Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer II

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yeow Siow, University of Illinois, Chicago

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Mechanical Engineering

teams)throughout the course of the project. The mentoring, and guiding, effort is crucial in achievingthe learning objectives,16 and may be fulfilled by the already-existing office hours, supplementalinstructions, recitation sessions, or planned in-class activities. The project's flexibility means it issuitable for both conventional or flipped model of instruction.The impact of this project is measured by the following methods: 1). Quantitative analysis offinal exam data, including comparison with a control group consisting of multiple terms whereno such project was incorporated. 2). End-of-course student comments. 3.) Anecdotal evidence.The topics to be unified are: • Property relations for ideal gas • Property relations for

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: The Art of Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nicholas DiZinno, New York University; Yona Jean-Pierre, New York University

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Mechanical Engineering

deployment as well as our internaltesting and the results of the soft-pilot study of the system. In section IV, we conclude with a summaryof our findings to date as well as our plans for the future.II. Development of the AGPTerminologyThe following terms are core to the CAD industry: Computer Aided Design (CAD) is a frameworkwhere a computer is used as a tool for designing and drafting of mechanical parts. A Solid Model(also referred to as a part) is a 3-D representation of an object within the computer. It has mass,occupies volume and has all the properties of a real object (e.g. center of gravity). A Drawing (alsoreferred to as a two-dimensional drawing or a blueprint) is a flat paper representation of a solid model.It is typically an arrangement

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University; Liping Liu, Lawrence Technological University; Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University; Hamid Vejdani, Lawrence Technological University; Wuming Jing, Lawrence Technological University; Kingman E. Yee, Lawrence Technological University

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fundraising strategy and action plan according to the target budget. [IDENTIFY unexpected opportunities to create extraordinary value]  (3/4) Illustrate the impact of the triple bottom line on the design project. [EXAMINE societal and individual needs, DISCERN and PURSUE ethical practices]The subset of learning objectives for Competition Projects 2 (Spring) associated with anentrepreneurial mindset are as follows with Bloom’s taxonomy levels in parentheses. Eachlearning objective is also matched to associated entrepreneurial mindset example behaviors asdefined in the KEEN framework.  (6) Justify through presentation the value of the vehicle. [EVALUATE technical feasibility and economic drivers, CONVEY engineering

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johnathon Demetrio Garcia, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Alexander John Norway, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Victoria Joyous DuPriest, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Curtis John O'Malley, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

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systems. His further research is done through the United States Navy emphasizing in technological upgrades to the surface fleet.Mr. Alexander John Norway, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Alexander Norway is a senior in the Mechanical Engineering Department at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. He is seeking a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering with no plans for a minor. He has conducted research under Dr. Kimberley, focusing on Dynamic Deformation. His further research is done with Dr. Kimberley and Dr. Grow in cooperation with Los Alamos National Labs.Ms. Victoria Joyous DuPriest, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Victoria DuPriest is currently a sophomore studying Mechanical

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul J. Van Susante, Michigan Technological University; Nancy B. Barr, Michigan Technological University; Jason Blough, Michigan Technological University; James P. De Clerck, Michigan Technological University; Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University; Ibrahim Miskioglu, Michigan Technological University; Gregory M. Odegard, Michigan Technological University

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Mechanical Engineering

ME-Practice classes replacing all traditionallab classes as part of a curriculum revision.The real course content planning started in summer 2013 with the finalization of the detaileddefinition of learning goals and identification of possible practice session experiments (not labs)that accomplish the learning goals in a particular sequence (scaffolding knowledge). Softwarepackages were chosen and coordinated for use in the curriculum to minimize the students havingto learn more software packages than needed. For the two-credit class, 13 weeks of materialswere created that cover safety training and writing instruction, data acquisition, reverseengineering of a consumer product and manufacturing techniques, tension and bending testing

Conference Session

Manufacturing and Machine Component Design

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Anstaett Metzler P.E., Ohio State University; Blaine W. Lilly, Ohio State University

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Mechanical Engineering

future plans for the course. Our assessment includesdetailed feedback from students and teaching assistants who completed the course in the initialtwo years.IntroductionAs a land grant institution with Research I status, The Ohio State University (OSU) has a longtradition of engineering education. In 2012, after over three years of preparation, the universityswitched from a longstanding quarter-based schedule to a semester schedule. The Department ofMechanical Engineering at OSU utilized this transition to review and improve their curriculumin order to better prepare their graduating engineers for entrance to the profession in anincreasingly competitive, global economy. Extensive input from alumni of the prior 20 years wasutilized with

