Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Zietlow, Bradley University; Jacqueline Henderson, Bradley University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

participation in laboratory or demonstration exercises in conjunction with a lecture produces a more positive learning outcome. (3) Although these demonstrations are useful, critical thinking skills are necessary to transform classroom knowledge into practical application. Students who are asked to explain what they experienced are better able to think critically. Unfortunately, if a student is not required to explain their experience, answers based on partial or incorrect understanding are more likely to occur. (3) In summary, students who are engaged with various forms of learning have a richer educational experience. A combination of lectures, discussions, interactive learning and demonstrations create a learning environment which

Conference Session

Ethical Issues II: Academic Integrity and Student Development

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Narciso F. Macia P.E., Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Robert W. Nowlin, Retired

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

skill and knowledgefor the students to perform these tasks.Figure 3: Graphical representation indicating the skill-knowledge mix required to perform two different tasks.The vertical axis of this graphical model represents the degree of “skill” and “knowledge”necessary to do the task. This does not seek to force knowledge and skill into opposition, butrather to help classify two distinct but complementary parts of acquiring competency. Units forthis axis could be in hours dedicated in lecture-type instruction and laboratory-demonstrationactivities. The horizontal axis of this graph represents different areas addressed duringinstruction, namely the breadth of study areas.The graphical model can be extended to

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Futuristic Planning

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Danielson P.E., Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Thomas Perry P.E., American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Allan T. Kirkpatrick P.E., Colorado State University

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Engineering Technology

employability of graduates.With regard to the perceived strengths of their Bachelor of Science in Mechanical EngineeringTechnology (BSMET) programs, MET program leaders indicated the following three items:design skills, strong basic (core) courses using engineering texts and good facilities/equipmentfor hands-on student experiences. Perceived weaknesses of their BSMET programs were citedas in three areas: specific curricular weaknesses, e.g., thermal/fluids engineering or projectmanagement, use of too many part-time faculty members and lack of resources, especially forlaboratories and maintaining laboratories with modern equipment.To meet anticipated future changes in engineering and engineering technology practice, METdepartment heads predicted a

Conference Session

Online Learning

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hatem M. Wasfy, Advanced Science and Automation Corp.; Tamer M. Wasfy, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Jeanne Peters, Advanced Science and Automation Corp.; Hazim A. El-Mounayri, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Computers in Education

panels, and tires. She has also worked on numerous projects to create advanced engineering design and learning environments, which include mul- timodal user interfaces for space systems. As Vice President of Information Technology, Peters directs the development of advanced virtual reality applications, including scientific visualization applications and web-based multimedia education/training applications.Dr. Hazim A. El-Mounayri, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis Hazim El-Mounayri is an Associate Professor of M.E. and the Co-director of the Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing Laboratory (AEML) at IUPUI. The AEML is currently conducting research in virtual manufacturing and intelligent (multiscale

Conference Session

Robotics and Automation

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheng Y. Lin P.E., Old Dominion University; John R. Hackworth, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Page 25.247.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012Automation Laboratory Development Focusing on Industrial Hands-on Experience, Simulation Software, and Application Research ProjectsAbstractThis paper describes the development of an Automation Control Lab in the Departmentof Engineering Technology at the University. The lab facility includes pneumaticactuators/sensors, electrical relays/switches, and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC).The major goal of the development is to help students gain hands-on industrialexperience by conducting simple projects during the lecture hours and more advancedprojects during the lab hours. Simulation software is also applied to reduceimplementation time when

Conference Session

Nuclear and Radiological Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wade R. Marcum, Oregon State University; Steve Reese, Oregon State University; Robert A. Schickler

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Nuclear and Radiological

is a multifaceted research facility specializing in research related to the nuclear sciences. The facility houses unique ca- pabilities including the 1.1 MW Oregon State TRIGA Reactor (OSTR), gamma irradiator, thermal hy- draulics testing laboratories, radiochemistry laboratories, and extensive radiological spectral and counting equipment. His research focus includes neutron radiography, MCNP, and reactor dosimetry. He obtained a PhD from Colorado State University (1997) in Radiological Health Sciences and a BS from Oregon State University (1991) in General Science. He also holds a Senior Reactor Operating license for the OSTR. He is certified by the American Board of Health Physics and is a member of the

