Conference Session

Before the Capstone: Project-based Experiences Early in the Curriculum

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Wayne Sarasua, Clemson University; Nigel Berkeley Kaye, Clemson University; Jennifer Harper Ogle, Clemson University; Mehdi Nassim Benaissa, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Bradley J. Putman, Clemson University; Aubrie Lynn Pfirman, Lander University

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #30718Engaging Civil Engineering Students Through a ”Capstone-like” Experiencein their Sophomore YearDr. Wayne Sarasua, Clemson University Associate Professor of Civil Engineering and co-Principal Investigator of Clemson’s NSF RED grant. Educational research interest is in civil engineering curriculum development that enhances student en- gagement and inclusion. One of the first to develop and teach an introductory course on Geomatics in 1993 at Georgia Tech. A similar course is now required in numerous CE curriculums including Clem- son’s.Dr. Nigel Berkeley Kaye, Clemson University Associate Professor of

Conference Session

Committee on Educational Policy Presents: Pillars of Our Curriculum

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebeka Yocum, Oregon Institute of Technology; Vikash Gayah, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

and characteristics 11. Transportation impact studies 6. Speed, travel time, and delay studies 12. Signal coordination 7. The hierarchy of intersection control 13. Actuated signal controlAppendix B provides a summary of the concepts (broken up by topic) that respondents indicatedwere included in their undergraduate curriculum. Responses are provided for all respondents (outof a total of 108 responses) and for those who only indicated their university had an introductorycourse that covered concepts related to traffic operations (out of a total of 22 responses).Participants were also asked about topics or concepts that were not specifically included in thelist. The most stated topics that were not

Conference Session

Communicating Across Cultural and Epistemological Boundaries

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

nevertheless seemed to miss the mark in terms of what participantsexpected from me. They seemed to have an implicit model for what creativity was (namely, aninternal cognitive act) and how it should be taught (using a traditional didactic approach), butthey felt they lacked the content of what should be conveyed within that model of creativityeducation. In other words, creativity was like statics or circuits, with a handful of orientingprinciples and problem-solving protocols that could be identified, conveyed discretely, practiced,mastered, cumulated, and ultimately integrated with other engineering analytic skills. What Ipresented about what made PDI students creative and successful problem solvers bothmisaligned with what my engineering peers

Conference Session

Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mandeep Thukral; Kurt Gramoll

to existing HTML documents. This is valuable not only to ensure grade confidentiality, butalso to protect the security of the upcoming homework and quizzes, as well as the integrity of thesystem as a whole.SQL and ODBCStructure Query Language (SQL) allows users to access data in relational database managementsystems, such as Oracle, Sybase, Informix, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access. SQLstatements are used to perform tasks such as add or update data on a database, retrieve data froma database, allow users to define the data and manipulate it. Open Data Base Connectivity(ODBC) is an Application Programming Interface (API) that allows abstracting a program froma database. Regardless of the database type being used, all of the calls are

Conference Session

Focus on Capstone Experiences in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip H. Harding, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

, Oregon State University Milo Koretsky is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. He cur- rently has research activity in areas related to thin film materials processing and engineering education. He is interested in integrating technology into effective educational practices and in promoting the use of higher level cognitive skills in engineering problem solving. Dr. Koretsky is a six-time Intel Faculty Fellow and has won awards for his work in engineering education at the university and national levels. Page 22.431.1 c American Society for

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education in Engineering Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jinwen Zhu, Missouri Western State University; Virendra Varma, Missouri Western State University

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Engineering Technology

at partner university HVI Lecture / lab (virtual) Lab Intensive internship at partner university Page 12.1250.6 HSI Lecture / lab (simulation) Lab Intensive internship at partner universityDesigning an innovative curriculum for nanotechnology in engineering technology is a complextask and requires a high level of integration. The students, the faculty, collaborating labs andparticipating institutions, must all work

Conference Session

Thinking Outside the Box! Innovative Curriculum Exchange for K12 Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victor Mejia, California State University, Los Angeles; Jessica Alvarenga, California State University, Los Angeles; Jianyu Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Huiping Guo, California State University, Los Angeles; Israel Hernandez, California State University, Los Angeles; Eun-Young Kang; Phanit Pollavith; Adriana Trejo, Roosevelt High School; Nancy Warter-Perez, California State University, Los Angeles

