Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions II: Communication and Transdisciplinary Pedagogies

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey J. Evans, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael Thomas Smith; Sorin Adam Matei, Purdue University Polytechnic Institute; Esteban Garcia

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

to State transferability requirements). These learning outcomes were used to define thebadges for the Digital Narratives seminar learning experience. For our Digital Narratives course weproduced 8 badges: 4 for English, 3 for Fundamentals of Speech, and 1 for Information Literacy. In eachbadge there were 3-5 challenges, totaling 29 challenges across the 8 badges. The parallel construction ofthe badges to the more traditional classes and credit hour system also facilitated the broaderunderstanding at the university where our learning experiences can map to classes for use on transcripts.In addition, this ability to map to the existing structure enables transferring into and out of the programmore easily.The 8 badges also represented credit

Conference Session

Dynamics

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremiah J. Neubert, University of North Dakota; Joel Kevin Ness, University of North Dakota

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

, theremaining points were for completing the homework and presenting a portion of the solution.Initially, the grading sheet contained three blanks. One for the student’s name, another for thescore, and the last for comments explaining why students received less than the full twentypoints. This was quickly found to be inadequate because students did not feel the supervisorswere grading uniformly. Name Prep. Part. Name Prep. Part. Comments: Comments: Name Prep. Part. Name Prep. Part. Comments: Comments: Figure 1: The grading sheet used by the supervisors. The supervisor would

Conference Session

New Teaching Pedagogies: Methods and Assessments

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James V. Canino, Trine University

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

order to ensure progress, future research on the flipped classroom should employcontrolled studies that objectively examine student performance throughout a semester, with bothtraditional and concept-inventors style problems."1 Therefore, this research study wasconstructed to satisfy this statement to the best of the author's ability.Study DesignTwo sections of thermodynamics were taught by the author during the same semester. Studentsin one section were taught using the flipped classroom pedagogy, while students in the secondsection were instructed using the Think-Pair-Share methodology. There were 20 students in theflipped section with class periods on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:00 am to 12:15 pm.Students in the flipped classroom watched

Conference Session

Design throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin Edin Grimheden, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)

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Mechanical Engineering

degreesMany Universities in Europe have adapted to, or tried to adapt to an educational structure thatfacilitates exchange and mobility often referred to as the Bologna process. This structure isbased on three degree cycles: Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral [1]. The structure is sometimesreferred to as the “3-5-8”-structure, with a 3-year bachelors program, a 2-year mastersprogram and a 3-year doctoral program.In several countries in Europe, traditional engineering professional degree programs of four tosix years existed long before the ambitions to create a uniform structure emerged. In somecountries, more academic oriented programs coexisted in parallel with the professionalprograms. At the moment, various countries and educational systems have

Conference Session

Uses for MATLAB in Mechancial Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle Frederick Larsen P.E., Eastern Washington University; N.M. A. Hossain, Eastern Washington University; Martin William Weiser, Eastern Washington University

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Mechanical Engineering

for the course along with examples from theinternet and other books. Examples we use to teach the basics in our MATLAB course relate tothe following subjects: 1. Built in functions. 2. MATLAB matrices and arrays. 3. User defined functions. 4. Loops, logical functions and selection structures. 5. Graphing and plotting. 6. Matrix algebra. 7. User-controlled input and output. 8. Symbolic Mathematics. 9. Graphical user interface. 10. Simulink.A simple example to teach students about “built in” functions is to use a program to generate asine wave with noise. This problem combines the random number function along with the sinefunction to model random noise such as noise = rand(size(t));y = 5*sin(2*t) + noise. The output is then

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Moses Sylvester Jaia Jr.; Payam Matin, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Mechanical Engineering

ofmaterials. Tensile test is preliminary used to determine the stress-strain relationship (graph) inmany engineering materials including metals [1]. In a tensile test, a dog-bone tensile specimen isstretched uniaxially until fracture occurs. In a tensile test, the stress is calculated based on theforce measured by a load cell during testing. The strain is calculated based on the change inlength measured by an extensometer. Tensile testing delivers accurate results in the elasticdeformation zone and only a part of plastic deformation zone where deformation is uniform. Atthe onset of necking where the plastic deformation becomes non-uniform, tensile testing does notdeliver accurate results. While tensile testing results are applicable for most of

