opportunities for teaching fundamental concepts of measurements andmetrology to students. We have described and validated a suite of laboratory modules which can be selected andutilized for educational purposes in a wide range of engineering courses. The modules givestudents hands on experience with simple and more sophisticated instrumentation for optical,mechanical, and chemical characterization of surfaces. Future work will expand the range ofmaterials, include white light interferometry, continue robotics implementation for more of themethods, and include adding sandblasting, coatings, and solvent treatments to evaluate methodsof improving surface characteristics. We are investigating the application of new nanomaterialhydrophobic coatings
AC 2007-263: INDIVIDUAL PROJECT-BASED APPROACH TO DEVELOPRESEARCH APTITUDE IN MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING STUDENTSJitendra Tate, Texas State University-San Marcos Dr. Jitendra S. Tate is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering and Technology at Texas State University-San Marcos. He teaches courses in Materials Engineering, Plastics and Composites Manufacturing, Engineering Design Graphics, and Computer Aided Engineering. His research interests include low cost manufacturing of composites, mechanical characterization of composites under static and dynamic loading, fatigue life prediction modeling, finite element analysis, CADD, and statistical analysis. He is a member of several
encompasses both theoretical analysis and experimental investigations such as designing and testing of propulsion systems including design and development of pilot testing facility, mechanical instrumentation, and industrial applications of aircraft engines. Also, in the past 10 years she gained experience in teaching ME and ET courses in both quality control and quality assurance areas as well as in thermal-fluid, energy conversion and mechanical areas from various levels of instruction and addressed to a broad spectrum of students, from freshmen to seniors, from high school graduates to adult learners. She also has extended experience in curriculum development. Dr. Husanu developed laboratory activities for Measurement
micromechanics modeling, materials synthesis, structural characterization and device evaluation. The goal of his research is to develop ad- vance structural materials for the next generation ground, aerial and space vehicles with enhanced safety and energy efficiency. Since 2012, his research has been funded by DOE, DOEd, and DOD with a total of 3 million, of which 1.4 million as PI. He has published or submitted 49 technical articles since 2007 (25 referred journals and 24 conference proceedings). Dr. Lin’s teaching interests lies in Mechanical Design, Solid Mechanics, and Dynamics. Currently, he is advising 4 Ph.D. students, 3 Master students, and 2 undergraduate students. Since 2011, 5 Master students graduated from his
AC 2007-2211: A COST-EFFECTIVE AUTOMATION AND ROBOTICS LABJohn Anderson, Oregon Institute of Technology Page 12.25.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Cost Effective Automation & Robotics LabAbstractMuch work has been published in the area of design of laboratory exercises and facilities tosupport teaching robotics and automation. New opportunities are becoming available, however,to allow laboratory facilities that are portable, have applications to a wide range of subjects, andare inexpensive.A large software manufacturer has recently entered the robotics software arena with a uniqueapproach. They are supporting small hobby class robots
Paper ID #23835Improving Student Engagement in a Senior-Level Manufacturing Course forMechanical Engineering StudentsDr. Joshua Gargac, University of Mount Union Joshua Gargac is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Mount Union in Alliance, OH, where he advises the mechanical engineering senior capstone projects and SAE Baja team. In addition, Dr. Gargac teaches first year engineering courses, computer-aided design, kinematics and dynamics of machinery, and manufacturing science. He received his BSME from Ohio Northern University and a Ph.D in Bioengineering from the University of Notre Dame
little training for a user to employ it to design quite complex hybrid powerand renewable energy systems. So it can bring technical skills related to energy systems toundergraduate engineering and technology students or professionals interested to learn andexpend their knowledge in these areas. Moreover HONER can be a useful tool and aid forstudents’ research projects or to engage the students in renewable energy related research andproject. In next section we are presenting some examples of how HOMER could be integrated aspart of the existing or planed renewable energy courses. After interacting and learning theHUMER use students and other users (teaching and research assistants, laboratory engineers ortechnicians) are expected to get technical