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

objectswith occlusions in high-resolution video sequences. Rather than focus on a specific type ofobject,6 this research covers general moving objects. Furthermore, most of current algorithmsalso assume a stationary camera in which the background can be learned over a long period oftime and usually consists of tracking objects in a very low-resolution video sequence.7 Thisresearch does not require learning the background and focuses in tracking multiple movingobjects in high-resolution video. The proposed object tracking will be integrated during thedecoding stage of the H.264 compression,8 the current state-of-the-art compression standard, inorder to take advantage of its robust motion estimation, a really useful feature which provides uswith an

Conference Session

FPD VII: Innovative Curriculum Elements of Successful First-Year Courses

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Elizabeth Carruthers, The Ohio State University; Paul Alan Clingan, The Ohio State University - EEIC

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First-Year Programs

visualizationtool which could have supplemented traditional course material throughout their undergraduatecareers. The Ohio State University has created a “cornerstone” design course, available tofreshmen, in which basic micro-fluid dynamics concepts are presented, using CFD software as avisualization and verification tool (5). This allows freshmen to identify and develop an interest influid dynamics at the start of their undergraduate career, perhaps shaping their progressionthroughout the curriculum. Overall, this course is still somewhat a work-in-progress, but also aunique proof of concept for teaching computational modeling early in an undergraduatecurriculum. Results were seen in the high quality of the work produced by students, as well asthe

Conference Session

AERO 4: New Technologies and Strategic Applications

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Kennesaw State University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace Division (AERO)

modernengineering practice and are best addressed in a group project. Shekar [3] suggests that in project-based learning, students are active learners and involved in hands-on activities. Professors arefacilitators who provide guidance to students and encourage students to think and work throughthe problem. This process has been shown to increase student motivation, allowing them to applythe knowledge learned in engineering classes, in an interactive environment. Students get a chanceto discuss concepts with each other and collaborate on projects working towards a common goal– this is also representative of a real-world project. Hadim et. al. [4-7] suggest that project-basedlearning facilitates the development of many of the “soft skills” demanded from

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina L. Carmen, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Deborah Lynn Fraley, Women in Defense, TN Valley Chapter

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Women in Engineering

point of contact for the UAH students regarding product requirements,ergonomics, safety, and curriculum requirements, to name a few. In addition, numerous otherwomen provide supporting roles via WID fundraising, and acting as CDC design reviewers andmentors.BackgroundIn 2009, the WID TVC decided to take an active role in supporting primary and secondaryeducational needs via the donation of STEM tools to K-12 schools. Since WID is a US defenseaffiliated organization, the effort was specifically targeted towards encouraging young people topursue careers in US national defense and national security in order to, eventually, replace theaging DoD workforce. WID TVC realized that the aging technical workforce in the Huntsville,Alabama (AL) area

Conference Session

Factors Influencing Curriculum Development: International Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Congying Wang, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Caitlyn M. Clarkson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Joseph Andler, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew Korey, Purdue University; Kali D. Frost, Purdue University; Melissa S. Reeves, Tuskegee University; Carol A. Handwerker, Purdue University

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International

-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Caitlyn Clarkson is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Purdue University in Materials Engineering and will be graduating in May 2020. Her research is in polymer nanocomposite processing and characterization. She is a fellow in an NSF-funded integrative graduate education and research traineeship (IGERT) program.Mr. Joseph Andler, Purdue University at West Lafayette Joseph (Joe) Andler is a Ph.D. candidate in materials engineering at Purdue University. Here, he is co- advised by Drs. Carol Handwerker in Materials Engineering and Rakesh Agrawal in the Davidson School of Chemical Engineering. His research has a dual focus of 1. developing novel chalcogenide semicon

Conference Session

Construction Session 4: Outside of the Construction Curriculum

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Syed Mahmood Ahmed P.E., East Carolina University; Kiersten Marie Mahaffy, East Carolina University; Lincoln Harding Forbes, Harding Associates Inc., Miami; Rachel M. Robinson-Watts, East Carolina University; Ashley Lauren Gregory, East Carolina University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Construction

Management and Engineering Management programs. His courses at these institutions have included Lean Construction, Total Quality Management, Quality Control Systems, and Construction Productivity Improvement. As a Principal Consultant with Harding Associates Inc., of Miami, Dr. Forbes provides lean and quality improvement solutions for the construction, service, and manufacturing industries. His book ”Modern Construction: Lean Project Delivery and Integrated Practices” (Forbes and Ahmed, 2010, CRC Press), is an internationally recognized reference. He has published and presented many papers internationally on the application of lean techniques and quality initiatives in the construction environment. In previous

