Conference Session

Robotics and Automation I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Khan, Kansas State University, Salina; Lee J. Gatton, Gatton Research and Development; Beverly Gatton, Fidelity Information Services

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Engineering Technology

in 2008 to pursue his interest in developing Socially Assistive Robots.Mrs. Beverly Gatton, Fidelity Information Services Beverly Gatton is the IT project manager at Fidelity Information Services Beverly Gatton manages soft- ware implementations of commercial banking systems across the United States. She received her B.S. in Business from the University Of Texas at Dallas in 1977, her associate’s of Engineering Technology from Kansas State University in Salina in 1986, and a master’s of Management in Information Systems from Friends University in Wichita, Kansas in 1998. Gatton’s has built her career in the application of Information Technology to the business world

Conference Session

Graduate Education and Undergraduate Research-related Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nina Robson, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

as the Program Director of the Electronics and Telecommunications programs and as the Associate Department Head for Operations. He received his B.S. degree in electrical engineering (1975) from California State University, Sacramento, and his M.S. (1980) and D.E. (1983) de- grees in industrial engineering from Texas A&M University. His education and research interests include project management, innovation and entrepreneurship, and embedded product/system development. Page 25.841.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Introducing Faculty Research to Undergraduate

Conference Session

Robotics and Automation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheng Y. Lin P.E., Old Dominion University; John R. Hackworth, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

. Page 25.247.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012Automation Laboratory Development Focusing on Industrial Hands-on Experience, Simulation Software, and Application Research ProjectsAbstractThis paper describes the development of an Automation Control Lab in the Departmentof Engineering Technology at the University. The lab facility includes pneumaticactuators/sensors, electrical relays/switches, and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC).The major goal of the development is to help students gain hands-on industrialexperience by conducting simple projects during the lecture hours and more advancedprojects during the lab hours. Simulation software is also applied to reduceimplementation time when

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wes Stone, Western Carolina University; Michael Sean June, Western Carolina University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

Undergraduate Engineering Technology StudentsAbstractThe introduction of Six Sigma quality principles in industry has revolutionized production, aswell as many other sectors of society. Academia has not moved as quickly to adjust its curricula,as it should to keep pace with the demands of industry. This paper documents the need andstructure of a Six Sigma Green Belt Certification program, driven by the industrial advisorycommittee of the Engineering Technology program at Western Carolina University, a regionalcomprehensive university that works closely with its industrial partners in multiple modes. Thisnew program is targeted at undergraduate Engineering Technology students, and takes advantageof two existing courses and capstone projects that

Conference Session

Themes in Renewable Energy and ET

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.); Michael G Mauk P.E., Drexel University; M. Eric Carr, Drexel University; Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso

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Engineering Technology

a project manager and senior con- sultant. He has taught and developed undergraduate and graduate courses in electronics, power systems, control and power electronics, electric machines, instrumentation, radar and remote sensing, numerical methods and data analysis, space and atmosphere physics, and physics. His research interests included power system stability, control and protection, renewable energy system analysis, assessment and design, power electronics and electric machines for wind energy conversion, radar and remote sensing, wave and turbulence simulation, measurement and modeling, numerical modeling, electromagnetic compatibility and engineering education. During his career Dr. Belu published several

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations and Applications

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University; William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Donald Richter, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

project management, robotics /automation and air pollution dispersion modeling. Page 12.1577.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Utilizing Industrial Collaboration to Infuse Undergraduate Research into the Engineering Technology CurriculumAbstractThis paper discusses how the Department of Engineering & Design (E&D) at EasternWashington University (EWU) used real world problems provided by industrial partners toenhance the student’s classroom experience using undergraduate research. Last year theEngineering & Design Department moved

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Trian Georgeou, Arizona State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University

