Conference Session

ECE Lab Development and Innovations

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2005 Annual Conference

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Leonardo Estevez; Mark Humphries; Mukul Shirvaikar

Real Time Systems Laboratory Development Using the TI OMAP Platform Mark Humphries, Mukul Shirvaikar Department of Electrical Engineering University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX 75799. Leonardo Estevez Wireless Terminals Business Unit Texas Instruments Inc. Dallas, TX 75243.AbstractThe laboratory curriculum developed for a semester long senior-level elective course in RealTime Systems is presented. The projects were developed on

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students

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2005 Annual Conference

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Michele Miller

Problem Solving in the Research Laboratory —A Workshop for Graduate Students Michele H. Miller Michigan Technological UniversityAbstractGraduate students often struggle to overcome the obstacles inherent in experimental work.Through practice over the course of a graduate program, many students will transition fromnovice to expert problem solvers even though they receive little explicit instruction on how to dothis. This paper describes a workshop whose purpose is to give graduate students tools to usewhen encountering unexpected problems in the lab. A pilot two-hour version of the workshopwas delivered to nine graduate

Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments

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2005 Annual Conference

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Timothy Mays

Student Designed Experiments in a Traditional Mechanics of Materials Laboratory Course Timothy W. Mays, Joshua T. Boggs, Thomas E. Hill, David B. Warren, and Pongsakorn Kaewkornmaung Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering The CitadelAbstractCriterion 3 of ABET 2004-2005 Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs1 requires that allengineering programs seeking accreditation manifest that their graduates have an ability to“design and conduct experiments as well as to analyze and interpret data.” The ASCE CivilEngineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century4 supports this requirement and expands onits

Conference Session

Teaching Team Skills Through Design

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2005 Annual Conference

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Douglas MacIntosh; Susan Conry

Software Engineering Design: A Laboratory in Building Team Management Skills Susan E. Conry and Douglas J. MacIntosh Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Clarkson University Potsdam, NY 13699-5720Introduction “Engineering is problem recognition, formulation, and solution. In the next 20 years, engineers and engineering students will be required to use new tools and apply ever- increasing knowledge in expanding engineering disciplines, all while considering societal repercussions and constraints within a complex landscape of old and new ideas. They

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Christopher Fernando

2005-1661 Integration of Manufacturing Automation Laboratory Component with Distance Education Christopher G. Fernando Industrial Technology/Drafting & Design Engineering Technology Community & Technical College at WVU Tech Montgomery, WV 25136 Lfernando@mail.wvu.eduAbstractIn the last two decades, there has been an increasing emphasis on manufacturing automation andflexible manufacturing work cells in order to increase the product quality and reduce

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Garcia Julio; Patricia Backer

Session 1526 Integration of Computer-Based Electronics Laboratory into a Control Systems Course Julio Garcia and Patricia Ryaby Backer San José State UniversityAbstractThe goal of this project is to adapt the work of other researchers to improve the delivery ofelectronics lecture and laboratory content in the Electronics & Computer Technology (ECT) areaof the BS in Industrial Technology at San Jose State University. There are several otherdemographic factors that serve to make the delivery of instruction challenging for thedepartment. Approximately 70% of

Conference Session

Lab Experiments & Other Initiatives

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2005 Annual Conference

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Chia-Jeng Tseng

Session 3532 Efficient Resource Allocation for FPGA Demo Board Based Digital Laboratories Chia-Jeng Tseng Department of Electrical Engineering Bucknell University Lewisburg, Pennsylvania 17837AbstractDue to its low cost and convenience, a field-programmable gate array (FPGA) demo board isoften used in universities for teaching digital design. The major limitations of an FPGA boardinclude a small number of input and output options and limited high-level software capability

Conference Session

BME Technical Modules and Laboratories

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2005 Annual Conference

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Alan Sahakian

An Inexpensive Laboratory Module to Teach Principles of NMR/MRI Alan V. Sahakian1, Christopher Hayes1, Bugrahan Yalvac2 Biomedical Engineering Department1 and School of Education and Social Policy2 Northwestern UniversityAbstractWe report the details of, and our experience with, a relatively simple and inexpensiveteaching laboratory apparatus which demonstrates some of the basic physical phenomenaand principles of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging(MRI). Our approach uses two 2x2x1 inch Neodymium Iron Boron (NdFeB) permanentmagnets in the 0.6 T range, and large cylindrical (5 inch diameter, one inch thick) field-spreading pole pieces made of soft steel, along with a one-half

