Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Ciaraldi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David Cyganski, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Demetriou; Fred Looft; William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Bradley Miller, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Eben Cobb, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Lance Schachterle, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kenneth Stafford, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Yiming Rong, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; James Van de Ven, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, Computer Science Series, 1975.10. F.W. Lewis, S. Jagannathan, A. Yesildirak, Neural Network Control of Robot Manipulators and Non-LinearSystems, CRC Press, 1998.11. A. Meystel, Autonomous Mobile Robots: Vehicles with Cognitive Control, World Scientific Series inAutomation, Vol. 1, 1993.12. B. Bagnall, Maximum Lego NXT: Building Robots with Java Brains, Variant Press, 2007).13. M. Ferrari, G. Ferrari, and R. Hempel, Building Robots with Lego Mindstorms: The Ultimate Tool forMindstorms Maniacs, Syngress, 2001.14. M. Predko, 123 Robotics Experiments for the Evil Genius, McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics, 2004.15. National Research Council, Evaluating and Improving Undergraduate Teaching in Science, Technology,Engineering, and Mathematics, National

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation I

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Darryl Morrell, Arizona State University; Robert Grondin, Arizona State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

implementations in a real-world setting. The initial course offering is taking place in the Spring 2008 Semester. The courseemphasizes issues such as design cycle time, fabrication and manufacturing costs, quality, reliability,product life cycle and various forms of testing. In addition, the course will develop fabricationtechnology expertise such as technology selection (e.g. software solutions vs. FPGA).We believe that our course offers a unique combination of topics. Indeed, the authors are unawareof any other undergraduate courses within an engineering department with a similar breadth ofcoverage of issues relating to electrical systems implementation. Many courses and degree programsprovide expertise in micro-systems fabrication (see, for example [1

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Willis, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; James Conrad, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

INTELLIGENT SPACECRAFT: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING EDUCATION COURSEAbstractThis paper discusses a highly interdisciplinary course offered to students during the Spring 2007semester : Design of Intelligent Spacecraft. The course integrates concepts from mathematics,physics, engineering and computer science for the purpose of educating 4th year undergraduateand introductory masters-level students on the design of intelligent spacecraft. Course content isdivided into two pedagogically separate parts : 1. The historical development of physical models, including mathematical models for celestial mechanics and thermodynamics. 2. Application of these models for creating intelligent spacecraft, i.e., applications of these

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design Constituents

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine Skokan, Colorado School of Mines; Michael Ewing, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Heidi Barker, Regis University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

physical science. Offering a workshopthat focused on the television series NUMB3RS and that used the previously developedcurriculum seemed to be a natural extension of these prior efforts. The specific goals ofthe workshops that were developed as part of the CDE program are as follows: 1. Improve middle school mathematics and science teachers’ knowledge of the disciplines that they teach through practical examples of the use of mathematics, science, engineering, and technology. 2. Assist middle school mathematics and science teachers in developing a repertoire of standards based teaching strategies, activities and lesson plans that employ engineering and technology in their mathematics and science classrooms. 3. Provide

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design Constituents

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University; Robert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University; Zahed Sheikholeslami, California Polytechnic State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

university initiatives.The initial effort does not mandate a project format, but focuses on the voluntary participation ofa number of motivated faculty to develop a course centered around high-quality, multi-disciplinary capstone projects that can be accomplished in a pertinent academic timeframe usingPBLI as a self-sustaining infrastructure.The primacy of the individual-student, independent-study model was driven by historical factorsthat governed the development of the institution, and by the availability of infrastructure. Anumber of factors now provide the opportunity to create a more academically beneficial, a moreinteractive and a more vigorous system. Figure 1 schematically depicts the supportinginfrastructure for PBLI at the university. The

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Teams

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denine Northrup, Western New England College; Steven Northrup, Western New England College