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education in Engineering Technology

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Huiru Shih P.E., Jackson State University; Gordon W. Skelton, Jackson State University; Pao-Chiang Yuan, Jackson State University; Jessica Buck Ph.D., Jackson State University; Britney M. Williams, Jackson State University

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Engineering Technology

willprovide them with basic skills needed for immediate response in the aftermath of disasters. Byworking together, CERT members can assist in saving lives and protecting property by using thebasic techniques learned from this course.ITEM 304 Internships: The internship is designed primarily for students who have had littleexposure to the field of emergency management. Students can find their placement (with theassistance and approval of the instructor) at national laboratories or DHS’s funded Center ofExcellence (COE) laboratories to gain hands-on practical experience with a public, private, ornon-profit organization that has significant emergency management responsibilities.ITEM 401 Application of Emergency Management Computer Technology: The

Conference Session

New Classrooms, New Challenges II: Assessing Non-traditional Approaches

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard L. Zollars, Washington State University; Adam Scott Carter, Washington State University; Christopher Hundhausen, Washington State University

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Chemical Engineering

addresses all six cognitive levels of Bloom’s taxonomy.6 Of particularimportance is the critique phase of SBL wherein the Evaluation level of the taxonomy is clearlyinvoked. This aspect of learning is not incorporated in many active learning procedures butclearly is an essential part of SBL.A drawback to the implementation of SBL in a traditional class is the time constraint. As thetitle suggests, this technique has most frequently been used in studio-based classes. Thus theclass time allotted for the class is more typical of that for a laboratory class in engineering, twoto three hours. So while the SBL approach might work in a class for which an extendedrecitation section is part of the class, the time constraints inherent in a typical one-hour

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua Gisemba Bagaka's, Cleveland State University; Norb Delatte, Cleveland State University; Paul A. Bosela P.E., Cleveland State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

,and CVE 422 form a sequence.The University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC)ETCE 3163L. Structures and Materials Laboratory. Laboratory designed to evaluate structuralmaterials commonly encountered in the civil and construction environments. Basic beam, trussand frame experiments will be conducted. Standard laboratory and field tests for typicalmaterials such as block, brick, asphalt, concrete, steel and timber will be performed. Threelaboratory hours per week. (Fall)This course is required for the Civil Engineering Technology degree.Colorado State UniversityCIVE 466 – Design and Behavior of Steel Structures. Loads acting on a structure; behavior anddesign of steel members, connections, and systems.This course is required for the Civil

Conference Session

First-year Programs Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jordan Michelle Hornback, University of Colorado at Boulder

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First-Year Programs

lecturesettings, the laboratory environment has long been recognized as an effective way for students todevelop disciplinary knowledge through active learning; many engineers learned how theoreticalideas are translated into real-world practices through hands-on work with the equipment,techniques and testing used in their disciplines. Incorporating a design-build-test model can beviewed as an extension of these laboratory experiences. Through projects courses, students learnto channel their creative ideas by building projects that actually function. These projects coursescombine many different active learning strategies including open-ended, problem-based learning.[6]The FYEP course at the University of Colorado Boulder makes use of a team-based, design

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; C. Stewart Slater, Rowan University; Zenaida Otero Gephardt, Rowan University; Mariano Javier Savelski, Rowan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

AC 2012-3298: WORKSHOP MODULES ON PHARMACEUTICAL ENGI-NEERING FOR UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATIONDr. Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University Stephanie Farrell is an Associate Professor in chemical engineering at Rowan University. Prior to joining Rowan in 1998, she was an Assistant Professor in chemical engineering and Adjunct Professor in biomed- ical engineering at Louisiana Tech University. She received her bachelor’s, M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in chemical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, Stevens Institute of Technology, and New Jer- sey Institute of Technology, respectively. Farrell’s educational interests are in laboratory development and experiential learning, particularly in the areas of biomedical and

