Conference Session

Professional Engineering Management Initiatives

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Merino, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

) QualificationsBased on the above it is obvious that the quality of the ASEM EM BoK depends greatly upon thequalifications of the EM faculty and industry experts. The ASEM EM BoK had a rating systemto qualify the reviewers. Requirements are similar to those used for accreditation and Promotionand Tenure decisions.Criteria include the following: - PhD in the subject field - Professor or at least Associate Professor level - Tenure Status - Refereed articles in field - Text(s) in the field - Funded research in the field - Practical experience at the executive levelOverall ratings were excellent and will be published in a journal article on this topic.Future Plans to Use EM BoKThere a number of other activities that is based on the approved

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wookwon Lee, Gannon University; Fong Mak, Gannon University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

andmanagement.Bibliography1. The 3rd Generation Partnership Project, http://www.3gpp.org/specs/specs.htm.2. R. M. Ford and C. S. Coulston, Design for Electrical and Computer Engineers – Theory, Concept, and Practice, McGraw Hill, 2005.3. 3G TS 25.201 V3.1.0, Physical Layer – General Description, Release 1999, Jun. 2000.4. 3G TS 25.211 V3.5.0, Physical Channels and Mapping of Transport Channels onto Physical Channels (FDD), Release 1999, Dec. 2000.5. 3G TS 25.212 V3.5.0, Multiplexing and Channel Coding (FDD), Release 1999, Dec. 2000.6. 3G TS 25.213 V3.4.0, Spreading and Modulation (FDD), Release 1999, Dec. 2000.7. 3G TS 25.214 V3.5.0, Physical Layer Procedures (FDD), Release 1999, Dec. 2000

Conference Session

Learning about Electric Energy Conversion

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Rubaai, Howard University; Ramesh Chawla, Howard University; Joseph Cannon

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

, Pete Sergi, Katie Iozzia and others at MoogAerospace for their generous gift. And without their support, this project would not have beenpossible.References 1. K. Ogata, Modern Control Engineering. S.l. : Prentice Hall, 2001. 2. S. Bennett,.A History of Control Engineering (1800 to 1930). s.l. : Institution of Electrical Engineers, 1986. 3. J. Fiene and G. Niemeyer, “ Toward Switching Motor Control,” IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics ,Vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 27-34, Februuary 2006. 4. E. Lee and J. Park, “ Bang-Bang Impact Control Using Hybrid Impedance/Time-Delay Control,” IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, Vol. 8, no 2, pp. 272-277, June 2003 5. L. R. Young and J. L

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Potpourri

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vukica Jovanovic, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mileta Tomovic, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

. In the summer of 2002, she had an internship in the company Gamesa Aeronautica, section Moasa Montajes, Spain where she worked in product distributed environment at manufacturing of aircraft wings and nacelles. After graduating with a Master of Science (M. S.) degree, in area of Industrial Engineering, specialization in Production Systems in 2006, M.S. Jovanovic subsequently continued to work towards her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree at Purdue University, department of Mechanical Engineering Technology. She is currently working as a Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant in Product Lifecycle Management Center of Excellence Laboratory at Purdue University. As a graduate student

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teac

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elisabeth McGrath, Stevens Institute of Technology; Mercedes McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology; Dawna Schultz, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

organizationsdescribed herein.Bibliography1. McGrath, E., “Efforts to Promote Engineering in K-12 Schools in New Jersey: A Case Study of Recent Professional Development, Capacity –Building, Awareness-Building and Policy Initiatives, National Academy of Engineering, 2007.2. Hotaling, L., McGrath, E., McKay, M., Cunningham, C., Lachappelle, C., Lowes, S., “Engineering Our Future NJ,” in Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI, June 24-27, 2007. Available: http://www.asee.org/acPapers/AC%202007Full1349.pdf3. BUILD IT Project. Stevens Institute of Technology. (2007). [Online]. Available: www.stevens.edu/ciese/buildit4. PISA Project. Stevens Institute of Technology. (2007). [Online]. Available: www.stevens.edu

Conference Session

The New Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (BOK2)

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Evans, Bucknell University; Daniel Lynch, Dartmouth College