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

-disciplinary teams”1. Western New England College has a long history of incorporatingengineering design into laboratory and course work. Additionally, interdisciplinary team effortsare initiated in the freshman year and continue for all four years.2,3 This paper describes theassessment instrument used in a senior-level interdisciplinary course that students take during thefall semester. The design project brings together students from mechanical, electrical, andcomputer engineering in teams typically consisting of 4-5 members. During the most recentdelivery of the course, due to a limited number of platforms and a larger senior class, the teamsconsisted of 7-8 students.To achieve a good level of interdisciplinary teamwork, educators need to motivate

Conference Session

Research in Multidisciplinary Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Halada, State University of New York at Stony Brook; Mary Frame, State University of New York at Stony Brook; Chad Korach, State University of New York at Stony Brook; David Ferguson, State University of New York-Stony Brook

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

ITS 102 students from students sections Hofstra entering Minor UniversityFigure 1: Schematic of interdisciplinary minor in nanotechnology studies (NTS)learning development, and appropriate mechanisms for assessment and evaluation.The structure of the minor is unique in that it provides four key elements for success: strongrecruitment potential, an interdisciplinary base, research and professional development activities,and full integration into the existing majors and programs in engineering. Page 13.414.5Our approach

Conference Session

Research in Multidisciplinary Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Bachmann, James Madison University; Jeffrey Tang, James Madison University; Carl Puffenbarger, James Madison University; mike kauffman, James Madison University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, offering students the opportunityto work on actual, operational vehicles in a functional garage with professional tools. Pastprojects have included the conversion of a gasoline-powered Volkswagen (VW) Jetta to a fullyelectric drive-train, the transformation of a gasoline VW Beetle and Yamaha motorcycle into abiodiesel three-wheeler, the adaptation of a retired golf cart into an electric-biodiesel hybrid AllTerrain Vehicle (ATV) and portable power station, and the construction of a single-passengersupermileage vehicle for entrance in the Society of Automotive Engineers’ (SAE) competition(see Figure 1). Many of these projects involve members of the newly formed student chapter ofSAE that brings in students from across the University (art, business

Conference Session

Research in Multidisciplinary Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Barry, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Jacqueline Isaacs, Northeastern University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

the program. Each year, a total of 16 to 30 undergraduate studentshave participated in the program, with the students split equally among the three Universities.Table 1 presents the professional development associated with this REU program. The initialprogram included safety training, how to use the Universities’ libraries, attendance at the annualNSF Site Visit, and participation in a half-day poster session and a half-day ethics workshop.The students also had the opportunity to attend various non-specific professional developmentactivities at each of the Center’s three campuses. Since evaluation of the Year 1 programrecommended “additional collaboration and contact among the participating Universities andstudents engaged in the REUs,” a

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Ruhala, University of Southern Indiana; Laura Ruhala, University of Southern Indiana; Eric Sprouls, University of Southern Indiana

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

two 100-level engineering courses, an algebra-based physics course, and acollege algebra course. Otherwise, all other courses they take are the same as those offered inthe 4-year curriculum. The 5-year program also has the advantage of a lower credit load persemester which allows these students more study time per course. The three main goals of thefreshman curriculum developed for this program are to provide these students with (1) the skillsthey will need to compete with their peers in the 4-year program, (2) immediate contact with theengineering faculty and peer students, and (3) an introduction to the rigor and commitmentrequired to successfully complete an engineering program. The first 100-level engineeringcourse focuses on the

Conference Session

Experiential and Service Learning

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Ejiwale, Jackson State University; Della Posey, Jackson State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yanfei Liu, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne (Eng); Jiaxin Zhao, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

project1 that was carried out by three electrical engineering studentsand three mechanical engineering students. In the fall of 2006, the students started with theformulation of the problem and then the generation of conceptual designs. After evaluating theconceptual designs, they completed a detailed design of the best conceptual design. In the springof 2007, the students built the system and conducted the experimental testing.There were a total of five conceptual designs generated2. The team evaluated these fiveconceptual designs based on the following criteria: ease of implementation, final manufacturingcost, mobility, reliability, ease of manufacture, dog appeal, etc. The two top-rated conceptualdesigns are illustrated in Figure 1. The

