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Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nina Robson, California State University, Fullerton; Cynthia Gautreau, California State University Fullerton; Madeline E. Rasche, California State University, Fullerton

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Mechanical Engineering

Undergraduates to Engage in Cross-Disciplinary ResearchIntroductionActive participation in undergraduate research has been shown to play a valuable role inenhancing the educational experience of undergraduate science and engineering majors. Inaddition to providing training in laboratory techniques, undergraduate research can facilitatedevelopment of higher thinking skills, expose students to the excitement of scientific discovery,immerse undergraduates in the culture of laboratory research, and contribute to preparingindividuals for careers in the professional workforce [1], [2]. The American Society forBiochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) recognizes research as an essential curricularfeature of recognized undergraduate biochemistry programs [3

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

laboratory exercises designed to incorporate electrical circuit components, circuit analysis(AC and DC), sensors and actuators, and microcontrollers. Students also learned how to createsimple electro-mechanical devices using basic components. During the latter half of thesemester, students were tasked with group projects to design, build, and test electro-mechanicalsystems. These projects aimed to bring mechanical engineering, electronics, and computercontrol together. This paper describes the first-time experience of developing the course andmanaging student projects. This paper also presents students’ feedback regarding the course andhighlights student projects with testing and fabrication results.IntroductionMechatronics is a cross-disciplinary

Conference Session

Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Instruction

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Maixner, U.S. Air Force Academy; James Baughn, University of California-Davis

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Mechanical Engineering

2004-2005 and 2005-2006 academic years. Page 12.1369.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Teaching Psychrometry to Undergraduates by Michael R. Maixner United States Air Force Academy and James W. Baughn University of California at Davis AbstractA mutli-faceted approach (lecture, spreadsheet and laboratory)used to teach introductory psychrometric concepts and processesis reviewed. During introductory lectures, basic thermodynamicprinciples

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics & Structural Modeling Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natasha Smith, University of Southern Indiana

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2010-2146: TEACHING ENGINEERING REASONING USING A BEAMDEFLECTION LABNatasha Smith, University of Southern Indiana Page 15.1173.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Teaching Engineering Reasoning using a Beam Deflection LabAbstractWell crafted laboratories reinforce theoretical concepts presented in class, but also sharpenstudents’ technical reasoning skills and provide practice in technical communication. This paperpresents an introductory mechanics laboratory on beam deflection, suitable for freshmenengineering courses or as an opening week experiment for Strengths of Materials. The labconsists of 4 distinct experiments, each requiring students to

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering (ME) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob Lee Finley; Mehrdaad Ghorashi P.E., University of Southern Maine

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Mechanical Engineering

andperformed several experiments with the aim of using them in mechanical engineering courses.During these activities, the URF was supervised by the second author. The aim was to use theseexperiments as parts of a laboratory program for courses like Strength of Materials and Design ofMachine Elements. In this way, students would gain necessary hands-on and real-worldexperience about concepts that would otherwise be abstract and intangible. These activities arecontinuations to those performed in the past1.The value of hands-on experiments and how they strengthen learning has been discussed in manyresearches. In a large scale, multi-year, randomized study the learning activities and outcomesfor hands-on, remotely operated, and simulation based

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Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luis E Monterrubio, Robert Morris University; Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

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Mechanical Engineering

Engineering Education, 2015 A Hands-on Approach in Teaching Machine DesignIntroductionThe purpose of this paper is to present a modified curriculum for a Machine Design course. Themodified curriculum aims to provide students with hands-on experience in the development ofnew products following procedures used in the research and development departments in theindustry. The hands-on laboratories included in the course Machine Design are carried out afteran introduction to the design philosophy presented by Eggert 1 and most of the first two parts ofthe textbook by Budynas and Nisbett2. The design philosophy included in this course splits thedesign process in five phases1 (formulation, concept design, configuration design, parametricdesign

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Forsberg, Hofstra University