and hands-on training is animportant part of their education. VR research projects and laboratories are excellent teaching aidsfor providing students with opportunities to implement the theory they learn in class. Educatingthe younger generations about sustainable and clean energy sources is vital to living in a clean andbright environment in the future. Design tasks were performed by teams of students in theengineering and engineering technology programs after completing the same prerequisites. Eachteam was asked to select wind or solar energy generation technology based on their interest andexperience. Students began their projects by identifying the main components of a given systemand building CAD models. Based on the loading type and the
Page 24.1354.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Utilizing Rep-Rap Machines in Engineering CurriculumIntroductionIn this ABET accredited manufacturing engineering program, the lead author has been teachingthe Rapid Prototyping and Reverse Engineering course for 8 years at Robert Morris University(RMU). The basic curriculum has been well set other than the new developments. The newdevelopments are added to the course content on an annual basis due to the dynamic nature ofboth fields. In addition, the laboratories have been equipped with multiple relevant technologiesincluding Stereolithography (SLA Viper), Fused Deposition Modeling (Dimension Elite), and3D Printing (Prometal RXD
Faculty at Rutgers University. At Rutgers, he was heavily involved in research and teaching at both graduate and undergraduate levels. In the period of 2011-2014, Dr. Al-Sharab was a visiting professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering. In addition to his work with academic institutions, Dr. Al-Sharab was a consultant of various technological companies es- pecially in the areas of structure-property-correlations and advanced characterizations. Dr. Al-Sharab’s research interests are in the areas of Nanotechnology, Electron Microscopy, Structure-property correla- tions, synthesis and characterization of energy related materials (harvesting
, ergonomics, supply chain, and cyberlearning. He has published more than 115 peer-reviewed research articles in reputed conferences and journals and received multiple best paper awards. Aqlan also holds 7 U.S. patents/patent applications and is the recipient of two NSF grants ($800K) and several internal and in-kind grants ($30M). He has received numerous awards and honors including the Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence Award, Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Young Researcher Award, School of Engineering Distinguished Award for Excellence in Research, Council of Fellows Faculty Research Award, IBM Vice President Award for Innovation Excel- lence, IBM Lean Recognition Award, Graduate Student Award
. Certainly a broad understanding of the basic processes is important, but industry area may be regional in focus.• Most job openings are currently in Mechatronics and CNC programming. Need to have problems solving skills, work as part of a team, soft skills like being on time, and communicating well.• Real world experienced educators teaching usable / applicable subjects. Not the typical PHD no real world profs teaching abstract theories or impractical subjects.• Automation, quality, lean, CAD/CAM, robotics, team work, ethics, projects• Manufacturing Processes taught by Laboratory projects• Ability to make well-rounded decisions.• Ability to use specific decision-making tools.• Ability to estimate and create budgets
other research interests involve thermomechanical processing using Friction Stir Welding. He has received numerous awards for teaching and research including a two-time selection as the Most Inspiring Faculty and a visionary award from the Cooperating Hampton Roads Organizations for Minorities in Engineering. Page 13.957.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Outcome Assessment Process in a Manufacturing Engineering ProgramAbstractTo achieve the goals and objectives of program educational objectives, our ManufacturingEngineering (MANE) program at Virginia
Recommendation: Business topics, automation/controls, product design, and lean manufacturing should be priorities for curriculum changes.5. Education MethodsThe process of delivering a curriculum is addressed in Table 6. There were clear responses thatcooperative education, internships, laboratories, and project work are very high priorities. This isa clear message that ‘hands-on’ education is a very high priority. As would be expected there aremismatches in priorities between academics and manufacturers.Table 6 - Education Method Priorities Top Second Manufacturing Academic Priority Priority Priority PriorityCertifications 7
propulsion systems including design and development of pilot testing facility, mechanical instrumentation, and industrial applications of aircraft engines. Also, in the past 10 years she gained experience in teaching ME and ET courses in both quality control and quality assurance areas as well as in thermal-fluid, energy conversion and mechanical areas from various levels of instruction and addressed to a broad spectrum of students, from freshmen to seniors, from high school graduates to adult learners. She also has extended experience in curriculum development. Dr Husanu developed laboratory activities for Measurement and Instrumentation course as well as for quality control undergraduate and graduate courses in ET
