Conference Session

Engineering Technology Curriculum Innovations

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie M. Little-Wiles M.S.M., Ph.D. (A.B.D.), Purdue University, West Lafayette; Stephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Wanda L. Worley, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Erich J. Bauer, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

this particular institution does frequentlyoffer such courses in their various programs.This research centered on what faculty use in a learning management system to aid their studentsin not only gaining knowledge, but also in engaging them in the course and area of focus.Specific elements were identified that (1) faculty commonly use within the learning managementsystem, (2) faculty perceive students respond best to, and (3) faculty perceive students care mostabout. The results provide both administrators and faculty with general guidelines in developingand maintaining successful online learning environments. Standard tools available in themajority of learning management systems were evaluated. Determination of faculty’s trainingexperience

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Projects and Applications

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Antonio Francisco Mondragon, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeanne Christman, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

.2. IntroductionIn current digital hardware curricula there is a tendency to use programmable logic devices asearly as freshman year in introductory and fundamental courses. Many of the basic digital designtextbooks such as “Digital systems: principles and applications” [1], propose the use of hardwaredescription languages concurrent with the introduction of hardware equivalent logic gates tolearn the fundamentals of logic design. This integrated approach presents both advantages anddisadvantages that can enhance or impede the student learning process.One of the advantages of using programmable logic on a virtual development platform is that thecomplexity of a student’s design has the potential to explode. Except in their earliest

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education in Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara L Christe, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Steven J. Yelton P.E., Cincinnati State Technical and Community College; Roger Bowles, Texas State Technical College, Waco

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Engineering Technology

harmonize academic programs. This extensive project will offer a set ofvoluntary guidelines that be used by institutions to develop course content and prepare studentsfor national certification. Combined with an overarching discipline name, hospital and industryemployers hope to better evaluate programs and graduates.1 Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI). (2011). What is a BMET? Retrieved fromhttp://www.aami.org/resources/BMET/whatis.html2 ABET. (2012). Accredited Programs Search. Retrieved fromhttp://main.abet.org/aps/Accreditedprogramsearch.aspx3 ABET. (2012). ABET Member Societies. Retrieved from http://www.abet.org/abet-member-societies/4 BMES. (2012). About BMES. Retrieved from http://www.bmes.org/aws/BMES/pt

Conference Session

Capstone and Design Projects

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve C. Hsiung, Old Dominion University; Cory Terell Gleason, Old Dominion University; Lacides Agustin Osorio, Norfolk Ship Support Activity Regional Maintenance Center; Charles H. McGinn, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

or active devices that have nointelligence but provide either resistance, voltage, or current signals per sensing conditions andmost of them require conditioning circuits to deliver the needed signals. Thanks to the wirelessand digital technologies, those sensors can now become intelligent with the assistance ofmicrocontroller in an embedded system design. The smart sensor applications have become anew trend of design in product development. There are different standards such as Cellular,Bluetooth, Proprietary ISM, WiFi, ZigBee, Z-Wire, etc. in an embedded smart sensor design tomeet the application objectives that are based on the power consumption, communication range,data rate, reliability, and cost. Table 1 presents these comparisons1.The

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela S. Frinzi, Southern Polytechnic State University; Scott Larisch, Southern Polytechnic College of Engr and Engr Tech

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Engineering Technology

course.Participants will implement the course plan they developed in TADL Part 1 andeffectively use the use the Vista tools as well as other online technologies andmethodologies to implement. Page 25.731.6The last nine hours of TADL focuses on applications-based workshops. Staff willbe on hand to assist participants in applying Vista and other support tools tocomplete their online course development. Participants will complete designatedmilestones that will help them with the development of their course. Along withmandatory attendance for face-to-face meetings, there will be an ongoingasynchronous online component that encourages participants to reach milestonesin the

