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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Melissa Miller; Randall Reynolds

. Foreman, J., July/August 2003, Next Generation Educational Technology Versus the Lecture. EDUCAUSEReview [On-line], http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/erm0340.pdf , 29 June 2011.2. Starr, Paul, July-August 1996, Computing Our Way to Educational Reform, The American Prospect no. 27: 50-60[On-line], http://www.princeton.edu/~starr/articles/27star.html. 30 June 2011.3. Turner, Wayne C., et al, Introduction to Industrial and Systems Engineering, Prentice-Hall, 1993.4. Geuting, Manfred: Planning Game and Social Simulation With-in the Education Range, Peter Lang, Frankfurt a.M., 1989.5. Plataforma SINC. "Educational Video Games Effective In Classroom If Certain Criteria Are Met." ScienceDaily,20 Feb. 2009. Web. 30 Jun. 20116. Roberts, D., Foehr, U

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

David Hergert

applications6. However at present this has not been the case.Communication problems (including noise and ground plan interference7) are the primary reasontheir use has leveled off. Still, RFID tags are increasing being used as a method of inventorytracking and identification.Feedback from the departmental Industrial Advisory Council on the bottling process labs hasbeen very positive.Bibliography 1. Tiwari, R., Singh, Khilawan. “Virtualisation of Engineering Discipline ExperimentsFor an Internet-Based Remote Laboratory”, Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, pp 671-692 2. Otieno, A. “Development of SCADA Experimental Systems Through Student Projects To Enhance the Automation Curriculum in a Manufacturing Engineering Technology

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

DAVID B. SAINT JOHN; ERIC M. FURJANIC; Richard Doyle; Richard Devon

their own faces. With the involvement student robotics club, we arecurrently planning to help build parts for either a bipedal robot or a quadracopter. Mostambitious yet most developed of all is our prototype of an alternative toolhead and print-bed which, like an “app,” would allow a standard Mendel to preform automated polymerasechain reactions in order to amplify DNA for low-cost testing. Summary 409 Thanks to all of these contributions to the public domain, hands-on experience withcomputerized materialization is now an affordable possibility in the classroom; the CADmodels created by students are no longer simply useful for generating schematics, but canbecome something tangible and

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ravi Shankar; Don Ploger; Oren Masory; Francis X McAfee

power near-neighbor communication links, with optical/ sonar /IR/RFtransceivers. These will allow the robots to self-organize in response to a chess move conveyed from aphone. Simple cameras will be used for robotic localization and navigation on & off the board. The highschool students will be able to program the robots with different behaviors and plan/play different typesof games/activities. This will increase their interest in the STEM curriculum and enhance their soft skills(team building, project management, communication, systems thinking, abstract thinking, and problemsolving); this will also bring to the fore innovation and entrepreneurship, two hallmark qualities of theUS economy, since these applications can be marketed, with

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2011 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Robert Marlor

been significant.Several obstacles have been overcome in the first few years of NMU SAE club’s existence andthe club has been developing into both a successful student organization and a good setting forproblem-based learning.Description of Baja SAE ProjectThe Baja SAE project is described by SAE [1] as follows. “Baja SAE consists of three regionalcompetitions that simulate real-world engineering design projects and their related challenges.Engineering students are tasked to design and build an off-road vehicle that will survive thesevere punishment of rough terrain and sometimes even water.The object of the competition is to provide SAE student members with a challenging project thatinvolves the planning and manufacturing tasks found when

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2011 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Orla Smyth LoPiccolo

thelecture topic that prompts students to fill in key concepts in blank spaces designed into the noteswhile the professor is teaching. This form of note taking prompts the student to be engaged inthe topic during a lecture rather than trying to expedite their transcription of what the instructoris saying, passively holding a completed instructor provided handout,14 or planning to downloadthe full lecture notes prior to the exam. Research has shown repeatedly that students learn morewhen they are actively involved in the teaching-learning process.1516Per Davis, ―Researchersreport that students who receive partial notes perform better on exams and earn higher coursegrades than students who receive a full set of notes.‖17 In addition, students