Conference Session

Statics and Dynamics in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer E. Holte, University of St. Thomas

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

calculus” are just acouple examples of the students expressing their struggle to see the relevance of what they arelearning. Likewise, engineering faculty are often frustrated by their students’ apathy toward reallearning. When a machine design student says, “You mean I have to remember Statics?” itbecomes clear the student didn’t see the usefulness of free-body diagrams back in Statics class.When students don’t see a connection between the concepts they learn in Statics and their futureas engineers, they are less motivated to engage and to remember what they learn. There may bemany contributing factors as to why students tend to see Statics as “series of mathematicalmanipulations”1 rather than a way to understand physical systems. Textbook

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jared David Berezin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Jane Kokernak, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

-stakes meeting may have reducedsocial loafing and contributed overall to students’ verbal participation.I. IntroductionIn the workplace and the academy, professional engineers, researchers, and students typicallyfunction in teams. Even if individual team members have diverse technical backgrounds andexpertise, the effectiveness of their work together depends on more than engineering ‘chops’. Inorder to negotiate, plan, motivate, and integrate tasks at the team and even department level,engineers must practice and become skilled at interpersonal tasks like “communication,collaboration, networking, feedback provision and reception, teamwork, lifelong learning, andcultural understanding”1. As a collective rather than individual endeavor, the

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark David Bedillion, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Mohamed Hakeem Mohamed Nizar, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology: Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Mechanical Engineering

prototypes of these systems for laboratory exercises. This simplicity is useful because itallows the instructor to focus on essential understanding of the course material withoutunnecessary complexity; however, such simplicity leads students to wonder how to extend theconcepts to more complex systems. Students also have difficulty visualizing the solutions to thedifferential equations that are ubiquitous in such courses 1 . Physical laboratories can help withstudent visualization, but there are practical limits to the number and variety of physicallaboratories that can be given in a course.Recent trends have shown the feasibility of teaching laboratory skills in the area of dynamicsystems and controls through the use of virtual and remote laboratory

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caitlyn Clark, University of Notre Dame; Robert E. Choate III, Western Kentucky University; Jimmy Sandusky, Halton Company

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Mechanical Engineering

project management and technical aspects. Assessment of outcomes of studentlearning from these real world energy applications was also performed.Keywords: Energy Efficiency and Conservation, Building ScienceIntroductionSince at least 1950, the amount of energy consumed per year within the United States hassteadily increased within all sectors.1 New developments within each of the residential,commercial, industrial, and transportation sectors has placed additional strain on the amount ofenergy produced each year. Between January and July of 2014, the U.S. Energy InformationAdministration estimates, that 41% of the total energy consumed was within the residential andcommercial sectors alone.2Although the energy used within all sectors directly

Conference Session

Perspectives on Degree Completion and Graduate School Application

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Mechanical Engineering

actively seek classes and instructors in which to easily earn “A” gradesand the advent of internet resources is making the search easier for students13,14.At the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, beginning in the Fall 2014, the transcript willinclude (1) the student’s grade, (2) the median grade of classmates, (3) and the number of studentin the class15,16. The additional information on the transcript shows the student’s performancerelative to their peers. The proposed contextual grading is expected to place the “spotlight” oncourses with high grade distributions. Transcripts typically have the semester and cumulativeGrade Point Average (GPA). It will now show the student’s Schedule Point Average (SPA)which is the average grade for the

Conference Session

Engineering Laboratory Experiences

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cecilia Dianne Richards, Washington State University; Fanhe Shamus Meng; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; Paul B. Golter, Washington State University; Robert F. Richards, Washington State University

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Mechanical Engineering

. Page 26.909.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Implementation of Very Low-Cost Fluids Experiments to Facilitate Transformation in Undergraduate Engineering ClassesIntroductionEngineering students emerge from many courses with a surprising lack of understanding of coreconcepts. Active learning has been shown by many educational researchers to result in superiorlearning outcomes over traditional methods like lecturing.1-3 Experiments can provide a enrichedplatform for active learning provided they are not too ‘cooked’ or recipe driven so that studentscan explore and play.One possibility is to develop experiments that students can put together themselves at home.Several groups have

