Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Virgil Cox; Stephen Kuyath

schools thatwill meet these needs. The high school students, through the clubs, will become involved in moredemanding, engineering related activities as well as participate in advanced competitions, such asthe Junior Engineering Technical Society’s (JETS) TEAM+S Competitions (TEAM+S is theTests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics and Science).Mentoring & TutoringAs high school students get involved in the advanced activities, they (and their teachers) willrequire more help. The community college faculty have made the commitment to assist thesestudents and teachers (Figure 1). Figure 1: Community College Faculty working with High School Club MembersFigure 1 shows one of the faculty members working with club members at one of

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering I

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Maggio; Sandra Yost

Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationSTEPS Program has been a big draw in attracting corporate and further grant support to continuethe programs. The mechatronics content has helped to enhance corporate interest because of itsrelevance to the auto industry in Detroit. The modules that have been developed can be adaptedin various configurations to allow faculty to take the show on the road and offer anything from atwo-hour hands-on introduction to mechatronics up to a six or more week series of activities.References[1] “Mechatronics: A Comprehensive, Interdisciplinary Curriculum Development Initiative”, National ScienceFoundation Grant No. DUE-9950862.[2] S. A

Conference Session

Engineering Education: An International Perspective

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David J. Bettez; G. Lineberry

learning initiative.” SIT News & Releases, 2001. [http://www.sit.edu/news/2001/impact_study_abroad.html]4. Vande Berg, Michael. “The Assessment of Learning Outcomes in Study Abroad.” Opendoors on the Web.[http://www.opendorsweb.org/Lead%20Stories/Assessment.htm]5. Rubin, Donald and Sutton, Richard. “Assessing Student Learning Outcomes from Study Abroad.” Opendoors on theWeb. [http://www.opendorsweb.org/Lead%20Stories/Assessment.htm]6. Spodek, S. R., Gerhard, L., and Mook, D. J. “Study Abroad: Impact on Engineering Careers,” Proceedings, 2003ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Paper No. 2003 3260, 7 pp.7. Rhodes, Gary. “Making the Case for Study Abroad, Without Research Confirming Study-Abroad Outcomes.” IIENetworker: The Magazine of the

Conference Session

Innovative Graduate Programs & Methods

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Bennett; Eugene Audette

waste.BibliographyAngelo, T. & Cross, K. P., (1993). Classroom assessment techniques: A handbook for college teachers. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.Bee, H. L., (1996). The journey of adulthood, (3rd. edition). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.Bennett, R. J., (2003). The talent gap. (paper in preparation)Boyer, E. L., (1990). Scholarship reconsidered: Priorities of the professoriate. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Princeton, NJ: Princeton Univerisity Press.Brookfield, S., (1990). The skillful teacher. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.Brookfield, S., (1995). Becoming a critically reflective teacher. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.Brookfield, S, & Preskill, S., (1999). Discussion as a way of teaching: Tools and

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Wong; Stephanie Blaisdell; Paula Leventman; Anna Swan; Katherine Ziemer; Rachelle Reisberg

process to design and test an orange juice concentration unit. Students are challenged to provide good-tasting orange juice to Boston Schools for $0.15 a glass. - BU’s project involves genetic coding and decoding. The connection between the codes of the DNA building blocks in genes and physical traits are stressed. Students do hands-on gene manipulation to make bacteria fluoresce and create physical models of DNA/RNA to code and decode genetic traits. - Tufts’ project introduces the concept of number systems and the language of computers (binary). Once students are familiar with patterns of 1’s and 0’s, decoder boxes are distributed and students map binary patterns to letters of the alphabet. Students

Conference Session

Student Learning and Research

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Baumann

Retention,” Journal of Engineering Education, January 1998, pp. 79-85.8. Johnson, K. V. and M. Rajai, “’Student in the University’: A Format for Retaining Students in Engineering Technology,” Proceedings, 2000 ASEE Annual Conference (Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education, 2000).9. Lau, A. S. and R. N. Pangborn, “Engaging Engineering Students in Learning – A College-wide First Year Seminar Program,” Proceedings, 2001 ASEE Annual Conference (Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education, 2001).10. Lau, A. S., et al., “Student Assessments of Engineering First-year Seminars,” Proceedings, 2001 ASEE Annual Conference (Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Subrata Roy; Karim Nasr; K. Joel Berry

X X X X CLO5 X X X X X X X X X X X CLO6 X X XIn connection with and elaboration on EC2000’s outcomes, the project-based, design- integratedteaching approach fortifies the following five key ABET issues: (1) Students must have the ability to function in multidisciplinary teams. Development of the project-based Thermodynamics course will enhance students’ learning in interdisciplinary (multi- functional) team environment