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Benson, Arizona State University; Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University

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Mechanical Engineering

errors students make are often the result of blindlyapplying formulas without identifying which components are included and which do not apply.Students who made units conversion errors or other simple math errors were quick to identify theirmistakes and develop cursory plans for remediating. Students, however, who marked categoriesN (Evaluation error) and P (unknown) struggled immensely with the content and had little in the Page 26.1426.7way of a self-remediation plan. Table 4: Student Self-Reported Errors on Series and Parallel Circuits Quiz Problems Circuits Problem 1 Circuits Problem 2

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment in ME 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nina Robson, California State University, Fullerton; Madeline E. Rasche, California State University, Fullerton, Chemistry and Biochemistry Department; Vishalkumar Jayantibhai Ahir, California State University Fullerton; Iulian Mocanu

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Mechanical Engineering

; analysis of potential students (students, who take the course are juniors and do not have a prior knowledge in the field of mechanism kinematics and design and its applications); • Determine faculty role in the learning process and develop an instructional plan; • Identify faculty interested in collaborative research and education activities across disciplines; • Design cross-disciplinary research project activities, assignments, and assessments that are congruent with the three major desired student outcomes: (a) critical thinking, (b) responsibility for one’s own learning, (c) intellectual growth, congruent with the discussion project goals.Project Activities Specific GoalsThe goal of the project

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to ME Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University; Edward Anderson; Curtis Craig, Texas Tech University; Jacob Fleming, Texas Tech University; Alli DeFinis, Texas Tech University; Ashlee G. Brown, Texas Tech University

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Mechanical Engineering

for patterns (interconnected knowledge) instead of single facts or elements Changes the way the problem is being represented (especially if reaches obstacle in solution) Retrieves memorized equations Uses fundamental relations to generate equations Considers whether solution plan is reasonable Guesses the solution and then checks the answer Monitors solution progress If stuck, uses heuristics, perseveres, brainstorms If stuck, guesses, quits Uses broad experience to evaluate resultsThe Gray, Costanzo

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering: Curricula and Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Abrams, Ohio State University; James William Altschuld, Ohio State University; Blaine W. Lilly, Ohio State University; Daniel A. Mendelsohn, Ohio State University

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Mechanical Engineering

) processes sense of development Math (11) Manufacturing (10) Recognition that Many elements - Materials (10) Mechanical communicating, Fluids (8) Engineering is a work in teams, planning etc. Mechanics (6) broad field - are not so apparent Statics/dynamics (5) combining many Movement/motion (5) things Students aware of what a Science in general (5) Mechanical Engineer would Machine related (4) Design have to know

Conference Session

Engineering Mechanics Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Christian J. Schwartz P.E., Texas A&M University; Kumbakonam Ramamani Rajagopal, Texas A&M University

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Mechanical Engineering

failureprevention and experiences in offering the redesigned course for three semesters: fall 2009,spring 2010, and fall 2010. Redesign follows the framework suggested in Wiggins andMcTighe1:  First, develop the learning outcomes for the course. Learning outcomes state expectations for learning in terms of what students will be expected to demonstrate.  After the learning outcomes are developed, the faculty member designs the plan through which student achievement of the learning outcomes will be assessed and evaluated.  Finally, after the assessment plan is developed, the faculty member designs the learning activities and content delivery that will support student development with respect to the learning

Conference Session

Programming, Simulation, and Dynamic Modeling

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaobin Le P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Anthony William Duva P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Michael Jackson, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

plan &summary and both student and faculty experiences when the balance of theory, simulation andprojects was implemented in the course. Valuable information from students’ survey will bepresented and analyzed. According to the students’ survey in our three classes, the majority ofstudents strongly agreed with that the teaching approach “the balance of theory, simulation andproject” was the best one for teaching the course “Design of Machine Elements”.1. IntroductionThe trend in engineering education is swinging from an emphasis on theory to a balance betweentheory and applied design activities [1-4]. There are certainly some gaps or differences betweenthe academic settings and the industrial settings for mechanical engineering programs