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer I

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Soumik Banerjee, Washington State University

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Mechanical Engineering

that deals with energy, is an important and necessary part ofmechanical engineering curriculum globally.1-3 Engineers apply principles of thermodynamics tosolve myriad problems in applications that include air conditioning, refrigeration, powerconversion in power plants and automobiles, energy storage and heating and ventilationsystems.4 While fundamentals of thermodynamics is not mathematically challenging andinvolve very simple mathematical tools, most students find it difficult to grasp the basic conceptssuch as energy balance and definition of entropy associated with the second law ofthermodynamics.5-7 Various methods have been explored to enhance learning of thermodynamicconcepts at the undergraduate level.5,8,9 Since learning is a

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dustin Scott Birch, Weber State University

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Mechanical Engineering

people worldwide.1 Therefore, it is probably one of the mostcommonly available software packages in existence. For this reason, it was chosen as a goodcandidate for the simple engineering model examples presented. Other low-cost or sharewaresoftware does exist that is comparable in power and functionality to MS Excel. An example ofthis would be Google Sheets, which is a free spreadsheet software developed by Google.However, MS Excel does have the largest marketplace exposure and overall usage byeducational institutions as well as in industry. Hence, it was chosen as the software tool ofchoice for various classroom examples.MS Excel is implemented in various course curriculum to introduce students to its flexibility andavailable functionality as

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania; Tristan M. Ericson, York College of Pennsylvania

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Mechanical Engineering

assessment of oral presentations, engineering notebooks, andwritten reports. The proposed future development of the assessment system includesincorporating weekly five minute oral updates from each student along with the weekly notebookevaluation. Additionally, it is proposed that alumni who have completed the same project beincluded in the assessment process.1. Introduction From its inception, the York College of Pennsylvania Mechanical Engineering Programhas always prided itself on being a “hands-on” engineering program. Lab experiences are usedheavily throughout the academic curriculum to reinforce lecture material, and all students arerequired to complete three separate terms of co-op experience as a graduation requirement.1 Thecapstone

Conference Session

Design Throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dustyn Roberts P.E., University of Delaware; Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

, and national levels. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 The Role of a Design Studio in a Mechanical Engineering Department1 IntroductionAcademic maker spaces, design centers, innovation institutes, and creativity labs of differentkinds are becoming popular hubs of activity on many campuses – particularly within engineeringcolleges and departments. Some of these centers, such as Stanford’s d-school and Penn State’sLearning Factory [1], [2], have existed for over a decade. Others, such as Boston University’sEngineering Product Innovation Center, are relatively recent developments [3], [4]. These spacesgenerally offer a physical location with

Conference Session

Statics and Finite Element Analysis

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qin Ma, Walla Walla University; Louie L. Yaw, Walla Walla University

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Mechanical Engineering

successfully commercialized engineering tool. FEM as a CAE tool and its adoptioninto the undergraduate engineering curricula has become prominent especially in mechanicalengineering (ME) curriculum. The significance and development of FEM in ME undergraduatecurriculum has been addressed as early as in the 1980s.[1-4] Due to the fast development ofcomputer capacities and user-friendly commercialized FE programs, FEM has become wellestablished with time[4-7] .Most recently, efforts have been made to include the FEM into teaching methodologies in low Page 26.776.2level undergraduate courses [8-11] such as statics and mechanics of materials. For such low

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer II

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jared Rayleigh Wilson; Kurt C. Gramoll, University of Oklahoma

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Mechanical Engineering

within a predefined tolerance of the solution of thefield variables. The results of the pressure field were then integrated along the object boundaryusing Simpson’s rule in order to obtain the drag coefficient due to the imbalance of pressureforces acting in the flow direction. The same methodology, respectively, was used for the liftcoefficients.Computational Domain and Set upAs shown in Figure 1, a circular cylinder was used as a test two dimensional cross-section. It wasplaced at a location one third of the width, and half of the total height of the flow field. In orderto limit the influence of the “outer walls” of the flow field and as a general rule for accurate dragcoefficients, the flow field was given a total height of approximately 20D

Conference Session

Design throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anurag Purwar, Stony Brook University

