Conference Session

Research and Multidisciplinary Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel K. Anderson, Clemson University; Todd Schweisinger, Clemson University; Barbara Jean Speziale, Clemson University

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #12188Strengthening Undergraduate Career Preparedness through MultidisciplinaryResearch ProjectsMrs. Rachel K. Anderson, Clemson University Rachel Anderson is a doctoral student in Engineering and Science Education and the research assistant for Clemson University’s Creative Inquiry program. Her research interests include multidisciplinary teams and career preparation. Rachel received a Master’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University and a B.S. in Physics from Baldwin-Wallace University.Dr. Todd Schweisinger, Clemson UniversityDr. Barbara Jean Speziale, Clemson University

Conference Session

Microcontrollers, Programming, and Data Acquisition

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derrick Rodriguez P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Jenifer Blacklock, Colorado School of Mines; Joel M. Bach, Colorado School of Mines

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Mechanical Engineering

Conference Session

Design Throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Lalley P.E., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Mark David Bedillion, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Michael Langerman, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Umesh A. Korde, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

degree in 2001, and the PhD degree in 2005, all from the mechanical engineering department of Carnegie Mellon University. After a seven year career in the hard disk drive industry, Dr. Bedillion joined the faculty of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Spring 2011. Dr. Bedillion’s research interests include distributed manipulation, control applications in data storage, control applications in manufacturing, and STEM education.Dr. Michael Langerman, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Dr. Michael Langerman is professor and Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department and Co- Director of the Computational Mechanics Laboratory at the South Dakota School of Mines and Tech- nology (SDSM&T

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions II: Communication and Transdisciplinary Pedagogies

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia

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

as apractice and as a shared mental model.What We Can Learn from the Teachers of Technical Writing Who Embraced the Task Page 26.365.3Fortunately, there have been along the way notable faculty members who did not accept inferiorstatus. These individuals can help us understand the success we have achieved so far and chart aclearer path for the future. Their careers endow the phrase “Engineering English” with acompletely different and very positive meaning. In overview form, these are the central featuresof their approach: • Treating communication, including technical communication, as the ultimate interdisciplinary subject and a

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

Paper ID #12972Implementation of a Novel Second-Year Mechanical Engineering Course tothe CurriculumProf. Sandra Anstaett Metzler P.E., Ohio State University Professor Sandra Anstaett Metzler received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue Univer- sity in 1983. Dr. Metzler received her M.S. in Mechanical Engineering and her D.Sc. in Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering from Washington University in St. Louis in 1997 and 2000, respectively. Dr. Metzler worked in the automotive industry for General Motors, beginning as a high-school intern in the Engineering Test Garage and continuing through her undergraduate career

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

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

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

difference between a successful and a failing career, team, or even corporation. In the lastdecade there have been efforts such as those by the Association of American Colleges and Universities(AAC&U) to advance broad- based systemic innovation to build and sustain strong undergraduateeducation in the STEM fields.Our group is in the early stages of an innovative initiative to provide alternative communication andhumanities learning environments in STEM higher education. The group consists of faculty from severalacademic units including liberal arts, libraries, and technology. One of the learning experiences currentlybeing tested involves the tight coupling of all forms of interpersonal communication, and informationliteracy with technological

Conference Session

Design Throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Farrokh Mistree, University of Oklahoman; Lucas Balmer, University of Oklahoma; Warren F. Smith, UNSW, Canberra, Australia

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Mechanical Engineering

learn and internalize the principles of design and to developcompetencies to help them succeed in their careers. Salient features of AME4163 include anauthentic, immersive experience and scaffolding of learning via structured assignments andlectures.Purpose: In this paper we focus on the development of competencies by students using anauthentic, immersive experience. The course is scaffolded and explicitly focuses on studentlearning and development of competencies throughout the semester. In this paper we track change-over-time of development of student competencies, specifically related to team, communication,and design process, for a better understanding of the effects of assignments on development ofcompetencies.Method: An instrument was

Conference Session

Perspectives on Degree Completion and Graduate School Application

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matt Gordon P.E., University of Denver; Bradley Davidson, University of Denver; Corinne Shirley Lengsfeld, University of Denver; Bernard Chao, University of Denver Sturm College of Law

