Predictive Model Using Artificial Neural Network (ANN) Prashanta Kumar Acharjee, Mena I. Souliman Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering The University of Texas at Tyler. AbstractIn Mechanistic-empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG), dynamic modulus |E*| is identified asa key property for Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA). Determining |E*| in the laboratory requires several daysof sophisticated testing procedures and expensive instruments. To bypass the long testing time,sophisticated testing procedure, and expense, several multivariate regression analysis-based modelshave been developed to predict
,instructor, and the software developer, ultimately resulting in a high-impact experience. Students canappreciate how the theory given in the classroom is applied to advanced software to solve large andcomplex problems. IntroductionThe students of the Structural Analysis and Design program at University of Houston-Downtown,receive their instructions throughout lectures, laboratory practices, and software applications. Thesoftware used for teaching consists in customized spreadsheets and professional versions of advancedfinite element analysis software. In this paper the authors want to present the advantages of using afull version of RFEM® software1, which is able to analyze simple to complex structures
, professional development for graduate students, curriculum innovation in computing, and service-learning.Prof. Blake Everett Johnson, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr. Blake Everett Johnson is a Teaching Assistant Professor and instructional laboratory manager in the Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His research interests include experimental fluid mechanics, measurement science, engineering education, engineering leadership, and professional identity development.Mr. Saadeddine Shehab, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign I am currently the Associate Director of Assessment and Research team at the Siebel Center for Design (SCD) at the University
laboratories [10]. In summerbased clinical immersion programs, students must apply and compete against their peers to beselected. This is a limiting factor especially for large and fast-growing programs. Summerimmersion programs are usually short in their duration (2 weeks up to 10 weeks) [1-9], therefore,provide limited exposure to clinical setting and personal. Offering semester-based clinicalimmersion programs poses another set of challenges. Universities must establish hospitalaffiliation agreements and recruit clinical participants to supervise students. The number ofclinical participants needed to supervise students increases as the number of students increases.Field trips and visits within a course also require maintaining a long-term clinical
Paper ID #39458Board 15: Work in Progress: Cultivating Growth of Systems Thinking Habitof Mind over a Five Course Fundamental SequenceDr. Lisa Weeks, University of Maine Lisa Weeks is a lecturer of Biomedical Enginering in the Department of Chemical and Biomedical En- gineering at the University of Maine since 2017. She teaches several of the core fundamental courses including hands on laboratory courses.Prof. Karissa B Tilbury ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Work in Progress: Cultivating Growth of Systems Thinking Habits of Mind over a Five Course Fundamental
. Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences have shown to improve STEMretention and science identity [7], [8], [9]. Rather than identifying a small selective number ofstudents to work in a laboratory doing undergraduate research, the CURE model exposes anentire lecture or lecture plus lab course to research providing research experiences to all students.EM has shown to enhance student learning through supporting individual agency and self-efficacy leading to retention and persistence in STEM fields [10]. The Network for TeachingEntrepreneurship (NFTE) defines EM as: Entrepreneurial mindset is simply the way an entrepreneur thinks and acts. It’s a set of characteristics, behaviors and skills that drive action. A person with an
-traditional students brings a variety of engineeringskills and lifelong learning experiences to the MET program.The CourseThe Applied Fluid Mechanics course (MET 4100) is a senior level core course in the METprogram and the second in the sequence of fluid mechanics coursework, following Fluid &Hydraulic Mechanics (MET 2050). This four-credit hour (ch) course consists of a 3ch lectureand a 1ch laboratory. During the Fall 2021 semester, the course was offered face-to-face oncampus. To increase the accessibility to the lectures for those students not able to attend them inperson due to COVID issues, the authors developed the course more like a “blended” experience,using Blackboard platform to post lectures, course materials, instructional aids, and
control the rover remotely. The GUI program obtains the GPSlocation of the rover and displays the location of the rover on a map. For the control of the rover,ROS (Robot Operating System) was utilized. A Raspberry Pi 3B+ board is used as anintelligence unit of the system. The collected samples can be brought to a laboratory for furtheranalysis. In this paper, the details of the amphibious sampling rover and the educational lessonsvia this capstone project are presented.I. Introduction Mosquitos may lay eggs in shallow waters or wet areas near the shore of lakes, ponds, andrivers [1-3]. Although the exact location of where mosquitoes lay eggs depends on the mosquitospecies or the local environment available to the mosquitos, water is a necessity