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 10

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rolfe J. Sassenfeld, New Mexico State University; Luke Nogales, New Mexico State University; Barbara Andrea Gamillo, New Mexico State University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

research focus is developing and teaching Android App development to engineers and entrepreneurs with innovative tools that can be utilized by programming novices.Prof. Luke Nogales, New Mexico State University Luke Nogales loves to help innovators reach their potential. Luke is an Assistant Professor in the En- gineering Technology department at New Mexico State University (NMSU) and an Enterprise Advisor at NMSU’s on-campus incubator, the Arrowhead Center. He teaches core mechanical engineering tech- nology courses and is developing innovation and product development curriculum for the College of Engineering and the College of Business. He is an advisor and co-founder of NMSU’s Aggie Innovation Space. Prior to working

Conference Session

Student Learning Assessment Methods

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Paper ID #29856Integrate Manufacturing related Materials and Quality Control Standardsinto Master Level Engineering EducationDr. Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Dr. Hua Li, an Associate Professor in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Texas A&M University- Kingsville, is interested in sustainable manufacturing, renewable energy, sustainability assessment, and engineering education. Dr. Li has served as P.I. and Co-P.I. in different projects funded by NSF, DOEd, DHS, and HP, totaling more than 2.5 million dollars.Prof. Kai Jin, Texas A&M University - Kingsville Dr. Kai Jin is a Professor of

Conference Session

ETD Technical Session 6 - Curriculum and Programs III

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University; Orlando Ayala, Old Dominion University; Isaac Flory, Old Dominion University; Jose Fernandez, Old Dominion University; Vukica Jovanovic, Old Dominion University

is now an urgent need to train work forcefor this field. There have been recent efforts to address the problem at the community collegelevel, with some of them now offering courses on renewable energy and even boot camps orcertifications to prepare students to work with renewable systems. At the 4-year institution levelthe offerings related to renewable energy majors at undergraduate level are limited, and they areeven more so at the graduate level.At the international level, there is literature presenting different efforts to integrate renewableenergy curriculum in various universities and programs. Guttierez et. al. presents the studentfeedback from a program developed in Germany which involved over 400 students from 79countries [8]. A

Conference Session

Curriculum in Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology: Part II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chao Li, Florida A&M University; G. Thomas Bellarmine, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Leon Prosper, Florida A&M University/Florida State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

AC 2009-1946: ENHANCING STUDENTS? LEARNING IN ELECTRONICENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY COURSES BY USING MOBILE TABLET PCTECHNOLOGYChao Li, Florida A&M University Dr. Chao Li is currently working at Florida A&M University as an assistant professor in Electronic Engineering Technology. He is currently teaching Electronic and Computer Engineering Technology Courses. He obtained his BSEE degree from Xi’an Jiaotong University and MSEE degree from University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. He received his PHD in EE from Florida International University. He is currently an IEEE Member and a Member in ASEE. His research interests include signal processing, embedded microcontroller

Conference Session

T1B: Developing foundations in Science

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Bradley A. Striebig, James Madison University; Robert J Prins, James Madison University

Tagged Topics

FYEE Conference - Paper Submission

they may be able to trackthe impact of the integrated project as students’ progress through the curriculum.References 1 Striebig, B., Ogundipe, A., and Morton, S. 2014. Lessons in implementing sustainability courses into the engineering curriculum. 121st ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 15-18th, 2014, Indianapolis, IN. 2 Striebig, B. 2016. Applying US EPA sustainability criteria to capstone design. Engineering for Sustainability. ASEE SE Section Annual Conference, March 13-15, 2016. Tuscaloosa, AL. 3 Striebig, B. and Morton, S. 2016. A Sustainability Indicators Based Curriculum. Engineering for Sustainability. ASEE SE Section Annual Conference, March 13-15, 2016. Tuscaloosa, AL. 4 Striebig

Conference Session

ETD Technical Session 5 - ET Curriculum and Programs II

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Miguel Arriagada, Universidad Andres Bello; Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

in the Mining Engineering college degree students. ● Evaluate the results of the AutoCAD software application by administering a satisfaction survey.Theoretical foundationThe project corresponds to incorporating an elective course into the program curriculum. Thedevelopment of activities must be continuous and progressively interrelated, and support materialis designed to favor the student's learning process. The activities must complement individualadvancement and stimulate collective analysis in constructing each stage of the course.This task must facilitate the individual's construction of his subjective identity. Recreating culturerequires close and constant attention in a social space of experimental and alternative exchanges

