Conference Session

Subjects in Renewable Energy and ET

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alamgir A. Choudhury, Western Michigan University; Jorge Rodriguez P.E., Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

process, but payoff may be significant in terms of market dominance. Inthis paper, design of a manually powered hydraulic bicycle using energy efficiency as a primarydesign objective is presented. A laboratory setup is developed to test performance of the hydraulicsystem components. Experimental analysis of component behavior of a functional prototype of thehydraulic system is performed. The analysis result is used to select components for optimumperformance of the system in its desired operational conditions. The methodology can be utilizedin design of similar systems where energy efficiency is a primary design objective.1. IntroductionWorldwide, the vast majority of energy is produced from fossil-based fuels resulting in theincrease of carbon

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luis E Monterrubio, Robert Morris University; Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Engineering Education, 2015 A Hands-on Approach in Teaching Machine DesignIntroductionThe purpose of this paper is to present a modified curriculum for a Machine Design course. Themodified curriculum aims to provide students with hands-on experience in the development ofnew products following procedures used in the research and development departments in theindustry. The hands-on laboratories included in the course Machine Design are carried out afteran introduction to the design philosophy presented by Eggert 1 and most of the first two parts ofthe textbook by Budynas and Nisbett2. The design philosophy included in this course splits thedesign process in five phases1 (formulation, concept design, configuration design, parametricdesign

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aidan F. Browne, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; David George Vutetakis Jr, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

for a greater diversity oftraining setups to be utilized in a smaller area.IntroductionIn order to effectively teach instrumentation, mechatronic and robotic courses in an Engineeringor Engineering Technology curriculum, a variety of electromechanical laboratory setups aredesirable. [1] Exposing students to an assortment of technologies is also desirable, to give themas broad an experience as is reasonable. Thus, setups containing different sensors, effectors andactuators and indicators are needed. Quite often, the cost of such laboratory setups (or trainers) ishigh, thereby challenging the desire to have numerous full setups.To broaden the students’ programming capabilities, many programs teach such courses acrossboth microcontroller and

Conference Session

ECCD Applications

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ulan Dakeev, University of Michigan, Flint; Quamrul H. Mazumder, University of Michigan, Flint; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Kenan Baltaci, University of Wisconsin, Stout

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

is covered by the cone of the wind augmentation apparatus as shown in Figure1. Therefore first and second year engineering students experienced a hands-on project thatchallenged their goal: to come up with a design that could improve power output on small-scalewind turbines. Page 26.447.2 Figure 1. Cross sectional of Wind Tunnel Attachment (WTA). (Modified from Dakeev, & Mazumder, 2014) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) reported that today’s world is thrivingon the idea of renewable energy 7. Scarcity of nonrenewable resources necessitated increasingdemand for energy sources that are naturally occurring

Conference Session

Design Teams 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Amy Trauth, University of Delaware; Marcia Gail Headley, University of Delaware; Sara Grajeda, University of Delaware; Dustyn Roberts P.E., University of Pennsylvania; Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

were single-session (ca. 160 students), and therewere six to eight identical laboratory sections (ca. 20-40 students). A single instructor taught alllectures, and a common undergraduate teaching assistant workforce (10-12 individuals) sharedcoaching responsibilities across all lab sections. All IDE-related laboratory periods were held inthe program’s undergraduate makerspace [29]. Prior to the start of the IDE, in-class time wasdedicated to safety and tool competency training. In the weeks preceding the IDE, all studentswatched a video-based safety orientation, took an online safety quiz, and completed a self-pacedlaboratory experience that involved them demonstrating competencies in-person to a teachingassistant. All students viewed the same

Conference Session

Foster Excellence

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cathy Qian, Alabama A&M University; Zhengtao Deng, Alabama A&M University; George Seweryniak, DoE

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

, activities and outcome werediscussed in the following area: (1) Establishment and enhancement of high performancecomputing laboratory at AAMU; (2) Training of minority graduate and undergraduatestudents in computational science and engineering; (3) DOE Computational Sciencescholarship program at AAMU; and (4) Minority undergraduate summer research interns atthe computational science division of Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL). Outcomeassessment was discussed.IntroductionAccording to the US 1990 census, the total US population was 248,709,873 in 1990. Ofthese, approximately 51% were women, 29,986,060 (or 12%) were African American,22,354,059 (or 9%) Hispanic, and 1,878,285 (or 1%) Native American. In 1995, of the total132 million U.S. civilian labor

