Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Baha Jassemnejad, University of Central Oklahoma; Wei Siang Pee, University of Central Oklahoma; Kevin Rada; Montell Jermaine Wright, University of Central Oklahoma, Robotics Research; Kaitlin Rose Foran, University of Central Oklahoma; Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma

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Engineering Physics & Physics

later grades.through experiment, and communicative learning,which involves two or more individuals working to [2] Carpenter, R. (1963). A Reading M ethod andreach a consensus of understanding through discourse an Activity M ethod in Elementar y Sciencethat examines the evidence, arguments, and considers I nstr uction.Science Education, April.all points of view. More generally, involvement in A Summary Study of NSF Sponsoredthese types of learning modalities helps students to Elementary Science Programs, the study ofbecome more proficient at critical reflection on the fourth grade students found that an activityassumptions made in consideration of any

Conference Session

Software Engineering Projects

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Thomas B. Hilburn, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Joseph E. Urban, Texas Tech University; Gregory W. Hislop, Drexel University; Richard Stansbury, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

. CNS-0939059, CNS-0939088, and CNS-0939028. Any opinions, findings, andconclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do notnecessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References1. [CRA 2009] Computing Research Association, Computing Degree and Enrollment Trends, Computing Research Association Washington, DC, 2009.2. [NSF 2008] Science and Engineering Degrees: 1966–2006, Detailed Statistical Tables NSF 08-321, National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Arlington, VA, 2008.3. [DOL 2010] U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook – Occupational Projections and Training Data, 2010-2011 Edition, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention of Women II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth T. Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Norman L. Fortenberry, American Society for Engineering Education; Catherine Didion, National Academy of Engineering

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Women in Engineering

supported by the National Science Foundation via grant HRD- 0533520.Opinions expressed by the authors are their own and do not necessarily reflect the policies of theNational Science Foundation. Page 22.1607.8 Bibliography1. Division of Science Resources Statistics. (2008). Science and Engineering Degrees: 1966-2006. (Detailed Statistical Tables NSF 08-321), Arlington, VA: National Science Foundation. Retrieved January 12, 2011, from http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf08321/2. Katehi, L., Pearson, G., & Feder, M. (2009). Engineering in K-12 Education: Understanding the Status and

Conference Session

WIED Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorelle A. Meadows, University of Michigan; Denise Sekaquaptewa, University of Michigan

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Women in Engineering

-technicalmaterial, speaking for a shorter than expected period of time. Although limited in scope, surveyresults show that male students tended to rate their leadership and performance higher whenthere were fewer other men in the group. This research suggests that male students adopt moreactive roles and may have better outcomes than female students in project presentation groups.Introduction and BackgroundAlthough women are well represented among the total undergraduate population at theUniversity of Michigan, female students are outnumbered by male students in the College ofEngineering. In 2009 and 2010, the incoming class in engineering was 23% female, consistentwith national trends and reflective of gender stereotypes depicting engineering as a “male

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Richard A. Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Misty L. Loughry, Georgia Southern University; David J. Woehr, University of Tennessee; Hal R. Pomeranz, Deer Run Associates

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NSF Grantees

in hierarchical fashion: research informs faculty practice, facultydetermine the students’ experience, which, if well managed based on research findings, shouldequip students to work in teams. People. People are the groups that will use the proposed system: students, faculty, andresearchers. The hierarchy of people reflects the hierarchy of goals: the work of the research Page 22.1303.3team supports the work of faculty, which in turn supports the work of students and their teams. GOALS OUTCOMES PEOPLE STRATEGIES

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College; Kate A Disney, Mission College

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NSF Grantees

under development.DiscussionInitial tests of the portable laboratories show encouraging results. The students completing theprojects demonstrated an increase in content knowledge in areas related to the project materials.Content knowledge increases are significant. The content knowledge average rose from a poorto a fair level of comprehension. The students themselves rate the projects as interesting andeducationally useful. The students are learning and enjoying the process.AcknowledgementThis work was supported by the National Science Foundation under award: DUE-xxx. Anyopinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those ofthe authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pratibha Varma-Nelson, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis; Stephen Hundley, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis; Terri Tarr, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

