Quality Inspection- Reverse Engineering ApproachAbstract The objective of this paper is to implement a reverse engineering process to inspect thegeometry of a flow meter rotor and make recommendations to improve the performance of therotor. The process includes utilizing a laser scanner arm and Geomagic software to generate athree-dimensional (3D) computer model of the flow meter rotor and compare it with the originalComputer Aided Drafting (CAD) model to check for any discrepancies and makerecommendations to improve the performance of the rotor. In this project, the laser scanner andGeomagic software create a 3D computer model of the rotor which is used as the basic model toanalyze and optimize the rotor. The
address this problem. At Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, the College ofEngineering has adopted an “Introduction to Engineering Course” that is required of all freshmenmajoring in engineering. The course is described as a “lecture-laboratory course” that “allows Page 13.614.2students to work with hands-on projects that will teach the usefulness of mathematics and basicengineering concepts.” Another goal is to have students “better understand how fundamentalprinciples of science and engineering are useful in the profession.” An additional dimension ofthe work at SIU-C is to have students perform basic math computations with data
thesupervising probation agency. 3Instead of designing a hardware application and then choosing a microcontroller, it was decidedto use a P8X32A because it had been used in a few past projects. The P8X32A is a 32-bit octalcore microcontroller operating from a 5MHZ crystal multiplied to 80MHZ. That 80MHZ clock isdivided by two with two clock cycles per instruction, or 20 million instructions per second(MIPS) is provided by each of the eight cogs. The 20 MIPS per cog for 8 cogs is 160 MIPS ofprocessing power. The 8 cogs of the P8X32A allows it to run up to eight independent programssimultaneously. Cog0 starts up first and usually manages starting and stopping of the other cogsand copying global variables between the cogs. Another cog is used for VGA video
project ideas butnot knowing how to fulfill them. Therefore, we experimented including in this course theconcept of closed-loop control system with variety of sensors and actuators.II. Arduino UnoArduino Uno is the most popular Arduino platform in the family of the Arduino product line.The following table (Figure No. 1) compares the basic features of the various Arduinos andArduino Compatibles platforms presently available. The user has a choice among the manyArduino platforms with regard to 1) Processor and its speed, 2) Physical footprint, 3) Number ofI/O s, 4) Memory size, 5) Compatibility with the daughter boards (Shield in Arduinoterminology), etc. A very important consideration to note is that the user has a large list ofdaughter boards to
available for senior project work can be veryuseful for graduates. This project considers two very different strategies for monitoring and collectingPLC data for student instruction.The first strategy is the use of free demonstration software to implement an industry open standardsolution, OPC UA servers that work with a broad number of devices. Considered are three OPC UAserver vendors: Ignition Automation, Kepware, and Matrikon.The second strategy is the use of a proprietary application solution that provides data monitoring oroperator interactions enabled through its proprietary communication standard. Two separate sites, theclassroom laboratory and an industry site hosted this phase of the work. In each case, the data trafficsource is a PLC
professor in the Manufacturing & Mechanical Engineering Technology de- partment at RIT. She serves as the Faculty Associate to the Provost for Women Faculty and was a co-PI for RIT’s NSF ADVANCE project. Her research interests include: characterization of biodegradable plastics and environmental consideration in materials selection for production design, and effective strategies for increasing diversity in STEM disciplines.Prof. Elaine M. Cooney, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Elaine Cooney is a Professor and Program Director of Electrical Engineering Technology at Indiana Uni- versity Purdue University Indianapolis. Elaine is a leader in the development of core competency doc- uments for
partner in a small start-up venture. He received his BS degree in electrical engineering (1975) from California State University, Sacramento, and his MS (1980) and DE (1983) degrees in industrial engineering from Texas A&M University. His educa- tion and research interests include project management, innovation and entrepreneurship, and embedded product/system development. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Exploring Parents’ Knowledge and Awareness of Engineering through Middle School Students’ Summer CampsAbstractIncreasing student interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) is arecurring theme among the research