was targeted for upper-levelundergraduates and early graduate students interested in renewable energy [4]. The coursemainly covers photovoltaic and solar power and wind power in depth, with additional coverageon fuel cells, hydrogen, energy storage, and more. Plans for integrating a renewable energycourse into power and energy engineering minor program at Southern University were reportedby Belu et al [4]. The four credit-hour integrated lecture-laboratory course includes all renewableenergy sources, but wind and solar energy systems make up 60% of the course. Hertzog andSwart described the design and development of a renewable energy course covering solarphotovoltaic, solar thermal, and small wind systems at Central University of Technology
Paper ID #39128Measuring the drag forces on Corvette car modelDr. Manohar Chidurala, Western Kentucky University Manohar Chidurala teaches Thermal-fluid sciences course sequence, Instrumentation and Experimenta- tion, and Mechanical Systems at WKU.Riley BishopMr. Brandon Charles Sekula, Western Kentucky University Mr. Sekula is a rising senior at Western Kentucky University (WKU), studying Mechanical Engineering with a focus on Thermo-Fluids. He conducts industry related research and assists in organizing and main- taining WKU’s Material Science laboratory. He is conducting his own research in conjunction with Dr
decisionswhether it should stop or make a move while driving by itself around the track in driving simulator.AcknowledgementThe author(s) of this paper would like to thank all staff in the school's laboratory for their supportand explanation on using laboratory equipment to analyze the electrical circuits in this project.References[1] Aris, I. et al., “Impacts of IoT and Big Data to Automotive Industry,” Proceedings of the 2015 10th Asian Control Conference (ASCC), Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, May 31-June 3, 2015. DOI: 10.1109/ASCC.2015.7244878.[2] Rowland, S.T. et al., “Laboratory Instruction and Delivery of a Pilot IoT Course,” Proceedings of the 2021 ASEE North Central Section Conference, University of Toledo, Ohio, March 19- March 20,2021. https
and engaginglearning experiences and teaching material, hopefully translating into an increase in studentmotivation and aspiring STEM candidates. The northern region of Denmark faces particularchallenges compared to the rest of the country when it comes to industry’s need for STEMcandidates in the future, thus it is essential to initiate local efforts to ensure diversity in STEM-educations and career paths and to improve retention in pre-college engineering and highereducation STEM [21]. The LabSTEM North project is inspired by and collaborating with asimilar effort in the southern region of Denmark, focusing on the integration of Mathematicsin STEM-teaching through a STEM laboratory model [22], [23]. In LabSTEM North, the focusis STEM
complex mathematical operationssuch as convolution integral and sum, Fourier series and transform, differential and differenceequations, Laplace transform and z-transform. The topic of how to use computer software suchas MATLAB and MATHCAD as well as hands-on activities involving hardware to enhancestudent learning in Signals and Systems has been discussed by many engineering educators [6][7] [8]. In as early as 2000, Aburdene et. al. proposed interactive laboratories using MATLABprograms linked to a Microsoft Word document (a “notebook”) so that formatted text, executableMATLAB code, and plots of simulation results were all integrated in one interactive document[8]. This idea can now be realized using MATLAB live script (released by MathWorks in
. In addition to virtual lab material, studentsmay also have on campus laboratory experience.There is a high failing rate in this course because students lose interest in the understanding ofcalculations, solving problems, and analyzing electrical circuits using textbook providedproblems and pre-designed simulation software packages. MATLAB is one of the effective toolsfor solving electric circuits’ problems quickly. Simple functions such as calculating theequivalent resistance or impedance of many types’ connections of resistors, capacitors, andinductors; the conversion from Cartesian coordinates to polar coordinates or polar coordinates toCartesian coordinates; the conversion from the wye configuration to delta configuration or
Paper ID #36736Using Project Based Learning (PBL) with Control TheoryStephen Andrew Wilkerson (Assistant Professor) Stephen Wilkerson swilkerson@ycp.edu received his PhD from Johns Hopkins University in 1990 in Mechanical Engineering. He retired from the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Aberdeen Proving Grounds after 33 years of service. During the last 15 years of Stephen Wilkerson’s work for the U.S. Army; his focus was on unmanned systems mainly drones and small robots. During his career with ARL he has been an instructor at the United States Military Academy West Point for three years and the exchange scientist