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jian Peng, Southeast Missouri State University; Santaneel Ghosh, Southeast Missouri State University; Ken Surendran, Southeast Missouri State University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

- vancement, Tucson, Ariz.; ”Faculty Research Award,” Southeast Missouri State University, COSM, 2010; ”Tony B. Award,” Association of laboratory Automation, 2010, 2011; Center of Nanoscale Science and Technology-University of Maryland, College Park (CNST-UMD) Scholarship, 2009-2011; and Marquis ”Who’s Who in America,” 2009. He has involved both undergraduates (22 to date) and graduates (five) in his research projects. He has established a laboratory for Nano-biotechnology and micro- and nanoflu- idics at Southeast and created and developed interest at the pre-college level by incorporation of science in K-12 classroom.Dr. Ken Surendran, Southeast Missouri State University Ken Surendran is a professor in the Department of

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development and Distance Learning Programs

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony P. Dalessio, Erie Community College; Elena V. Brewer, Erie Community College

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Continuing Professional Development

throughout the region. This has led to a several industry partnerships, inclusion onadditional relevant listservs, industry members offering to provide guest lectures or training inour laboratory courses, and grant opportunities with other faculty.Our next effort was to join (or rejoin) state and national professional organizations and join asmany listservs as possible. At the state level we joined the New York State EngineeringTechnology Association (NYSETA), and at the national level the Institute of Electrical andElectronics Engineers (IEEE), American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), and theInternational Association of Journals and Conferences (IAJC). There is a local IEEE chapter thathas monthly dinner meetings for $20, and once per year

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Jemison; James Schaffer; William Hornfeck

point where not all potential scholars can find a willing faculty mentor.While participating faculty recognize the reality of resource constraints, most believe thatthe benefits of the program warrant a search for ways to permit increased numbers ofstudent participants. To increase the number of EXCEL scholarship opportunities,Lafayette must identify additional funding sources and either increase the number offaculty participating in the program or increase the average number of students workingwith each faculty mentor.Faculty Participation and Issues:It must be recognized that although undergraduate students usually are able to performvaluable time saving tasks in the laboratory, it takes a great deal of faculty time toprepare the EXCEL

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2001 Annual Conference

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Sundar Krishnamurty; Robert Gao; John Ritter; Donald Fisher; Janis Terpenny

, requirements, supporting links, contact information and serves as a repository forproject descriptions and presentations. Two graduate students, whose research is in the area ofassistive technology, are available to senior students for questions, maintain the web resources,and are responsible for the implementation and maintenance of equipment and technology in ourgrowing AT student design laboratory. Page 6.871.5 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering Education Table 1

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Carlos Sun; Frances Johnson; David Hutto; Kathryn Hollar; Eric Constans; Jennifer Kadlowec; Beena Sukumaran; Anthony Marchese; Paris von Lockette; Kevin Dahm; Douglas Cleary

the 8-semester engineering clinic sequence.As shown in the table, while each clinic course has a specific theme, the underlying concept ofengineering design permeates throughout 3. Table 1. Overview of course content in the 8-semester Engineering Clinic sequence. Year Clinic Theme Clinic Theme (Fall ) (Spring) Freshman Engineering Measurements NSF Competitive Assessment Laboratory Sophomore Quality Entrepreneurship Junior Multidisciplinary Design Project Multidisciplinary Design Project Senior Multidisciplinary disciplinary

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Jerry Hatfield

the end-of-course evaluation The questions in each evaluationset are of three types; instructor related, course related, and those related to the student and thelearning environment. Each set of evaluation questions consists of one of five baseline questiongroups, depending on the course type: 1. Lecture courses 2. Laboratory courses 3. Courses with both lecture and laboratory elements 4. Team-taught design courses 5. Individual-taught design coursesA faculty committee representing all college departments established the baseline question sets,which run about 50 questions in length. In addition, each instructor has an option to addsupplemental questions for his or her own course or section; the student responses to

