Conference Session

Computational Tools and Simulation II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Hill, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

available inour computer laboratories. Students also install this software on their home computers.KiCad is software for the creation of electronic schematic diagrams and printed circuit boardartwork. It is useful for everybody working in electronic design. In the microprocessor devicescourse I teach, due to the complexity of the circuits we build, it is practically impossible to drawschematics by hand. Such complexity is due to the detail required to actually construct suchcircuits. Even in a modest microprocessor system with an 8-bit data bus and a 16-bit addressbus, keeping track of pins and pin numbers is problematic. In performing homework and projectwork alike, students absolutely require a powerful yet easy-to-use schematic capture tool.Dia

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

L. Brent Jenkins, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

content, the course is also designed to serve asthe first in a two-course sequence for electrical engineering majors, for whom the second coursewill cover topics that were either omitted or merely introduced in the first course.This paper includes information such as the course prerequisites, description, outline, lecturecoverage highlights, and outcomes. A brief discussion of the rationale for topicinclusion/exclusion is provided. The paper also includes information about the content of thecourse’s concurrent laboratory component, such as lab titles and outcomes. A student survey isanalyzed to provide a preliminary assessment of the effectiveness of the course.Mechatronics EngineeringMechatronics engineering is a relatively new degree program

Conference Session

Incorporating Advanced Technologies into Curriculums

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Hung, Texas A&M University; Jorge Leon, Texas A&M University; Luis San Andres, Texas A&M Univeristy

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

students every semester. The visitors are divided into smaller groups to tourdifferent departments, laboratories, and research centers according to their interest. We take theopportunity to show the visitors our laboratories, posters, and highlight of the findings by REUstudents. This outreach activity not only informing young students about the program, but alsoencourages them to study engineering/technology and engages in research.SummaryThe project "REU: Development of Micro Turbomachinery" was successfully completed. Weachieved our educational objectives by cultivating the life-long research skills to thirtyundergraduate students while achieving our technical objective upon development of amicroturbine. The seed funding from National Science

Conference Session

A Systems Thinking Approach to Solving Problems

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Cochran, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

AC 2010-2395: COLLECTIVE SYSTEM DESIGN IN SYSTEMS ENGINEERINGEDUCATIONDavid Cochran, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dr. David S. Cochran Managing Partner System Design, LLC. Dr. Cochran is one of the world’s authorities on production and enterprise systems engineering and supply chain techniques and technologies. As an MIT Mechanical Engineering faculty professor (1995-2003), he established the Production System Design (PSD) Laboratory at MIT (1995). He is a two-time recipient of the prestigious Shingo Prize (1989 and 2002) for manufacturing excellence for his work in the design of effective “lean” systems. He also received the Dudley Prize for best paper from the

Conference Session

Demonstration and Project Enhancements in Chemical Engineering Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Baba Abdul, Washington State University; David Thiessen, Washington State University; Gary Brown, Washington State University; Bernard Van Wie, Washington State University; Paul Golter, WSU

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

annually to the most innovative teacher at WSU. (509) 335-4103 (Off); (509) 335-4806 (Fax); bvanwie@che.wsu.edu.Gary Brown, Washington State University Dr. Gary R. Brown obtained a PhD in Education from Washington State University in 1994 and is currently the Director for the Center of Teaching, Learning and Technology at Washington State University. 208-818-1413; browng@wsu.edu.Paul Golter, WSU Paul B. Golter obtained an MS from Washington State University and is currently pursuing his PhD while working as the Laboratory Supervisor in the School of Chemical Engineering and Bio-engineering at WSU. He is married with two children.509-338-5724

Conference Session

Gender and Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Christie, Loyola Marymount University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

facultyprovide a similar curriculum taught in Engineering 101 and Pre-calculus college courses.The afternoon classes are project-oriented. Students design mousetrap cars usingSolidWorks, and build their cars in the Mechanical Engineering Laboratory. At night,students work on group projects that include designing and building robots using LEGOMindstorms NXT. To recruit students, we created a partnership between our College andfive different academic enrichment programs in Southern California. By working withcommunity organizations, we have reached highly motivated students who have a strongaptitude for science and mathematics. Since 2001, 203 students from 66 different highschools in the Greater Los Angeles Area have participated in SECOP. Of these

