Conference Session

ET Projects

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ghassan T Ibrahim, Bloomsburg University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. [4]implemented UHF RFID reader to meet the IoT data acquisition requirements. Chunling [5]promoted the application of RFID for logistics and supply chain managements. Developing theIoT using RFID is also discussed in [6]. Sara Amendola et al. presented the use of IoT utilizingRFID in medical health systems. A survey on the applications of RFID to bodycentric systemsand for “gathering information (temperature, humidity, and other gases) about the user’s livingenvironment is investigated” [7]. Design and the future applications of RFID as sensors isthoroughly discussed by Amin Rida et al. [8] The aforementioned IoT topic was chosen by the course advisor as one of the capstone seniordesign projects to familiarize the students with state of the

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design in Engineering Technology: Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Leonard, Rochester Institute of Technology; Robert Merrill, Roch Inst of Tech; Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNINGAbstractThe Mechanical Engineering Technology program at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)has implemented an alternative to the capstone project technique commonly used to satisfy theABET Criterion 5 Curriculum section d. (Capstone or other integrating experiences must drawtogether diverse elements of the curriculum and develop student competence in focusing bothtechnical and non-technical skills in solving problems.)1A majority of Engineering Technology and Engineering Science programs rely upon a capstoneproject for providing an integrating experience which, by their very nature, are burdensome tothe program resources and invariably suffer many disadvantages in their operation. Due to thesize and complexity of capstone

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Alvarado, Texas A&M University; Angie Hill Price; Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Page 13.375.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Design, Build and Test: An Approach for a Capstone Design Course in Engineering TechnologyAbstractUndergraduate engineering technology students traditionally take a capstone or senior designcourse during their last semester which involves the design of an engineering system that has areal application. Senior design projects usually focus on specific design aspects includingequipment sizing, cost analysis, and material selection; however, many senior design courses donot give students the opportunity to apply hands-on skills or produce a real physical prototype.Furthermore, few engineering technology courses provide the opportunity to approach

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design in Engineering Technology: Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Helps Engineering Technologists Hit the Job Market!IntroductionThe purpose of this paper is to provide insight into the “laboratory/design based problemsolving learning environment” that has been developed with financial and technicalassistance from local industries. The discussion will also identify how the “need” for thistype of project based curriculum became obvious. Four prerequisite courses are brieflydescribed before focusing on the project based capstone course. These four coursesprovide the students with the technical skill sets needed to succeed in the senior levelcapstone course. Accomplishments and outcomes from the student perspective, theUniversity perspective, and the industry perspective will also be shared.Our advancing world

Conference Session

Green Renewable Energy and Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wesley L. Stone, Western Carolina University; Chip W. Ferguson, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Tracking Capstone Course Performance in a Database That is used to Track Accreditation DocumentationAbstractThis paper documents the efforts to develop a Microsoft AccessTM database to maintainassessment data for the purposes of ABET accreditation. The database was developed to servethree programs housed in one department. With the senior capstone project serving as a primaryassessment point in the program, it was a natural candidate to pilot the development of thisdatabase. In addition to tracking project progress, the database was used to decouple numericaldata assigned to multidisciplinary teams, so that the three programs could be assessed separatelyrelative

Conference Session

Industry based new Innovative and Nontraditional Curriculum in Industrial Technology and Industrial Engineering Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Reifschneider, Illinois State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

manufacturing technology, product design, and engineering economics. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in Illinois and holds memberships in SPE and ASEE. Page 15.134.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Alumni Perceptions of Project Management InstructionAbstractAfter teaching a project-oriented capstone course several semesters, the author observed someteams failed to provide quality solutions for their semester-long, team-based project. The rootcause appeared to be poor project management skills. This prompted the author to considerasking alumni, who have demonstrated success leading teams in their

