Conference Session

Innovative and Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafic Bachnak, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; Mike Englert, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

courses teaching wireless data acquisition.References1. E. Cheever, L. Molter, B. Maxwell, “A Remote Wireless Sensing and Control Laboratory,” CD- ROM Proceedings of the 2003 ASEE Annual Conference, Session 3432, June 22-25, 2003 Nashville, Tennessee.2. J. Gumaer, “Teaching Data Acquisition Using Laptop Computers,” CD-ROM Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Annual Conference, Session1426, June 20-23, 2004, Salt Lake City, Utah.3. M. Hoffmann, “Improving Data Acquisition and Reduction in a First-Year Student Laboratory Experiment,” CD-ROM Proceedings of the 2005 ASEE Annual Conference, Session 3559, June 12- 15, 2005, Portland, Oregon.4. A. See, “Utilizing LabVIEW for Data Acquisition and Analysis for a 13 Weeks

Conference Session

Civil Engineering in the Classroom

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

showed that a significant percentage of students (96 %) were actively engaged inteaching and learning, and found the class stimulating. felt that the laboratory complimented wellwith the courses. The comments (Table 3) clearly showed that the students perceived the classpositively. The students found the class to be challenging and liked the teaching style.Table 2. Student Evaluations (68 students over four courses). Student Scores (68 students) Question 1 5 2 3 4 (poor

Conference Session

Materials Science and Engineering of 2020

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry Dupen, Indiana University Purdue University-Fort Wayne (ET)

Tagged Divisions

Materials

2006-260: TAKING MATERIALS LECTURES BEYOND POWERPOINTBarry Dupen, Indiana University Purdue University-Fort Wayne (ET) Dr. Dupen earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Metallurgy, all at the University of Connecticut. After working for nine years in the automotive industry as a metallurgist, materials engineer, and materials laboratory manager, he joined Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) as an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology. His primary interests lie in materials engineering, mechanics, and engineering technology education

Conference Session

Electromechanical & Manufacturing ET Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shuping Wang, University of North Texas; Vijay Vaidyanathan, University of North Texas

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

polymer waveguide fabrication system, depicted in Figure 6, isbuilt in the Advanced Optics and Sensors Laboratory at the Department of EngineeringTechnology. The fabrication system consists of following major components: the laser source - a6 mW, 375 nm wavelength laser diode module; a beam shutter that is placed on the optical pathto temporally block the laser beam during the writing break; the mirror which is used to directthe laser traveling direction; the beam expander and 10x objective lens for beam focusing, andthe XY precision stage which is capable of operating at mechanical resolutions of 10nm andrepeatabilities of ±100nm. The translation stage’s movement and the beam shutter’ operation areprogramming controlled using LabView software

Conference Session

K-12 Programs for Recruiting Women

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emma Seiler, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

Carbide Laboratory, and the High Voltage Laboratory. Page 11.1337.3Participant SelectionTo attend WISE Women, participants must have completed the ninth, tenth, or eleventh grade.A total of 30 girls are selected to attend. They must fill out an application that includes math andscience activities, grade point average, ACT score, transcripts, teacher recommendations, and anessay. Most participants are from Mississippi, although there have been a few from other statesin the region. Some participants know very little about engineering, while others know whatengineering is in general, but not about the specific disciplines.To advertise the program

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Adams, Loyola Marymount University; John Dorsey, Loyola Marymount University; James Landry, Loyola Marymount University; Michael Manoogian, Loyola Marymount University; William Trott, Loyola Marymount University

classoffered twice per week for 3 hours. It was a combined lecture and “hands-on” experience for thestudents allowing access to classroom, field and/or laboratory facilities as necessary. Initialenrollment was 14 students. Biology and Chemistry Applications for Engineers presented students withfundamental biology and chemistry concepts in the context of engineering and scienceapplications. Based on the expertise of the two faculty teaching the course (achemical/environmental engineer and a biologist and wetland ecologist), the class focused on thestudy of a freshwater aquatic microcosm. Based on the expertise of the faculty, this courseoffering was focused in civil/environmental engineering. Skills developed in the class areappropriate for the

Conference Session

Faculty Involvement in International Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gearold Johnson, Colorado State University; Dueb Lakhder, Consultant to UNESCO; Thomas Siller, Colorado State University

Tagged Divisions

International

Chemistry I 4 General Chemistry II 3General Chemistry I Laboratory 1 General Chemistry II Laboratory 1Calculus I for Physical Sciences 4 Calculus II for Physical Sciences 4Physics I for Engineers 5 Physics II for Engineers 5College Composition 3 Public Speaking 3Second YearCalculus III for Physical Scientists 4 Ordinary Differential Equations 4Engineering Mechanics – Statics 3 Engineering Mechanics – Dynamics 3Social Problems 3 Current World Problems 3Principles of Plant Biology 4 Principles of Microeconomics

Conference Session

What's New in Statics?

