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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy L.J. Ferris, School of Engineering, University of South Australia; Alice F. Squires, Washington State University; Fanny Camelia, University of South Australia

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Systems Engineering

discusses: 1) the current gap in addressing the affective domain in systemsengineering education, 2) the importance of closing that gap to enable the effectiveimplementation of systems engineering on the job, and 3) related issues and challenges.Following this discussion, the paper proposes a framework for assessing the development of thestudent’s affective engagement in systems engineering methods.IntroductionSystems engineering is the branch of engineering concerned with ensuring the development ofthe most apposite system to address a need. Theoretically, systems engineering begins with top-down evaluation of the need, leading to a deeper understanding of the attributes of a suitablesolution, that in turn enables the design or selection of the

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rama N Reddy; Kamran Iqbal, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

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Systems Engineering

engineering andtechnical terms. The system under consideration may require scientific and mathematicalmodels. The systems engineering team design the system starting with the conceptual design,preliminary design, and the final design that satisfies the stakeholder’s requirements. A designdocument called Engineering Requirement Document (ERD) is prepared. This document isprepared in consultation with the stakeholders, management, and the systems engineering team.This document must be approved by all parties involved in developing the system.The decomposition, design, integration, and verification process is shown in Fig. 1. Thisrepresents the famous “Vee” model [1], where the decomposition and the design are shown bydownward arrows, and the

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wolter J. Fabrycky PE, Virginia Tech and AAII

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Systems Engineering

Engineering: Its Emerging Academic and Professional Attributes.3II. Utilizing Systems Analysis Within SESystem design is the prime mover for systems engineering, with system design evaluation beingits compass. System design requires integration and iteration, invoking a process that coordinatessynthesis, analysis, and evaluation over the system life cycle as illustrated in Figure 1. Analysisacting alone is not sufficient. It is analysis that drives the design decision evaluation process. Figure 1. Synthesis, Analysis, and Evaluation Within SEConsider Figure 2 (left side) regarding the evolution of a decision evaluation capability. Beginwith operations and focus on the scientific management thereof. Operations are continuouslybeing

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Runing Zhang P.E., Metropolitan State University of Denver; Aaron Brown, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Jeno Balogh, Metropolitan State University of Denver

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Systems Engineering

and leadership model forengineering students which prepares those students with a curriculum that encompasses aregional and global perspective of sustainable development theory, relying on a soundunderstanding and application of engineering fundamentals and coupled with an emphasis oncommunication skills. The objective of the SSE program is integrating sustainable and systemsengineering to provide students with more comprehensive prospective view of human well-beingand development. It emphases on two aspects: 1) the vision of sustainable development and 2)the leadership of sustainable development.Future engineers should be able to see a systemic picture of a proposed project. They should beable to understand the impacts of the prospective

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David O. Olowokere, Texas Southern University; Abayomi Ajofoyinbo Ph.D., Texas Southern University

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Systems Engineering

read real-time data toillustrate or explain concepts (or principles) during classroom session.2.2 Systems modeling and designFrom the perspective of engineering education, the current paper is related to systemsengineering as it creates enabling framework for integrating the different entities (or subsystems)involved in teaching and learning. Such integration will produce better learning experience forthe students (Fig. 1). It is expected that the integration framework presented in this paper willfurther narrow the gap between practical and theoretical knowledge acquisition by engineeringstudents. Teaching Professors/ Engineering materials Instructors

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Systems Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suxia Cui, Prairie View A&M University; Lin Li, Prairie View A&M University; Lei Huang, Prairie View A&M University; Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University

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Diversity

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the computing programs (CPEG, CS, and CPET) from the abovementioned three departments. Four faculty members from those three departments arecontributing to the project with their respective expertise. Worthwhile to mention is that the threedepartments also collaborated to obtain a HPC cluster through NSF Major ResearchInstrumentation (MRI) program. Page 26.652.3The three departments’ fall 2012 undergraduate enrollment, categorized by gender andracial/ethnic groups, is listed in Table 1. CPEG and CPET program enrollments are enclosed inparentheses beside their department enrollment. Of all the three programs, enrollment of womenis 25% and

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammad Sadraey, Daniel Webster College; Nicholas Bertozzi, Daniel Webster College

