in 1974 and some of his ASEE activities include Zone II Chairman (86-88), Chairman of DEED (89-90), and General Chair of FIE ‘87. His degrees are: PhD, Stanford University, 1973; MSME, University of New Mexico, 1963; and BSME, Rose Polytechnic Institute, 1961

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Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Experiments and Labs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Society for Engineering Education, 2007 An Introduction to Mechatronics Experiment: LEGO Mindstorms NXT Urban ChallengeAbstractThis work describes a laboratory experiment designed for an introductory mechatronics course toemploy discovery-based learning. Two robotic vehicles are constructed using new LEGOMindstorms NXT sets. One of the two moving robots is equipped with sensors and programmedto follow the prescribed path on an enlarged city map. The other robot has no sensors and isprogrammed to follow the first robot. Programming of the robots is accomplished using theNational Instruments LabVIEW Toolkit for LEGO Mindstorms NXT and the Mindstorms NXTsoftware. The inter-robot communication necessary for

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Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lee Toderick, East Carolina University; Jingyuan Deng, East Carolina University; Philip Lunsford, East Carolina University

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enables students to perform experiments 24/7from any location thus maximizing the utilization of the equipment and providing schedulingflexibility to the students. Student laboratories for wireless devices can be problematic ininstitutions that offer wireless network access. This production wireless environment can bedisrupted or even disabled if a student misconfigures the laboratory equipment.This paper describes our success with the adoption of an isolated, remotely-accessible faradaycage that houses wireless equipment, permitting even the most invasive wireless projects to beperformed in an area that offers production wireless network access. Our lab isolation isoptimized for the ISM 2400-2483 MHz frequency band thus providing isolation for

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Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Experiments and Labs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bijan Sepahpour, The College of New Jersey; Shou Rei Chang, The College of New Jersey

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AC 2007-2248: COMPARISON OF THE STRENGTH TO WEIGHT RATIO OFVARIABLE SECTION BEAMS WITH PRISMATIC BEAMSBijan Sepahpour, The College of New Jersey Bijan Sepahpour is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at TCNJ and currently serving as the chairman of the department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science. He is actively involved in the generation of design-oriented exercises and development of laboratory apparatus and experiments in the areas of mechanics of materials and dynamics of machinery for undergraduate engineering programs. He served as the Program Chair of ASEE Division of Experimentation and Laboratory Oriented Studies (DELOS) in 2005-06 and is currently chairing

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Design of Lab Experiments I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andre Marshall, University of Maryland; James Quintiere, University of Maryland

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project focused on characterizingthe fire on the 96th floor of WTC1 (North Tower) and evaluating the contribution of the fire tothe structural collapse. Students contacted vendors and suppliers for the World Trade Center toget information regarding construction details and fire properties of building materials andfurnishings. Students also obtained information reported from the National Institute of Standardsand Technology Building and Fire Research Laboratory investigation of the World Trade Centercollapse. A 1/20th scale model of the original structure (including damage effects from theaircraft and liquid fuel dispersed from the aircraft impact) was designed, constructed, andinstrumented over ten weeks corresponding to the last half of the

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Design of Lab Experiments II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hosni Abu-Mulaweh, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne

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experiments. The students have indicated that they would like to see more use ofcomputer data acquisition systems and the availability of computers in the laboratories so theycan perform on-site data analysis and calibration. Currently there is only one mobile dataacquisition system that is rarely used in some of the laboratory courses. To address this concern,the engineering faculty at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne have integratedcomputer data acquisition in some of the existing and new experiments.One of the new “high tech” laboratory experimental apparatus that was designed, developed, andconstructed is a bench-top air conditioning processes demonstrating unit. This experimentalapparatus is currently being used to demonstrate to

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Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Experiments and Labs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Afshin Goharzadeh, The Petroleum Institute; Peter Rodgers, The Petroleum Institute; Christian Mandel, The Petroleum Institute

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experimental characterization of multiphase flow phenomena. Page 12.895.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Innovative Fluid Mechanics Experiments for Modern Mechanical Engineering ProgramAbstract One of the primary objectives of the Petroleum Institute (PI) is to prepare futuremechanical engineers to assume successful career paths in the Oil and Gas industry.With this in mind, a state of the art core measurement laboratory represents an importantfacility for teaching use within a Mechanical Engineering Program. Such a facility hasbeen developed at the PI, and is utilized at undergraduate level

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Design of Lab Experiments II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory Mason, Seattle University; Frank Shih, Seattle University; Jeff Dragovich, Seattle University

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AC 2007-1240: REAL-TIME ACCESS TO EXPERIMENTAL DATA USINGTABLET PC’SGregory Mason, Seattle University Dr. Mason received a BSME from Gonzaga University, an MS in Computer Integrated Manufacturing from Georgia Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington-Seattle. He developed a robotics laboratory for the Department of Defense in Keyport, WA and was involved in numerous automation projects, including a robotic container welding system and a robotic torpedo fueling system. While at the University of Washington Dr. Mason did post-doctoral research for NASA, designing a multirate flutter suppression system for a commercial jet. His current

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Design of Lab Experiments I

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Sri Kolla, Bowling Green State University

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power systems. He is a senior member of IEEE and ISA. Page 12.339.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 CAN-Based Fieldbus ExperimentsAbstractThis paper presents Controller Area Network (CAN) based hardware experiments, andintegration of these experiments in instrumentation and control systems courses laboratories atthe Bowling Green State University (BGSU). A general purpose PIC microcontroller basedCANstart module is first introduced. This board provides communication features for simpledigital inputs such as switches and digital outputs such as LED’s. It also has analog inputs andrelay outputs