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

curriculum is its broad applicability to avariety of professions. Thus, a student majoring in mechanical engineering may end up going tomedical school, or earn an MBA. Another such alternative path which is gaining more traction isattending law school or directly applying for a job as a patent examiner where a JD is notrequired. We strive to provide our students with information to make better career decisionswhile still working on their undergraduate degrees. We have thus collaborated with ouruniversity’s law school to allow roughly five engineering juniors each year to enroll in one oftheir courses taken by second and third year law school students. To date, students have taken acourse entitled ‘Introduction to Intellectual Property.’ This year, a

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan E. Walden, University of Oklahoma; Cindy E. Foor, University of Oklahoma; Rui Pan, University of Oklahoma; Randa L. Shehab, University of Oklahoma; Deborah A. Trytten, University of Oklahoma

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

and facilities, theseprograms consume a significant amount of institutional resources for relative small groups ofstudents (SELECT typically have fewer than 20 members). The impact on recruitingengineering students from under-represented populations (URP) potentially extends to issueswith future career opportunities as well. (We use URP to refer to both female students andstudents from racial/ethnic minority populations.) Industry sponsors willingly pay for theprivilege of recruiting graduates from these teams, apparently because they believe that SELECToffer educational and professional advantages. The question of whether URP students have equalopportunity to participate in SELECT is therefore also one of whether URP students receiveequal

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions II: Communication and Transdisciplinary Pedagogies

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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

Paper ID #12127A Nod in the Right Direction? Designing a Study to Assess an Instructor’sAbility to Interpret Student Comprehension from Nonverbal Communica-tionDr. Brock E. Barry PE, U.S. Military Academy Dr. Brock E. Barry, P.E. is an Associate Professor and Mechanics Group Director in the Department of Civil & Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. Dr. Barry holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Rochester Institute of Technology, a Master of Science degree from University of Colorado at Boulder, and a PhD from Purdue University. Prior to pursuing a career in academics

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ken C Stanton, Colorado State University; Thomas H. Bradley, Colorado State University

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

]. Creating these objectives is also challenging as various educationalphilosophies, interests, and perspectives are frequently present. For example, some believe thatacademia’s main purpose is higher learning, while others posit that job placement is the majorfocus. Such differences can lead to a variety of distinct learning objectives, which in turn lead tovery different academic curricula. Therefore, it is essential to first consider such purposes andthen carefully tune the program objectives to said purposes, and to have guidance with writingthe objectives themselves.When designing an engineering program that is focused on job and career placement, learningobjectives should be focused on outcomes that lead to employment. Therefore, a logical step

Conference Session

Research and Multidisciplinary Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard F. Keltie, North Carolina State University

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Mechanical Engineering

from working on it, provided them with knowledge and skills that enhanced their individual preparation and competiveness for an engineering career.3 - Undergraduate research experiences are popular among engineering students. Have youparticipated in a formal undergraduate research experience?3a – If ‘Yes’, then how wouldyou compare this designproject to your researchexperience? This designproject:A) Was much more valuableB) Was somewhat morevaluableC) Had about the same valueD) Was somewhat lessvaluableE) Was much less valuable Only 6 students, 12% of the total, reported having participated in a formal undergraduate research (UGR) experience prior to this course. These students felt, on average, that the value of the research-based design

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

. Firstly, most students were unfamiliar withParaview, so learning to download, install, and use the software was a rewarding experience onits own. In particular, through researching the required file structures and formats, students areintroduced to the world of scientific computation - an area involving highly valuable careers andlife-long skills.Secondly, most teams were consistently productive throughout the entire course of the project.This is further proof that collaboration is necessary in technical problem solving. Page 26.938.6 Figure 2. Submitted sculptures of p-v-T surface. Clockwise from top-left: Cheese, watermelon, cake

