University, a state-of-the-art facility for education and research in the areas of automation, control, and automated system integration. Page 23.1040.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Research Experiences for Undergraduate Engineering StudentsAbstractNational surveys in 2011 and 2012 showed a continuous decline in the number of U.S. studentswho move on to attend graduate school. In addition, there is a shortage of highly educatedskilled workers in the manufacturing sector. The paper will describe program activities, studentresearch projects, outcomes, and lessons learned
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 Masters program. Also, she introduced the first experiential activity for Applied Mechanics courses. She is coordinator and advisor for capstone projects for Engineering Technology.Dr. Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University Michael Mauk is Assistant Professor in Drexel University’s Engineering Technology program.Regina Ruane Ph.D., Temple University
Paper ID #15374Use of Casting Simulation and Rapid Prototyping in an Undergraduate Coursein Manufacturing ProcessesDr. Mathew Schaefer, Milwaukee School of Engineering MATHEW SCHAEFER is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Milwaukee School of En- gineering. Prior to his academic work, Dr. Schaefer worked for G.E. Medical Systems and for Briggs & Stratton Corp. He earned his B.S. and M.S (Mechanical Engineering) and Ph.D (Materials Science) from Marquette University. His experiences in metallurgy, design, and failure analysis come from work in industry, projects and teaching at MSOE and projects completed as an
Community College Steve Wendel serves as Director of the National Center for Manufacturing Education (NCME), originally established as a National Science Foundation Center of Excellence in the NSF Advanced Technological Page 24.845.1 Education Program, the NCME provides leadership development for deans, program chairs, faculty and other educational leaders in manufacturing and engineering technology. Steve is also the Director for the Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Affiliate in Ohio. PLTW-OH has grown to over 340 programs in more than 150 school districts across Ohio preparing students for STEM career and college
components. The advent of 3D solid modeling and 3D printing hasreduced the cost of incorporating hands-on education to mechanical engineering classes forplastic components but has little application to metals commonly used in engineering design.This paper presents the use of a RapidCast process for a Mechanics of Materials class project toenable the design and testing of custom metal parts. The RapidCast process’ adaptation oftraditional casting techniques which replaces wax or foam with a plastic 3D printed model allowscomplex shapes to be designed, produced, and tested in a matter of days as a demonstrationtechnique. This class project concept has been refined over several semesters to the currentprocess where students are tasked to design, 3D
development of facilities inlimited square footage for a combination of physical laboratories, teaching and computingspaces, in varying areas ranging from 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing to EngineeringMechanics. Additional laboratory design activities have also been carried out for creative andinnovative design spaces including some for integrated capstone and cross-disciplinary projects,along with off-campus development. This paper will summarize educational learning andresearch facility development trends in academia including selection of educational equipment,digital tools, flexible furniture, and utilization of white board paint or magnetic boards. Safetyand environmental issues are covered. The trends in K-12 education and their
Paper ID #15500Technology Integration Across Additive Manufacturing Domain to EnhanceStudent Classroom InvolvementProf. Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas - El Paso Dr. Tseng is a Professor and Chair of Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering at UTEP. His research focuses on the computational intelligence, data mining, bio- informatics and advanced manu- facturing. Dr. Tseng published in many refereed journals such as IEEE Transactions, IIE Transaction, Journal of Manufacturing Systems and others. He has been serving as a principle investigator of many research projects, funded by NSF, NASA, DoEd, KSEF and
disciplines. She is a member and active participant of AMA, AMTP, SMA, Allied Academies and a past president of Atlantic Marketing Association. Page 23.777.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Integrating Manufacturing, Management and Marketing into International Service LearningAbstractIn this endeavor, hands-on engineering and business courses have been combined into a newlygenerated interdisciplinary course, which is called International Service Learning (ISL).Teaching and learning strategies were integrated into the community projects so that the
