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Manufacturing Laboratory Experience

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Glenn Blackwell

://www.national.com/packaging/ .5 Shina, S.; Concurrent Engineering and Design for Manufacture of Electronic Products. Van Nostrand Reinhold,1991, New York.6 Ferguson, J.; “Shifting Methods: Adopting a Design for Manufacture Flow”. Available at http://www.mentor.com7 -----; “Gerber Data Format”. Available at http://www.apcircuits.com/resources/information/gerber_data.html8 ----; Generic GenCAM Requirements. Available at http://gencam.ipc.org9 -----; “Reflow Technology Handbook – Chapter 6, Reflow Oven Convection Methods”. Available athttp://www.research-intl.com/reflowtechbook.htm . Research International, Ronkonkoma, NY.10 Winstanley, A.; “The Basic Soldering Guide”. Available at http://www.epemag.wimborne.co.uk/solderfaq.htm11 ----; “Hand

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Design Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Sumedha Ariely; David Wallace; Amy Banzaert

. The challenge to change: On realizing the new paradigm for engineering education. Journal ofengineering education, April 2003, Pp 181-1872. Fisher, G. M. C. (2001). Renaissance engineers of the future. The Bridge, 31 (4), 32-34.3. Kolb, D. (1984). Experiential learning: Experience as the source of learning and development. Upper SaddleRiver, NJ: Prentice Hall.4. Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L. & Cocking, R. R. (Eds.). (2000). How people learn: Brain, mind, experience andschool. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.5. Oakes, W. C. (2004). Service-learning in engineering: A resource guidebook. (Available from the CampusCompact, http://www.compact.org/publication/SL_Engineering.html)6. Hobson, R. S. (2000). The changing face of classroom

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Cecelia Wigal

Methods for Organizational Analysis and Design,” Systems Research Vol. 5, pp. 201 – 210.13. Thompson, Charles W. N. and Gustave J. Rath (1973) “Making Your Health System Work: A Systems Analysis Approach,” Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Chicago, Illinois, October 20 – 24, Revised 1976.14. Hoffer, Jeffrey A., Joey F. George, Joseph S. Valacich (2002) Modern Systems Analysis & Design, third edition, Prentice Hall New Jersey.15. Buede, Dennis M. (1999) “Functional Analysis.” Handbook of Systems Engineering and Management, A. P. Sage and W. B. Rouse (Eds.) John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, pp. 997 – 1035.16. Levis, Alexander H. (1999) “System Architectures.” Handbook of Systems

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Innovative Teaching Techniques

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2005 Annual Conference

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Eric Hamilton; Gregor Novak; Evelyn Patterson; Brian Self

astronaut hadmore hammers? Or, instead of hammers, a whole series of baseballs that s/he could toss away insuccession? Or a very large collection of BBs? Or a jet pack instead? In order to answer question2, the students must understand the rocket thrust equation, which can now proceed from thequestion 1 lead-in. This discussion generally takes some time, but often has much of itsunderpinnings offered up by “snippets” of student responses to question 2. Once the rocket thrustequation has been developed by the class, some students will be convinced that their answers toquestion 2 are correct, but there is a hidden pitfall: many students will deal with question 2incompletely by ignoring the external force of gravity that is acting on the entire

Conference Session

Teaching Team Skills Through Design

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2005 Annual Conference

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Douglas MacIntosh; Susan Conry

task, communicating withone another better, allocating back-up responsibility for tasks, asking for help sooner, and notprocrastinating. That these are the most frequent responses is probably indicative of the learningthat has occurred. There is, after all, no better teacher than experience.References1. National Academy of Engineering, The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the New Century, (2004), p. 42.2. Humphrey, Watts S., Introduction to the Team Software Process, Addison-Wesley, 2000.Biographical InformationSUSAN E. CONRYDr. Conry is a faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Clarkson University.She obtained her B.A., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees at Rice University. Her interests include

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality; Accreditation in Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Tom Thomas; Mohammad Alam

