-signal/RF circuit design and testing, measurement automation, environmental & biomedical data measurement, and educational robotics development.Dr. Boong Yeol Ryoo, Texas A&M University Associate Professor Department of Construction Science Texas A&M University Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A., 1995 M.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A., 1992 B.S., Yonsei University, Korea, 1983 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020A Control Systems Course Project Serving as a Bridge to A Capstone Courseand Research ProjectsAbstract“Control Systems” is an important course for Engineering Technology programs. An easymistake to make in teaching the course is spending too
the main teaching platform. However, when presented with options,students never use this platform for class projects or capstone projects. Surveys showed that thiswas due to the fact that the laboratory experiments were topic specific and did not present asystem design approach which made it difficult for students who attempted to use thismicrocontroller [1]. A new platform, the C-Stamp microcontroller, was introduced as analternative for their design. This development boards provide a pre-assembled hardware platform,which include common peripheries in addition to programming libraries. These benefitsencouraged some students to implement the C-Stamp microcontroller in their senior designprojects with fairly successful outcomes [1]. The
Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Educational Outcomes Embedded Within Energy Conservation ProjectsAbstractDuring the summer of 2008, the NIU College of Engineering and Engineering Technologyreceived funding from the United States Department of Energy to study modes of energyconservation in the railroad industry. Specifically, the projects looked at reducing the usage ofdiesel fuel in the operation of today’s modern locomotives. The project lasted one and a halfyears, and five project tasks examined unique aspects energy conservation in the commonlocomotive. The team studied the usage of alternate fuels as a suitable alternative to usingstraight diesel fuel, where cost, availability, emissions, and material wear are key
, and embedded systems. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Senior Elective Communications Systems Courses as Pathway to Capstone Projects in Electrical Engineering Technology ProgramAbstractIn any engineering program the capstone project is the most comprehensive work completed bythe students, and is regarded as the pinnacle of their engineering studies, with all their coursework culminating with this major design, implementation and reporting product. Coming up withthe actual topic of the project is sometimes the most difficult part of the project, especially inprograms where the project topics are not solely proposed by the faculty, and they are for
Paper ID #34086IoT Environmental-monitoring System Development for Mosquito ResearchThrough Capstone Project Integration in Engineering TechnologyDr. Byul Hur, Texas A&M University Dr. B. Hur received his B.S. degree in Electronics Engineering from Yonsei University, in Seoul, Korea, in 2000, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA, in 2007 and 2011, respectively. In 2017, he joined the faculty of Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. USA, where he is currently an Assistant Professor. He worked as a postdoctoral associate from 2011
AC 2007-1755: CHARACTERISTICS OF CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECTS ATUNIVERSITIES IN US AND CHINA: AN ANALYSISTianrui Bai, Southwest Jiaotong UniversityJinwen Zhu, Missouri Western State UniversityVirendra Varma, Missouri Western State University Page 12.353.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Characteristics of Capstone Design Projects at Universities in US and China: An AnalysisAbstractThe objectives of the capstone or other integrating experiences in the engineering andtechnology curriculums are to: 1. Pull together the various diverse elements of thecurriculum, and 2. Develop student competencies in problem-solving utilizing bothtechnical and
AC 2008-1239: A PSK31 AUDIO BEACON PROJECT PROVIDES ALABORATORY CAPSTONE DESIGN EXPERIENCE IN DIGITALCOMMUNICATIONSJames Everly, University of Cincinnati James O. Everly is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at the University of Cincinnati. He received a BSEE and MSEE from The Ohio State University in 1969 and 1970, respectively. He is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and a registered professional engineer in the state of Ohio. He is the current past Chair of the IEEE Cincinnati Section, and in 1997 he received the IEEE Professional Achievement Award. He has held several research and management positions in
