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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

A. Eberlein; M. R. Smith

experiences had inthe course. Some professors and students recognize the tremendous advantage that projectmanagement provides. Others simply state that the efforts associated with the formalizedplanning at the start of the course gets in the way of their efforts to get on with the project. Thisbimodal interest in project management techniques is also typical of industrial experiences.Many of these issues raised by professors and students simply echo the very problems that theproject course is intended to overcome. Students are typically very skilled in working on theirown and have considerable experience with laboratory groups on very short-term projects. Theydo not appreciate that the initial planning stages are necessary for every body on a team

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1999 Annual Conference

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Y. Omurtag; T. Ioi; S. Enomoto; M. Matsunaga

), which was established at CIT in 1997 forthis collaborative approach, is described. Then, two case studies are introduced illustrating thenature of industry-academia cooperation and the use of real world cases resulting from suchcooperation to educate manufacturing professionals for Japanese industries.Our preliminaryexperiences with this new curriculum and approach to educating manufacturing professionals atChiba Institute of Technology in Japan since its implementation in 1997 is also presented in theconclusions.1. IntroductionIn the past, engineering education in Japanese Universities followed the classical model (1)-(3) oflecture methods and laboratory experiments to illustrate and reinforce the basic principles ofscience and technology. In

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

B.S. Sridhara

a time participated in our activities. The author wishes to thank allthose who helped us with the Solaraider III project.Bibliography1. B. S. Sridhara, “Design, fabrication and testing of a solar-powered car for competing in Sunrayce 99,” Proposalsubmitted to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado, January 1998.2. “Sunrayce 99 Regulations,“ U. S. Department of Energy, Washington, D. C., November 1997.3. B. S. Sridhara, “Structural report on the Solaraider III of Middle Tennessee State University,” Technical reportsubmitted to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado, February 1999.4. B. S. Sridhara and Ken Sergeant, “Amendments to the structural report on the Solaraider III of Middle TennesseeState

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

S P Maj; D Veal

tables.• Basic PC architecture etc.• Monitor operation and standards.• A comparison of PC buses.• Network Interface Cards.Students in the NIM unit have the opportunity to design, install and test a small Local AreaNetwork (LAN). This includes establishing a file server, client, the construction and testingof cabling, and the design and installation of the directory tree. A small LAN comprising ofjust those machines in the NIM laboratory, whilst completely isolated from the ECUnetwork, is also used by the students as part of their workshop exercises.The theoretical work includes, but not limited to: Page 5.156.3• Internet and Intranet systems

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

David J. Lilja

the mind of either.”Anonymous Research is a skill that can be learned only by doing. A book can describe a promising newmethodology or research instrument, for instance, but the skill necessary to determine the rightquestions to ask in the first place requires an intuition and sense of judgement that can bedeveloped only through practice. Unfortunately, typical forms of practice, such as homeworkassignments and laboratories associated with classes, are often artificial and limited in scope. Asa result, students often find them dull and uninspiring. While students may develop usefulbackground information and skills through these traditional approaches, they are seldommotivated to go beyond the basics. To obtain a deep understanding and

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard R. Schultz

provided by the corresponding 1-Dfilter applied to a speech signal. Once a systems concept has been made intuitively clear,understanding the mathematical definitions and explanations should become easier for thestudents. A set of laboratory exercises have been developed for a course in digital imageprocessing which will aid in teaching systems-related concepts such as spatial convolution,space-frequency duality, image compression, spatial and contrast enhancement, signaldegradation due to noise, and image restoration. All laboratory exercises were originallyimplemented using the C programming language on a UNIX computer system. Studentsin a digital image processing course taught by the author during the fall semester of 1996were provided with

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Roman Kuc

. Barnes. Engineering education under attack. IEEE Transactions on Education, 37:1-2, 1994.[2] J.R. Lohmann. Myths, facts and the future of U.S. engineering and science education. Engineering Education, pages 365-371, April 1991.[3] S.B. Sample. Engineering education and the liberal arts tradition. IEEE Transactions on Edu- cation, 31:54-57, 1988.[4] Morris A. Shamos. The Myth of Scientific Literacy. Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1984.ROMAN KUC received the BSEE in 1968 from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, andthe PhD degree in Electrical Engineering in 1977 from Columbia University, New York, NY. From1968 to 1975 he was a member of technical staff at Bell Laboratories engaged in the