Conference Session

Project Based Learning In ET Program

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

B. S. Sridhara, Middle Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

golfball shooter for their capstone project. These students applied their knowledge of CADD, FluidPower, Machine Tool Technology and Dynamics, and successfully completed the project. Thereare numerous application-oriented publications in the area of Engineering Mechanics and wehave cited two of them in this paper.1, 2 We hope our course related hands-on project will inspirethe ET faculty community further and many more interesting projects will be presented at thefuture ASEE conferences.Introduction:Middle Tennessee State University is one of the fastest growing universities in the United States.We have about 28,000 students and our Engineering Technology (ET) is one of the tendepartments in the college of Basic and Applied Sciences. The ET

Conference Session

ETD Learning Approaches

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wesley L. Stone, Western Carolina University; Hugh Jack P. Eng. P.E., Western Carolina University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Carolina University providea series of five PBL courses from the freshman to the senior year. The last two of these coursesform the fourth year capstone sequence where students do projects for external sponsors,typically companies. Leading up to this point the students learn and apply the skills required forsuccessfully executing major technical projects.This paper will outline the shared PBL course sequence at Western Carolina University in theSchool of Engineering+Technology. The School houses disciplines ranging from Electrical toMechanical Engineering. More uniquely, the Engineering Technology and Engineering programsare not separated into separate schools. As a result the PBL project teams contain amultidisciplinary mix of students with a

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills in ET

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Nicholas, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Anthony Brizendine, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Ted Stilgenbauer, Fairmont State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

construction projects that include federal, state and private contracts. Page 12.379.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Community Service Projects as Integrated Undergraduate Learning ExperiencesAbstractCommunity-based projects in engineering and engineering technology education have beenaround for many years in various forms. Recent examples include community-based designprojects and partnerships, community outreach for capstone design, capstone design projects forspecial needs or disabled persons, K-12 community outreach, and international and humanitarianprojects.For obvious reasons

Conference Session

K-12 and STEM Programs in Engineering Technology

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Matt Leonard, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

projectmanagement standards. Texas A&M University partnered with three high schools during thisproject. Undergraduate students at Texas A&M University who were enrolled in a projectmanagement course using project management techniques to complete their capstone designprojects mentored the high school students. The interactions between the undergraduate and highschool students proved beneficial to both parties. Pre- and post- tests in project managementwere designed and conducted in each high school. The data are used to analyze the effectivenessof student learning. Page 23.992.2IntroductionEducation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics

Conference Session

Themes in Renewable Energy and ET

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Florian Misoc P.E., Southern Polytechnic State University; Tommy D Ball; Austin B. Asgill, Southern Polytechnic State University; Cyril B Okhio P.E., Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

project design and implementation on atopic of alternative energy application, consisting of: appropriate literature review,investigation of alternative designs, simulations, construction of prototypes or scaledfunctional models, experimental data collection and analysis of results. Each project waspresented, in a power-point format, to an audience comprised of faculty, students, and staff.Each presentation was evaluated, based on content and format, and was used to compute thefinal grade for each student. Since Alternate Energy course is one of the elective courses inthe capstone-courses pool, formal project reports were required from each student andformed part of their final grade.Ten projects were assigned in this course, with two or one

Conference Session

Curriculum and New Course Development in ET

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Ahmad, Northwestern State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

 IET 3150 Fluid Power  IET 3510 Motion/Time FUNDAMENTALS  IET 3550 Material Major Courses  IET 1020 Engr Tools Handling MACHINING  CAPSTONE PROJECT  IET 1400 CAD IET 3570 Engineering  IET 2020 Machining  EET 4940 Project Design I  IET 2400 Adv CAD

Conference Session

Innovation & Assessment in the delivery of IT/IET

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Akbar Eslami, Elizabeth City State University; Andrew Oxendine, Elizabeth City State University; Chelsey Daniels, Elizabeth City State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, collecting and analyzing data, and generating a report. However, in this lab project,students had to design the system, integrate and wire the electrical and mechanical components,test, troubleshoot, and analyze the system. The project can be used either in a manufacturinglaboratory or in a Capstone Project for assessing student learning. It is also a useful method tomeasure educational outcomes through an effective assessment program to improve programcurriculum, course content, and instructional delivery.II. MethodologyThe objective of this project was to design and construct a fully automated labeling system foreducational purposes. Several steps were necessary to accomplish the project.Step one: Identify necessary components with appropriate