Conference Session

Perceived Quality Engineering Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Shelia Barnett; Joan Burtner

future.References1. ABET, Accreditation Policies and Procedures, Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc., http://www.abet.org/criteria.html, Retrieved from the World Wide Web December 16, 2002.2. Barnett, S. (2002). "Industrial Experience and Engineering Freshman: A Pilot Program," American Society for Page 8.1181.8 Engineering Education Annual Conference Proceedings. Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education3. Barnett, S. and J. Burtner, (2001, October 19

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Civil ET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Alberto Gomez-Rivas; George Pincus

. Page 8.748.2 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education Freshman HRS SEM HRS SEMENG 1302 Composition II 3 ALL ENGR 1400 PC Applications in Engineering 4 F,SENGR 1401 Engineering Graphics 4 F,S PHYS 1307 General Physics I 3 ALLHIST 1305 US History to 1877 3 ALL PHYS 1107 General Physics Lab I 1 ALLPSY 1303 General Psychology

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Wharton; Yesh Singh

the z-axis and translation along the z-axis. Since the revolute joint hasonly one degree of freedom a second mating reference was needed to complete the matingprocess. The second mating reference was the point origin of the fixed body must be coincidentwith the point origin of the moving body. The two mating references together constrained therevolute assembly to exhibit only the rotation about the z-axis of the assembly. A similarprocess of mating was carried out for each of the remaining 23 assembly models.The coordinate system for each body was added to the assembly drawing to help withvisualization of translation(s) and/or rotation(s). The global axes were fixed in space and thesecorrespond to the fixed rigid body. The local coordinate

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Jessica Matson; Kenneth Hunter

development. This paper describes a framework that has been used to designexperiential learning programs for developing teamwork and leadership skills in undergraduateindustrial engineering students. The framework combines elements of traditional experientiallearning activities, ropes courses, and the U. S. Army’s Leadership Reaction Course in a series ofteam exercises designed to address specific teamwork and leadership issues. Isomorphic framingis used to present each exercise in a scenario that relates directly to the engineering classroom orworkplace, and debriefing sessions are structured to reinforce the transfer of knowledge betweenthe exercise and the classroom or workplace. The framework is flexible and can be easilyadapted to a variety of

Conference Session

Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mileta Tomovic; William Szaroletta; Bruce Harding

assemblies such as an arbor press anda rack mounted stereo system; an independent study team project to develop a Battlebot™ robot;experimental mechanics team projects to develop indestructible football goal posts and to rapidlydesign, analyze, and visualize stresses in a combined stress experiment; industrial internshipprojects; a project involving metalcasting design optimization involving metal stream shrouding inpouring large high-alloy steel castings. Two additional courses have had students utilize solidmodeling as a result of this effort and these efforts are summarized.Introduction:The process of CAD integration was begun at the freshman level with a second semester courseentitled MET 102, Production design & Specifications (PD&S

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

David J. Ahlgren; Igor Verner

robotics project at Meviot Eron was studied with a view to the value of contest-orientedcurricula and methods of interdisciplinary design education. As a result of the study severalimprovements were made in the curriculum of 2000-2001 currently in progress. The team isdivided into 2 groups of equivalent amount of project work and responsibilities: structure andfire extinction (S&FE), and sensors and software (S&S). The S&FE group examines a number ofalternative variants of the robot structure and fire extinction by means of physical andmathematical modeling, and CAD. The S&S group deals with robot XY kinematics, applicationof shaft encoders for the position control, and algorithms and software for maze navigation asrequired by new

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Don Horton; Chad Kidder; Mark Yeary; Rainer Fink

2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education1. Master-to-Master connection: One master always tried to establish a M/S connection with the other Master. It would not realize that the other was also a master and to break the connection with it. This resulted in double counting of slaves in a scatternet.2. Breaking the active connection of a Slave: The Link Manager kept a slave in a piconet despite the slave deciding to be in only one. This meant that since the Master had a valid connection with the slave still, it would count it in its list of users. This also resulted in double counting of slaves in a

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Javier A. Kypuros, The University of Texas, Pan American; Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Constantine Tarawneh, The University of Texas, Pan American; Robert D. Wrinkle, University of Texas, Pan American; Martin William Knecht, South Texas College

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NSF Grantees

’ misconceptions.Education experts continue to urge Engineering educators to transform from a lecture-basedparadigm to one that is more inquiry-based. The 2000 National Research Council report16indicated that “[s]ixth graders in a suburban school who were given inquiry-based physicsinstruction were shown to do better on conceptual physics problems than eleventh and twelfth Page 22.762.2grade physics students taught by conventional methods in the same school system." In spite ofthe potential advantages for student learning, there is a limited amount of research on the use ofinquiry-based learning in Statics and Dynamics.Despite advancements, widespread reform has not

