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Technical Sessions 5

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2024 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Khosro Shirvani, State University of New York, College of Technology at Farmingdale; Alireza Dalili, State University of New York, College of Technology at Farmingdale

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Professional Papers

developed and taught novel hands-on skill-building courses with a focus on design, manufacturing and clean energy technologies. He was also involved in creating a certificate program in Wind Turbine Technology at FSC and authored a paper on developing wind turbine educational programs on the east coast.Dr. Alireza Dalili, State University of New York, College of Technology at Farmingdale Assistant Professor ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Innovative Work-Holding Tool Designs for Enhanced Safety and Learning in Manufacturing Labs Khosro Shirvani1*, Sean Hardick2, Alireza Dalili3, Robert Syler4AbstractManufacturing processes laboratory

Conference Session

Technical Sessions 5

Collection

2024 Fall ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Arkadiy Portnoy, City University of New York, Queensborough Community College; Sunil Dehipawala, City University of New York, Queensborough Community College; Tak Cheung

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Professional Papers

Theory. The modification of the implementation to the highschool students in Outreach program is presented, together with suggestions for improving thefirst assessment. Recruitment for out-of-state high school students via the New York StateExcelsior scholarship pathway and the articulation agreement strategies to facilitate communitycollege students interested in laser driven fusion jobs are discussed.IntroductionNuclear fusion driven energy sources are one of the primary objectives of the US GovernmentDepartment of Energy. Three nuclear fusion development hubs were selected as of December2023, namely, Colorado State University, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and theUniversity of Rochester [1]. About half of a trillion dollars has been

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2013 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Gonca Altuger-Genc

lecture and 2 hours for the laboratory. Thelecture component covers the theoretical part of quality control practices, and statistical methods;whereas the lab component covers hands-on practices of statistical methods, building controlcharts, design of experiments, etc… The prerequisites for the MET 409 – Statistical Quality Control are MET 252 – QualityControl and MTH 110 – Statistics.Instructor-Directed Learning:Instructor-directed learning (IDL) is also known as the traditional learning component of thecourse. In the IDL component, course instructor will provide students with journal articles, linksto newspaper articles or radio interviews related to the course subject. Students will be expectedto review these materials and answer follow

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2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Justin Fausto; Benjamin Cuebas; Preston Carroll; Rohit Dua

activation signal, as if the button were beingpressed, for a few milliseconds as the power to the circuit ramps up. This ensures that when theproject is powered up, the SR latches default to a known mode and do not accidentally enter anundefined or random state.In addition to facilitating the logic from activate buttons to relay boards, the control board is alsoused for power regulation and distribution for the entire project. The 12V DC can be connectedthrough a DC barrel jack compatible with an AC adapter, or screw terminals were made © American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conferenceavailable for connection to a laboratory power supply or battery. A 5v

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2024 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

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Erin Marie Furtak; Caitlin Anderson; Shannon Boutwell; Sam Haven; Melinda Lopez; Samantha Duwe; Janet Green; Adam Kellerman; Linda Parker; Lauren Blum

3and Space science, and engineering that could be recombined to support a quarter-long storylineto help students develop understandings of key science ideas as they engage in science practicesand engineering design. In keeping with principles of culturally relevant and responsive pedagogy, we adapted apre-existing engineering design project from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (n.d.) to guidestudents to design satellites to address an established need in their family or community, such asnavigating via GPS, providing internet to an underserved community, or weather prediction.Having this engineering design challenge at the end of an integrated space weather unit hashelped us stay focused not just on what students are learning through the

Conference Session

Frameworks and Comparative Analyses in ECE Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Iman Shayegani, University of Cincinnati; Ibrahim Nihad Awartani, University of Cincinnati; David Allen Evenhouse, University of Cincinnati; So Yoon Yoon, University of Cincinnati; Gregory Warren Bucks, University of Cincinnati