BDS supporting theHetNet operations will be proposed together with the recommendations of an analyticsframework. The BDS architecture together with the analytics framework aims at helping theMSPs in forecasting the network traffic. The results of the traffic big data analytics and thenetwork load forecasting can be used to adjust different network operating parameters. Theseadjustments can definitely enhance the HetNet performance. The proposed big data architectureand the analytics framework proposed in this study will be used as a decision support systemcomponent in an educational and research pilot project that aims at introducing the role of bigdata analytics in guiding the self-healing process used in cellular self-organized
Tolerant Systems and Testing of Digital Systems. Her current research interests include Reliability and Fault Tolerance of Elec- tronic 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, 2019 Applying the Flipped Classroom Pedagogy in a Digital Design CourseAbstractThe goal of this paper is to describe the motivation, methodology and results of converting severalmodules in a Digital Design course to a “flipped classroom”. The course introduces students toVHDL Hardware Description
-disciplinary groups of engineers and educators. For instance, the students should be able to Page 23.796.4understand machines, processers, and/or devices through representative 3D computer basedphysical models. These computer models may contain geometric, scene, and/or assemblyrelationships. After representing the physical entities on the computer, the modules, parts,and/or assemblies were converted into a specified format and saved as a digital resource toshare with the development team. In this project, all the modules were converted into a ".dae"(digital assent exchange) format since it offers a convenient method for interactions by thevirtual reality
Including Online Laboratories Bodily-Kinesthetic Assignments (Projects), Game Development Visual Topic Lectures – Charts; Course Documents (Links to Videos, Relevant Articles and News), Development of Games Musical Course Documents (When Applicable) Interpersonal Assignments (Group Projects); Discussion Board Intrapersonal Assignments (Individual Projects), Required Reading Table 1 – Mapping of Learning Styles to Engineering Course Layout [8]Figure 1 provides an overview of online course layout adopted by the School of Engineering,Technology and Media (SETM). They have also been designed to meet the five pillars of onlinelearning described by Bourne et al [7] which include
and engineering to prospective students and to encourage earlystage engineering students to continue with the upper level courses, freshman levellaboratories were developed for students to operate equipment and conductexperiements.1-3 In manufacturing courses, at both undergraduate and graduate levels,hands-on practical manufacturing projects were implemented to promote active learning.The labs involved include rapid prototyping, laser machining, book-making, and welding,etc.4-6 Material testing was conducted in labs to provide the fundamental material scienceknowledge necessary to perform engineering design and material selection. 7,8 A numberof innovative experiments on thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics weredeveloped to
)courses use primarily Cisco routers and switches that students connect in various configurationsand program to give them the desired functionality for a given exercise or project. While remoteaccess to a router via the Internet is possible, it must be done in a secure manner, such as througha VPN connection. Because the laboratory supports several courses, instructors change deviceconnections and configurations as needed, sometimes on a daily basis. This instability leads todifficulty in managing distance students’ remote access to the lab.An attractive alternative is the use of realistic simulations that give distance students a learningexperience as close as possible to that of the on-campus students. Some important general
engineering technology classes, president of a major student organization, and taking part in the Imagine RIT Innovation Festival with a peer developed project. Page 22.47.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Hands-on Approach to Demonstrating Hardware/Software Tradeoffs in an Embedded System DesignAbstractThis paper describes a Computer Engineering Technology lab activity in an Embedded SystemsDesign course used to provide students with an opportunity to substantiate the theory beingpresented in the classroom. The objective of the lab is to quantitatively
University (Tech.) Dr. Radian Belu is Assistant Professor within the Engineering Technology (ET) program - Drexel Uni- versity, Philadelphia, USA. Before joining to the Drexel University Dr. Belu hold faculty and research positions at universities and research institutes in Romania, Canada and United States. He also worked for several years in industry as a project manager and senior consultant. He has taught and developed undergraduate and graduate courses in electronics, power systems, communication, 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