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

John T. Bell

engineeringeducation. However before this new tool can be effectively applied, we must first learn itsstrengths, weaknesses, and optimal implementation. A series of VR based educational moduleshave therefore been developed, in order to explore the capabilities of this emerging technology. [ 1-7 ]The interested reader is directed to the listed references and to the laboratory web site athttp://www.engin.umich.edu/labs/vrichel to learn more details of the VR modules.The StudentsThere have been fourteen students involved in the project so far, including the current four whoare just beginning their involvement. Thirteen have been either Junior or Senior chemicalengineering students, and one is a

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Randal S. Martin; Clinton P. Richardson

core environmental engineeringclasses. A total of 138 credits is divided over 52 classes, inclusive of laboratory classes. Figure 1shows NMT's most recent (1997-1998) undergraduate environmental engineering curriculum3.Although the environmental engineering curriculum at New Mexico Tech has continued to evolveover the past decade, the emphasis and the core courses have remained essentially the same. Themost significant deletions within the last few years have been the removal of Fluid and ThermalSystems, Transport Processes, Finite Element Analysis, and Case Studies in IndustrialEnvironmental Problems. Recent additions to the environmental engineering curriculum haveincluded Elementary Fluid Mechanics, Heat and Mass Transfer, Organic Chemistry

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan E. Babcock; Oscar Marcelo Suarez

Session 1264 Assessment of Interdiffusion Coefficient Through Spreadsheet Implementation Oscar Marcelo Suarez (†), Susan E. Babcock (‡) Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering University of Wisconsin – Madison 1509 University Ave. Madison, WI 53706AbstractIn intermediate materials science laboratory courses the analysis of experimental data is heavilydependent on the students’ proficiency in the use of commercial softwares. In such courses, thestudents

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Diemer; H. Öner Yurtseven; William R. Conrad

to degrees. By August of 1997, 148 students had completed a full twoyears of degree applicable credit on site in Malaysia and had transferred to universities inthe United States to pursue degrees in electrical or mechanical engineering.Goal: To assist in the establishment of the academic infrastructure required to establishand sustain independent academic programs.IUPUI faculty and staff members have been active participants in the development ofphysics, chemistry, and engineering laboratories, and the library design and staffing plan.Technical staff have designed and guided installation of a campus - wide network withoptions to make use of the latest techniques in instructional technology and to establishelectronic links with other

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Diemer; H. Öner Yurtseven; William R. Conrad

to degrees. By August of 1997, 148 students had completed a full twoyears of degree applicable credit on site in Malaysia and had transferred to universities inthe United States to pursue degrees in electrical or mechanical engineering.Goal: To assist in the establishment of the academic infrastructure required to establishand sustain independent academic programs.IUPUI faculty and staff members have been active participants in the development ofphysics, chemistry, and engineering laboratories, and the library design and staffing plan.Technical staff have designed and guided installation of a campus - wide network withoptions to make use of the latest techniques in instructional technology and to establishelectronic links with other

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Diemer; H. Öner Yurtseven; William R. Conrad

to degrees. By August of 1997, 148 students had completed a full twoyears of degree applicable credit on site in Malaysia and had transferred to universities inthe United States to pursue degrees in electrical or mechanical engineering.Goal: To assist in the establishment of the academic infrastructure required to establishand sustain independent academic programs.IUPUI faculty and staff members have been active participants in the development ofphysics, chemistry, and engineering laboratories, and the library design and staffing plan.Technical staff have designed and guided installation of a campus - wide network withoptions to make use of the latest techniques in instructional technology and to establishelectronic links with other