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

-19-public-health- emergency.html[20] D. J. Cheney, P.L. Dickrell, L. Virguez. “Online versus flipped classroom: A comparison of hands-on skills development in an introductory circuits course,” Proceedings of the 126th American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Tampa, FL, MD, USA. 2019.[21] *S. Das, C. Chin, S. Hill. “Development of open-source comprehensive circuit analysis laboratory instructional resources for improved student competence,” Proceedings of the 129th American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, USA, 2022. https://peer.asee.org/40925[22] C. A. Berry. “Teaching an electrical circuits course online,” Proceedings of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 1

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pallavi Singh, University of South Florida; Luis Miguel Quevedo, IEEE Educational Activities; Grisselle Centeno, Florida Southern College; Wilfrido A. Moreno P.E., University of South Florida; Liliana M. Villavicencio, University of South Florida

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

-lish laboratories and curricula that are not only in sync with current industry requirements butare also adaptive enough to accommodate future advancements.Adoption and implementation of the presented tools will ensure that the next generation ofSTEM workers displays a blend of technical skills, soft skills, and digital capabilities neededdue to rapid technological advancements and constantly changing work environments of thesemiconductor industry.INTRODUCTIONThe teaching-learning landscape has undergone swift changes, spurred by the pandemic, lead-ing to the rise of virtual learning, new semiconductor global initiatives, and the advent of Indus-try 5.0. As Stuchlikova [13] predicts, knowledge gained during a degree may become outdatedby the

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2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Michael P. Hennessey; Allen C. Jaedike; Peter S. Rhode

: Students will learn the basics of engineering graphics including freehand sketching and computer aideddesign/drawing using SolidWorks 2001. The course will include extensive hands-on drawing time (free-hand andcomputer) as well as demonstrations, some extra time on the computers during open laboratory time in addition tothe time provided in class (laboratory hours will be arranged). CAD is used in other courses (i.e. besides Engineering Graphics ) throughout the BSME program as well as inSt. Thomas’ entry in SAE’s 2002 Midwest Mini-Baja competition. Specifically, it is used in Introduction toEngineering, Kinematics and Mechanism Design, Machine Design, and in the Senior Design Clinic sequence [7].Some of the freshman in the Engineering

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2013 GSW

Authors

Rasool Kenarangui; Ratan Kumar; Lynn Peterson

will continue to be at a high level among our students in this minor,as shown in student surveys, class enrollments, large attendance at seminars where attendancewas voluntary, and perceived interest among pre-college students.In addition, the establishment of the NE minor has improved the educational infrastructure of theCollege of Engineering by the establishment of the Radiation Measurement ApplicationLaboratory though a grant from the Department of Energy and an educational grant from theNuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for web-based learning. Furthermore it has facilitatedthe establishment of collaboration with NRC Region IV in Arlington, Comanche Peak NuclearPower Plant in Granbury, nuclear industries, national laboratories and other

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2013 GSW

Authors

Chaudhry M. A. Arafat; Mohammad R. Hasan; Panos S. Shiakolas; Samir M. Iqbal

has worked as Quantitative SoftwareDeveloper at Stochastic Logic Ltd. before joining UTA in direct PhD program in Fall of 2011. His research isfocused on nanopores and quantification of cell behavior.PANOS S. SHIAKOLASDr. Shiakolas is the director of the MicroNano Manufacturing Automation and Robotics Systems laboratory and anAssociate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. He has authored or coauthoredmany peer reviewed journal papers, and presented his research at national and international conferences andsymposia in the areas of micro-nano manufacturing and robotics, optimization and educational activities. He is amember of American Society of Mechanical Engineers.SAMIR M. IQBALDr. Iqbal directs the Nano-Bio

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2013 GSW

Authors

Mohammed Arif I. Mahmood; Samir M. Iqbal

measured at these points. (b) Shows the voltage and current in the output window. The Green and Redgraphs represent voltage and current, respectively. The phase difference of a typical AC circuit is noticeable in the output.This probe window closely mimics the expensive oscilloscopescommonly used in the laboratories. The output parameters can also be programmed to find, for example, voltage difference between two specific nodes etc.AC sources are ubiquitous in our everyday life and sinusoidal AC sources are provided withinthe SPICE component library to manipulate as desired. Voltage amplitude, phase and frequenciesof these sources can be adjusted and optimized accordingly. Root mean square (RMS) output, aswell as time