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NSF Grantees

the university.The teaching portfolio was noted as an appropriate vehicle to document, reflect, and organizeteaching-related activities of faculty. Items in such a portfolio would include: teaching Page 22.1498.8philosophy that is informed by the scholarship of the field; student accomplishments; studentevaluations; documentation of new things tried in the classroom; peer observation programdocumentation; and a description of service on policy committees regarding teaching andlearning.Recommendations and Implications for Policy, Practice, and Future ResearchThere are several recommendations and implications for policy, practice, and future

Conference Session

IE Technical Session II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Walton Pichette, Wayne State University; Darin Ellis, Wayne State University; Walter Bryzik, Mechanical Engineering, Wayne State University; Kyoung-Yun Kim, Wayne State University; Ming-Chia D. Lai, Wayne State University; Yun Seon Kim, Wayne State University

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Industrial Engineering

concepts and competencies. Each learning objective was associated with at leastone assessment. Assessments instruments varied by course and by outcome. In addition tocourse-specific assessments, three common assessments were administered for all courses: 1)SE Career Awareness / Interest Survey, 2) Assessment to Measure Students‟ ability to transferSE Learning to Novel Problems, and 3) Open-Ended Blog Postings by students thatdocumented and reflected on capstone progress.Course Evaluation / Improvement Plan:Four Fall Semester 2010 courses implemented some System Engineering elements.The primary contribution of the Systems Engineering class was to prepare and deliver lecturemodules for all of the participating classes. The following modules were

Conference Session

Design Across Disciplines

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston; Alan Gow, Alan Gow and Associates; EunSook Kwon, University of Houston

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Design in Engineering Education

resolve a specific question orproblem. CETE: Senior project students are introduced to the project management via a workshop. They are also introduced to the intellectual property in general, and the process of filing patents at the University of Houston. Their research plan is well documented through the Microsoft Project program and shows schedule of deliverables and task assignments. Weekly progress reports reflect the progress made. Cost estimation, overall plan to implement the research problem is an important component of the overall evaluation of each team and members of that team. ID: Students possess leadership and stewardship to plan and conduct appropriate research methods to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mukasa E. Ssemakula, Wayne State University; Celestine Chukwuemeka Aguwa, Wayne State University; Darin Ellis, Wayne State University; Kyoung-Yun Kim, Wayne State University; Gene Liao, Wayne State University; Shlomo S. Sawilowsky, Wayne State University

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NSF Grantees

Foundation CCLIProgram under grant number DUE-0817391. Any opinions, findings, and/or recommendations inthe paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the sponsors.6 References [1] SME Education Foundation. 2011. http://www.smeef.org/about/index.html [2] DeMeter, Edward C., Jorgensen, Jens E. and Rullan, Augustine. 1996. "The Learning Factory of The Manufacturing Engineering Education Program." Proceedings, SME International Conference on Manufacturing Education for the 21st Century, San Diego, CA. [3] Lamancusa, John S.; Jorgensen, Jens E.; Zayas-Castro, Jose L.; and Ratner. Julie. 1995. "The Learning Factory - A New Approach to Integrating Design and Manufacturing into Engineering

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey A. Jalkio, University of Saint Thomas

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Engineering Physics & Physics

terminology and uncertainty. These two documents are theInternational Vocabulary of Basic and General Terms in Metrology (abbreviated VIM andoriginally published in 1984) and Evaluation of Measurement Data – Guide to the Expression ofUncertainty in Measurement (abbreviated GUM and originally published in 1993). In 1997, theBIPM, IEC, IFCC, ILAC, ISO, IUPAC, IUPAP, and OIML formed the Joint Committee forGuides in Metrology (JCGM) to update and maintain these documents as well as to create furtherdocuments aiding the further standardization of metrology3.The VIM provides standardized definitions for terms such as error, precision, accuracy,repeatability and reproducibility. These definitions reflect the shift that has occurred over thelast 40 years

