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Modern Software Measurement Techniques

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohamad Mustafa, Savannah State University; Rossmery Alva, Savannah State University; Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University

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Instrumentation

AC 2009-557: MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROJECT AND COLLABORATIVE TEAMSMohamad Mustafa, Savannah State UniversityRossmery Alva, Savannah State UniversityAsad Yousuf, Savannah State University Page 14.894.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Multi-disciplinary Project and Collaborative TeamsAbstractMulti-disciplinary Project and Collaborative Teams (MPACT) is a collaborative effortbetween faculty and undergraduate students of Civil and Electrical EngineeringTechnology programs. This project is part of an undergraduate research projectsupported by the Minority Access to Graduate Education and Careers in Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (MAGEC-STEM

Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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Instrumentation

14.77.3health and safety. Applications are limitless!On a global level, the NSF has been calling this “grand convergence,” cyberinfrastructure. Onemay find many references to this concept, forecasts of potential future applications, reports on in-progress test projects such as HPWREN, NIMS, and ROADnet, and potential research fundingopportunities on the NSF’s Web site[1] . However, most of this current, enthusiastic attention andpromotion of cyberinfrastructure by the NSF is aimed at senior, graduate-level researchinstitutions. Not surprisingly, most of the NSF’s recent Requests for Proposals (RFPs) in thisarea have been targeted at basic research about wireless sensor networks and systems andapplications of these systems to infrastructure and

Conference Session

Modern Software Measurement Techniques

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xiaojing Yuan, University of Houston; Heidar Malki, University of Houston; Gangbing Song, University of Houston; Consuelo Waight, University of Houston

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Instrumentation

integration arechallenges, introducing wireless sensor network technology into undergraduate research can helpattract and prepare future engineers. To achieve this goal, we started with individualized researchexperiences.The multi-disciplinary program involves faculty from two colleges and three departments; the 10projects ranges from smart material based transducer, to networking protocol development,information security of the wireless networking, and wireless sensor network in biomedicalapplications. The program is designed to provide opportunities for promising undergraduates inEngineering and Engineering Technology to engage in interdisciplinary research projects duringa 10 week summer period. It is hosted by the Engineering Technology

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurement Innovation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farid Farahmand; Leela Mohan Kesireddy, Central Connecticut State University; Mark Lynch, Central Connecticut State University

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Instrumentation

their hardware/softwaredesign issues. As a result, these students will be in disadvantageous position in thecurrent competitive job market.In this project we introduce an introductory multi-disciplinary-based laboratoryexperiment, which provides basic theoretical knowledge about various types of sensingdevices. The laboratory experiment and related lectures are primarily for studentsenrolled in different undergraduate science (biology, physics, bio molecular, etc.),engineering, and technology courses possibly with limited background in electronics. Theproposed experiment can be utilized as an add-on component to courses with laboratoryactivities covering physical computing, instrumentations, computer-based measurementtechnology, or related

Conference Session

Novel Measurement Experiments

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amit Nimunkar, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Silas Bernardoni, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Tyler Lark, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Andrew Watchorn, National Instruments; John Webster, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Instrumentation

Industry–Student Partnerships in Development and Sharing of Educational Content Involving LabVIEWAbstractThe biomedical engineering (BME) students at our university often need hardware and softwarefor data acquisition, automation and data analysis for their instrumentation laboratory classes andopen-ended design projects every semester. We have teamed with the Education Division atNational Instruments to form a collaborative partnership for the necessary resources and to createteaching material to facilitate students with their design projects. National Instruments havedonated NI ELVIS system instrumentation equipment during the 2007–2008 academic year aswell as continuous support to help students with their learning objectives

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurement Innovation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua Schwartz, Western Carolina University; Mequanint Moges, University of Houston; Xiaojing Yuan, University of Houston; Driss Benhaddou, University of Houston

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Instrumentation

and streamlinedmanufacturing. It is a type of micro-controller with integrated design environment that includes bothcode-free and high level language programming modes in one package. This feature eliminates thenecessity for students to program micro-controllers and only keep their focus on the over all systemblocks. Students can start building their projects in a drag-and-drop visual design mode and thendepending on the complexity of their assigned projects they can move to the code-based design in Clanguage to customize their projects. These features of PSoC allow one to future-proof theirproducts by enabling firm-ware based changes during design, validation, production and in thefield which in turn shortens the design cycle time. A single

Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic, U.S. Department of Defense; Jeremy Joseph, United States Naval Academy

