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SED Technical Session: Applications

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Georgios Georgalis, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Karen Marais, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Paper ID #26809Assessment of Project-Based Learning Courses Using Crowd SignalsMr. Georgios Georgalis, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Georgios is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Purdue Univer- sity and has completed his undergraduate degree at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA). His research concentrates on a new approach to project risk assessment that is human-centric and allows for prediction of upcoming failures, which gives practitioners the opportunity to prevent them.Dr. Karen Marais, Purdue University-Main Campus, West

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SED Technical Session: Applications

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angran Xiao, New York City College of Technology; Rafaela Alba, New York City College of Technology; Ozlem Yasar, City University of New York, New York City College of Technology; Andy Zhang, New York City College of Technology; Gaffar Barakat Gailani, New York City College of Technology

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York, New York City College of Technology Prof. Yasar is currently working as an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology at City Tech. She is also the director of Research Laboratory SET – Scaffolds for Engineered Tissues. Her research interests are: - Design and Fabrication of Tissue Constructs - Bio-fabrication - Biomechanics - Soft lithography Techniques for Cell Micro-patterning - CAD/CAM ApplicationsDr. Andy Zhang, New York City College of Technology Dr. Andy S. Zhang received his Ph.D. from the City University of New York in 1995. He is currently the program director of a mechatronics project in the New York City College of Technology/CUNY. For the past 15 years, Dr. Zhang

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SED Technical Session: Applications

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John M. Santiago Jr, Colorado Technical University; Jing Guo, Colorado Technical University

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Kathy Kasley, Ph.D, Emeritus Professor, Pamela Phillips, Professor, Joseph LaSalle, BSEE, Joe Bracha, BSEE, and Ashok Kavadapu. BSEE College of Engineering, Colorado Technical UniversityIntroductionThe key contribution is that two frameworks are described in this paper for an undergraduatecapstone course. The capstone project is the Compressed Air Controller Tire Inflation System(C.A.C.T.I.S.). The project’s intent is to design a system reducing the amount of time and effortinvolved in achieving proper vehicle tire inflation. The CACTIS uses a convenient touch screendisplay and a rugged air distribution box such that multiple tires can be inflated simultaneously.This project serves as another example in

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SED Technical Session: Systems Thinking

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karim Heinz Muci-Kuchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Cassandra M. Degen, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Mark David Bedillion, Carnegie Mellon University; Marsha Lovett, Carnegie Mellon University

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Estimation in engineering Engineering ethics Force vectors Force resultants Moment of a force Equilibrium Tension, compression, and shear of materials Engineering materials Factors of safety Stress and strain Buoyancy Overview of fluids engineering Properties of fluids Fluid flow Drag and lift forceThe course culminates with a short final project in which students work in teams. Students areassigned teams using CATME

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SED Technical Session: Applications

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Odon M. Musimbi, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Julio Proano, Metropolitan State University of Denver

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equipment suppliers include theacquisition and installation costs only. The operating and maintenance costs are not included.Impact on CurriculumThe impact of the systems engineering approach to small satellite testing and the potentialchanges in the curriculum are discussed below.Students will be guided to follow a basic system engineering approach to the overall project oftesting small satellites. Each satellite to be tested has common and special characteristics andrequirements that need to be identified and addressed in the process of generating the testingprocedures, scheduling and implementation.The approach discussed here follows the engineering practices and basic procedures establishedby INCOSE (International Council of Systems Engineering

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SED Technical Session: Instructional Experiences

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kirsten A. Davis, Virginia Tech; Alejandro Salado, Virginia Tech; Thomas A. McDermott, Stevens Institute of Technology

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development of systems thinking and innovative thinking skills in engineering students. Before returning to graduate school, Kirsten worked for several years as a project manager and analytics engineer in the transportation industry.Dr. Alejandro Salado, Virginia Tech Dr. Alejandro Salado is an assistant professor of systems science and systems engineering with the Grado Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech. His research focuses on unveiling the scientific foundations of systems engineering and using them to improve systems engineering practice. Before joining academia, Alejandro spent over ten years as a systems engineer in the space industry. He is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award, the

