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Teaching Circuit Theory and Electronics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James W. Bales, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-1846: A PROJECT-BASED INTRODUCTION TO ELECTRON-ICSJames W Bales, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dr. James W. Bales is the Assistant Director of the MIT Edgerton Center, a center dedicated to hands- on, project-based learning. Before joining the Edgerton Center in 1998, he spent seven years designing, building, and testing small robot submarines to explore the deep ocean as part of the MIT Sea Grant AUV Lab. Page 22.90.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Project-Based Introduction to ElectronicsAbstractWe have created a laboratory

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ECE Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heinz Schmidt-Walter, Hochschule Darmstadt, Germany; Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, College of Technology, West Lafayette; James L. Barnes, James Madison University

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Electrical and Computer

, Darmstadt. There he started his work in the fuell cell and hydrogen technics area beside power electronics.Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, College of Technology, West Lafayette Michael Dyrenfurth is professor in the Department of Industrial Technology at Purdue University. He is co-PI of the DETECT and Atlantis Concurrent MS degree projects. Active in international aspects of the profession, he teaches and researches in the areas of technological innovation, technological literacy, and international dimensions of technological education.James L. Barnes, James Madison University Dr. Barnes is a professor of Integrated Science and Technology at James Madison University. He has worked in the science and technology

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ECE Division Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nuri Yilmazer, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Remzi Seker, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-1446: A PROJECT BASED HANDS-ON DIGITAL LOGIC COURSENuri Yilmazer, Texas A&M University-Kingsville Nuri Yilmazer received the B.S. degree in electrical and electronics engineering from Cukurova Uni- versity, Adana, Turkey in 1996, and the M.S. and PhD degrees in electrical and computer engineering from University of Florida and Syracuse University in 2000 and 2006 respectively. He worked as a Post Doctoral Research Associate in Computational Electromagnetics Laboratory at Syracuse University from 2006 to 2007. He is currently working as an Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department at Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX. His current research interests

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Capstone Design Projects in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynne A. Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; James M. Widmann, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; J.Kevin Taylor, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Electrical and Computer

currently oversees two multidisciplinary service-learning programs: the Access by Design project that has capstone students design devices for people with dis- abilities to participate in adapted physical activity and Organic Twittering that merges social media with sustainability.Dr. James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University Jim Widmann is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He received his Ph.D. in 1994 from Stanford University. Currently he teaches mechanics and design courses. He conducts research in the areas of design optimization, machine design, fluid power control and engineering education.Dr. Brian P. Self, California

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Capstone Design Projects in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ziqian Liu, State University of New York, Maritime College

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-489: MODELING AND SIMULATION OF ELECTRIC MACHIN-ERY FOR A SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER-ING PROGRAMZiqian Liu, SUNY Maritime College Ziqian Liu received the Ph.D. degree from the Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 2005. He is currently an Assistant Professor with the Engineering Department, SUNY Maritime College. From 2005 to 2008, he worked in Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd, USA. From 1989 to 1999, he was with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, China. His research interests include nonlin- ear optimal control, intelligent control, motor control systems, DSP or microprocessor-based embedded systems, power electronics and drives, and computational modeling

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Capstone Design Projects in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James K. Archibald, Brigham Young University; Doran K. Wilde, Brigham Young University

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Electrical and Computer

the IEEE and is the father of seven children and eleven grandchildren. Page 22.1262.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Robotic Laser Tag: A Capstone Design ExperienceAbstractThis paper describes a senior design project in which teams of electrical and computerengineering students design and implement hardware and software modules that allow an off-the-shelf RC vehicle to operate autonomously using only on-board sensors and computationalresources, including a custom FPGA board. The technical details of the project in its currentform are highlighted, including the

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Capstone Design Projects in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Flynn, California State University, Northridge; Sharlene Katz, California State University, Northridge

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Electrical and Computer

Defined Radio in Multidisciplinary Senior Design ProjectsAbstractIn this past year’s senior design program at California State University, Northridge (CSUN),faculty assigned two six-person teams with year-long design projects utilizing software definedradio (SDR). The course structure emulated a real world design project. Faculty acted ascustomers and management, presenting students with a list of requirements and constraints.Students were required to present weekly status updates on their designs, write specifications,documentation and test procedures. Students gained invaluable and in-demand expertise in thisemerging technology, while fulfilling the criteria required by the Accreditation Board forEngineering and

