Conference Session

Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Hinds, Michigan State University; Craig Somerton, Michigan State University

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Mechanical Engineering

. Prepare students for and begin their integration into the culture of the mechanical engineering program.Course StructureThe three-credit course was taught in a lecture and laboratory format. A syllabus for the coursemay be found in Appendix 1. Lectures were held twice per week for 50 minutes each. Thelaboratory sessions also met twice per week for 80 minutes each. To provide students with Page 12.931.2continuity and a logical connection between the lecture topics and the practice of solutionmethods in the laboratory sessions, lectures and laboratory sessions met on the same days of theweek (Tuesdays and Thursdays), with lectures given in a

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurements: Innovative Course Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sri Kolla, Bowling Green State University; Joseph Mainoo, Bowling Green State University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

gives an overview of the current state of fieldbus networks in the industry. It listsvarious advantages of using fieldbus networks. The generic communication protocol model isdiscussed and the deviations from this model for various fieldbus networks are identified. Anoverview of CAN bus network is also given in that section. CANoe software, developed byVector CANtech, is outlined in Section IV. Details of CAN bus based laboratory development atBGSU are presented in Section V. Concluding remarks are offered in Section VI.II. Instrumentation and Process Control Courses at BGSUThe ECT program at BGSU offers instrumentation and process control courses in itsundergraduate curriculum [13]. A graduate instrumentation and process control course is

Conference Session

Industrial Collaboration & Applications in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Donald Richter, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

Ohio State University, M.S. and Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Arkansas. He holds a Professional Engineer certification and worked as an Engineer and Engineering Manager in industry for 20 years before teaching. His interests include project management, robotics /automation and air pollution dispersion modeling. Page 11.1420.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Utilizing Collaboration for a Real World Engineering EducationAbstractIt is becoming increasingly difficult for educational institutions to offer quality engineeringprograms. The costs associated with laboratory and related

Conference Session

Simulations and Project-Based Learning II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ying Lin, Western Washington University; Ed Moran, Western Washington University; Jeremy Ruhland, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

cover antenna theory, RF signal propagation modeling, and communication systems which are fundamental in upper-division EE/EET curriculum. The system renders several promising features: portable, low-cost, simple, and compact in size, to name a few. In this paper, we first introduce the components and the mechanism of the RF measurement system. We then present a laboratory exercise that designed for an antenna radiation pattern study using the developed system. Detailed lab procedures and results collected from a recent upper-division communication systems course in an EET program are provided. The lab results demonstrate the effectiveness of the developed system. Additional assessment data from students’ feedback further

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University, Vancouver; Ashley Ater Kranov, ABET; Rochelle Letrice Williams, ABET

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

AC 2012-3595: INDUSTRIAL MOTION CONTROL AS A CONTEXT FORMECHATRONICS EDUCATIONDr. Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University, Vancouver Hakan Gurocak is Director of the School of Engineering and Computer Science at Washington State University, Vancouver. His research interests include haptic interfaces for virtual reality, robotics, au- tomation, fuzzy logic, and technology-assisted distance delivery of laboratory courses. Gurocak is an ABET Program Evaluator for mechanical engineering.Dr. Ashley Ater Kranov, ABET Ashley Ater Kranov is ABET’s Managing Director of Professional Services. Her department is responsi- ble for ensuring the quality training of program evaluators, partnering with faculty and industry to

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mahbub Uddin

University is to provide talentedstudents with a broadly based undergraduate engineering education by offering a design oriented,multidisciplinary engineering science curriculum in the context of the University’s tradition of theliberal arts and sciences.The curriculum emphasizes an in-depth understanding of the fundamentals of the physical sciences,mathematics, and engineering science that form the foundation for technical work in all fields inengineering. Some specialization is available through elective courses in Chemical, Electrical, andMechanical Engineering, taken during the junior and senior years. The program provides significanthands-on experience in engineering laboratories and participation in engineering design projectsthroughout the

Conference Session

Building Bridges with Community Colleges

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Blanton

Technologyand by the times they can attend classes. Distance learning provides a solution to this challenge,but creates the dilemma associated with teaching lab-intensive courses off campus. It is tooexpensive to buy equipment that is used irregularly; yet it is too cumbersome to haul theequipment back and forth. One solution to teaching electronic lab-intensive courses is NationalInstruments’ NI ELVIS (Educational Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Suite) which integratesboth hardware and software to shrink the workspace to only two elements: the experimentinterface and a computer. All the traditional instruments (DMM, function generator,oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer) are now software. In addition, specialized instruments such as atransistor curve

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Jinlee Kim P.E., California State University Long Beach