2006-1056: AN L/C METER PROJECT PROVIDES A CAPSTONE EXPERIENCEIN TOPICS OF APPLIED DESIGN COURSEJames Everly, University of Cincinnati James O. Everly is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at the University of Cincinnati. He received a BSEE and MSEE from The Ohio State University in 1969 and 1970, respectively. He is a Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and a registered professional engineer in the state of Ohio. He is currently Chair of the IEEE Cincinnati Section, and in 1997 he received the IEEE Professional Achievement Award. He has held several research and management positions in industry working for such
Paper ID #30424Leveraging the Capstone Design Project to Foster Entrepreneurship andAddress Real-World ProblemsDr. Austin B. Asgill P.E., Kennesaw State University Dr Austin B. Asgill received his B.Eng.(hons) (E.E.) degree from Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone, his M.Sc. (E.E.) degree from the University of Aston in Birmingham, and his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of South Florida. He is currently a Professor of Engineering Technology (Electrical) at Kennesaw State University (KSU). Prior to joining the faculty at KSU (formerly SPSU), he was an Associate Professor of Electronic
5 years. Page 11.1267.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 The Dancing Marionette - An Interdisciplinary Capstone Design Experience for Engineering Technology and Computer Science StudentsAbstractWith the advances in microelectronics devices, often computers, sensors, and actuators areintegrated into mechanical systems. Modern engineering design thus requires efforts from amultidisciplinary team. Traditional capstone design projects offer few opportunities for inter-departmental collaborations. This paper presents an experimental capstone project organized toallow computer
Paper ID #8476EET Capstone Student Project: Chemical Mixing Plant Integrated with Pro-grammable Logical Controller and Human Machine InterfaceProf. Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University Aleksandr Sergeyev is currently an Associate Professor in the Electrical Engineering Technology program in the School of Technology at Michigan Technological University. Dr. Aleksandr Sergeyev earned his bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering at Moscow University of Electronics and Automation in 1995. He obtained the Master degree in Physics from Michigan Technological University in 2004 and the PhD degree in Electrical
AC 2012-3329: IMPLEMENT SMART SENSORS WITH WIRELESS COM-MUNICATION PROTOCOLS AND EMBEDDED MICROCONTROLLERSIN A CAPSTONE PROJECT DESIGNDr. Steve C. Hsiung, Old Dominion University Steve Hsiung is an Associate Professor of electrical engineering technology at Old Dominion University. Prior to his current position, Hsiung had worked for Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., Seagate Technology, Inc., and Lam Research Corp., all in Silicon Valley, Calif. Hsiung also taught at Utah State University and California University of Pennsylvania. He earned his B.S. degree from National Kauhsiung Normal University in 1980, M.S. degrees from University of North Dakota in 1986 and Kansas State University in 1988, and Ph.D. degree from
of software development and embedded hardware design. He enjoys enhancing the capabilities and functionality of both hardware and software in his spare time. Page 25.1452.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Utilizing a System-on-Chip Project as a Capstone Experience in a Microprocessors CourseAbstractIn an introductory microprocessors course, students utilize a Field Programmable Gate Array(FPGA) and the Verilog Hardware Description Language (HDL) to study microprocessors.Students utilize both structural and behavioral Verilog code to
Paper ID #33158Relating Senior Project Time on Task to Student ScoresDr. Jeunghwan Choi, Central Washington University John(Jeunghwan) Choi is a professor in the Mechanical Engineering Technology program at Central Washington University. John teaches upper division courses including the Senior capstone course.Prof. Charles Pringle, Central Washington University Charles Pringle is a professor in the Mechanical Engineering Technology program at Central Washington University. Charles teaches upper division courses including the senior capstone course. American c Society
Paper ID #34751Integration of Two Unique Senior Design Projects to Engineering TechnologyDr. Reg Pecen, Sam Houston State University Dr. Reg Pecen is currently a Quanta Endowed Professor of the Department of Engineering Technology at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. Dr. Pecen was formerly a professor and program chairs of Electrical Engineering Technology and Graduate (MS and Doctoral) Programs in the Depart- ment of Technology at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI). Dr. Pecen served as 2nd President and Professor at North American University in Houston, TX from July 2012 through December 2016. He also