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Capstone Design Projects in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George York, U.S. Air Force Academy; Daniel J. Pack, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Electrical and Computer

Page 22.1087.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Multi-Disciplinary Capstone Design Project: An Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) for Vehicle TrackingAbstractOver the past several years we have used a variety of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)applications as multidisciplinary capstone design projects. In this paper, we present one of thoseprojects in which the goal of the UAS is to search, detect, and identify an approaching vehicle,then relay the identity of the vehicle to a ground station in an environment with radio frequency(RF) interferences. The project team had seven students from four different majors: SystemEngineering Management, System Engineering, Computer

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Capstone Design Projects in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter M. Osterberg, University of Portland; Aziz Sukru Inan, University of Portland

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-1060: ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING STUDENT SENIOR CAP-STONE PROJECT: A MOSIS FAST FOURIER TRANSFORM PROCES-SOR CHIP-SETPeter M Osterberg, University of Portland Dr. Peter Osterberg is an associate professor in Electrical Engineering at the University of Portland (Portland, OR). He received his BSEE and MSEE degrees from MIT in 1980. He received his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from MIT in 1995 in the field of MEMS. He worked in industry at Texas Instruments, GTE, and Digital Equipment Corporation in the field of microelectronics. His research interests are microelectronics, MEMS, and nanoelectronics.Aziz Sukru Inan, University of Portland Dr. Inan is a professor in the Department of Electrical

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Teaching Analog and Digital Communication: Novel Ideas for Lecture Courses, Laboratories, and Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chaitri Aroskar, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Yahong Rosa Zheng, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-55: DESIGN OF SIMULINK PROJECTS FOR AN UNDERGRAD-UATE COMMUNICATIONS COURSEChaitri Aroskar, Missouri University of Science and Technology Chaitri Aroskar is currently pursuing her M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology. She received her B.S. degree in Electronics Engineering from the University of Mumbai, India in 2009. Her major areas of interest are Wireless Communications and Signal Processing.Yahong Rosa Zheng, Missouri University of Science and Technology Yahong Rosa Zheng received the B.S. degree from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China, in 1987, and the M.S. degree from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, in 1989

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Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Prawat Nagvajara, Drexel University, Electrical and Computer Engineering ; Robin Kizirian, Drexel University, Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-2307: DESIGN PROJECTS FOR PROGRAMMABLE EMBED-DED SYSTEM-ON-CHIP COURSEPrawat Nagvajara, Electrical and Computer Engineering Drexel University Prawat Nagvajara received his Ph.D. degree from Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts, in 1989, MS and BS degrees from Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, in 1979 and 1980, respectively. He joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Drexel University in 1990 where he is currently an associate professor. His research focus is on application specific computing using custom hardware and commodity high-performance accelerators and embedded systems education.Robin Kizirian, Electrical and Computer Engineering Drexel University Robin

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Experiential Learning in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Liya (Grace) Ni, California Baptist University

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Electrical and Computer

Engineering. Her research interests include controls and robotics, particularly haptics with applications in virtual reality and teleoperation. Page 22.2.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Haptics-Enabled Rehabilitation: A Design Project for a Control Systems CourseAbstractThis paper presents an interesting design project for the Control Systems course offered toElectrical and Computer Engineering and Mechanical Engineering senior students. Studentsdesigned real-time control systems that involve haptic effects, meaning force feedback

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New Developments in Teaching Electromagnetics and Related Topics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert H. Caverly, Villanova University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-1289: PROJECT-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCES IN RF ANDMICROWAVE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM COMPONENTSRobert H. Caverly, Villanova University Robert Caverly has been a faculty member at Villanova University since 1997. Prior to that he was on the faculty at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. He is interested in RF and microwave engineering as it pertains to RFICs and discrete control devices. Page 22.1190.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Project-based Learning Experiences in RF and Microwave Wireless Communications System