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Instrumentation

AC 2009-588: TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEMSvetlana Avramov-Zamurovic, U.S. Department of DefenseJeremy Joseph, United States Naval Academy Page 14.1283.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Tsunami Warning SystemAbstract Tsunamis occur rarely on Earth but their impact is devastating. If successful, the projectobjectives provide a substantial first step to minimizing the material destruction and mortalitycaused by this immense force of nature. The goal of this project is to develop a system that candetect an incoming tsunami. The project will also explore possibilities to dampen the impact ofthe tsunami wave.I. Tsunami BackgroundA. Creation

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Developing New Instrumentation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kamala Mahanta, State University of New York, Oneonta

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Instrumentation

equipment on the grant for LG beamshave made this feasibility study a successful venture that leads to future possibilities worthpursuing. An educational outcome of this project has been undergraduate student research8and contribution to a DOE/NYNBIT summer camp organized by SUNY Institute ofTechnology on the foundations of nanotechnology for selected high school seniors andteachers10.IntroductionLimits of shrinking devicesThe serious limitations experienced in the miniaturization of devices with the current-switchparadigm of turning the current “on” and “off” giving binary digits 0 and 1 include theinability to turn the current on and off cleanly, needing longer time to charge the interconnectlines between devices, presence of large statistical

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Developing New Instrumentation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Applications Department of IEEE/IAS. He authored more than 25 refereed journal and conference publications. From 2003 through 2006, he was involved with Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL in developing direct computer control for hydrogen powered automotives. He is also involved in several direct computer control and wireless process control related research projects. His interests are in the area of industrial transducer, industrial process control, wireless controls, statistical process control, computer aided design and fabrication of printed circuit board, programmable logic controllers, programmable logic devices and renewable energy related projects.Vijay Mahajan, Influx Software Solutions

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Instrumentation and Measurement Innovation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angel Gonzalez-Lizardo, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico; Carlos Serrano-Salvat, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico

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technology and innovation, he specialized in electronics, communications and control system. Carlos participated in three summer work experiences with Abbott Laboratories as part of his professional development. Because of his contribution to the company he was allowed to participate for three consecutive summers, when one was the established rule. During his last year of college he was offered the opportunity to work at the Plasma Engineering Laboratory at Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico. His capstone design final project in the electrical engineering program, was to create a computer program to perform the processes for measuring and analyzing plasma parameters. This application

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Instrumentation in Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jimmy DiTraglia, Middle Tennessee State University; Xiaojing Yuan, University of Houston; Mequanint Moges, University of Houston

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Instrumentation

students forfuture engineering and technology development. Such new modules will allow students to haveimproved learning experience through more involvement in research and hands-on activities andbetter outcome. This paper presents the experience of undergraduate research during summer2008 supported by NSF REU program at the University of Houston on “Sensor Networks andsecurity Infrastructure”. The project also serves to upgrade existing upper level design projectsthat aim at introducing research components into the curriculum of the computer engineeringtechnology program.IntroductionWireless smart sensor networks have the ability to integrate sensing, communication andcomputation and are being implemented in a wide range of data gathering and

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Novel Measurement Experiments

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks; Barbara Lombardi, Universidad Simón Bolívar

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specialization in ceramics at Universidad Simon Bolivar in Caracas, Venezuela. She completed her degree with a research project with honors at Penn State Berks, PA, USA. She served as aerodynamics assistant for the Formula-SAE team at Simon Bolivar University during the 2005-2006 period. Page 14.1175.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Testing of Carbon Monoxide and Carbon Dioxide Sensors with Simple Apparatus in an Engineering Education LaboratoryAbstractAs part of a summer internship in materials engineering, the characteristics of carbon monoxide(CO) and carbon dioxide (CO2) sensors were

Conference Session

Modern Software Measurement Techniques

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gurinder Singh, Future Technology Devices International Ltd. (USA); Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University

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Instrumentation

. Page 14.783.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Interfacing USB Printer using Vinculum Host Controller Abstract This paper describes implementation of a portable USB printer interface using VinculumHost Controller VNC1L. The project idea presented has a variety of real-world applicationsincluding in medical portable devices, field testing devices, ticketing systems, gas receiptprinting system to name a few. Today almost all the printers have a Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface for connectionto a personal computer (PC) or a control device. The USB interface has several advantages overprevious generation of connection methods such as parallel ports. A USB port is much fasterthan a parallel port