investigations such as designing and testing of propulsion systems including design and development of pilot testing facility, mechanical instrumentation, and industrial applications of aircraft engines. Also, in the past 10 years she gained experience in teaching ME and ET courses in both quality control and quality assurance areas as well as in thermal-fluid, energy conversion and mechanical areas from various levels of instruction and addressed to a broad spectrum of students, from freshmen to seniors, from high school graduates to adult learners. She also has extended experience in curriculum development. Dr Husanu developed laboratory activities for Measurement and Instrumentation course as well as for quality control
Paper ID #11385MAKER: Whack-a-Mole for PLC ProgrammingDr. Sheng-Jen ”Tony” Hsieh, Texas A&M University Dr. Sheng-Jen (”Tony”) Hsieh is Professor in the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. He holds a joint appointment with the Department of Engineering Technology and the De- partment of Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include engineering education, cognitive task analysis, automation, robotics and control, intelligent manufacturing system design, and micro/nano manufacturing. He is also the Director of the Rockwell Automation laboratory at Texas A&M University, a state
Paper ID #6201Using Simulation to Improve the Efficiency of CAM and CNC InstructionDr. Derek M Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University Dr. Derek Yip-Hoi graduated with a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1997. He has worked in academia since as both a research scientist and teaching faculty. He currently is an associate professor in the department of Engineering Technology at Western Washington University. His area of specialization is CAD/CAM. In addition to ASEE, he is a member of ASME and SME. Page
; and (e) manufacturing laboratory or facility experience: ability to measure manufacturing process variables and develop technical inferences about the process.After teaching each course, the instructors will prepare a Faculty Course Assessment Report(FCAR). These FCAR documents will be collected in a repository and will be made available tothe industrial partners, PA DCED, and the Auditor. The Auditor will review the detailed andaggregate results and make suggestions for improvements and further development.In its early ABET outcomes assessment process, RMU Engineering Department used a binaryassessment of 80% of students earning 80% (or B-) grade or better as the only threshold forsuccess on attaining an outcome. In the following
Russell is a senior in Mechanical Engineering at Tennessee Tech University. He is currently working as an undergraduate research assistant in the additive manufacturing laboratory under Dr. Fidan. Nick is the student trustee on the Tennessee Tech Board of Trustees and is formally the Tennessee Board of Regents Student Regent. He is also the recipient of the 2017 Rising Renaissance Engineer Spectrum Award. Nick enjoys spending time with his family and trading stocks in his free time.Mr. James Reed Rust, Tennessee Technological University Mr. Reed Rust is a senior in Manufacturing Engineering Technology at Tennessee Tech University. He is currently working as an undergraduate research assistant in the additive manufacturing
the Director of the Rockwell Automation laboratory at Texas A&M University, a state-of-the-art facility for education and research in the areas of automation, control, and automated system integration. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 MAKER: Urban Search and Rescue Robot: Visual Localization and NavigationAbstractStudents will design, build, and control a robot using Tetrix Urban Search and Rescue Robot.They will familiarize themselves with the structure, control, and vision sub-systems. The visionsubsystem will be the focus of the mobile robotic build. The Tetrix Urban Search and Rescuerobot is a real-time image-processing engine. It has a
Rockwell Automation laboratory at Texas A&M University, a state-of-the-art facility for education and research in the areas of automation, control, and automated system integration.Qinbo Li c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Lessons Learned from an Intelligent Tutoring System for Computer Numerical Control Programming (CNC Tutor)Advances in CAD/CAM software and CNC machining have made the transition of design andmachining seamless. Once a part is designed in a CAD format and a user specifies the machinetool needed for each machining pass, the CAD/CAM software can generate the G-code and theG-code can be fed into the CNC machine directly without any delay. There is no
Paper ID #21846Multi-Sensors for Robot Teaming Using Raspberry Pi and VEX RoboticsConstruction KitDr. Shouling He, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology Dr. Shouling He is an associate professor of Engineering and Technology at Vaughn College of Aero- nautics and Technology, where she is teaching the courses in Mechatronics Engineering and Electrical Engineering Technology. Her research interests include modeling and simulation, microprocessors and PLCs, control system designs and Robotics. She has published more than 45 journal and conference papers in these research areas.Dr. Sheng-Jen ”Tony” Hsieh, Texas A&M