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2001 Annual Conference

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Gurbax Singh; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri

Interactive Video Network (IVN). All laboratories and some of theupper division electives are taught on site.Minority University Research and Education Division (MURED) of NASA has awardeda three year (2000-2002) grant titled “Pre-College Activities For Enhancing MinorityParticipation in Engineering”, to help reinforce UMES mission to improve therepresentation of minorities and women in mathematics, sciences, technology and inparticular, in the field of engineering. The funding not only complements the UMESmission to actively recruit and retain minority, women, and economically disadvantagedstudents but is also intended to help the growth of the UMES engineering program.This paper describes the “Summer Engineering Bridge Program (SEBP)” at UMES

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2001 Annual Conference

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Hubert Smith

Session 3202 Teaching Flight Test Engineering with a PC-Based Simulator Hubert C. Smith The Pennsylvania State UniversityAbstractThis paper describes the process of establishing flight test laboratory experiments by use of aPC-based flight simulator, and the details of conducting such experiments. It was determined thatit was feasible to perform airspeed calibration, and tests to determine stall speed, power required,rate of climb, cruise speed and range. While some of these tests yielded data that were a little onthe optimistic side, the results were consistent, and

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2001 Annual Conference

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Miguel Torres-Febus; Jaime Pabon-Ortiz; Jose Cruz-Cruz; Jorge Velez-Arocho

strategy the areas of art, philosophy, ethics, economics and business administration will be touched upon. 3. Hands-on experience. In this strategy, the practical experience complements the traditional educational approach. Laboratories are synchronized with lectures. Field trips are scheduled where knowledge is applied. The student is exposed to multi- sensorial experiences that reinforce and internalize knowledge. 4. Balance between knowledge depth and breadth. Within the new educational model the student learns the foundations related to their field of concentration and is reinforced with exercises based on real problems. In addition to this the student is exposed to general knowledge that

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2001 Annual Conference

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Ron Hart; Marvin Adams; K. Peddicord; Ian Hamilton; Beth Earl; Alan Waltar

projects with industry andwith national laboratories. He serves on several national panels and review committees for the Department ofEnergy and for national laboratories. Dr. Adams received a B.S. degree from Mississippi State University in 1981, aM.S. degree from The University of Michigan in 1984, and a Ph.D. from The University of Michigan in 1986; alldegrees are in Nuclear Engineering. Page 6.1072.5Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering EducationIAN S

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William Edward Howard; Joseph Musto

strengths and capabilities of MSOE.These types of programs have existed in various forms for decades; they traditionally followed atypical classroom model, where a combination of lecture and laboratory demonstration was usedto highlight engineering topics. Page 6.1047.1 Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering EducationDuring the 1998-1999 academic year, an effort was undertaken to re-engineer the mechanicalengineering outreach offerings. Review of background literature indicated that the mostsuccessful

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2001 Annual Conference

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Mitzi Vernon; Richard Goff

Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2001, American Society for Engineering EducationAs a way to generate some immediate familiarity with the LEGO RCX bricks, we set up acontest called the "LEGO RCX Challenge". In the challenge, teams of four students designed anautonomous vehicle that would be capable of negotiating a course twelve feet square withobstacles placed randomly in the space. To win the challenge, a vehicle needed to negotiate thecourse and run over an 8-inch by 10-inch target of black paper within five minutes. The teamscould design either a wheeled vehicle or a tracked/treaded vehicle. Since laboratory time wasrestricted to two hours, the RCX bricks were pre-programmed with four robotic

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Donald Goddard

are capable and truly oriented towards engineering because ofthe natural effects of attrition on the less motivated students. It is the upper division students thathave “the best stuff” coming out of laboratory experiments and design projects to present asartifacts for the high school students. The presentations that have been done by this author arisefrom incorporating a requirement of participation for all the senior design students and juniorlevel machine design students. In both of these courses, as taught at The University of Texas atTyler, there is a team based design project. The presence of such a project is a key requirementto establish involvement.The third “Who” relates to the audience for the presentations. Which high school