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design Constituents

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karthikeyan Ramamurthy, Arizona State University; Andreas Spanias, Arizona State University; Linda Hinnov, Johns Hopkins University; James Ogg, Purdue University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

-sampling, filter design, windowing, fastFourier transforms (FFT/IFFT), and time-frequency analysis. The current version ofJDSP/ESE has the capability to handle long signals (up to 8192 points) that are typical ofEarth systems data. For visualizing data and accepting user inputs, JDSP/ESE uses timeand frequency units that are familiar to geoscientists, e.g., kiloyears (Kyr) and cycles/Kyr,instead of the units in terms of samples that are widely used by electrical engineers.A screenshot of the J-DSP/ESE block diagram is shown in Figure 1. Each block isassociated with Java code that operates on specified data, and produces the necessarygraphs and visualization modules. By double clicking on each block, a dialog with amenu and graphics appears

Conference Session

Sustainability and Environmental Issues

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Achintya Bezbaruah, North Dakota State University; Wei Lin, North Dakota State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

740 Environmental Management, is intended to give students an understandingof current environmental issues and tools for environmental management. The issues areexamined from the worldwide perspectives of science, engineering, business and society. At theend of the course students are expected to have a comprehensive knowledge of integratedenvironmental management with a global perspective. It is designed to help them inenvironmental decision-making from a socio-economic-environmental standpoint. Theconceptual framework used to develop the course content is shown in Figure 1. The coursecontent developed and offered in Fall of 2006 is presented in Table 1. The course objectives andgrading policy are presented in Table 2.The course had to be

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Teams

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Dong, California Polytechnic State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

topic full circle from designinception to completed project.In closing, the addition of the practitioners has been an invaluable resource. It not only gives thestudents access to recently built projects and real world feed back, but the guest speakers andreviewers always tell the students that; 1) they wished they had a course like this when they were in college 2) the collaboration the students are being exposed to now is necessary in the working world 3) they all volunteer to return next year when we hold the classThe class had 16 students in the inaugural year and this year we had 25 students. This impliesthat students are interested in courses which emphasize collaborative models, but they are alsointrigued by having classes team

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design Constituents

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dugan Um, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Bahram Asiabanpour, Texas State University; Jesus Jimenez, Texas State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

shown in Table 1. First, the participant’s Page 14.1195.3major was not a factor limiting the formation of teams. After receiving a thorough descriptionand expectations for each research component of the project, students ranked these componentsbased on their interests, and students were assigned to a team based on their preference. Wefound out from observation that students selected project that has direct relation to the areas ofexpertise or their majors. Second, to better manage the project of their choice, each of the four teams named a ProjectManager (PM). The main responsibility of the PM was to breakdown the project intomanageable

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Waldron, Grand Valley State University; Pramod Chaphalkar, Grand Valley State University; Shabbir Choudhuri, Grand Valley State University; John Farris, Grand Valley State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

endof the semester, the Machine Design II students participated in a “Project Celebration” postersession with other project-based classes, and awards were provided for the best technical designand the most innovative design. The competitions provided additional motivation for thestudents to do their best work. Figure 1 shows a dishwasher design from the 2006 Wintersemester. Lower position where Upper position where gears have lowered the gears have raised the two lifting arms two lifting arms Page 13.1156.3Figure 1: Lower dishwasher rack raised with four arms from Winter 2006

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Thornton, Emerson Climate Technologies; Kyle Shipp, Kettering University; Tony Lin, Kettering University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

disciplines can be applied to other areas of engineering. This createsa much more satisfying learning environment by allowing them to explore their curiosity and tryto solve real-world problems that they uncover in collaboration with their peers. When studentsdeal with a problem from its conception to its resolution, it can be more gratifying and is truly anunparalleled learning experience. Again, Prescott notes that, “The more the students invest intheir own learning process, the more they will learn. Cooperative learning offers a naturalmethod by which students can become successfully empowered in the classroom.1” Thesesentiments were shared by students of Kettering University when the Polymer Processing classof the Mechanical Engineering

