Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve C. Hsiung, Old Dominion University; John M. Ritz, Old Dominion University; Ece Yaprak, Wayne State University; Thomas B. Stout, Tidewater Community College; Richard L. Jones, Old Dominion University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014Dissemination of Microprocessor Courses through Classroom and Interactive Cyber-Enabled TechnologiesIntroduction This report covers a research effort that is aimed to train 120 teachers to instruct coursesusing microcontroller technologies and related hands-on laboratory experimentation usingdistance learning methods. This is the second phase of an NSF funded grant. It is a joint venturewith Old Dominion University, Wayne State University, Blue Ridge Community College (VA),and Tidewater Community College (VA). During the first year of the 3-year project, researchers refined the design of a laboratorytraining system and further refined and developed course

Conference Session

FPD 6: Course Content and Educational Strategies

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James E. Lewis, University of Louisville; Norb Delatte P.E., Cleveland State University

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First-Year Programs

supporting materials.A common case study used in engineering training is the examination of the failure of theskywalk at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kansas City. This failure is beneficial for incomingstudents because the technical reason for the failure is easily understandable and straightforward.However, the most challenging part of this particular case study is understanding how thedeficient walkway supports were allowed to be constructed and installed. Most incomingstudents have little knowledge of the complex relationship of the design, fabrication, andconstruction steps in large projects such as the Hyatt Regency Hotel, some instruction in theroles and responsibilities of each entity is presented and discussed with the students before

Conference Session

EM Skills and Real World Concepts

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stanton Cort; Gary Wnek

as computer science. A unique aspect of our program is that most courses are team-taught by faculty from the Schools of Engineering and Management. This facilitatesintegration in real time for our students of the engineering and management perspectives.Also, our courses offer numerous opportunities for exposure to real-world problemsthrough project work. Student teams maintain frequent contact with companyrepresentatives. Presentation skills are constantly refined through many opportunitiesduring class. Our P2D3 course is uses three popular texts4-6 along with selected supplementaryreadings and notes. Topics covered include the theory of the business, the voice of thecustomer, value creation, intellectual property, concept development

Conference Session

Understanding Engineering Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Durward Sobek

Transitions: From Conceptual Ideas to Detail Design Durward K. Sobek, II Montana State UniversityAbstractIn previous meetings, we presented preliminary work on coding student design journals as part ofan effort to better understand how design processes affect design outcomes. We have alsoconducted a number modeling efforts on a dozen student mechanical engineering projects thatcorrelate key process variables to design quality, client satisfaction, and designer productivitymeasures. One of the main patterns across the different analyses is that system-level design,which falls between concept design and detail design, consistently appears as a

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohamed Chouikha; Don Millard

systems that have historically been restricted to specific laboratory facilities. Thepaper’s presentation will demonstrate the pedagogical practices, the interactive materials, andaccompanying hardware/software that turn the Tablet PC into a mobile laboratory suite -integrating a function generator, multimeter, 5v power supply, and scope. A description of theinitial pilot project deployment is provided along with an explanation of how the student’slaboratory results will be integrated into a WebCT course management system (from connectionsto the hardware system) for automatic grading and review.BackgroundEngineering students are typically running multiple applications while simultaneously usingbrowsers, instant messaging and search engines on

Conference Session

Serving the Information Needs of Engineering Technology Educators

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Lance Miller; Jack Waintraub

Technical Education program (ATE) hasbrought needed and welcome resources to foster improvement of technician education atcommunity colleges, secondary schools and four-year institutions throughout the country.Because of ATE funding, some 500 projects and centers have implemented a wealth ofexemplary curricula and instructional materials and practices, and technician education programshave been able to forge strong partnerships with business and industry, professional associationsand other educational institutions. Taken together, these activities are designed to lead tocomprehensive, system-wide improvements in technician education. Page

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Paper Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

George Catalano

Paper No. 2004-1198 Integrating Ethics into the Freshman Year Engineering Experience Dr. George D. Catalano Department of Mechanical Engineering State University of New York at Binghamton Abstract Various attempts are described in an effort to integrate ethics into the freshmanyear engineering classes. The attempts include formal lectures on moral reasoningtheories, ethics focused videos/DVDs, environmentally focused design projects, designprojects that force students to consider societal and global issues. A somewhat differenttype of design project, Compassion Practicum, is also

