Conference Session

Innovative Program and Curricular Development

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Felicia Chong, Michigan Technological University; Douglas E. Oppliger, Michigan Technological University; Jean Kampe, Michigan Technological University; Valorie Troesch, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-centered; it must take placein small groups under the guidance of a tutor; the tutor must function as facilitator or guide;authentic problems are encountered in the learning sequence before other preparation or study;problems are used as tools to acquire the knowledge and skills to solve the problem; and newinformation is acquired through self-directed learning.1 The Buck Institute for Education, whichfocuses on project-based learning, identifies a similar set of essential elements: “organizedaround an open-ended Driving Question or Challenge; creates a need to know essential contentand skills; requires inquiry to learn and/or create something new; requires critical thinking,problem solving, collaboration, and various forms of communication

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research in K-12

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Dyehouse, Purdue University; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brenda Capobianco, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods, K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

incorporateengineering into the elementary classroom. Engineering curricula and engineering teacherprofessional development at the elementary level remains a developing area1. It follows thatassessments measuring the impact of such teacher professional development programs, orengineering interventions on students’ engineering design, science, and technology knowledge,have not been widely developed or utilized. For example, the National Academy Engineering(NAE)1 reports that there is a “paucity of data” available to assess the impacts of K-12engineering education on many student outcomes, which “reflects a modest, unsystematic effortto measure, or even define, learning and other outcomes” (p. 154).There is a need for assessments that are developmentally

Conference Session

Computer Science and Information Technology in K-12 Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna Victoria Forssen, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara M. Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Alka R. Harriger, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

mathematics and CS has been declining since 1991. While 37.8% of allmathematics and CS degrees in 2008 were awarded to minorities, less than 25% of thesesame degrees were awarded to minority females.1.Additionally, researchers have foundthat compared to male undergraduates, female undergraduates prefer to use lesstechnology in their courses, have weaker skill levels and reduced comfort levels withrespect to data processing, and, in general, are exposed to fewer online courses andcomputers at home.2,3 Compared to non-minority students, minority students are lesslikely to have grown up with a computer at home and often have had fewer online libraryexperiences. Minority students are also less likely to self-identify as being skilled withemail, but are

Conference Session

Simulation and Virtual Instrumentation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chao Li, Florida A&M University; Antonio J. Soares, Florida A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

greaterthan or equal to 10Hz).”[1]. This means that jitter is an unwanted phase modulation to the originaldigital signal. The frequency of the change of the phase is defined as “jitter-frequency” as shownin Figure 1. Figure 1 Illustration of jitter and jitter frequency [2]Jitter may deteriorate the transmission performance of a digital circuit. As a result of signaldisplacement from its ideal position in time, errors may be introduced into the digital bit streamat points of signal regenerations. Slips may be introduced into digital signals resulting from Page 22.1054.2either data overflow or depletion in digital equipment

Conference Session

Assessment in Engineering Graphics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

. Authors must be able to negotiate the submission, editorial, andpublication process. Reviewers need to continue evaluating manuscripts. Editors need to workwith authors and reviewers with relative ease. However, sustaining a journal’s performance canonly be achieved by the editorial staff with the aid of data and the use of statistics to ascertain itsperformance. While there are numerous applications and performance measures a journal canuse, and many more that online journals can pursue, the focus of this study was to beginmeasuring the performance of the online EDGJ by reporting on the most frequently visitedarticles published by the online EDGJ. Google Analytics (GA) was used to collect the data andto produce the statistics for this study.1, 2

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Lobaugh, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

is designed to utilize the informationlearned from these previous courses and design mechatronics systems. Of the four primaryengineering fields listed above (control systems, electrical, computing, mechanical), our studentslack the in depth knowledge of PLCs that an electrical or electronics engineer would haveobtained.The course was developed with both a lecture portion and a lab portion. The lecture meets twicea week for 50 minutes each and the lab portion is once a week for 1 hr and 50 min. The lecturetopics include discussions on the following: Automation Safety and Error Proofing PLCs Input devices (electrical and mechanical) Output devices (electrical and mechanical) Numbering systems

Conference Session

BME Courses and Learning Activities

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Weizhao Zhao, University of Miami; Xiping Li; Fabrice Manns, University of Miami

