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Oceans & Marine Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mario Miranda II, Florida Atlantic University

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Ocean and Marine

AC 2011-1856: JUNIOR DESIGN OF AUTONOMOUS SURFACE UTIL-ITY VEHICLE (ASUV): A PROJECT BASED APPROACH FOR KNOWL-EDGE INTEGRATIONAuthor: Mario Miranda II, Florida Atlantic University I am a Junior level, undergraduate student at Florida Atlantic University, majoring in Ocean Engineering with a geology minor in Marine Geosciences. I was born and raised in Orlando, Florida by the parents of Mario and Susan Miranda. I have previously worked for Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute as a project intern for the design of the Red Lobster sponsored lobster collection vessel that is undergo in the Turks and Cacaos. I currently hold the Propulsion chair for the Human Powered Submarine team at FAU, making my duties responsible

Conference Session

Special Session Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the MATE International ROV Competition

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas E. Oppliger, Michigan Technological University; Valorie Troesch, Michigan Technological University; Jean Kampe, Michigan Technological University

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Ocean and Marine

AC 2011-700: UNDERWATER ROVS IN PRE-COLLEGE EDUCATION:UNIVERSITY-K12 PARTNERSHIPS THAT GO BEYOND THE COMPE-TITIONSDouglas E. Oppliger, Michigan Technological University Mr. Oppliger is a professional engineer and a lecturer in the Engineering Fundamentals department at Michigan Technological University. He is the director of the High School Enterprise program which has a mission to increase the numbers of students pursuing post-secondary degrees and careers in STEM fields. At its core, this program supports K-12 teachers who are leading teams of students in long-term STEM projects. This work is the latest in Oppliger’s history of working in K-12 STEM areas. For the past 10 years he has developed and taught first

Conference Session

Oceans & Marine Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ziqian Liu, State University of New York, Maritime College

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Ocean and Marine

is a powerful tool for efficiently and effectively developingsophisticated control systems in a wide range of applications. In the laboratory, a series of eightapplication projects were elaborated, which include the following design themes: ship controlsystem, submarine depth control system, DC motor control system, machine tool control system,automotive power train control system, PID controllers, aircraft control system, and satellite-tracking antenna control system. Through the above hands-on projects, students not only learnedhow to design, analyze and synthesize a control application system, but also strengthened theirunderstanding of theoretical and abstract subjects in control theory. With the feedbacks fromstudents, we are confident

Conference Session

Special Session Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the MATE International ROV Competition

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Candiya Mann, Washington State University, Social and Economic Sciences Research Center

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Ocean and Marine

audience.Each year, MATE selects a different competition theme, which helps students draw theconnection between the competition tasks and real-world situations. The themes and missiontasks are designed by the MATE Center in collaboration with industry professionals andscientists.In 2008, the competition theme showcased hydrothermal vents and the technology used to studythe deep sea environments (mid-ocean ridges) where these are found. As stated in the 2009annual report: The MATE Center worked with Ridge 2000 program staff to design a scenario and mission tasks that highlighted Ridge-related research projects and the potential hazards of working in a hostile environment. 2 For example, one mission

Conference Session

Special Session Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the MATE International ROV Competition

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas R. Consi, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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Ocean and Marine

as soon as possible.Getting students to work on a project outside the classroom is a daunting task for an ROV teamadvisor. Too often students are in the position of passive spectators either in a lecture hall on theInternet. In these situations students often receive information without the need to either assessthe quality of the information based on their knowledge and intuition from real-worldexperience, or decide on the importance of the information in the context of the task at hand. Agood way to change this dynamic is to make the students “get off their chairs” and find out forthemselves. For example a student may ask what happens if a 6V rated motor is powered at12V. Rather than simply say the motor will run fast and burn out, it is

Conference Session

Special Session Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the MATE International ROV Competition

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill M. Zande, Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center

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Ocean and Marine

technical reports,poster displays, and engineering presentations that are evaluated by working professionals fromSTEM fields. Through the process of preparing for the events, the students gain technical aswell as troubleshooting, teamwork, project management, and communication skills. Theprogram is a comprehensive “package” of learning that has the added benefit of exposingstudents to ocean-related career opportunities and showing them the pathways to those careers –a critical step to meeting ocean STEM workforce needs.BackgroundA number of prior reports have identified significant problems in educating, recruiting, andretaining U.S. workers for scientific, technological, and operational careers.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Thelack of appropriately

Conference Session

Oceans & Marine Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James W. Bales, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; David Novick, Sandia National Labs

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Ocean and Marine

AC 2011-1755: DESIGNING AN AUV COMPETITION TO DRAW ENGI-NEERING STUDENTS TOWARDS OCEAN ENGINEERINGJames W Bales, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dr. Bales was the inaugural Technical Director of ONR and AUVSI’s Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competition. He is the Assistant Director at MIT’s Edgerton Center, a center dedicated to hands-on, project-based learning.Dr. David Novick, Sandia National Labs Page 22.440.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Designing an AUV Competition to Draw Engineering Students Towards Ocean EngineeringThe First

Conference Session

Oceans & Marine Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deidre Sullivan, Marine Advanced Technology Education Center; Jill Marie Zande, Marine Advanced Technology Education Center

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Ocean and Marine

. Marine Technology Society Journal. V.39, n.4, pp. 99-104 10 U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy, 2004. An Ocean Blueprint for the 21st Century. 2004. Final Report of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy. Washington D.C., 2004, pp. 413Acknowledgements:This project is supported in part by the National Science Foundation DUE/ATE-0703197 Page 22.1479.6