create a variety ofjoint geometries (Tee, Butt and Corner) using metal inert gas (MIG) welding. Theysubsequently conducted visual observations and also sectioned these joints to examinethe quality of the welds that they made. During the injection molding lab the studentsmade appropriate adjustments for temperature, pressure and shot size for adequateprocess control to make defect-free poly vinyl chloride (PVC) six-inch rulers. In thepowder metallurgy lab, they were given several rubber molds to make aluminum andstainless steel products (monkey, bunny etc.) using cold isostatic pressing. Someexamples of the student projects are shown in Figure 11. The manufacturing skills thatthey learn in this class also come in handy when they take up the
exploring the approach to enable students with competencies of digital thread and digitaltwin in the courses of MANE 205-Manufacturing Processes I, MANE 201-Sophomore Lab, andMANE 315-Automation at VSU. The current approach includes: 1) lecture and lab project ondigital design and assembly of a product, 2) enable digital thread and digital twin learninglaboratorial environment.3.1 Lecture on Digital Design and Assembly of a ProductAt Virginia State University, MANE 205, which is offered in Fall annually, is the gate way courseto Manufacturing Engineering program. The MANE 205 traditionally focuses on materialproperties and some manufacturing processes such as casting and metal forming. The instructornoticed that the course content has a lot
working onclass projects in a variety of disciplines; and also in libraries, museums, or other communityfacilities where the community members might be the largest group of users. They are alsofound in small business start up centers where members of the organization would be the mainusers. No matter where they are housed, “Fab Labs” require a business model that supportsequipment repair and maintenance, skilled equipment technician expertise, instructor time andfacility management. During the workshop activities, participants learned to apply manufacturing processes andprocedures for design of subassemblies that make up a final product. Attendees participated inhands-on activities. SPC students and instructors used the following methods for
-of-the-art facility for education and research in the areas of automation, control, and automated system integration. Page 26.1122.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 MAKER: Automated System Design Projects for UndergraduatesAbstractThe paper describes the design, construction, and programming process for a small-scaleautomated system to play Whack-a-Mole. This system is one example of several that have beenbuilt by undergraduate students learning about automated system design. The system consists ofa PLC, power supply, lights, and push buttons and is controlled using a
Al-Ain United Arab EmiratesKey Words: Inverted Pendulum, Capstone Design ProjectAbstract: This paper describes the design and build of a pedagogical setup consisting of a two-DOF inverted pendulum, which is mounted on a three-DOF cart. This was a collaborative projectbetween senior students in the departments of mechanical and electrical engineering at the UnitedArab Emirates University as part of their senior design capstone project. The students withguidance from their faculty mentors followed the various designing and building stages of thedesign process of the involved mechatronics system. This includes the steps of designing the setup,the building of the prototype, and the testing and verification of
’ study abroad programs and lessons learnedfrom those programs. More importantly, we present a case study of a study abroad programoffered by Industrial Distribution Program in the Dwight Look College of Engineering at TexasA&M University. This program is sponsored by the industry partners meaning that studentsactually work on the real world industry projects. In this paper, we present a case study of 2014study abroad program to China. The project results and lessons learned from the program arediscussed in detail in the paper. We believe the paper provides a good benchmark for otherengineering schools that may be considering similar industry sponsored programs around theworld.IntroductionGlobalization has changed the way manufacturing and
(PLC) programming andindustrial automation to students in Mechatronics Engineering program at Vaughn College ofAeronautics and Technology. The first course, i.e. PLC Programming, introduces textedlanguages, such as instruction list and structured text, according to IEC61131-3 standard so thatstudents can learn a fundamental concept about PLC hardware and software using the standards-based programming languages. The advanced course, Industrial Automation, focuses on teachingstudents the sequence control concept and problem solving strategy, where Sequential FunctionChart, Ladder Diagram and Function Block Diagram are used to put the design of industrialmanufacturing assembly line into operation. The classes have been taught in project
Projects. He is currently taking manual and CNC classes at Laney Community College in Machine Tool technology. Mr. Steffan Long: Mr. Steffan Long is the head machinist at the California State University Maritime. He received his BA in Liberal Arts from the University California Santa Cruz. He teaches intro and advanced courses in machining as well as supervises the manufacturing of the ME Senior Design Projects. Mr. Adam Link: Mr. Adam Link is a senior in Mechanical Engineering at the California State University Maritime. Mr. Sean McPherson: Mr. Sean McPherson is a senior in Mechanical Engineering at the California State University Maritime. Mr. Scott Wettstein: Mr. Scott Wettstein is a senior in
