2006-2485: A HANDS-ON, INTERACTIVE UNDERGRADUATE DIGITAL IMAGEPROCESSING COURSEAgnieszka Miguel, Seattle University Page 11.51.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A Hands-On, Interactive Undergraduate Digital Image Processing CourseAbstractThis paper describes an experimental undergraduate digital image processing coursecreated and taught by the author. The course was designed to be an interactiveexperience. The lecture material, hands-on examples, and in-class computer exerciseswere blended together to form a unique interactive learning experience. Lecturescontained numerous MATLAB-based examples and students were required to
learning, the course evaluation carried out afterthe completion of the term, examination papers and project results from the term which made useof the kit were compared with those of the terms which did not. The effectiveness of the new kitcould be confirmed by quantitative analysis, and also qualitatively in the class. It could also beseen that the students’ interests in the course were improved.However, further analyses would be required to confirm the effectiveness, since the new kit wasused in 2007 for the first time and only one term’s data was available.7. AcknowledgementsThis work was supported by the MIC (Ministry of Information and Communication, Korea),under the NEXT(Nurturing Excellent engineers in information Technology) supervised
labs are :Lab 1: Review of Laplace TransformsLab 2: Convolution and Impulse ResponseLab 3: Fourier SeriesLab 4: Testing Fourier TransformsLab 5: Digital Simulator.Many universities, including ours, continually strive to improve their programs by assessing itsimpact and learning outcomes and modifying, changing or deleting, adding courses based onacademic and industrial technology trends. This is actually required by the Accreditation Boardfor Engineering Technology (ABET) as part of accreditation requirements. Assessment ofStudent Learning Outcomes is also part of ABET Accreditation requirements.The SSCI Tests help us fulfill the ABET Assessment requirements.We now briefly describe the SSCI CT Test
Paper ID #33526Students’ Performance in Remote Flipped Signals ClassesProf. Ahmed Dallal, University of Pittsburgh Dr. Dallal is an assistant professor at the department of electrical and computer engineering, Unversity of Pittsburgh, since August 2017. Dr. Dallal primary focus is on education development and innovation. His research interests include biomedical signal processing, biomedical image analysis, and computer vision, as well as machine learning, networked control systems, and human-machine learning. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021
assessment. Speech quality and intelligibility assessment has become atopic of increasing importance in research literature [4][5][6] due to the rapid development oftelephony systems of various kinds of technology, VoIP being one of the fastest growing. “Audioand speech signal processing”, or similar courses such as “digital speech processing”, “automaticspeech processing”, are widely offered in modern electrical engineering curriculum. However,most of these courses focus on traditional topics, such as speech coding, speech synthesis, andspeech recognition for their course projects [7][8][9]. Few has made speech quality andintelligibility assessment as the focus of a major project, even though this topic is becomingincreasingly important both in
2006-1962: DSP-BASED LOW-COST DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONSLABORATORYBruce Dunne, Grand Valley State University Bruce E. Dunne is currently an Assistant Professor in the Padnos College of Engineering and Computing at Grand Valley State University. He received his B.S.E.E. and M.S.E.E. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology. His interests include digital signal processing and communications systems. Page 11.497.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 DSP-Based Low-Cost Digital Communications
2006-1733: DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING A PARALLEL COMPUTINGCURRICULUM BASED ON BEOWULF CLUSTERINGFitra Khan, University of Texas-BrownsvilleMahmoud Quweider, University of Texas-BrownsvilleJuan Iglesias, University of Texas-BrownsvilleAmjad Zaim, University of Texas-Brownsville Page 11.418.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Designing and Implementing a Parallel Computing Curriculum Based on Beowulf Clustering1IntroductionThe Computer Science/Computer Information Systems (CS/CIS) Department at The Universityof Texas at Brownsville (UTB) has improved its curriculum by including parallel computingtopics based on a computing and