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shane Palmquist, Western Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

engineering problem solving. However, there is a disconnect between Page 11.1042.2academia and engineering practice6. The classroom learning environment is typically a passiveexperience such as in a lecture hall (with the exception of the laboratory courses), whereasengineering practice is an active experience. Students in a classroom setting need more activeand engaged experiences7. Real life engineering projects encouraging active participation andphysical exposure to real structures such as buildings and bridges can significantly improvestudent understanding of the applied principles of engineering mechanics and help bridge the gapbetween

Conference Session

Electrical ET Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alfred Ducharme, University of Central Florida

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

success of these graduates will also be presented.IntroductionPhotonics is a broad term applied to all fields involving the generation, manipulation, anddetection of light. Light has been an area of study for thousands of years but the use of photonicssuch as mirrors and lenses has only been applied in the last 700 years. It wasn’t until 1960, withthe first demonstration of the laser that the field of photonics began to mature. In the last threedecades, photonics has begun to emerge from the laboratory to solve more common industrialand commercial problems. Examples would be the Compact Disc and Digital Versatile Discplayers and recorders. Today, almost all commercial products involve some level of photonicstechnology from simple light emitters

Conference Session

Gender Bias in Student Evaluations of Teaching

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Agnes G d'Entremont, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Hannah Gustafson, University of British Columbia

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

instructor,whether the students believed she was female or male), no difference in the student ratings of theinstructors was found. However, when SET results were grouped by perceived instructor gender(i.e. both the female and male instructors, when the students believed each was female), studentsrated the perceived male instructor as significantly better than the perceived female instructor.These findings support the idea that there is a real bias that exists among students in evaluatinginstructors, not simply a difference in the teaching styles or teaching effectiveness betweenfemale and male instructors.Another study performed a laboratory experiment where students were shown an identicallecture delivered by a stick figure with a gender-neutral

Conference Session

Institutionalizing Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James K. Nelson Jr. P.E., Texas A&M University; John A. Barton PE, Texas A&M University System; James R. Hallmark, Texas A&M University System; Billy C. Hamilton, The Texas A&M University System

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Texas Aggies’ corevalues of respect, excellence, leadership, loyalty, integrity and selfless service.When completed, RELLIS will have five focal areas: an academic campus, a historic campus, afull-scale testing site, secure industry laboratories, and joint research facilities. The overarchingconcept is for one campus to provide new and multiple pathways to an academic degree forstudents with the opportunity to obtain multiple credentials, and to enable new technologies to bedeveloped and progress from the laboratory to the marketplace through collaborative educationand research.Chancellor Sharp estimated that when fully developed, as many as 10,000 students eventuallycould be studying at the RELLIS Gateway Education Center, the focal point of

Conference Session

Green and Susainable Manufacturing Practices

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Yirong Lin, University of Texas at El Paso; Norman Love, University of Texas, El Paso; Aditya Akundi, University of Texas, El Paso; Duke Mejia Bulanon, Northwest Nazarene University; Hugh Jack P. Eng. P.E., Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

smart materials, can befound in figure.Figure 6: Graphs showing student’s response when asked to rate their level of knowledge on A) energy materials and B) smart materials.Conclusion This paper provides an overview of the course Green Energy Materials & Engineering thatwas offered in the term of summer 2016 at the University of Texas at El Paso. This courses focuseson Green Manufacturing and Green Energy devices. Additionally, it emphasizes on studentsachieving hands-on experience through laboratory experiments. The laboratory setting associatedwith the class is also described. Students also learned how to conduct research in areas of nano-materials and nano-manufacturing. In order to quantify the success of

