Conference Session

Our Future in Manufacturing: STEM Outreach

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terence Fagan, Central Piedmont Community College

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

the Learn and Serve Clearinghouse, “Service-learning combinesservice objectives with learning objectives with the intent that the activity changes both therecipient and the provider of the service. This is accomplished by combining service tasks withstructured opportunities that link the task to self-reflection, self-discovery, and the acquisitionand comprehension of values, skills, and knowledge content.”10 By incorporating servicelearning into this freshman engineering course, there were three main goals; collaborate withstudents of different study areas in order to gain communication skills necessary in theengineering workforce, apply engineering ideas to social issues that affect local communityschools and students in k-12, and increase

Conference Session

Technology Integration in the Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Min Jou, National Taiwan Normal University; Yu-Shiang Wu, China Institute of Technology; Han-Wei Zhang, National Taiwan University; Ming-Jenn Wu, National Taiwan Normal University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

coated with thin layers of material. The material to bemade into the coating is dissolved or dispersed into a solvent and this coating solution is thendeposited onto the surface and spun-off to leave a uniform layer for subsequent processing stagesand ultimate use. Some applications that depend heavily on high quality spin coated layers are:photo resist, dielectric/insulating layers for microcircuit fabrication, magnetic disk coatings, flatscreen display coatings, compact disks, television tube phosphor, and anti-reflection coatings.Spin coating technique is also used to deposit thin film to the electrode of a parallel-platecapacitor to perform or improve the functions of capacitors. Fig. 2 shows a spin-coater in ourlaboratory. The wafer is

Conference Session

Innovations in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

include continued development of web-based problem-solving environmentsfor automated system design, implementation of automated cognitive task analysis within theseenvironments to facilitate continued research on design problem-solving, and development of anundergraduate-level system integration course.AcknowledgementsThis material was supported by a National Science Foundation grant no. 0238269. Any opinions,findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authorand do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Bibliography1. Hsieh, S. "Automated Manufacturing System Integration Education: Current Status and Future Directions," Proceedings of 2005 ASEE Annual Conference

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Poster Session / Our Future in Manufacturing: STEM Outreach

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Palmer, Kettering University; Douglas Melton, Kettering University; Henry Kowalski, Kettering University; Gerald Allen, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Page 14.804.3 • Mechanical and Bulk Deformation • Casting • Polymer Processing • Powder Metallurgy / Sintered Materials • Mechanical Properties of Materials • Electronics Assembly - Electronics, Packaging, Circuit Board Assembly, IC and Component Fabrication (new) • Basic Material Classes (new) • Basic Cost Analysis (new) • Design Methodology (new) • Work Design (new) • Metrology (new in that differences between samples)The “items”, pedagogical techniques or innovations to be included in the pilot course were: • Integration of Lecture, Lab and Design Lab. This meant that the subject matter presented in class will precede that in the practical lab, the homework and tests will reflect not

Conference Session

Automation and Robotics Subjects in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yuqiu You, Morehead State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

contexts, engage with other learners, andapply the reflection/action education principles. Short, interruptive lectures are mixed withdemonstrations, video clips, exercises, lab activities, and whole class involvement (problemsolving and troubleshooting).The course is concentrated at activities to design and build a specific robotic application. Theclass is divided into two groups with seven group members in each, and each group works onone project of building a robotic application. The lectures starts with an introduction to roboticcontrol systems exploring different control systems that have been applied in industrial roboticsapplications. Then Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), the most popular controller thatused in building industrial

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaolin Chen, Washington State University, Vancouver; Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

”: mechanics in the 17th and 18th centuries and thermodynamics in the 19th century.These origins have been reflected for well over a century in Mechanical Engineering (ME)curricula [1]. In January 2002, The National Science Foundation chartered a workshop on“Redefining Mechanical Engineering” to explore new possibilities for ME education.Recommendations were made to streamline and update ME curricula by introducing emergingknowledge related to micro/nano technology, product design and realization and etc. andexposing students to computational methods and design practices employed by practicingengineers [2]. To keep up with the national trend in ME education, we plan to implement threetrack areas in the program: (1) Mechatronics; (2) Design and

Conference Session

Hands-on Lean Manufacturing Simulation Workshop

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Merwan Mehta, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

industrial training room settings. Several consulting firms have also developedproducts of their own. One popular program [6] developed by the National Institute of Standardsand Technology (NIST) consists of using two circuit board assemblies to simulate two differentlines of products as shown in Figure 1. Figure 1. Simulation Kit Developed By NISTSimulation using one of the readily available kits is usually carried out in three or four rounds.The general pattern that has been found most practical is to let the first round be completelychaotic to reflect manufacturing conditions in non-lean manufacturing companies. This isfollowed by a second simulation round wherein the participants are given the leeway to makeimprovements

Conference Session

Technology Integration in the Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann Goebel, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Harry Petersen, Minnesota State University, Mankato; William Peterson, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

. Comparison to previous face-to-face course offering in the same content areas indicated no significant grade inflation and in some cases a slight deflation. Application success after 1 to 2 years post graduation: Students in the Senior Design Page 14.926.7 capstone projects reflected excellent ability to use the concepts for industry applications, and recent graduates were anecdotally polled for capability to use curricular content from the online courses in the field with positive results. Student Learning Outcomes Survey: in the same manner as the other program face-to-face courses for departmental discussion and continuous

Conference Session

Our Future in Manufacturing: STEM Outreach

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Winston Erevelles, Robert Morris University; Jennifer Parsons, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

STEM outreach programs allows an institution to keep its finger on the pulse of the community and allows the institution to be agile in making programmatic/operational changes in response to feedback.The attributes that have described above are not exhaustive in nature. They reflect theexperiences and findings of the authors over two decades of outreach programs and work.Future Direction and GrowthThe STEM outreach initiative at Robert Morris University was started on a small scale with noexternal funding. It was based on existing laboratory capabilities and resources. Modest feesassessed of the workshop participants were used to defray operational expenses associated witheach event. A grant from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation

Conference Session

Innovations in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darrell Wallace, Youngstown State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

also includes physicsbased dynamics that mimic inertial and gravitational aspects of a model. The Demo3D package includes a wide variety of materials handling components built in.Though these are potentially interesting from a safety standpoint, they only reflect a very smallportion of the broader range of machines to be considered. Other components may be importedfrom a variety of solid modeling sources. Options include traditional solid modeling and CADpackages, but also include Google’s freely distributed Sketchup software(http://sketchup.google.com).For exploring this software as a possible teaching instrument, the Sketchup software was chosen.Though the interface for Sketchup is unconventional and not necessarily appropriate for