FPGA-related topics and is an inventor/co-inventor for 60+ patents.Prof. Stephen Schultz, Brigham Young University Stephen M. Schultz has received B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, in 1992 and 1994, respectively. He received a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, in 1999. He worked at Raytheon Missile Systems from 1999-2001. He has taught at Brigham Young University since 2002 and is currently a Full Professor. He has authored or coauthored over 100 publications and holds 10 patents. His research interests are in the area of optical fiber devices with an emphasis on optical fiber based sensors
AC 2012-4423: UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCES USINGFPGASProf. David H. Hoe, University of Texas, Tyler David Hoe received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Toronto. He held a position as a Staff Engineer at the General Electric Corporate Research and Development Center for five years prior to assuming his current position as an Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of Texas, Tyler, in 2008. Page 25.1389.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Undergraduate Research Experiences Using
AC 2011-2702: PLANTING THE SEEDS OF COMPUTATIONAL THINK-ING: AN INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING SUITABLE FOR IN-CLUSION IN STEM CURRICULAEric A Freudenthal, University of Texas, El Paso Dr. Freudenthal is an Associate Professor of computer science at the University of Texas at El PasoDr. Art Duval, University of Texas at El Paso Art Duval is a Professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Texas at El Paso.Dr. Sarah Hug, University of Colorado, Boulder Dr. Sarah Hug is Research Associate at the Alliance for Technology, Learning, and Society (ATLAS) Institute, University of Colorado at Boulder. Dr. Hug earned her PhD in Educational Psychology at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Her research
circuits will serve as framework for future lab-based online courses. In this paper, our summer 2010 course implementation is thoroughly described. Problemswith technology and pedagogy used in the summer 2010 implementation of online electricalcircuits are examined and possible solutions are presented. These findings, along with previousstudies in online education, were used to develop a pedagogical framework for an online lab-based course. Plans for the summer 2011 online course and proposed pedagogical frameworkwill be introduced. 2. Introduction The only online school of engineering courses currently available at BinghamtonUniversity are recorded by the school’s EngiNET program. This program provides lowresolution, low
Paper ID #28311A Hands-on Introduction to Embedded Systems & IOTDr. James Peyton Jones, Villanova University James Peyton Jones is a professor of electrical and computer engineering, and a member of the Center for Nonlinear Dynamics and Control at Villanova University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 A Hands-on Introduction to Embedded Systems & IOT J.C. Peyton Jones Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Villanova University, Villanova PA 19085AbstractTraditional curricula often teach low-level fundamentals of digital
2006-1777: DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION OF A DIGITAL CONTROLLABORATORY WITH A DIGITAL SYSTEM LABORATORY AT YOUNGSTOWNSTATE UNIVERSITYBen Shaw, Youngstown State UniversityFaramarz Mossayebi, Youngstown State University Page 11.452.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 FlexARM1: An ARM Based IP Core for the UP3 Education KitIntroduction Today’s embedded solutions require a rapid product development time to meet strictmarket demands1. It is essential for system design engineers to verify complex designs inhardware before final implementation. In order for upper level undergraduate students to gainexposure to this verification process, a system level
AC 2012-3689: TRANSITIONING A LAB-BASED COURSE TO AN ON-LINE FORMAT: STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESSMr. Kevin P. Pintong, Binghamton University Kevin Pintong is a second-year master’s student with interests in online education and embedded systems.Dr. Douglas H. Summerville, Binghamton UniversityMr. Kyle Temkin, BInghamton University Page 25.1376.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012Transitioning a lab-based course to the online format: Strategies for Success Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Binghamton University
AC 2010-579: PRISM: A SIMPLE SIMULATION FOR INTRODUCTION OFASSEMBLY LANGUAGE AND COMPUTER ARCHITECTUREBrian Peterson, United States Air Force AcademyAnne Clark, USAF Academy, CO Page 15.980.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 PRISM: A Simple Simulation for Introduction of Assembly Language and Computer ArchitectureAbstractOne of the enduring problems in introducing computer architecture and assemblylanguage to students is most systems are so complex that the students quickly lose sightof how the subsystems interrelate. To effectively teach how a system processes andexecutes instructions, most students must program in assembly language and