Conference Session

Pedagogical Developments in BME

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randolph, Randy Hutchison, Randy Hutchison, Clemson University; John DesJardins, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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Biomedical

learning experiencesstudents have in the classroom become isolated and limited because of the lack of context inwhich the learning experience occurs. With this in mind, a Movement Science in Biomechanicscourse was designed to enhance learning experiences by tying the course objectives to thecontext of clinical applications. According to situated cognition theory, students learn best bydoing what experts in that field are doing. Activities were designed based on the typicalactivities in a motion and gait laboratory including kinematic analysis using inertial sensors andgoniometers, kinetic analysis using a force plate, and muscle activity using electromyographytechnology.Each activity was introduced as a goal-based scenario in which the groups

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

R. Asmatulu; W.S. Khan; E. Asmatulu; M. Ceylan

10 19. NGO-UNESCO Liaison Committee, Joint Programmatic Commission Science and Ethics, Bioethics Education, December, 2007. 20. http://web.gccaz.edu/~mdinchak/eng101/argbioethics.htm, accessed on July 7, 2010. 21. Asmatulu, R. “Biomaterials—Class Notes,” Wichita State University, 2008. 22. Asmatulu, R., Khan, W., Nguyen, K.D., and Yildirim, M.B. “Synthesizing Magnetic Nanocomposite Fibers for Undergraduate Nanotechnology Laboratory,” International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education (in press). Biographical Information RAMAZAN ASMATULU Dr. Asmatulu has been an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Wichita State University for five years. He has conducted several

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Stephanie Parker; Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias

improve the detection of hazards due to terrain, air traffic, and runway obstacles byintegrating data from weather radar, infrared video or Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) with existingaircraft sensors 1. Within this project, our laboratory has focused on the use of dedicated FieldProgrammable Gate Array (FPGA) hardware for computationally intensive algorithms. When images andvideo are acquired, some manipulation and processing must occur before they are displayed. In order tomaintain real-time feedback to the pilot, dedicated hardware can be used instead of software solutions.This article evaluates a design method for a real-time processing system based on Field Programmable GateArray (FPGA) and Digital Signal Processing (DSP) structure. To

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Kevin Dahm

nor the design problems can be well described as “multidisciplinary.” • Some program objectives are related to ability to perform hands-on experimental and laboratory work. Chemical Plant Design makes extensive use of simulation but has never been taught with a wet lab component (at least, not at Rowan).The next section describes a project-based course that complements Chemical PlantDesign.Junior/Senior Engineering ClinicRowan University has an eight-semester Engineering Clinic program intended to provideEngineering students with experience solving practical, open-ended engineeringproblems. The sequence culminates in the Rowan Junior/Senior Engineering Clinic, inwhich students work on real engineering research and

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

James C. Peyton Jones; Connor McArthur; Tyler Young

the LEGO NXT brick (a powerful 32-bit machine), directly from a high-levelSimulink environment. The motivation and design decisions underlying the development of thetoolbox have been discussed, together with some details of its architecture. From a user’sperspective, the VU-LRT blockset provides a strong base set of input/output blocks which can beused like any of the other standard Simulink blocks in student designs. Further work is requiredto add ‘external mode’ capability to the toolbox, but Bluetooth and USB communications arealready in place. Future work will also focus on the design of exemplary laboratory moduleswhich demonstrate how the toolbox can be used to enhance student learning in a classroomenvironment.AcknowledgementsThe

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Stephanie Parker; J. Kemi Ladeji-Osias

improve the detection of hazards due to terrain, air traffic, and runway obstacles byintegrating data from weather radar, infrared video or Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) with existingaircraft sensors 1. Within this project, our laboratory has focused on the use of dedicated FieldProgrammable Gate Array (FPGA) hardware for computationally intensive algorithms. When images andvideo are acquired, some manipulation and processing must occur before they are displayed. In order tomaintain real-time feedback to the pilot, dedicated hardware can be used instead of software solutions.This article evaluates a design method for a real-time processing system based on Field Programmable GateArray (FPGA) and Digital Signal Processing (DSP) structure. To