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Sciences. (S)he is positioned to perceivethe engineering problem as one of delivering technological services to humans, through socialinstitutions, creatively. Creativity is necessary with the service itself, with its technologicalbasis, and with its social realization.Foundational OutcomesIn order to recognize the importance of Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Humanities and SocialSciences in the education of future civil engineers, in BOK2 outcomes were consolidated,rearranged and two new outcomes, one for Humanities and one for Social Sciences have beenincluded. There is considerable freedom for educators to determine how these outcomes may befulfilled through contributions from various academic departments and disciplines. This freedompermits

Conference Session

Diversity and K-12 Issues

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Joel Bloom, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

). Arlington, VA: National Science Foundation. Appendix Table 2-333. 2. The Business Roundtable. 2006. “Innovation and U.S. Competitiveness: Addressing the Talent Gap. Public Opinion Research.” January 12. Available at: http://www.businessroundtable.org/pdf/20060112Two-pager.pdf4. Savage, E.N. A Conceptual Framework for Technology Education: A Historical Perspective. Journal of Technology Studies, v28 n2 pp98-100 Sum-Fall 20025. Sorby, S. & Oberto, L. “A Program Combining Engineering and Teacher Certification”. Proceedings of the 32nd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Boston, MA, November 6-9, 2002.6. Johnson, T. “A New Engineering Degree Program for Secondary School Teachers”. Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE

Conference Session

Instructional Innovations in AEC Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khaled Mansy, Oklahoma State University; Mohammad Bilbeisi, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

problem as described above, students were expected to implement theintegrated design method, in which quantitative evaluation of initial solutions should inform anddirect subsequent design development(s). Quantitative evaluation of the environmentalperformance of the design schemes was based on the results of rigorous (and simplified)engineering methods. Calculations of both the passive heating and passive cooling systems wererequired. Figure 2 shows the calculation procedure to design the passive solar heating systems.Figure 3 shows the calculation procedure to design the natural ventilation systems.4.3 Design Development LoopIn this phase, each group developed its own conceptual design in the light of a simultaneousevaluation of its

Conference Session

FPD1 - Early Success and Retention

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jale Tezcan, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; John Nicklow, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; James Mathias, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Lalit Gupta, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Rhonda Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

. 1999 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition: Engineering: Education to Serve the World, 1999.12. Rowe, C.J. and A. Mahadevan-Jansen, Module-based Freshman Engineering Course Development. 2004 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition: Engineering Education Reaches New Heights, 2004.13. Katehi, L.P.B., et al., Preeminence in First-Year Engineering Programs. 2004 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition: Engineering Education Reaches New Heights, 2004.14. Hirsch, P.L., S.J. Bird, and M. D’Avila, Enriching the Research Experience for Undergraduates (REUs) in Biomedical Engineering. 2003 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition: Staying in Tune with Engineering Education, 2003.15. Okudan, G.E., S. Mohammed, and M

Conference Session

FPD7 - Global Warming & Sustainability for First-Year Students

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blair Rowley, Wright State University; Kumar Yelamarthi, Central Michigan University; Thomas Bazzoli, Wright State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

to act on. 30 N o . o f S tu d e n ts The post responses looking at ranks 1 & 2 show 25 a 43% increase in disagreement with the 20 question. This indicates that the students underwent a change in perception and felt that 15 something could be done to act upon global 10 warming. 5

Conference Session

Design in the BME Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University; Donna Ebenstein, Bucknell University; James Baish, Bucknell University; William King, Bucknell University; Daniel Cavanagh, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

especially if a project is outside the advisor’s technical expertise. • Evaluate technical progress and professional behavior of team members. • Provide analysis and associated grading to the course coordinator. • While it is the responsibility of the advisor to provide technical advice and suggestions, it is not his/her responsibility to make decisions for the team, provide answers to problems that a team is expected to solve, or tell a team when they have done enough work.Mentor(s) • Provide biomedical clinical and/or technical advice to a senior design team. • Provide an opportunity for teams to gain experience in a clinical or laboratory setting. • Commit to the project for nine (9) months. • Commit to

Conference Session

Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma in Manufacturing Education 1

