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

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

concepts learned in this project can relate to the engineering concepts. For the ElectricalEngineering Technology students, they are provided with a meaningful context within which toshare their projects and explain their own understanding of Electrical Engineering TechnologyprinciplesIntroductionElectrical Engineering Technology/Electrical Engineering is one of the few disciplines that highschool students are unlikely to have exposure with, whether in school or through their ownexperiences. If our objective is to enhance the interest of students in Electrical EngineeringTechnology/Electrical Engineering then it is essential to strengthen the pipeline to high schooleducation. Strengthening the engineering career decision-making can happen in

Conference Session

Instrumentation Technical Session III

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wesley B. Williams P.E., University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

ladder logic that wasclose to the behavior that they wanted. Errors that appeared in simulations were quicklyinvestigated and alternatives were generated and tested. Much of this success continued intoRSLogix as well, but the additional menu choices and depth of customization provided moreopportunities for students to get lost or an errant click to give unintended behavior.In surveys at the end of the class, students reported that they felt more comfortable with ladderlogic than LabVIEW or Arduino. They cited the ability to focus in on the single rung affecting amisbehaving output as a tremendous asset when troubleshooting a program. Students also felt asthough they would likely come across ladder logic and PLCs in the careers after

Conference Session

Instrumentation Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Rafiq Muqri, DeVry University, Pomona; Robert Alfaro

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

:  Expose students to the engineering career field by showing them what an engineer does, the skills required, and the exciting projects engineers work on.  Emphasize hands-on, learn by doing exercises.  Provide students engineering design, prototyping and testing skills.  Demonstrate how wireless networking is routinely used in engineering design projects.  Provide hands-on laboratory exercises using commonly available, low cost sensors and Zigbee-capable boards with the appropriate RF module firmware module and encourage students to independently continue their studies beyond the course.For initial testing of Zigbees, an X-CTU, a Windows-based application provided by Digi,was used. This