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Tom Goulding

well as a scoring rubric which is used forbeyond beginning concepts to find programming assessing student work and assigning a grade. Highsolutions that create more elegant and efficient scores are based on functional completeness, onsolutions. In order to complete this first GM- time delivery and technical sophistication. These,method assignment students have to research, of course, are all the things that matter in theexplore and master concepts that would normally workplacebe discussed six to seven weeks into a typicalbeginning programming class.The Laboratory respect is based on competence and helpfulness not

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Salah Badjou

tackling interdisciplinary projects in all their electricaland mechanical complexity. In addition, the graduates have excellent laboratory and machineshop skills. Recently [1]-[2], a biomedical systems engineering specialization was established inthe form of a concentration within this well established electromechanical engineering program. In addition to its interdisciplinary approach, the electromechanical engineering programalong with the biomedical systems engineering concentration is primarily project-based. This isdone as follows: in the 2nd semester of their freshman year, students enrolled in the programtake a freshman introduction to engineering design course, ENGR 160, having 4 credits (2lecture hours, 4 lab hours). In the spring

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Chitra N. Javdekar

heavy in technical subjects such asPhysics, Chemistry and Calculus in order to prepare them for more of the “engineering” classes in theirsophomore year.A basic analysis of the courses taken at a four-year public institution in Massachusetts showed thatStudents typically spend eighty percent of the time spent in taking courses in the freshman year intaking courses that are not directly linked to their chosen profession of engineering. It should be notedthat this also represents the time the “engineering” students do not get to interact with engineeringfaculty, or experience engineering laboratories or experience engineering as a profession. In the secondyear, the ratio of non-engineering courses to engineering courses lowered to about forty

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Ismail I. Orabi

journals and conference proceedings. Hisresearch interests include theoretical and computational investigation in the area of mechanicalvibrations and dynamic systems and control. Professor Orabi has received a number of researchawards from the State of Connecticut and Untied Technologies. He has established twoLaboratories: the Materials Testing Laboratory sponsored by the National Science Foundation,and the Engineering Multimedia Laboratory funded by AT&T. He is a member of ASME andASEE.Contact InformationIsmail I Orabi, Ph.D., Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical, Civil & EnvironmentalEngineering Department, 300 Boston Post Road, University of New Haven, West Haven, CT06516, Phone: 203 932 7144, iorabi@newhaven.edu

Conference Session

New Research & Trends for Minorities in Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria M. Larrondo Petrie, Florida Atlantic University; Ivan Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

http://www.aspp.org/ASQ American Society for Quality http://www.asq.org/ASTC Association of Science Technology Centers http://www.astc.orgAVMA American Veterinary Medical Association http://www.avma.org/AWAA American Water Works Association http://www.awwa.org/Biophysical Society http://www.biophysics.org/BFRL Building and Fire Research Laboratory http://www.nist.gov/bfrl/ESA Ecological Society of America http://www.esa.org/FASEB Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology http://www.faseb.org/FMB Federation of Master Builders

Conference Session

Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Hall, University of Arkansas

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Civil Engineering

College of Engineering, with approximately 103 tenure/tenure-track faculty inseven departments, enrolls approximately 1650 undergraduate, 578 masters, and 149 doctoralstudents. Last fiscal year, externally-funded research expenditures in the college exceeded $18million. The Department of Civil Engineering has 12 tenure/tenure-track faculty, and enrollsapproximately 200 undergraduate, 25 masters, and 12 doctoral students. The departmentparticipates in many interdisciplinary research centers and is lead in two – the Mack-BlackwellNational Rural Transportation Center and the Computational Mechanics Laboratory. Last fiscalyear, externally-funded research expenditures in the department exceeded $1.6 million.Current BSCE CurriculumThe department of