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Teaching Analog and Digital Communication: Novel Ideas for Lecture Courses, Laboratories, and Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bruce E. Dunne, Grand Valley State University; Codie Wilson, Grand Valley State University

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Electrical and Computer

enrolled ECEstudents are engaging in projects which often include wireless communicationsubsystems.To meet this need, the course Wireless Communications Systems was developed anddelivered. This course is intended to help ensure our students’ competency in theemerging wireless communications field for now and into the future. The courseconcentrates on wireless physical layer communication and builds off of a traditionalcourse in communications. Laboratories and projects are a fundamental component of thecourse.In this paper, we present an overview of the course topics and describe the areas covered.We also discuss what was left out due to time and complexity considerations. We furtherdescribe the laboratory experiments and how they integrate with

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Teaching Analog and Digital Communication: Novel Ideas for Lecture Courses, Laboratories, and Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexander M. Wyglinski, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Daniel J. Cullen

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-1869: DIGITAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS EDUCATION VIASOFTWARE-DEFINED RADIO EXPERIMENTATIONAlexander M. Wyglinski, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Alexander M. Wyglinski is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Director of the Wireless Innovation Laboratory (WI Lab), and Director of the WPI Limerick Project Center. He received his Ph.D. degree from McGill University in 2005, his M.S. degree from Queens University at Kingston in 2000, and his B.Eng. degree from McGill University in 1999, all in electrical engineering.Daniel J. Cullen Page

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Teaching Analog and Digital Communication: Novel Ideas for Lecture Courses, Laboratories, and Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lei Miao, The University of Cincinnati; Denis Fedorov, University of Cincinnati; James O. Everly, University of Cincinnati; Max Rabiee, University of Cincinnati

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Electrical and Computer

address the above two concerns. However, these services require either ahigh installation fee or a high monthly/yearly service fee.This paper presents a senior design project which utilizes cellular and microprocessortechnology to provide similar and better services at lower cost. The project alsoenhances the convenience features of motor vehicles. The outcome of the seniordesign project is a complete electronic system assembled on a printed circuit board,and it is ready to be mass produced for the unit price under $100. When the system isinstalled on an automotive, the following functionalities can be achieved: i) a usermay turn on and turn off the engine remotely; ii) the car may turn the engine offautomatically after the desired temperature is

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Teaching Analog and Digital Communication: Novel Ideas for Lecture Courses, Laboratories, and Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ratchaneekorn Thamvichai, Saint Cloud State University; Tonya Lynette Smith-Jackson, Virginia Tech; Carl B Dietrich P.E., Virginia Tech; Tamal Bose, Virginia Tech

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Electrical and Computer

digital signal processing.Dr. Tonya Smith-Jackson, Virginia Tech Dr. Smith-Jackson is an Associate Professor in the Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engi- neering. Her specialty areas are cognitive ergonomics and system safety.Carl B. Dietrich, Jr., Virginia Tech Carl Dietrich is a research faculty member at Virginia Tech, where he completed Ph.D. and M.S. de- grees after graduating from Texas A&M University. He worked with the Defense Information Systems Agency, Arlington, Virginia and Bell Northern Research, Richardson, Texas and conducted research on adaptive and diversity antenna systems and radio wave propagation. His current work in software defined radio (SDR) includes leading projects

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Teaching Analog and Digital Communication: Novel Ideas for Lecture Courses, Laboratories, and Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jay Wierer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Edward W. Chandler, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

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Recruitment, Retention, and First-Year Programs in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Qing Zheng, Gannon University; Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-556: INTEGRATED STEM-BASED PROJECTS TO INSPIRE K-12 STUDENTS TO PURSUE UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMSIN ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERINGQING ZHENG, Gannon University Qing Zheng received the M.Eng. degree from the National University of Singapore in 2003 and the Ph.D. degree from the Cleveland State University in 2009, both in electrical engineering. She is currently an assistant professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Gannon University. Her research interests include modeling, estimation, control and optimization for complex systems, such as chemical processes, MEMS, hysteretic systems, biological systems, power systems, etc. Dr. Zheng is an IEEE senior member and an Associate

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New Trends in ECE Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul G. Flikkema, Northern Arizona University; Kenji Ryan Yamamoto, Northern Arizona University; Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC; Jeff Frolik, University of Vermont; Tom Weller, University of South Florida