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2013 GSW

Authors

Priscila Martinez-Avila; Emmanuel Varona; Doug D. Carlton; Abegayl Thomas; Kevin A. Schug

(TAs) and two undergraduate Peer Academic Leaders (PAL) that werepresent at all times and stayed constant throughout the program. Subjects were recruited byadvisors and registered for the program prior to the first session. Separately from regularclassroom and laboratory sessions, students attended four hour sessions of supplementalinstruction scheduled once a week, in which material was reinforced using the model of aTreisman-style Emerging Scholars Program (ESP)5,6. In ESP, an emphasis is placed on buildingcommunity among the students through active learning and fostering collective efforts aimed tosolve challenging problems.Students enrolled in ESP, henceforth the ESP group, received the benefits of the AURASprogram while the comparison non

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2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Nathaniel Scott; Carl Greco; Todd T. Schlegel

Real-time T-Wave Residuum Nathaniel Scott, Carl Greco, Todd T. Schlegel Department of Electrical Engineering, Arkansas Tech University / Neuroautonomic Laboratory and Human Test Subject Facility, NASA Johnson Space CenterAbstractThe recent recognition of prolonged corrected QT electrocardiographic intervals (QTc intervals)in astronauts returning from long-duration space flight as well as premature ventricularcontractions (PVCs) while in flight has stimulated NASA to develop software for real-timeanalysis of the ECGs of astronauts as they prepare for and participate in highly stressfulactivities.The T-wave Residuum (TWR

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2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Steve Menhart

Transitioning a Microcontroller Course from Assembly Language to C Steve Menhart, Ph.D. Dept. of Engineering Technology University of Arkansas at Little Rock 2801 S. University Ave. Little Rock, AR 72204 AbstractThis paper describes improvements made to an integrated lecture and laboratory course dealingwith microcontrollers, taught in the Engineering Technology Department, at the University ofArkansas at Little Rock (UALR). This course initially used the Motorola 68HC11microcontroller, but currently uses the Motorola MC9S12DP256B

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Robert I. Egbert

topics as the least favorite part of the class. Assuch we are in the process of reducing the amount of time spent on such topics. In response, wehave reduced the amount of time spent of such topics and replace it with more outside speakers.Similarly, tours of campus facilities, such as the library, have not been popular. Many studentsin the class do not show up for these tours.Students have expressed interests in off-campus tours of engineering related facilities but thelogistics of organizing such tours has proven to be difficult. Still we hope to try this at somepoint in the future.Students have also expressed interest in doing some kind of laboratory project in the course. Atthis point we have not found a suitable lab exercise that could be

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Charles Wright; Reza Ahmadi; Amshumaan Raghunatha Kashyap; Anagha Rayachoti; Alberto Berrueta Irigoyen; Jonathan W. Kimball

3Bibliography[1] M. H. Kheraluwala, R. W. Gasgoigne, D. M. Divan, and E. Bauman, "Performance characterization of a high power dual active bridge dc/dc converter," in Proc. Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, 1990., Conference Record of the 1990 IEEE, 7-12 Oct. 1990 1990, pp. 1267-1273 vol.2.[2] Underwriters Laboratory, "Inverters, Converters, Controllers and Interconnection System Equipment for Use with Distributed Energy Resources," accessed on 3/12/12, http://ulstandardsinfonet.ul.com/scopes/1741.html[3] Missouri S&T, "Solar House Team," accessed on 3/12/12, http://sunhome.mst.edu/.[4] J. Chen, A. Prodic, R. W. Erickson, and D. Maksimovic, "Predictive digital current programmed control," IEEE