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Systems Engineering

the participation of six fundamentaldisciplines: 1. Flight dynamics, 2. Aerodynamics, 3. Propulsion, 4. Aero-structure, 5. Managementskills, and 6. Engineering design techniques. The engagement of these disciplines indicates thetrue multidisciplinary face of the aircraft design education; which involves various challenges andmethodologies.Aircraft design is the culmination of all aerospace engineering activities, embodying engineeringoperations and analysis as tools to achieve design objectives. Aircraft design is the central activityof the aeronautical engineering profession, and it is concerned with approaches and managementas well as design techniques and tools. The customer needs have to be translated into designrequirements through goal

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Benneyan, Northeastern University; Corey Balint, Healthcare Systems Engineering Institute at Northeastern University

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Systems Engineering

Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) in Healthcare Although ISyE was lauded in the 2014 PCAST report, engineers worked for many decades to improve the healthcare system and establish a long term partnership with healthcare providers. In the 1980’s Donald Berwick, former President and CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), espoused that continuous improvement is a necessary solution to the ongoing problems in healthcare 2. During that decade, healthcare professionals observed an increasing amount of inefficiencies in the system which reinforced complexity and contributed to increasing costs. Two methods of improvement dominated the healthcare industry: 1) inspection and correction of problems and 2) continuous improvement

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bungo Shiotani, University of Florida; Dante Augustus Buckley, University of Florida; Amy Elizabeth Bumbaco, University of Florida; Norman G. Fitz-Coy, University of Florida

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Systems Engineering

careers. Dante is a consultant (former research assistant) for the Space Systems Group (SSG), a graduate research team advised by Professor Norman Fitz-Coy in the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering. SSG designed and developed a cube satellite mission known as SwampSat, which launched in 2013. SwampSat is a CubeSat for on-orbit demonstration of a compact three-axis attitude control system de- veloped at UF geared to affect rapid retargeting and precision pointing (R2P2) of pico-class (1 kg) and nano-class (<10 kg) spacecraft. Through Dante’s leadership, SSDC won the Annual Florida University Nano-SATellite (FUNSAT) design competition sponsored by the Florida Space Grant Consortium and Space

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University; Michael A. Swartwout, Saint Louis University

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Systems Engineering

through failure, systems thinking with creativity and innovation,project and personnel management skills14.The qualities or attributes of “entrepreneurial mindset” described above are very well aligned withsystems thinking and practicing systems engineering principles as shown in the Table 1 below.Curriculum ModulesThe curriculum modules were developed without eliminating or reducing the actual course content,rather the concepts of systems engineering principles were introduced to the existing projects withminor modifications, like; team based hands-on exercises, discussions concerning the systemengineering implications for each project and experiencing entrepreneurial thinking. In addition, byimproving some of the project methods using a system

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony Ian Smith, Penn State Harrisburg; Fares S. Alromithy, Wayne State University; Aldo Morales, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg; Nate Archibald

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Systems Engineering

that the US governmentwants to make this type of technology mandatory 1-5. Hence, many institutions are researching Page 26.745.2this area. For example, researchers at University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) are implementing acrowd-sourced simulation software called GrooveNet 6. This tool allows multiple roadsidevehicles to be efficiently tracked. For instance, when a car is not on the right course by a fault ofthe driver, a warning will notify all vehicles in the car’s vicinity to avoid it or take safetyprecautions by slowing or speeding up.In this paper, V2V communications operation is discussed based on a wireless protocol,Dedicated Short Range

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lena B. Gumaelius, KTH Royal Institute of Technology; Per G. Norström, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

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Systems Engineering

. Theeducational design and pedagogical choices were to be analysed and motivated usingliterature on socio-technical systems and general technology education. Page 26.545.3Table 1: Overview of the participantsName Assigned system Background(not real)Agatha Sewage Teacher in mathematics and science studiesBertram Sewage Teacher in mathematics and science studiesClaude Nuclear power Teacher in crafts (wood and metal work)Dahlia Internet Teacher in mathematics and science studiesEustace Car Teacher in mathematics and science studies

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Radu F. Babiceanu, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Systems Engineering