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Electrical and Computer

University of Technology. In 2007, he co-organized a US-France Workshop on Sensor Networks and the Environment sponsored by the French government. In Spring 2008 he was a Visitor at SAMSI, where was Program Leader of SAMSI’s Program on Environmental Sensor Networks.Kenji Ryan Yamamoto, Northern Arizona UniversityCarol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC Carol Haden is a Senior Consultant for Magnolia Consulting, LLC, a small woman-owned research and evaluation company based out of Charlottesville, Virgina. For the past eight years, she has specialized in the evaluation of informal and formal STEM education programs. Dr. Haden has evaluated projects sponsored by the National Science Foundation, NASA, the William and Flora Hewlett

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Laboratory Development in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick Kane, Cypress Semiconductor Corp.; Alexander Ganago, University of Michigan; Robert F. Giles, University of Michigan; Hongwei Liao, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-2343: NEW LAB PROJECT FOR NON-EE MAJORS PROVIDESHANDS-ON EXPERIENCE WITH ANALOG/DIGITAL, AND PROGRAMMABLETEMPERATURE CONTROLLERSPatrick Kane, Cypress Semiconductor Corp. Patrick Kane Bio Patrick Kane is the director of the Cypress University Alliance Program. The Cypress University Alliance Program is dedicated to partnering with academia and universities to ensure that professors and students have access to the latest Cypress PSoC technology for use in education and research. Patrick joined the Cypress team in July 2006. Prior to joining Cypress Patrick spent 13 years at Xilinx in a variety of roles including Applications Engineer, Aerospace and Defense, Automotive, Technical Training and managing the

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Laboratory Development in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sergey N. Makarov, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Reinhold Ludwig, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kaung Myat Win, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, ECE Department

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Electrical and Computer

Basic class materials and laboratory projects with DC motors in an introductory undergraduate ECE class for non-majorsMost electrical and computer engineering departments in the United States and abroad typicallyoffer a fundamental one or two-semester course in ECE for non-major students. Sometimes, thiscourse is offered to both majors and non-majors. In general, it is a very difficult task to teachcomplex electrical engineering concepts, including circuit theory, semiconductor fundamentals,and digital fundamentals in a single course. Therefore, the intro class for non-majors (or for bothmajors and non-majors) is frequently devoted to circuit (and digital) fundamentals only. Thisscenario

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Innovations in Power Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeed Sean Monemi, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Nipun M. Patel; Jesse Gurr; Yee Cheung Tsang; Christopher John Bolton; Bryon Scott Watkins

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2011-2689: SMART GRID DEVELOPMENT IN ELECTRICAL DIS-TRIBUTION NETWORKSaeed Sean Monemi, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Dr. Saeed Sean Monemi is a professor of Electrical and Computer engineering at California State Poly- technic University, Pomona. He has published many papers and currently conducting projects in the areas of smart grid, embedded systems, software engineering, and operating systems.NIpun M PAtelJesse Gurr Graduated with a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis in Power Systems from Cal Poly University in Pomona, CA. One of the seven members in the team that designed and built the ”Smart Grid Development of Electrical Distribution Network” project.Mr. Yee Cheung

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Recruitment, Retention, and First-Year Programs in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phillip Wong, Portland State University, ECE Department; Melinda Holtzman, Portland State University, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department; Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University, ECE Department; Malgorzata Chrzanowska-Jeske, Portland State University

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Ph.D. degree from University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is an Asso- ciate Professor and Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education at Portland State University, Electrical and Computer Engineering department. In this role he has led department-wide changes in curriculum with emphasis on project- and lab-based instruction and learning. His research interests are in the areas of semiconductor device characterization, design and simulation, signal integrity and THz sensors. He is a member of IEEE and ASEE.Malgorzata Chrzanowska-Jeske, Portland State University Malgorzata Chrzanowska-Jeske received her M.S. degree in electronics engineering from Politechnika Warszawska (the Technical University of Warsaw) in Warsaw

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Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris C Delia Jr., Rowan University; Peter Mark Jansson P.E., Rowan University; John L. Schmalzel P.E., Rowan University; Carlos Daniel Barreiro; Kevin Anthony Whitten, Rowan University