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Engineering Technology

made by the students). Following thiscourse, students can also take either a high-performance-machining course and or a four- andfive-axis machining course.The paper briefly describes the CNC courses and the software and equipment used by thestudents. But, most importantly, the paper describes the benefits realized by the mechanical,aeronautical, and automotive engineering technology students from taking these courses. Thesophistication of the student’s design and build projects in their capstone class has seen adramatic increase since the students have begun to acquire the CNC machining experience.Thus, the paper builds a case for the value-added aspect of CNC machining within MechanicalEngineering Technology.IntroductionThe authors believe

Conference Session

A Technology Potpourri I

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown; Lisa Deane Morano, University of Houston, Downtown; Hung Pham; Anish Khatiwada, University of Houston, Downtown; Jonathan Lopez

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Engineering Technology

food consumption. By using organicwaste, this project ensures sustainable consumption and production patterns. Converting wasteto bioethanol creates a fuel from a biomass that would have been energetically wasted during thedecomposition process. Using bioethanol or blending it with gasoline both reduce the relianceon fossil fuel and ultimately reduce the carbon dioxide entering the atmosphere. Thus, it is a trulysustainable transport fuel.In this paper, the design of the bioreactor, instrumentation and automation mechanisms arepresented. Kinetics studies and the results from the optimization of the reactor operatingconditions area also discussed. Since such work also was carried out as part of engineeringtechnology students’ senior capstone

Conference Session

ETD Design IV: Construction and Civil Engineering Technology

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Feldhaus, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Eric Nesbitt

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Engineering Technology

-efficient cars, changing their driving habits, and learning ways to make theirhomes and workplaces more energy efficient. Although many Americans are participating inthese actions, there are still many more Americans who have not embraced this trend. The aimof this research was to examine various factors, including social and demographic variables, thatmight influence the use of sustainable technologies.This research used the United States Green Building Council’s (USGBC) nationally recognizedstandard for sustainable building called Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design(LEED). Accordingly, the number of USGBC LEED projects per 100,000 people within eachstate was chosen to represent the state’s commitment to environmental technologies. The

Conference Session

ETD Manufacturing/3D Printing

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mert Bal, Miami University; Ayodele O. Abatan, Miami University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #19554Developing Additive Manufacturing Laboratory to Support Instruction andResearch in Engineering TechnologyDr. Mert Bal, Miami University Mert Bal received his PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Eastern Mediterranean Univer- sity, North Cyprus in 2008. He was a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the University of Western Ontario, and a Visiting Researcher at the National Research Council Canada in London, Ontario, Canada between 2008 and 2010. He was involved in various research projects in the areas of collaborative intelligence, localiza- tion and collaborative information processing in wireless sensor

Conference Session

Innovations in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fredrick Nitterright, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Ronald Krahe, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

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Engineering Technology

Engineering Education (ASEE). Fred Nitterright began his career as a machinist at Elliott Support Services in Donora, Pennsylvania in 1986. He was employed as a computer-aided draftsman at Powerex, Inc, a project engineering at Stanko Products, a process engineer at Ami-Doduco, Inc., and a project engineer and team leader at Classic Industries, Inc., in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. Mr. Nitterright’s employment at Behrend commenced in 1999.Ronald Krahe, Pennsylvania State University, Erie Mr. Ronald Krahe is an Associate Professor of Engineering at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. He received the M.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1991 from Gannon University and the M.B.A. in

Conference Session

A Technology Potpourri II

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Duong Vu, Duy Tan University-Vietnam; Ashfaq Ahmed P.E., Purdue University Northwest; Omer Farook, Purdue University Northwest

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

languages. He has a keen interest in pedagogy and instruction de- livery methods related to distance learning. He has a deep commitment to social justice and in achieving economic and educational equity. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 A System Designed to Convert Plastic Waste Product into Utilitarian ArtifactsAbstractThe paper expounds a senior design project that was undertaken to convert plastic waste intoutilitarian artifacts. The paper presents here the practice followed by the authors in theirrespective Department of Electrical Engineering Technology at Duy Tan University, Da Nang,Vietnam and Purdue University Northwest, Hammond

