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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Hector E. Medina, Liberty University; Jonathan Tristan Polk, Liberty University

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Engineering programs received initialABET accreditation in 2012, followed by Computer Engineering in 2013. Mechanical Engineeringbegan in 2014 and produced its first graduates in 2018, with ABET accreditation currently (as ofJanuary 2019) pending. The Electrical, Computer, and Industrial & Systems Engineering programs wereall reaccredited by ABET in 2018. The Computer Science programs were transferred to the School ofBusiness in the spring of 2018, resulting in the renaming of the Liberty University School ofEngineering (LUSE). Civil Engineering will start in the 2019-20 school year, and ComputationalEngineering is planned for 2020-21. The number of declared engineering majors has grown steadilyreaching a peak enrollment of 518 in the 2018-2019

Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seema Khan, Sonoma State University; Farid Farahmand, Sonoma State University; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford

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Instrumentation

Page 15.45.9plans to improve and enhance IVLPs’ features.1. By design, IVLP allows only one user to have control over the application modules. In the future we plan to add a time-out feature to limit user access to IVLP to eliminate long idle connections.2. In this phase of the project we focused on development of IVLP using a central server. In the distributed IVLP design, we plan to support multiple seamless experiments from different sites. This is particularly useful when different institutions are collaborating together and each institution has limited test equipments.3. A major area of improvement in the future will be adding security features to the client database. For example, we plan to add permissions to user profiles so

Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Jumoke O. Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University

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courses were asked to conduct two experiments remotely using the X-SeriesOscilloscopes. The students where then asked to come to the face-to-face class room and conductnew experiments using the same X-Series Oscilloscopes. The students were able to quicklyfigure out the different features of the laboratory instrument based on their experience from theuse of the same equipment from a remote location. We plan to conduct additional experimentswith more students to make sure that our approach can easily be scaled up to more users. Wealso intend to design laboratory experiments that can be remotely conducted by multiple studentsin different locations using the same oscilloscope. This implies that online students will be able

Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean Brennan, Pennsylvania State University

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Instrumentation

instrumentation platform, agraduate Mechatronics course, and a controls laboratory suitable for undergraduate systemtheory and control. Nearly all new faculty are faced with a similar challenge and situation, albeitwith different subject material. It is therefore it is hoped that the insights offered in this articleprovide some guidance for long-term integrative planning of research and teaching acrossdisciplines.To summarize and illustrate the synergistic integration of this article, the uses of the hardwareand software involved are generalized at each of the levels education in Fig. 1. This figure alsoprovides a quick reference for the remainder of the article on how the same core equipment, inthis case a Digital Signal Processor (DSP) is reconfigured

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Avimanyu Sahoo, Oklahoma State University; Young Chang, Oklahoma State University

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Instrumentation

disciplines, such as industrialrobotics, mobile robotics, and medical robotics. At some universities the curriculum is alsoconsidered as micro-controller education [22].The Division of Engineering Technology at Oklahoma State University is planning to offer agraduate program in mechatronics and robotics. In the process of the developing the master’sprogram, the division offered its first elective course on mechatronics in spring 2017. To furthersupport this effort, a new minor in mechatronics will be offered starting fall 2019. The minor willbe for both mechanical engineering technology (MET) and electrical engineering technology(EET) students in the division. MET students are required to complete twenty-one credit hours,whereas for EET students it

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Instrumentation and Measurements: Innovative Course Development

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don Millard, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Frederick Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mohamed Chouikha, Howard University

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Instrumentation

learning to occur: 1) Active Experimentation (protoboards, simulations, case study,homework), 2) Reflective Observation (logs, journals, brainstorming), 3) AbstractConceptualization (lecture, papers, analogies), and 4) Concrete Experience (laboratories, fieldwork, observations). This project is investigating the impact on student learning outcomesproduced by incorporation of the Mobile Studio pedagogy in courses that will be delivered usingthe Kolb cycle to sequence the courses’ activities as follows: 1. Students are introduced to topics and are then asked to formulate hypotheses and plan/perform experiments to determine the validity of their intuition. 2. The students relate their outcomes to real-life applications and provide a sense as