student goals are shifting some of the placements fromindustrial based internships to in-house engineering and research projects or off-campus researchprograms at other institutions. Real world experience, if it is working for industry or if it iscompleting in-house projects, inherently leads the students to participate in cognitive synthesis aswell as evaluation; the two highest levels of Bloom Taxonomy.2 These external programs arefunded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates(REU) or the NASA Summer Programs. These research experiences are also treated similarly tothe industrial internship positions, since they are under the umbrella of the same course.This paper will present the undergraduate student
courses typically focus on different product realizationprocesses and manufacturing process analysis, which often involve a lot of design andmanufacturing issues and theoretical concepts. At Minnesota State University-Mankato manydesign and manufacturing projects attempt to provide the students opportunities to practice theirdesign for assembly knowledge and promote creativity and innovation. In recent years, almost 40students in our program are involved our DFA projects every year. All of the students are givenfoundational manufacturing and design concepts, principles, and methodologies of theengineering disciplines during their first two years. MET students have to finish their study ofMaterial Processing I (MET 177), Computer Aided Drafting
lathes,mills, and drill presses. Students are required to use their skills and judgment to determinewhether unexpected deviation from the ideal is due to programming error, setup issues, or part ortooling deflection. Figure 5 provides an excerpt of the standard inspection form students mustfill out when inspecting their own CNC work. As students begin to work on assembly modeling in the Mechanical Detailing course, fitsand their associated tolerances becomes part of the study. Ultimately, student teams apply thesetools in the design of a functioning “air motor” assembly.The Freshman Design Project The Air Motor Project is a joint project between the Mechanical Detailing and CNCcourses. In the Mechanical Detailing course, student
Paper ID #20207MAKER: A New Course on the Changing World of 3D Printing and Proto-typing for Non-EngineersDr. Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University Dr. Ertekin received his BS degree in mechanical engineering from Istanbul Technical University. He received MS degree in Production Management from Istanbul University. After working for Chrysler Truck Manufacturing Company in Turkey as a project engineer, he received dual MS degrees in engi- neering management and mechanical engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology (MS&T), formerly the University of Missouri-Rolla. He worked for Toyota Motor Corporation
Page 13.1082.2organization would not be competitive. Dupont realized that they must optimize both customerand stakeholder value and Six Sigma evolved to what is known as the Third Generation. Animportant part of Six Sigma Generation III, was tying Six Sigma projects to the organization’sstrategic objectives.While working with industry, it is clear that many know Six Sigma simply as a quality programand think that it is nothing new. It is true that many of the tools in the Six Sigma toolkit can betraced back to AT&T Bell Laboratories in the 1920’s where Shewhart introduced his revolutionson variation. Components from Deming, Juran, Feigenbaum and others are prevalent throughoutSix Sigma as well. However, Six Sigma has evolved far beyond a
skills for additivetechnologies with complex geometries in product development are discussed. In this paper, twostudent challenges, while designing for AM, has been addressed. Those are (i) visualization of thecomplex geometries, (ii) design with complex CAD features. In the MET1172 CADD/CAE, classassignments are modified by adding more requirements to the term projects so that the studentswill design by looking from the aspect of additive manufacturing technology. Inquire-basedlearning activities during the course helped students learn by doing. Finally the author discussesevaluation and recommendations for future.2. Design Project for Additive ManufacturingMET 1172 CADD/CAE class is a required course at the University of Pittsburgh at
indicated that cut depth, material, and object shape have significanteffects on the dimensional accuracy of the parts made. Through this hands-on project, thestudents were trained in assembling and testing a CNC router, cutting simple to complex shapesusing G-Codes, measuring the parts made for dimensional accuracy, collecting data forexperimental design, and analyzing the data using Minitab and Microsoft Excel. Some of thedifficulties encountered in assembling and testing the CNC router and the learning experiencefrom the student team are also presented and discussed.IntroductionNumerical control, popularly known as the NC is very commonly used in the machine tools.Numerical control is defined as the form of programmable automation, in which the