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods and Learning Models

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yasser M. Al Hamidi, Texas A&M University, Qatar; Reza Tafreshi, Texas A&M University, Qatar; Mahmoud Hammad El Zamli, Texas A&M University, Qatar

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

personality type, helping themto learn what makes an effective team.After team sign-ups, each group needs to get its proposal approved by the course instructor. Theyalso can choose among project ideas proposed by the instructor. In either case, students arerequired to clearly state their project title, objective(s), and the significance of the project toindustry, science, technology, health, etc. Upon approval, the projects start a three-phase processwith due dates specified in the project guidelines given to the students. All groups need tocomplete approximately the same tasks.In Phase One, they have to determine the sensing device required to transduce the desiredmeasured quantity to an electrical signal, determine a complete data acquisition

Conference Session

Mechatronics in the Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yang Cao, University of British Columbia

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

properly assembled parts and gives 6degrees-of-freedom. If you are not interested in solid modeling, you can also download a CADmodel from industrial robot manufacturer‟s website such as ADEPT, FANUC, KUKA, DESO,etc. Generally, manufacturers provide CAD model for commonly used softwares. Choose arobot model with detailed documentation.For example, a PUMA560 (not exact shape) was created using Solidworks as shown below. Page 22.1006.3 Figure 1 Simplified PUMA560 CAD modelHere are few things to note in this step:(1) When model the link 1 (base of the robot), make sure that the origin of the coordinate system for modeling

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lars K. Hansen, University of Texas, San Antonio; Keith Gerard Delahoussaye Jr., University of Texas, San Antonio ; Ruyan Guo, University of Texas, San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Protoboard Type Specification Type Specification Value ELVIS II Board Channels 2 EE Board 4 ELVIS II Board Resolution 16 bit DAC EE Board 14 bit DAC 1 channel: 2.8 MS/s ELVIS II Board Sample rate both channels: 2.0 MS/s EE Board 40 MS/s ELVIS II Board Overdrive protection

Conference Session

Instrumentation Applications

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Masoud Fathizadeh P.E., Purdue University, Calumet; Joseph Edward Cody, Purdue University, Calumet

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Instrumentation

comprised of two primary systems, a mobile vehicle and remote controlstation. Each system is further broken down into subordinate systems.1. Mobile Vehicle Page 25.397.4The mobile vehicle is a tracked vehicle running a number of sensors and sensor systems toaccomplish the primary task of locating the desired item(s), moving to the item(s) location,providing verification methods of the item(s), and transmitting the item’(s) location back to thecontrol station. a. Drive SystemThe drive system is broken down into two identical halves, one for the port side and one for thestarboard side. Each side operates completely independently of the other

Conference Session

BIM and Virtual Construction Environments

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Hildreth, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Construction

Models of Construction Productivity,” Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, ASCE, 112(2), 245-258.3. Gates, M. and A. Scarpa, (1972), “Learning and Experience Curves,” Journal of the Construction Division, ASCE, 98(CO1), 79-101.4. Parker, H. W. and C. H. Oglesby, (1972), Methods Improvement for Construction Managers, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY. Page 25.1422.105. Diekmann, J. R., D. l> Horn, and M. H. O’Connor (1982), “Utilization of Learning Curves in Damage for Delay Claims,” Project Management Quarterly, Dec., 67-71.6. Everett, J. G. and S. Farghal, (1994), “Learning Curve Predictors for

Conference Session

New Concepts for Alternative Energy Courses and Concepts

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Max Rabiee P.E. P.E., University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

decrease and hencerotor current and rotor frequency will decrease. Less rotor-current results in a lesser rotorelectromagnetic field. It is therefore impossible, for the rotor to rotate at the speed of the rotatingstator field. Slip is defined as the difference between the rotor speed and stator field speed, andis called synchronous speed. S = (NS - NR ) / NS (11) f r = S*f s = S*f (12) T = K*φ* IR* Cos (θR) (13) P.F.= Cos (θR) = tan-1 ( (f* S*Lr)/Rr) (14)Figure 8 displays the torque-speed characteristic curve of a typical Squirrel Cage Induction

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Mike Lu; Mark Smith; Craig Somerton

k = 0.0756 W/(m2⋅K) Pr = 0.7126 µ = 4.6196 x 10-5 kg/(m⋅s) µ 4.6196 x 10 -5 ν= = = 1.5113 x 10 - 4 m 2 /s ρ 0.3057Then our Reynolds number is u ∞ D (9.32)(0.47) Re = = = 29,984 ν 1.5113 x 10 − 4At a surface temperature of 565 K we have µs = 2.955 x 10-5 kg/(m⋅s)Our Nusselt number correlation then gives [ ] 1/4 0.4