Conference Session

Thermal Fluid Experiment Related

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

James Canino, Trine University; Jon Koch, Trine University

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Mechanical Engineering

engaged with this project in comparison to the prospect of amore traditional design report. This agrees with the literature that states that hands-onexperiences improve student engagement. While students also expressed an increase inmotivation, only three of five teams completed the testing portion of the project. We hypothesizethat a lack of executive functioning skills, like task planning and time management, lead to teamsnot building their designs despite the improved motivation. For example, McCord and 14Matusovich state “…we found that feeling a time crunch can cause students to shift from amastery mode to a coping mode of learning” [16]. Completing a design, build, and test projectinvolves mastery-based learning that students might shift

Conference Session

Computation Related

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Priya T. Goeser, Georgia Southern University; Thomas Murphy, Georgia Southern University; Christopher Williams, Georgia Southern University; David Calamas, Georgia Southern University; Junghun Choi, Georgia Southern University

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Mechanical Engineering

questions using a Likert scale and written comments. Surveyresults will be used to improve the VLE for subsequent semesters.The following sections outline an overview of MATLAB Marina, course description, teachingpedagogy, assessment plans, concluding remarks, and future work.Overview of MATLAB MarinaMATLAB Marina consists of a main website hosted on a Georgia Southern University serverwith a domain name www.matlabmarina.com and multimedia tutorials hosted on YouTube withdirect links on the site.The overall structure of the VLE emulates the organization of chapters/topics covered intextbooks used for standard computer science and engineering programming courses [8]-[10].The three main areas of the VLE are Fundamental Programming Concepts

Conference Session

Mechanics & Mechanics Related

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Sudeshna Pal, University of Central Florida; Ricardo Zaurin P.E., University of Central Florida

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Mechanical Engineering

-PBH students.Inspired from the first round of PBH implementation in Dynamics, the authors plan to refine thePBH implementation process in future offerings of this course. Specifically, the authors plan toconduct a multiple semester based study. In the second round of implementation, the PBHassignments will be kept optional in the first semester. The students who do not opt to completethe PBH assignments will serve as the control group of students for data comparison for the PBHstudents. The incoming grades of all students will be looked at by obtaining student grades fromthe previous “Statics” course in sequence through the University IKM (institutional knowledgemanagement) database to gauge the type of student and their interest. The

Conference Session

Student Learning and Assessment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne-Marie Lerner, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Mechanical Engineering

; Gagne’s learning theorydivides learning into eight different classifications, with the assertion that higher-order learningclassifications cannot be achieved without lower-order learning first having occurred3. However,this method was designed for engineering-specific homework evaluation, and in particularexamines the mistakes students make during the learning process.This error assessment is meant to be conducted on an on-going basis, where the instructor usesthe feedback in real-time to adjust lesson plans to address any deficiencies in students’understanding. Appropriate actions for error assessment depend on which group the particularerror code belongs to. A minor issue error is expected to pop up periodically throughout astudent’s work, and

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Novoselich, United States Military Academy; Joel Dillon, United States Military Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

. The rivalry throughout thesemester remained healthy and constructive, with teams seeking advice from each other on howto overcome various design hurdles. Interestingly enough, each team ultimately gauged successnot by their Gantt chart, but by comparing their progress to the other team’s progress. Page 14.1285.5The internal pre-competition took place about 3 weeks later than originally planned due toincomplete vehicles. When the competition was finally held, both vehicles were far fromcomplete, but, were adequately complete for safe land-based operation. Shortly before the pre-competition, funding became available to send both teams to

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Capstone and Design

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Farid Breidi; Jotam E. Chen, University of Southern Indiana; Madelyn D. Sturgeon; Justin Michael Amos, University of Southern Indiana

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Mechanical Engineering

competitive, which can ultimately help them in the competitive engineering world.The aim of this project is to create a miniature racing car that will provide students with the abilityto apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specific needs with consideration ofmultiple factors. Ultimately, having the ability to function effectively on a team whose memberstogether provide leadership, create a collaborative environment, establish goals, plan tasks, andmeet objectives is crucial to completing a project efficiently.A significant part of this project is to examine how every mechanical change that can be done fromrace to race can be implemented to the miniature racing car in order to make it powerful enoughto successfully finish the