Paper ID #29566Helping Students Write it Right: Instilling Good Report Writing Habitsin a Linear Circuit Lab CourseDr. Eva Cosoroaba, University of Vermont Eva Cosoroaba is a lecturer in the Electrical and Biomedical Engineering Department at the Univer- sity of Vermont. She received her PhD form the University of Texas at Dallas in December of 2017. Cosoroaba was a research assistant in the Renewable Energy and Vehicular Technology (REVT) Labora- tory and a teaching assistant at UT Dallas. Her expertise lies in electric machines and design, multiphysics simulations, and magnetohydrodynamics and its possible use for
AC 2008-120: USING REAL RF SIGNALS SUCH AS FM RADIO TO TEACHCONCEPTS IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSJoseph Hoffbeck, University of Portland Joseph P. Hoffbeck is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Portland. He has B.S.E.E, M.S.E.E., and Ph.D. degrees from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. He worked with digital cellular telephone systems at Lucent Technologies (formerly AT&T Bell Labs) in Whippany, New Jersey. He is a member of the IEEE and the ASEE, and his technical interests include communication systems, digital signal processing, and remote sensing. His email address is hoffbeck@up.edu
2006-1313: DSP ON GENERIC MACHINESDick Blandford, University of Evansville Dr. Dick K. Blandford is the Chair of the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department at the University of Evansville. Page 11.499.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 DSP on Generic MachinesAbstractMany electrical engineering classes which introduce digital signal processing at theundergraduate level include a laboratory component in which students implement systems ondedicated DSP boards. Many such boards are programmed in an unfamiliar assembly languageor they require cumbersome I/O drivers
Investigator Award in 2005.Prof. Andreas S Spanias, Arizona State University, ECEE, SenSIP Center Andreas Spanias is Professor in the School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering at Arizona State University (ASU). He is also the founder and director of the SenSIP center and industry consortium (NSF I/UCRC). His research interests are in the areas of adaptive signal processing, speech processing, and audio sensing. He and his student team developed the computer simulation software Java-DSP (J- DSP - ISBN 0-9724984-0-0). He is author of two text books: Audio Processing and Coding by Wiley and DSP; An Interactive Approach. He served as Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing and as General
AC 2010-842: A LABORATORY METHOD FOR TEACHINGANALOG-TO-DIGITAL AND DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERSIONJoseph Hoffbeck, University of Portland Joseph P. Hoffbeck is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Portland in Portland, Oregon. He has a Ph.D. from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. He previously worked with digital cell phone systems at Lucent Technologies (formerly AT&T Bell Labs) in Whippany, New Jersey. His technical interests include communication systems, digital signal processing, and remote sensing. Page 15.43.1© American Society for Engineering Education
AC 2008-2489: DESIGN OF A HARDWARE PLATFORM FOR ANALOGCOMMUNICATIONS LABORATORYBruce Dunne, Grand Valley State University Since 2003, Bruce E. Dunne has been an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering at Grand Valley State University. Prior to joining GVSU, he spent 16 years as a practicing engineer working for several large corporations. Professor Dunne received his B.S.E.E. and M.S. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Ph.D. from the Illinois Institute of Technology, all in Electrical Engineering. His interests include digital signal processing and communications systems. Melvin Cooke, GE Aviation
AC 2010-1521: DEVELOPMENT OF A DOPPLER RADAR EXPERIMENT BOARDFOR USE IN MICROWAVE CIRCUITS AND ELECTRONICS COURSESR.F. William Hollender, Montana State UniversityJames Becker, Montana State University Page 15.399.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Development of A Doppler Radar Experiment Board For Use in Microwave Circuits and Electronics CoursesAbstractThe development of a Doppler radar experiment board and associated course content,observations from their first implementation in the fall 2009 offering of the microwave circuitscourse at Montana State University and plans for their revision and use in an upper divisionanalog electronics
AC 2012-4733: IT BLINKED! EMPOWERING STUDENTS WITH AN IM-PROVED MICROPROCESSORS COURSEMr. Arlen Planting, Boise State UniversityProf. Sin Ming Loo, Boise State University Page 25.866.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 It Blinked! Empowering Students in an Improved Microprocessors CourseAbstractEmpowering students in understanding microprocessors involves teaching them how a processorworks so that they have the skills they need when presented with a different architecture.Allowing the students to participate more fully in the discovery process enhances their ability