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

scientific and engineering principles with the new tools of technology. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Enabling Machine Design Innovation among Freshman Mechanical Engineering Students Anurag Purwar Research Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Director, Computer-Aided Design and Innovation Lab Stony Brook University (SUNY), New York, USA anurag.purwar@stonybrook.edu1 IntroductionThis paper presents 1) creation and teaching of a newly developed Freshman Design Innovation(FDI) class for Mechanical Engineering students at Stony Brook University (SBU), and 2) Mo-tionGen, a

Conference Session

Flipped Classrooms in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John-David S Yoder, Ohio Northern University

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Mechanical Engineering

create.OVERVIEWVideos have been selected to cover various aspects of the design process. This material isusually NOT the same as the textbook would have covered, rather it is a differentperspective. The goal was to find videos that are likely to give students background on apart of the design process and initiate classroom discussion. This section will give a shortoverview of each section of videos, with a very short description of why the video wasselected.Introduction to Design and Problem Definition Video 1: An introduction to David Kelley and IDEO, an Innovative Design Company. This video provides a bit of introduction to design thinking, to IDEO, and to some of the first projects IDEO worked on. Of particular interest for discussion is David

Conference Session

Design Throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela L. Dickrell, University of Florida; Ira Jerome Hill, University of Florida; Philip Jackson, University of Florida

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

participating, impactof each specific demonstration, responses by student gender, and responses by studentreported ethnic background; in order to evaluate the impact of demonstration inclusionacross multiple audiences.College Instructed Service CoursesThe engineering faculty behind the courses in this study all have traditional MechanicalEngineering undergraduate and doctoral degrees, but their home department and researchinterests are within the Institute for Excellence in Engineering Education, which is part ofthe Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, at the University of Florida. This studyexamines the impact of demonstrations within three courses: 1) Computer Programmingfor Engineers Lab (MATLAB and C++), 2) Circuits, and 3) Dynamics. The

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer II

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Shepard, University of St. Thomas; Deify Law, California State University, Fresno

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Mechanical Engineering

the suggested and/or gradedhomework problems.Case 1 – University of St. ThomasFor the section of students studied at the University of St. Thomas (St. Paul, MN) 41 studentswere enrolled in the course. These students were mostly seniors. The class had three 65 minutelectures and a two hour lab each week. It is noted that assigned readings for the class were fromA Brief Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, 5th edition by Young, Munson, Okiishi and Huebschthough the chapters were not covered in the order laid out in the table of contents. The suggestedproblems came from a mix of various textbooks and instructor written problems. The gradedhomework problems were newly created by the instructor for each graded homework assignmentso that students could

Conference Session

Uses for MATLAB in Mechancial Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roche de Guzman, Hofstra University; John Carmine Vaccaro, Hofstra University; Alexander Hans Pesch, Hofstra University; Kevin C. Craig, Hofstra University

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Mechanical Engineering

; SimulinkAbstractThe current freshman engineering computer programming course, which utilizes MATLABprogramming language, is being experimentally redesigned to incorporate and highlightactivities focused on engineering problem solving and system investigation processes. Thesemethods hope to develop the students’ critical-thinking and analytical skills that are more suitedand applicable in real-world engineering. Course description and sample problems arepresented. Results will be shown in a follow-up study comparing the standard computerprogram syntax-based approach to this pilot course which employs Simulink model-baseddesigns and hardware demonstrations.1 Introduction In 1969, one of the authors was a plebe (freshman) at West Point, engineering was

Conference Session

New Teaching Pedagogies: Methods and Assessments

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luz Adriana Amaya-Bower, Central State Connecticut University

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Mechanical Engineering

findings show that the current Page 26.343.2methodology can be expanded to other classes throughout the curriculum.1 IntroductionThe main goal of an educator is to provide knowledge and experience to the students throughdifferent teaching techniques. Developing and improving these techniques is an area that has beenstudied for many decades and will continue evolving for many years to come. As an educator, onehas to find teaching methods which best fit the subject matter and provide a learning experiencethat eventually will improve the professional practice 1 . In recent years, studies have shown thatfor engineering, mathematics and science there

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kala Meah, York College of Pennsylvania

