systems based on classical control. The fuzzy controller achieves notonly a higher precision in stopping at any designated point, but makes each stop more comfortable; inaddition, it saves about 10% of energy. A complete list of other industrial projects, including controlproblems that are considered beyond the capabilities of classical control theory, that employ fuzzy Proceedings of the 2011 North Midwest Section Conferencecontrol would be too long. Fuzzy controllers have also been installed with great success in variety ofconsumer products, including TV sets, video cameras, vacuum cleaners, washing machines, automobiles(antiskid brake systems, automatic transmissions) and many others [10], [11].3. Objectives ECE 5831
semester, I participated in the Special Problem Course offered by Dr.Souto, in which we developed a new undergraduate laboratory experience. This experienceconsisted of a hands-on experimental work and data analysis to study the diffusion of salt in anaqueous media. This new experiment will be incorporated in the Chemical Engineering SeniorLaboratory in the Fall 2021 semester, where currently, there are no experiments for students tostudy molecular diffusion. This project was funded by the 2020 AIChE Separations DivisionEducation and Outreach award.The work consisted of preparing a concentrated sodium chloride solution, arming the equipmentset-up, collecting and analyzing the data. Additionally, we prepared the experimental handoutand a video
fundamental skills that will assist them in their academicand professional careers.As part of the course, students work in teams to solve two main design projects over the courseof the semester. Each design project involves using their design skills to solve open-endedproblems, and then communicate these results in a report. The students work in teams of four tocomplete these design projects in the lab sections of the course. In the lecture sections, thestudents learn about the engineering profession and engineering curriculum to prepare them forthe challenges that are involved in navigating these future paths.Students in EGR 100 completed a survey of their experiences in the course at the end of thesemester. This data was collected over six
thirty (30) credit hours for coursework and six(6) credit hours for an engineering project. All students in the MEng Program will provide Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference The University of Texas at Arlington Copyright @ 2003, American Society for Engineering Educationspecialized training and a solid foundation in areas such as statistics, numerical methods,engineering managements, and advanced computer applications, which are illustrated in Table A.In addition, the program will require students to take six (6) technical elective courses (18 hours)in a specialty option, leading to an engineering project. The choice of technical electives
the National ScienceFoundation (NSF) Revolutionizing Engineering and Computer Science Departments (RED)grant in July 2017 to support the development of a program that fosters students’ engineeringidentities in a culture of doing engineering with industry engineers. The project capitalizes on theDepartment’s strong connections with industry to cultivate a culture of “Engineering withEngineers” through changes in four essential areas: a shared department vision, faculty,curriculum, and supportive policies.This paper reports the status of the five-year project and is an updated version from our previousNSF Grantees Poster papers presented at the 2018, 2019, and 2020 ASEE Annual Conferences.The project background and objective are unchanged
Paper ID #32392#LaHoraSTEAM (The STEAM Hour) – An Initiative to Promote STEM-STEAMLearning in Quarantine Times (Work in Progress)Mr. Marcelo Caplan, Columbia College Marcelo Caplan - Associate Professor, Department of Science and Mathematics, Columbia College Chicago. In addition to my teaching responsibilities, I am involved in the outreach programs and activities of the department. I am the coordinator of three outreach programs 1) the NSF-ISE project ”Scientists for To- morrow” which goal is to promote Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) learning in community centers in the Chicago area, 2) the Junior
, components that the majority of engineeringdepartments are adopting include rapid prototyping tools, such as additive manufacturingmachines (3D printers) and laser cutters [3], [4].Makerspaces and Engineering Education. Makerspaces have become popular withinengineering education. Integrating a makerspace into an engineering curriculum can be adaunting task given the scope and sequence of university engineering coursework. Recentresearch found that over a three-month period, students who took part in a course that integrateda class project within the makerspace were positively and significantly impacted in the domainsof technology self-efficacy, innovation orientation, affect towards design, design self-efficacy,and belonging to the makerspace [5
of Engineering Education at University of Nevada, Reno. His re- search focuses on the interactions between engineering cultures, student motivation, and their learning experiences. His projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers, their problem solving processes, and cultural fit. His education includes a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, a M.S. in Bioengineering and Ph.D. in Engineer- ing and Science Education from Clemson University. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 S-STEM: Creating Retention and Engagement for Academically Talented