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Electrical and Computer

withexperience in real world problems as part of its engineering curricula. Through the participationof Industrial Affiliates, we have been able to involve undergraduate students in a number ofrenewable energy research and design projects. This paper describes the structure andmethodology of Rowan University’s Junior and Senior year clinic model as well as a specificclinic project that provides students with the experiential learning opportunity in which they canapply their engineering knowledge and resourcefulness to a real-world project. During the2010-2011 academic year, Kaneka Corporation of Osaka, Japan sponsored the design,engineering, permitting and installation of a photovoltaic (PV) system test bed located atRowan University’s Rowan Hall

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Experiential Learning in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dick Blandford, University of Evansville; Mark Earl Randall, University of Evansville

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Electrical and Computer

-altitude balloon project which received NSF funding in 2008 originated with TaylorUniversity in Upland, Indiana. Since that time numerous other universities have becomeinvolved in the project by way of Taylor's ongoing summer workshops. A typical balloon travelsto about 100,000 feet in a two to three hour period, bursts, and parachutes its payload to earth. Aballoon can be used to launch a 12 pound load into a near-space environment for a modest cost.The balloon and the load can be tracked and the load can be recovered using the GlobalPositioning System (GPS). This system allows undergraduate electrical and computerengineering students to design instrumentation packages for a harsh environment and therecovered data can be used to judge the

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Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Bedrich Benes, Purdue University

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Electrical and Computer

special focus on adaptive approaches, and techniques for level-of-detail that allowrendering and visualization of massive datasets. Students must implement a project in which theymodel and visualize a 3-D implicit object. This task is embarrassingly parallel, and special focusis put on parallel implementation. Rendering is the last topic and students discuss it within thecontext of real-time photorealistic imagining on the GPU.We report on the students’ perceptions of their general experience related to the relevance of thecourse and its content. Overall, the students were positive in their responses of considering totake this course as a positive experience ( , 3.26, 0.45), even though they were neutral intheir perceptions of finding

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Distance and Web-based Learning in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Jumoke 'Kemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University

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Electrical and Computer

experiences and results in developing and delivering two coreElectrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) courses with laboratory components completelyonline using an internet based distance learning delivery system and the Mobile Studiotechnology and pedagogy. The challenge in offering ECE courses online is the fact they have avery intensive hands-on component, such as design and laboratory experiments, that requirestudents to use expensive laboratory equipment to complete and demonstrate their projects. Thisimplied that until now, institutions offering ECE laboratory courses had to have students attendthe laboratory courses on their campuses. Our ECE department is in the process of redesigningand delivering all 200-level and 300-level electrical

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New Trends in ECE Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juan F. Arratia, Interamerican University of Puerto Rico; Martina Y. Trucco, Hewlett-Packard Labs; Luis F. Font, Ana G. Mendez University System

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Electrical and Computer

researchexperiences in computing to undergraduates, and ultimately, 5) increase the number of graduatestudents in computing fields and transfer 40% of BS graduates to graduate school.Additional partners for this project include the Puerto Rico Department of Education, theInstitute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Computer Society Chapters in San Juanand Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, and public and private high schools. An extended partnership withacademic and industry research institutions in Puerto Rico, the US mainland, and abroad is alsopart of this Alliance.Through a grant from NSF, funds for the project total $2.25 million over three years to mentor345 undergraduates from participating institutions; train 948 science, computer and

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Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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MaryPat Beaufait; Duyun Chen, University of Pennsylvania; Carl B Dietrich P.E., Virginia Tech; Cecile Dietrich; Garrett Michael Vanhoy, University of Arizona

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current work in software defined radio (SDR) includes leading projects related to the OSSIE open source effort. He chairs the Wireless Innovation Forum Educational Work Group, is a member of ASEE, IEEE, and Eta Kappa Nu, and is a Professional Engineer in Virginia.Ms. Cecile DietrichGarrett Michael Vanhoy, University of Arizona Page 22.1548.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Transition from Undergraduate Research Program Participants to Researchers and Open Source Community ContributorsAbstractExperiences of three participants in an undergraduate research