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Merwan Mehta, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

layout. The established B-24 bomber facility was assembling anairplane a day, and there was felt a need to increase production to 25 bombers a day. Sorensen,using his 35 years of experience in designing and building manufacturing plants was able toenvision how the plant should be structured after an overnight thinking spree on the day he andEdsel Ford visited the old bomber manufacturing facility. The proposed macro-flow of the plantwas created by Sorensen on a piece of paper, and was accepted and signed by Edsel Ford.Eventually, the US Government funded the two-hundred million dollar manufacturing plant fromwhich 8,800 B-24’s rolled off the assembly line in six years with over 34 thousand employeesworking at its peak employment level of what

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Crown, University of Texas-Pan American; Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas-Pan American

IEEE International Conference onAdvanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2005, 2005, p 961-962.3. McIntyre, Charles, “Enhancing Student Learning - Students "Teaching" Students”, ASEE Annual ConferenceProceedings, 1999 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition: Engineering Education to Serve the World, 1999, p2191-2198.4. Shih, Chiang; Chandra, Namas; Hollis, Patrick Source; “Learning-Through-Teaching, a Collaborative LearningStrategy” ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, ASEE 2004 Annual Conference and Exposition, "Engineering Page 12.1601.10Education Research: New Heights", 2004, p 8965-8974.5. S. Crown, "Web-Based Learning: Enhancing the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mani Mina, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

International Development: An Imperative for the U.S. Agency for International Development. Report.2. Bugliarello, G. 1998. Technological literacy. Editorial in The Bridge, National Academy of Engineering, 28(2, Summer).3. Jones, R. C., and T. Kumar. 1991. Technological literacy for non-engineers. In Proceedings, Frontiers in Education Conference, “Engineering Education in a New World Order,” 179–84. 21–24 September.4. Krupczak, J. J., Jr., D. Ollis, R. Pimmel, R. Seals, G. Pearson, and N. Fortenberry. 2005. Panel—The technological literacy of undergraduates: Identifying the research issues. In Proceedings, Frontiers in Education Conference, T3B–1-2. 19–22 October.5. Krupczak, J. J., Jr., S. VanderStoep, L. Wessman, N

Conference Session

Utilizing On-Line Technology in Entrepreneurship Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Richards, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

are striving to emphasize entrepreneurship even more in all these courses, and toprovide students help in acquiring the resources they need to pursue their ideas. We drawupon the availability of faculty from business and commerce, and encourage our studentsto take courses in those schools. In addition, we now offer a business minor at ourengineering school. We share a commitment to innovation and entrepreneurship withcolleagues at many other schools, and hope for even greater emphasis in the engineering Page 12.422.9curriculum to help meet the challenges of the 21st Century.References1. Ulrich, K. T. and Eppinger, S. D. Product Design and Development

Conference Session

IE and EM Program Mangement

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lahoud Hilmi, East Carolina University; Batts David, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

/December Issue. Page 10.13. Wilcox, S. & Brown, B. (2005). Responding to Security Incidents – Sooner or Later Your System will be Compromised. Journal of Health Care Compliance. March/April Issue. Pages 41 – 48.14. Maslow, A. (1954). Motivation and personality. New York, NY: Harper.15. McGregor, D. (1960). Human side of enterprise. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.16. Ouchi, W. (1981). Theory Z: How American Business Can Meet the Japanese Challenge. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.17. Gunn, B. (1995). Second versus third wave management. Total Quality Management. Volume 6, Issue 4. Pages 317 – 333.18. Katz, R. (2005). Motivating technical professional today. Research Technology Management, 48(6), 19-27

Conference Session

Bioengineering laboratories: Bringing research into the classroom

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rupa Iyer, University of Houston (CoE)

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

. Petrikovics, I., Baskin, S.I., Cheng, T-C., Yin, R., Szilasi, M., Logue, B.A., Jaszberenyi, J.C., Wales, M.E., Wild, J.R., Way, J.L. Organophosphorus antidotal protection with bacterial enzymes immobilized within a nanocapsule, polyoxazoline-based dendritic polymer carrier system. 2005. Nanotoxicol. 00:1-9.6. The URL for UT Research Park is http//www.ut researchpark.com/3htm7. U. S News and World Report 2005 “ Best Hospital Survey”8. The URl to access information on the article is http://www.neteconline.org/resources/search Page 12.322.7