instrumentation for combustion science, novel methods for environmental re- mediation, and microelectronics including surface acoustic wave (SAW) devices. In addition to teaching in the field of electrical engineering, he coordinates the senior engineering capstone program which is a multidisciplinary, two-semester course sequence with projects sponsored by industrial partners. Within this role, he focuses on industrial outreach and the teaching and assessment of professional skills. He received his Ph.D. and S.M. degrees from MIT in 2007 and 1999, respectively, and a B.S.E.E. degree from the University of Virginia in 1997.Dr. AMM Nazmul Ahsan, Western Carolina University Dr. Ahsan is currently an Assistant Professor in the
: technicians (primarily production/operations, engineering ormathematics) and engineers top the list of 10 jobs employers have difficulty filling. In addition,the American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) reports major skill gaps in the US.The 2013 ASTD report states that US organizations spent ~$164.2 billion on employee learningin 20122. The US is facing an alarming high replacement need for STEM professionals3, 4. Forinstance, the projected replacement rate in mathematical science is 29.5%, in physics it is 28.5%,in mechanical engineering it is 26%, and in electrical engineering it is 23%. It is estimated thatduring this decade, employers will need to hire about 2.5 million STEM workers, drawinglargely from engineering and engineering
Safety 1 16 Semester (7)Fall Course Course Title Credits Number SOET 361 Project Management 3 Program Elective 3 ELEC 386 Electronic Communications II 3 ELEC 416 Microelectronics Circuit Design 3 GER 3 15Semester(8)SpringCourse Course Title CreditsNumber Program Elective 3 Program Elective 3ELEC 477 Capstone Project 3SOET 370
over 27 years. She worked as project manager, engineering manager, utility manager, maintenance manager, and finally as the Resident Engineer managing all technical areas of the facility. During her tenure, the brewery saw dramatic increases in productivity improvement, increased use of automation systems, and significant cost reductions in all areas including utilities where they received the internal award for having the best utility usage reduction for 2014. Since joining Ohio State, Aimee has joined the American Society of Engineering Educators and serves as the treasurer of the Engineering Economics division.Ms. Kathryn Kelley, The Ohio State University Kathryn Kelley serves as executive director of OMI; she
implementation tips.Introduction One of the challenges facing higher education is the need to maximize tuition revenuewhile minimizing instructional costs. This is leading to growth in class size. An introductorycircuit course was examined for this project. The course traditionally had enrollment of 25-35students but due to course consolidation the enrollment for Fall 2013 swelled to 105. Thiscaused a review of teaching pedagogy for the material. With a larger enrollment the typicalinteraction between the faculty member and individual students would be limited. The standardapproach of posing questions and surveying individuals is far less effective since a smallerpercentage of students are actively engaged. Large classroom lectures can be
AC 2012-3065: A HANDS-ON COURSE IN DATA COMMUNICATIONSFOR TECHNOLOGISTSDr. Aurenice Menezes Oliveira, Michigan Technological University Aurenice Oliveira is an Assistant Professor in the Electrical Engineering Technology program at Michigan Technological University. She received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA, in 2005. Her current research interests include communication sys- tems, digital signal processing, optical fiber systems, and engineering education. Oliveira is the Michigan Tech Project Director of the U.S.-Brazil Engineering Education Consortium funded by FIPSE-U.S. De- partment of Education. Oliveira has also been contributing to STEM K-12
degrees from the University of Washington. He is the author of the text Embedded Microcontrollers, which covers assembly and C programming in small real-time embedded systems, and has been teaching the upper level embedded systems and senior project courses in EE/EET at WWU for 30 years.Dr. Derek M. Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University Dr. Yip-Hoi received his Ph.D. from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan in 1997. His dissertation research focused on developing Computer-Aided Process Planning methods and software tools to support automation of machining on Mill/Turn machining centers. Follow- ing his Ph.D., he worked for several years with the NSF Engineering Research Center for
online. Specifically, the campus itself was closed to students and faculty alike, resulting in a hands-on laboratory component that shifted to an ad-hoc “kitchen table” video demonstration format. For senior capstone industrial sponsored projects, the team meetings, sponsor interactions, and project presentations were all converted to a “virtual” format. However, the biggest thing I missed was the interaction with the students in the classroom. I felt the environment was not as interactive and the students tended not to be as engaged. Course content was delivered virtually with lab videos recorded showing how the labs were performed (by the instructor) and the data were collected and sent to the students