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Rosa Betancourt de Perez; Rosa Buxeda; Moises Orengo; Lueny M. Morell; Jose R. Lopez

: http://amp.bc.inter.edu/ B. Industry Collaboration: Skills for the Millennium. One of the most significant accomplishments has been the compilation of skills, competencies and values required by employers of SMET graduates. The CIC met with a diverse sample of industry representatives, T he Gr aduating S MET S tudent P r ofile

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Rita L. Endt; Eyler Robert Coates

for the next10 years. We would naturally be interested in how much worth would be accumulated at the end.If the growth rate was fixed and known, then the calculation of the future worth would bestraightforward. However, the authors feel that it is important to let the students be aware that inthe real world there are many investment possibilities where the growth rate is variable from yearto year.Suppose that the investment vehicle chosen was an S&P 500 index fund. The annual returnsfrom 1954 till 1993 given by Bernstein indicate that the arithmetic average annual return was13.1% and the overall equivalent annual return over the entire 40 years was 11.75%1. However,the individual annual returns can vary from –26.5% to 52.6 %. This

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Ann M. Anderson; Richard D. Wilk

water and Eis in volts). A typical calibration curve is shown in Figure 4. They are required to calculate a linefitting sample variance for the manufacturers calibration and determine if their results meet theaccuracy specification. Next they fit a line to their data and calculate a line fitting sample variancewhich they also compare to the manufacturers calibration curve. The final step is to performanother linear regression in the differential pressure data range that corresponds to a pitot probevelocity of 2- 9 m/s and calculate a line fitting sample variance for the fit. They combine this withthe resolution uncertainty of the micro-manometer and calculate the resultant uncertainty invelocity measurements in the range 2 to 9 m/s. Uncertainty

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert L. Armacost; Robert Hoekstra; Michael A. Mullens

, 1995.2. Cabral, A., Viau, R., and Bedard, D., “Situated Learning and Motivation Strategies to Improve CognitiveLearning in CE,” 1997 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, CD, 1997.3. Mintz, S. and Liu, G., “Service-Learning: An Overview,” in National and Community Service: A Resource Guide,(Washington, DC: The Corporation for National and Community Service), 1993.4. Tsang, E., Martin, C. and Decker, R., “Service Learning as a Strategy for Engineering Education for the 21STCentury, “1997 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, CD, 1997.5. Vader, D., Erikson, C. and Eby, J., “Cross-Cultural Service Learning for Responsible Engineering Graduates,”1999 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings, Charlotte, NC, CD, 1999.6. Myers-Lipton, S., The Effects of Service

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Arthur Gerstenfeld

Session 2793 Africa: A Focus on the Southern Cone Arthur Gerstenfeld, Ph.D. Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA 01609AbstractThe purpose of this paper is to discuss an innovative project, partly based on a recentlypassed law entitled "Africa Growth and Opportunity Act" and to show how this presentsopportunities for universities and for businesses. The first part of this paper discussessome of the background regarding U. S. and Africa. The second part of the paperdescribes a project starting in summer 2001 that we believe may impact many studentsand faculty at our university

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert McLauchlan; Jennifer Crosby; Gary Weckman

2nd 2nd 3r d 3r d 10th 10th 1s t S em 1s t Sem 4th Sem 4th S em 5th Sem 5th Sem 6th S em 6th Sem 7th Sem 7th Sem 8th S em 8th Sem 9th Sem 9th S em S em Sem S em Sem Sem Sem FC TR FC TR FC TR FC TR FC TR FC TR FC TR

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

James H. Dooley; James L. Fridley

-technical input 2 3. Over the past forty years or so engineering hasbeen positioned by educators and many practitioners as being necessarily independent of andimmune from social influence 4 1. In the mid-1950’s engineering education in the United Stateswas directed away from social-technical integration toward more scientific and mathematicalcontent 5, 6. At the same time that engineering education stepped away from problem definitionand consideration of non-technical aspects of design, the educational discipline of professionalmanagement provided specialists to assume the decision-making roles in society 7. Engineeringstudents were subsequently taught that it was the role of managers and other non-technologists tocut through the politics, external

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert P. Taylor; B.K. Hodge

engineers withtraining suitable for the defense industry. Indeed, a number of engineering educators haveviewed engineering education from 1945 to the early 1990’s as primarily structured to supply theeducation needed for defense, and later space-based, activities.However, with the end of the Cold War, significant activity relating to a major change inengineering education has been and is currently taking place. Within the next few years,engineering education seems likely to undergo as significant a change as at mid century.Moreover, in addition to structural changes in engineering education, technological develop- Page 2.193.1ments related to the so