Conference Session

Innovation in ECET Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luciano Boglione, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Engineering Technology

back to the University their professionals interested inadvancing their technical education. Within this local context, microwave engineering is ofparticular importance and a course on microwave engineering has been established by the authorin spring 2008.The course is entitled Foundations of Microwave Design (course # 17.403) and it is an electivecourse that the students may take either as part of their undergraduate program; or as individualclass. Engineering Technology courses last 14 weeks and consist of a single 3 hour long class perweek; all activities, such as a laboratory section, must fit within the allotted weekly time. Theprerequisite to Foundations of Microwave Design is Circuits II and Laboratory (course # 17.214

Conference Session

Experiential Learning in BME

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

DeRome Dunn, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Robin Liles, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Clinton Lee, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Shawn Watlington, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Courtney Lambeth, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

ranconcurrently. K-14 teacher participants derived from middle schools and community colleges,and undergraduate participants came from both the lead home and partnering institutions. EachREU and RET was teamed with a research mentor (i.e., lead researcher) and an graduate student.REU and RET participants had primary research responsibilities which were carried out over afive-week period. In the remaining sixth week, participants rotated through each laboratory togain familiarity with all research areas. In addition to scientific research; weekly technicalprograms, enrichment activities, and trips were conducted, the goals of which were to fostercreativity and innovation, diversity in thinking, and entrepreneurship; and to broaden participantimagination

Conference Session

Rethinking Traditional Pedagogical Strategies

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Massa, Springfield Technical Community College; Michele Dischino, Central Connecticut State University; Judith Donnelly, Three Rivers Community College; Fenna Hanes, New England Board of Higher Education

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

thatstudents are often “turned off” by the way technical subjects are taught; traditional classroomlectures followed by “cook-book” type laboratory experiences that provide little opportunity toactively engage in creative real-world problem solving. Engineering technicians are problemsolvers – individuals who skillfully apply their knowledge in solving real-world problems.Working side-by-side with engineers and scientists, engineering technicians are the “hands-on”side of an engineering team, responsible for designing experiments, building and troubleshootingprototypes, analyzing and interpreting data, and presenting experimental results to peers,supervisors and customers. If the U.S is to attract more students into STEM-related careers, theymust be

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education III

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Roberts, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Philip Parker, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Michael Thompson, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

learn-ing from the course will be presented at the conference.The course was developed as part of a National Science Foundation grant in the Course, Curricu-lum, and Laboratory Improvement program. The course was piloted in Spring 2010. Prelimi-nary assessment efforts from this pilot offering will be presented at the conference and feedbackwill be sought from conference participants to help the researchers on the project.BackgroundThe University of Wisconsin—Platteville (UWP) is a four year comprehensive public universityenrolling 6,700 undergraduates with 2,100 students in the college of Engineering, Mathematics,and Science. The university is best known for its engineering programs, which include Civil,Environmental, Mechanical, Industrial

Conference Session

Faculty & Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations, Interactions

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Ricky Castles, Virginia Tech; Gary Riggins, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

International

are allowed a budget of $20 per team for completing their designs. Results of exitsurveys done at the end of the semester clearly show that a majority of students benefited fromtheir experiences with SEDP and appreciated the relevance of sustainability as part of their earlydesign experiences. At the workshop in Mysore, the entire process of implementing the SEDPwas demonstrated to all participants. In addition, they were shown examples of design sketches,team logs, peer evaluations, design project reports, and final designs. A paper [6] based on SEDPwork won the best paper award at 2007 Annual conference of the ASEE. Further details onSEDP implementation including assessment data are given in [7].LabVIEW Modules: LabVIEW (Laboratory Virtual

Conference Session

Understanding and Measuring the Impact of Multidisciplinarity

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

Viscosity and Reynolds Number.Topic A: Aural: This was delivered in the traditional lecture format. Subject matter was manometers and pressure calculations.Topic R: Reading: Students were required to read and submit their findings. The Topic assigned was piezometric head.Topic K: Kinesthetic: Laboratory setting was used that included demonstrations. Students conducted experiments to discover the principles of Buoyancy, center of pressure and metacenter. Four separate quizzes were assigned that covered all the four topics. Grading washolistic and the instructor documented his observations. No quantitative