Conference Session

Robotics and Automation II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Antonio Jose Soares P.E., Florida A&M University/; G. Thomas Bellarmine P.E., Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Doreen Kobelo, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Rabbani Muhammad, Florida A&M University; Chao Li, Florida A&M University; Salman A. Siddiqui, Florida A&M University; Stacy C. Tinner Jr., Florida A&M University

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Engineering Technology

Technology Illinois Technical College Temple No.2 Adult Education Classes Umm Al- Qura, College Of Engineering, School of Islamic Architecture, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Florida A&M University, College of Engineering, Sciences, Technology and Agriculture Project Area Coordi- nator, Construction Engineering Technology Florida A&M University College of Architecture, Master Thesis Reviewer Academic Administration: Interim Director of Division of Engineering, CESTA 1996-98 Program Area Coordinator, Construction Engineering Technology Page 23.568.1 Related Membership Organizations: American Institute

Conference Session

Shifting Trends of Course and Curricula in IET and IT

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Tech University; Austin Pinkstaff, Tennessee Tech University; Faruk Taban, Western Nevada College

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Engineering Technology

in Industrial Technology Department. Austin will be graduating in May of 2008, and following will join the Industrial Engineering group at Northrup Grumman Ship Systems in Pascagoula, MS.Faruk Taban, Western Nevada College Dr. Faruk Taban is an Engineering Instructor at Western Nevada College. Dr. Taban is the Primary Investigator for the NSF WINSET project to provide scholarships to full-time Computer, Math, and Engineering students. He is a dedicated instructor and an active ASEE Member. Page 13.748.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Innovative Delivery of MIT4450--Rapid

Conference Session

ET Curriculum and Programs I

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jikai Du, SUNY College at Buffalo

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Engineering Technology

from the two schools were paired up and worked together to develop andintroduce innovative teaching practices that have been tailored for different majors. Forengineering technology education, hands-on real-world problems and approved applied learningtechniques were emphasized and integrated into student learning experiences. Industrial standardsoftware, industrial instrumentation, and new industrial measuring techniques were introduced inlab projects. Structured reflection techniques were used to monitor and manage student projectactivities both inside and outside classrooms. The student evaluation data in first year show thatsuch techniques not only can greatly increase student involvement in class activities, but also canbetter prepare

Conference Session

Manufacturing Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Akbar Eslami, Elizabeth City State University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-705: ROBOT PALLETIZING WORK CELL SIMULATIONAkbar Eslami, Elizabeth City State University Dr. Akbar Eslami is a professor and Engineering Technology coordinator in the Department of Technology at Elizabeth City State University. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Old Dominion University. His research interests are in computer aided manufacturing, design,and automation. Page 13.1057.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Robot Palletizing Work Cell SimulationAbstractThe purpose of this project is to design a fully functional automated palletizing work

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum Innovations.

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown

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Engineering Technology

to Control andInstrumentation Engineering Technology students at the University of Houston –Downtown. Theobjective of this course is the computer aided design and optimization of process operations.Processes are selected from major industrial sectors such as chemical, refining and bio-processes.Modeling and simulation of these processes is facilitated by using the Aspen Engineering suite oftools. Such tools are widely used by the process industries to design and optimize processoperations. By completing this course, students learn about different processes, equipment andoptimization techniques. Groups of three to four students work together on team projects. Theorganization, execution, and results from such projects demonstrate the skills

Conference Session

Student Learning and Teamwork

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nina Robson, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

withdisabilities still is a considerable concern.In an effort to ease some of those challenges, a semester long team design project has beenintroduced, to encourage the students to develop technologies that can empower people withdisabilities to overcome barriers to employment. The students are challenged to design the assistivedevice in direct collaboration with a particular person who is disabled, a physical therapist at the localhospital, as well as with the disability services at Texas A&M University.The project gives undergraduate students a chance to make a difference, by developing technologiesto aid people with disabilities. It also enhances the design experience and self-learning of theundergraduate students in our department.I expect that

Conference Session

ET Pedagogy I

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rustin Webster, Purdue University, New Albany