Conference Session

Our Future in Manufacturing

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Danielson, Arizona State University; Trian Georgeou, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

enrollment issues, laboratories, regional manufacturingindustrial base, graduate success, and student recruiting resources. Now, the survey has beenupdated and all programs currently listed on the ABET website have been contacted in early2007. This paper will present the original results of the survey as well as results from the spring2007 survey. Thus the paper helps establish overall national trends for, and, when possible,within manufacturing engineering technology programs. These results provide informationregarding manufacturing engineering technology program health. Thus, inferences are drawnregarding the state of manufacturing engineering technology education across the nation.IntroductionSeveral years ago, the Society of Manufacturing

Conference Session

Electrical Engineering Technology Design Projects & Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Massoud Moussavi, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

important to bridge the gap between traditional engineeringcurriculums and non-technical fields and, as a result, create an engineering discipline that is moreholistic. In line with this view, the two following issues from the health and food science fieldswere investigated in the laboratory section of the Photonics course: 1. Does the color of glass make a difference in bottled beer quality? If so, which color of glass provides tastier and fresher beer? 2. Does this apply to other consumer beverages such as milk? If so, which type of plastic milk container keeps milk fresher and healthier?This paper intends to show how these two experiments were developed and outline the results ofthe experiment.INTRODUCTION:The

Conference Session

Internet and Distributed Computing

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiannong Meng, Bucknell University; Luiz Perrone, Bucknell University; Maurice Aburdene, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

communication networks, control systems, computer-assisted laboratories, and signal processing. Page 11.679.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Hands-on Projects in Wireless and Mobile Computer Network CoursesAbstractWireless and mobile computer network courses are becoming increasingly popular inuniversities and colleges across the nation. This paper collects and analyzes both hardware andsoftware components that are already being used for hands-on exercises in wireless and mobilecomputer network courses. Most often these hands-on exercises include both programming andlaboratory assignments. In traditional wire-based computer

Conference Session

Capstone Manufacturing and Design

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Somnath Chattopadhyay, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Paper ID #8093Exploration of a Student Project in a Materials Processing CourseProf. Somnath Chattopadhyay, Georgia Southern University Page 23.577.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 EXPLORATION OF A STUDENT PROJECT IN A MATERIALS PROCESSING COURSEABSTRACTAs a part of the laboratory module for the junior level course in Materials Processing, a projecthas been introduced where the students work two hours every week for one semester. They areeach expected to fabricate a hacksaw from the

Conference Session

Computational/CS Initiatives

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nikunja Swain P.E., South Carolina State University; Wanda Moses, South Carolina State University; James Allen Anderson, South Carolina State University; Cynthia T Davis, SC State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

lower for women andunderrepresented minority students.Computing is becoming part and parcel of every industry, and industries need a trained workforce tomanage this new development. Engineering and technology graduates must have a comprehensivebackground covering a wider range of technical subjects. The graduates must be proficient in the use ofcomputers, engineering and scientific equipment, conducting experiments, collecting data, andeffectively presenting the results 4, 5, 6, 7. In addition to having a good training in their respectivedisciplines, all graduates must be well-trained in courses and laboratories dealing with computerprogramming; computer aided design; computer organization and architecture; and others

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael A. Swartwout, Saint Louis University; Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

developed a two-semester course sequence for entry-level engineering students (i.e.freshmen and sophomores). The first semester is a 2-credit course, consisting of a 1-creditclassroom lecture and a 1-credit laboratory element; the second semester is a 1-credit laboratorycourse. The classroom portion is a seminar-style presentation of systems engineering tools suchas requirements flow, work breakdown structures, design drivers, trade studies and riskassessment. For the laboratory portion of both semesters, the students apply these tools inongoing student-led space projects: high-altitude balloon experiments, microgravity tests and aseries of student-built spacecraft. We believe that blending a subset of systems engineering toolswith small but real

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Nuno Delfino; Calvin Cutshaw; Brian McGee; R. Mark Nelms

on feedback from students interviewing for jobs, a PLC-basedcourse with laboratory was developed to provide students with basic PLC skills. The laboratory was constructed around the Allen-Bradley SLC 5/03 processor andRSLogix500 software. Six identical lab stations contain an a SLC 5/03 processor, an 8-bitdiscrete input module (Allen-Bradley 1746-IB8), an 8-bit discrete output module (Allen-Bradley1746-OB8), and an analog combination module with 2 A/D channels and 2 D/A channels (Allen-Bradley 1746-NIO4V). The processor, modules, and power supply are housed in a seven-slotrack, which allows room to add other modules in the future. The RSLogix500 software isinstalled on a generic PC, which is connected to the PLC via a serial connection