Affairs Committee areresponsible for evaluating assessment tools and making recommendations for changes. The ECEFaculty is responsible for formally reviewing the recommendations of the committeesconcerning assessment tools and procedures. Program revision recommendations are made bythe appropriate department committee(s), with the input and approval of the departmentchairman. Since many proposed revisions result directly from feedback from constituencies, theimprovements are presented to all constituents during the Annual Retreat for discussion andapproval. Page 10.1145.6 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research and Assessment I

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Houdeshell

problem possess a solution(s) where 1 2 3 4 5the relationship between decision choices and thecorresponding problem states are known? No general rules for Some problem states Solutions where predicting the problem known all the problem state states are known8. Does the problem have a prescribed solution 1 2 3 4 5process? No explicit means for Some prescribed Prescribed

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Laura Jones; Karen Berger; Tamara Knott

, emails were sent over the SWElistserv, the Tau Beta Pi (an Engineering Honor Society) listserv, and other campus-wideengineering listservs. Announcements were also made at meetings of several organizations,including SWE. People were encouraged to pass the information on to friends and it was madevery clear that we had positions even for those who were not engineers. We highlighted thebenefits of fulfillment of required volunteering hours for other organizations, working withchildren, enjoyment, and free snacks. Interested VT students were instructed to email the eventcoordinator and indicate their preferred position(s). The activity leaders for each classroom wereasked to arrive an hour before registration began with the rest of the volunteers

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Collaborations: International Case Studies & Exchanges

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2005 Annual Conference

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Duane Dunlap; Ken Burbank; James Zhang

universities such as big cultural differencesand language barriers. A step-by-step approach will help ensure the success of collaborating with Chinese universities.Collaborative research of educational issues at the faculty level helps both sides understandeach other better, and leadership of collaboration can be established. Subsequently, small-scaleexchange at graduate student level may be initiated to further explore and understand potentialproblems that may emerge during the collaboration process. Through thorough investigation andtrial run practice, a good planning will eventually lead to s successful collaboration. References 1. H.P. Jensen and M. Gundstrup, ”International Experience During Study: A Way of Preparing EngineeringStudents for

Conference Session

College/University Engineering Students K-12 Outreach II

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2005 Annual Conference

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Mary Hebrank; Glenda Kelly; Paul Klenk; Gary Ybarra

, Cambridge, MA: TERC, ERIC numberED356307. 1993.[8] Shymansky, J.A., Hedges, L.V., Woodworth, G., “A Reassessment of the Effects of Inquiry-Based ScienceCurricula of the 60’s on Student Performance.” Journal of Research in Science Teaching, vol. 27, no. 2, 1990, pp.127-144.[9] Schneider, L.S., Renner, T.W., “Concrete and Formal Teaching”. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, vol.17, no. 6, 1980, pp. 503-517.[10] Hettherington, E., Parke, R., Child Psychology: A Contemporary Viewpoint, McGraw-Hill, 1999.[11] Muus, R. Theories of Adolescence, McGraw-Hill, 1996.[12] Hammrich, P. L., Richardson, G. M., Livingston, B. L., “The Sisters in Science Program: Building Girls

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mya Poe; Dennis Freeman

feedback, and in so doing, learn animportant professional development tool.IntroductionSince the 1980's there has been substantial research on the ways writing can improve learning inscience and engineering.1 “Writing-to-learn” research has been guided by the theory thatlanguage does not merely reflect knowledge, rather knowledge is constructed through language.Perhaps because of this theoretical orientation, writing-to-learn research has focused on informalor expressive modes of communication to promote learning. However, research on the effects ofteaching scientific genres of communication has been less well documented.2 In our work, weattempt to understand how learning to write scientific genres of communication can improve theacquisition of

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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David Miller; Charles Winton