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zachary Cody Hazelwood; Saleh M. Sbenaty, Middle Tennessee State University

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Instrumentation

and creative projects and travel to disseminate results. URC Vision The URC is pursuing its vision to nurture a culture of research and creative activity through support for undergraduate students and their faculty mentors. URC Values Implement the goals of the University's Academic Master Plan related to the URC mission with the following values: Excellence in research, scholarship, and creative projects. Opportunities for student-centered learning. Productive internal and external collaborations and partnerships. Success in academic and professional careers of our undergraduate students and their faculty mentors

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Novel Measurement Experiments

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic, U.S. Department of Defense; Kevin Liu, USNA; Bryan Waltrip, NIST; Andrew Koffman, NIST

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this independence is that work progressed slowly and many codingideas were explored, found to be inadequate, and discarded. The end result of this project wasthat a well-planned and detailed LabView driver was successfully created, but integration intothe rest of the system was not achieved because of lack of time. References:[1] S. Avramov-Zamurovic, B. Waltrip, K. Stricklett, and A. Koffman, "A Balancing Algorithm for system with correlated injections" IEEE IMTC Proc., Vail, Colorado, 2003.[2] B. Waltrip, A. Koffman, S. Avramov-Zamurovic: "The Design and Self-Calibration of Inductive Voltage Dividers for an Automated Impedance Scaling Bridge", IEEE IMTC Proc. Anchorage, Alaska, 2002.[3] B. C. Waltrip S

Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Yan Zeng, Savannah State University

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passed through the emission filter. The pinhole in the imageplane blocks any fluorescence light not originating from the focal region. Afterwards, thelight is focused onto the detector, preferably a photomultiplier with single photonsensitivity. Future plan is to incorporate this research experience into our SummerUndergraduate Research Training Program (SURTP) for our students.IntroductionSpectroscopy (1) is originally the study of the interaction between radiation and matter asa function of wavelength. In fact, historically, spectroscopy referred to the use of visiblelight dispersed according to its wavelength. Later the concept was expanded greatly tocomprise any measurement of a quantity as function of either wavelength or

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Alavizadeh, Purdue University Northwest; Maged Mikhail, Purdue University Northwest

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that all AC wires terminals are isolated properly and secured. Configure the communication between the PLC and PC. Complete and finish wiring check and test the conductivity before turning the main switch ON. The objectives of the intermediate PLC wiring are foe students to be able to a- Write a small PLC program b- Test the inputs signals and send signal to activate the solenoid valve to extend the stroke.The fluid power course is offered every semester during regular academic year and theenrollment, though varies, is about 20 to 28 students. The course instructor is planning to have 3students work on a single portable pneumatic trainer (so, a total number of 10 trainers will bebuilt) and at the end of the lecture, each group

Conference Session

Projects in Instrumentation and Control

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Drexel University; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University

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Instrumentation

add a significant value to engineering curricula in a variety of cases.Whether it is a complement to a hands-on experience or a substitute when a traditional lab is notfeasible, virtual laboratories are a valuable educational resource. Virtual and remote-controlledexperiments are originated from the attractive opportunity of exploiting the Internet advantagesto control instrumentation and conduct measurement processes from any location and at anytime. This project intends to provide more efficient sharing of expensive measurementequipment. We are planning to develop a set of virtual and remote-controlled measurementexperiments, such as: transducer electronic data sheet creation and testing, mechanical materialcharacteristics, acceleration and

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Travis Ford, University of Maryland Eastern Shore ; Jesu Raj Pandya, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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each of the 18 zones and two Watermark Granular Matrix Sensors(GMS) wereembedded within the top three inches of the surface spread across the zone to monitor the soilmoisture status of the zone. Each node also has an internal and external temperature sensor. Ingeneral, each node can be wired to three soil moisture sensors, a rain gauge, and an irrigation on-off switch. Future plans include attaching rain gauge sensors to one or two nodes and irrigationswitches to all of the nodes. Watermark Soil Moisture Sensors are about 3 inches long (Figure 2)and are normally inserted in the ground vertically. The resistance of GMS sensors decreases withwetness. As the soil dries out, the sensor dries out, and resistance to the flow of electricityincreases