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Ogden, University of Arizona; Gregory Ogden, University of Arizona

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

has been the pattern in U. S. education. The developers of theStandards propose that fewer topics be taught to a deeper conceptual level, so that studentsdevelop an understanding of the big ideas, which can then be applied to other areas. Oneemphasis of the science Standards is on teaching science as a process of inquiry, honoringstudents’ prior understanding of the natural world around them and building upon that byallowing students to investigate questions they themselves frame. When teachers and schooldistricts develop their science and math core curriculum around the Standards, a more coherentprogram of instruction emerges; equity for all students and excellence of instruction areachievable

Conference Session

ChE: Innovations in Student Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Golter, Washington State University; Bernard Van Wie, Washginton State University; Gary Brown, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

they will lead theirrespective home teams through. Each core concept also has a hands-on module that allows forexperimentation and illustration. After the jigsawgroups have developed their teaching modules, thehome teams rotate through the core concepts. As allof this is going on the professor and TA(s) coach thegroups, spending time listening, asking guidingquestions, and correcting misconceptions. After this,the home teams have a design project thatincorporates all of the concepts covered.The hands on modules are small scale apparatusmounted on wheeled stands along with a whiteboard.The resulting unit is roughly six feet tall and four feetwide. Even though the modules are largely selfcontained and require minimal hookups, electricity

Conference Session

Special programs and activities for minorities in engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Brown

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

International Competition for Scientific and Technical Talent: Disconnect over Women, African-Americans, Native Americans and Hispanic Americans,” June 19, 2006. Page 12.1471.126. Ibarra, R. A., Beyond Affirmative Action: Reframing the Context of Higher Education, The University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, WI, 2001. 117. Novak, J. D., and Gowin, D. B., Learning How to Learn, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 1984.8. Senge, P. M., The Fifth Discipline, Currency Doubleday, New York, NY, 1994.9. Wankat, P. C., and Oreovicz, F. S., Teaching

Conference Session

Innovative Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Morgan, Texas A&M University; Luciana Barroso, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

what they had gained, comments now include: “More problem solving techniques, taking what I know and applying to a problem that I have never seen or thought of working.”Additionally, some do begin to enjoy the material, as evidenced by comments such as:“I truly enjoyed the course and loved learning about dynamics of structures.”AcknowledgmentsThe authors want to thank the Zachry Department of Civil Engineering for providing support fora peer teacher used in this class. Also, the generous support provided by the National ScienceFoundation is acknowledged (Award Number 0536834).References:1. ABET (2000) Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs. Engineering Accreditation Commission.2. Barron, B. J. S. (1998). Doing with

Conference Session

Women, Minorities and the New Engineering Educator

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Annette Mallory Donawa; Clifton Martin, Morgan State University; Carl White, Morgan State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

: Foundation in early childhood education. NY: Delmar Learning. 11 Fleming, J., Garcia, N., and Morning, C. 1995. The critical thinking skills of minority engineering students: An exploratory study. The Journal of Negro Education, 64. 4. pp. 437-453. 20 Black, S. 2004. Teaching students to think critically. American School Board Journal, 191; 52-54. 27 Malcom, S.M. (1996). Science and diversity: A compelling national interest. Science, New Series. 271. 5257. pp. 1817-1819. Page 12.1221.14 Page 1328 Atkinson, R.C. (1990). Supply and demand

Conference Session

Engineering, Engineers and Setting Public Policy

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Sicker, University of Colorado at Boulder; Tom Lookabaugh, University of Colorado at Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

) but we hoped to remove thissource of bias in the subsequent, anonymous survey stage. 1. Do you believe that learning about public policy as it relates to your discipline will be valuable to your career as an engineer? 2. How many SFTP conferences have you attended and when? How did you attend them (in person or through distance education)? 3. What is your background (education, professional)? 4. What did you expect to get out of the conference(s)? Were your expectations met? 5. Was the conference an efficient use of your time? Would there be any way to make it more efficient? 6. How relevant was the conference to your education at CU and to your anticipated career? How well did the conferences tie into