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Curriculum Innovations

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Alfonso Villasmil Urdaneta, Rochester Institute of Technology; Rob Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

material. Page 25.734.2IntroductionMany Engineering Science and Engineering Technology programs include technical introductorycourses that students traditionally struggle with, Borrego1. At Rochester Institute of Technology,Pneumatic and Hydraulics Systems is one of many of this type in the College of Applied Scienceand Technology. This course has a relatively high D/W/F rate (historically about 23%)4,5, seeFigure 1. which causes the need for trailer sections. Nevertheless, hidden in single grades is thefact that students do significantly better in the laboratory portion of the course than in the lecture(α < 0.00001 in one-tailed t-Tests

Conference Session

ETD Design I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shekar Viswanathan, National University

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Engineering Technology

graduate program level, and, especially, with regard to prioritizing areas for research. In one instance, however, it was noted that an advisory board reviews details of “program educational objectives, and program outcomes, and offers suggestions for change to keep them current”. (Santa Clara)Literature Review Page 25.739.2 1Genheimer and Shehab (2009)1, while reporting on a survey of engineering advisoryboards’ operations, and effectiveness, quote a 2002 study2 that found a significant lack ofdata regarding interactions between engineering programs and advisory boards. Theyargue that this

Conference Session

Graduate Education and Undergraduate Research-related Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sidi Berri, New York City College of Technology; Andy Zhang, New York City College of Technology; Gaffar Barakat Gailani, New York City College of Technology

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Engineering Technology

)department.Today, throughout the City University of New York (CUNY), colleges are stepping forward andconducting research at all undergraduate levels. One of the more effective ways to enhance theskills of students in STEM is conducting research as part of an internship or with a facultymember [1].New York City College of Technology (NYCCT) or City TechCity Tech is the designated senior college of technology within the 23-campus City University ofNew York, CUNY, the largest urban public university system in the nation. A federallydesignated Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI), City Tech has a student population of about Page 25.740.215,000. 34% of students

Conference Session

Capstone and Design Projects in Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University; Ismail Capar, Texas A&M University; Barry Lawrence, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

                                                            1  Name of the university is hidden for blind review purpose. (Yousuf et al., 2010). In other words, the knowledge transmission depends upon the instructorand how he or she designs and delivers the material given in the text book. It has little correlationwith what is the contemporary need of the industry. The more recent learning approach that hasbeen widely adopted across all the majors is project-based learning, which provides environmentfor active learning (Bayles, 2005), and application of knowledge to solve real-world problems(Perrenet et al., 2000).In summary, while it is critical to have academic rigor based on theory offered by traditionaltopic-based learning, it is equally important to develop an innovative pedagogical approach

Conference Session

Graduate Education and Undergraduate Research-related Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher M Greene, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST)

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Engineering Technology

of what the students accomplished will be given as well.IntroductionThe Rochester Institute of Technology (or RIT), founded in 1829, is primarily a technicalinstitute located in Rochester, New York. The institute also has international campuses inEastern Europe and Dubai. Currently the student body comprises 14,753 undergraduates and2,899 graduates for a total of 17,652. Within this 17,652, there are 11,761 males and 5,891females. Simple math shows the ratio of males to females is 2:1. RIT has also a little over 2000students that fall into underrepresented groups. Nationally, there are many efforts underway toincrease underrepresented students at colleges and university. This also includes females. Thereis also a national effort to increase

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charlie P. Edmonson, University of Dayton

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Engineering Technology

differentsimulation products were identified. After the literature search, an online survey was developedand conducted of members of the Engineering Technology Division (ETD) of the AmericanSociety for Engineering Education through the ETD listserve. This survey served to narrow thesearch for suitable software. Twenty-nine members of ETD responded to the survey. Eighteendifferent simulation software products were identified by the respondents. The results of thesurvey are summarized in Table 1 below. Note that some organizations were using multiplesoftware packages. Name of Simulation Software Number of Users ProModel 4 Arena

Conference Session

Capstone Projects and Experiential Learning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Ana Elisa P. Goulart, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Matt Allen Bird, Maxim Integrated Products; Stephen Peck