collaborative projects in pairs and in teams, and where they learnby doing and by communicating about what they do [1-5].UVU’s Engineering and Computer Science InitiativeTo address a critical shortage of engineers and computer scientists [6], the governor and statelegislature established the Utah Engineering Initiative in 2001 and have continued its funding[7]. The ongoing initiative provides money to engineering and pre-engineering programs so theycan increase their capacity to train students; it aims to double the number of graduates inengineering and computer science. UVU has received funds to build new engineering programs,hire new faculty, and equip laboratories. In support of the Utah Engineering Initiative, JohnWarnock, co-founder of Adobe
transformativeadvances to turbomachinery and propulsion systems, materials, and manufacturing is vital toreduce both the costs and emissions associated with manufacture and operation [8]. Results fromthe 2019 and 2021 summer sessions indicate HYPER is accelerating progress and ignitingexcitement in the current generation of students to pursue research-oriented careers tackling thesemultidisciplinary research challenges [9, 10, 11].4. Impact of COVID The COVID pandemic significantly affected HYPER. In the 2020 summer, the Universityof Central Florida shifted to remote operation. Access to dormitories and laboratory spaces becamemore restricted as the summer progressed. The conditions did not facilitate the launching of a sitewhich could meet its program
experience.Field Engineering and Readiness Lab OverviewIn 1994 the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the United States Air ForceAcademy initiated an innovative concept in higher education: The Field Engineering andReadiness Laboratory, more commonly referred to as FERL. FERL is a direct result of thevision and dedicated effort of Retired Brigadier General David O. Swint to improve the learningof students in this unique course. FERL is where engineering practice and education areuniquely combined in a hands-on construction environment. In addition to improving thelearning, FERL was intended to increase interest in and motivation to study civil andenvironmental engineering. Vander Shaaaf and Welch [1], and Buchholtz and Vander Schaaf [2
thecommunity.The student cohort is working toward the ultimate deliverable of designing and building a living-learning laboratory. This laboratory will be created with maximum sustainability, with repurposedmaterials and architecture designed to work in tandem with the land on which it is built. The landis near the HBCU but not the PWI, generating a need for remote planning and collaboration. Inaddition, the laboratory will aim to benefit the local community by reflecting on the area's historyand context and contributing via learning resources, sustainable agriculture, and accessibleknowledge sharing.Our lessons learned are divided into three fundamental areas: using a PALAR framework,intentional community engagement, and genuine inter-institutional
levee failuresworldwide. Most of Rice’s research involved working with a group at Deltares attempting tounderstand the balance of effects from multiple components of the BEP process along with theeffects three-dimensional seepage flow has on the current BEP assessment methods. In thiscapacity he worked with Deltares and TUD researchers performing numerical modeling tounderstand the observations and results of physical models and field observations, heparticipated in laboratory tests and field simulations of the BEP process, and undertook fieldexcavations of actual locations where BEP was know to have occurred. The collaboration was afruitful exchange of ideas and knowledge and resulted in several publication and a Keynoteaddress co-presented by
, actuation, and control are integral to smart devices with embedded microcontrollers.Arduino and Raspberry Pi microcontrollers and single-board computers can be interfaced withvarious sensors and actuators and incorporated into mechanical devices to perform a variety ofintelligent functions using appropriate software programming. Over and above themultidisciplinary graduate and undergraduate students that are hired to advance the proposalobjectives, project assignments integral to “Instrumentation” and “Control Systems” coursesoffered by the principal author to juniors in the engineering program endeavor to integrate the out-of-classroom field and laboratory efforts with the course requirements to introduce a larger poolof students to growing
). Finally, a contact database from previous Letters of Reference for REU applicants was created. These faculty members are contacted directly and asked to consider their current students for the REU program and to encourage them to apply.Diversity of participants:As a result of our recruitment efforts and value based on attracting applicants from historicallyunderrepresented groups for the purpose of increasing diversity in STEM, our participantsrepresent a diverse and inclusive community. Having a diverse group of participants each yearenhances the learning experience for all student participants, helps to build an inclusive researchenvironment for our laboratories, and provides an opportunity for mentors to work with anincreasingly