the following goals for this 3-yearcycle: (1) Excite, empower, and educate 30 undergraduate participants in traditional/advancedmetrology and NDI, (2) for the undergraduate participants to experience an immersive research-training through a related transformative project, (3) to mold the undergraduate participants asboth independent/collaborative researchers capable of effective communication, (4) for theundergraduate participants to learn to ask the right questions, formulate plans, pragmaticallyinterpret data, and (5) inspire and enable the undergraduate participants to pursue advanced studyand related STEM careers. This site was a direct response to a recurring concern raised byindustry partners and technical workforce recruiters about the
Engineering Education. As a member of the Integrated STEM Education Research Center (ISERC) at LaTech, Ethan’s primary research area is engineering design education with a focus on developing prototyping skills through both class-based projects and extra-curricular clubs, competitions, and activities. This includes a focus on hand-drawn sketches and how they are used as tools for generating ideas and visual communication, es- pecially when it involves the skill to generate quick and realistic sketches of an object or idea. He has also conducted research on the impact involvement in academic makerspaces has on students in engineering programs.Dr. Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University Dr. Robert Nagel is an Associate
months, students are rising to the challenge of learning in complexvirtual and physical spaces. The cardiovascular engineering course described is no stranger tocreating an inclusive environment of multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary, long-distancecollaboration, and learning. This undergraduate/graduate course has continuously evolved over thepast decade to support students in their abilities to thrive in non-traditional learning environments.Originally the course started as Project-Based Learning (PBL), then adapted into Discovery-BasedLearning (DBL) and was recently remodeled into Innovation-Based Learning (IBL). Eachadaptation of the course is to meet the course outcomes of 1) promoting professional growth and2) prepare students with
. Fiveyears of implementation and continuous quality improvement following the inaugurationculminated with ABET accreditation in summer 2020. The degree plan features a four-year spiral curriculum. There is an iterative revisiting ofengineering topics, innovation and entrepreneurship subjects, business acumen, and leadershipengineering themes throughout the courses. The first year introduces core concepts in design,innovation, and entrepreneurship, the second year brings engineering modeling and simulations,and measurements to incorporate technical engineering practices, the third year focuses onentrepreneurship, people, and products, and the capstone year drives innovation in practice,through culminating team-driven projects. The
Manufacturing in Disputanta, VA on projects focusing on digital thread and cyber security of manufacturing systems. She has funded research in broadening participation efforts of underrepresented students in STEM funded by U.S. Department of Education, focusing on com- puter science and cybersecurity pathways, and from Office of Naval Research, focusing on mechatronic pathways. She is part of the ONR projects related to the additive manufacturing training of active mili- tary. She is also part of the research team that has multiple projects funded from NSF focusing on veteran pathways and their success in engineering. She leads the team that delivers the summer program to nine graders that focus on broadening participation
historically underrepresentedminorities. Such capacity building of school counselors will inherently improve the diversity ofour nation's engineering workforce.This study focused on high school guidance counselors as part of a larger ongoing project[PROJECT NAME]. The project is a new high school level engineering education initiative thataims to ‘demystify’ engineering for high school students, teachers, and counselors through anall-inclusive high school level engineering course. Three key components of the project include:1) design and development of a new engineering course open to all high school students, 2)teacher and counselor PD, and 3) a learning community of teachers, counselors, engineeringeducators, and practicing engineers. The
prioritized ascrucial outcomes for participants in the virtual experience.Due to concerns about student retention and program completion, special consideration wasgiven to designing the curriculum and schedule of this virtual program, and to fostering studentand family engagement leading up to the program. Various models for math instruction,interpersonal engagement, and academic support were considered during planning. In theimplemented program, participants were enrolled in one of three math courses based onpreassessment exam results. To increase peer-to-peer engagement, each student participated in ateam-based design project and group mentoring. Current engineering students were hired ascoaches to facilitate mentoring group discussions and help