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2001 Annual Conference

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Stephen Dyer; Robert Krchnavek; John Schmalzel; Shreekanth Mandayam

component of an electrical engineering (EE) program.The numerous texts to choose from (see Refs. 1 and 2, for example) are typicallyorganized along traditional lines. Nonlinear devices are considered, beginning withdiodes and spanning transistor technologies (BJTs, FETs, MOSFETs, etc.). Basic circuittopologies are presented, followed by progressively more complex circuits to formprimitive functions. Feedback is treated along the way, as are other topics such as digitalcircuits. Most curricula also include an electronics laboratory, which may not be tightlycoupled to the electronics course.We are strongly motivated to change the way we approach teaching. ABET’s Criteria20003, the ASEE report, “Engineering for a Changing World”4, and discussions

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Jeffrey Mountain

Programming and Technical Communications. Laboratory time for designactivity was allocated in each topic module. The modular approach permitted students to getacquainted with faculty members from both of the departments. A Fundamentals of EngineeringCoordinating Committee, composed of members from each department, was established in Fall1999. The primary purpose of the committee was to coordinate and oversee sequence designactivities.II. First Semester Design Activities:FOE I begins with the Introduction to Engineering and Design module. A ten-step designprocess is outlined, providing freshman students with an effective, easy to understand designmethodology1. The ten steps are: 1. Identification of need 6. Identify

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Xudong Yu; William White; Scott Smith; Keqin Gu; Jerry Weinberg; Cem Karacal; George L. Engel

Annual Conference, St. Louis, June 2000.12. Kumar, D. and Meeden, L., “A Robot Laboratory for Teaching Artificial Intelligence,” Proceedings of the Twenty-Ninth SIGCSE Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, Atlanta, 1998, pp. 341-344.13. Russell, S. and Norvig, P., Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach, Prentice Hall, 1994.14. Arkin, R., Behavior-Based Robotics; The MIT Press; 1998.15. Brooks, R., “A Robust Layered Control System for a Mobile Robot,” IEEE Journal of Robotics and Automation, Vol. RA-2, 1986, pp. 14-23.JERRY B. WEINBERGJerry B. Weinberg is an Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Department at Southern Illinois University -Edwardsville. He teaches courses and conducts research in artificial

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Maria Velasco; Joséantonio Turégano; Jesús Alastruey

matter14. - ARIES: a JAVA program that allows the resolution of problems referred to thermal installations. Fig. 8. - Aries screen with some of the components to work with. - PropSust: developed with C++. PropSust specifically calculates thermodynamics properties, including a graphical analysis, and likewise it can be used for the resolution of general thermodynamics problems.• Simulation programs: programs for virtual laboratory practices consisting of a set of five simulation programs to work with those concepts that are not encountered in theoretical Proceedings of the 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Smith

computing is, who the major players in the industry are, and how it can be used tomonitor and control remote processes. Session attendees will also see a case study of remote-control computing software in operation, monitoring and controlling a plant floor productionsystem.IntroductionNetworking technologies, and especially the Internet, have become a major component ofapplication systems. As we teach the design and implementation of process control systems inthe Engineering curriculum, we must recognize that these systems will require capabilities forcontrol and support from remote locations. For example, the need for remote control may bedriven by the high cost of a particular process. The Oak Ridge National Laboratory uses remoteprocess control

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Charles Nippert

the startup,total reflux operation, production of product, through shutdown. The control scheme isincluded so that users can operate and tune controllers. In spite of numeroussimplifications, the model preserves the essential features for a real time simulation. Theentire applet is only approximately 70K and is used for Internet based laboratoryinstruction. This paper focuses on the derivation of the model. A more completediscussion of the results will be presented at some other time.BackgroundA process simulation of a binary batch distillation column was desired for a portion of theon line Virtual Chemical Engineering Laboratory (VCEL) being developed at WidenerUniversity1. The model was to be used to acquaint students with the operation of