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Bring Your Own Experiment

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel J. Monfredo, University of Rochester; David J. Schinsing; James Alkins, University of Rochester; Thor O. Olsen

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

machine shop training was valuable, the hands-on assembly of components wasenjoyable, and developing and running experiments was enjoyable. Nearly fifty percent of theclass experienced an increased interest in green energy generation. Over ninety percent of theteam-based respondents indicated that the opportunity to work on a team was valuable.IntroductionIn April 2014, graduating seniors at the University of Rochester requested a meeting with thechemical engineering department chair and professors, and the Dean and Asst. Dean of theHajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences to review and critique the chemicalengineering curriculum. One of their requests was for the creation of a lab or hands-on project inthe freshman introductory chemical

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mustafa Guvench, University of Southern Maine

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

modeling of semiconductor devices and sensors, and electronic instrumentation and measurement. Page 14.888.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 MOSIS Fabricated CMOS Operational Amplifier Designs as Class Projects in an Analog I.C. Design Course AbstractThe paper describes use of MOSIS fabricated CMOS Operational Amplifiers as a realworld design experience in senior level Analog Integrated Circuit Courses in ElectricalEngineering. In the one-semester course on CMOS Analog I.C. Design offered at ourdepartment, design of a CMOS Operational Amplifier is

Conference Session

Design, Creativity and Critical Thinking in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Silvia Husted, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Nelly Ramirez-Corona, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

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Chemical Engineering

. Unfortunately, while efficient, this format hasnot shown to be effective at producing the critical, innovative thinking skills needed to solvedifficult technological problems2, 3.This paper describes a module for promoting students’ creativity in a Material Balances secondsemester required course for Chemical, Food, and Environmental Engineering at Universidad delas Américas Puebla (Mexico). Major goals include stimulating and strengthening studentcognitive flexibility that could allow them to be creative thinkers. The proposed four class-sessions module is an active and cooperative experience that was implemented as course finalproject. Students explored creativity through multiple representations of a problem that should bepresented in written

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics IV

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Cottrell, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Engineering Ethics

AC 2008-1616: INTEGRATING ENGINEERING ETHICS EDUCATION INTO AMULTI-DISCIPLINARY SEMINAR COURSE: MAKING THE “SOFT”OUTCOMES RELEVANTDavid Cottrell, University of North Carolina at Charlotte DR. DAVID S. COTTRELL is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1978 and retired in 2000 after more than 22 years of service with the US Army Corps of Engineers. Studies at Texas A&M University resulted in an MS Degree in Civil Engineering in 1987 and a PhD in 1995. He is a registered Professional Engineer and has taught courses in statics, dynamics, mechanics of materials, graphic

Conference Session

ETD Technical Session 6 - Curriculum and Programs III

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jack li, Purdue University Fort Wayne

Paper ID #36904Motivating Students to Learn Basic Electronic Theories byAdopting Them in Different CoursesJack li JACK LI is an assistant professor of Electrical Engineering Technology in the School of Polytechnic at Purdue University Fort Wayne. He earned his BS, MS, and PhD degrees in electronics engineering. Dr. Li may be reached at lij@pfw.edu. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Motivating Students to Learn Basic Electronic Theories by Adopting Them in Different CourseJack Li, Purdue University Fort

Conference Session

FPD VII: Innovative Curriculum Elements of Successful First-Year Courses

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald W. Recktenwald, Portland State University; David E. Hall, Louisiana Tech University

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First-Year Programs

. Page 22.1609.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Using Arduino as a Platform for Programming, Design and Measurement in a Freshman Engineering CourseAbstract Arduino is a compact, inexpensive, open-source electronics prototyping platform builtaround an Atmel AVR microcontroller. The features, cost, and small size makes Arduino apotent tool teaching as well as practical device use in engineering projects. This paper reports onadapting the Living with the Lab (LWTL) curriculum to the Arduino platform. LWTL wasdeveloped with the Boe-Bot mobile robotics platform and the Basic Stamp microcontroller. TheArduino is more modern and has better technical capabilities, but

Conference Session

Curricular Advancements in ECE

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gina Martinez, Lewis University; Safwan Omari, Lewis University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