Conference Session

Green Renewable Energy and Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chao Li, Florida A&M University; Antonio Jose Soares P.E., Florida A&M University and Florida State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

• ASCII and BCD conversion • Microchip C18 programming • Data transfer • Testing PIC I/O ports • Interfacing an LCD to PIC • PIC serial port programming • ADC programming in the PIC • Interfacing a sensor to PIC • Event counter programmingIn the EET program, every senior student needs to take EET 4914 Senior Design Project beforethey graduate. This capstone experience will give the students a chance to put what they havelearned in EET program into practice. It starts with need analysis, literature review, designproposal, simulation, prototyping, testing, trouble shooting, etc. And it finishes with a finalworking “product”, nicely assembled and packaged. The students are given the freedom tochoose their own projects

Conference Session

Mechanical ET Design & Projects

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Penrod, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

second grouping covers failure theories and fatigue. The thirdgrouping contains topics from machine design like the design of shafts, spur gears, springs,fasteners, shear pins, keys, couplings, seals, roller bearings, and plain bearings. The text for thecourse is Machine Elements in Mechanical Design by Mott1. As an integrating capstone-typeexperience, the students are required to complete a design project.Project DescriptionThe subject and scope of the project given in the Design of Machine Elements course variessomewhat depending on the instructor of the course. However, the project is typically the designof either a power transmission or a power transmission component. Either approach provides anexcellent vehicle for the student to integrate

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design in Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janak Dave, University of Cincinnati; Janet Dong, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

the 2006-2007 academic year two MET students proposed, for their“senior project”, to convert an existing Mustang automobile to a rechargeable electric vehicle(REV) for commuter transportation. They derived a great deal of personal satisfaction byworking on a technically complex project.This paper will give a short description of the Mechanical Engineering Technology seniorcapstone design course sequence at University of Cincinnati, the list of pre-requisites of thissequence, and describe the 2006-2007 REV project, providing information about an affordable,efficient and cleaner method for commuter transportation.IntroductionCompleting a senior capstone design project is a graduation requirement for all students in theMechanical Engineering

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design in Engineering Technology: Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Everly, University of Cincinnati; Delmer Nicholson, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Technology Departments at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College since 1989. He joined the University of Cincinnati in 2008. Page 15.320.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Controlling a Power Supply via the Internet Provides a Capstone Design Experience In Topics of Applied DesignAbstractThis paper focuses on using an off-the shelf Programmable Power Supply Kit to illustrate theconcepts required in successfully completing a junior level capstone project. The capstoneProgrammable Power Supply Project is structured to support course goals and

Conference Session

Mechanical Design and Projects

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jyhwen Wang, Texas A&M University; Richard Harris, Sandia National Laboratories

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Design Applications I. Principles of design of mechanical components; theories of failure; fatigue and fracture design criteria; Soderberg and Goodman diagrams; materials and their selections to engineering application; tolerance and fit, design for manufacturing and assembly. • ENTC 463 – Mechanical Design Applications II. Application of principles of design to mechanical power transmission elements such as shafts, gears, rolling chains, belts, bearings, clutches and brakes; design of power transmission systems. • ENTC 422 – Manufacturing [and Mechanical] Engineering Technology Projects. A capstone projects course utilizing a team approach to an analysis and solutions of manufacturing [and

Conference Session

Mechanical Design and Projects

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

behavior at high temperatures. An apparatusand a specific methodology to measure thermal distortion have been proposed and developed bythe authors, and it is reported in this paper. The proposed apparatus, now in its secondgeneration, is simple to operate and the test specimen is a disc piece, which is already used fortransverse strength testing of chemically bonded sands. The proposed protocol allowsexamination of thermo-mechanical properties of the specific sand-binder combination. Thermaldistortion curves obtained for various sand-binder-catalyst combinations, when tested foraluminum castings, are presented.This project was carried out over several semesters, where students in the capstone designproject course sequence participated. This is a