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2011 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Tom Goulding; Durga Suresh

engineering manager and a Socratic hardware and software concepts that must beinstructor is not that of subject matter expert. It is mastered when programming at the lowest level in aexceptional organizational, motivational, and computer system. A complex project had not beencommunication skills that matter to both. A Socratic previously considered for this type of course atinstructor is skilled at problem definition and Wentworth Institute of Technology.decomposition, guiding the search for applicableThe plan which the authors adopted involved the they would discover that the rotors turn after eachSocratic instructor (Professor Goulding) joining the character is typed. This ensures

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2011 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Kenneth Edward Dudeck; Wieslaw Grebski

of these workshops and grants were focused in the area of alternativeenergy. An additional workshop on this topic is being currently being developed.These Act 48 teacher in-service workshops were hands-on and interactive. Teachers performedexperiments and materials were available through Penn State Hazleton for use in theirclassrooms. Workshop activities and lesson plans were linked to the Pennsylvania AcademicStandards for Science and Technology and the Academic Standards for Environment andEcology.Teachers also participated in field experiences related to a 3.2 kW photovoltaic power stationwhich is connected to the Pennsylvania Power and Light grid and a full-size solar powered car.These field experiences and related activities were

Conference Session

"Green" Topics in Architectural Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Ann Frank, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Architectural

Page 22.760.8(AE1) category. In the Education of Building Manager (AE2) category for multifamily buildings,this documentation activity is not required and can earn an additional LEED credit.The LEED AE1 category for homeowner education includes additional earned credit forproviding enhanced training and/or public awareness. These are activities that will be developedinto succeeding projects for service learning. Additional planned activities suggested by theLEED for Homes Rating System address lighting in the following13: 1. A walkthrough or training held in another home with similar green measures. 2. A builder-sponsored meeting of potential homebuyers about LEED features. 3. A group homebuyer training to discuss the homeowner’s

Conference Session

A Systems-Thinking Approach to Solving Problems

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald C. Rosenberg, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University

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Systems Engineering

Project (20 minutes, 4 team members, Q&A section)Assessing student growthExperience with earlier versions of the course had shown the instructors that this was a coursethat most of our students found to be novel in its organization and implementation. Therefore itwas advisable to explain in detail to the students the course assessment plan, the reasons for theplan, and instructor expectation of the student’s role during the course.The weightings among the three learning goals were  Demonstration of awareness and understanding of globalization: 50%  Demonstration of growth in communication skills: 35%  Demonstration of growth as a professional and as a person relative to sustainability: 15%To assess student status related to awareness

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Engaging Families and Exciting Girls with Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan M. Caley Opsal, Illinois Valley Community College; Dorene M. Perez, Illinois Valley Community College; James A. Gibson, Illinois Valley Community College; Rose Marie Lynch, Illinois Valley Community College

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

anything she puts her mind to. I would love for her to get the chance at all her options.”Conclusions and RecommendationsThe results of this study indicate that involving parents as participants with theirdaughters is a promising approach for increasing interest in STEM careers. Since thisstudy was limited to only 121 girls at one middle school and the surveys only assessedimmediate, short-term reactions, additional studies should be conducted. Involvingparents as participants requires time-intensive planning and scheduling in addition to asignificant parental commitment. However, in light of the increased level of parentalinvolvement in their “millennial” children’s lives, tapping into that involvement could bea very effective tool for

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering: Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Cooley Jones, Louisiana State University; Kelly A. Rusch P.E., Louisiana State University; Del H. Dugas, ExxonMobil

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

financial support from the program due to low GPA or major change. During thetwo years of Phase 2, 13 scholars participated with seven chosen as second semester freshmenand six chosen as second semester sophomores.The one-on-one mentoring element of the program was directed by the ExxonMobil liaison whoselected ExxonMobil engineers and matched them with an LSU ExxonMobil scholar.Additionally, the liaison coordinated workshops with the mentors and protégés, and these eventswere utilized to communicate expectations, roles and responsibilities of each person. Thementors helped the scholars with professional development and career planning. Feedback forthis part of the program was obtained through discussions during Phase 1, and a formal survey

Conference Session

Computer Science and Information Technology in K-12 Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ethan E. Danahy, Tufts University, Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Ashley Russell, Tufts University, Center for Engineering Education and Outreach

