Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Potpourri

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Benjamin B. Wheatley, Bucknell University; Elif Miskioğlu, Bucknell University; Eliana Christou, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Nicholas Tymvios, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

result from thesedata (Table 9) is that half of faculty find a conflict between achieving tenure and maintaining awork-life balance. While this may be of no surprise to some, it shows that for many tenure trackand recently tenured faculty are sacrificing personal balance for their profession. We hope thatthese data can spur conversations regarding appropriate work-life balance in various programsacross the country.In summary, these data highlight the similarities and potential differences in time commitments,expectations, and impediments as they relate to tenure across different ABET accreditedmechanical engineering programs in the United States. Specific methods to assist tenure trackfaculty in planning, managing expectations, and developing

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Outreach and Retention

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Molly McVey, University of Kansas; Carl W. Luchies, University of Kansas; Sara E. Wilson, University of Kansas; Lorin P. Maletsky, University of Kansas; Lin Liu, University of Kansas

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Graduation Rates for Cohorts Starting in Mechanical Engineering in Fall 2010-Fall 2014. URM= Under-represented minority, First-Gen = First Generation college students.Therefore, a group of faculty in the Mechanical Engineering department collaborated with ourinstitution’s Center for Teaching Excellence on an initiative which allows us access toinstitutional data to help drive action plans to address these important issues. Through thisinitiative, our department is working to understand student success in our programs, particularlyfor females, under-represented minorities, and first-generation college students. The goal of thisinitial project was to better understand where we stand as a department in terms of success forthese students, develop

Conference Session

Incorporating Projects into the Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

B. Terry Beck, Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

twenty to most recently on the order of forty students in thepast several years. Future plans include the development of a variety of mini-laboratory modulesstructured in a web-based format to supplement text information and to further reinforce thepractical design process. A number of such mini-laboratory experimental setups are alreadyavailable, and additional setups are being planned for construction using rapid prototyping Page 11.840.12technology.Bibliography1. B. T. Beck, “A Modular Wing-Tail Airplane Configuration for the Educational Wind Tunnel Laboratory,” Proceedings of the 2004 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress

Conference Session

Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Instruction

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Cimbala, Pennsylvania State University; Laura L. Pauley; Sarah Zappe; Meng-Fen Hsieh, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

homework assignment, students sign out some equipment,perform some simple experiments, and analyze their results. Assessment shows that the studentsincreased their knowledge of several fundamental concepts about pump performance. A follow-on homework assignment during the following week clarified some of the fluid mechanicsconcepts that were misunderstood by many of the students.We consider this a successful first attempt, and plan to develop several more take-homeexperiments in our fluid flow course and in other courses. Through this process we haveestablished methods for expanding and enhancing the experiential learning components relatedto laboratory instruction that we can scale up to encompass our entire curriculum.We hope to repeat this

Conference Session

Mechatronics

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Arturo A Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Page 23.789.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Integration of Sensors and Low-Cost Microcontrollers into the Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Design SequenceAbstractIn most undergraduate engineering degree plans the engineering design curricula include classessuch as Introduction to Engineering, Statics, Dynamics, and Mechanics of Solids. They usuallydo not have laboratory components to help students understand concepts through hands-onexperience. This paper presents the development and implementation of an educational low-costdevice/tool that can be set up and used by students in and out of their engineering classes toassist their learning. The goal of this project was

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanical Systems: What's New

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raghu Echempati, Kettering University; Richard Dippery, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Assessment ReportOne of the ideas for assessment followed by the authors was to generate a term by term summaryreport of the assessment data collected during each particular term. This is developed based on ameeting of the instructor with all faculty generally involved in teaching this course. The reportamong the other details reviews and documents the identified deficiencies of the concepts andthe difficulties faced by the students and the planned actions for recommendations andcontinuous improvement. For example, offering help sessions, or including recitation period to Page 15.1166.5the course credits (for example, 3 hours of lecture instead