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

learning gains promisingly. We are continuing the developmentand plan to apply the system to other local institutions for biomedical or other engineeringstudents.IntroductionBiomedical engineering (BME) education, a part of STEM, has developed as an interdisciplinaryengineering training area in the last 30 years. Based on the current ASEE College Profiles12,BME undergraduate enrollment has become one of the most rapidly growing engineering majors(Figure 1 left panel).Figure 1 Left panel: BME undergraduate enrollment has been monotonically increasing from1999 to 2009 and has exceeded 20,000. Right panel: The difference between the number of BMEprograms and the number of online medical imaging teaching materials indicates a potentialdevelopment area

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renat Letfullin, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

. Page 22.1058.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Medical Physics Curriculum for Undergraduate Engineering Students Renat Letfullin 1 and Brent Murphy 2 1 Department of Physics and Optical Engineering, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 5500 Wabash Avenue, Terre Haute, IN 47803-3999, USA Phone: 1-812-877-8570; Fax: 1-812-877-8023; E-mail: letfullin@rose-hulman.edu 2 Radiological Technologies University 100 E. Wayne St., South Bend, IN Phone: 1-574-232-2408 ; Fax : 1-574-232-2200 ; E-mail

Conference Session

Aerospace Teaching and Learning I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maxwell Stuart Reid, Auckland University of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

undergraduateengineering programme which would include several responsibilities relevant to engineeringpractice:12 1. Teamwork. 2. Communication. 3. Societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues. 4. The relationship between engineering and society. 5. Professional ethics. 6. Sustainable development.The curriculum was designed to contain enough theory for engineering students to understandthe concepts of ethics and sustainability, while endeavouring to keep their focus and attentionbefore discussing the ethical and sustainable issues of good engineering design and practice.The content would include: 1. Introduction to the social responsibilities of engineering. 2. Technology and society – the relationship. 3. Social engineering

Conference Session

Aerospace Teaching and Learning I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Rowland, U.S. Military Academy; James E. Bluman, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

stand out as a valuable motivational and subjectmatter retention tool is the way in which these images are used to apply different learningtheories and how the discussion and interaction with the students that follows is facilitated by theinstructor. For example, if the lesson covers lateral aircraft stability and the use of anhedral wingdesign, one option would be to use the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy shown in figure 1. This aircraft hasa large degree of anhedral clearly visible from most angles but especially from the front view.Since this particular aircraft is fairly well-known, the instructor might choose to present itunlabeled in the middle of the lesson, hyping students up with a small reward to whoevercorrectly identifies the aircraft first

Conference Session

Advanced Aerospace Student Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Horacio Andrés Trucco; Martina Y. Trucco, Hewlett-Packard Labs

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

effortlessly carry such ultra-light-weight plane over his or her shoulders while running forsafe takeoff or controlled landing. Such truly unassisted and controllable human-powered flightwould symbolize achieving the long sought-after dream of flying almost like birds.Overview of the Proposed StructureA novel implementation of the inflatable structure (or pressurized structure) concept to buildultra-light-weight aerial vehicles specifically designed for human-powered flight is proposed.The main objective is: (1) to dramatically reduce the total weight and cost of manufacture ofsuch an ultra-light-weight aircraft in comparison to the use of conventional rigid structures; (2) topermit safe takeoff and landing without on-board or external power

Conference Session

Aerospace Curriculum and Collaborations

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valana L. Wells, Arizona State University; Jenefer Husman, Arizona State University; Praveen Shankar, Arizona State University; Wen-Ting Chung, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

students from other engineeringmajors.The new version of the course was constructed using several philosophical changes from theprevious course delivery:1. Utilize flow-simulation software (Overflow25), including a post-processing visualization package (FieldView6), in both lecture and homework assignments.2. Use “just-in-time” approach to integrate laboratory, homework assignments and lecture so that students investigate specific concepts on their own just before being introduced to the mathematical analysis describing those concepts.3. Remove substantial classical content, such as potential flow solutions, in favor of introducing numerical simulation.The most significant change to the course was the homework assignments, which