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Effective navigation and search designpractices include the use of labels, identified paths, site maps, and use of redundant cues. Using these initial user characteristic guidelines, an initial interface wasconstructed. This prototype was used to structure the information, ensure consistentnavigation, and promote overall usability for the population demographic. The prototypewas reviewed with the teachers prior to implementing the first phase design.Iterative Design For initial classroom testing, a three-phase design plan was created to establishobjectives, conduct preliminary usability testing, and elicit student and teacher feedback.Throughout each phase of the pilot testing, student and teacher feedback was evaluated inorder to

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions: Mechanical Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bobby G. Crawford, U.S. Military Academy; Daisie D. Boettner, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Principle Experiment Planning External Flow / Boundary Layers 19 Steady Flow Devices Review Page 22.917.3 20 EES Workshop Wind Tunnel Lab 21 Vapor Power Cycles Drag 22 Steam Turbine Lab Lift Differential Approach: Conservation of 23 Improved Vapor Power Cycles Mass Differential

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina Deckard, SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific; Kellie Marcarelli, Pershing Middle School; Susan Benson, Pershing Middle School; Heather Marie McCormick, Pershing Middle School

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

three eighth grade classrooms. Although thetwo scientists from the October visit were able to attend, unfortunately, the engineer from thatvisit had a scheduling conflict and another engineer from the lab who participated in otheroutreach activities came in their place. The scientists and engineer again prepared a shortpresentation on the testing aspects of a project they had or were currently working on.The scientists and engineer primarily worked one-on-one with students on developing a plan fortesting or performing the actual experiments. The students chosen to work with the scientists andengineer were selected by the teachers. In most cases, the students chosen were those whoneeded more help in deciding on a test process or those who had

Conference Session

SE Capstone Design Projects, Part II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Corns, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Cihan H. Dagli, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Ivan G. Guardiola, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

details of theirparticular engineering disciplines. In addition, as most of the undergraduate students weremechanical engineering majors, the instructor for the first course was able to use his backgroundin mechanical engineering to provide relatable examples to the students. One of the main difficulties with teaching this course was the pace at which the course Page 22.1279.9started to move. Although we had planned for a fast paced course, it was still a faster thananticipated and additional contingencies would have been helpful when the students moved intothe higher detail design work. A high level overview of the systems engineering

Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curriculum, Part I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard E Fairley, Software and Systems Engineering Associates

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Systems Engineering

systematic development of softwareis to control complexity. In other engineering disciplines the purpose of systematicanalysis and design is perhaps to control complexity but primarily to produceblueprints, schematics, and other plans for construction of a physical artifact.The second additional factor to be considered is the closely coordinated teamworkrequired to produce software. Because software engineering is intellect-intensive,effort is the fundamental unit of estimation and control for software projects. Asoftware project estimated to require 100 staff-months of effort might beconstructed by 10 people working for 10 months but not 100 people working for onemonth and probably not 1 person working for 100 months; teams of

Conference Session

Recruitment & Retention of Women II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Milgram, National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology & Sciences (IWITTS)

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

school(s)The leadership team and all program instructors receive WomenTech training on recruitment andretention and participate in development of a strategic plan, which is updated annually. The keyleader, co-leader, and sometime other members of the leadership team meet with IWITTS on thephone once a month for an hour—for coaching and assistance on strategic plan implementation.Between calls, assistance is offered by IWITTS to the colleges via in-kind support—and rangesfrom development of marketing collateral such as posters to additional follow up sessions onretention training to instructors on-site. Annually all of the colleges come together for a one-dayProject Partner Meeting to share their successes and strategies with one another. In the

Conference Session

WIED Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aura Tuulia Paloheimo, Aalto University, School of Science and Engineering; Kaisa Pohjonen, Aalto University; Pirjo Helena Putila