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent Nelson, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

engineering, and biology, which served as the researchenvironment for this study. Enrolled in the course were 1 electrical engineer, 7 biologists, 13biomedical engineers, 8 industrial and systems engineers, 13 mechanical engineers, and 3materials science engineers.At the beginning of the semester, the course consisted of introductory lectures about BID and theBID design process and also included discussions of ‘found objects’. Found objects werehomework assignments in which students identified natural objects relevant to a given topic,such as color in nature, and then researched and presented those objects to the rest of the class.The goal of the assignment was to give the students practice with identifying, researching, andunderstanding natural

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Waldron, Grand Valley State University; John Farris, Grand Valley State University; Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University; Christopher Pung, Grand Valley State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

teamof freshman and juniors placed their robots on opposite sides of the playing field. Each team consistedof one junior team and eight to nine freshman teams but a maximum of six freshman teams couldcompete in a match. The freshman robots’ goal was to feed golf balls to their junior team's robot in adesignated transfer zone. The juniors’ robot must then transport the balls to the bucket. The freshmanrobots could be controlled remotely using electrical connections, but the junior robot could not becontrolled with any physical means.A variety of scholars have investigated the use of vertical mentoring techniques. At Rose-Hulman seniorlevel students were used as mentors who guided junior level students through a process of guidedquestioning [1

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Liberal Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Heun, Calvin College; Steven VanderLeest, Calvin College

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Page 13.1399.2trend) in oil and natural gas production will occur to the question of when the peak will occur.Hirsch, Bezdek, and Wendling summarize a variety of expert predictions regarding the peak andconclude: “Even the most optimistic forecasts suggest that world oil peaking will occur in lessthan 25 years.”1 They provide a similarly grim picture for natural gas: “Part of the attractivenessof natural gas was resource estimates for the U.S. and Canada that promised growing supply atreasonable prices for the foreseeable future. That optimism turns out to have been misplaced, andthe U.S. is now experiencing supply constraints and high natural gas prices.”2 Global energy usewill continue to grow: “…world marketed energy consumption is

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University; William Riddell, Rowan University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

opportunities that are relevant to the students, the goals ofwhich are at least partly determined by the students themselves 1. This does not mean that theteacher abdicates her authority for making judgments regarding what might be important forstudents to learn. Rather, partial and explicit responsibility is placed on the students for their ownlearning. Assignments and activities that require student input presumably increases thestudents’ motivation to learn.A common criticism of student-centered learning is that students, as novices to a subject, cannotbe expected to know what might be important for them to learn. The literature on novice-expertlearning does not entirely dispute this assertion. However, it also emphasizes that students cometo a

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helen McNally, Purdue University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

introducenanotechnology as a complete course. To date these have been general introductorycourses. An undergraduate version of the course was conducted during the Spring 2008semester and another is ongoing during the Spring 2009 semester. A graduate version ofthe course was conducted during the Fall 2008 semester. As we are an ECET departmentwe are specifically concentrating on the nanoelectronics, the electrical requirements forthe tools of nanotechnology, electrical characterization of nanomaterials and the electricalaspects of nanotechnology applications. Figure 1 provides a typical semester schedulefor the undergraduate version of these courses. For the introductory courses we have required prerequisites of biology, chemistryand or physics to insure

Conference Session

Sustainability and Environmental Issues

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Skokan, Colorado School of Mines

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

TABLE 1 ENERGY CURRICULUM FOR A TWO-YEAR COLLEGEEnergy Resources CourseUnderstanding the resources that are present on Native American Lands will help tribalcommunities to better plan the use and exploitation of these resources. The Energy Resourcesclass is designed to present a balanced view of traditional and alternative energy sources. Thefor each energy resource, a life-cycle analysis approach has been designed. The sources are: ≠ Oil and Gas ≠ Coal ≠ Nuclear ≠ Hydroelectric ≠ Geothermal ≠ Solar ≠ Wind ≠ Biomass ≠ Synthetic Fuels ≠ Fuel CellsThe life-cycle analysis will address the topics: ≠ Geologic or geographic occurrence ≠ Cost of extraction ≠ Efficiency in