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Mechanical Engineering

especially worthwhile. The students find that itis usually difficult (at least in our area) to gain information from manufacturers if aspecific job and potential sale is not imminent. The interaction gives the students anopportunity to practice and improve their communication and negotiation skills.An extension of this project could be the design and construction of a lab experiment toverify the analytical solution of the governing differential equation. The experimentcould utilize existing heat exchangers in the engineering laboratories or the studentscould design and build a heat exchanger specifically for the experiment.The project has many facets to it, and the instructor has a lot of flexibility in his/herspecification of the project's

Conference Session

Improving ME education: Broad Topics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renuka Thota, University of Louisiana-Lafayette; Suren Dwivedi, University of Louisiana-Lafayette

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Mechanical Engineering

to methods for generating parametric solutions to problems 2. Thus, a curriculumthat provides a base for future professional growth is highlighted and enhanced by launching a ”learning laboratory”, or “research laboratory”, with state- of- the- art rapid prototyping andexperimental stress analysis devices 4.In order to thrive in a competitive market, corporations must provide new products with superiorquality at an acceptable price. Recognizing the high cost involved in developing new products,more corporate efforts have been put into recruiting new and young engineering students whodemonstrate the promise and potential to achieve the defined corporate business strategy. Acertain level of competence in product design and manufacturing is

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Miller, Montana State University

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Mechanical Engineering

thecharacter and scope of the mechanical engineering profession. It is put forward in this paper thatstudents who understand the scope of their major are more likely to have a stronger belief in thecorrectness of their choice, thus resulting in fewer transfers out of the program. Through designof appropriate self-discovery laboratories, it is also hypothesized that freshmen students willdevelop a relational understanding between fundamental courses (i.e., physics, chemistry andmath) and future curricula. This is important as many engineering students transfer out of theprogram before reaching upper level courses.This paper will discuss the development and implementation of hands-on activities for freshmenstudents in the Mechanical Engineering (ME

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering: Trends and Tools

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amanie N. Abdelmessih, Saint Martin's University; Irina Gendelman, Saint Martin's University

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2012-4064: SYNCHRONOUS DISTANCE LEARNING FOR UNDER-GRADUATE THERMAL ENGINEERING COURSES: TRIALS AND IM-PROVEMENTSDr. Amanie N. Abdelmessih, Saint Martin’s University Amanie Abdelmessih is professor and Chair, Mechanical Engineering Department, and Director of the Thermal Engineering Laboratory, Saint Martin’s University. Abdelmessih has industrial, teaching, and research experience. Abdelmessih started her career in the paper industry, then she taught in several higher education institutions, with the last 15 years at Saint Martin’s University. Abdelmessih has per- formed research at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Marshall Space Flight Research Center, Ar- gonne National Laboratory, and Pacific Northwest

Conference Session

Approaches to Active Learning

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Yim, University of Pennsylvania; Katherine Kuchenbecker, University of Pennsylvania; Paulo Arratia, University of Pennsylvania; Vijay Kumar, University of Pennsylvania; John Bassani, University of Pennsylvania; Jonathan Fiene, University of Pennsylvania; Jennifer Lukes, University of Pennsylvania

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Mechanical Engineering

concepts and developindependent student thinking by gradually incorporating design into laboratory activities; byexposing students to systems and applications before developing all of the relevant theoreticalconcepts; and by motivating students to appreciate the importance and relevance of the theory bydirectly applying it in projects.This curriculum incorporates three principal educational strategies. First, our laboratory classesprovide a steady progression of skills and independence, from freshman through junior year.Second, many concepts are taught in a top-down framework, which exposes students to relevantphysical systems and practical applications before they have been taught the specific theoreticalconcepts. Third, lecture material is

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David S. Bowden, Lawrence Technological University; James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University

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Mechanical Engineering

Engineering at Lawrence Technological University. His research interests include mechatronics, dynamic systems, and control with applications to piezoelectric actuators, hysteresis, and perception. He serves as the faculty advisor for the LTU Baja SAE team. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 From Industry to the Classroom: A Low-Cost Hardware-In-Loop Simulator for Classic Controls ExperimentsAbstractControl system design and validation can be a frustrating experience for many students. Thesestudents benefit from the inclusion of a laboratory component that provides a hands-onexperience to complement lecture. However, physical space and funding for educational labs arealways

Conference Session

What's New in Dynamics?