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Women in Engineering

] …”At some point of the senior year in high school, I simply decided that I will become a medical doctor or an engineer. I didn‟t know which I‟d like better or did I like either actually, but a decision had to be done and I applied for both.”…It is also interesting that there can be seen a tendency that majority of male students decidetheir preliminary plans for future earlier than female peers. Over a half of the sample groupwomen, who covered the issue in their narratives, wrote that they had started the decisionmaking process concerning their future earliest during earliest the last two years beforematriculation: females appear to keep other options open until they are either forced to decideor drift into the field of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salahuddin Qazi, State University of New York, Institute of Tech, Utica, New York and Mohawk Valley Community College; Robert C. Decker, Mohawk Valley Community College

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

Instructional MaterialFrom the outset, it was planned that any curricular materials developed by the project beincorporated into existing or planned courses in programs at both institutions. 9 These coursesincluded the Introduction to MEMS course at SUNYIT and the Introduction to SemiconductorManufacturing course at MVCC, but the team also anticipated interest in AFM on the part of theinstructors in related disciplines. As such, a strategy was pursued to provide the instructors ofsaid courses with deployable modules. The model used included a multipage narrative for facultymembers who may not be familiar with the specifics of AFM but acquainted with the generaltopics of visualization. This narrative detailed the history, theory, and operation of AFM

Conference Session

Architechtural Engineering Eduction: Emergent Topics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent Nuttall, California Polytechnic State University; Jill Nelson P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

more time andenergy to focus on the interaction between the disciplines rather than just falling back into theirown respective silos due to time constraints on delivering the project submittals.A second critical variable in project selection is the type of project. The use of buildingrenovation as a project type offers some significant advantages over new construction. Thedesign process requires time to synthesize the program requirements into a physical shape for thebuilding. This planning process lends itself to the skills of the ARCH students leaving the ARCEand CM students not as fully engaged at the start of the quarter. Using an existing building limitsthe planning process and allows the teams to more quickly focus on specific layouts

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy E. Cook, Northern Arizona University; Perry G. Wood, Northern Arizona University; Theodore A. Uyeno, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

surgery planning; a high-resolution, realistically-articulated, physical model of abullfrog skeleton using mechanical joints that were designed to capture all the three-dimensionalmovements that were seen to occur in biplanar light and X-ray videos of frogs performing preystrikes. The educational experiences to which our undergraduate student was exposed weremanifold: First, she was introduced to biological materials by considering the strength andflexibility of the composite material bone, the non-linearly elastic properties of connective tissueand the contractile and elastic properties of muscle. Next, she learned to describe biologicalmorphology through frog dissections and joint manipulations. She then analyzed the kinematicsof the biplanar

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-Year Programs in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Wong, Portland State University, ECE Department; Melinda Holtzman, Portland State University, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department; Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University, ECE Department; Malgorzata Chrzanowska-Jeske, Portland State University

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Electrical and Computer

Page 22.1224.2students with tidbits of information related to other disciplines does not serve any pedagogicalpurpose other than providing a survey of what is available. Our new sequence of courses serve awell defined pedagogical and curriculum purpose albeit within a more narrow focus.Given that there is a large body of research indicating that active student learning in the form ofhands-on projects and lab-based approaches are very effective3,4,5, we designed all of the courseswith this in mind. Our assessment plans are largely based on direct and quantitative techniqueswith some student surveys providing a more indirect and qualitative feedback. In the followingwe will discuss design, implementation, assessment, and analysis of a three

Conference Session

Distance and Web-based Learning in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale N. Buechler, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Phil J. Sealy, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; John Goomey, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

of Technology to Assist and Assess Distance Students in Integrated Electrical Engineering CoursesAbstractThe University of Wisconsin-Platteville has been attempting to make undergraduate educationmore accessible to nontraditional students through distance education. As part of this plan, ourdepartment began offering their electrical engineering (EE) program in the fall of 2008 tostudents located at all the two-year schools within the state system. This distance programallows place-bound students to complete their entire four-year program on a part-time basis atthe two-year school. The electrical-engineering faculty have been trained in the best practicesfor distance education and have utilized technology to create office