Mechatronics Engineering in Jordan and Malaysia, respectively. In 2012 I graduated from UNLV with Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and immediately joined South- eastern as an Assistant Professor. I work in the area where Mechanical meets with Electronics to produce a nice mix called Mechatronics. I enjoy working with students while teaching in classroom, or in the lab doing research.Tireka Cobb Ph.D., Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance Dr. Tireka Cobb serves as the Director of LOSFA Field Outreach Services and Project Director for Louisiana GEAR UP. She and her team work to remove barriers and to promote, provide, and prepare students for their future post-secondary journey. Dr. Cobb has a Bachelor of Arts
: a diversity workshop in anintroduction to engineering course, a student-driven project to encourage welcoming and diversestudy groups, and a junior-level teamwork design project.The study found the engineering program has a positive climate inside the classroom and aslightly less positive climate outside the classroom. Even when junior-level students report thatdiverse teams are more creative, students do not strongly believe that different backgrounds areimportant and maintain biases. The student-driven intervention was successful, as the upper-level students produced a video about the value of diverse study groups. We confirmed thattraditional engineering students are resistant to changes in student culture, as evidenced by thedifficulty
displacement contexts, such as refugee camps. Theoverall goal of this course was to prepare students to solve problems using engineering designeffectively. The LED course targeted the following learning objectives: 1) using a systematicproblem-solving method to identify, evaluate, and scope an engineering problem; 2) applying theengineering design process to generate ideas, critically evaluate and develop evidence-basedsolutions; 3) fostering the growth of reflective individuals and empower their social agency, and4) discussing and practicing professional competencies. Students develop a capstone projectwhere they applied the theoretical concepts learned in the course throughout the course. Thiscapstone project is an important component of our
choose their preferred working height. Another featureinterviewees seemed interested in was some sort of built in storage option on the desk. Having away to keep organized is important to this project. Since most students are doing more work intheir dorm, or at home, and a lot of industry workers are working from home, providing acomfortable, and workable desk is our goal. After doing research on ergonomics, and materialsbest suited for the desk, we have been able to come up with unique designs of extendable desks inorder to create a solution. With our final design, we will be testing and prototyping to design acomfortable and effective work environment for users. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2021
-aligned. The most common response in this category was the semester-long project-based course from thefirst-year engineering program that involves designing a robot, a nanotechnology research project, ordesigning a product. Other common responses were labs or software design projects from first-yearengineering courses. The remaining TAs responses were giving presentations and internships.Conclusions and Future Work Collectively, TA responses from Prompts 1 and 2 (Figs. 1-2) exhibit a diverse set of curiosityquestions and inspirational information sources that we expect to compile as a resource for all TAs to usein their instruction of student groups. Additionally, responses to the third survey prompt provide insightinto what courses
Teaching Students Good Teaming Skills: An Interactive SeminarThis interactive seminar is designed for educators who are interested in improving the results of studentteam projects and preparing students to be members of high functioning teams in industry. During theworkshop participants will have the opportunity to reflect on and discuss their experiences with teamprojects and to share ideas on how to coach students in running effect team projects.For this workshop, a team will be defined as a group of people who work towards a common goal andhave shared responsibility for the outcome. Although team dynamics at work and school are quitedifferent, teaching students to function well in teams while in college is an important endeavor due tothe
/Hypothesis: This work-in-progress study is investigating if embedding somaticlearning in curricula increases self-efficacy in undergraduate students enrolled in engineeringcourses.Design/Method: To begin this line of pedagogical inquiry and innovation, a novelsix-session remote training program was developed for an introductory engineering designcourse that served as an initial experimental group. Each session was developed to investigatea core experience in Liedtka et. al.’s design process framework [5]: Immersion, Sensemaking,Alignment, Emergence, Imagining, and Learning in Action. Students participated in activitiesthat both: elicited physical, emotional, and cognitive experiences commonly experienced inengineering design projects; and practiced