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Engineering Technology

for educational training purposes. Furthermore, Dr. Webster has received vari- ous professional certifications from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, SOLIDWORKS, the Project Management Institute, and NACE International. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 A Learning-Centered Educational Paradigm: Case Study on Engineering Technology Students’ Design, Problem-Solving, Communication, and Group SkillsAbstractThis case study explores how a learning-centered educational paradigm affects undergraduateengineering technology (ET) students’ engineering design, problem-solving, communication, andgroup skills. Evidence for the study comes from twenty-three mechanical engineering

Conference Session

Integrating Curriculum and Labs in ET Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Grant P. Richards, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Donald (Don) D. Cummings, Endress+Hauser; Bradley C. Harriger, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Technology

Harriger has been a Co-PI on two NSF funded grants focused on aerospace manufacturing education and is currently a Co-PI on the NSF funded TECHFIT project, a middle school afterschool pro- gram that teaches students how to use programmable controllers and other technologies to design exercise games. Additionally, he co-organizes multiple regional automation competitions for an international con- trols company. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Leveraging Industry Partnerships to Create New Educational Focused Laboratory FacilitiesAbstractThis paper details an innovative partnership between academia and multiple manufacturers,distributors, and vendors

Conference Session

Robotics and Automation II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guanghsu A. Chang, Western Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

Manufacturing (CIM) class that is designed to teach students how tointegrate industrial robots into a production system; (3) for advanced level programming classesor other specific topics such as robotic simulation, and OLP, where robotic projects can be usedto facilitate real world experience for the students and motivate their interests in the varioustopics. Offline programming is the technique of generating a robot program with using a realrobot machine. This OLP method presents many advantages over the on-line method (Physicallyuse a robot teach pendent to generate a robot program): (1) robot programs are generated withoutinterruptions of robot operation, (2) removal of the students from the potentially dangerousenvironment, (3) there is a greater

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Mechanical Engineering Technology

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alamgir Choudhury, Western Michigan University; Pavel Ikonomov, Western Michigan University; Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Sam Ramrattan, Western Michigan University

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Engineering Technology

provide students a strong theoretical foundation on the subject covered in the class, and create opportunity to practice current industrial methods prior to graduation. Beyond theoretical learning, these practices with industrial processes, sensors, data acquisition hardware, and application programs in the laboratory will enhance technical skills of program graduates. Finally, the project evaluation, assessment, and dissemination process for monitoring and evaluating project activities, outcomes assessment of student learning and feedback for continuous curriculum improvement is presented.IntroductionIn the State of Michigan the manufacturing is the most critical component of theeconomy and has been contracting due to competition

Conference Session

MET Papers 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Azar Eslam Panah, Pennsylvania State University, Berks; Amir Barakati, Pennsylvania State University, Berks

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Engineering Technology

Design and Build a Water Channel for a Fluid Dynamics LabAbstractWater channels are used for a variety of educational and research purposes includinghydrodynamic and aerodynamic studies. The design, construction, and operation of suchfacilities involve numerous engineering challenges that make it a well-suited choice for anundergraduate capstone project whose emphasis is on multidisciplinary engineering capabilities,exposing to research, and learning and applying state-of-the-art methodologies. Since there was aneed to build a water channel facility for the new Fluid Discovery Lab at Penn State Universityat Berks, a project was defined and presented to the Electro-Mechanical Engineering Technology(EMET) students as an option for their Senior

Conference Session

Computer ET Innovation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fernando Rios-Gutierrez, Georgia Southern University

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Engineering Technology

design skills for students in our electrical engineering technology program. Student teams design, build, and troubleshoot FPGA-based projects composed of common embedded systems peripherals, including input/output and/or electromechanical devices, and complex digital integrated circuits. The design experience is progressive, requiring each successive subsystem to be incorporated without disturbing previously completed subsystems. Furthermore, the design experience is based on a learning approach that motivates student learning and develops skills required by the student in a future professional capacity. These skills include designing to specification, teamwork, communication, and lifelong