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #8596Effectiveness of Green-BIM Teaching Method in Construction Education Cur-riculumProf. Jin-Lee Kim P.E., California State University Long Beach Jin-Lee Kim, Ph.D., P.E., LEED AP BD+C is an Assistant Professor of Dept. of Civil Engineering & Construction Engineering Management at California State University, Long Beach. He is a Director of Green Building Information Modeling laboratory at CSULB. He has earned a doctorate degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Florida, majoring Construction Engineering Management with a minor in Statistics. His research interests include construction engineering

Conference Session

ECE Online Courses, Labs, and Programs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rasha Morsi; Wael Ibrahim

disciplines. An investigation ofeducational web sites of 126 educational institutions that offer an Electrical and ComputerEngineering degree is used to provide information on whether or not this fast growth in onlineeducation is a representative of growth of online engineering disciplines. A comparison ofdifferent delivery methods for the online environment is presented as well as a review ofdifferent systems for offering electrical, electronics, and digital laboratories via distance learningis presented.IntroductionDistance learning or distance education is a term used extensively by colleges and universities todescribe remote delivery of course contents. It usually refers to off-campus sites, web-facilitatedcourses, and web-based (online) courses

Conference Session

Experience with Experiential Learning

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Adam McGough; Coral Nocton; Ken Patton; Ismail Fidan

Session 2249 Hands-On-Workshop Based Learning of Rapid Prototyping Ismail Fidan, Coral Nocton, Adam McGough, Ken Patton Rapid Prototyping Laboratory, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN 38505- 5003/ Dean, Business Science Division, Saddleback College, Mission Viejo, CA 92692-3635Abstract Although the manufacturing industry has recently declined considerably, severalnew manufacturing methods are growing in the 21st century. One of these methods isRapid Prototyping (RP). Through the past decade, RP technology has increasingly beenimplemented in many places, (i.e. dentistry, biology, casting

Conference Session

TIME 8: Materials, MEMS, and Nano

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

sudhakar vadiraja; Hector Cervantes

thinking byhaving small group discussions and frequent quizzes on laboratory exercises. The direct benefitsof experimental exercises to materials science/mechanical engineering education have beendiscussed. Detailed course assessment for evaluating students’ performance as well as fordetermining the effectiveness of the course is also discussed. These assessments help in regularlymonitoring the course and then modify/improve the course as and when required.Keywords: Teaching tools; Smart material; Laboratory experimental methods; Mechanicaltesting and microstructure; Engineering education; Methods of course assessment.1. IntroductionThe typical undergraduate mechanical engineering curriculum has a basic course in materialsscience that deals with

Conference Session

Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sami Alsaialy; Dalia Tawy; Thomas Schubert; Susan Lord

Session 1426 A LabVIEW Interface for Transistor Parameter Analysis: An Opportunity to Explore the Utility of Computer Interfaces Thomas F. Schubert, Jr., Susan M. Lord, Dalia M. Tawy, Sami D. Alsaialy University of San DiegoABSTRACTNational Instruments’ LabVIEW has become a popular programming environment for dataacquisition in academia, industry, and government labs. One of its major advertised advantageslies in creating instrument control interfaces at a user-appropriate level for the task at hand.At the University of San Diego (USD), the electronics laboratory contains two transistor

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Batchelder; Elaine Linde; Dan Dolan; Daniel Dolan

the Center for Advanced Manufacturing andProduction [1] that provides rapid prototyping capability for fused deposition modelingand circuit board milling. Students interact with technicians who help support theequipment and the lab giving the students an opportunity to gain respect for the expertiseof the technicians. Page 8.844.3LaboratoryThe laboratory is used to develop student skills in many areas including interdisciplinaryteaming, data acquisition and analysis, using sensors and actuators, using amicrocontroller to interface with both sensors and actuators. The laboratory equipment islisted in Table 1 and Table 2 details the laboratory

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Keyser; Polly Piergiovanni; S. Scott Moor

, the studentsdesign, construct and test their process. Because the kits are inherently safe and require only electrical power and water to run,they can be used for laboratories, classroom demonstrations and exercises, independent activitiesand for educational outreach to high school students.Introduction One of the key challenges of undergraduate engineering education is providing students anexperience that includes both solid theoretical underpinnings and a clear connection to industrialpractice. Nowhere is this felt more acutely than in process control. Students often havedifficulty connecting the analysis they learn to the practical application of process control,resulting in low student interest in the subject. They are often

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

H. Scott Fogler; Michael Cutlip; C. Stewart Slater

Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationPurpose of the Summer SchoolThe main purpose of the Summer School for Chemical Engineering Faculty is to disseminateinnovative and effective teaching methods to a wide spectrum of primarily new chemicalengineering faculty who will be teaching courses and laboratories in undergraduate programs.Additionally, the Summer School introduces new faculty to a number of promising researchareas in which concepts, principles, problems, and laboratory experiments can be incorporatedinto undergraduate coursework. The Summer School also brings new faculty together with midcareer and senior faculty to discuss educational