Conference Session

Descriptions of Outreach Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rayshun J. Dorsey, WizKidz Science and Technology Centers, Inc.; Ayanna M. Howard, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

activities [20]. In this section, we discuss specificmodules used in the after-school robotics programs, namely Assistive Robotics, Mars Roboticsand Space Robotics. We employed an after-school and Saturday program that explored variousSTEM research areas such as robotic hardware, planetary space exploration, astrobiology, flightsimulations, and engineering design challenges. The program connected students with scienceand robotics experts and offered an exciting hands-on experience that reflected true scientificprocesses. Using various activities, our students used their science and technology skills,teamwork, and their imaginations to help create solutions for real world issues. Postsecondaryengineering and science students also interacted with

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

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Biomedical

givenimmediately after the student finished the module. Students were informed to finish the modulein one logon session so that the pre/post tests reflect the gain through the module only, regardlessof students’ knowledge from other sources.Conclusion and DiscussionBased on the outcomes and the evaluations of different assessments, we conclude that thedeveloped MITS/DATS system is convincingly suitable and applicable for medical imagingeducation to undergraduates. We feel confident to scale up the development through the effortsby multi-institutions to produce a professional medical imaging teaching product that can beadopted by interested academic institutions. In fact, three local institutions are working with us todevelop a complete set of animation or

Conference Session

Emerging Areas: Biotechnology, Microtechnology, and Energy

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arthur Felse, Northwestern University

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Chemical Engineering

Engineering Education. Page 22.1393.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011Teaching Fluid Mechanics and Mass transport to Biologists Page 22.1393.2Introduction:Teaching chemical engineering to non-chemical engineers presents a myriad of challengesranging from course development to delivery to evaluation. However, these challenges reflect theexpanding scope of chemical engineering profession and as a consequence the chemicalengineering education. The American Institute of Chemical Engineers Centennial report in 2008noted that “Chemical

Conference Session

Computer Science Applications

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan J. Meuth, University of Advancing Technology

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Computers in Education

through over-simplification,erroneous representation, etc. An incorrect understanding is worse than lack of understanding, asthe erroneous knowledge must be first exposed and overcome before the correct understandingcan be communicated effectively. In computer simulation it is extremely easy to over-simplify Page 22.1648.6phenomena, and thus impart partial understanding where the student believes they are receivingcomplete knowledge. It is vitally important that simulation reflects reality as accurately aspossible – this is the burden of the experience designer. If available, a domain expert should beconsulted. In addition to correct theory, the

Conference Session

Best of Computers in Education Division

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathaniel Bird, Ohio Northern University

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Computers in Education

This book contains a collection ofhow-to guides for small projects that are too large and material intensive for a weekly lab.It would serve as a great source of ideas for the quarter-long project, but would not workas a course reference book. The last book is Banzi’s “Getting Started with Arduino”.1This is a short, cheap book that serves purely as a reference for the Arduino board andprogramming environment. Banzi’s book will likely be used next time this course is taught.Laboratory AssignmentsNine laboratory sessions were conducted over the course of the quarter. The assignmentsthemselves were designed to reflect and build upon the foundational concepts discussed inlecture. The remainder of this section briefly outlines the assignment for

Conference Session

Simulation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ames Bielenberg, Swarthmore College; Erik Cheever, Swarthmore College

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Computers in Education

. Page 22.1673.2Compounding this last difficulty is the fact that many students are “visual” learners according toFelder’s index of learning styles [1]. For these students, an animation of a physical system canbe an important tool to help them learn [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]. It has been shown that students preferhaving access to animations in addition to textbook-only presentations and the animationssignificantly increased their ability to visualize system behavior, as well as increasing enjoymentand self-confidence [3, 7, 8, 9]. In addition, Kolb’s theory of experiential learning posits thatexperience, which can be provided by animations, and reflection are part of student learning[10].There are many ways to present animations of simulations of physical

Conference Session

Computers in Education General Technical Session I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Bowman, Clemson University; Elizabeth A. Stephan, Clemson University

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Computers in Education

engineers know code because it is their job.‖  ―…the course material seems irrelevant to almost every major required to take this class… just another ‗weed-out‘ class.‖While these comments represent a small minority of our class, they are concerning due to thefundamental nature of the material presented in our first year courses. As a result, we saw a needfor a tool that forced students to reflect upon the material and think how each action they take inour class translates directly into mastery of objectives within each section, within a unit of study,and within a first year engineering course. Given student satisfaction with GEO, we thought itwould be powerful to include this tool.GEARSET: General Engineering Assessment Record Self