Conference Session

Engineering Design Process Activities with Secondary Students

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew J. Traum, Engineer Inc.; Sharon Liz Karackattu, Oak Hall School

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

and Tapping) in High School Science ClassroomsAbstractShop classes where students use tools to fashion useful and functional objects from metal, wood,plastic, and other materials are disappearing from most American high schools in favor of moretheoretical subjects. Multiple factors contribute to this transition including 1) cost to maintainshops, 2) liability concerns, 3) focus on exam-driven standards-based testing, 4) and curriculumrealignment for improved college admissions. There is interest in re-introducing elements ofshop class back into high schools enabling students to learn by doing and to become more awareof how things are made.Borrowing upon foundational Energy Engineering Laboratory Module (EELM™) pedagogy

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kanti Prasad, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics and Physics

Paper ID #25103Integration of Physics Fundamentals to Prepare Students for the Hi-TechWorld through Design of Filters Deployable in Mobile CommunicationDr. Kanti Prasad, University of Massachusetts, Lowell Dr. Kanti Prasad is a professor in the department of electrical and computer Engineering and is found- ing Director of Microelectronics/VLSI Technology Laboratories at the University Massachusetts Lowell. Professor Prasad initiated the Microelectronics/ VLSI program in 1984, and is teaching 16.469/16.502 VLSI Design and 16.470/504 VLSI Fabrication courses since its inception. From the spring of 1986 Pro- fessor Prasad

Conference Session

Intro to Biomedical Engineering and Vertically Integrated Curriculum (Works in Progress) - June 23rd

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ross Aaron Petrella, University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering; Lianne Cartee, University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering; Devin K. Hubbard, University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering; Kenneth Donnelly, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; David A. Zaharoff, University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering; George T. Ligler, University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering

immersionexperience in which both second and third year students are transiently and sequentially embeddedin a fourth year capstone project. All students participating in this project receive class credit. As a precursor to the capstone immersion, both second and third year students receive bothlarge-group and laboratory training to prepare them for the design immersion. Second yearstudents receive large-group topics on existing clinical solutions, concept generation, conceptbenchmarking, and document control. Simultaneously, they participate in technical skills modulesthat include topics for computer-aided drafting (SolidWorks), embedded systems (Arduino), 3Dprinting, laser cutting, mammalian cell culture, and bacterial cell culture. Third year

Conference Session

Understanding Student Behavior and Experiences

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Xinyue (Crystal) Liu, University of Toronto; Yasaman Delaviz, York University; Scott D. Ramsay, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Learning Work? A Review of the Research", Journal ofEngineering Education, vol. 93, no. 3, pp. 223-231, 2004.[3] S. Freeman et al., "Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering,and mathematics", Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 111, no. 23, pp. 8410-8415, 2014. Available: 10.1073/pnas.1319030111.[4] L. D. Feisel and A. J. Rosa, "The Role of the Laboratory in Undergraduate EngineeringEducation, " Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 94, no. 1, pp. 121-130, 2005.[5] R. Krivickas and J. Krivickas, "Laboratory Instruction in Engineering Education", GlobalJournal of Engineering Education, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 191-196, 2007.[6] J. S. Rolston and E. Cox, "Engineering for the Real World: Diversity

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Learning Tools (Virtual)

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Daniel D. Anastasio, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Landon Bassett, University of Connecticut; Jeffrey Stransky, Rowan University; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Matthew Cooper, North Carolina State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

and Explosions," in Chemical Process Safety Fundamentals with Applications, 3rd ed. Boston, MA, USA: Prentice Hall, 2011, pp. 317-374. 5. “T2 Laboratories Inc. Reactive Chemical Explosion,” United States Chemical Safety Board, Washington DC, USA. Accessed: Dec. 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.csb.gov/t2-laboratories-inc-reactive-chemical-explosion/ 6. “Blocked In: Explosion and Fire at Williams Olefins Plant, Geismar, Louisiana,” United States Chemical Safety Board, Washington, DC, USA. Accessed: Dec. 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1KaykPaF8M 7. “MGPI Processing, Inc. Toxic Chemical Release,” United States Chemical Safety Board, Washington DC, USA. Accessed

