Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yeow Siow, University of Illinois Chicago

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

the curriculum.The approach presented herein consists of two parts: tactile and software. In part one, studentsare tasked with sculpting a p-v-T surface using any foodstuffs and bringing the completedsculpture to the following class. In part two, a CAD model is to be created and subsequentlyimported into a freely-available scientific visualization tool, with the best submitted modelselected for 3-D printing. Page 26.938.3Figure 1 below illustrates the process. It begins with adjusting the grading scale to accommodatethe projects. For this project-based approach to succeed, the course syllabus must be modified bythe instructor such that the

Conference Session

Dynamic Systems and Control

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Estelle M. Eke, California State University, Sacramento

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

a widevariety of open-ended projects. MathWorks Inc. developed Simulink Support Packages forhardware such as the Arduino and the LEGO Mindstorms NXT Hardware[7]. A deliberate choicewas made to use LEGO Mindstorms NXT (NXT) so as to bypass circuitry design, and focus onprogramming, especially as a lab component is not included in the controls course. In the spring2014 semester the project-based approach using the NXT was introduced to students.Course StructureThe syllabus is structured so as to cover all items listed in the learning outcomes, which state thatthe students should be able to: i. Use the terminology necessary to define a control system, distinguish between open-loop and closed-loop systems, and state the

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

modeled by working in four sub-teams. Themeeting occurs at the semester’s mid-point, and it is three hours in length, which is set aside andscheduled in the course syllabus for lab activities. For this study, we analyzed a portion of thetranscript on the first segment of the meeting, in which team members gave presentations on eachconcept and held a question-and-answer session.A. Duration of Product PresentationsIn our examination of the audio recording and transcript of the decision meetings, we counted thetime duration of the product presentations for both Team A (Figure 4) and Team B (Figure 5). 12   10   8.00