Conference Session

New Teaching Methods in Construction Eduction

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ifte Choudhury, Texas A&M University

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Construction

considered as tools for enhancing studentlearning, home works have been found to have a positive relationship with overall studentperformance19.The effect of one other variable on performance that has been tested by many researchers isgender. Some studies indicate that men have more positive attitude toward education inengineering and science than women10, 21. It is reflected by their performance in relevant courses.However, there are other studies that do not report any correlation between gender and studentperformance 22, 23, 24.In view of the findings from this review of the literature, it was decided to include a few othervariables in the model for analysis of the relationship between video-viewing and studentperformance. These variables include

Conference Session

New Teaching Methods in Construction Eduction

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Walewski, Texas A&M University; Amy Ahim Kim

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Construction

generate future engineers that reflect industry needs.5 6 7 To meet societaldemands, engineers and engineering educators have increasingly recognized that engineering ismore than technical and scientific skills.8 Young engineers are expected to meet increasinglyhigher expectations by having technical skills and understand non-technical contents such associal responsibilities, social skills and humanities. Engineers that are flexible, work well inteams, have good communication skills and knowledgeable about political, environmental,economical and ethical concerns are becoming commonplace. The effect of globalization hasalso put more pressure on engineers and engineering education. Martin et al.9 studiedengineering graduates’ perception on how well

Conference Session

Assessing, Developing, and Enhancing the Engineering Experiential Education Experience

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean C. Millar, University at Buffalo, SUNY

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

the value theirorganization places on preparation in that area. Figure 1 shows the results for each area.” “With the exception of ‘Math and Science’ there appears to be a wide discrepancybetween the value expectations of the employer and the extent to which their employees are seento be well prepared. This would further appear to reflect on the mismatch between curricularemphasis and employer expectation. It must be recognized, of course, that math and science arewithout argument the key ingredients—at least in the lower division—of an undergraduateengineering education.” These research findings are, more than ever, valid today. For proof of this one canGoogle search “engineering soft skills” and find hundreds of articles

Conference Session

Design Across Disciplines

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anouk Desjardins, Écoel Polytechnique de Montréal; Louise Millette, Écoel Polytechnique de Montréal; Marc-André Plasse, _naturehumaine; Erik Belanger, Écoel Polytechnique de Montréal

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Design in Engineering Education

authors suggest methods forforming teams based on students’ personalities, strengths and weaknesses to ensure teamsare as balanced and functional as possible.4,5,6 While the methods proposed in theliterature are interesting, they were not selected for the course. One of the goals for thegroup project is to develop teamwork skills regardless of team composition. It was feltthat tight control over the teams’ composition would not reflect the randomness of a realwork situation. For the ING4901 course, the teams (each of which comprised fiveengineering and two architecture students) were assigned by teachers and balanced basedon discipline, specialty, gender and academic achievement.3 This method of selectingteam members proved satisfactory, although

Conference Session

Capstone Design III

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Darling, Ph.D., Syracuse University

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Design in Engineering Education

fluids with tubing whichallows air into the bottle without contaminating the saline solution.Figure 5: The IV saline prototype utilizing (upper left) a solar distillation system, (upper right) a Lifestraw Family Unit, (lower left) a reflective trough for solar disinfection of saline after Page 22.1348.9 mixing, and (lower right) tubing to allow 300 mL glass bottles present in Ghana to be used to infuse saline.This process meets the environmental constraints of the rural clinics, utilizing non-potable wateras source material and requiring no electrical power. While composed of several steps withnumerous

Conference Session

Assessing Student Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul M. Santi, Colorado School of Mines

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Educational Research and Methods

during the semester. The retention test will be given to Fall 2009 students inApril 2011 (40 students in the “2009 test group”) and the Fall 2010 students in April 2012 (50students in the “2010 test group”) and their scores will be compared to the control groups todemonstrate the expected improvement in retention.Baseline 18-month retention examThe 30 questions in the long-term retention exam were divided among the 10 topical categoriescovered in the class. The number of questions in each category reflects the amount of lecturetime spent on that category. The topical categories, in chronological order of presentation,include: 1. Glacial (4 questions) 2. Periglacial (1 question) 3. Volcanic and igneous (2 questions) 4. Climate