, rather than component-best solutions, within the performance-risk-cost-scheduleframework.1. IntroductionDuring the last academic year, the Electrical, Computer, Software, and Systems EngineeringDepartment at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University started an innovative effort to integrate aseries of graduate systems engineering and software engineering courses. The advent ofembedded systems and cyber-physical systems, as integration of computation, networking andphysical systems and processes, and, consequently, the goal to impart the needed knowledge todesign and lead the operations for such systems, is one motivation. The other significant drive topursue the software and systems engineering integration project is the ubiquitous use ofintegrated

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jose M. Garcia, Purdue University; Rick Homkes, Purdue University; Mark T. Carnes, Purdue University; Kevin D. Taylor, Purdue University

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Systems Engineering

identification, idea generation, and brainstorming, it wasdecided to focus on the areas of form factor, propulsion, and control. The team was able toproduce four working units that performed very well in the competition. Since none of thespecial players were built (i.e. passer, kicker, center), these units were nicknamed “basebots” andworked as linemen, linebackers, and rushers. Figure 1- Robotic football team, first four players (2013-2014)Encouraged by their success at the competition, and with support from the collegeadministration, it was decided to offer a course focusing on the design of robotic systems thatwould cover the essential topics needed to design and build a full team of robotic footballplayers. The Purdue EET

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Valasek, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University

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Systems Engineering

documentation were selected with a particularemphasis on Entrance and Exit criteria for testing. The SE aspects selected for the CockpitSystems & Displays course focused on improving the Risk Assessment, Risk Mitigation, andRisk Management aspects, in addition to improving the project management and tracking.Courses Descriptions and ModificationsFigure 1 displays course relationships for the three courses contained in the project. The capstonedesign course sequence consists of Aerospace Vehicle Design I and Aerospace Vehicle DesignII, each one semester long, offered in successively. Cockpit Systems & Displays is also a onesemester course and is an optional course students can complete. Students may elect to takeAerospace Vehicle Design II and

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Greg Bartus, Stevens Institute of Technology; Frank T. Fisher, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Systems Engineering

Program (www.stevens.edu/nano) at Stevens. He has been awarded the NSF CAREER award, the ASEE Mechanics Division Ferdinand P. Beer and E. Russell Johnson Jr. Outstanding New Educator Award, and the 2009 Outstanding Teacher Award from the Stevens Alumni Association. Page 26.1213.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Outcomes of a Systems Engineering Project for K-12 TeachersIntroductionPresident Obama’s Educate to Innovate initiative set a goal of preparing 100,000 new andeffective STEM teachers over the next decade.(1) Concurrently, the publication of the NextGeneration

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric D Smith, University of Texas, El Paso; Oscar H. Salcedo, University of Texas, El Paso; Aditya Akundi, University of Texas, El Paso

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Systems Engineering

complex systems, including socio-technicalsystems and the integration of human decision making. US News and World report hasidentified a significant trend in Law Schools increasingly recruiting applicants with science, Page 26.1048.2engineering, and mathematics backgrounds.1 The law, on the other hand, has progressively hadto include technical considerations as it maintains its relevance in modern society. Secondly,while the law has remained insular because of its professional organization, the law has becomeincreasingly accessible, discoverable and analyzable. Engineering, is increasingly participatingin society beyond the traditional engineering

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tomas Estrada, Elizabethtown College

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Systems Engineering

framework for theteaching and learning process based on a concept familiar to most engineers: feedback controlsystems. Feedback control has long been a staple of engineering curricula, primarily in electricalengineering, but also across other disciplines such as mechanical and chemical engineering. Thisis largely due to the diversity of applications of control theory.[1] Feedback control concepts havealso been applied in areas outside of engineering, such as psychology and human behavior,particularly in the areas of goal setting and performance.[2,3] However, in the field of engineeringeducation, the concepts from control theory have been underused. We build upon the ideaspresented in the related literature by providing a novel control systems

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Luis Fernando Cortes, Florida Atlantic University

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Systems Engineering

their hardware and software configuration [1]. Every standalone subsystem requires inputinformation to carry out its corresponding task. Consequently, every subsystem must beautonomous to process the data from the low sensor component level to the high data controllevel, and generate an output data that can be used for the next subsystem as its input Page 26.1271.4information. This data is processed and analyzed by every single subsystem in its own uniquelanguage, and then translated to a universal language that is understood by all the subsequentsubsystems. The connection between the constituents of an SoS is architected in a scalable waymaking