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robbie Goins; Kiel Locklear; Gregory Watkins; Chad Spivey

aircraft flies multiple parabolic loops that simulate zero gravity for periods up to25 seconds. Students and their reduced gravity experiments fly in the aircraft s cargoarea.In December 2002, a team of seven students from two North Carolina universities wasselected to conduct reduced gravity aqueous diffusion experiments aboard the KC-135A.The students, from The University of North Carolina at Charlotte and the University ofNorth Carolina at Pembroke, worked together on the project, collaborating viavideoconferencing, email, and occasional face-to-face meetings. They successfullyovercame the obstacle of the 120 mile distance between the institutions, and executedtheir experiments during multiple flights in April 2003.As part of the project, the

Conference Session

ECE Education and Engineering Mathematics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Cambron; H. Joel Lenoir

traditionalservice courses in each of the disciplines. Although mechanics and thermal/fluid courses for theEE’s and circuits/machinery courses for the ME’s are important and necessary, they are notsufficient to give the students the skills to deal with these new systems.Western Kentucky University has implemented a course, EE 285: Introduction to IndustrialAutomation, in an attempt to build a bridge between the EE and ME programs. The goal is givethe students a common language in this area so that multidisciplinary capstone and professionalprojects are more easily accomplished. The results of two years of offering the course, includingstudent feedback and course assessment are included. Examples of projects tackled by thestudents, lessons learned by the

Conference Session

Trends in ME Education Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hyun Kim

education has beendeveloping a productive research and educational program through a strategic focus ontechnology development in areas that meets the need of local industries.A series of initiatives and activities have been proposed and developed to accomplish short-termand long-term goals. Two main initiatives to facilitate the successful development, including theapproval and funding of the strategic initiative proposing the Hydraulics Research and EducationCenter and the designation of the Center as one of the new PACER (Presidential AcademicCenters of Excellence in Research) and subsequent funding for the next three years, have beentaken and are well in progress. A number of collaborative research projects are being conducted,including a

Conference Session

Best Zone Papers

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jay Porter; Joseph Morgan

, students learn the basicsof computer-based instrumentation including analog and digital data acquisition,software-based signal conditioning, and industry standard instrumentation platforms.The first five weeks of the semester are devoted to individual labs that teach analog-to-digital conversion, digit-to-analog conversion, digital input/output, and transducerinterface. The lab then culminates in a ten-week project where students interface tomotors, transducers, and sensors and create an operational mobile platform that can beremotely monitored and controlled.To solve the challenge of making an instrumentation platform that is accessible from theweb, the authors have chosen to use National Instruments’ Fieldpoint data acquisitionsystem and

Conference Session

Real-World Manufacturing Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Falkenburg; Tina Harkin

framework focuses on the articulation of clearand consistent goals and objectives for learning in work-related activities. The academic coursewe created to frame this learning experience is entitled: The Management of ManufactuirngEngineering Projects. There are nine learning objectives that describe the learning. Page 7.969.4 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education Table 1: Objectives: Management of Manufacturing Projects O1 Prepare and maintain project

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mukasa Ssemakula

-likesetting1,2. The LF model emphasizes practical experience and consequently, EngineeringTechnology (ET) and other programs that emphasize hands-on experiences for students are wellsuited to implementing the LF model. This paper describes a project whose goal is to adapt theLF model for implementation in regular academic programs oriented to practical applicationswithout having to build an actual factory. This work is being accomplished by modifying five carefully selected courses in ourprograms, leading to the use of coordinated projects across those courses. The projects focus onthe making of functional model engines. In the various courses, students will generate CADdrawings of all the engine components, produce process plans for and make

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Zbigniew Prusak

approaches had become largelyinsufficient. As search for more efficient transfer of engineering knowledge and skills continues,some engineering programs have been almost totally revised to allow room for learning throughdoing, by creating educational environment that closer reflects real-world engineering practice 12 . Such environment accentuates team projects using laboratory experimentation as a mean fordevelopment of skills needed in realization of the projects. Since majority of successfulimprovement undertakings start with setting a goal, engineering activities are not limited to solvinga technical problem; these also encompass explanation of why a particular solution to a problem isthe best and implementation of the solution 13, 14 .2

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Raul Ordonez; Harriet Benavidez; Anthony J. Marchese; James A. Newell; John L. Schmalzel; Beena Sukumaran; Ravi Ramachandran; Julie Haynes

laboratory experiments, realworld design projects and research. The solutions of these problems require not only proficiency inthe technical principles, but, as importantly, require a mastery of written and oral communicationskills and the ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team. In the sophomore year,communication (written and oral) and design (semester long multidisciplinary design project) areintegrated. The course is team-taught by faculty from the College of Communication and theCollege of Engineering. Students pick one of two design projects. The first is to design and build aguitar effects pedal. The second involves an economic and engineering analysis of the design andoperation of a baseball stadium.Introduction In 1992