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Engineering Technology

projects.In this article, a capstone project sponsored by faculty members will be discussed. Two facultymembers in EET/TET program received external funding from American Public PowerAssociation to develop a low cost intelligent transformer monitoring device. The externallyfunded research was divided into two smaller projects, one of which was a capstone designprojects conducted by two students.The rest of the paper is organized as follows: Section 2 contains the details of the research andcapstone projects; the details of the capstone design are discussed in Section 3; Section 4contains the results. Section 5 contains the conclusions.1. Research project and capstone projectThe power distribution industry is responsible for delivering power to

Conference Session

ETD Design I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Border, Bowling Green State University

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Engineering Technology

it or deletingit, are supported by both applications. Common workspace keyboard short-cuts used in the twoapplications are already known by many students and allow for rapid performance of a numberof basic tasks, such as opening a file, saving a file, printing, making selections, cutting, copying,and pasting.Graphics in MultisimIn the context of the Multisim-based laboratory work developed for use in teaching digitalcommunication principles to technology students, the chief graphics feature items used areshown in Table 1. All items listed originate in toolboxes, or toolbars, or in a database that can be Page 25.820.3searched through a

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

on our preliminary experience and aims to address the need forcombining multidisciplinary theoretical knowledge with practical hands-on experience, with aparticular focus on integration of research and education. The main goal was to try to assess howwell students work under that model and share our experiences. The strategy further strengthenedfaculty beliefs in the future of the research-teaching nexus.IntroductionAn instructional strategy that comes close to emulating research is inductive teaching [1]. In thisapproach, the students are first presented with a challenge and they attempt to solve it. Learningtakes place while students are trying to understand what they need to know to address thatchallenge. Students tackling these

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Curriculum Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Henry Clark, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

Conference Session

Computer and Informtion Technology-related Issues

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Se Jun Song, Texas A&M University, College Station

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Engineering Technology

marketing [4][5][6]. To better develop entrepreneurial capabilities of undergraduatestudents, in this paper, we are proposing a novel multidisciplinary entrepreneurship environment(both a new course curriculum and a supporting team program) where students can be taughthow to develop a successful application instead of just a mediocre non-profitable toy application.Current Course CurriculumOur Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering Technology (EET/TET) Programs havebeen developing “Mobile Computing Application Development with Android” course from 2009based upon up-to-date technologies [1]. The current course does allow teams of engineeringtechnology students to learn how to develop mobile applications in Google’s Androidenvironments. As

Conference Session

Graduate Education in ETD

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enrique Barbieri, University of North Texas; Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown

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Engineering Technology, Graduate Studies

number of qualified professionals entering the engineering profession. Page 25.909.2Introduction The objective of the Committee on Evaluation of Engineering Education leading to the1955 Grinter report was to provide students a choice between scientifically-oriented andpragmatic, hands-on-oriented curricula. Although the majority of engineering faculties wereunable to agree in 1955 with the concept of “bifurcation of engineering curricula”, theCommittee’s objective was achieved 1, 2. The Grinter report coupled with the 1957 Sputniklaunch are seen as a transformational cornerstone prompting U.S. engineering (ENG) curricula toembrace a much

Conference Session

ETD Design II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nikunja Swain, South Carolina State University

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Engineering Technology

and test virtual instrument module to find a rootof the equation f(x) = x – 0.2Sinx – 0.5 in the interval 0 to 1. The results of the module areconsistent with the theoretical calculations. Figure 1 shows the front panel and Figure 2 showsthe diagram panel of this module. Figure 3 shows the Mathscript code and result. Figure 1 – Front Panel of Bisection virtual instruments module Figure 2 – Front Panel of Bisection virtual instruments moduleMathscript m file for Bisection Methodfunction approx_root = bisect ( a, b )% bisect finds an approximate root of the function cosy using bisection Page 25.917.4 fa = a

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Omer Farook, Purdue University, Calumet; Chandra R. Sekhar, Purdue University, Calumet; Jai. P. Agrawal, Purdue University, Calumet; Ashfaq Ahmed, Purdue University, Calumet