Conference Session

ME Curriculum and Assessment

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard N. Shapiro, Iowa State University; Gloria Starns, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

patterns of activities, students come to understand that responses to questions from the instructor for example will occur within a certain timeframe. Patterns in assignments and submission dates soon become evident so students can plan and dedicate the time to a task accordingly. 4. “Plan for the Unplanned”. Short and long term communication strategies should be thought through in the event that the course is interrupted by extenuating or unforeseen circumstances and the strategies should be made clear to students. 5. “Response Requested and Expected”. Students should be made aware that responses from the instructor will be provided within a “reasonable” time period. Class size, content

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions: Mechanical Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bobby G. Crawford, U.S. Military Academy; Daisie D. Boettner, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Principle Experiment Planning External Flow / Boundary Layers 19 Steady Flow Devices Review Page 22.917.3 20 EES Workshop Wind Tunnel Lab 21 Vapor Power Cycles Drag 22 Steam Turbine Lab Lift Differential Approach: Conservation of 23 Improved Vapor Power Cycles Mass Differential

Conference Session

Outreach, Engagement, and Undergraduate Research

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalie Barrett, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

students seethe underlying principles in the problems which helps with all of the enduring understandings.Smith and others (2005) note that teachers can uncover material for students by using pedagogiesof engagement. To engage my students, I will use collaborative learning where the students willwork in small groups during class to solve problems. Finally, I plan to incorporate feedbackthrough class discussions, homework, and team problems.Teaching PhilosophyThe teaching philosophy for this course was based upon the book Making Learning Whole(Perkins, 2009) . Below I will outline how each of the seven steps impacted the design of thiscourse.Play the whole game- I will help my students see the “whole game” by introducing them to theentire game of

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David B. Benson, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

learning as an acquisition and integration process, thisis further reinforced when the concept of a spiral curriculum is also considered. Kolb (2000) in his Experiential Learning Theory (ELT) highlights the necessity ofcyclical instruction. ELT divides the learning cycle in to four phases: experiencing, reflecting,thinking, and acting. As a model for education, this process is both planned (formatted) andresponsive to the situation and content/skills being learned: activities are structured and plannedbut flexible to include individual. The cyclical nature of ELT supports this project in thenecessity of revisiting concepts at various points, over time to solidify and deepen a learner’sknowledge or concept acquisition and mastery

Conference Session

Engineering Mechanics Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Schuster, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

contribute to global deflection of a structure.  Use U Castigliaano’s method d to calculatee redundant forces and ddeflection off a structure.  Perform simpple beam and d 2-D solid stress s analyses with a commmercial FE EM code.  Compare C resu ults of analyttical, experim mental, and numerical aanalyses of sttructures.  Use U both stress and deflecction predicttions to speccify the desiggn of a struccture. Two T alternatiive suspendeed conveyor systems havve been desiggned to transsfer prrocessed maaterial in a reecycling plan

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions - Mechanical Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Mascaro, University of Utah; Stacy Bamberg, University of Utah; Robert Roemer, University of Utah

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

waterjet cutter in the ME machineshop. (b) The students’ CAD drawing on the waterjet computer. (c) The waterjet nozzle aboveseveral cut fourbars. (d) A set of “volleybots” with fourbars.In addition to implementing new hands-on laboratory exercises related to lecture content and thedesign project, we also made an effort to weave the overarching robotics theme into theSolidWorks® exercises by having the students model robot parts instead of the arbitrary objectsassigned in previous years. For example, on the SolidWorks® proficiency portion of the ME1000 final exam, students were asked to model and assemble three parts making up thesimplified robot “R1D1” shown in Figure 3a. In future offerings of ME 1000, we plan to makeuse of parts from “MECH„E