Conference Session

Modern Software Measurement Techniques

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Akram Hossain, Purdue University-Calumet; Masoud Fathizadeh, Purdue University-Calumet

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complete computer animated wireless control of remoterotating machinery. The effectiveness of the procedure and the capabilities of the hardware andsoftware will be demonstrated by examples. The subject of this paper deals with monitoring,controlling, testing, and acquiring data continuously from a remotely located rotating machine usingdependable wireless conduit and over LAN. The authors plan to demonstrate the interfacing of a threephase induction motor to a direct computer control system located at a distance from the motor, its powerdriver, load, and monitoring traducers. The monitoring and controlling of remote rotating machines via areliable link without sacrificing the data integrity and the ability to analyze the acquired data will

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurements: Innovative Course Development

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hong Zhang, Rowan University; Ying Tang, Rowan University; Courtney Richmond, Rowan University; Patricia Mosto, Rowan University

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Instrumentation

software skills taught in ECEcourses, such as Digital I, Electronic I/II and Microprocessor Design, to design andfabricate the electromechanical system.As a proven successful Junior/Senior Engineering Clinic, this project of developingIMAPS offers a number of benefits as elaborated below.• The IMAPS design is inherently multidisciplinary in nature, involving mechanical and electrical system integration, embedded system design, wireless communication and power management.• The sophistication of subsystems like path planning, obstacle avoidance, and feedback control offer many opportunities for undergraduates to gain valuable research experience and be prepared for advanced degrees

Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College; Yakov Cherner, ATeL, LLC; Edward Bigos, Springfield Technical Community College; Ted Sussmann, Springfield Technical Community College

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, sensorsystem deployment planning, appropriate data-transport and networking connectivity schemes,applications software, and impending system maintenance support needs of these increasinglymore sophisticated sensor based systems.Recently, there has been a great deal of public dialogue about the out-sourcing of Americanmanufacturing jobs and the effect of this reality on the nation’s future. Dealing with an everincreasing base of physical sensor networks in all areas of endeavor will not be something thatcan be done through a call to a help desk located in a foreign country. The apparent curriculumshortcoming regarding these topics within today’s associate and bachelors degree technologyoriented programs is primarily due to the extremely rapid evolution

Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Akram Hossain, Purdue University, Calumet; Vijay Mahajan, Influx Software Solutions

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Instrumentation

security, data integrityand power consumption. We are planning to implement the research objectives by using ageneric wireless transceiver module offered by CIRRONET. Wireless mesh network system not Page 14.1021.3only offer potential cost saving, but they can reduce system downtime propelled by integratedand programmable power management protocol. This system should enhance both networkintelligence and system’s overall functional capabilities, as well.Significance of the ObjectivesThe low cost and reconfigurable wireless mesh networks will contribute significantly in tocurrently available wireless data acquisition and communications

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khasim Ali Khan; Ji-chul Ryu, Northern Illinois University

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University prior to joining the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Northern Illinois University as Assistant Professor in 2013. His research interests include integrated planning and control of autonomous robotic systems, its application to mobility assistive robots, dynamic robotic manipulations with applications to manufactur- ing/industrial processes, and robotic machine/factory inspection systems. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 ROS-based control of a manipulator arm for balancing a ball on a plate.AbstractAutomation and robotics are the growing phenomena replacing human labor in the industries. Theidea of robots replacing humans

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho; Lance Gerard Funke, University of Idaho; Chris Hoene

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. This usuallymeans that needed maintenance may be planned while sacrificing little overall energy generationcapability.Campus steam load projectionsUniversity Facilities provided six years’ worth of steam production data. Using this data, steamproduction was extrapolated out to 20 years. This required some error mitigation, correcting forclearly erroneous manual data entries, such as obvious stray values of zero or clear numericalsaturation. Making error mitigation from manual entries was the most tedious and painstakingpart of the project. After normalizing the data, a nearly uniform average rate of growth wascalculated to be approximately 1.7% annually over the past six years. The University Facilitiesdirector projects closer to 3% annual