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Engineering Technology

providing an introductory course in the microprocessoror microcontroller in Engineering and Engineering Technology type curriculums has longbeen over due. The subject matter covered in System Design has matured to the extent that ithas been the subject of curriculum content in the form of two or more courses in most of theuniversities1. The subject course which is the subject of this paper is a 400 level course in the Page 25.961.2Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Department. This is preceded by twocourses: 1) a C or C++, programming course, that covers the C or C++ language constructswith emphases on bit manipulation, 2) an introductory

Conference Session

Topics Related to Electrical Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph M. Tabas, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Cody Mathew LeMay, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Elizabeth Freije, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

wonderful technology, providing infinite access to information and, aswell, many innovative communication and educational modalities. The latter, our subject, iswidely debated as the integrity and, by default, the value of online (Internet based) education isquestioned by society, students and more importantly, industry.However, with the demand for education exceeding the ability of universities to supply it, andthe ever increasing budgetary constraints, many are choosing online content delivery [1]. Thissolution allows universities to increase enrollment far beyond the capacity of its physicalinfrastructure, in addition to acquiring students beyond the boundaries of its state or even

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

requires more flexible class schedule. In order to accommodate theneeds of both groups: the university enrolled students and industry representative, theeducational units must adequately adjust their curriculum providing students with theopportunity to learn via traditional, blended or purely on-line class styles. Figure 1 depicts allthree educational approaches. The first case represents a traditional model, in which the theoryand hands-on activities are delivered in-person. We note that even the traditional approachbranches in two distinctive models (not shown on the Figure 1). One model represents thetraditional engineering curriculum in which the theory of the subject is presented first, followedby the hands-on activities. There is an

Conference Session

Graduate Education in ETD

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sai Bhanu Prasad Chennupati, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Chad M. Laux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kathryne Newton, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kelly A. McFall

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Engineering Technology, Graduate Studies

organization. Innovation can be appliedto any existing process, product or a service. The Stanford Center for ProfessionalDevelopment categorized innovation as shown in Figure 1 below9.Figure1: Types of Innovation Doblin (www.doblin.com), classifies innovation into ten types and under four Page 25.1015.3categories: finance, process, offering and delivery. Business model and networkinginnovation comes under financial innovation. The business process management (BPM)strategy of process innovation is expressed in a recognition, development, andstandardization through enabling process and core processes10. Finally, the marketingconcepts of market channels

Conference Session

Topics Related to Electrical Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Omer Farook, Purdue University, Calumet; Paul Lapsansky, Purdue University, Calumet; Chandra Sekhar, Purdue University, Calumet; Jai P. Agrawal, Purdue University, Calumet; Ashfaq Ahmed, Purdue University, Calumet

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Engineering Technology

Loop • 20-pin SSOP packageThe rfPIC12F675 is available in three different frequency ranges (Table 1). For this project, therfPIC12F675F utilizing ASK modulation was chosen although any of the three frequency rangeswould have worked. Applications for the rfPIC12F675 include: • Automotive Remote Keyless Entry systems • Alarm systems • Garage door openers • Building door access • Tire pressure monitors • Meter reading • Wireless sensor reading • Low power radio telemetry Page 25.514.3 Table 1 – rfPIC12F675 frequency ranges.The rfRXD0420 is a UHF ASK/FSK receiver that is compatible with

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jai P. Agrawal, Purdue University, Calumet; Omer Farook, Purdue University, Calumet; Abdulhaleem Abdullah Alowaisheer, Fluor Daniel Technologies, Inc.

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Engineering Technology

critically dependent on the orientation of the solar panel.The solar energy collection is very inefficient in stationary panels. The efficiency of solar energycollection in photovoltaic solar panels at any location can be optimized when the panel a) faces thesun and b) continuously tracks the sun during the day in one or two axis. This tracking can be con-trolled in a feed forward or feedback controlled manner. The later has obvious advantages. LipingGuo et. Al, [1] have used a feedback controlled one-axis mechanism that compares voltages fromtwo small solar cells mounted on a big solar panel assembly and activates a stepper motor to adjustthe east-west alignment. J. Beltran, et.Al [3] uses an open-loop embedded control system for thesolar tracker