Conference Session

ET Pedagogy I

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher David LeBlanc, University of New Hampshire; Donald J. Plante, University of New Hampshire

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Engineering Technology

credit hour electivewith no pre-requisites available to both ET and non-ET students. ET401 is intended to fulfill theenvironment, technology, and society (ETS) requirement of the UNHM Discovery program soparticular emphasis is placed on ways 3D printing has effects on both the environment and thecollective society. An early version of the course was offered at USS in the spring semester of2016 with eight participating students. This work describes the structure of the course andmethods used for assessment of the students.Student evaluation was based on participation, discussion board activity, portfolio of weeklyprojects, and a final project. Weekly participation in an online discussion board was required toexplore further impacts of 3D printing

Conference Session

ET Pedagogy II

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mihaela Radu, State University of New York, Farmingdale

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Engineering Technology

Systems. Her current research interest includes Reliability and Fault Tolerance of Electronic Systems, Programmable Logic Devices and new educational methods emphasizing active learning and project-based-learning. She is member of IEEE and Chair of Women in Engineering Affinity Group for IEEE Long Island, New York. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Undergraduate Research Based Learning for Engineering Technology StudentsAbstractThis paper presents undergraduate research experience for Electrical and Computer EngineeringTechnology students mentored by the author of this paper. Research projects in the areas ofsmart house systems and fault tolerant

Conference Session

Integrating Curriculum and Labs in Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

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Engineering Technology

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 A Laboratory Based, Problem Solving Pedagogy Prepares Engineering Technology Graduates To Succeed on the JobAbstractOur advancing world of computer integration, process control, industrial automation,and telecommunications requires technical problem solvers and knowledgeabledecision makers. “The activities of problem solving and decision making are closelyintertwined”,1 and both skills can effective be learned through project based capstonecourses. The lab based problem solving environment is organized into clusters. Theseclusters are equipped with components such as computers, printers, programmablelogic controllers, sensors, pneumatic valves

Conference Session

ETAC/ABET RELATED OUTCOME BASED ISSUES

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wesley L. Stone, Western Carolina University; Guanghsu A. Chang, Western Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

Education, 2013 An Evolving Capstone Course used in ABET AssessmentAbstractThe Department of Engineering and Technology at Western Carolina University (WCU) hasdeveloped a capstone design course sequence that provides students with industry-relevantprojects, while generating an excellent opportunity to assess many of the ABET (AccreditationBoard for Engineering and Technology) student outcomes, commonly called “a through k.” Inits sixth year the two-semester course sequence sees a healthy list of projects that provide cross-functional opportunities for teams composed of undergraduate students in EngineeringTechnology (ET), Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology (ECET), and ElectricalEngineering (EE).Each of the capstone projects

Conference Session

Robotics and Automation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University; Yubin Lan, USDA ARS; Jian-ao Lian, Prairie View A&M University; Suxia Cui, Prairie View A&M University

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Engineering Technology

;M University. She received her B.S. and M.S. from Beijing Polytechnic University in 1996 and 1999 respectively, both in electrical engineering. She received her Ph.D. degree in computer engineering from Mississippi State University, Starkville, Miss., in 2003. She has published several journal and conference articles in the field of wavelets, image processing, and video coding. Her research interests include data compression, signal classification, image and video processing. She has funded research projects from NSF and ARO. Cui has memberships with IEEE, ASEE, and HKN honor society. Page 25.271.1

Conference Session

Mechanical ET Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Earley, Miami University

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Engineering Technology

this objective. These examples illustratehow several readily available computer programs along with traditional hand computationalmethods may be used to enhance and enliven the subject of mechanisms analysis.Traditional computational methods augmented with computer programs familiar to allengineering technology students, are used to compute kinematics and kinetics quantities. Strongemphasis is placed on the verification and accuracy checking potential of this computerintegrated approach.IntroductionA typical course in mechanisms analysis frequently requires the use of traditional computationalprocedures that may place unnecessary limits on assigned projects. This paper suggests onepossible alternative to the “snap-shot” approach to the