, and M.S in Aviation and Aerospace Management from Purdue Univer- sity, West Lafayette. Mr. Gupta is currently working with Dr. Johnson on the PEGASAS Project 33 – Augmented Weather Information Project (AWIP) as research assistant.Ms. Caroline K. Marete, Purdue University, West Lafayette Ms. Caroline Marete is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Aviation and Transportation Technology at Purdue University. Her research focuses on airports sustainability and air transportation management. Caroline graduated with a Master of Science in Aviation and Aerospace Management from Purdue Uni- versity on a Fulbright Fellowship. American c Society for Engineering
. While flipped classroom models are gaining popularity in higher education, student’sattitudes towards these courses are often mixed. Over three years, a first-year engineering CADcourse was “flipped” by the instructor recording short video demos of SOLIDWORKStechniques for students to watch outside of class in addition to step-by-step text instructions.While in class, the instructor gave a brief overview of new techniques, and then the rest of classtime was used to complete homework assignments and group projects. At the end of the course,student perceptions of the course were assessed by an anonymous survey. More than 75% of thestudents responded that they preferred this CAD course be taught in the flipped classroom formatover a traditional
result of the experiments is that a statistically significant AC signal, produced only whenexposed to sound, thereby proves that sound is causing the electrical signal. It is extremely likelythat, when scaled up and in the right conditions, our device could supply usable electricity byrecovering energy from the sound.IntroductionThis paper investigate a small-scale project that illustrates the potential of using sound energy asa means of creating electrical energy to be stored and reused. The objective of this project was tocreate a a prototype device that could convert sound and vibrational energy to a voltage that couldbe captured on a small scale. Although the main goal of the device was to provide a proof ofconcept, the ideas outlined in
. George Chitiyo, Tennessee Technological University George Chitiyo is a Professor of Educational Research and Evaluation at Tennessee Tech University. He teaches courses in research methods, statistics, and program evaluation. He is involved in designing and implementing evaluation initiatives of different types of educational programs and interventions in PreK-12 and higher education settings. His evaluation work includes projects in Advanced Technological Education (ATE), STEM education programs, and health related research.Dr. Perihan Fidan, Tennessee Technological University Dr. Perihan Fidan is a faculty member at the Curriculum and Instruction department at Tennessee Tech University. Her current research
projects researching and developing open source resources to support high school and middle school science teachers transitioning to Phenomena-Driven, Three-Dimensional Learning and assessment aligned to the NGSS. Through his work with the Schoolwide labs project, he is focusing on supporting middle school science teachers intentionally integrating Computational Thinking Practices into students’ learning experiences through co-designed CT integrated NGSS aligned storylines. His research/work experience and interests focus on effective science learning and teaching, Phenomena- Driven learning, NGSS aligned 3D Learning and formative assessment, CT integration, Pedagogical Con- tent Knowledge, teacher professional learning
Paper ID #32954On the Development of a Portable Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)TrainerMr. Bradley Lane Kicklighter, University of Southern Indiana Brad holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (1989) and an MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Purdue University (2001). His past work experience includes eleven years at Delphi (formerly Delco Electronics) as an Advanced Project Engineer, eleven years at Whirlpool Corporation as a Lead Engineer/Solution Architect, and three years at Ivy Tech Community College as an Instructor/Program Chair of Pre-Engineering. Since 2015
Science (Quantitative Economics) also from UC San Diego.Nicholas Stein, University of California, San Diego Works as the Project Development and Outreach Coordinator for the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at UC San Diego.Katie Hsieh, University of California, San Diego Katie Hsieh is currently a second year undergraduate student in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at UC San Diego. She has been a tutor for an introductory ECE course since 2020 and is involved in engineering outreach programs.Ravi D. PatelFarnia Nafarifard, University of California, San DiegoChen Du, University of California, San Diego Chen Du received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong
impact of those events in the island’sinfrastructure, as well as the role that professionals, government and community-basedcommunities had in the pre- and post-hurricane situations associated with the performance ofthose infrastructural elements in the context of sustainability and resiliency [1].In alignment with these concerns, our research team received funding from the National ScienceFoundation for a project titled ¨Resilient Infrastructure and Sustainability Education –Undergraduate Program (RISE-UP). RISE-UP includes the development of a case study databaseto preserve the nature of extension of the impact of the damages caused by the hurricanes, in thecontext of the academic project. The project is aimed to carry out research and