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Forsberg, Hofstra University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

especially worthwhile. The students find that itis usually difficult (at least in our area) to gain information from manufacturers if aspecific job and potential sale is not imminent. The interaction gives the students anopportunity to practice and improve their communication and negotiation skills.An extension of this project could be the design and construction of a lab experiment toverify the analytical solution of the governing differential equation. The experimentcould utilize existing heat exchangers in the engineering laboratories or the studentscould design and build a heat exchanger specifically for the experiment.The project has many facets to it, and the instructor has a lot of flexibility in his/herspecification of the project's

Conference Session

Design, Creativity and Critical Thinking in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher R. Anderson, Lafayette College

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

principles relevant to the transport of drugs inthe body, the design and application of drug delivery systems, and experimental research in thefield of drug delivery. The course covers diverse material including pharmacokineticcompartment modeling, diffusion in drug delivery systems, receptor binding and downstreamcellular processes, and the design and application of drug delivery systems. Students areintroduced to these topics by traditional lecturing of fundamental mass transport principles,interactive learning experiences based on computational and experimental laboratory exercisesand open discussion of relevant peer-reviewed literature. Additionally, students are engaged inthe development of an SBIR-style proposal for investigating the efficacy

Conference Session

Green and Sustainable Manufacturing Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

. Page 24.780.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Integrating the Energy Efficiency and Assessment Components into ManufacturingAbstractThis paper reports the current developments and implementations on energy efficiency andassessment studies in an engineering technology program. The developments are basically in twocategories: 1) Web-based teaching modules of Renewable Energy Education have beendeveloped through a funded research project. Instructional Materials, Laboratory Practices andAssessment Exercises have been posted to iLearn (which a Desire2Learn system) and Canvas(which is an Instructure system). Developed materials have been tested by

Conference Session

Virtual Instrumentation in ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci

instructor to establish a healthyand balanced base of theory and practice.Previously the department owned out-dated electronics workstations (experimenters) and asimulation package that was not current and suitable for integration with hardware. Sincepractice is an important part of the program just like any other technology program,laboratory activities took a good portion of the two courses mentioned above. There waslimited time available for simulation, hence the students lacked computerized design andanalysis skills. This paper elaborates on the efforts of improving the quality of electricity andelectronics education with the help of simulation and virtual instrumentation tools.The author obtained 9 NI (National Instruments) ELVIS (Educational

Conference Session

Novel Upper-Level Materials Curricula

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Amy Hsiao

is required before taking this course. Thecourse meets every week for three one-hour lectures and one two-hour laboratory session withthe professor. Besides weekly laboratory sessions that enhance the weekly lectures,demonstrations and examples presented in lecture serve important roles in the teaching andlearning process in this course.Fe88Zr7B4Cu1, also named Nanoperm® by Alps Electric in the power electronics industry, is Page 9.683.1made via a rapid solidification process called melt spinning. Melt spinning allows for cooling Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Cooley

Division of Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Session 1526 Development of a Slow-Speed Engine for Enhanced Understanding of Thermodynamic Concepts Tim Cooley Purdue University Today’s engineering and technology students are often challenged to understand thefundamentals of thermodynamics and the devices that use these principles to power our society.A significant part of the problem lies in the fact that operational systems don’t easily lendthemselves to integration into the majority of traditional classroom environments. Bydeveloping a small, slow-speed internal

Conference Session

New Ideas in Energy Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Idowu

model illustrating the solution of the economic dispatch problem offers a Page 8.488.2Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition Copyright @ 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationvery useful insight into the challenges of power wheeling and transactions in a modernderegulated utility industry.ROAD LAB V1.0 (Resource Optimizing, Access Delimited Laboratory) 11 is a locally developedsystem prototype for remote access to the energy conversion laboratory at Penn State Harrisburg.The facility affords users the opportunity to operate laboratory machinery, and gather data inreal-time

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nam Kim; Sean Clancey

participation in the “PAWS” Safety program in the Unit Operations Laboratory; and(8) performance on the Fundamentals of Engineering exam.Three of the tools--the departmental skills test, the interviews, and the surveys–have only beenimplemented since 1999. Tool five--the portfolio--has never been fully implemented, as it overlapthe reviews of the plant design reports. Discussion has been conducted on folding that tool intothe second tool and replacing it with a summary of the comments made by work supervisors ofstudents completing co-op assignments. Those comments concern the supervisors’ evaluation ofthe students’ preparation for professional engineering work.A detailed explanation of these tools can be found in the 2001 conference proceedings1