quickdecisions related to scrap, re-work, and poor performance, thus reducing the production costs.For this project, a single production assembly line was chosen at a tier-one automotivecomponents manufacturing plant. A visual data system was implemented on a high-volumeproduction line and thus provided the manufacturer with productivity and quality performanceinformation quickly. After the implementation, the quality and productivity of the productionline were observed to be significantly higher. The average number of defects was reduced by30%, and the average number of parts produced per person per hour was increased by 5% for theproduction line.Sharing the project with undergraduate/graduate students in the manufacturing field will helpstudents
. Since then, the Programhas enjoyed excellent support and grown to over 1,000 students on three campuses.There are three campuses for the governor’s scholars programs and they are housed in thevarious Universities (Public and Private Universities) in Kentucky.There are many engineering schools in the nation that conduct summer school for students sothat it provides a pre-college experience that challenges and promotes STEM (Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) experience. Many schools use this as a recruitmenttool to get the students from all around to experience the taste of campus life, experience handson projects, and with related experience. Valencia Community College offers a more specializedAssociate degree in pre-engineering
modified for application in other schools throughout the country.Mrs. Danielly Orozco, Florida Advanced Technological Education Center (FLATE)Prof. Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of TechnologyMs. Peggie Weeks, Lamoka Educational Consulting Peggie Weeks has twice been a Program Officer at the National Science Foundation and currently serves as External Evaluator on four Advanced Technological Education projects and centers. She was on the faculty at Corning Community College for 16 years. Prior to teaching, she was employed as a Process Engineer with Corning, Inc. She has a master’s degree in ceramic engineering from Alfred University and a bachelor’s degree in metallurgy and materials science from Carnegie Mellon University
for feedback and advocacy [26].Q3(C). Do your interns have well-defined projects when they work for you?Q3(I). Did you have well-defined projects when you worked for this company?Rationale: Q3 explores the structure of the projects given to the intern. Some companies reportedhaving highly specific projects for their interns with goals, while others preferred to let the internfind a project of interest to them.Q4(C). Are interns engaged in hands-on work on the shop floor?Q4(I). Were you engaged in hands-on work on the shop floor?Rationale: Q4 aims to determine the level of physical engagement of the intern throughout theirday-to-day work. Many manufacturing internships provide hands-on opportunities not availableto students in the traditional
of an Arduino-based modular structure and possible use of self-configuration. This paper includes the detailedsketch of the development efforts, engineering students’ reflections on the development project,design and delivery of the high school workshop including high school student feedback, andpossible future college level curricular designs for modular industrial robotics for industrial,mechanical, and manufacturing engineering programs. The paper is concluded with future workconcepts including possible kinematics and dynamics modeling of these industrial robotconfigurations through simulation tools such as DELMIA or MapleSIM, along with use ofmachine learning for self-configuration.BackgroundThe modular robot is a fairly new type
Engineering , he earned a Ph.D in Electrical and Computer Engineering, with a concentration in Industrial and Systems Engineer- ing (ISE) at Unniversity of Texas in 2016. His research is focused on undersanding Complex Technical and Socio-Technical Systems from an Infromation Theortic approach. He has worked on a number of projects in the field of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Additive Manufactur- ing and Green Energy Manufacturing. His research interests are in Systems Engineering & Architecture, Complex systems, Systems testing and Application of Entropy to Complex Systems.Dr. Eric D. Smith, University of Texas, El Paso Eric D. Smith is currently an Associate Professor at the University
has been serving as a principle investigator of many research projects, funded by NSF, NASA, DoEd, KSEF and LMC. He is currently serving as an editor of Journal of Computer Standards & Interfaces.Dr. Radian G Belu, University of Alaska Anchorage Dr. Radian Belu is Associate Professor within Electrical Engineering Department, University of Alaska Anchorage, USA. He is holding one PHD in power engineering and other one in physics. Before joining to University of Alaska Anchorage Dr. Belu hold faculty, research and industry positions at universi- ties and research institutes in Romania, Canada and United States. He also worked for several years in industry as project manager, senior engineer and consultant. He has