Conference Session

Innovations in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Wells, North Dakota State University; Daniel Ewert, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Design Figure 4: Project Organization for Product Innovation in the Bison Microventure Innovation TeamUp-to-the-Minute: As this paper is being written, the Microventure team is expanding. Afterthe first month of working to the prototype-development tasking, it became apparent thatadditional skill sets are needed. Three new engineering students and two microbiology majorswere added to the Team in January. Two of the new engineering students have assumed theassignment for testing, and the other is partnering in the process design task. The student(s) frombiological sciences support the material, coating and testing groups by providing moreknowledgeable input on such matters as bone growth mechanisms and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary and Capstone Experiences in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Myers, Ohio University; Peter Klein, Ohio University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

the front and Page 13.865.7back end for the team managing the run. Each production run consists of the followingactivities: • Lab (factory) set-up: The afternoon and evening before the production run, the management team takes charge of the lab/s needed for their production run. They reconfigure the lab (as allowed) including moving workstations and selected equipment. They set up all equipment, tooling and processes per their production plan as well as the inventory control system per their materials management plan. The quality control system they designed is set up including measurement and data

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Klein, University of Idaho; Herbert Hess, University of Idaho; Brian Johnson, University of Idaho

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

AC 2008-114: COOPERATIVE METHODOLOGY FOR SUCCESSFULINTEGRATION OF UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE RESEARCHPROJECTSJames Klein, University of Idaho James M. Klein received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Oklahoma Christian University in 2005. He is currently working towards his M.S. degree in electrical engineering at the University of Idaho. His research interests include power electronics, energy storage, and electric drives.Herbert Hess, University of Idaho Herbert L. Hess (S'89-M'92-SM'02) received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in 1993. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Hoffbeck, University of Portland

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

lowpass filter 1 1with a frequency response given by H (ω ) = where ω1 = and RC = 75µS in 1 + jω / ω1 RCNorth America5. In order to design a digital de-emphasis filter, we can pre-warp the frequency ω and use the bilinear z-transform as follows6: ω pp = tan 1  where f s is the sampling rate in  2 fs  ω pp − 1 ω ppHz, a1 = , and b0 = b1 = . The difference equation for the filter is then given by ω pp + 1 ω pp + 1 y

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Egoitz Sierra Uria, The University of the Basque Country; Mikel Garmendia Mujika, The University of the Basque Country

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

Higher Attended test(%) 58% 53% attendance, 5% Average visualization exercise 4% higher Passed visualization exercise 38% 34% More passed, 4%Conclusions and possible future studiesMost data show an improvement in the experimental group and better results inregards of assessments such as student´s work and tests. We analyzed data qualitativelyand not quantitatively, for this reason we consider no need of statistical analysis per se.The statistical analysis is not the aim of this study, the main aim of this study is tointroduce a new teaching strategy for part

Conference Session

Electrical Engineering Technology Design Projects & Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Niemi, LeTourneau University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

that 12 more students passed DC Electricity this time, than would have under the formatof the previous two offerings. Even if only one more student succeeds each time because of thein-class circuits, it is worth the effort to this professor.Bibliography 1. Anderson-Rowland, M.R., “Understanding Freshman Engineering Student Retention through a Survey,” Proceedings American Society for Engineering Education Conference, Milwaukee, WI, June 1997. 2. Milks, A.., “Modifying the Learning Environment to Improve Student Retention,” Proceedings of the 2002American Society for Engineering Education Conference& Exposition, Montreal, Canada, June 2002. 3. Mehta, S. I., “An attention Quiz: A Low-Tech, High-Yielding Teaching Tip

Conference Session

Mobile Robots in Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abraham Howell, State University of NY-Binghamton; Richard Eckert, Suny - Binghamton; Roy McGrann, State University of New York-Binghamton

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

programmed to perform such “intelligent” taskssuch as following a path, avoiding obstacles, seeking and retrieving objects, and communicatingwith other robots. Several ideas from the fields of behavior control architectures, computervision, and robot navigation are presented and applied where appropriate. Robots designed,built, and programmed by students participate in a competition at the end of the course.The course is divided into two sections: one on microcontrollers and the other on robotics. In thefirst section students work with Microchip Technology, Inc.'s PIC18F452 microcontroller and aninexpensive trainer called the QwikFlash2 that contains the microcontroller wired up to severalswitches, LEDs, a potentiometer, a liquid crystal display