Conference Session

New Teaching Pedagogies: Methods and Assessments

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan B. Swithenbank, US Coast Guard Academy; Thomas William DeNucci, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics

videos. Since most professional academics are not savvy at improvisation, having a plan is important in terms of both cost and personal comfort. One successful approach involves scripting from a set of well-written notes. 3. Do not be a perfectionist when recording or editing the videos. When we lecture in class, there are always unexpected errors or goofs that occur. These things will undoubtedly happen in the videos, so do not worry. You can fix nearly anything with editing; and most everything else is probably just okay. 4. You need to find the right incentive for getting your students to watch the videos. There

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to ME Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Bannerot, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

. ‚ Limit human interaction with the device, preferably eliminating it completely during the testing phase. ‚ Have deliverables submitted regularly throughout the time period of the project. (Spread the pain.) ‚ Have one or more “tests of concept” scheduled (so the team experiences the difficulty in taking a concept from the drawing board to the prototype before the final testing). ‚ Plan several meetings with each team and force all team members to participate in the discussion; assign a team deliverable for each meeting, e.g., Gantt chart, task assignments, test results, the current prototype, etc.More information41 is available on the development of these outcomes and guidelines.The testing part

Conference Session

Introducing Active Learning into ME Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Linsey, University of Texas-Austin; Brent Cobb, U.S. Air Force Academy; Daniel Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Kristin Wood, University of Texas-Austin; Saad Eways, Austin Community College

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

INTUITION Manner in Which a Person Evaluates Information T Focuses on objective facts and causes & effect. Focuses on subjective meaning and values. F THINKING FEELING Manner in Which a Person Comes to Conclusions J Focus is on timely, planned decisions. Focus on process oriented decision-making. P JUDGEMENT PERCEPTION2.2 VARK OverviewThe present work also builds on student learning preferences as obtained from an instrumentcalled the VARK Catalyst. Rather than being a diagnostic tool for

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Pedagogy II - Best Teaching Practices

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Taylor Tucker, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Esmee Vernooij, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Catherine LaBore, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; Ava R. Wolf, Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning; Cheelan Bo-Linn, Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning, University of Illinois; Robert Thomas Baird; Nattasit Dancholvichit, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Leon Liebenberg, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

, creativity, exploration, inspiration, planning, and organization ina project of limited extent. They offer an ideal mechanism for students to demonstrate theircompetencies, especially when merged with comprehensive teaching-learning-assessmentePortfolios to effectively document competencies, and to enable commenting (including the useof social media). In effect, ePortfolios, combined with mini projects, offer an opportunity totransform a traditional curriculum into one comprised of a succession of learning experiences.Objectives and significance of researchThe primary objective of this study was to develop a comprehensive Teaching-Learning-Assessment (TLA) ePortfolio tool, using Digication, an ePortfolio platform [25], for the 190engineering

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to Mechanical Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Wagner, Clemson University; Katie Knaub, National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Conservation Act of 1973,returning the concept of daylight saving time on a national level. There has always beenopposition to daylight saving time, with some states or parts of states refusing to observe it.Those working in the agricultural industry have always been the most vehement opposers of itand there has always been debate as to whether or not it saves energy18.The history and controversies of time keeping can be integrated into the laboratory experiments.Mumford1 stated that “… the clock was the most influential of machines, mechanically as well associally” which invites an accompanying societal perspective to the planned exercises. Thebench top experiments to be discussed in Section 3 can be integrated with the above societalissues to

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Capstone and Design

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jamie Szwalek, University of Illinois at Chicago; Yeow Siow, University of Illinois at Chicago; Jaqueline Oxmara Rojas Robles, University of Illinois at Chicago

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

troubleshoot and ensure therobot can follow a practice track. We are finally seeing some real improvements in the quality ofthe projects, including the number of devices that worked in Term 3. We plan to continue usingthe milestones in the future.7 Effect of Arduino-Based Projects on Design SpacePrior to introducing Arduino based projects in Term 1, ME 250 focused only on mechanicaldesigns for the final project. Students use morphological methods to optimize their design byconsidering all relevant possibilities and then reduce the design space by considering theobjectives and comparing design alternatives [16].To simplify ordering materials, students were required to use a particular sensor in the projects.In eliminating options for sensors, the