Botball KitThe Botball kit has been a work in progress since the early 90’s when KISS Institute for PracticalRobotics (KIPR), a non-profit organization focusing on learning and skills development throughthe application of technology, particularly robotics, was founded. In its current form, the kitincludes the Handy Board [14] (with charger and serial interface), LEGO RCX (with serialinterface), DC motors (both LEGO and modified servo motors), servo motors, touch sensors (3types), light sensors (general, break beam, and reflectance), proximity sensors (both optical andSONAR), a modified CMUcam and over 1900 pieces of LEGO, mostly LEGO Technic. Crosscompatibility between the Handy Board and RCX environment is maintained where reasonable(e.g., at

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Cathryne Stein

Page 9.262.91. Shirley, D. (1999). Women in Engineering: Focus on Success. The Bridge, vol 60, no.2, pp. 7-14.2. Silverman, S. and Pritchard, A. M. (1996). Building Their Future: Girls and Technology Education inConnecticut, Journal of Technology Education. Volume 7, number 2. Digital Library and Archives,http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/ejournlas/JTE/v7n2/silverman.jte-v7n2.html, accessed December 19, 2003.3. Widnall, S.E. (2000). Digits of Pi: barriers and enablers for women in engineering. The Bridge, vol 30, no. 3&4,pp.14-18.4. Whitehead, J.M. (1996). Sex stereotypes, gender identity and subject choice at A-level. Educational Research, 38,147-160.5. Welty, K., and Puck, B. (2001). Modeling Athena: Preparing young women for citizenship and

Conference Session

Nontraditional Ways to Engage Students

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2004 Annual Conference

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Massarani Marcelo; Jose Siqueira; Celso Furukawa

theparticipants are aroused to speak their minds concerning the process as a whole, beginning withthe perception of reality and going on with the launching of solutions, the generation of options,the selection of the viable options, the execution and the focus on results. A good text on thesubject is Sutton´s.1After a fifteen-minute interval, the facilitator proposes an exercise to the participants, forexample, do a brainstorm to find ways to improve specific products or to arouse interest in certainboring activities. The results are discussed and the process itself is detailed, in order to underlinethe strengths and the weaknesses of working as a team. This exercise takes about 1 hour and 30minutes

Conference Session

New Faculty Issues and Concerns

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2004 Annual Conference

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Mary Anderson-Rowland

. Anderson-Rowland, M.R., Blaisdell, S.L., Fletcher, S.L., Fussell, P.A., McCartney, M.A., and Reyes, M.A., “A Model Partnership to Recruit and to Retain Underrepresented Engineering Students,” WEPAN 1998 Conference Proceedings, Seattle, Washington, June 1998, p. 241-246. 7. Anderson-Rowland, M.R., Blaisdell, S. L., “ A Comprehensive Approach to the Recruitment and Retention of Women in Engineering,” Shaping a National Agenda for Women in Higher Education, Conference Page 9.1421.8 Proceedings, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 2000, Women in Science and

Conference Session

International Case Studies, Interactive Learning, Student Design

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Harry Koehnemann; Barbara Gannod

the courses, and results from teaching it for three semesters.3.1 CET 415 ObjectivesThis section discusses CET 415’s objectives regarding the student’s experience withmanaging requirements, communicating with developers and customers, releasingversions of software, and performing project planning and management.CET 415 uses projects from real customers. While using real customers is not in itselfinnovative, it is a vital, mandatory component for an applied software process class.Software development requires communication among many different stakeholders,among them developers, customers, end users, project managers, and removing one ofthose roles limits the experience. Customers for the class were taken both from insideand outside the

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ing-Chang Jong

of detailed guiding rules for the effective teachingand learning of this method has been found in current textbooks. It is the purpose of this paper toshare mechanics ideas with fellow mechanics educators by contributing ten synthesized guidingrules for the conjugate beam method to effectively assist in its teaching and learning. Should thismethod be included in the mechanics curriculum? Readers are invited to answer this question.References1. Westergaard, H. M., “Deflections of Beams by the Conjugate Beam Method,” Journal of the Western Society of Engineers, Volume XXVI, Number 11, 1921, pp. 369-396.2. Timoshenko, S., and G. H. MacCullough, Elements of Strength of Materials, Third Edition, D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc., 1949, pp.179