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

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

, students also learned fundamental multidisciplinary principles inorder to achieve a compact, portable, and an affordable system while taking consideration of cost,performance, and functionality.The final class grade confirmed effective learning outcomes of the project team. All five studentsof the team received class grade A or B while the course success was defined a grade C orhigher. In addition, a class survey administered to the team students showed the students' fullsatisfaction with the course on how their learning of multidisciplinary mechatronics engineeringimproved for their professional career development in the future. As a result, students learnedclear lessons on how a multidisciplinary engineering design project is implemented. In

Conference Session

Manufacturing and Machine Component Design

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Youssef, California State University, Northridge; J. Michael Kabo, California State University, Northridge

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Mechanical Engineering

degradation of polymers, and biomechanics of walking. His research has been supported by National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, and private industries. Dr. Youssef was recognized by San Fernando Engineers Council as Distinguished Engineering Educator for 2014.Dr. J. Michael Kabo, California State University, Northridge Dr. Kabo received his PhD from UC Berkeley in Applied Mechanics in 1980. After a 23 year career conducting biomechanics research at UCLA he relocated to California State University, Northridge to become more engaged in teaching. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engi- neering where he also serves as Mechanical Engineering Graduate Coordinator and Course Coordinator for

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design

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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

Paper ID #11195Capstone Design Assessment and Student MotivationDr. Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania Scott Kiefer has spent the past fourteen years teaching mechanical engineering at four institutions. As an exemplary teaching specialist in mechanical engineering at Michigan State University, Scott received the Withrow Award for Teaching Excellence, given to one faculty member in the College in Engineering for outstanding instructional performance. Scott specializes in machine design, vibrations and controls, and mechatronics. He started his career at the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez in the

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

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

Paper ID #11300Virtual Laboratories Using Simulink: A Pilot StudyDr. Mark David Bedillion, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Dr. Bedillion received the BS degree in 1998, the MS degree in 2001, and the PhD degree in 2005, all from the mechanical engineering department of Carnegie Mellon University. After a seven year career in the hard disk drive industry, Dr. Bedillion joined the faculty of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Spring 2011. Dr. Bedillion’s research interests include distributed manipulation, control applications in data storage, control applications in manufacturing, and STEM

Conference Session

New Teaching Pedagogies: Methods and Assessments

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Mott, California Polytechnic State University; Steffen Peuker, California Polytechnic State University

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Mechanical Engineering

engineering student career, and usingTBL as a teaching/learning technique in engineering courses will do so. Another benefit of TBL for the students is in-depth knowledge and understanding of topics that Page 26.1686.2comes from solving complex problems interactively. In addition, students gain an appreciationfor team work and learn to work as effective team mates. The effectiveness of team work canalso be demonstrated to the students—Michaelsen et al.5 has shown that in the past twenty years,over 99.95% of the teams have outperformed their best member by an average of almost 14%,and the worst team typically outperforms the best student in the

Conference Session

Design Throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David C. Jensen, University of Arkansas; Dennis Beck, University of Arkansas

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Mechanical Engineering

multiple and sometime conflicting requirements, and 2) Following a systematic approachsuch that those decision and their effect on the final design can be communicated. This has beensummarized by some employers as “lacking the feel” for engineering. The motivation for this workis that by providing opportunities to develop these skills, students will be better prepared for theirengineering careers. While innovative methods for providing students with those skills is the central focus ofthis research. Evaluation of the effectiveness of those skills is critical for furthering this researchand providing metrics and goals for future curriculum changes. Therefore, in this paper we present

Conference Session

Perspectives on Degree Completion and Graduate School Application

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio; Randall D. Manteufel, University of Texas, San Antonio; Lynn L. Peterson, University of Texas, Arlington

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Mechanical Engineering

. There are a number of ways to create such a community, and no single solution is sufficient. Thebest recommendation is for the university to have a holistic approach employing multiple strategiessuch as: tutoring, mentoring, learning centers, first-year student programs, at-risk student programs ,strong academic advising, and career awareness7.Over the years, much has been done to understand and improve the retention of students8-12.Universities use problem solving recitations, and the integration of math/science/engineering intomore exciting engineering courses with more active design projects for students. Many of theseefforts have had limited success and are often overwhelmed by changes in the student bodyattending the university, changes in