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SED Technical Session: Instructional Experiences

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Giulia Palma, University of Alabama in Huntsville; Bryan Mesmer, The University of Alabama in Huntsville; Amy Guerin, University of Alabama in Huntsville

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Midsummer Night’s Dream, a collaboration with A&M’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering showcasing flying fairy robots alongside human actors, was featured in Wired Magazine, on NBCNews.com, and on the NPR program Science Friday. She has also directed the plays Lend Me a Tenor, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, The Conduct of Life, Bus Stop, Measure for Measure, An Ideal Husband, Tartuffe, Machinal, I and You, Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom, and Twelfth Night. She blogs about theater at discoball- tartuffe.wordpress.com. Amy received her BFA in Theatre from the University of Oklahoma, and her MFA in Directing from the University of Houston. She co-founded Nova Arts Project, a Houston-based theater company

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SED Technical Session: Systems Thinking

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael J. Vinarcik P.E., University of Detroit Mercy

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cannot be <> by a block). This promotes a crispness inrequirements formulation and fosters singularity and precision.Figure 9: VerificationThe author found that despite providing quality check tables (that contained elements thatviolated a style guide rule), some students had difficulties in using them to improve modelquality. The introduction of an on-demand validation suite (See Table 1) significantly improvedproject quality (no projects have been submitted with violations since its introduction). It allowsthe codification of the quality checks and when the validation engine processes the rules,violating elements are identified within the model. It is relatively simple for modelers to thencorrect the issues (receiving satisfying feedback

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SED Technical Session: Systems Thinking

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erin Stirgus; Morteza Nagahi, Mississippi State University; Junfeng Ma, Mississippi State University; Raed Jaradat, Mississippi State University; Lesley Strawderman, Mississippi State University; Deborah K. Eakin, Mississippi State University

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exploration, sys- tem of systems, virtual reality and complex systems, systems simulation, risk, reliability, and vulnerability in critical infrastructures with applications to diverse fields ranging from the military to industry. His pub- lications appeared in several ranking journals including the IEEE Systems Journal, and the Computers & Industrial Engineering Journal. His total awarded projects exceed $ 4.2 M including National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of Defense (DOD), Industry, and other Research Laboratories.Dr. Lesley Strawderman, Mississippi State University Lesley Strawderman received her Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Pennsylvania State University in 2005. She has also received a M.S.I.E

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SED Technical Session: Instructional Experiences

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Azad M. Madni, University of Southern California; Dan Erwin, University of Southern California; Ayesha Madni, University of Southern California

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pedagogical digital twins in theeducation of automation engineers.Role of digital twin in MBSEModel Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) augments traditional systemsengineering by focusing on the creation and exploitation of domain models as theauthoritative sources of truth and the primary means for information exchangeamong engineering and project management personnel. However, MBSE, whichbegan with an initial focus on upfront engineering, is gradually working its way tospanning the full system life cycle. In particular, MBSE is currently addressingchallenges associated with verification and testing of the system model. This iswhere digital twin technology can play a key role. When incorporated into MBSE,digital twins can greatly enhance verification

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SED Technical Session: Systems Thinking

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raed Jaradat, Mississippi State University; Michael Andre Hamilton, Mississippi State University; Vidanelage Lakshika Dayarathna, Mississippi State University; Sofia Karam, Mississippi State University; Parker Jones, Mississippi State University; Emily S. Wall , Mississippi State University; Safae El Amrani; Ginnie Shih En Hsu, Mississippi State University

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systems, systems thinking and complex system exploration, system of sys- tems, virtual reality and complex systems, systems simulation, risk, reliability and vulnerability in critical infrastructures with applications to diverse fields ranging from the military to industry. His publications appeared in several ranking journals including the IEEE Systems Journal, and the Computers & Industrial Engineering Journal. His total awarded projects exceed $ 4.2 M including National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of Defense (DOD), Industry, and other Research Laboratories.Dr. Michael Andre Hamilton, Mississippi State University Dr. Michael A. Hamilton is an Associate Director at Mississippi State Institute for System