Conference Session

Curriculums in Transition

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Larry Stout; Ken Bosworth; Brian Williams; Habib Sadid; Mike Ellis

relevancy of the present curriculum is an important component of thecontinuous quality refinement of our program. Consequently, a systematic method needs to berefined for making not only decisions regarding proposed course material additions but also theremoval of course material when its time is past.Bibliography1 National Science Foundation (1995), “Restructuring Engineering Education: A Focus on Change”, A report of anNSF Workshop on Engineering Education, NSF 95-65.2 R Eley, S Williamson, and F Lamb (2002), “Desires of Industry, products from academia – Ships that pass in thenight?”, Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.3 “2003 – 2004 Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Vikas Jain; Durward Sobek

: Acceptable, 7: Outstanding) Requirement The design meets the technical criteria and the customer s requirements 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Basic The design is feasible in its application and fabrication / Feasibility assembly 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The design incorporates original and novel ideas, non- Creativity intuitive approaches or innovative solutions

Conference Session

Student Teams & Active Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ryan Cavanaugh; Matt Ellis; Mark Ardis; Richard Layton

Computing Machinery (ACM), pp. 134-138. Page 9.246.136. Russell, S. and Norvig, P, 1995, Artificial Intelligence A Modern Approach, Prentice-Hall. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationRYAN CAVANAUGHRyan Cavanaugh, formerly a Computer Science student at Rose-Hulman, graduated in February, 2004. He is nowworking at Microsoft’s Visual Basic team after three internships at the company. His interests include compilers,ray-tracing, and game simulation.MATT G. ELLISMatt Ellis is a junior

Conference Session

Developments in Chem Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph Holles

stand-alone and can be moved around as necessary to adjust the classschedule. These topics include copyrights, patents, and research notebooks. The prospectivelawyers in the class usually enjoy copyrights and patents. If you cannot find someone who hasrecently been involved in a patent filing, the book “Patent Fundamentals for Scientists andEngineers” by Thomas T. Gordon and Arthur S. Cookfair is an excellent resource[13]. Beforediscussing research notebooks, it is worthwhile to do a little research and determine if theuniversity, college, or department has developed a set of guidelines for notebooks. Theincreasingly stringent guidelines on federally funded research may have resulted in youruniversity developing such material. In addition, the

Conference Session

ChE Department and Faculty Issues

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Hassan Alfadala; Andrew Wilson

program with its reformulation of identity, mission, and vision, aninternational panel of Chemical Engineering professionals was formed to become the ChemicalEngineering Advisory Committee. The membership of this committee included:Dr. Gintaras (Rex) V. ReklaitisChairmanEdward W. Comings Professor of Chemical Engineering (and former Head)School of Chemical EngineeringPurdue University, West Lafayette, IndianaDr. Mahmoud El-HalwagiMcFerrin Professor and Associate Head for the Graduate ProgramTexas A&M University, College Station, TexasDr. Subhas K. SikdarActing Associate Director for Health (and former Director EPA’s Sustainable TechnologyDivision)National Risk Management Research LaboratoryU. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati

Conference Session

Philosophical Foundations, Frameworks, and Testing in K-12 Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Wicklein; David Gattie

Dissatisfied – 12.0% Are you under any administrative (local or state) constraints to limit/exclude engineering or Yes – 12.6% engineering design instructional content in your No – 87.4% technology education curriculum? Are you aware of any local or state approved Page 10.383.5 Yes – 54.2% course(s) or curriculum that has a focus on No – 45.8% engineering or engineering design? “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

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Faculty Development II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Amy Miller; Maher Murad; Robert Martinazzi; Andrew Rose

ASEE Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada, June 2002. 7. Murad M, and Samples J. “Challenges and Opportunities in Visiting and Tenure Track Positions.” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Nashville, Tennessee, 2003. 8. Philips, P.L. “So, You’re Going to be a Member of a Team…,” Chemical Engineering Progress, January 1997, pp. 141-144. 9. Csernica, J., Hanyak, M., Hyde, D., Shooter, S., Toole, M., and Vigeant, M. “Practical Guide to Teamwork, Version 1.1,” June 26, 2002, Engineering Engineering Education: A Catalyst for Change, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA. 10. Ochoa, J.A., Porter, J.R., and Fink, R. “Collaboration leads to benefits for tenure

