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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeffrey Newcomer

wellas to some commonly used circuits. The laboratory exercises are simple to create and relativelyinexpensive, and they have a high return in terms of student learning.IntroductionFluid Power courses need a meaningful laboratory component to guarantee that studentscomplete the class with the practical knowledge that cannot be garnered from textbook photos orlecture overheads. Most commercially available fluid power modules are hydraulic. These areexpensive and have the potential to make a tremendous mess. Other options include softwaresimulations and fluid mechanics experiments. While these are all valuable, they do not providereal ‘hands-on’ experience. The Engineering Technology Department at Western WashingtonUniversity (WWU) teaches a Fluid

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Berg; Morris Boughton

engineering experience in signal conditioning, instrumentation,and microwave communication and control systems for aerospace industries and major commercial televisionnetworks, plus an additional 14 years of marketing and management experience in entrepreneurial ventures. Since1995, he has been teaching at UTB, setting up the engineering technology laboratories, and assisting with therefinement of syllabi for multi-semester course sequences in the electronic engineering technology program. Heearned two degrees in Electrical Engineering, an M.S. from the University of California at Los Angeles, and a B.S.from the Michigan State University

Conference Session

Innovative Lab and Hands-on Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Szaroletta

://www.tech.purdue.edu/met/courses/met211/5. MET 311 course website (January, 2002), http://www.tech.purdue.edu/met/courses/met311/6. National Instruments Incorporated website (January, 2002), http://www.ni.com.7. Vishay Measurement Group website (January, 2002), http://www.measurementsgroup.comBiography:WILLIAM K. SZAROLETTA, P.E.Professor Szaroletta is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering technology at Purdue University. A member ofASEE, he has 18 years industry experience in engineering and project management positions, with 12 awarded patents.He has 6 years university teaching experience, where his current applied research interests are rapid product designengineering, experimental mechanics laboratory automation, and optimization

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2001 Annual Conference

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Robert Avanzato

Session 1520 Handheld Computers in the Classroom and Laboratory Robert L. Avanzato Penn State AbingtonAbstractPenn State Abington has integrated the student use of personal digital assistant (PDA)technology into several Information Sciences and Technology and engineering courses inorder to foster active and collaborative learning experiences in the classroom andlaboratory. Activities supported by the use of these handheld computers includeelectronic team exams, distribution of notes, programming, collaborative databaseprojects, and access to web-based materials. Student access to handheld

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

James Garner; David Metz; Willie Ofosu

Session 1426 Laboratory Exercise on Demodulation Of PAM signal Willie Ofosu - Penn State Wilkes-Barre James Garner, David Metz - Penn State AltoonaAbstractPulse amplitude modulation (PAM) is used extensively in telecommunications as anintermediate step of other techniques such as phase shift keying (PSK), quadratureamplitude modulation (QAM) and pulse code modulation (PCM)1. PAM however is anamplitude modulated (AM) form of a pulse carrier2, and hence has all the advantages anddisadvantages of the purely analog AM, a major disadvantage being noise. PAM can

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Maurice F Aburdene; Jaskeerat S. Baweja; Richard J. Kozick

Session 1620 Interactive Signals and Systems Laboratories Using Notebooks Maurice F. Aburdene, Richard J. Kozick, Jaskeerat S. Baweja Bucknell UniversityAbstractThis paper presents three interactive signal processing laboratories that use Matlab programslinked to a Microsoft Word document (a “notebook”). The active filter analysis and design,convolution and concert halls, and spectral analysis labs are designed for third-year students in asignals and systems course. These labs engage the students in the learning process by providingthem with the opportunity to experiment and ask “what if” questions

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Rochelle Payne Ondracek

taughtthem as connected or related to each other. And we have been clearly deficient in teaching the,what I would call, the ’sociology of engineering’. What do I mean by the term ’sociology ofengineering’? To begin, engineers must be able to work in teams; they must be able tocommunicate effectively; they must be adaptable. They must also better understand their pivotalrole in society in order to accept the responsibility of that role."3In addition to striving for a more conceptual understanding of course concepts, this project is anattempt to address several of the concerns highlighted by Deputy Director Bordogna. Theproposed virtual laboratories will require an integrated understanding of materials scienceconcepts and hopefully lead to a more

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Oceans & Marine Technical Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ziqian Liu, State University of New York, Maritime College