AC 2007-1475: UPGRADING A MICROCONTROLLER SYSTEMS COURSE WITHTHE CYPRESS PSOCKevin Bolding, Seattle Pacific UnivDave Van Ess, Cypress Semiconductor Page 12.1521.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Upgrading a Microcontroller Systems Course Using the Cypress PSoCAbstractAs our society continually embraces technology to greater and greater degrees, the need forengineers with the skills to develop microcontroller based systems is constantly growing.Microcontroller systems design courses are meant to equip students with the understanding,skills, and methods needed to design and develop systems built around a microcontroller
AC 2009-1086: SIMPLIFIED TEACHING AND UNDERSTANDING OFHISTOGRAM EQUALIZATION IN DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSINGShanmugalingam Easwaran, Pacific Lutheran University Shanmugalingam Easwaran holds Ph.D., MS (Clemson University, SC), and BS (University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka) degrees in Electrical Engineering. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Computer Science and Computer Engineering department at Pacific Lutheran University (WA). Prior to this, he was an Assistant Professor at Xavier University of Louisiana (LA). Before joining the academia, he was in the industrial sector working for companies such as NYNEX Science and Technology, Periphonics Corporation, and 3Com Corporation. His teaching and
AC 2008-2468: CIRCUIT ELEMENTS ARE PEOPLE TOO—USINGPERSONIFICATION IN CIRCUIT ANALYSIS LECTURES TO IMPROVECOMPREHENSIONL. Brent Jenkins, Brent Jenkins is an Associate Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology department at Southern Polytechnic State University. He has taught circuit analysis (and other topics) for over 13 years. Page 13.293.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Circuit Elements are People Too—Using Personification in Circuit Analysis Lectures to Improve ComprehensionAbstractAn intuitive knowledge of circuit analysis is critical to
AC 2009-1017: TEACHING COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS USING THEUNIVERSAL SOFTWARE RADIO PERIPHERAL (USRP) AND GNU RADIOJoseph Hoffbeck, University of Portland Joseph P. Hoffbeck is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Portland. He has B.S.E.E, M.S.E.E., and Ph.D. degrees from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. He worked with digital cellular telephone systems at Lucent Technologies (formerly AT&T Bell Labs) in Whippany, New Jersey. He is a member of the IEEE and the ASEE, and his technical interests include communication systems, digital signal processing, and remote sensing. His email address is hoffbeck@up.edu
AC 2011-2321: USE OF JAVA-DSP TO DEMONSTRATE POWER AMPLI-FIER LINEARIZATION TECHNIQUESRobert Santucci, Arizona State University Robert Santucci is an electrical engineering Ph.D. student at Arizona State University researching the use of digital signal processing techniques for power amplifier linearization in wireless communications systems.Prof. Andreas S Spanias, Arizona State University, ECEE, SenSIP Center Andreas Spanias is Professor in the School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering at Arizona State University (ASU). He is also the founder and director of the SenSIP center and industry consortium (NSF I/UCRC). His research interests are in the areas of adaptive signal processing, speech processing
almost certainlywill be important in their future work with electrical circuit analysis and design. Manyadditional conceptual difficulties remain to be enumerated and addressed, particularly forreactive elements, transient circuits, AC circuits, op-amp circuits, and Laplace transformanalysis, for example, and further such work is planned.7. AcknowledgmentsThis work was supported by the National Science Foundation through the TransformingUndergraduate Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Program underGrant Nos. DUE-1044497 and DUE-1323773. We thank Drs. M. Ardakani, J. Chae, R. Ferzli,S. Goodnick, R. Gorur, Y. Hui, G. Karady, B. Matar, Meng Tao, C. Tepedelenlioglu, T.Thornton, Chao Wang, Hongbin Yu, and Hongyu Yu for
AC 2007-1050: PEDAGOGIC CONSIDERATIONS FOR TEACHING DIGITALSYSTEM DESIGN USING VHDLChia-Jeng Tseng, Bucknell University Chia-Jeng Tseng is with the Department of Electrical Engineering at Bucknell University. His current research focuses on the development of digital system design methodologies and digital signal processing algorithms. Page 12.1149.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Pedagogic Considerations for Teaching Digital System Design Using VHDLAbstractOver the last four years, system-level design methodologies have been taught in an“Advanced Digital Design