Conference Session

Projects & Laboratories in Mechanical ET

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Pavel Ikonomov, Western Michigan University; Luis Rodriguez, University of Wisconsin - Waukesha; Alamgir Choudhury, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

currently beingutilized in the automotive industry is required. Page 13.831.2The implemented tool has been tested with brake hoses. The use of three-dimensional cubicsplines in combination with discrete flexible links has resulted in an adequate solidrepresentation of the flexible elements. As with all software-based engineering tools, it isrequired to have validation of the implementation. In order to do so with the proposed CAD-based tool it was necessary to apply Reverse Engineering (RE) techniques. Towards this end, asa Capstone Design Project in our Engineering Design Technology program, a testing fixture tohave wheel/suspension components was

Conference Session

Mechanical/Manufacturing ET Design Projects

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Drigel, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

University for 5 years. He can be reached at drigelgs@muohio.edu, Miami University, 4200 East University Blvd., Middletown, OH 45042. Page 11.654.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 From Project Planning to National Champion - BUV Design, Build and WinAbstractThe process in which senior Mechanical Engineering Technology students at Miami Universityplanned, designed, built, tested and ultimately won a national design competition for a BasicUtility Vehicle (BUV) is described. Included in this process are a Project Management Course(ENT 316) and two Senior Design capstone courses

Conference Session

Mechanical/Manufacturing ET Design Projects

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Watkins, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Michael Smith, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

project.IntroductionDuring the senior year, mechanical engineering technology students take a two-course sequencein senior design, which acts as a capstone course for the program. The capstone course exposesthe students to open-ended problems and also provides a framework for their evaluation.1 Eachyear, students are challenged to formulate a project that is complex enough to meet therequirements, but not so complex that it cannot be completed. The ubiquitous car jack has beendesigned numerous times, while an aircraft that runs on hydrogen fuel is probably too ambitiousfor even the most dedicated team of students. Selecting a project is further complicated by moststudents' lack of industrial experience, and the associated feel for what is appropriate andmanageable

Conference Session

Electrical Technology Projects and Applications

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chandra Sekhar, Purdue University-Calumet; Omer Farook, Purdue University-Calumet; Scott Reimer, Purdue University Calumet; Ilija KaramacoskiI, Purdue University Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

steering wheel and pedals over duration of three seconds; one second before andtwo seconds after the stimuli is engaged. The program uses the values it stored tocalculate the reaction time of the test subject in milliseconds. This data is stored in a fileand could be used for further analysis. We used small buzzers and LEDs that could be replaced with speakers and lights that Page 12.301.7would enhance the sense of the stimuli. One big improvement for this project would bethe use of an interactive simulator that would allow more functionality to this project andprovide more precise measurements.PedagogyThis project is a two semester capstone senior

Conference Session

Projects & Laboratories in Mechanical ET

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University-Erie

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

students to think about the principles involvedrather than just record and analyze data.This device was designed and built by one Mechanical Engineering Technology student duringone semester as a senior project. There are many well recognized benefits for a studentparticipating in this type of project. First, the project exposes the student to the difficultiesinvolved in defining real world problems and in meeting important deadlines. At Penn State Page 13.49.9Behrend, the capstone experience requires the student to formally define the scope andlimitations of the project and to provide a Gnatt chart showing the project schedule. Studentsmust

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Design Projects in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Otieno, Northern Illinois University; Abul Azad, Northern Illinois University; Radha Balamuralikrishna, Northern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