for maintaining a datalog book and the group was responsible for the formal reports. Each experiment waswritten in data ledgers (composition book) kept by each individual in the lab. Thelogbook was filled out as the experiment was conducted. Each experiment was reportedin the following order; • Title of experiment • Objective of experiment • Date performed • Members in group Page 12.981.7 • Projected procedure • Equipment used • Data and tables • Observations made during experimentsThe formal reports were broken down into four sections. Each person in the group wasresponsible for
-onexperience that educates students with real experimental approach projects and lab exercises.2The wide availability of the internet and computers makes the delivery of educational materialsbeyond the limits of the traditional classroom teaching format easily available to a large pool ofnon traditional students.Distance learning is a curriculum delivery technique that has been widely implemented for manyyears to meet the increasing demands of those students who are not able to attend conventionalon-campus classroom or laboratory courses. Most distance learning courses focus on web basedstatic material presentation and "question & answer" format. 3,4 Other distance learningimplementations contain software simulations and virtual laboratories. 5
undergraduates. The results from a student survey taken atthe end of the course to gauge the effectiveness of HDL and associated tools in learningdigital electronics are also discussed. The paper elaborates on advantages and disadvantagesof using HDL based circuit design in the undergraduate engineering technology curriculumas seen by students.Section I: Introduction:In the not too distant past, student assignments in digital design courses consisted primarilyof paper designs, or at best such as in senior design projects they were a large morass of SSIand MSI (Small and Medium Scale Integration) silicon devices plugged on to circuit boardsor wiring boards. More time was spent on debugging the connections and wirings than onactual design or in
compensation packages offered to new graduates are due to statutory requirements and are not based on specific competences of the graduates.Some employers use interchangeably the terms engineering technician and engineeringtechnologist. However, at many work places, engineering and engineering technology graduatesare given similar job titles when professional licensure is not implied. A few examples of thetitles are: Associate Engineer, Engineering Specialist, Engineer-In-Training, EngineeringAssociate, Engineering Intern, City Engineer, Civil Engineer, Project engineer, etc.Within the civil engineering practice, sometimes it is not easy to distinguish among theprofessional mandates of a civil engineering technologist, a practicing construction
Department Chair of Technology Systems at East Carolina University and research interests include technology management and managerial decision methods. During his industrial career, he held positions as project engineer, plant manager, and engineering director.Greg Smith, Pitt Community College GREG SMITH received both his Ph.D. degree in Safety Engineering from Kennedy-Western University and his Master of Science in Safety Engineering from Kennedy-Western University. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from East Carolina University and another Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from West Virginia University. He has worked in the bio-industry as a manager and leader, he has served in project and
University, Erie, PA(8/12 - 8/14) Associate Professor, Engineering Tech. Department Com. College of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA (8/10 - 8/12) Visiting Research Assistant Professor, Research on concrete structures retrofitting, Univer- sity of Pittsburgh, PA, USA (1/12 - 8/12) Part Time Professor, Research Assistant, Teaching Assistant, University of Ottawa, Canada (1/04 - 8/10) Part-Time Lecturer, University of Water and power technology, Tehran, Iran (8/99 - 8/01) Engineering Experience Consulting engineer, Structural, concrete & Geotechnical, Achievement Eng. Corp., CA (PT 04/10- Current) Professional Structural Building Design, in collaboration with R. Muhammad, Tallahassee, FL (PT Since 9/15) Project
concentrates on demand response technologies and the application of novel teaching and learning methods to power engineering education.Dr. Rustin Webster, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, New Albany Dr. Rustin Webster is an assistant professor at Purdue University. He teaches within the Purdue Poly- technic Institute and the department of engineering technology. He specializes in mechanical engineering and computer graphics technology. Prior to joining Purdue, Dr. Webster worked in the Department of Defense field as an engineer, project manager, and researcher. His specialization was in mechanical de- sign, research and development, and business development. He studied at Murray State University and the University of Alabama