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Ocean and Marine

that our newly developed laboratory made contributions in enhancingstudent intelligent control design skills on the soft side, which is highly demanded for a 21stcentury and future engineer.I. IntroductionControl course is a classic but also a difficult course in engineering education. With the energysaving revolution in progress, it is playing a more important role in engineering curriculum.Since a control course mainly focuses on theoretical and abstract subjects, it is very challengingfor an instructor to attract and keep our students’ interest when teaching it. Active learning is aneffective pedagogy to support student learning. It involves providing opportunities for studentsto meaningfully talk and listen, write, read, and reflect on the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claudio Olmi, University of Houston; Bo Cao, Smart Materials and Structures Laboratory; Han Wang, University of Houston; Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University; Gangbing Song, University of Houston

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NSF Grantees

AC 2011-1070: A UNIFIED FRAMEWORK FOR REMOTE LABORATORYEXPERIMENTSClaudio Olmi, University of Houston Claudio Olmi is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at the University of Houston. He received his B.S. and M.S. degree in Computer and Systems Engineering from the University of Houston. He specializes in System Integration of hybrid Mechanical and Electrical systems with focus on Software Programming, Analog and Digital Hardware Design, Internet Technologies for Remote Operations, Dig- ital Controls, and NI LabVIEW Programming. Olmi worked in projects using Smart Materials applied to Civil and Mechanical Structures for in laboratory and remote operations from where he published 2 journal papers

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Craddock; Chandrasekhar Vallath; Alison Arndt; Lizette Chevalier

Session Number 2793 Technology Enhanced Laboratory Manual for Introduction to Environmental Engineering L.R. Chevalier, J.N. Craddock, C. Vallath and A. Arndt Dept. of Civil Engineering/Interractive Multimedia Program Southern Illinois University Carbondale Carbondale, IL 62901-6603 PH: 618-453-6648 FAX: 618-453-3044 cheval@engr.siu.edu, craddock@ce.siu.edu cvallath@yahoo.com, arndtae@yahoo.comAbstractThe main objective of the lab manual is to provide an

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Biomedical Engr. Design and Laboratories

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Roger Gonzalez; Paul Leiffer

greatly assists in teaching students theexperimental process. This process becomes extremely beneficial during their senior designexperience and possible future graduate work. We believe that this detailed laboratoryexperience educates our undergraduate engineering students in proper laboratory use,experimental design, research methodologies and knowledge dissemination. Page 7.1218.5 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society of Engineering Education

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Topics in Computing and Information Technologies

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abul K. M. Azad, Northern Illinois University; Namratha Siripragada, Northern Illinois University

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Computing & Information Technology

, overall assessment of the management of the project, and changes ofstudent attitude toward the targeted laboratory courses and general STEM courses. Thisinformation was used for quantitative and qualitative analysis as well as the continuousimprovement/updating of the teaching materials, experimental facility, and delivery approach.There was an inbuilt data collection system (questionnaire) within the environment. The studentsneeded to complete the questionnaire on a weekly basis.Assess the effectiveness of the environment for achieving students learning outcomes: Both theformative and summative evaluation were conducted for this part of the evaluation. For formativeevaluation, the test- and control-groups were given pre- and post-test at the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Leslie Collins; Lisa Huettel

Connexions Project, cnx.rice.edu3. D.L. Jones (2001). “Designing effective DSP laboratory courses,” 2001 Proc. IEEE Int. Conf. Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, pp. 2701-2704.4. D.E. Melton, C.J. Finelli, L.M. Rust (1999). “A digital signal processing laboratory with style,” 1999 Proc. ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conf, Session 12b6, November, 1999.5. M. Nahvi (1999). “Real-time digital signal processing design projects in an undergraduate DSP course and laboratory,” Texas Instruments DSPS Fest 1999.6. E.A. Lee (2000). “Designing a relevant lab for introductory signals and systems,” IEEE Signal Proc. Education Workshop, October, 2000.7. C.H.G. Wright, T.B. Welch, D.M. Etter, M.G. Morrow (2002). “Teaching DSP

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Weining Feng; Alberto Gomez-Rivas; George Pincus

. A good example of the control applications is atemperature-sensing system that transmits data to all computers in the laboratories by a wirelessnetwork. This network is in process of development to achieve a goal that the program developedseveral semesters ago: To do wireless process control. Page 7.497.11 Proceeding of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering EducationThe control laboratory and in general all laboratories in the department are more workshops thanscience laboratories because they are used to teach

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2005 GSW

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Kenneth Van Treuren

Letter, Spring 20059. http://journaltool.asme.org/Content/AuthorResources.cfm10. ASME Writing Guide for Baylor University – (Student handout developed for EGR 4335, Mechanical Engineering Laboratory.)KEN VAN TREURENKen Van Treuren is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering at Baylor University. Hereceived his B. S. in Aeronautical Engineering from the USAF Academy and his M. S. in Engineering fromPrinceton University. He completed his DPhil in Engineering Sciences at the University of Oxford, UK. AtBaylor he teaches courses in laboratory techniques, fluid mechanics, energy systems, propulsion, andfreshman engineering. Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Clark, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