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Topics of Interest-Nuclear Engineering

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Deinert; K. Bingham Cady; Joshua Barratt; Erich Schneider

detail upon each concept that could be illustratedthrough use of V:BUDS, we instead list them without comment and urge the reader to hold themin mind as s/he peruses the output presented in the next section. The concepts include reactorcriticality as measured by the multiplication factor, neutron energy spectra, spatial effects asdescribed by diffusion or transport theory, buildup and decay as described by the BatemanEquations, and safety parameters such as temperature or void reactivity coefficients. We assumethat students have been introduced to these topics, but that they are just beginning to apply themto realistic reactor systems in which results must be obtained with the aid of computational tools.Our objective will be to deepen student

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality; Accreditation in Engineering Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Melissa Eljamal; Matthew Mayhew; Eric Dey; Stella Pang

Outcomes Assessment in International Engineering Education: Creating a System to Measure Intercultural Development Matthew Mayhew1,3, Melissa B. Eljamal2, Eric Dey1, and S. W. Pang2 1 School of Education 2 College of Engineering The University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109 3 Current Address: University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC 28403AbstractThe University of Michigan College of Engineering has developed a

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

George Stockman

web. We all need tomaintain some fundamental knowledge and procedures on which to build future knowledge. Aninstructor of an IT course should always be ready to switch to research mode and use IT itself toresearch issues and technology [9]. So should students.References[1] www.informatics.indiana.edu website for informatics at Indiana University[2] www.rpi.edu/dept/IT/index.html website for IT at Renssalaer[3] B.M. Lunt, J. Ekstrom, E. Lawson, R. Kamali, J. Miller, S. Gorka, and H. Reichelt, Defining Page 10.333.8 the IT Curriculum: The Results of the Past 2 ½ Years, Session 2558, Proc. ASEE National Conference, (17-21 June 2004) Salt

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering by Design II

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda Head

defineswhat is covered by an LCA, such as the • functional unit – i.e., what exactly is the LCA conducted on, • reference product(s) – existing products that provide the same function, • assessment parameters – such as environmental impacts, resource consumption, and/or work environment, • time horizon – just production, or is the use period included, or the future? • allocation – i.e., allocating impacts amongst various products that are produced in an interrelated way.An LCA inventory includes describing all of the key processes pertaining to the production, use,and disposal or recovery of the product, an inventory of each process exchange with theenvironment, data collection for each process to make best estimates

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Capstone & Educational Resource Developments

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Riggins; Bruce Mutter

from the encoders contains position, velocity, and azimuth. • Diffuse Sensors – By emitting light that reflects from a surface back to thesensor, the frequency can be analyzed and compared to a programmedfrequency. The sensors can be programmed to detect a particular frequency (color)on the ground. • Proximity Sensors – By emitting light that reflects from a surface back to thesensor(s), the proximity sensors can find obstructions.Computers The computing system isdivided into two parallel systems.A central computer is responsiblefor planning paths, forcontrolling the vehicle, and forinterfacing to all sensors exceptfor the vision. The secondcomputer system dedicates itself

Conference Session

Computed Simulation and Animation

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Bugra Koku; Ali Sekmen

microcontroller [10] based board(s)that is (are) connected to a PC via RS232 or a similar serial port. PICit1.0 is the first limitedversion of this design paradigm where BS2 is chosen to be the PIC based microcontroller board,and a set of its low- and high-level functions are exported to Matlab. The hardware and softwarecomponents of this system are introduced below respectively.5.1 Hardware: Overview of Basic Stamp 2The Basic Stamp 2 (BS2) microcontroller from Parallax Inc. is an improved version of theoriginal Basic Stamp. Stamps are easy to program and use, hence very popular at elementarylevel education applications. With its small footprint, these microcontrollers ideal for small scaleRobotics and Mechatronics projects. However, at the development