FACULTY COLLABORATIONIntroduction Simultaneous engineering is principally geared toward accelerated product developmentthrough interdisciplinary teamwork. Organizations such as the Society of ManufacturingEngineers (SME) and the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) haveeither directly or indirectly emphasized that undergraduates in the discipline should be wellprepared in all aspects of teamwork and possess a certain degree of breadth and depth ofexposure to various bodies of engineering that are exemplified in present day machines andconsumer products1,2. Interdisciplinary projects have been used in engineering or engineering technology toaugment instruction in capstone-type courses. Researchers in education

Conference Session

Project-Based Student Learning: Part II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay Porter, Texas A&M University; Joseph Morgan, Texas A&M University; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

circuitry not only works, but interfaces seamlessly with the overall system. This includes ensuring that the device can communicate with the system’s master controller. ≠ Documenting their design in such a way that it could be duplicated by a third party.Through this process, the students develop their own set of best practices so that they are trulyprepared for a very rigorous and time intensive capstone design sequence. In addition, whilethey have seen most of the design tools before, this experience prepares them to use the toolsprofessionally. Finally, this new project also gives the students a deeper understanding ofprocess control and digital instrumentation, a secondary goal that is part of the new PowerEngineering Technology

Conference Session

Assessment & TC2K Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Khan, DeVry University-Addison; Robert Lawrence, DeVry University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

anintegrative senior project, where students work in teams to solve a real world problemrelated to their major. Students demonstrate a wide range of competencies during thecourse of the project, making the direct measurement of student academic achievementvia the senior project (EET-410L) and a companion general education capstone course,(HUMN-432) a major part of assessment effort, and overall continuous qualityimprovement (CQI) process at DeVry. Student outcomes assessment at DeVry serves asthe "check" function in the "Plan-Do-Check-Act" model for CQI (see Figure 1), whichemphasizes the iterative and ongoing nature of the process. A number of direct andindirect indicators are also established against which the student learning/performanceoutcomes are

Conference Session

Integrating Curriculum and Labs in ET Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ciaran McGoldrick, Trinity College, Dublin; Smita Shivaram, Trinity College, Dublin; Meriel Huggard, Bucknell Univeristy and Trinity, College Dublin

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

of an existing problem set for a design project involving anautonomous vehicle. A notable feature of this work is that is provides a functional description ofa “hypervisor” which can scaffold responsible student control of drones in flight.Autonomous Vehicles in Computer Engineering DesignIt is broadly accepted that engineering design needs to be incorporated across the curriculum 18 19 ,and in a more coherent and integrated fashion than as a single capstone module that meets thecore requirements of accrediting bodies 20 . Thus many institutions now more broadly incorporatedesign aspects across the undergraduate computer engineering curriculum. A primary intent ofmany of these design modules is that they foster and instill the lifelong

Conference Session

Student Recruitment and Retention in ET Programs

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J Durkin, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Paper ID #11262Summer Industrial Projects Program (SiPP) Drives Engineering TechnologyStudent RetentionProf. Robert J Durkin, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Mr. Durkin teaches courses in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Technology; including the capstone design and independent study projects. He serves as a Faculty Senator and earned the 2013 Outstanding Teacher Award. He has over 25 years of engineering and manufacturing experience including; design, project management, and various engineering, research and manufacturing leadership roles. He has been awarded two US patents. He is an alumnus of

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum Innovations.

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron K. Ball, Western Carolina University; George D. Ford, Western Carolina University; Frank Miceli, Asheville Bucombe Tech Community College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Further, PBL culminates in ateam approach during the senior capstone where industry sponsored projects are carried out. Thesponsored projects are coordinated through the University’s Rapid Center for ProductRealization, and all senior project classes fall under the responsibility of the Rapid Center’sdirector. The goals, logical progression and integration of PBL at WCU are shown in Table 2.The incorporation of PBL as described in this paper focuses on the integration of mechanical andelectrical engineering applications through a joint partnership between the university and aregional community college. Elements of entrepreneurship are included such that design andfabrication are developed for a Do-it-Yourself-Kit (DYK) with customer input playing