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Mohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State University; Alberto G. De La Cruz; Alfredo Villanueva; Mir M. Hayder, Savannah State University

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Engineering Technology (EET) shouldcover the following topics:1) Robots and Degrees of Freedom2) Representation of Rigid-Bodies in 2D and 3D Space3) Kinematic Chains and Forward Kinematics4) Velocity Kinematics and Statics5) Inverse Kinematics6) Dynamics7) Control Systems, Actuators and SensorsActuators, Sensors and Control Systems are important elements of the EET program. We madea point to emphasize these areas of Robotics in the Laboratory section of the course.Course LayoutWe felt the textbook that best fit our needs was “Modern Robotics Mechanics, Planning andControl” by Kevin M. Lynch and Frank C. Park. One of the many advantages of the textbook isshort video lecture segments provided on-line for students to view. The videos covered

Conference Session

Instrumentation Technical Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mustafa G. Guvench, University of Southern Maine; mao ye

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laboratory with an in-house device measurement andcharacterization capability. In that respect it will be an excellent educational tool. The plans areto introduce new experiments and demonstrations in the Electronics laboratory to enhancestudent learning of automated measurement as well as learning device characterization. Spring2016 will be the first time this system will be introduced. Student response will be collected,evaluated and shared at the ASEE Annual Conference in New Orleans.After the publication of this paper the authors plan to make copies of the run time versionavailable to the public upon request.References:[1] Guvench, M.G., "SPICE Parameter Extraction from Automated Measurement of JFET and MOSFETCharacteristics in the Computer

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale H. Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus

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microcontroller. The students incorporated the previouswind tunnel calibration data into their embedded software to provide a complete solution with asimple serial data output interface.A Pitot-static probe was chosen as the first project due to its simplicity of design and previoussuccessful experience with students designing similar probes. The inherent nonlinearity of thepressure sensor output voltage with respect to the air speed provides an opportunity for studentsto apply theory and achieve very good results.4 The nonlinear nature of the probe also lends itselfwell to the use of an embedded lookup table to simplify its use.Managing a multi-year project involves a little forward-thinking and resource planning. Thestudents are given the requirement

Conference Session

Effective Projects and Experiments in Instrumentation and Control

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Tyler Schecklman, Savannah Technical College

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Instrumentation

inelectronics, computer networking, design, application and troubleshooting to combine theirinterest in building a project. The results show that the students learned tangible lessons fromeach topic. The students that worked on this project enjoyed the hands on experience and beingable to implement it in a real life situation in a classroom setting. Feedback from the studentsindicates that they were enthusiastic about implementing the concepts learned from ComputerNetworking and Microcontroller courses. However, this project was completed as part of therequirement for Advanced Networking course. I am planning to implement this concept in myother courses also. This concept gives an opportunity to our students to think outside theacademics and implement

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Great Ideas for Projects that Teach Instrumentation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Keller, University of Tulsa; Jeremy S. Daily, University of Tulsa

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Instrumentation

instrumentation and measurement typically have two objectives: 1)introducing the students to essential and modern engineering instrumentation and 2) developingthe ability of students to plan, execute, and analyze engineering experiments. The projectdescribed in this paper encompasses all of these objectives and introduces students to practicalaspects of control systems. The multi-week laboratory exercise requires the students to interfacewith laboratory hardware and modern instrumentation with only limited guidance from theinstructor. The self-guided problem solving approach to instrumentation gives students a deeperunderstanding of the nuances and complexity of developing and implementing multi-componentinstrumentation systems. Additionally, the

Conference Session

Effective Projects and Experiments in Instrumentation and Control

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State University; Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Jeff Kesling

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Instrumentation

of scientific and mathematical principles to the method of differential leveling asapplies to the Civil Engineer in the planning and design of the construction of buildings,highways, and bridges were investigated. Such planning and designing requires the surveying oflocations to determine what changes may need to be made prior to any construction or alteration.Differential leveling is the independent measurement of an unknown elevation relative to aknown elevation. One of the key elements to perform accurate differential leveling is the abilityto keep the rod and the instrument plumbed to the earth. Current state of the art is to use anautomatic level and graduated rod, both of which employ bubble-levels to determine plumb.The purpose of