AC 2012-4952: ASSESSMENT OF A WELL-DESIGNED MECHANICALVIBRATIONS COURSEDr. Mysore Narayanan, Miami University Mysore Narayanan obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Liverpool, England in the area of electrical and electronic engineering. He joined Miami University in 1980 and teaches a wide variety of electrical, electronic, and mechanical engineering courses. He has been invited to contribute articles to several ency- clopedias and has published and presented dozens of papers at local, regional, national, and international conferences. He has also designed, developed, organized, and chaired several conferences for Miami University and conference sessions for a variety of organizations. He is a Senior Member of
, 2021 MAKER: Design of a Virtual CNC Mill by Unity Software AbstractIt requires a lot of hands-on experience to learn how to operate a computer numerical control (CNC)mill. Virtual Reality (VR) can serve as a way to teach how to properly operate it. The goal of thisresearch is to create a virtual CNC mill that can provide interactive training for students. The Unitysoftware was used for this goal. Unity is a game development engine used to produce video games,utility software, and more. The functionality of the CNC simulation was created with C# scripting.The visual representation of the CNC mill was built through 3D modeling, and then transferredinto FBX 3D models which are compatible
teaching that included an emphasis on laboratory experiences, and a willingness to engage undergraduates in scholarship activities. Recent hires (8 in total) have shifted the faculty mix to one that is now predominantly Ph.D. qualified. However, most have some industrial experience, and all have backgrounds that will help in promoting these core values and mission of the department. The old technology programs were effective in their hands-on approach in large part because of a collegial and collaborative environment that existed between faculty and the department’s highly trained technical staff. This was to be maintained in the new programs. The concerns of staff and their role in supporting the new programs was thus a
experiment results suggest that online laboratory learning can be substantiallyenhanced by the use of even the simplest form of artificial graphical information and moststudents prefer having an instructor present even the lab is taught online. The implications fromthis study can be used to benefit many schools that begun offering online lab courses.I. Introduction A current trend for manufacturing industry is shorter product life cycle, remotemonitoring/control/diagnosis, product miniaturization, high precision, zero-defect manufacturingand information-integrated distributed production systems for enhanced efficiency and productquality1-6. In tomorrow’s factory, design, manufacturing, quality, and business functions will befully integrated
student 3D printed NANOLYSERS can be found in Figure 2 on the following page. Figure 2: 3D Models (SolidWorks) and Physical Models of Student NANOLYSERsMethodsAll 3D printing for the course was done using the MakerBot Replicator 2 model printer using1.75mm diameter PLA filament. There were approximately ten of these printers available for usewhich greatly increased the amount of models that could be produced in a given time frame. Theprinters were maintained by program laboratory supervisors and the printing was done byundergraduate teaching assistants.Students submitted both SolidWorks part files or assembly files (.sldprt or sldasm) as well ascreating ".stl" files of all parts to be made. These files could also be made by SolidWorks
AC 2011-2565: INTEGRATION OF NANOMANUFACTURING RESEARCHINTO CURRICULAR EDUCATION AND OUTREACHDhananjay Kumar, North Carolina A&T State University (Eng) Dhananjay Kumar is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at North Carolina A&T State Uni- versity. He is the Site Research Director for the NSF Engineering Research Center for Revolutionizing Metallic Biomaterials. His areas of research interest are thin films and nanomaterials, and he teaches classes in materials science, advanced materials and nanotechnology.Devdas M. Pai, North Carolina A&T State University (Eng) Devdas M. Pai is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and serves as Director for Education and Out- reach for the NSF Engineering
7 3% 4%Table 2 shows the employment categories of the respondents. The mismatch between Educatorand College employed is 69 to 91, but a similar ratio has been seen before and can be explained Page 25.1276.3by non-teaching College employees doing administration and outreach activities. Thedistribution of responses indicates a strong presence of opinions from manufacturers.Table 2 - Responses to ‘Your Employer’Your Employer No. % 2012 % 2011College or University 91 43% 45%K-12 School