Conference Session

Educational Research

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terry Brumback, University of Alabama; Randal Schumacker, The University of Alabama; Daniel Fonseca, The University of Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Page 15.51.9design principles to broaden participation in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.Retrieved 10-25-2008 from http://www.bestworkforce.orgCampbell, J.O., Bourne, J.R., Moserman, P.J., & Brodersen, A.J. (2002). The effectiveness oflearning simulations for electronic laboratories. Journal of Engineering Education, 91, 81-87.Contero, M., Naya, F., Company, P., Saorin, J.L., & Conesa, J. (2005). Improving visualizationDavidovitch, L., Parush, A. and Shtub, A. ( 2006). Simulation-based learning in engineeringeducation: Performance and transfer in learning project management. Journal of EngineeringEducation, 95(40), 289-299.Dede, C. (1995). Artificial realities, virtual communities, and intelligent artifacts

Conference Session

Embedded System Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Kimbrough, University of Tennessee at Martin; Rhett Chrysler, University of Tennessee at Martin; Somsak Sukittanon, The University of Tennessee at Martin

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

previous papers, the method presented in this paper does not limit thestudents to work on the same problem or specify an exact project. Students normally pursue thetopics based on their interests such as music, games, or wireless devices. We have applied thiscompetition style to the course ENGR 460: Embedded Systems, offered at UT Martin since2007, and is intended for third year electrical engineering students.While the course is still composed of lecture, laboratory, homework, and midterm exam, the finalproject is the key part to stimulating their learning experience. After half of a semester, studentsare required to work on a final project, as an individual or a team, for the remainder of thesemester. They apply the concepts they learned in the

Conference Session

Mentoring & Outreach for Girls & Minorities

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Liles, NCA&T State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Courtney Lambeth, NCA&T State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

components of our bodies and how do they allow us to move (perform)? Creation of TE company flag.11:00-11:15: Broad jump contest, relay race, balance contest and arm strength activity11:15-12:45: Chicken Little Dissection + Skin Model Synthesis12:45-1:45: Lunch1:45-2:30: Build a Tissue + Skin Model Wound2:30-3:15: Measurement in the Laboratory: “I got skills!” Determination of Fluid Density3:15-4:00: Stem Cell Culturing (C2C12 passage)4:00-4:30 Dr. Allevable “TE for Life” video

Conference Session

Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy Denton, Purdue University; Marc Williams, Purdue University; Joseph Kmec, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

as a venue for introduction of numerous course topics, and isthe primary focus for two lecture and two laboratory sessions.The first use of mass unbalance comes selecting appropriate isolation via experimental work.Mass unbalance provides a known force for a simple two-section test stand with an enclosedelectric motor top section and a base. A small disk with a given eccentric mass added to it isattached to the motor’s rotor, as shown in figure 3. Students learn to test for approximate naturalfrequency of the top section via a bump test, then measure the displacement transmitted to thebase. Several sets of elastomeric pads and metal springs are installed between top and base, oneset at a time. Each mounting change causes a shift in the

Conference Session

Engineering Education in India, the Far East, and Central Asia

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Adithan, Vellore Institue of Technology; Robert Creese, West Virginia University

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International

our engineeringand technology programmes by international agencies.Objectives of Globalization Objectives of globalization at VIT University in India may be stated as follows: (1) To create a cosmopolitan culture and an international ambience in the university, thus providing an experiential learning to students in a cross-cultural environment; (2) To facilitate the visit of foreign professors and international experts, enabling them to share their expertise and experience; (3) To facilitate exchange of students and faculty to work on projects and to carryout R& D on areas of mutual interest; (4) To augment the facilities of laboratories and research centres already established in universities in India so

Conference Session

Gender and Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joan Kowalski, Penn State University - New Kensington; Tracie L. Brockhoff, Penn State University - New Kensington

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

experience of practical laboratory applications in conjunction with technical laboratory reports. ≠ To stimulate critical thinking skills as a preparation for college study in engineering, engineering technology and science. ≠ To strengthen decision-making skills for exploring the changing academic and career opportunities which exist for college-bound students, through interaction with female role models currently employed in engineering, engineering technology and science. ≠ To introduce prospective students and their families to XXXX XXXX, regardless of career choice. ≠ To involve the parents in order to impact their attitudes and serve as an informational