Conference Session

Graphics Applications in ME

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Holly Ault

engineering.2 Writing in the humanities does notdepend heavily upon graphics. Mechanical design, in particular, requires extensive use ofgraphics, not only conventional orthographic drawings, but also sketches, solid models, graphicalrepresentations of various analyses and experiments, prototypes, and other graphical andphysical models to communicate design concepts and outcomes effectively. This paper willpresent a review of the use of graphics tools by students in a sophomore level introductorymechanical design course and senior design projects with a focus on the use of graphicalcommunication techniques and physical objects to develop and communicate design concepts.BackgroundEngineering design graphics has been taught traditionally as the

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Rudy Rogers; Rebecca Toghiani

means, DOE grantedour laboratory a study to determine feasibility of safely storing above-ground natural gas insynthetic gas hydrates. The research suggested a process that provided rapid hydrate formation,complete conversion of interstitial water, and packing of hydrate mass as it formed; 156volumes of gas at standard temperature and pressure stored in 1 volume of the ice-like hydratewas accomplished. Subsequently, as a semester project, a group of five senior chemicalengineering students were asked to put the hydrate research findings into an innovative large-scale plant design for their capstone design course; they were to select, size and cost theequipment; they were to create process flow charts, perform mass/energy balances, and performan

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Callen; Steven Usselman

predecessors confronted just a few years ago. They are far more likely to findthemselves working in teams that take full responsibility for key projects or for solving critical problems demandingtimely response. Those teams may well include not just technicians, but people informed about economics andpublic policy and able to communicate their ideas to diverse audiences. Indeed, the most successful contributorswill likely be those individuals who reach across disciplines and blur the lines between the technical and non-technical dimensions of the task at hand. It will help, too, if they are sensitive to matters of race, ethnicity, andgender. For the teams may well consist of a broad range of individuals, and the tasks at hand are those of a

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Smyer; L. R. Johnson

Session 2525 IE Capstone Design Course with IE and ME Team Collaboration W. N. Smyer, E. W. Jones, and L. R. Johnson Mississippi State UniversityAbstractThis paper presents an overview of the capstone design course in Industrial Engineering atMississippi State University, a required course for the Bachelor of Science degree in IndustrialEngineering. In the course, students are formed into project teams, each of which selects onemanufactured product to analyze as part of a comprehensive venture analysis.The unusual aspect of this course, and the focus of this paper, is the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John J. Duffy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Manuel A Heredia, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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NSF Grantees

as more prominently inlaw. And if service is part of the engineering profession, should it become part of the educationof engineering students? How? Should it be integrated into technical courses, as in service-learning, or should it be left to extra curricular activities?Student opinions were sampled recently. Courses with service-learning projects have beenintegrated into existing required courses in engineering over the past six years in fivedepartments of University of Massachusetts Lowell. A recent sampling of entering engineeringstudents at this university revealed that 75% agreed with the statement that public service shouldbe considered as part of the engineering profession. A survey of all students in the sameengineering school at

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Marlor, Northern Michigan University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2012-3584: A FACULTY ADVISER’S PERSPECTIVE ON DEVELOP-ING AN SAE BAJA PROGRAMDr. Robert A. Marlor, Northern Michigan University Robert Marlor is an Associate Professor in the Engineering Technology Department at Northern Michigan University. He received a Ph.D. in civil-structural engineering from Michigan Technological University n 2003. He is the Faculty Adviser for the NMU SAE Baja team. His research interests include load duration behavior of wood connections, project-based learning in engineering mechanics, and teaching design through SAE Student Design Competitions. Page 25.42.1

Conference Session

Development of Manufacturing Engineering Laboratories I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley C. Harriger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sergey Dubikovsky, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ed Lugo; David Gonzales, El Camino College; Buford F. Pringle, Butler Community College; John Anderson, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Manufacturing

AC 2012-5531: AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING MODULES FOR EX-ISTING MANUFACTURING PROGRAMSProf. Bradley C. Harriger, Purdue University, West LafayetteProf. Sergey Dubikovsky, Purdue University, West Lafayette Sergey Dubikovsky is Assistant Professor at Purdue University in the Aviation Technology Department. He teaches advanced aircraft materials and processes and advanced manufacturing and design process courses. His research focus is in immersive learning, problem and project-based learning, international engineering education, globalization, lean Six Sigma, and threaded and specialized fasteners. He worked previously in industry as a Design, Product, and Project Engineer. He has undergraduate and graduate degrees in