Conference Session

Applications in Mechanical ET

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2004 Annual Conference

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Chen Lin; Cheng Lin

2647 Automation Laboratory Development With Design Implementation Scheme And Simulation Software Cheng Y. Lin, Gary R. Crossman Department of Engineering Technology Old Dominion University Norfolk, VirginiaAbstractThis paper describes the development of the Automation Control Lab in the MechanicalEngineering Technology Program of the Engineering Technology Department at OldDominion University. The reorganization goal of the development is to help studentsdesign, test, and implement their automation designs effectively. Three

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2004 Annual Conference

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Michael Fontenot; Kendrick Aung

Session 2220 Implementing a Parallel Computing Laboratory for Undergraduate Teaching and Research Michael Fontenot, Kendrick Aung Department of Mechanical Engineering Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas 77710Abstract Rapid advances in the computer technology and widespread availability of computershave made it possible for many engineering schools to incorporate high performance computinglaboratories for undergraduate teaching and research. Many employers now requireundergraduate engineering training to include hands-on

Conference Session

Thermal Systems

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2005 Annual Conference

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Kevin Schmaltz; Robert Choate

Session 2266 Design, Build and Test in a Thermal Fluids Laboratory Course Robert Choate and Kevin Schmaltz Western Kentucky UniversityAbstractMechanical Engineering students at Western Kentucky University are required to take acomprehensive thermal fluids lab in the fall semester of their senior year that is designed toaugment the traditional thermal fluids engineering science courses taken during their junior andsenior years. In addition to a variety of instructor-led thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and heattransfer experiments

Conference Session

BME Introductory Courses

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2005 Annual Conference

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Samantha Richerson; Daniel Cavanagh

Session XXXX Vertical Laboratories: Within Biomedical Engineering Courses and Across the Curriculum Samantha J. Richerson, Daniel P. Cavanagh Biomedical Engineering Program & Department of Electrical Engineering / Biomedical Engineering Program & Department of Chemical Engineering Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PAPurpose:In an effort to enable our students to further build their knowledge base experimentally, a newvertical laboratory method is currently being developed and implemented into the Introduction toBiomedical Engineering class at Bucknell

Conference Session

Design Experiences in Energy Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Robert Harder

Development of Heat Transfer Laboratory Experiments Utilizing Student Design Teams Robert F. Harder, Ph.D. Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Engineering George Fox University Newberg, OR 97132AbstractTeams of students designed and developed experiments for a new four-credit course in heattransfer at George Fox University as a part of their initial laboratory experience. Over the pastthree years, students have developed eight experiments that cover a broad range of conduction,convection and radiation phenomena. The new heat transfer

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2005 Annual Conference

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Elizabeth A. Stephan; Benjamin L. Sill; Matthew Ohland

Session Adapting Engineering Laboratories to Enhance Learning using Real-Time Sensors Matthew W. Ohland, Elizabeth A. Stephan, and Benjamin L. Sill General Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634AbstractClemson’s NSF-sponsored EXPerimental Engineering in Real-Time (EXPERT) project isdesigned to assess the efficacy of using real-time sensors connected to laptops in engineeringclasses. Earlier papers described the painstaking procedure used to develop parallellaboratories—one set of laboratories using sensors and another set of laboratories not usingsensors

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

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2005 Annual Conference

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Heather Cooper

Session 3120 A Unique Web Environment for a Remotely Accessed Laboratory Heather L. Cooper, David W. Goodman Purdue UniversityAbstractWeb-based learning is a hot topic; both online courses and remotely accessible laboratories arewidespread. Implementation of various course management systems and other distance learningresources has become common for online courses. Similarly, many new approaches to web-enabled data acquisition have been developed for online laboratory experiments. This paperdescribes a new online framework for laboratory experiments that combines existing

Conference Session

New Faculty Issues and Concerns

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2004 Annual Conference

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Juan Lopez; Roger Gonzalez; Paul Leiffer