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Stephen Pennell, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; John White, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Charles Van Karsen, Michigan Technological University

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Mechanical Engineering

2006-734: AN INTERWOVEN MULTISEMESTER DYNAMIC SYSTEMSPROJECT TO INTEGRATE STEM MATERIALPeter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Peter Avitabile is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department and the Director of the Modal Analysis and Controls Laboratory at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He is a Registered Professional Engineer with a BS, MS and Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering and a member of ASEE, ASME and SEM.Stephen Pennell, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Stephen Pennell is a Professor in the Mathematics Department at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.John White, University of Massachusetts-Lowell John R. White is a Professor in

Conference Session

Microcontrollers, Programming, and Data Acquisition

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University; Jeff Shelton, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

culminating in the collaborative design and fabrication ofan autonomous vehicle. Students were provided a realistic design scenario early in the course,with subsequent lecture and laboratory activities tying directly to the proposed problem.Following the submission of student design work, and demonstration of their mechatronicdevices, student learning outcomes were assessed both indirectly and directly. Indirectassessment implied both the course content and collaborative design project contributed tostudent learning. Direct assessment of student designs showed improvement from previoussemesters.IntroductionLawrence Technological University (Lawrence Tech) is engaged in a seven-year process toincorporate active and collaborative learning (ACL) and

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

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Mechanical Engineering

analysis of student perception data collected via an onlinesurvey embedded in the homework assignment are discussed.IntroductionInstructors have reported various ways to introduce physical or numerical hands-on experienceinto traditional lecture-based courses, either in place of or as supplements to a traditionallaboratory experience. Among the papers that are published in archival journals or presented atengineering education conferences, the following alternatives to traditional engineeringlaboratory instruction are discussed: ‚ take-home experiments1, 2, 3 ‚ laboratories integrated with lecture4, 5 ‚ distance laboratories6, 7 ‚ simulated laboratories8, 9, 10Another portion of the literature that is important to this topic

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jesse Maddren, California Polytechnic State University

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Mechanical Engineering

. There are a fewdifferent thermal systems design textbooks available. The topics that are most commonlyincluded are: the design process, numerical modeling and simulation, economics, optimization,in addition to topics such as piping system design, heat exchangers, etc.The paper describes the changes made in a senior level thermal systems design course over aperiod of approximately seven years. The course is taught in the lecture/laboratory mode and theprincipal changes were made in the laboratory. In the past, the lab component was acomputational lab that solved individual weekly problems using Engineering Equation Solver(EES). EES is a commonly used software application for solving thermal systems problems, suchas system simulation problems

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Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qingli Dai, Michigan Technological University; Zhanping You, Michigan Technological University

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Mechanical Engineering

numericalproblems and generate charts and graphs using MATLAB. This course is designed to givestudents opportunities for hands-on practice through the lab work and project studies. The authoralso instructed senior students to use MATLAB for experimental data analysis in course MEEN4131 (Mechanical Engineering Laboratory). In this paper, these successful teaching experiencesare summarized and some additional suggestion is also addressed.IntroductionMATLAB has been largely used in many engineering schools, because it provides a friendlyinteractive system that incorporates numeric computation, symbolic computation, and scientificvisualization [1-2, 4-10]. Authors taught a sophomore course to help the students apply theMALAB tool for engineering problem

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Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nidal Al-Masoud, Central Connecticut State University; Peter Baumann, Central Connecticut State University; Alfred Gates, Central Connecticut State University; Zdzislaw Kremens, Central Connecticut State University

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Mechanical Engineering

placefully qualified engineering, math and science faculty, technical and computer laboratories,established linkages with industry — as well as data gleaned from previous feasibility studies onengineering at CCSU. All of this was the result of a well developed strategic plan andconsequent strategic management. At the moment of expanding its academic offer to includeengineering, the school had four engineering technology majors, three technology majors, andalso programs in technology education and applied sciences.As always is the case with new academic disciplines, implementation of the new mechanicalengineering program was a tremendous challenge, both in terms of logistics and resources, butforemost in regard to curriculum and program mission.Along