Conference Session

Robotics and Automation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University; Yubin Lan, USDA ARS; Jian-ao Lian, Prairie View A&M University; Suxia Cui, Prairie View A&M University

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Engineering Technology

;M University. She received her B.S. and M.S. from Beijing Polytechnic University in 1996 and 1999 respectively, both in electrical engineering. She received her Ph.D. degree in computer engineering from Mississippi State University, Starkville, Miss., in 2003. She has published several journal and conference articles in the field of wavelets, image processing, and video coding. Her research interests include data compression, signal classification, image and video processing. She has funded research projects from NSF and ARO. Cui has memberships with IEEE, ASEE, and HKN honor society. Page 25.271.1

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Ali Abul-Fadl; Samuel Owusu-Ofori

Session 1566 Multidisciplinary Design of a Reporting System Utilizing Pager Technology Samuel Owusu-Ofori, Ali Abul-Fadl North Carolina A&T State UniversityAbstractThis is an industrial capstone design project involving the design of an electromechanicaltransfer system capable of winding and unwinding a material from one spool to another.The distance between the spools is provided. It is also specified that the material be underconstant tension during the operation; the linear speed of the material be user-controlledduring run time; and the system be able to

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Winston F. Erevelles

Session 3663 Design and Implementation of an Automated Cell for Injection Molding Winston F. Erevelles Robert Morris CollegeAbstractThe current paper describes a senior-level course in Robotics taught by the author at KetteringUniversity in the Spring session of 1999. The course was taught in project form and dealt withthe design and implementation of an automated manufacturing cell for molding, unloading, anddegating injection molded parts. The class had 11 students majoring in ManufacturingEngineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Applied

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Ciocci

were underrepresented in the engineering profession.At HACC we sought to accept females and minorities into the program. We were relatively successful with our student enrollments. The curriculum changedslightly over the five-year span of the program, but the project component and the Friday fieldtrips remained constants throughout. HACC intends to retool and reinstate the institute. Thefunding source changed during that time span, and we will need to revise the program prior tosoliciting new sources.Original Grant Faculty from the Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology Division supported thecollege’s Office of Institutional Development in writing the original grant. The proposal was toprovide high school rising sophomores the

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Pines

from master’s level programs in engineering and business, providinga rich mixture of backgrounds for analysis and discussion. Problems studied include human-computer interfaces in planning, scheduling, and accounting systems, workplace designs forvarious types of teams, human error, and other ergonomics topics appropriate to themanufacturing environment. The legal and regulatory environment of the manufacturingworkplace are introduced to the design process. A design project including workplaceevaluation, analysis, and improvement proposals, is conducted with the assistance of NMSU’sAdvanced Manufacturing Center. The term “ergonomic design” is often abused in the marketing of manufacturingequipment and systems. In this course, future

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher G. Braun

Session 1532 Experiments on the Cheap: Using a Student Data Acquisition System Christopher G. Braun Colorado School of MinesMotivationThe cost of operating a dedicated laboratory facility for student educational use is large incomparison to operating a general purpose lecture room. Laboratory uses require thesetup of dedicated equipment, safety equipment and significant storage, often making theroom unsuitable for other purposes. Additionally, hands-on laboratory projects requiremore time in class per credit hour than lecture – typically 3 hours in lab per

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Marsha King; Eric Spielvogel; Carol Dwyer; Dhushy Sathianathan

developed by a team of faculty from all majors with input from industry.• Faculty have the freedom to teach the course in their areas of interest using the resources available to them, as long as the competencies are satisfied.• The course content is defined by the course outline and the assigned design projects. The course outline is treated as a contract between the students and the faculty. The course outline is required to show that the course meets the defined competencies. The outlines are evaluated annually by a team of faculty.• Course resources, such as workbooks, textbooks, notes, design projects, developed by faculty are shared through a WWW database.• Student evaluations are performed to monitor the quality of

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

T.R. Hsu; P. Reischl; P. Hsu; J.C. Wang; F. Barez; B.J. Furman

Continuation of Experiment # 11. Parts SorterThree laboratory experiments are briefly presented below : Lab#1 introduces students to voltage, current, and resistance measurement. Theobjective of the lab is to help the student to learn the functions of the digital multimeterand introduce them to three basic electronic components : the photoresistor, the lightemitting diode ( LED ), and the transistor. First the student is required to obtain the basicelectrical characteristic data ( resistance , current and voltage ) of each component underdifferent power supply condition. Next a project is given to the student to design,construct, and test a light-controlled switch for a typical automatic out-door lightingequipment. Fig.1 shows a light-controlled