, Middle Tennessee State University Mr. Taylor is the director of the machine tool technology in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Studies at Middle Tennessee State University. He received his B. S. degree in Industrial Studies and M. S. degree in Engineering Technology and Industrial Studies from Middle Tennessee State University. Mr. Taylor teaches basic and advanced machine tool technology classes and helps the undergraduate students with their experimental vehicles project. He is well versed with the operation and maintenance of CNC and rapid prototyping machines. Page
AC 2007-2479: THE EFFECT OF SUB-CONTRACTING ON CONSTRUCTIONTIME FOR COMMERCIAL PROJECTS IN CHENNAI, INDIAI. Choudhury, Texas A&M University IFTE CHOUDHURY Ifte Choudhury is an Associate Professor in the Department of Construction Science at Texas A&M University. Dr. Choudhury has extensive experience as a consulting architect working on projects funded by the World Bank. His areas of emphasis include housing, alternative technology, issues related to international construction, and construction education. He is also a Fulbright scholar.Tharuna Khilathi, Texas A&M University THARUNA KHILATHI Tharuna Khilathi is an architect and a constructor by profession. She obtained a
AC 2007-1788: MEASURING CUSTOMER PERCEPTIONS: A FOLLOW-UPCOLLABORATIVE PROJECT CONDUCTED BY STUDENTS FOR A MIDWESTTRUCKING COMPANYSorraya Khiewnavawongsa, Purdue UniversityKathryne Newton, Purdue UniversityEdie Schmidt, Purdue UniversityPatrick Green, Purdue University Page 12.1041.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Measuring Customer Perceptions: A Follow-Up CollaborativeProject Conducted by Students for a Midwest Trucking Company Page 12.1041.2AbstractCompanies are recognizing the benefits of working with universities on a variety of collaborativeprojects. The benefits, however, accrue to more than
, thestudents are well-prepared for their capstone design project.1. IntroductionTypically, a graduating engineering technology student will find a significant gap betweenwhat they learned in the classroom and what they face at work. The educational goal is toreduce the gap by giving students opportunities to work on practical projects in differentcourses and by creating an environment in the classroom/lab that is as close to the real worldas possible. A course project, designed to familiarize the students with real world productdevelopment processes, is discussed in this paper. The goals for the course project are threefold: to familiarize students with product development process; to familiarize students withtools commonly used in product development
, which is rooted in the concept of providing a hands-on learning experience tostudents. As hands-on learning is the prevalent way of education in ET programs throughout theworld, a majority of the courses taught in the programs have a laboratory component. On theother hand, capstone design projects (senior design projects) are a common hands-on course forfinal year undergraduate students across all engineering and technology disciplines.The capstone design courses provide an opportunity for undergraduate students to get involvedin open-ended real-world problems. The courses help students explore the societal need to applytheir knowledge gained over the years of undergraduate engineering or engineering technologyeducation. Starting with the
Department of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan, USA *{sazizi, avsergue, tarshizi}@mtu.eduAbstractThe objective of this project is to facilitate the use of automation in an underground miningenvironment. In an active underground mine, there are several hazards a worker can face. Theimplementation of autonomous control of the mobile equipment used in these mining operationsis one of the ways to cut down the number of injuries. It can also result in less time wasted for theworkers as well as an overall safer mining environment. With autonomous vehicles in undergroundmines, it is less likely for accidents to occur involving mine
developing formal degree programs and professional development programs for incumbent engineers, community college instructors, and high school science and technology teachers. He is the PI and co-PI of several federal and state funded projects for course, curriculum and laboratory development in advanced automotive technology.Dr. Jimmy Ching-Ming Chen, Wayne State University Assistant Professor 2015-present Wayne State University Ph.D 2006 Texas A&M University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Automatic Parking Vehicle SystemAbstractVehicle automation, autonomy and connectivity is a subject of mechatronics integrating manyengineering disciplines including
required to obtain themeasurements, or the need to have a microchip implanted in each animal and a portable scannerthat can read the microchip. Taking these limitations into a consideration, a team of students(Animal Science, Engineering Technology, Electronics, Electronics and Computer EngineeringTechnology (ECET), and Industrial Design & Development) and faculty were challenged todesign and develop a low-cost non-contact infrared thermography device. This was a special andinterdisciplinary project (not a capstone project) that was proposed by Animal Science faculty.Students and faculty in the project team designed and built the device after investigating existingsimilar products in the market.IntroductionFever is a common indicator of