Conference Session

Aerospace Teaching and Learning I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hadi Ali, Purdue University; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

understanding the kinds of iteration that occur and why they occur; implementing and assessing the strategy will be a focus of future work. 1. Introduction and Motivation Spacecraft design is highly iterative. Like many complex systems, problems faced during thedesign of a spacecraft often have more than one solution. The fact that an operable space systemcapable of meeting mission requirements within imposed constraints including (but not restrictedto) mass, cost, and schedule makes spacecraft design a highly iterative process of exploringoptimal solutions that have conflicting requirements. Therefore, systems thinking and iterativedesign practice are important aspects in the development of space vehicles and space systemsthat involve

Conference Session

Aerospace Curriculum and Collaborations

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Engineering, Aviation, and Technology; Michael Swartwout, Saint Louis University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

recruiting, retaining and training engineering students. In thelast decade, programs such as the AFRL-sponsored University Nanosat Program,the CanSat program, and especially the CubeSat standard have dramaticallychanged spacecraft engineering education. In an incredibly short period of time(especially by aerospace standards), such activities have helped foster strongaerospace education programs in schools with no history of space activity. Infact, it can be shown that the 'success' of these programs was a direct result oftheir satellite-building activities. In this paper, we will discuss three related topics,(1) the status of the student-built space missions over last ten years, (2) thesignificance of these programs and their contributions to

Conference Session

Aerospace Teaching and Learning II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Drexel University; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University; Alexandru Catalin Belu, Case Western Reserve University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

solving of problems that were previouslyintractable. However, only the surface has been scratched. We are still confronted with a widespectrum of challenging problems whose solution will have a crucial influence on ourtechnological problem solving ability. The applications of symbolic computation ranges over the entire scope of mathematics and itsapplications, that is, essentially all science and engineering fields. There are three modes of theuse: (1) computations that could be carried out by hand but can be done more productively andaccurately by a symbolic computation system, (2) computations that are beyond hand calculationbut can be done more or less routinely by machine, and (3) calculations that require substantialeffort to complete even

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

CREATE Renewable Energy CenterBackgroundThe goal of the NSF ATE CREATE Renewable Energy Regional Center is to address thedemonstrated high demand for renewable energy technicians in southern and central Californiaas a multi-County consortium. The Center has objectives in five areas: 1) the development andrefinement of modular in-class, on-line, and hybrid renewable energy curricula integrated intodegree pathways concentrating on the areas of wind and solar photovoltaic and thermaltechnologies and energy efficiency and management that are tied to industry skills standards andcertifications; 2) development and implementation of a technical teacher professionaldevelopment program in renewable energy which will allow community college, high

Conference Session

Structural Education Applications in Architectural Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sinead MacNamara, Syracuse University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

itspossibilities that newly-trained engineers lack, making it all the more vital that architectscan argue persuasively and competently for innovative structural solutions in their designwork. Page 22.1509.2
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Although they receive a rigorous technical education, engineers are not formally trainedto understand the goals and ideals of the architect. Salvadori observed that while there isan enthusiasm to work together the two groups simply do not share a commonvocabulary.4 Obviously there are notable exceptions to this argument, and engineeringand architectural

Conference Session

Structural Education Applications in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sinead MacNamara, Syracuse University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

significant difference between the capacity of studentengineers and engineering practitioners in “problem scoping” and “informationgathering” at the start of a design project, and argue that engineering students wouldbenefit from teaching methods designed to model that process for them.1 In the 1990sfirst-year design courses were widely introduced in engineering programs in an attempt tointroduce students to the nature of their chosen profession earlier in their college careers.2Dym et al identify a host of institutions (Harvey Mudd, Purdue, Northwestern, PennState, Colorado School of the Mines, University of Alabama, Columbia, Cooper Union,Drexel, NJIT, Ohio State, Polytechnic South Carolina, USC, Carnegie Mellon, Universityof Colorado at Boulder

Conference Session

"Green" Topics in Architectural Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob Dunn, University of Idaho Integrated Design Lab, Boise; Gunnar Ryan Gladics, University of Idaho, Integrated Design Lab; Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg, University of Idaho Integrated Design Lab, Boise; Ery Djunaedy, University of Idaho Integrated Design Lab, Boise; Sherry McKibben, University of Idaho IURDC, McKibben + Cooper Architects