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurement Innovation

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

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Instrumentation

,the use of alternative and renewable energy sources and their interconnections to the nationalgrid are facilitated by an intelligent grid and the use of computerized automation and controlsystems that utilize remote sensing and communications technologies that are both wireless andwired in nature. The similarities between the upgrading of our telecommunications infrastructurethat has occurred over the past fifteen years and is still ongoing today and the plans for theupgrading of the electric grid have many parallels. However, in the case of the smart grid and socalled cleantech (i.e. low carbon footprint) initiatives, it is the convergence of several maturingtechnologies that allows the benefits of these particular applications of sensor

Conference Session

Instrumentation Technical Session I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Jarvis Brewer T, Savannah State University; Mohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State University; Alberto G De La Cruz, Savannah State University; Faraz Muhammad Yousuf, 3D Imaging Developer

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students, high school student andfaculty. Presentation mainly focused on robotics and was titled “Wireless Robots”. The mainobjective of the presentation was to highlight Project Based Learning activities that are used insystem design. The planned activities allowed the students to focus on learning about sensors,motors, controllers and Easy Bluetooth module to wirelessly control the movements of the robot.The area high school teaches a course in Computer Aided Design (CAD) in which the studentsuse the 3D modeling software solid works. During the high school presentation of wireless robotstudents are given assignments to design the 3D model of sensors, motors, controllers, chassis ofthe robot, breadboard and Easy Bluetooth module.Program

Conference Session

Computer-based Measurements

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University; Kevin McCue, Northeastern University

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Instrumentation

similar to what would be required in lab (i.e. calculating the theoretical flow rate, predicting heat transfer)  Several comprehension questions covering key theoretical concepts (i.e. explaining the laws of thermocouple behavior, identifying variables)  The development of a data table for the lab. Students were required to read the lab handout, decide what data should be collected and turn in a blank, labeled table indicating what data they planned to collect during lab.  In some cases, students were also asked to select the sensors they would use and justify their selection, or write a procedure for the lab.These pre-lab assignments were graded and returned prior to the related lab in order to

Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David McDonald, Lake Superior State University

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Instrumentation

ElectricalEngineering and Mechanical Engineering Plans of Study. An overview of the course and it’splacement within a vehicle system option in electrical and mechanical engineering is outlined asa context for the data acquisition and control laboratory activities. Course instruction presentsvehicle data acquisition applications while including discussions on the operation and testing of ageneric electric vehicle drive train. An internal combustion vehicle and a vehicle chassisdynamometer are also used in the laboratory experience.A sample laboratory project and assessment discussion is presented. An assessment datasummary is also provided for the previous offering of the course along with the larger setting ofengineering professionalism data in electrical and

Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liping Guo, Northern Illinois University; Recayi 'Reg' Pecen

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solutions to real needs 8-10.Students were expected to complete an extensive PLC design project based on the topicscovered in the PLC course11-12. The project involves a proposed problem and solutionwith programming of ladder logic program. The final project technical report format andprofessional class presentation include the following contents:1) A brief description and purpose of the project.2) Plans, literature search, illustrations, schematic drawings and simulations3) A written summary of the activities performed to complete the project4) A power point based professional presentation and discussion in the class5) Results, conclusions, and recommendations.The design project started with a project proposal. The project proposal explains

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Mohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State University; Mir M. Hayder, Savannah State University; Alberto G. De La Cruz; Kisha Renee Cunningham

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Instrumentation

problems in STEM education and to increase the supply of qualified teachers,XXX University and YYY technical college worked in tandem to produce an EducationalInternship program funded by the NSF-Robert Noyce Scholarship and UNITE program. Thisprogram was designed to meet the demands of STEM teachers in the Savannah Chatham CountyPublic school system. Specific elements of the program include the following: 1. Launching an aggressive recruitment plan for talented math and engineering majors to pursue teaching careers in 6 -12 secondary schools; 2. Implementing a comprehensive STEM teacher training program; 3. Providing Summer Educational Internship Program (SEIP) to rising sophomores; 4. Providing Field Observation Experiences for