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Ciaraldi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Eben Cobb, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David Cyganski, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Demetriou; Greg Fischer; Michael Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Bradley Miller, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Yiming Rong, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kenneth Stafford, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; James Van de Ven, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

and mechanical engineering as well ascomputer science. The students must also fulfill the WPI general educational requirements,which consist of six courses in the humanities, two in social sciences, twelve courses inmathematics and sciences and a three course equivalent junior project. The two sample schedulesshown in Figure 1 illustrate that the program is reasonably flexible, allowing students to starttaking robotics courses in either the first or the second year. Page 14.1034.4Sample Schedule 1 Year A Term B Term C Term D Term Freshman MA 1021 MA 1022

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Ciaraldi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Eben Cobb, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fred Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Robert Norton, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

6 Computer Science 5 Electrical and Computer Engineering 4 Other 3 Total 72 Table 1: Students enrolled in RBE 2001 Unified Robotics I according to their majors in the fall of 2008.In the fall of 2008, 72 students were enrolled in RBE 2001, a 300% increase from the firstoffering in the spring of 2008. A breakdown of the students according to their majors ispresented in Table 1. While it is clear that the course attracted students from diverse backgroundsthe vast majority of the students considered themselves RBE

Conference Session

Engineering and Other Disciplines

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlotta Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Matthew Boutell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Steve Chenoweth, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; David Fisher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Mechanicaland Electrical Engineering21.Robotics Certificate OutcomesThe authors have developed a formal Robotics Certificate program with the following projectedoutcomes: Page 14.877.3 1. An increased number of students who enroll at our institution based upon expressed interest in the robotics certificate program over three years. 2. More interactions between students of various majors, as they take common courses such as Mechatronics, Mobile Robotics, and our new freshman robotics programming course. They will achieve both depth and breadth in robotics, serving as domain experts for their major, and routinely applying this

Conference Session

Engineering and Other Disciplines

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Chang, United States Military Academy; Peter Hanlon, United States Military Academy; Kirk Ingold, United States Military Academy; Robert Rabb, United States Military Academy

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, humanitarian, medical, etc. Congress has set a goal for theArmed Forces to achieve the fielding of unmanned, remotely controlled technology such that: 1)by 2010, one-third of the operational deep strike aircraft of the Armed Forces are unmanned; and2) by 2015, one-third of the operational ground combat vehicles of the Armed Forces areunmanned10. In support of this, the vision of the Academy is to lead the efforts in educating andinspiring future technical leaders.The military presently has significant interest in the field of robotics, where currently there areover 4,000 unmanned systems deployed. The main tactical advantages of using unmannedsystems utilized in hostile situations is multifold: to gather information, perform inspection,deploy

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salah Badjou, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Loutfallah Georges Chedid, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

EngineeringProgram is an EAC-of-ABET accredited five-year interdisciplinary electromechanicalengineering program meeting simultaneously the accreditation criteria for electrical engineeringand for mechanical engineering. The following are ABET Program Criteria7 for biomedicalengineering programs: 1- The structure of the curriculum must provide both breadth and depth across the range of engineering topics implied by the title of the program. 2- The program must demonstrate that graduates have: an understanding of biology and physiology, and the capability to apply advanced mathematics (including differential equations and statistics), science, and engineering to solve the problems at the interface of engineering

Conference Session

Engineering and Other Disciplines

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Anderson, University of Alabama; Beth Todd, University of Alabama; Susan Burkett, University of Alabama; Garry Warren, University of Alabama; Marcus Brown, University of Alabama; David Cordes, University of Alabama

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

collaborations that have taken place on our campusover the past two years. Each of these collaborations was developed independently throughconversations between faculty and administrators in the two colleges. The length of engagementfor each of these collaborations was approximately one semester in length; two involved upper- Page 14.544.2division engineering students and two involved freshman engineering students.Collaboration #1: upper-division engineering students and the dance program. Thiscollaboration was led by a faculty member in computer science and the director of theuniversity’s dance program. Working with dance and engineering students, the