Paper ID #14435Senior Design Capstone Project: Design and Development of Mount Struc-ture and End-Effector for Automated Robotic StackerProf. Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University Aleksandr Sergeyev is currently an Associate Professor in the Electrical Engineering Technology program in the School of Technology at Michigan Technological University. Dr. Aleksandr Sergeyev earned his bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering at Moscow University of Electronics and Automation in 1995. He obtained the Master degree in Physics from Michigan Technological University in 2004 and the PhD degree in Electrical
and supervised students helping them to acquire the neces- sary knowledge, education, technical, ethical and communication skills. He is well respected and recog- nized by our graduates for his contributions resulting in their career successes. Moustafa is in charge of the senior design project for the mechanical engineering technology department. He encourages seniors to work on practical projects. Some of these projects are provided by local industrial and manufacturing corporations as a result of personal contacts and relationships with alumni. This interaction has proven to be invaluable in the growth and development of our graduates and sometimes leads to hiring oppor- tunities. Moustafa has been instrumental
. Page 26.1186.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 New Dimensions in Engineering Technology Education - Addition of An International Collaborative Component to the Undergraduate EET Senior Project ExperienceAbstractThis paper presents the outcomes of a new initiative that extends the current campus-centeredEET Capstone Senior Project activity at DeVry North Brunswick, NJ campus to a collaborativeinternational initiative that includes students from DeVry campus in Salvador, Brazil, creating amulti-team collaboration with geographically dispersed teams as part of this capstone SeniorProject course. The main focus of the work described in this paper is comprised of three
4600: Technical Practicum is a senior level required capstone design course offered bythe department of engineering technology, surveying and digital media. This course is offeredevery semester and requires the student to synthesize and apply subject matter studies in previousrequired courses and apply them to a realistic problem solving effort. In the Fall 2013, the ENTC4600 course’s learning outcomes were modified to infuse global perspectives of engineeringproblems and solutions. In that semester, students explored international markets mainlydeveloping countries, identified an engineering and technology related problem with thecollaboration of a focus group (consists of international students), and then designed anddeveloped a solution to
system. When activated by aperson inside of the room, the system will process the signal and activate a flashing blue LED onthe outer panel, notifying which room the CODE BLUE is taking place. By integrating all ofthese functions into one device, it is now possible for hospital staff to know, simply by viewingthe room’s access panel, who is in that room. It allows for safe, hands-free access. And mostimportantly it integrates seamlessly with the hospital protocol and allows the hospital staff tofunction more efficiently with respect to patient monitoring and response. The paper covers thedetails of the design of hardware and software components of the system. I. DeVry University’s Senior Project Capstone Course SequenceDeVry
Projects Emad Tanbour, Ph.D. Molu O. Olumolade, Ph.D. Oumar R. Barry, Ph.D. tanbo1ey@cmich.edu olumo1mo@cmich.edu barry1o@cmich.edu Central Michigan University School of Engineering and Technology Mount Pleasant, Michigan, USAAbstractThis paper demonstrates the experience of teaching newly introduced capstone design course fortwo consecutive Mechanical Engineering Technology graduating cohorts at the authors' Schoolof Engineering and Technology. The newly introduced capstone design course was taught forthe first cohort utilizing one internally sponsored project assignment for the entire cohort
addition to the wind tunnel course, this laboratory is also utilized to some extent in five othercourses in the curriculum, including AET 210, Measurement & Testing, AET 300, AircraftDesign, AET 432, Applied Heat Transfer, MET 434, Applied Fluid Mechanics and MET460/461, Capstone Project. This facility has become an essential element of the MMETdepartment curricula not only for students within the aeronautical concentration, but within othermechanical concentrations and the Manufacturing Engineering Technology program. Inaddition, students from all MMET department programs are involved in applied projects ofinterest to the engineering industry.Facility DevelopmentA perfectly funded engineering or engineering technology program that focuses on