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer I

Collection

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

utilizing the capabilities of aerodynamic assessment. This platform was designed toensure that their products minimize energy consumption associated with ventilation ofconvective heat and effluent.Secondly, an internal student grant was awarded to allow a student researcher to develop arelationship between leakage areas, pressures, and flow rates. Understanding how theseelements correlate will provide an understanding of energy consumption in residential,commercial and industrial settings due to building envelope construction and maintenance/agingflaws.Halton Company manufactures kitchen ventilation hoods, which are sized for commercialkitchen use. This being the case, it was impractical to obtain a hood sized for use in theuniversity laboratory

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Outstanding Contributions to ME

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2007-2053: AN INTEGRATED UNDERGRADUATE DYNAMIC SYSTEMSTEACHING METHODOLOGY UTILIZING ANALYTICAL ANDEXPERIMENTAL APPROACHESPeter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Peter Avitabile is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department and the Director of the Modal Analysis and Controls Laboratory at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He is a Registered Professional Engineer with a BS, MS and Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering and a member of ASEE, ASME, IES and SEM. Page 12.222.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 AN INTEGRATED UNDERGRADUATE

Conference Session

Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Instruction

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seth Norberg, U.S. Military Academy; Ozer Arnas, U.S. Military Academy; Daisie Boettner, U.S. Military Academy; Michael Rounds, U.S. Military Academy; Phil Root, U.S. Military Academy; Richard Melnyk, U.S. Military Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

participated in two laboratory exercises, a tour of the West Point power plant, and acomprehensive Engineering Design Problem (EDP).The first laboratory exercise, conducted on lesson 12 of 40 uses an open channel trainer,normally used by Civil Engineering majors in a Hydrology course. This exercise reinforcednumerous concepts including conservation of mass, conservation of momentum, hydrostatics,control volume analysis, and manometry. Page 11.884.9 Sluice Gate 2 1

Conference Session

Dynamic Systems and Control

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane L Peters, Kettering University; Richard Stanley, Kettering University; Craig J. Hoff, Kettering University; John Casci, Kettering University

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Mechanical Engineering

discussed.BackgroundKettering University has for many years offered two primary courses in the area of DynamicSystems and Controls. MECH330, Dynamic Systems with Vibrations, was taught as a fourlecture hour course with no lab component. MECH430, Dynamic Systems with Controls, wastaught as a four lecture hour course with two hours of laboratory. In truth, the two hours of labwere often used to provide additional hours of lecture material.Ongoing course assessment indicated that neither course was fulfilling all of its planned learningoutcomes. MECH330 had an outcome which required that students would learn how to modelphysical systems using Matlab/Simulink software, yet few students gained any measurableproficiency due to lack of laboratory time devoted to that

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Labs & Projects - New Opportunities

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Siben Dasgupta, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Anthony William Duva, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

real vibration systems. Glean et.al. [5] developed some laboratory experiments, which not only to foster a better understanding ofthe principles of the system dynamics course, but also expose students to the various tools usedin making engineering measurements. Sridhara and White [6] developed five different labs withdonated equipment to measure the frequency of the vibration system, as well as to teach studentshow to use accelerometer. Ruhala [7], [8] developed four free vibration and five forced vibrationexperiments with commercially available translational system and one rotational lumped masssystem.Electromechanical system I course is a required undergraduate course for 5th year students inElectromechanical program at Wentworth Institute

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Materials in Design and Manufacturing

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhiqiang Hu, University of Missouri - Columbia

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Mechanical Engineering

modernengineering tools necessary for engineering practice.” Undergraduate engineering students willface these significant challenges and their education and training must adapt in order toadequately prepare the next generation of engineers for these new realities.Engineering faculty at MU started to develop an sustainable nanotechnology program forundergraduate students. We are developing a new course and laboratory modules throughenvironmental nanotechnology research to integrate them into the existing engineeringcurriculum. Research activities related to sustainable nanotechnology and challenges insustainable engineering education were discussed. By integrating the sustainable nanotechnologyresearch into the undergraduate curriculum, students will