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Mechanical Engineering

course that combines mechanical, electrical, and computingunder one platform. Most mechanical engineering programs include a mechatronics course tointroduce electronics, sensors, actuators, and computing to mechanical engineering students. Thisis an emerging field, and the scope of mechatronics varies from robotics to guided missilesapplications. Some institutions designed mechatronic programs to satisfy growing industry needsin this area1,2, while others make it a concentration area for mechanical engineering students3.Most institutions offer only one course in this area. Mechatronics prepares students to work in aninterdisciplinary engineering team and develop strong skills to solve complex problems thatcross disciplinary boundaries. Figure 1

Conference Session

Using Laboratories for Instruction in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vidya K Nandikolla, California State University, Northridge; Vibhav Durgesh, California State University, Northridge

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

and informationsystems as seen in figure 1. This course is made up of measurement systems, drive and actuationsystem, control system, microprocessor system and computer system that are required to createmore functional and adaptable products. As mechatronics is multidisciplinary in nature, properdesign of the hands-on experience is crucial for the success of the educational experience. Figure 1: Interdisciplinary nature of mechatronics1All instruments, equipment, and appliances used by us incorporate scientific knowledge andknow how from the fields of engineering. It is of paramount importance that mechanicalengineering students have an in depth understanding of Mechatronics, and it has thereforebecome a core mechanical

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nihad Dukhan, University of Detroit Mercy

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Mechanical Engineering

thermodynamic concepts and principles; second, students do not seem to recognize relevantconcepts and principles, and combine them in order to solve thermodynamic problems. Thispaper argues that in order to design an edifying approach to improve students’ learning ofthermodynamics, the root causes must be addressed.1. IntroductionThermodynamics is the science that deals with all types of energy- renewable and non-renewable- in terms of availability, conversion, transmission, efficiency and destruction (of freeenergy). Thermodynamics also governs chemical reactions such as combustion of fossil fuels inautomobiles and for steam generation in steam power plants, as well as nuclear reactions innuclear power plants. The field of heating, cooling and air

Conference Session

Using Laboratories for Instruction in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul E. Slaboch, St. Martin's University; Floraliza Bornasal, Oregon State University; Rico Picone, Saint Martin's University

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Mechanical Engineering

competent in circuit design, they are not electrical engineers bytraining and so the course loses some of the value of having an EE faculty. As such, theIntroduction to Electrical Circuits course was removed from the curriculum and replaced by anovel set of three courses in the ME department at St. Martin’s University.1 This three coursesequence included a course in Mechatronics, a course in Instrumentation and ExperimentalDesign, and a laboratory course that would benefit both of the lecture courses. These threecourses totaled 7 semester credit hours and were designed to be taken during the fall of the junior(third) year. A full description of the three courses can be found in Ref. 1.The courses were designed to be taken concurrently for a number

Conference Session

Statics and Finite Element Analysis

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle A. Watson, University of the Pacific; Ashland O. Brown, University of the Pacific; Jiancheng Liu, University of the Pacific

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

is due to various reasons, Page 26.775.2such as the recent focus on reducing credit-hours in engineering programs; the need to removeother course material at the expense of adding this new material; and the fact that FE theory isvery mathematics-intensive thereby making it more suitable for graduate students who have amore rigorous mathematical education. For example, a typical undergraduate heat transfercourse within a mechanical engineering curriculum will cover the basic theory behindconduction (1-D, 2-D, and 3-D; steady-state and transient), convection (internal and externalforced convection; natural convection), and radiation in one

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions II: Communication and Transdisciplinary Pedagogies

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock E. Barry P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Daniel J. Fox, U.S. Military Academy; Robert M. Wendel, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

population of college-level instructors have been identified.An Introduction to Nonverbal CommunicationThis paper focuses on the nonverbal communication occurring within a classroom, specificallythe nonverbal messages sent by students and received by the teacher. When student verbalfeedback during a lesson is minimal, due to either lesson presentation method or student personalcommunication preference, the teacher must rely on nonverbal cues to determine the effect of Page 26.76.2their communication[1]. From Barry et al.[2], nonverbal communication generally falls within oneof ten categories:1. Chronemics – The timing of verbalizations and