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A. Reddy, University of San Diego; Breanne Przestrzelski, University of San Diego; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Imane Khalil, University of San Diego

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

contextual detail in traditionaltechnical problems that we are developing as part of a Heat Transfer course in MechanicalEngineering in University of San Diego’s Shiley Marcos School of Engineering. Here, wedescribe the design and integration into the course and evaluate the results using student memosand classroom observation. Based on this analysis, we have developed further plans for moduledevelopment. Detailed instructor guides and materials are available in the Appendix.Course ContextStudent PopulationIn Fall 2017, 28 students were enrolled in this section of a Heat Transfer course, including 5women and 23 men. Two of these students were simultaneously enrolled in courses designed todeal extensively with engineering praxis that engages social

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amir Karimi P.E., University of Texas, San Antonio; Randall D. Manteufel P.E., University of Texas, San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

to solve problemsindependently, 60% of students indicated that they had either used or were planning to use thesolution manual to do their homework assignments. Forty-one percent (41%) of respondentsbelieved that using solution manuals in completing homework assignments has the same learningbenefit as solving problems independently; 57% of students indicated that using solution manualwhile doing homework assignments provides the same educational experience as solving theexamples in the textbook; and 95% indicated that solving homework problems is essential forlearning the materials and succeeding in the courses they were enrolled in.Table 2. 2010 anonymous course surveys conducted in three different thermodynamic classes: 5

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bobby G Crawford P.E., Quinnipiac University; Jose Antonio Riofrio, Quinnipiac University; Richard Melnyk, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

do aftercompletion of this particular unit of instruction. The LOs are presented to the students at thebeginning of each lesson (often written on the board before the start of class). As an example, thefirst lesson (“Introduction / Definitions”) has the following LOs: 1. Explain course administrative policies 2. Explain why the study of Circuits is important to Mechanical Engineers 3. Define fundamental Circuits terms (charge, current, voltage, power) 4. Measure voltage across and current through a circuit element 5. Calculate power and energy produced or consumed by a circuit elementAs with most courses in the School of Engineering at QU, the theory (lecture notes) andproblem-solving are planned and

Conference Session

Design Throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James M. Widmann, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Peter Schuster, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

1 2 Full Professor 11Other quantitative and qualitative data was gathered for this study through a post-class survey. Thesurvey was designed to capture student’s attitudes concerning the use of Active Learning in theMC/MSD class and also to assess the overall student experience. To answer the final question,Instructor B was asked to reflect on his experience of using Active Learning and his plans forfuture implementation.Typical ClassFor the MC/MSD class described here, the student receives four credit units. They meet in 50-minute lecture sections on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; and a three-hour laboratory sectionon either Tuesday or Thursday of each week. The students in the laboratory sections are

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Daniel Ryan Barb, Florida Atlantic University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

]. Many researchers have found success with active learning methods by focusing onutilizing visual and hands-on activities. Hands-on learning has been used in small classroomswith enough success to plan a scale-up to larger lectures [10]. One method that has led to successin student learning is to use intuitive approaches to teach students concepts in a way that easilymakes sense, in Statics [11] as well as in other subjects [12] [13]. Another experiment compared two groups of students in which one group receivedclasses focused on hands-on manipulatives to solidify Statics concepts in addition to lectures.The other group only attended traditional lectures. This split continued until the midterm exam.For the rest of the course, the

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio; Randall D. Manteufel, University of Texas, San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

% 55% lecture materials and doing homework problemsTable 5 and 6 present the results of student responses at the start and the end of semester,respectively, to the questions related to the amount of time spent in engineering courses. At thestart of semester only 29 % of students indicated that they were planning to spend more than 6hours per week for ME 3293. At the end of semester that number was increased to 39%. At thestart of semester 55% students indicated that they would spend less than 4 hours per weekoutside the classroom preparing for the course.Results of the survey conducted at the start of the semester regarding solution manuals aresummarized in Table 7. The numbers used in the headings are based on the following definitions

