Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sean Brennan, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

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 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

Tagged Divisions

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

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

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

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

Modern Software Measurement Techniques

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

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

Tagged Divisions

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