. His research interests include wireless sensor networks, distributed systems, computer security, and most recently, software quality met- rics. Dr. Omari is involved in computer science curriculum development and computing-related program accreditation. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Designing an ABET- Ready Computer Engineering Program in a Medium-Sized Liberal Arts CollegeAbstractWhile most engineering students aspire to graduate from a top engineering university, manychoose to attend small to mid-size liberal arts colleges for various reasons, including financial,location and learning needs. It is essential that these engineering students are given

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron St. Leger, United States Military Academy; Anthony Deese, Drexel University; Chikaodinaka Nwankpa, Drexel University

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Electrical and Computer

engineering curriculums, are encapsulated in a laboratory based on ananalog power system emulator. An overview of the EE curriculum at the United States MilitaryAcademy is shown in Table 2.Table 2. United States Military Academy Electrical Engineering Curriculum Sophomore Junior Senior 2nd Semester 1st Semester 2nd Semester 1st Semester 2nd Semester Intro to EE Intro to Electronics Electronic Design EE System Design I EE System Design II Electromagnetic Digital Logic Signals and Systems Power Engineering

Conference Session

Innovations in Nuclear Education I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gary Sandquist; Brian Moretti; Edward Naessens

nuclearphysics provide the foundation for further studies in nuclear engineering. The underlyingprinciples taught in nuclear reactor analysis and the design courses are applicable not only tocadet understanding of nuclear reactor engineering and power plant systems, but also tocoursework in nuclear weapons. Common to the nuclear reactor engineering and the nuclearweapons instruction is the impact of radiation on the environment. Much of the major willinclude instruction on radiation effects on personnel and equipment, radiation detection,shielding, and management of radioactive waste. The cadet experience in the NE program culminates with an integrated design course thatsynthesizes their broad curriculum in the core program, and their study-in

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division (MVD) Technical Session 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles William Weigandt, Austin Peay State University; Mahesh Kumar Pallikonda, Austin Peay State University; Ravi C. Manimaran, Austin Peay State University

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans Division (MVD)

Ft. Campbell, the120-credit program totals $35,430. The flight lab fees add $96,619.50 to that tuition (seeAppendix B). The approximate cost of a nearby fixed-wing program with a similar curriculum is$ 60,000. [11]Aircraft: The next decision was what aircraft to obtain for the training. The predominant helicopterused for initial helicopter training in the U.S. is the Robinson R22. Its unmatched low initialacquisition cost makes it a natural choice for flight schools. It was determined, through initialresearch that the operating characteristics of the R22, were marginal, at best, for initial pilot training.The R22 suffers from an extremely low inertia main rotor system. This characteristic leaves theR22 main rotor susceptible to over

Conference Session

ETD Technical Session 5 - ET Curriculum and Programs II

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Orlando Ayala, Old Dominion University; Kristie Gutierrez, Old Dominion University; Francisco Cima; Julia Noginova; Min Jung Lee, Old Dominion University; Stacie Ringleb, Old Dominion University; Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University; Krishnanand Kaipa, Old Dominion University; Jennifer Kidd, Old Dominion University

. Rissmiller, “Long-term Impacts of Project- Based Learning in Science and Engineering,” Paper presented at 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia, 2013.4. K.M. Ranly, F. Jao, and K.L. Curtiss, “Project-based Learning: An Integration of Real-World Project in a 3D Design Class,” Paper presented at 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Tampa, Florida, 2019.5. A. Shekar, “Project-based Learning in Engineering Design Education: Sharing Best Practices,” Paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014.6. R.R. Ulseth, J.E. Froyd, T.A. Litzinger, D. Ewert, and B.M. Johnson, “A New Model of Project Based Learning in Engineering Education,” Paper presented at 2011 ASEE

Conference Session

Robotics and Automation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

importance of a programmable logic controller (PLC) component in EngineeringTechnology curriculums is essential. The cost associated with developing or upgradingthis area can range from modest to the extremely expensive. This manuscript willprovide individuals with a strategic approach to creating a very workable PLC lab on aless than generous budget. An actual PLC module will be available for demonstrationand inspection.A review of literature reveals that “PLCs represent one of the fastest growing segments ofthe industrial electronics industry and have proven to be the solution for a variety ofmanufacturing applications which previously relied on electromechanical controlsystems. PLCs can be programmed with graphical ladder logic and are unlike a