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Powers, Clarkson University; Bruce Brydges, SUNY Potsdam; Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Mary Margaret Small, Clarkson University; Gail Gotham, St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES; Peter Turner, Clarkson University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

institutes was based on educational research that has documented key featuresof professional development and careful evaluation of prior professional development activitiesin the region. The optimal partnership was defined as one where teachers partner with workingscientists, mathematicians, and engineers who have sophisticated equipment in laboratory workspace, computing facilities and other resources of higher education. During the past two years,approximately 250 individuals attended 22 institutes; some of the teachers attended multipleofferings. The efficacy and impact of these institutes has been assessed through pre- and postcontent knowledge or capability tests, evaluation forms, and peer-review of lessons developed asan outcome of the

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

J. S. Shelley P.E.

an alternative to “brick and mortar” institutions forobtaining engineering degree objectives in a region underserved by traditional Universities. Theprogram is neither taught in-person by part time temporary adjuncts nor asynchronously, eitheron-line or by other means such as correspondence8. It relies on real-time live interactivebroadcast for delivery of the majority of junior and senior-level courses. Lower division contentis supplied by the local community college. Laboratory classes are delivered on dedicatedfacilities at the remote site by the full-time instructor.Streaming Video TechnologyThe baseline broadcast technology for this course is a pair of similarly equipped studioclassrooms over 200 miles apart both in standard University

Conference Session

Automation Subjects in Manufacturing Education I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose Gutierrez, Oregon Institute of Technology; John Anderson, Oregon Institute of Technology; David Culler, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Manufacturing

Automated and Semi-Automated Manufacturing ProcessesAbstractDuring the period of 1950-1990 productivity in United States industries increased 50 percent dueto technological innovation. High-value-added products were a consequence of more efficientmanufacturing processes and data processing equipment. It is predicted that in the next decadesproductivity increases will be largely due to the ability to add flexibility and improveinfrastructure through the collection and management of product data. By achieving the goalsset forth in this project, a valuable tool for educating future students will be added to ourprogram and we will also continue to improve our laboratory facilities for applied research,education and industrial partnerships.Microsoft

Conference Session

Industry Sponsored Research and Project Initiatives in Industrial Technology & Industrial Engineering Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Akshay Parthasarathy, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2010-1007: A STUDENT PROJECT EXAMINING ALTERNATIVEASSESSMENT METHODS FOR STRUCTURAL COMPONENTSMichael Johnson, Texas A&M University Johnson is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. Prior to joining the faculty at Texas A&M, he was a senior product development engineer at the 3M Corporate Research Laboratory in St. Paul, Minnesota for three years. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University and his S.M. and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Johnson’s research focuses on design tools, specifically, the cost modeling and analysis of product

Conference Session

Faculty & Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations, Interactions

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Tech University

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International

© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Forming Collaborative Links between Turkey and US: International Workshop on Rapid TechnologiesAbstractAs part of a current NSF-CCLI (Course-Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement) grant project,an extra supplementary grant was given in late 2008 to organize an international workshop onRapid Technologies. This workshop was held in late September 2009 in Istanbul, Turkey. Overseventy academicians and researchers got together and presented the current trends in rapidmanufacturing research, education and industry. In this two-day event, educational and technicalpapers were presented from American, European and Turkish scholars. Reflections of the firstand second day have been

Conference Session

Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Bellinger, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Clark Hochgraf, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

students studying business, laboratory science, mechanicalengineering technology and my own automation technology students. Early on the decision wasmade to split into two groups. One would design the motor/controller/battery system while theother would be responsible for the frame design and fabrication. Groups were self-formedthrough student discussions with guidance from the team advisor in outlining the tasks requiredand skills most useful for each team.Learning through PrototypingThe controls group started comparing different approaches such as direct drive hub motorsversus a chain or belt driven system. The frame group brainstormed on possible frame styles andbattery mounting options. Both groups soon realized they needed to all work