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leda Lunardi, North Carolina State University; Cheryl Cass, North Carolina State University; Katherine Cimorelli, North Carolina State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Career Success for Raleigh Future Scholars at North Carolina State UniversityAbstractThe NC State University STEM Scholarship Program, sponsored by the National ScienceFoundation since September, 2013, is designed to give economically disadvantagedundergraduate students located in the Raleigh area the financial support, mentoring, and careerskills necessary to graduate from NC State University. These resources and aid lead students tobe more successful in their engineering and/or statistics careers. The program provides afinancial aid package equaling 75% of in-state tuition costs each semester. Several careerdevelopment activities, such as laboratory visits, mock interviews, and industry panels are alsooffered by this

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

laboratory at Texas A&M University, a state-of-the-art facility for education and research in the areas of automation, control, and automated system integration. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Design of Remotely Accessible Automated Systems to Enhance Industrial Automation EducationAbstractIndustrial scale automated systems can be used to provide authentic learning experiences forstudents. Skillsets needed to design and build automated systems are essential to our nationaleconomy. However, students often have limited access to equipment due to limitations inavailable lab time and available equipment. This paper describes the design of three web

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zachary Holman, Arizona State University; Michelle Jordan, Arizona State University; Jenefer Husman, University of Oregon; Kate Fisher; Tiffany Rowlands, QESST

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Arizona State University’s Ira A. FultonSchools of Engineering. The cohort-focused program was significantly expanded from previousyears (Pickett, et al. 2013), thanks to a three-year, $314,261, REU site grant awarded to QESST.The program, entitled, “Solar Energy Research for the Terawatt Challenge” allows nineundergraduate community college and university students to travel from around the country towork in ASU laboratories for nine weeks. The specific aim of the QESST REU site is forundergraduate students to be introduced to research and solar research specifically, experiencehow coursework they are studying can be put into practice in tackling the terawatt challenge, andpractice how the principles of scientific research can be applied to any

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs II

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Xu, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Seyed Mousavinezhad, Idaho State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

and Professor at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan. He has been an invited keynote speaker for national and international conferences. He has been a Program Evaluator for ABET Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering programs in the US and for international programs. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 COMPUTING in CIRCUITS and SYSTEMSAbstract. Many engineering and computing programs offer an introductory course on electriccircuits analysis. Typically this is a three (3) credit hours lecture course, in some schoolsaccompanied by a 1 credit laboratory section. In our school the first circuit course is offeredwithout a laboratory

Conference Session

Engineering/Engineering Technolgy Transfer Issues: Two-year College to Four-year College

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G. Enriquez, Cañada College; Nicholas Langhoff, Skyline College; Erik N Dunmire, College of Marin; Thomas Rebold, Monterey Peninsula College; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Two-Year College

. These EPIC leaders attend class with their students and also hold study sessions outsideclass time each week. EPIC leaders work closely with STEM faculty to ensure that student needsare addressed during study sessions. The program has been proven to be effective in increasingstudent persistence and success rates, and have been expanded to a wide variety of STEMcourses including Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Computer Science [17].E. Three-Tier Research Internship ProgramA growing number of studies document the benefits of research opportunities for undergraduatestudents [18-22]. Independent research experiences increase student engagement in theireducation, enhance research and laboratory skills, improve academic performance

Conference Session

Works-in-Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam T Melvin, Louisiana State University; Lisa G. Bullard, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

effective for a time;however, they did not address changes in technology or on-line resources that have more recentlybecome available and widely used. Moreover, the scenario-based videos were limited in scope toa single course in a single engineering discipline which restricted their overall utility across thecurriculum. Recent observations by the authors and input from current undergraduate studentsidentified new scenarios that needed to be addressed, including cheating in laboratory courses,cheating in project-based courses, and cheating on exams. Student Conduct professionals furtheroffered suggestions on the commentary provided by the video’s narrator to establish context forthe scenarios. This work in progress presents the updated set of

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marybeth Lima, Louisiana State University; Nicholas Patrick Totaro, Louisiana State University

Tagged Divisions

Biological and Agricultural Engineering

engineering problem solving and design; engineering units;engineering report writing; oral report presentation; laboratory demonstration of biologicalengineering analysis.Students are able to take these courses in either order, though the vast majority takes BE 1250first. For a more in-depth look at the course sequence, consult Monroe et al. (2006) and Lima etal. (2001).ChangesDuring the past 25 years, a number of changes have occurred that have influenced thesecourses. These changes include an increase in student population and interest inbioengineering, ABET accreditation, and increasing collaboration among instructors. Each ofthese changes and the corresponding change in course(s) is discussed below.Changes in population and interests of