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-Year Programs in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric A Freudenthal, University of Texas, El Paso; Art Duval, University of Texas, El Paso; Sarah Hug, University of Colorado, Boulder; Alexandria Nicole Ogrey; Kien H. Lim, University of Texas, El Paso; Catherine Tabor, El Paso Independent School District; Rebeca Q. Gonzalez, UTEP-Graduate Student and EPISD-Teacher; Alan Siegel, New York University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

academic success in concurrently and subsequently attended math courses. Preliminaryoutcomes from the high school pilot study suggest that embedding computation within high schoolmathematics courses can dramatically increase the number of students, including women, who choose tostudy computation. While iMPaCT-STEM is a work-in-progress, there is sufficient teaching materialand evidence of its effectiveness to motivate further efforts to replicate, extend and more deeply examineits pedagogy. More information about iMPaCT-STEM is posted online:http://sites.google.com/site/impactstem. Lesson plans are released at no cost to educators who contactthis paper’s first author.AcknowledgementsThis report is based on

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chen Jia, Kansas State University; Andrew G. Bennett, Kansas State University; Dong-Hai Nguyen, Kansas State University; N. Sanjay Rebello, Kansas State University; Steve Warren, Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

student explain ideas or concepts?)3. Application: apply, choose, demonstrate, dramatize, employ, illustrate, interpret, operate, practice, schedule, sketch, solve, use, write (Applying: Can the student use the information in a new way?)4. Analysis: analyze, appraise, calculate, categorize, compare, contrast, criticize, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, examine, experiment, question, test (Analyzing: Can the student distinguish between the different parts?)5. Synthesis: arrange, assemble, collect, compose, construct, create, design, develop, formulate, manage, organize, plan, prepare, propose, set up, write (Creating: Can the student create a new product or point of view?)6. Evaluation: appraise, argue, assess, attach

Conference Session

Design and Graphics Potpourri

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holly K. Ault, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Engineering Design Graphics

of communication in greater amounts and variety, yet manyengineering and technology curricula have seemingly let engineering graphical communicationlearning lapse.‖ ABET 20005 emphasizes the need for students to ―communicate effectively‖, butdoes not specifically include design graphics, as in earlier ABET accreditation programs. Thishas led to a reduction in the number of graphics courses in the typical engineering program, inspite of the overwhelming use of CAD in industry.Studies done a decade ago aimed towards planning the curriculum for the 21 st century6,7 includesolid modeling and 3D CAD, along with spatial visualization, as the most important topicsrecognized by engineering graphics educators to be included in curriculum revisions

Conference Session

Electromechanical Capstone and Design Projects in Engineering Technology

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William C. Beston, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Page 22.1261.2Many other countries are emerging as major competitors as well. The South Korean governmenthas vowed to support and nurture their nation’s robotics industry because it has the potential togrow into a $29.7 billion business by 2013.5 In December, 2007, it was reported that the SouthKorean government plans to invest the equivalent of $1.6 billion dollars to build two robot themeparks as part of an effort to boost that country’s robotics industry.6 European Union countries arealso strong competitors. In 2005, the BBC News reported that the European Union’s 25 memberstates have a 35% share in the global manufacturing of robots.7Service robots for personal use worldwide are projected to increase by 160% over the next threeyears

Conference Session

ELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Ridgely, California Polytechnic State University; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

which of the readily available packaging materials will create the best protection for package contents. Some samples of materials are provided for your convenience; please feel free to suggest other materials as well. We have hired a new technician, Mr. Stanley Nerdbaum, who was recently fired by his previous employer for “being a girly man and not going to the gym every day.” Mr. Nerdbaum has provided some equipment which you may use in your work and made the following suggestions which may be helpful to you as you design and test your test plan: “Our goal is to minimize the acceleration experienced by items which impact the insides of containers. You can measure this acceleration with an accelerometer

Conference Session

ELOS Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Curtis Brackett, Bradley University; David Zietlow, Bradley University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2011-2498: OPTIMAL DESIGN OF A PUMP AND PIPING SYSTEMCurtis Brackett, Bradley University I am a senior mechanical engineering major at Bradley University in Peoria, IL. I am originally from Aurora, IL. I am the team captain for Bradley’s Formula SAE senior project. I am very interested and plan on developing my career in the field of energy generation.David Zietlow, Bradley University Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Bradley University The primary author is Curtis Brackett, candidate for BSME May 2011 Page 22.1126.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011