Conference Session

Critical Issues in IT and IET: Focus Group

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Ram Prasad Diwakaran, Texas A&M University; Justin Zsiros, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

engineering technology will beexpected to use unprecedented amounts of technology to assist in this realization as they enterthe workforce. While manufacturing is just one part of a product development process that isbecoming more and more important, it is a critical part that can lead to and affect significantinvestments. Conveying to students the role of technology (and its limitations) should beincorporated into manufacturing engineering and manufacturing engineering technologycurricula.There have been significant advances in computer simulation in recent years. Some havepredicted that computer-aided engineering will eliminate the need for prototypes [1]. There arenumerous simulation tools of varying rigor and complexity available for

Conference Session

Industry Sponsored Research and Project Initiatives in Industrial Technology & Industrial Engineering Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Akshay Parthasarathy, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

. However, it is not enough that theproduct development process be effective, it must also be quick. Development lead time canaffect the commercial and financial success of a product 1 2 3. Some companies even use timeto market as a key product development metric 4. There is a potential conflict between trying tocomplete a development project quickly and producing a superior (or even acceptable) product.This conflict arises from the desire of technical professionals to engineer “perfect” products andthe business reality of needing to deliver those products in an efficient and cost effective manner.At most stages of the development process there are several alternative methods to determine theacceptability of a given design solution. These range

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Progress Reports: Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Donald Richter, Eastern Washington University; Danny Teachman, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

environment of use. No one personor department would be expected to have all the needed information, thereby requiring aninterdisciplinary collaborative approach.This project involved a collaborative effort from three University departments, Engineering &Design (E&D), Disability Support Services (DSS), and the Center for Disability Studies andUniversal (CDS) Access. The CDS was created under the United States Department of Educationgrant entitled “Improving Education Success for Students with Disabilities in Higher Education”(Education4, 2008). The goals of CDS include: 1. To enhance the educational experiences of students with disabilities at Eastern Washington University. 2. To foster an environment in which students, faculty and

Conference Session

Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rungun Nathan, Pennsylvania State University, Berks

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Engineering Technology

(ABET) is“The profession in which a knowledge of the mathematical or physical sciences gained by study,experience and practice is applied with judgment to develop ways to utilize, economically, thematerials and forces of nature for the benefit of mankind ”.1 The American Society forEngineering Education’s (ASEE) Engineering Technology Council has defined EngineeringTechnology as "… the profession in which knowledge of the applied mathematical and naturalsciences gained by higher education, experience, and practice is devoted to application ofengineering principles and the implementation of technological advances for the benefit ofhumanity. Engineering Technology education for the professional focuses primarily onanalyzing, applying

Conference Session

Distance and Web-Based Learning in ET: Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Omer Farook, Purdue University, Calumet; Chandra Sekhar, Purdue University, Calumet; Jai Agrawal, Purdue University, Calumet; Essaid Bouktache, Purdue University, Calumet

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Engineering Technology

is open source and isaffordable in its implementation. The departmental faculty members, subscribing to the OpenSource Software philosophy have undertaken this task and have design the Course ContentServer from ground up using all the Open source Software and Open source Operating System.The subject Course Content Server (http://ecet.calumet.purdue.edu/), is currently being used forthe delivery of more than 20 undergraduate and graduate courses. The paper describes the threemain components of the Course Content Server, namely: 1) the Operating System - Linux, 2)the content management system - Drupal1 , an open source platform and 3) the relationaldatabase management system (RDBMS) - MySQL. All of these components are open source andhave no

Conference Session

Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

B. Sridhara, Middle Tennessee State University

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Engineering Technology

-mass systems. The Helmholtzresonator1 is one such device. This is used in automotive mufflers in combination with simpleexpansion chambers. The theory of Helmholtz resonator is briefly discussed below. Figure 1. Schematic diagram of a Helmholtz Resonator: d = neck diameter; D = body diameter, l = neck length; h = body lengthIn the Helmholtz resonator (Figure 1) the volume of the air in the body functions as a spring andthe air in the neck as the mass. The mass of air in the neck is given by2 m = (l A) (τ), Where A = neck cross-sectional area, τ = density of air. The stiffness of the air spring is given by