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2011 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Steve Menhart

theextent to which they are being met. The results of these evaluations of program educationalobjectives and program outcomes must be used to effect continuous improvement of the programthrough a documented plan.” At the core of the CIP must be the program or student outcomes.In the most recent evaluation of its student outcomes the ECET program decided to adoptABET’s general criteria 3 of ‘a’ through ‘k’, along with ABET’s specific program criteria, as itsstudent outcomes. Assessment of the student outcomes should be done ideally using a variety ofdifferent methods2,3,4. Such methods have traditionally relied upon direct measurements such astailored exam questions, quizzes, and laboratory assignments. Other methods, which are lessapplicable to the

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2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Nathan Hutchins; Kaveh Ashenayi

ideas and findings inan engineering environment. This style of course has been shown to display “a definite andmeasurable increase in student awareness and understanding of the engineering profession2.” Thisone day a week class is set up in a laboratory structure where there is a lecture followed by someexperimentation with software or hardware.The evolution of this class is based on the changes to the curriculum at the University of Tulsa aswell as faculty and student feedbacks, and will continue to change to reflect changes in the subjectsand engineering tools used.Software Tools © American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 2017 ASEE Midwest Section ConferenceThe software tools that

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Christopher J. Lowrance

itmerits the attention of all educators of engineering because of its benefit to the instructor and thestudents.Most engineering experts would agree that engineering is a problem-solving science that must bepracticed in order become effective at solving complex problems. Undoubtedly, engineeringstudents across the country are getting plenty of practice solving problems outside the classroomin the form of homework, but for most engineering programs, the only time professors get toobserve their students solving engineering problems might be during laboratory hours or whileadvising on a design project. By observing our students, we gain invaluable feedback about theirknowledge and problem solving abilities. Therefore, why not observe our students

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2007 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Yan H. Huang; Seong W. Lee

analysis and computation, modeling, design and experimental verification.Another goal is to have students gain experience in applying these methods to realisticengineering problems and processes [1]. Many students in the industrial engineeringdepartment have participated in the ongoing projects at the laboratories of Center for AvancedEnergy Systems & Environmental Control Technologies (CAESECT). These students tooksome courses (ex. Thermodynamics, design & analysis of energy systems, the advancedinstrumentation technology) and then they conducted experiments using advancedinstrumentation (ex. Laser based PDPA system and PIV system). This paper shows how thestudents improved their skills of designing the experiment and analyze the data

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2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Masoud Fathizadeh; Gil Cabrera; Mark Werthman; George Zawislak

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2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

ASM Delowar Hossain; Zory Marantz; Djafar Mynbaev

in electronic coursesof the two-year engineering–technology program: We need to start with very basics ofsemiconductors and transistors and finish by introducing the principles of operation of modernIC circuits. In our department, we traditionally have an extensive theoretical electronics courseand independent laboratory course, both being taught at the second semester. The other 3rd-semester laboratory course entitled Communications Electronics is more specialized, as the titlesays. These three courses, clearly, are not able to cover all the needed material; we see thesolution on in a careful selection of the topics.In search for the criteria for this selection, we investigate the problem from various directions.First, we investigated the

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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Robert M. Brooks; Soumitra Basu; Shriram Pillapakkam; Kurosh Darvish; Keerthi V. Takkalapelli

theresearch papers provided to the students.For the purpose of this study, the category of learning included innovation, creativity, hands onprojects and presentation (4,5). To create a congenial atmosphere for learning, students weregiven several challenges and choices. The challenges were: the students should work with whatthe laboratory had; the students should not use any ready-made commercial parts; their productshould not cost more than $200 (excluding their labor) and all the parts of their model must beenvironmentally safe and recyclable (4,5). The overall course grading formulas for each coursetaught in each year are shown in Table 2. 2Table 2 Grading Formulas