Conference Session

Internet Programming and Applications

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Crahen; Bina Ramamurthy

paper, we present a pedagogy that seamlessly integrates the modernconcepts to the existing conventional methods for teaching distributed systems. Wepropose a set of laboratory experiments that will not only illustrate how to integrate thenewer concepts into existing framework but will also provide the students with hands-onexperience in the application of these concepts. The design and description of threelaboratory projects that cover newer topics in Distributed Systems, namely, (i) location-independence, (ii) active discovery and (iii) interoperability and persistence are shown.These projects will serve as models for development of similar projects illustrating otherconcepts of interest. A major contribution of this paper will be the pedagogy

Conference Session

Virtual & Distance Experiments

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Zhixue Wang; Guangpi Lai; Feiyue Wang; A. Terry Bahill; Jeff Goldberg

Distance learning has been greatly enhanced through the use of the Internet. In Arizona, ajoint effort has been made by the three state universities to offer a Master of EngineeringDegree primarily through Internet and video distance learning. However, engineering coursesoften use hands-on laboratory projects with actual physical systems as an integral part of thecurriculum and learning process. It is difficult to include these labs in web-based instructionunless one uses simulations or virtual experiments. This paper presents the development ofweb-based lab projects with actual hardware for courses in linear systems and systems control.Students download control programs to the equipment. Sensor data and a streaming video ofthe ongoing equipment

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard DeVries; Douglas Stahl

individualcourses; no project that we are aware of has attempted to use the experiments as a means tointegrate activities across the curriculum of an engineering discipline. Second, all have focused onstructural design in an abstract sense (for example using noodles or straws instead of structurallumber or reinforced concrete), or on structural analysis of linear elastic systems, or used small-scale models that cannot always exhibit realistic failure modes. Behr, Belarbi, and their colleagues [2, 3, with similar work described by 11] describe astructural analysis laboratory that combines physical experiment, computer analysis, and classicalmethods. They created a format in which teams of students compare analysis results and testresults, and then

Conference Session

Industrial Collaboration and Applications

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niaz Latif, Purdue University, Calumet; Nick L. Wilson, Morrison Container Handling Solutions

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

toprogrammable logic controllers (PLCs), conveyor systems, machine vision and servo motors,control and sensor logic as well as other technologies and various industry standards withprimary focus on packaging machinery technology. In past two years, successfulimplementation of the program is evidenced through enrollment growth and, receiving of twoNational Science Foundation (NSF) grants, ―A Mechatronics Curriculum and PackagingAutomation Laboratory Facility,‖ and ―Meeting Workforce Needs for MechatronicsTechnicians‖. The program established a knowledge and resource center to address the needs ofthe packaging machinery industry and the Mechatronics Engineering Technology programthrough learning, engagement, and discovery activities. An endowment has also

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sudipa Mitra-Kirtley, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Rana Mitra, Southeastern Louisiana University; Maarij M Syed, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

or a second major. This paper describes how experiments havebeen taken outside of the laboratory and into real word situations for a few specific courses. Two arefreshman physics courses at RHIT, and the others are engineering mechanics courses at SELU. Theexperience gained from this initial effort will be used to expand the scope of this effort to other physicscourses in RHIT and to other physics-oriented courses in the Engineering Technology program at SELU.Expand the boundaries of the laboratory classroomsWe have incorporated a number of experiments in solid mechanics, which are to be performed outsideof the laboratory rooms, and in a real-world setting. The expectation is that if a considerable portion offundamental physics principles

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Hoke; Craig Somerton

Session 1566 Student Evaluation of the Thermal/Fluids Design Experience Paul B. Hoke, Craig W. Somerton Department of Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State UniversityAbstractThe paper details on-going course development and improvement in a senior level heat transferlaboratory incorporating a design experience. The heat transfer laboratory includes eight (8)laboratory exercises and concludes with a seven week thermal design project. The project ischosen to include multiple aspects of thermal design and to incorporate the tools utilized in theearlier laboratory exercises. The goal of the project

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Jose A. Macedo

. Students work in teams of three to four students. Theprojects are carried over from year to year. At the beginning of a semester, each team receivesall the documentation generated the previous semester. The students understand that thedocumentation they generate will be useful for other students in the future, therefore they aremotivated to produce clear and complete reports. Documents generated include: projectproposal, project technical report, user manual to operate the project, poster board, and videotape of final presentation. Results from this laboratory are encouraging. The level ofmotivation in students is very high, and most of them complete the course with a very goodunderstanding of concepts discussed in class

Conference Session

Virtual and Augmented Reality Application in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Isher Singh; Arjuna Karthikeyan Senthilvel Kavitha, Drexel University; Tzu-liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas at El Paso; Md Fashiar Rahman, University of Texas at El Paso; Nijanthan Vasudevan, Drexel University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing Division (MFG)