Conference Session

Understanding Students and Faculty

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shane A. Brown, Washington State University; Nadia Frye, Washington State University; Devlin B. Montfort, Washington State University; Paul M. Smith, Pennsylvania State University

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Educational Research and Methods

Class Secondary C1 Monthly No Students Evaluation No Students Secondary C2 Monthly No Students Evaluation No Students SecondaryTable 3. Summary of interviewee Innovation Configuration factors.Interviewee DI Components Use IDeX Description Reflected in Classification

Conference Session

New Developments in Teaching Electromagnetics and Related Topics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert H. Caverly, Villanova University

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Electrical and Computer

quantitative assessmentswill be described here.For the first course in microwave networks, students were presented a reflective questionnaire atthe completion of the course to gauge their level of skills enhancement in a number of technicalareas associated with the first course in primarily passive network. The technical areas areshown in Appendix A under the ‘Microwave Networks’ heading with the results of theassessment shown in Figure 6 (red bars). As shown in the figure, the students noted significantenhancement of technical skills in the material covered in this course; these results correlatedwell with student performance in the course as well. The evidence of skills enhancement relatedto Questions 1, 3, 5, 6, and 7 was further supported by the

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Santucci, Arizona State University; Andreas S. Spanias, Arizona State University, ECEE, SenSIP Center

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Electrical and Computer

strict linearity requirementsthroughout the dynamic range of the modulated signal8. In addition to transmitting more bits per symbol, wireless providers want to transmitthese symbols faster. This allows less filtering between the symbols, which can cause spectralbroadening. Additionally, in an uncontrolled wireless environment the wireless signal can takemultiple different paths to the receiving antenna. The varying paths to the receive antenna canbe either direct line-of-sight or can involve multiple reflections off buildings, mountains, or evenwalls within a building. These paths can each have different propagation delays, and this cancause problems when the symbol rate is very fast in time. One way around this is to transmitmany

Conference Session

Experiential Learning in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Peyton Jones, Villanova University; Connor W. McArthur, Villanova University; Tyler A. Young, Villanova University

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Electrical and Computer

project. The specifics of the VU-LRT toolbox arepresented in section 3, and a brief example is given in section 4. Finally brief conclusions andplans for future work are discussed in section 5.2. The LEGO MindStorms NXT: Hardware and Software AlternativesThe evolution of embedded computing devices is reflected in the wide variety of robot hardwareplatforms in use within the STEM community. Most of these devices, such as the Parralax BOEBot [9], HandyBoard [10], ActivMedia [11], Arduino [12] and first generation LEGO RCX brick[13] for example, are still based on 8-bit processors. Typically these machines run at clockspeeds of 20 MHz or less, have 32 KB or less of RAM and are hard to program effectivelybecause of finite word length and memory

Conference Session

Digital Simulation Tools in Energy Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura J. Genik, Michigan State University; Craig W. Somerton, Michigan State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

to showcase the uses of MATLAB in the context ofengineering applications. Learning objectives were developed for the introduction of MATLABto the courseA2. In courses focused on learning the tool, rather then the application, students canbecome muddled in the nuances of the tool rather then its overall usefulness to the discipline.This is the impetus for adding this component to a required class in the sophomore level.Students were informed on the syllabus that certain assignments would be computer intensiveand the point value for these problems would reflect the amount of expected effort. It was also Page 22.1642.2noted on the homework

Conference Session

Investigating Alternative Energy Concepts

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehmet Sozen, Grand Valley State University; David Faasse

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

. This model relies on the inverse relationshipbetween reflected irradiance from the clouds and atmosphere back into space and groundirradiance which is the radiation that reaches the surface of the earth. For more details one canrefer to the users’ manual of NSRDB4.Figure 2 depicts the comparison of total irradiance on a horizontal surface obtained fromdifferent models and direct measurements. Figure 2 Comparison of total solar irradiance on a horizontal surface.The direct (beam) radiation component of this is shown in Fig. 3. This was obtained by using the Page 22.975.5following model for the fraction of diffuse radiation on a