AC 2007-823: COMPUTER SIMULATION OF LABORATORY EXPERIMENTSFOR ENHANCED LEARNINGWilliam Clark, Worcester Polytechnic Institute William Clark is associate professor of Chemical Engineering at WPI. He earned a B.S. from Clemson University and a Ph.D. from Rice University, both in Chemical Engineering. After postdoctoral work at the Technical University of Denmark and the University of Delaware he has taught at WPI since 1986. His current research interests include finite element computer modeling for improving separation processes as well as for improving engineering education. Address: WPI, Department of Chemical Engineering, 100 Institute Rd., Worcester, MA 01609; telephone: (+1

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2003 GSW

Authors

Ken Van Treuren

An Applications Oriented Gas Turbine Laboratory Experience Ken Van Treuren Department of Engineering Baylor University AbstractThe gas turbine industry is experiencing growth in many sectors, particularly in the area ofpower generation. An important part of teaching a gas turbine course is exposing students to thepractical applications of the gas turbine. This laboratory enabled students to view the applicationof gas turbines in the area of propulsion. A Pratt and Whitney PT6A-20 turboprop was run at alocal airfield and engine parameters typical of cockpit instrumentation were

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Ishwar Rattan

Session 1626 Open Systems Laboratory for Distributed Operating Systems Ishwar Rattan Central Michigan UniversityAbstract The recent advances in microprocessor technology and local area networks have made it easyto put together computer systems with a large number of machines connected by a high speednetwork. These systems need radically different software. In particular, the requiredoperating systems have to deal with new ideas such as fault tolerance, load balancing,incremental growth, computational speed up, and transparency not found in

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Distance and Web-Based Learning in Engineering Technology: Part I

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Immanuel Edinbarough, University of Texas, Brownsville; Jesus Martinez, University of Texas, Brownsville

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Engineering Technology

Automation, Machine vision, ISO 9000 and Lean Six Sigma. He has published several papers, in these areas, in various national & international conferences and journals. He has won several teaching awards including the recent academic excellence award, NISOD 2008, from the University of Texas at Austin.Jesus Martinez, University of Texas, Brownsville Jesus Martinez has received his Bachelor of Science Degree with a major in Electronics Engineering Technology at The University of Texas at Brownsville, in May 2007. Currently he is working at The University of Texas at Brownsville, as an Audiovisual Equipment Maintenance Technician. He has successfully completed several projects involving Mechatronics

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Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl K. Frederickson, University of Central Arkansas

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Engineering Physics & Physics

Paper ID #18439Introducing Coding in Freshman Physics Laboratories using ArduinosDr. Carl K Frederickson, University of Central Arkansas Dr. Frederickson has taught physics at UCA for 22 years. He is the current department chair and is leading the development of a new Engineering Physics degree program. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Introducing Coding in Freshman Physics Laboratories using ArduinosAbstractDuring the fall semester 2015 Arduino microprocessors were introduced into the second semestercalculus based physics laboratory. The

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Design of Lab Experiments II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmad Pourmovahed, Kettering University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2007-27: THE ENERGY SYSTEMS LABORATORY AT KETTERINGUNIVERSITYAhmad Pourmovahed, Kettering University Ahmad Pourmovahed is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (1985) and an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering (1979) both from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After graduation, he worked at General Motors Research Laboratories and Lawrence Technological University. In 1990, he joined Kettering University where he teaches courses in thermal sciences, mechanics, and engineering design and serves as the Director of Energy Systems Laboratory

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Design Based Energy Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alamgir A. Choudhury, Western Michigan University; Jorge Rodriguez PhD, MBA, Western Michigan University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #7749A laboratory for energy efficient product designDr. Alamgir A. Choudhury, Western Michigan University Alamgir A. Choudhury is an Associate Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan. His MS and PhD are in mechanical engineering from NMSU (Las Cruces) and BS in mechanical engineering from BUET (Dhaka). His interest includes computer applications in curriculum, MCAE, mechanics, instrumentation & control, and fluid power. He is also a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio and affiliated with ASME, ASEE, SME and TAP.Jorge Rodriguez

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Manufacturing Lab Experience