Conference Session

Programming, Virtual Reality, and Dynamic Systems

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne-Marie A. Lerner, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Mechanical Engineering

feedback about the relative challenge of individualproblems (“The A-problem was just like the example, but man, that B problem was wild!”)If, with careful monitoring, student learning is not going as planned, the instructor must beprepared to deviate from the previously planned progressive peer group. Variations on thismethod that the author has invoked include: having the entire class work on one problemtogether, nominally in groups of threes, but coming together as a class to work through thechallenging portions and discuss ideas on how to proceed. The author has also stoppedprogressive peer work to bring the entire class together to discuss a concept if it is clear there iswide-spread confusion or misconceptions. There have been times where

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Mendez, Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus

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Mechanical Engineering

engineering courses. This paper will describe theimplementation of standards-based specifications grading (SBSG) in a sophomore-levelthermodynamics course, offered in a hybrid (approximately 80% online) format, in a mechanicalengineering curriculum.Description of CourseThe course was offered in a hybrid format for the first time in the 2017 fall semester. The coursewas taught in a traditional in-person format in the 2016 fall semester by the same instructor usingSBSG. The original plan for the hybrid course involved a face-to-face meeting approximatelyonce every two weeks, for approximately two hours (one lecture hour and one recitation hour).However, the instructor found out a few months before the start of the course that she would beout of the

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 11

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley C. Huderson, ASME; Aisha Kenya Lawrey, ASME; Thomas Perry P.E.; Kenneth R. Balkey P.E., ASME

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Mechanical Engineering

spread through each of the typical four years with easilyaccessible, appropriate, effective, and ready-to-deploy instructional resources and faculty guidesat no cost.Methodology:Standards Infusion Module DevelopmentA cadre of nineteen (19) engineering education and standards experts from ASME Standards andCertification Committees were assembled in the initial development, planning and execution ofthe project. During the project year, these experts developed instructional modules and guides,derived from the initial modules in Figure 1.The modules were developed for use throughout all four years of ME and MET degree programsand were applicable to multiple industries. All the modules have been successfully classroompiloted at least once by the

Conference Session

Design Throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan, United Arab Emirates University; Farag K. Omar, United Arab Emirates University

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Mechanical Engineering

requirements the base dimensions were determined to be 1000 𝑚𝑚×760 𝑚𝑚 and the layout was planned to be as the one shown in Figure 6. Figure 6: Plan View of the LayoutMaterial dimensions were fixed to coincide with those available in the market sincethe number of units to be produced is only one and the manufacturing cost wouldbecome very much higher for turning parts to user defined dimensions.The power train design started with the purchase of a 1 kW AC motor whose powerwas nearer to that required to drive the display. The motor speed was 1400 rpm. Thedisplay was expected to run between 3 and 5 rpm. Thus the reduction required was inthe region between 475 and 280. Such high reduction are possible only with wormand

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yeow Siow, University of Illinois Chicago

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Mechanical Engineering

- Page 26.938.2dimension in nature, and are ineffective in many situations. In recent years, many attempts havebeen made whereby the conventional methods are challenged. Programs such as NSF's Engage3and pedagogies such as classroom flipping4 are being demonstrated across many institutions.However, these strategies may present an adoption-rate challenge among instructors, particularlyseasoned professors and lecturers who may have already developed structured lesson plans thatare resistant to modifications. Other alternatives such as immersive visualization technology areoften costly and require specialized laboratory and wearable equipment, creating a disconnectbetween lecture and spatial learning.The positive impact of active learning, spatial

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

changes to theway the students form project teams and assessment of individual performances within groupscan enhance student experience and engagement in the group project. For instance, the author letstudents choose teams, which could have led to some skewness in the teams. While some groupscomprised students that were already highly engaged in class, other groups had students thatwere not as interested. Forming more well-rounded groups with a range of students in eachwould promote positive interdependence, collaborative skills and peer-to-peer mentoring asshown by studies of Felder et al.11 For future offerings of this course with the group-projectcomponent, the author plans on letting students fill brief survey based on which students would