Engineering Education, 2024 Virtual Reality Simulation of Wind TurbineAbstractThis research study presents an innovative virtual reality (VR) laboratory module aimed atenhancing green manufacturing education, particularly focusing on the intricacies of wind turbineefficiency. This VR-based educational tool provides a hands-on learning experience that simulatesthe operation of a wind turbine, allowing students to explore the dynamics of wind energyconversion. Using VR controllers and headsets, participants can interact with a virtual environmentthat includes a vertical wind turbine and a fan blower, complete with start/stop buttons and controlsfor adjusting wind speed.The virtual lab is built on the Unity 3D platform

Conference Session

Descriptions of Curricular and Model Development

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Hsiao, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

what engineering is in the realm of 9-12th gradescience curriculum. The research results are incorporated into the development of a hands-onlearning tool, a “portable materials science lab kit” that considers the input from thesecommunity educators and uses various types of materials, i.e. composites, nanomaterials,magnetic alloys, to demonstrate what engineering is and how engineering and innovation arerelevantly applied to the important sectors of the province (the energy, oil and gas, oceans, andwildlife sectors). The “portable lab kits” are designed for high school classrooms, in whichsmall groups of students work through hands-on laboratory modules focused on a specificmaterial in a specific application. The process of innovation is thus

Conference Session

Mechatronics in the Curriculum

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bingen Yang, University of Southern California; Cheng-Yuan Jerry Chen, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

of Formulas, Solutions, and MATLAB Toolboxes”.Cheng-Yuan Jerry Chen, USC Dr. ChengYuan Jerry Chen is fulltime Lecturer of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, who has in- volved with AME laboratory teaching for more than 8 years in AME341, 441, and 443 classes. His expertise is not only in analytical and computational of dynamic and control systems, but also in exper- imental and laboratory hardware implementations. He has more than 20 years of advanced machining experience and has accomplished enormous projects in mechanical and electrical designs. He is currently the head leader of the instructional laboratory in the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

R. J. Helgeson; Troy Henson

specific course in terms of design,computer usage, laboratory experience, written communication, and oral communication. Eachof these categories is further separated into qualitative levels, i.e., beginning, intermediate, andadvanced applications. The detailed content information for each course is then directly relatedto examples of student work, using color-coded indices. The tool is a valuable resource fordevelopment and enhancement of an engineering curriculum. It is useful not only to evaluateexisting programs to support, for example, accreditation reviews, but also it is an effective toolfor program assessment and continuous improvement. Description of Course MapThe course map was developed to support our

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

James A. Jacobs

Session 0564 A Workshop on Experiments in Materials Engineering and Technology From NEW:Update 98 James A. Jacobs School of Science and Technology Norfolk State UniversityThe experiments demonstrated at this workshop resulted from the National Educators’Workshop:Update 98 - Experiments in Engineering Materials, Science and Technology(NEW:Update 98). The workshop was held in New York, on November 1 - 4, 1998 and hosted byBrookhaven National Laboratory, Columbia University and University of

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

David E. Clough

1313 Bringing Active Learning into the Traditional Classroom: Teaching Process Control The Right Way David E. Clough University of ColoradoAbstractSince joining the faculty of Chemical Engineering at the University of Colorado in 1975, I havetaught the undergraduate course in process control 20 times. The course has always had alaboratory component, and, since 1994, this has been a full-featured 15-session laboratory. Theclassroom portion of the course was taught in a traditional lecture format until the Spring 1996semester. In the

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Gibbon, University of The Witwatersrand; Ian Jandrell, University of the Witwatersrand

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

AC 2010-695: CHANGING THE MINDSET: THE LECTURER’S RESPONSIBILITYWHEN PRESENTING A FIRST YEAR COURSE.George Gibbon, University of The Witwatersrand George Gibbon obtained a National Diploma in 1973 and was awarded an MSc(Eng) in 1990 and a PhD in 1995 by the University of the Witwatersrand. Before joining Wits in 1986 he worked at S A Philips (now Philips South Africa) from 1971 to 1974, and the Chamber of Mines Research Laboratories (1974-1986) where he was responsible for the design and development of instrumentation for seismic, rock mechanic and sequential blasting research. His research interests include measurement systems, marine electromagnetic radiation and its influence on sharks

Conference Session

Innovations in Materials Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Cottrell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Chung-Suk Cho, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Na Lu, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Robert Swan, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Materials

, University of North Carolina, Charlotte MR. ROBERT H. SWAN, JR., is a Faculty Associate and the Director of Laboratories at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Department of Engineering Technology. Though Mr. Swan is relatively new to teaching, he has brought to the university over 25 years of work experience involving geotechnical and materials testing and engineering. He has owned and managed various testing laboratories with an emphases on performance testing of geosynthetics and soil-geosynthetic interaction. He is a proponent of test method and equipment development and Quality System implantation