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Architectural

/Urban Design. McKibben + Cooper specializes in sustainable urban design, architecture and site technologies, including master planning. Page 22.1629.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Using Building Performance Modeling as a Vehicle for Re-IntegrationSection 1 IntroductionSection 1.1 The Challenge One of the biggest challenges in today’s building design industry revolves around themanagement of an integrated design team. This issue is particularly painted by the need for deepenergy savings in buildings. An integrated team

Conference Session

Architechtural Engineering Eduction: Emergent Topics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

the return.Other multizone hot water recirculation systems exist, such as those with multiple dedicated heaters, orwith a single or multiple pumps.Drainage/venting:  Terminal velocity: The drainage is a gravity system, where the water drainage flow (1/3) tends to attach to the piping wall forming a hollow cylinder of water, with a core of air (2/3) in the center, and opposed by the friction forces applied by the pipe asperity. These opposite forces limit the water drainage velocity to the value given by the following equation: 2/5 q Vt  3.0  d  (1

Conference Session

Structural Education Applications in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pyo-Yoon Hong, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

increasing number of students bring their architectural ideas for their studioprojects to my attention for structural consulting during schematic design stage even though astructural feasibility check is not a requirement of the studio course or a part of final grade. Thisis a very promising sign that the architectural students become more capable of speaking somestructural language to communicate with structural engineers.Conclusions. 1. The use of architects’ language in a structure class, visualization and models, encourages architectural students to open their mind to the seemingly esoteric subjects of structural principles and to get ready for fuller engagement. 2. ‘Playing’ with engineering concepts without the bitter taste of

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Technical Session II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Leigh Wolfe, Virginia Tech; Nicholas M Holden, University College Dublin; Demetres Briassoulis, Agricultural University of Athens; Francisco Ayuga, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, BIPREE Research Group; Giacomo Scarascia Mugnozza, University of Bari, Italy

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

overall goal of the new (2009-2013funding period) project, “Transatlantic BiosystemsEngineering Curriculum and Mobility (TABE.NET)”, is to advance internationalization of BE Page 22.1540.2curricula and to develop a global awareness within the discipline. The specific objectives toachieve this goal include the following: 1. Define the common threads within the BE discipline; 2. Globalize core BE courses by creating a database of multinational examples that can be drawn upon by instructors around the world; 3. Develop innovative courses to advance the continuing development of BE programs in the US and EU (and globally); 4. Design

Conference Session

Developments in BME Pedagogy and Assessment

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Naiquan (Nigel) Zheng, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

Page 22.1342.4successful in learning and become self-direct learners, knowledge builders and better problemsolvers. A multifaceted approach, which integrated PBL, DBL and WWW-based e-Learning,was adopted for student-centered learning in one of our recently developed interdisciplinarycourses. Methodology MEGR 3090 Intro to Biodynamics is one of such interdisciplinary courses developed inspring 2009 as an elective. In this course, we aimed to obtain the following specific objectives: 1. To improve engineering students’ skills in self-directed learning of basic medicalknowledge related to orthopedic engineering design and manufacture; 2. To improve engineering students’ skills in tackling complex real-world

Conference Session

Laboratories and Projects in BME

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; Donald L. McEachron, Drexel University; Fran Cornelius, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

and thus moreclinically effective. Additionally, knowledge of the design and development of medicaltechnology will facilitate proper maintenance in the clinical environment thus avoiding patientadverse events and errors and promoting optimal care. Finally, a more fundamental Page 22.1542.2understanding of the technology with which they must interact will better acquaint nursingstudents with both the advantages and disadvantages of specific devices as well as the expectedoperating parameters. This will improve nurses’ ability to deliver effective patient care.The complete project includes the following components: 1. Clinical simulations

Conference Session

BME Courses and Learning Activities

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge E. Bohorquez, University of Miami; Ozcan Ozdamar, University of Miami; Jonathon Anthony Toft-Nielsen, University of Miami