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Hakan Gurocak

Session: 2963 A Laboratory Course with Remote and Local Students Hakan Gurocak Manufacturing Engineering Washington State University 14204 NE Salmon Creek Ave. Vancouver, WA 98686Abstract: Hands-on experience gained in a laboratory is an invaluable part of the learningactivity in undergraduate education. However, delivery of the laboratory experience in adistance education setting is a challenging problem. Our manufacturing engineering curriculumcontains a required control

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Web-Based Laboratories and Classes

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Abul Azad

Session# 2003-2158 Internet Based Experiments for Physical Laboratory Set-up Abul K M Azad1, Andrew Otieno1, Omar Ghrayeb2 and Navin Anand3 1 Department of Technology, Northern Illinois University, Illinois, IL-60115. 2 Department of Industrial Engineering, Northern Illinois University, IL-60115. 3 Graduate student, Department of Technology, NIU, Illinois, IL-60115. Email: azad@ceet.niu.eduAbstractThis paper presents the development of an Internet based experimental laboratory facility wherestudents

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Innovations in the ChE Laboratory

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Miller; Julia Williams

Session 2213 Incorporating Peer Review in the Chemical Engineering Laboratory David C. Miller, Department of Chemical Engineering Julia M. Williams, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyThe Unit Operations laboratory represents an important site for the development oftechnical and non-technical skills in chemical engineering students. Coming in the finalyear of students’ course work, the projects of UO lab give students the opportunity tocombine experimental experiences with team work and communication, a combinationthat chemical engineering educators would agree is

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Curriculum Development in Information Technology

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne Jones; Robert Wright

Session 1449 The Collin County Community College District Convergence Laboratory Wayne A. Jones, Robert Wright Division of Engineering Technology Collin County Community College District 9700 Wade Boulevard, Frisco, TX 75035AbstractThis paper presents and describes the novel next generation convergence lab located in theEngineering Technology (ET) Division at Collin County Community College District’s(CCCCD) Preston Ridge Campus in Frisco, Texas. The laboratory currently

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Lan; Karlene Hoo; Jason Williams; Harry Parker; Charles Smith; Theodore Wiesner

a feel for what the equipment looks and feels like, as well ashow it operates. With the virtual portion, the students will become familiar with the computerinterfaces that are similar to industrial control rooms, and learn to manipulate the equipment viathose controls instead of manually turning valves and knobs. They can also explore operatingscenarios which are not easily or economically investigated with physical equipment. A powerfulcapability added by virtual experiments is the ability to use simulation to plan which laboratoryexperiments would be most useful to meet the goals of a lesson..SummaryWith the two labs complementing each other, the unit operations laboratory would be highlybeneficial to the students by teaching both the

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Curriculum Development in Civil ET

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Alberto Gomez-Rivas; George Pincus

of the beam for easier visualization of their position inside of the beam.Figure 7 - Two span continuous beam used to teach post-tensioning techniques • Post-tensioned Crane: Figure 8 shows a crane designed and built to handle heavy loads in the laboratory. Details of its design and construction were presented at the ACI annual conference in Montreal gaining great compliments from fellow educators. Page 8.748.7 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering EducationFigure

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bo Cao, University of Houston; Gangbing Song, University of Houston; Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University; Daniel Osakue, Texas Southern University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

. Journal of Engineering Education, 21(1), 166-177.[6] Jeschke, S., Richter, T., & Sinha, U. (2008, Oct. 2008). Embedding Virtual and Remote Experiments Into a Cooperative Knowledge Space. Paper presented at the 38th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Saratoga Springs, NY.[7] Jing, M., & Jeffrey, V. N. (2006). Hands-on, simulated, and remote laboratories: A comparative literature review. ACM Comput. Surv., 38(3), 7.[8] Olmi, C., Song, G., & Mo, Y. L. (2007). An innovative and multi-functional smart vibration platform. Smart Mater. Struct., 16, 1302–1309.[9] Song, G., Olmi, C., & Bannerot, R. (2007). Enhancing Vibration and Controls Teaching with Remote Lab Experiments. Paper presented at the

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

V. Waheed; V. Nallaperumal; S. A. Chickamenahalli

Session 2259 LABVIEW BASED ELECTRIC MACHINES LABORATORY INSTRUMENTATION S. A. Chickamenahalli, V. Nallaperumal, V. Waheed Wayne State University/Wayne State University/Patti EngineeringAbstract This paper presents an innovative instrumentation project that consisted of interface of adc motor-generator set to an IBM PC using National Instruments Data Acquisition (NIDAQ)tools and display of experimental data using LabVIEW software. The goal was to achieve real-time measurement and display of experiment waveforms on the PC screen and store thesewaveforms for later use in reports, illustrations