Paper ID #39964Board 51: Utilizing Technical Competitions to Enhance Diverse WorkforceRecruitment and RetentionMs. Jacalynn Sharp, JHU APL Jackie Sharp is a mechanical engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU APL) where she works in mechanical design and analysis as well as simple electronics development and integration. Jackie volunteers as a robotics instructor and mentors high school students interested in STEM from low SES and diverse backgrounds. She is the treasurer of the ASME DC Section (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) and is committee co-lead for the ASME FutureME platform
and served in several ad- ministrative roles within higher education; secured over $5.5M funding and support for STEM education research; and led several program development efforts, including: a childcare facility at a federal research laboratory, STEM K-12 teacher training programs, a Molecular Biology/Biotechnology master’s degree program at a small internationally-focused teaching institution, as well as a first-year engineering program and a B.S. Engineering Technology degree program at an R1 research institution. She has been recognized for her teaching, advising, and service, and as an Exemplary Faculty Member for Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.Dr. David A. Wyrick PE, CPEM, West Virginia
Paper ID #37608Process Control Experiment Using an Arduino Board and LED LightsDr. Maddalena Fanelli, Michigan State University Dr. Maddalena Fanelli is a Teaching Specialist in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Michigan State University. Dr. Fanelli teaches and coordinates a number of undergraduate courses and laboratories, helping students learn chemical engineering fundamentals and gain hands-on experience.Mr. Ryan Daniel Atkinson, Michigan State University Mr. Ryan Atkinson is an undergraduate student studying Electrical Engineering. Currently, Ryan is working as a professorial assistant
importance of lifelong learning. 2. Use technical communication skills to explain the analysis and results of introductory laboratory exercises in engineering and computer science. 3. Explain the engineering analysis and design process and use it to solve problems. 4. Analyze data collected during laboratory exercises designed to expose students to the different engineering disciplines. 5. Describe the impact engineering has had on the modern world. 6. As part of a team, design a simple engineering device, write a design report, and present the design. 7. Demonstrate computer literacy through computer aided analysis, graphing, documentation, and presentation of results. 8. Create detailed plans for degrees at
matrix calculations and mass density values in material cards [1].The laboratory portion of the class is set up using a series of instructional labs and assignments.The instructional labs are designed to expose the students to finite element software. Studentsimport geometry, mesh the model, define properties, apply boundary conditions, create a solutionset, and then solve the model. Once the model is solved, the students learn how to display theresults properly. Laboratory assignments are assigned to reinforce the instructional labs and helpstudents learn how solve a given problem by displaying their results in a logical manner andwriting a lab report.The Laboratory ProblemThe first portion of the vibration lab exercise is to perform a modal
Paper ID #37014Work In Progress: Professional Development Through High-Impact Experi-encesDr. Charles Patrick Jr., Texas A&M University Dr. Charles Patrick Jr. currently serves as a Professor of Practice in the Department of Biomedical Engi- neering at Texas A&M University. He serves as Director of the Undergraduate Program and administers the Ideas to Innovation Engineering Education Excellence Laboratory. He is involved in Texas A&M’s Center for Teaching Excellence, the Institute for Engineering Education and Innovation, and the College of Engineering’s Faculty Engineering Education Group. His research focuses
thetopic being discussed that week. For example, if a student is learning about loops in lecture, theycould be asked to write a program using loops to generate a multiplication table during the labperiod. Hazzan et al assert this allows students to be engaged in their learning rather than abystander similar to what you might see in laboratories for the natural sciences [2].Prior engineering education research has clearly shown that inductive teaching styles in lecturesand lab sessions show the students the importance and application of the subject matter byshowing the students particular examples while challenging them to keep building concept byconcept to solve complex challenges [3] [4]. These inductive teaching methods typically use ascaffolded
., 2005). It means that computer simulations in actual scientificequipment are becoming integral parts of recitations or laboratories (Lee et al., 2008). Studiesdone with different age groups showed the positive impact of computer simulations on learners'mastery of concepts and ability to integrate information (e.g., Sari & Wahono Widodo, 2021;Triona & Klahr, 2003; Zacharia & Anderson, 2003). However, there have been few efforts to usesimulations to facilitate the integration of engineering design with scientific inquiry (e.g.,Capobianco et al., 2013; Magana et al., 2021). For example, Magana and colleagues (2021)provided a multiple case study in which different age groups were engaged in engineering designwith computer-aided