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

otherdevices, such as an optical coherence tomography device are being considered as alternative finalprojects for future students.Course objectives are assessed in several ways: by student surveys at the end of the semester, by Page 22.1397.2analysis of the final product and by the associated documentation. BME540/541have beenavailable for two years with satisfactory results as assessed by student and industryrepresentative evaluations, exit interviews and employment records.1. IntroductionThe Biomedical Engineering (BME) industry is fertile ground for BME graduates; this dynamicindustry requires more entrepreneurs generating new jobs for our

Conference Session

Developments in BME Pedagogy and Assessment

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hatice O. Ozturk, North Carolina State University; Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

into three parts: 1) Knowledge, 2) Skills and 3)Attitudes. This separation was suggested to avoid conglomeration of the outcome statements, tosimplify the connection to course instructional objectives and to allow for out of curriculumcomponents. We had been in search of a model like this to create a new sustainable assessmentplan with embedded course level assessment and chose to adopt the approach. Defining a“skills” category for the undergraduate program captured the attention of BiomedicalEngineering faculty who were interested in developing a skill-set common to all studentsgraduating from the program.At the next Biomedical Engineering (BME) Undergraduate Program retreat, a session wasdedicated to identifying the basic skills our students

Conference Session

Developments in BME Pedagogy and Assessment

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Linsenmeier, Northwestern University; Melvin Andrew McElrath, Marquette University; Wendy Murray, Northwestern University; Laura M. Haugh-Scheidt, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

the electronic format. Those who find it frustrating are apt todismiss the utility of the module and those who are accepting of the electronic format tend tofind the modules useful. This suggests that enhancement of the electronic experience itself couldallow more students to recognize the learning benefits of this technology.IntroductionThe VaNTH Engineering Research Center in Bioengineering Educational Technologies(www.vanth.org) developed a platform for electronic delivery of problems consisting of anauthoring component (Courseware Authoring and Packaging Environment – CAPE) and adelivery component (experimental Learning Management System - eLMS) that deliversproblems to students and records their interactions 1, 2. eLMS can be used in a

Conference Session

Innovations in Design within BME Curricula

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aura Gimm, Duke University; Richard Goldberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Kevin Caves, Duke University; Robert Malkin, Duke University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

bench marking, experimentaldesigns for assessing design solutions, use of appropriate statistical models, learning fromfailure, or using machining tools. In one design challenge, for example, students fabricate asimple structure using only squares and equilateral triangle shaped pieces with one demonstrablefunction that can be measured.IntroductionMany types of design challenges have been used in various formal and informal educationalsettings. Design challenges have been implemented modularly in K-12 classrooms that led togains in student learning of science, mathematics and engineering concepts,1-2 and to a decreasein achievement gaps between some demographic groups.3 A number of studies comparing atraditional teaching model to one with

Conference Session

Experiential Learning and Globalization in BME

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Sanghoon Lee, University of Virginia; Shing Wai Yam, University of Virginia; William H. Guilford, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

valuable skills such as theability to “explain, present, discuss, and defend [one’s] work to peers, advisors, and otherfaculty” [1], understanding how scientists and engineers work on real problems, analyzing andinterpreting data, and learning lab techniques [2].As undergraduate programs and institutions grow, it becomes difficult to successfully matchstudents to laboratories. Apart from identifying labs that are willing to accept undergraduates,successful matching requires an as yet unknown combination of interests, skills, implicit orexplicit mindsets, and demographic factors. In a single department these factors may be knownto a limited extent of both the labs and the undergraduate applicants. With enough priorexperience one might intuit a good

Conference Session

Laboratories and Projects in BME

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yakov Cherner, ATEL, LLC; Sonia Sparks Wallman; Margaret Bryans, Montgomery County Community College; Marina Taranova, Southern Federal University, Russia

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

the design and functionality of a chromatography system or‘skid’, its components and their electrical and plumbing connections, as well as interactionsbetween these components. In this mode, the simulation allows students to zoom-in on a Page 22.1662.2component, rotate it, explore its parts using photo-quality 3D images, and read a description ofthe component. Fig 1.presents the interface of VLCL running in the equipment mode. Figure 1. A screenshot of the Virtual Liquid Chromatography Laboratory running in the equipment mode. 3D images of major system components are shown at the bottom.The process mode (Fig. 2) introduces students to the