Conference Session

Student Learning and Assessment II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio; Randall D. Manteufel, University of Texas, San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

agree that students should not have access to the problem solutions.Homework helps students prepare for engineering employment and practice where they areexpected to solve new problems on their own. As students spend time and struggle throughsolving new problems they develop a deeper understanding of the subject matter. Page 22.512.2Students have always been interested in gaining access to the solutions of their homeworkassignments. Copies of solutions to homework assignments and exam were collected andhanded out to students planning to take the same course in the future.A decade or more before, all solution manuals were in a hard copy format

Conference Session

Computation Related

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joan Kathryn Tisdale, University of Colorado Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Engagement Campus Engagement, Public Engagement Operations Air & Climate, Buildings, Energy, Food & Dining, Grounds, Purchasing, Transportation, Waste, Water Planning & Coordination & Planning, Diversity & Affordability, Investment & Administration Finance, Wellbeing & Work Innovation & N/A LeadershipTo earn credits under the curriculum category within academics, universities self-report thecourses they consider as sustainability-focused and sustainability-inclusive. These courses areidentified by the academic department, and are also identified as either undergraduate orgraduate level. The data is for the specific year of the

Conference Session

How We Tackled the Pandemic

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amir Karimi P.E., The University of Texas at San Antonio; Randall D. Manteufel, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Jose Francisco Herbert Acero, The University of Texas at San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Engineeringcoordinated with the technical staff of the office of information technology to build a supportstructure for faculty members not experienced with online courses. Instructors were requested torevise their course syllabi and provide students with updated instructions related to participation,assignments deadlines, rescheduled exams, and established options for replacement of in-classexams and quizzes. The initial plan was to allow the institution to develop safe methods ofinstruction, so that the students, faculty, and staff can resume operation on campus. However, due tothe rapid spread of COVID-19 and the sharp increase in the number of infections, the universityabandoned the plan for resuming face-to-face instruction for the second half of the

Conference Session

Computation Related

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Muzammil Arshad, Texas A&M University; Rebecca R. Romatoski, St. Ambrose University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

who wanted lectures during class instead ofvideos and some who wanted more examples. But the most striking was that three students listednothing when asked what is one change you would like to see.At the end of the course, St. Ambrose University uses Evaluation KIT by Watermark for courseevaluations. The evaluation is performed on five main categories: 1. Course Organization & Planning 2. Communication 3. Faculty/Student Interaction 4. Assignments, Exams, & Grading 5. Course OutcomesThere are 5-6 questions asked to determine effectiveness in each category. Over the last threeyears, the average number of students who selected higher ratings has increased. Figure 3-7 showthe average number of students who selected

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Funke, Ohio Northern University; J. Blake Hylton, Ohio Northern University; David Sawyers, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

equipment is a critical aspect in designing an experiment;however, in the past, hardware choices have been limited by the cost of the high-end equipmentused. Because of the wide range of inexpensive sensors that can be used with the Arduinoplatform, it is now possible to include a much more open-ended experimental design assignmentin the course. During the Fall semester of 2018, students were required to identify anexperimental application for one sensor (from a selection provided by the instructor). Each teamdeveloped a test plan that included: • an objective statement • definition of variables, including expected range and desired accuracy of measurements • an equipment list, including expected cost • an experimental procedure

Conference Session

Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Instruction

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen McClain, Baylor University; Christopher Smitherman, University of Alabama-Birmingham

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Christopher B. Smitherman is an undergraduate honors student in mechanical engineering at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Mr. Smitherman plans to finish his B.S. degree in December 2007 and plans to pursue an MBA after graduation. He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Tau Beta Pi, and Pi Tau Sigma. Page 12.1040.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 MathCAD Functions for the Thermodynamics Properties of Moist Air, Ammonia, Propane, and R-22AbstractMathCAD functions were constructed to evaluate the thermodynamic properties of moist air,ammonia, propane