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Beckry Abdel-Magid; Yunsheng Xu

effects that occur during research. An important step in making anobservation is the immediate recording of the observation in a notebook. Thehypothesis is a formal expression of a preconceived relationship that the studentuses to guide his or her research. The experimentation phase is the systematiccontrolled testing of the hypothesis which can be performed in the laboratory,using computer simulation, field experiment, field study, or survey research. Inconducting the experiment, it is important to record every detail. Here again,keeping good records of work completed, decisions made, errors and correctionsduring experimentation is a key activity to successful research. The last step,induction, is the process of interpreting the data obtained

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Richard K. Herz; Gregory E. Ogden

student, and a quiz section. In the quiz section, students mustrun experiments, analyze their data, and then check to see if they have an answer within anacceptable range. The Lab charges virtual $ for each experiment to teach students that theyshould not run experiments indiscriminately, and then awards them virtual $ for correct answers.The Budget Report records the history of each quiz. Students must turn in their data, analysiswork, and a copy of the Budget Report which contains an authentication code. These quizzesincorporate the features Pavia9 lists that should be exhibited by a laboratory simulation.It is interesting to observe a new group of students start to use the software in a computer lab.Doing homework in the Lab is much different

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Stephen Beck; Joshua Brent; Thomas Brown; Agostino Cala; Eniko T. Enikov; Richard Lucio

395 Engineering 101: Peer Teaching with LEGO NXT Robotics Stephen Beck1, Joshua Brent1, Thomas Brown1, Agostino Cala1, Eniko T. Enikov2, Richard Lucio III1 1 Undergraduate Student Mentors; 2Faculty advisor Advanced Micro and Nano Systems Laboratory, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, The University of ArizonaAbstractThe vast amount of knowledge and the multitude of disciplines encompassed by engineering canoften be intimidating and difficult, creating an educational barrier for beginning students. Thegoal of an

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Christopher J. Lowrance

itmerits the attention of all educators of engineering because of its benefit to the instructor and thestudents.Most engineering experts would agree that engineering is a problem-solving science that must bepracticed in order become effective at solving complex problems. Undoubtedly, engineeringstudents across the country are getting plenty of practice solving problems outside the classroomin the form of homework, but for most engineering programs, the only time professors get toobserve their students solving engineering problems might be during laboratory hours or whileadvising on a design project. By observing our students, we gain invaluable feedback about theirknowledge and problem solving abilities. Therefore, why not observe our students

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Robert M. Brooks; Soumitra Basu; Shriram Pillapakkam; Kurosh Darvish; Keerthi V. Takkalapelli

theresearch papers provided to the students.For the purpose of this study, the category of learning included innovation, creativity, hands onprojects and presentation (4,5). To create a congenial atmosphere for learning, students weregiven several challenges and choices. The challenges were: the students should work with whatthe laboratory had; the students should not use any ready-made commercial parts; their productshould not cost more than $200 (excluding their labor) and all the parts of their model must beenvironmentally safe and recyclable (4,5). The overall course grading formulas for each coursetaught in each year are shown in Table 2. 2Table 2 Grading Formulas

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Junichi Kanai; Jeff P. Morris; Mark Anderson

Project-Based Engineering Design Courses and Computer Literacy Junichi Kanai, Jeff Morris, and Mark Anderson O.T. Swanson Multidisciplinary Design Laboratory Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Session: Tools, techniques, and best practices of engineering education for digital generation AbstractThe current generation of college students grew up with personal computers, the Internet, andother digital “gadgets”. Despite their confidence, typical students in sophomore and senior levelengineering design courses utilize only the basic features of software tools, such as wordprocessing, graph generation, information sharing

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2011 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Kenneth Edward Dudeck; Wieslaw Grebski

Physical Activity Computation and Modern MethodsNatural   Sciences Strength of MaterialsArts Thermodynamics  HumanitiesSocial   Sciences Design Component (11 credits)First Year Seminar Computer Aided Design/Drafting/Modeling   Capstone Design ProjectBasic   Math and Science (35 credits)Calculus/Differential Equations Track Courses/Professional Focus ( 38 credits)  Chemistry (Lecture and Laboratory) Detailed below.Physics   (Lecture and Laboratory) Specific Track Courses for