Conference Session

Dynamic Systems and Control

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chan Ham, Kennesaw State University ; Mohsin Mohammad Taufiq, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Mechanical Engineering

detailed the team’s work. Completion of the prototype was alsorequired which covered the building, testing, and evaluation of the prototype. Additionally, eachstudent was required to maintain an engineering logbook of the efforts on the project, keepingtrack of the time spent, the tasks being worked on, etc. The project required planning, proposalpresentation, scheduling, engineering, implementation, and written and oral presentations ofproject results.The assessment of the course was twofold: 1) learning of a design process and 2) developing aprototype by utilizing concepts and technical skills learned from courses throughout themechatronics curriculum. Based on the course objective, the following items were used to assessstudents’ learning

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanmay Gurjar, The University of Texas, Austin; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin

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Mechanical Engineering

itselfbased on student feedback.Bibliography1. Badri, M.A., Mortagy, A., Davis, D., and Davis, D. “Effective Planning of R&D stages: A Simulation Approach,” International Journal of Project Management, 15:6, Dec. 1997, pp. 351-358.2. Thomke, S.H., “Managing Experimentation in the Design of New Products,” Management Science, 44:6, Jun. 1998, pp. 743-762.3. Drezner, J., and Huang, M., On Prototyping: Lessons from RAND Research, RAND Corp., 2009, downloaded March 29, 2013, Web, http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP267.html.4. Yang, M., and Epstein, D., “A Study of Prototypes Design Activity and Design Outcome,” Design Studies, 26:6, pp. 649-669, 2005.5. Houde, S.,and Hill, C., “What Do Prototypes Prototype?”, in

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

students. From student-led design and construction teamsthrough surveys of recent alumni, the methods and results of this single case study can serve as atemplate for development and evaluation of new maker spaces to review as they plan andimplement their own spaces to foster design, innovation, and entrepreneurship skills inundergraduate engineering students.2 Overview of the Design StudioThe Design Studio is a 5,500 square foot student-run space consisting of several interconnectedrooms on the ground floor of a building primarily used to house the mechanical engineeringdepartment offices and labs (Figure 1). It began in 2012 with just one room that was previouslybeing used as a large storage space, and grew strategically as departmental needs

Conference Session

Statics and Dynamics in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Maria J. Gerschutz, Trine University; David A. Evenhouse, Purdue University; Nimit Patel, National Science Foundation; Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nick Stites, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Craig Zywicki, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David B. Nelson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Charles Morton Krousgrill, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeffrey F. Rhoads, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Mechanical Engineering

compromising theusefulness of a cross-institutional project.Scheduling and Schedule RequirementsThe curricular changes that the instructor experienced in the transformed course are primarilyembodied by the schedule and scheduling requirements, with key touchpoints being topiccoverage and order. In our analysis, we see the imposition of this schedule quickly give rise to afeeling described consistently as “treading water”. There is a constant pressure to plan classesand learn content which is amplified by the instructor’s preference for having course contentplanned far in advance. Statements like “I feel like I am treading water because most days I amonly one step ahead of the students” (Week 9) and “I am currently only one step or less ahead ofthe

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Trung H. Duong, Colorado State University-Pueblo; Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Mechanical Engineering

robot and acomputer was developed. Modern and state-of-the-art programming environments, such asMATLAB Robotics Toolbox, or free version of Robotics Toolbox from Peter Corke, etc., can beused to communicate and control the robot. Bypassing the provided and outdated software retiredtogether with the robots by their manufacturers, students now have a greater flexibility to chooseprogramming languages as their preference. Moreover, they can utilize many open source and up-to-date libraries to create their own software to solve vast problems ranging from forward/inversekinematics/dynamics, path planning, to robot vision and learning in a graphical user-friendlyenvironment. This work was implemented at Colorado State University-Pueblo

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmen Cioc, University of Toledo; Sorin Cioc, University of Toledo; Richard A. Springman P.E., University of Toledo

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Mechanical Engineering

importance that life-long learning and intellectual curiosity have on people’slives.Our experience has been largely positive and we plan to expand our capstone project list toinclude more such projects.Project #1: EZ Loader – Fall 2017This project was developed by five students enrolled in the Engineering Technology Department.Two of them graduated with a major in Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET), two with amajor in Electrical Engineering Technology (EET), and one with a major in EET with MEconcentration. The mechanical engineering majors designed and laid out the EZ Loaderprototype, including developing designs, machining, fabrication, and assembly for the mountingpoints, bevels, housings, the conveyor and the roller assembly. The electrical