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in BME

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Monica Schmidt

undergraduate students generally take. It is a prerequisite tothe BME laboratory course required during the senior year, so that students are prepared to dostatistical analysis of data from lab experiments. The BME laboratory course is then acorequisite for the senior design course sequence, which requires some experimentation. SomeBME graduates later take additional statistics courses in their M.S. degree program.Most BME undergraduate students have little or no prior training in statistics, so this courseintroduces the subject in depth. Topics include probability, graphing of raw data, discrete andrandom variables, probability distributions (Binomial, Geometric, Poisson, Normal, Student’s t,Chi-Square, and F), joint probability distributions

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Abi Aghayere

Session 3150 Enhancing Students’ Understanding of Structural Behavior Using Small Scale Models Abi Aghayere Rochester Institute of TechnologyAbstractThis paper describes the use of a computer-aided structural laboratory (the ANEX lab) in astructural analysis class to give students a hands-on method of developing a better understandingof structural behavior by observing the actual deflected shapes of a small scale model structureunder load.The ANEX1 lab, developed at the University of Missouri-Rolla, is a computer-aided structurallaboratory that

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Ralph Carestia; J. Robert Burger; Doug Lynn

, you must have strong research. Strong research impliesdoctorates, not masters degrees.Another reason for so few MS programs in computer engineering technology is becauselaboratories are expected in such programs, in the author’s experience. This means there must bespace, and a budget for laboratories. Having significant graduate laboratories for graduatecourses does not fit well into research programs. For example, UCLA and Berkeley, Dr, 4,5 Page 5.507.1Burger’s alma maters, have very few graduate laboratories associated with graduate courses .For many

Conference Session

Issues for ET Administrators

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Jones

an active role in the learning process. Theirbehavior indicated that hands-on group activities inspired students to interact closely with eachother, instilling teamwork skills that are vital for careers in industry. Laboratory work waseffective at bringing together students of diverse backgrounds, skills, and interests. Studentslearned from each other, and they were much more likely to ask questions. Page 7.761.3 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationRecommended ChangesDue to the current

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Chaloupka; Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh

andefficiency.Introduction Rowan’s two-semester Freshman Clinic sequence introduces all freshmen engineeringstudents to engineering in a hands-on, active learning environment. Engineering measurementsand reverse engineering methods are common threads that tie together the different engineeringdisciplines. Previous reverse engineering projects have involved common household productssuch as automatic coffee makers [1,2,3], hair dryers and electric toothbrushes [4]. This paperdescribes a laboratory experiment in which students are introduced to engineering measurementsand calculations, estimations and unit conversions through their application to the human body. The student recreational facility serves as the laboratory setting for this

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian West

serious lack of teaching material. When the authorfound himself in this situation, it was soon apparent that there was more than a series oflectures, endless laboratory experiments, two weeks off at Christmas, one week of SpringBreak, and the entire summer off. The author was about to discover how difficult thoselectures and laboratory experiments are to invent and organize, as his sense of realitysoon had him attempting to remember old formulas, theories, lab experiments and such,and trying to formulate lectures and laboratory experiments – all while keeping thestudents interested in the material. There was also a student branch of the Institute ofElectrical and Electronic Engineers1 (IEEE) to manage.Fall 1999While searching for useful and

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Howard A. Canistraro

MathCAD has also greatly eased the complex equation usage required. In general, thelevel of complexity and depth of course has been expanded. A detailed discussion of theapplication of the theory to the hardware, a description of the laboratory activities, a discussionof the use of MathCAD in machine design, and an evaluation of the student assessment of thecourse will be presented in the paper.Description of the Course:The primary goal of the course is to familiarize students with the common task of solving open-ended engineering design and analysis problems. Courses of this type cover all aspects of basic Page 5.28.1machinery with an emphasis on

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Duane L. Abata

additions to the existing structure include two more laboratories, one steeredtoward combustion/emissions and the other focussed on diesel engines. These laboratory courseshave a significant design component to them. Thermodynamics (required by all students) undergraduate interdisciplinary level Introduction to I.C. Engines interdisciplinary (senior elective) Combustion & Computational

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

R. A. Davis; K. B. Lodge; D. N. Baria; Dianne Dorland

Session 2513 Experiments in Waste Processing for Undergraduates K. B. Lodge, R. A. Davis, D. Dorland and D. N. Baria Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Duluth, Minnesota 55812SummaryThe emphasis on hazardous waste processing and pollution prevention in the Department ofChemical Engineering, University of Minnesota, Duluth (UMD), has been enhanced by aNational Science Foundation Instrument and Laboratory Improvement (NSF ILI) grant. It fundedthe development of 6 new experiments for the laboratory classes and for demonstrations inlectures. Two experiments provide the students with training in important