Is a successful r esear ch labor ator y possible with under gr aduate students alone? Roger V. Gonzalez, J uan Lopez, and Paul Leiffer LeTour neau Univer sityAbstractDeveloping a successful research laboratory with qualified graduate students is a demandingventure. Trying to accomplish this with undergraduate students alone, given the demandingacademic load and steep research learning curve is daunting. Nevertheless, during the past eightyears the Biomedical Engineering Faculty at LeTourneau University have managed to develop asuccessful undergraduate research program and secure multiple external funding sources.Laboratory research has

Conference Session

Nontraditional Ways to Engage Students

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2004 Annual Conference

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Andrew Czuchry; W. Andrew Clark

2004-1428 Technology-Based Business Incubators: Living Laboratories for Entrepreneurial Students W. Andrew Clark and Andrew J. Czuchry East Tennessee State University, Johnson CityAbstractThose teaching entrepreneurship to engineering and technology students are faced with thechallenge of converting theory into learning opportunities that provide real-world-practicalexperience. Although the literature stresses the need for experiential learning through group andfield projects and case studies, the potential of capitalizing on technology-based businessincubators as

Conference Session

Web Education II: Hardware/Examples

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2004 Annual Conference

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Xueshu Song; Phil Pilcher; Radha Balamuralikrishna

Session 3120 Virtual Laboratory for Machine Tool Technicians – Concept, Development and Examples Xueshu Song1, Radha Balamuralikrishna1 & Philip Pilcher2 Northern Illinois University/Rockford Abilities CenterOverviewThis paper is an outcome of an NSF sponsored project designed to pave the way for an Internetbased learning tool for training machine tool operators and technicians (Song et. al., 2000). Theobjective in using this novel approach is to accelerate and improve the process of learning anddevelopment of skills in machine tool technology. We present concepts using

Conference Session

Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

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2004 Annual Conference

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Tim Maxwell; Michael Parten

Session 2003 Development of a Hydrogen Powered HEV as an Interdisciplinary Laboratory Project Micheal Parten, Timothy Maxwell Electrical and Computer Engineering/Mechanical Engineering Texas Tech UniversityI IntroductionOver the past several years, Texas Tech University’s Advanced Vehicle Engineering Laboratory(AVEL) has converted six conventional vehicles to hybrid electric (HEVs) and alternative fueledvehicles for the various Vehicle Challenges sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE),the three major U.S. automobile

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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puszynski jan; David Dixon; Bhavani Puli; James Munro

Session 1526 A gas absorber design experiment for the chemical engineering laboratory James M. Munro, Bhavani Puli, David J. Dixon and Jan A. Puszynski Depar tment o f Chemistr y and Chemical Engineering South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologySummaryAn open-ended, gas-abso rber design experiment has been developed for theundergr aduat e chemical engineering laborato ry. The experiment utilizes the Design-Build-Test (DBT) approach. Student teams are asked to design a column to perform a specifictask , par tially build or configure the physical equipment for their design and operat e thegas

Conference Session

Innovative Hands-On Projects and Labs

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2003 Annual Conference

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Nasir Bilal; Harold Kess; Douglas Adams

Session 1368 Development of a Roving Laboratory in Vibrations for Undergraduate Engineering Students Nasir Bilal, Harold R. Kess, and Douglas E. Adams Purdue University, School of Mechanical Engineering 585 Purdue Mall, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2040AbstractDetails on the development of a roving laboratory for undergraduate students in a new vibrationscourse including the instrumentation, laboratory format and several laboratory projects arediscussed in addition to the inquiry-based, observational instructional approach that is beingdeveloped to complement the

Conference Session

Integrating Math into Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

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Arlie Donaldson

Session 1465 Integr ating Var ious Mathematical Tools with a Senior Mechanical Engineer ing Labor ator y Exper iment A.B. Donaldson Depar tment of Mechanical Engineer ing New Mexico State Univer sityAbstractA senior mechanical engineering laboratory utilizes a simple experiment to provide applicationof several mathematical tools, including: fitting of experimental data using multi-variable linearregression, integration of non-linear, ordinary differential equations, solution of the heatdiffusion equation by finite

Conference Session

Virtual and Distance Experimentation

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Klaus Rütters; Bernardo Wagner; Andreas Böhne

Session 2426 Evaluation of Tele-tutorial Support in a Remote Programming Laboratory Andreas Böhne, Klaus Rütters, Bernardo Wagner Learning Lab Lower Saxony (L3S), Hanover, Germany {boehne, ruetters, wagner}@learninglab.deAbstractLaboratories allow students to apply their theoretical knowledge in a situated context. Manystudents only work and learn successfully in such a complex laboratory setting when they getinstructional support from a human tutor. This support is provided by a local tutor in classicallocal laboratories. To