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Willis, Southern Methodist University; Paul Krueger, Southern Methodist University; Alice Kendrick, Southern Methodist University

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Mechanical Engineering

. Page 14.1227.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 The influence of a research experiences for undergraduates program on students’ attitudes toward engineering researchAbstractThe results of the second year study of a National Science Foundation Research Experiences forUndergraduates (REU) Site are presented in this paper. The program recruited studentsnationwide to participate in hands-on experimental research in a mechanical engineeringdepartment for eight weeks in the summer of 2008. The program matched 10 students withfaculty and graduate student mentors in several mechanical engineering laboratories, includingexperimental fluid dynamics, micro-sensors, laser micromachining, and advancedmanufacturing

Conference Session

Incorporating Projects into the Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

B. Terry Beck, Kansas State University

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Mechanical Engineering

aerodynamic phenomena.To do justice to the subject invariably requires some significant attention to experimentation, notonly to discover and demonstrate the associated aerodynamic principles, but to validate how wellaerodynamic theory represents real physical characteristics. In an engineering program thatincludes a full aerospace program, this subject and the related topic areas would invariably bedeveloped in a multiple course sequence. Doing justice to the subject of aerodynamics isparticularly challenging when all the relevant topics must be focused into a single course, ratherthan part of a full aerospace program course sequence. The challenge is then to find the properbalance between the development of aerodynamic theory and laboratory

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

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Mechanical Engineering

the entire curriculum that (1)reinforces student understanding and retention through reinforcement at short intervals, and (2)minimizes fading of conceptual knowledge due to extended disuse – as is often problematic inthe traditional ME curriculum.IntroductionHistorically, engineering education has followed a linear model in which engineering topics aretaught in separate, disconnected classes that “serially encapsulate” the course material in thestudents’ minds. In contrast, our newly developed first-year course sequence, funded by a CourseCurriculum and Laboratory Improvement Phase 1 Grant from the National Science Foundationtitled “Design-Based SPIRAL Learning Curriculum” (DUE-0837759), strives to integrate avariety of engineering topics in

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enrique Barbieri, University of Houston; Raresh Pascali, University of Houston; Miguel Ramos, University of Houston; William Fitzgibbon, University of Houston

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Mechanical Engineering

the Director of Accreditation and Assessment Services for the College of Technology at the University of Houston. His primary focus has been the practical application of assessment and evaluation strategies to enhance educational quality in the college and university. Prior to joining the University of Houston, Dr. Ramos worked as a researcher for the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory, evaluating a systemic reform model designed to improve student academic performance in low-income, high-minority districts. He also worked as Evaluator for Boston Connects, a program designed to address non-academic barriers to success in urban elementary schools via a web of coordinated health and

Conference Session

Undergraduate Research and a Force and Moment Lab

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Prins, James Madison University

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Mechanical Engineering

sophomore levelengineering mechanics course that incorporates topics in statics and dynamics; the courseincludes a laboratory component. The course is part of the required curriculum in theEngineering program at James Madison University; the program is not discipline specific.Classification of frames and machines Analysis of frames and machines is a topic that typically follows coursework in equilibriumof forces and moments; it describes how multi-member objects can be analyzed using a group ofrelated equilibrium equations. For this article, eight textbooks were reviewed to provide basisfor observations related to typical presentation of the frames and machines topic. The eighttextbooks are:  Statics: Analysis and Design of Systems in

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions - Mechanical Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Willis, Southern Methodist University; Paul Krueger, Southern Methodist University; Alice Kendrick, Southern Methodist University

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Mechanical Engineering

graduatestudent mentors in several mechanical engineering laboratories, including experimental fluiddynamics, micro-sensors, laser micromachining, and advanced manufacturing. Participantsattended seminars on experimental uncertainty, planning experiments, and presentation ofexperimental data. Students also attended field trips to local companies where they met withpracticing mechanical engineers.The REU students participated in before-program and after-program surveys and focus groups.The pre-post surveys indicated that as a result of the program students felt they had gainedconsiderable hands-on experience, the ability to work with specialized equipment and methodsof making engineering measurements, and that they were far more knowledgeable