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcia Pool, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Marina Marjanovic, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical Engineering

Paper ID #27515Board 9: Introducing Bioengineering Approaches through Healthcare GrandChallengesDr. Marcia Pool, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr. Marcia Pool is a Teaching Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Programs in the Depart- ment of Bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). She has been active in improving undergraduate education including developing laboratories to enhance experimental design skills and mentoring and guiding student teams through the capstone design and a translational course following capstone design. In her Director role, she works closely

Conference Session

Solar and Wind Energy-System Initiatives

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ulan Dakeev, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Farzin Heidari, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Marija Dimitrovska, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Kenan Baltaci, University of Wisconsin, Stout

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

-constructed wind augmentation devices: cone-shaped wind guide and a flanged diffuser shroud.A group of Industrial Technology students will develop both diffuser shrouds that will collectand accelerate the incoming wind. The tests will be carried out for three wind velocities (5 mphto 15 mph) in a laboratory setting to compare the influences of two shrouding devices on thepower output. A small scale horizontal axis wind turbine will be used with 400 Watt powerrating. The study will report the comparative measurements performed on an experimental small-scale wind turbine attached for both shrouding devices. Introduction Large scale wind shrouding devices are expensive to build and maintain, however, if

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Connor Robert Bilchak, Columbia University; J. Patrick Abulencia, Manhattan College

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

participants indicated their initial impres-at 75.1 gallons. Over 70% of student water conservation sions of chemical engineering involved excessive work inefforts involved reducing the amount of time showering, which experimental laboratories, and were not aware of the subjectsaccounted for an average of 50.4% of their daily water use environmental applications. A number of responses indicatedwithout conservation. Water use from showering also showed that reservoir design was a task students did not associate withFig. 3. Common student activities that required use of water, and theiraverage daily use both with and without water consumption. All units are inUS Gallons

Conference Session

Teaching and Learning Strategies I

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Uzma Shaikh, Purdue University; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Camilo Vieira, Purdue University; R Edwin García, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

inimplementing their models by means of domain-specific software (e.g., Virtual Kinetics ofMaterials Laboratory (VKML), Gibbs, MATLAB); they also validated their own implementedmodels by comparing and contrasting them upon existing simulations, empirical data fromjournal articles, test cases provided by the instructor, or theoretical models described ontextbooks. Problem implementation phase: in this stage students use their validatedimplementation to solve the problem or design challenge. The four stages of problem solvingused are shown in Fig 1. Figure 1. The four stages of problem solving, adapted from the “integrated model of problem solving” (Van Meter et al., 2006)MethodsInstructional ContextThe course

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Baha Jassemnejad, Federal Aviation Administration-CNI Airway Syatems Engineering Organization; Igor Ilic, University of Central Oklahoma; Jonathan Ryan Adams; Neil Peery, CNI Aviation

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

system was designed via collaboration with the FederalAviation Administration (FAA) Oklahoma Communications Engineering Team (OKCET)Laboratory and has found an immediate application as a large-scale switching system. Thefundamental hardware unit for this system is the National Instruments (NI) PXI chassis with a NISwitchBlock populated with matrix relay cards. The chassis can be deployed in any location,contributing to the robust nature of the design. The advantage of using an integrated NI system ismodularity; the hardware can be easily tailored to the specific needs of each end user. Expansionand customization is accomplished with the addition of a wide spectrum of matrix relay cards.Matrix cards are available with a varying number of relays

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Franz J. Rueckert, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

highest tower possibleusing only spaghetti, tape, and string. While still a useful tool for good design practices, thechallenge also underscores lessons on materials and equilibrium in an engaging, hands-onexercise. Similar investigations of bottle acoustics or eggshell architecture recast physics lecturesas design evaluations in a lively fashion, promoting student enthusiasm and interaction.The course also includes a weekly laboratory section. Akin to time spent in studio, this is used asan opportunity to refine techniques and understanding through extended exploration. Here,students have the time to attempt different strategies or investigate a model more thoroughly. Asa case in point, shortly after the Marshmallow Challenge in class, the lab