Conference Session

Remote Sensing and Telemetry

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2003 Annual Conference

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Mihaela Albu; Keith Holbert

Session 2359 A Signal Processing Laboratory Employing On-Line Teaming for Remote Experiments Keith E. Holbert, Mihaela M. Albu Arizona State University/University Politehnica BucharestAbstractThe impact of distance learning (DL) is increasing daily. Such an educational delivery modeintends to serve the desire of both students and their instructors for scheduling freedom. Further,engineering education also has a costly component that is not directly time related: the use ofsophisticated equipment. A subset of DL efforts is that of web-based laboratory

Conference Session

Computers in ME

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sushil Chaturvedi

Performing Interactively a Thermo-Fluids Laboratory Experiment in the Virtual Domain S. K. Chaturvedi, A. O. Akan, T. Abdel-Salam and A. Priyadershini College of Engineering and Technology, Old Dominion University Norfolk, Virginia 23529Abstract This paper deals with the development of an experiment in the virtual domain for theundergraduate thermo-fluids laboratory in the mechanical engineering program. A physicalexperiment titled “Venturimeter as a Flow Measuring Device” is replicated as a computer-basedexperiment as part of the ongoing effort at Old Dominion University to develop web-basedlaboratories that would provide students hands-on experience in the virtual domain

Conference Session

Innovative Lab and Hands-on Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Anant Kukreti

Session 2168 VIRTUAL LABORATORY MODULES FOR UNDERGRADUATE STRENGTH OF MATERIALS COURSE Anant R. Kukreti University of Cincinnati Musharraf Zaman Kurt Gramoll Ji-Hoon Lee University of OklahomaABSTRACTVirtual laboratory experiments can be a useful self-learning and teaching tool for Strength ofMaterials. Three modules (Material Module, Bending Module, and Torsion Module) weredeveloped and

Conference Session

New EET Course Development

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Habibur Rahman; Beshara Sholy

Session 2548 Microwave Measurements and Techniques Laboratory in a Undergraduate Radar Systems Course Beshara Sholy and Habib Rahman Saint Louis University Saint Louis, Missouri 63103AbstractThis paper outlines the development of microwave measurement and techniques laboratoryexperiments for instruction of undergraduate avionics (aviation electronics) students. Theexperiments are applications of the theory provided to students in a separate and independentlecture course. The senior level lecture course provides the

Conference Session

Improving Teaching and Learning

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2003 Annual Conference

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H. David Smith; Cara Rieger; David Kanter; Robert Linsenmeier; Ann McKenna

SESSION 2230 Inquiry-based Laboratory Instruction Throws Out the “Cookbook” and Improves Learning David E. Kanter 1,2, H. David Smith 3, Ann McKenna 1,2, Cara Rieger 1, Robert A. Linsenmeier 1,4 1 Biomedical Engineering Department / 2 School of Education and Social Policy / 3 Searle Center for Teaching Excellence / 4 Department of Neurobiology and Physiology Northwestern University, Evanston, IL1.0 AbstractWe designed an inquiry-based pre-laboratory on energy metabolism, applying research on howpeople learn, toward

Conference Session

Energy Project and Laboratory Ideas

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Yanfeng Gong; Mike Collum; Noel Schulz

Session Number 3233 Electrical Engineering Concept Demonstrations and Laboratories using a Power Relay System Noel N. Schulz, Associate Professor, Mississippi State University Yanfeng Gong, Graduate Student, Mississippi State University Mike Collum, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories AbstractRecent issues within the power industry, such as deregulation and California’s energy problems,are creating a renewed interest in careers within power engineering careers. Many schools areseeing increases in the number of undergraduates in

Conference Session

Computer Assisted Data Acquisition

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Hosni Abu-Mulaweh

Session 1426 Integration a Design of Experiment in the Heat Transfer Laboratory Hosni I. Abu-Mulaweh Department of Engineering Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN 46805, USAAbstractThe Design-Build-Test approach was used in developing an experiment for a junior-level heattransfer laboratory. In this experiment, student teams design, build, and test a fin attachment toincrease the heat loss from a surface. In the testing phase, the students get the opportunity tocompare the measured temperature