Conference Session

Design in BME Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Gettens, Western New England College; Michael Rust, Western New Engalnd College; Diane Testa, Western New England College; Judy Cezeaux, Western New England College

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Biomedical

. Page 15.1335.4These updates last roughly one hour. Meetings with clinical and industrial advisors are alsoencouraged. The fall course includes a weekly lecture followed by a working laboratory sectionlater in the week. The lecture typically introduces the topic to be covered in the working section.Lecture topics cover areas of professionalism focused around the FDA design control guidance.Written deliverable documents based on working sessions are scheduled to document the designprocess as well as guide the students toward successful completion of their project. A summaryof the presented lectures, working sessions and project deliverables (due dates are for the draftforms) is shown (Table 1). Table 1: General course design for the fall

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Rabb, United States Military Academy; John Rogers, United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

areas to include academics, athletics, and leadership. Seminar attendees selecttheir courses from a variety of offerings from all academic departments at the institution. Thispaper describes the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering’s program. The goal of thisparticular workshop is to give the attending students an overview of different disciplines ofengineering and enlighten them that engineering is fun and practical. Classes are small, and ourinstructors are very engaging and helpful. Students engage in hands-on experiences, includingmany in the institution’s modern computer and laboratory facilities. They attend lessons inengineering fundamentals and are presented with potential, real world problems. The studentsapply the design

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atin Sinha, Albany State University

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Minorities in Engineering

Sciences, ElectricCircuits etc. Besides, all engineering students are required to take an introductory engineeringcourse called “Principles of Engineering Analysis and Design” in the sophomore year. Alaboratory component was introduced to this course in the academic year 2002-03 to createexcitement about the engineering subjects among the students as well as expose them to modernmanufacturing and testing equipment. The laboratory projects are based on an array of hardwareand software such as Lego-Nxt programmable robots, PC Turn 55 CNC machine, FLOTEK windtunnel, Dimension 3D printer, NextEngine 3D scanner, SolidWorks CAD and RapidWorksreverse engineering software. As is evident from the list of the equipment, an attempt was madeto expose students

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University, Vancouver

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2010-986: HYBRID COURSE FORMAT FOR PROJECTS IN ROBOTICSHakan Gurocak, Washington State University, Vancouver Hakan Gurocak is Director of School of Engineering and Computer Science and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Washington State University Vancouver. His research interests are robotics, automation, fuzzy logic, technology assisted distance delivery of laboratory courses and haptic interfaces for virtual reality. Dr. Gurocak is an ABET Program Evaluator for mechanical engineering. Page 15.659.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 HYBRID COURSE FORMAT

Conference Session

Renewable Energy Topics

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Keith L. Coogler Dr., Sam Houston State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

and costlyunnecessary repairs. Basically, a solid-to-air miniature harvester consisting of a thermoelectricdevice positioned between an aluminum interface plate and small, finned natural convection heatsink sustains requirements. One of the latest designs of thermoelectric energy harvester was theTEG designed and introduced in the available technologies web site of Pacific NorthwestNational Laboratory [11]. This new thermoelectric generator is equipped for conversion ofenvironmental (ambient) thermal energy into electric power for a variety of applications thatnecessitate low power source use. This thermoelectric energy harvester includes an assembly ofvery small and thin thermocouples in a unique configuration that can exploit very small

Conference Session

Problem- Project- and Case-Based Learning in Environmental Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janie Gina Locklear, NC A&T

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Environmental Engineering

are especially prevalent in the middle school grades for female students. Therefore,before peer pressure and popular culture lures them away from self-efficacy in math and science,outreach to females outside of the traditional classroom is crucial. For this research project,thirteen middle school students were invited to attend a summer camp hosted in theenvironmental engineering laboratory at North Carolina Agricultural & Technical StateUniversity. Three environmental and public health “cases” or stories were developed to increasethe student interest in science and environmental engineering. The girls were grouped into teamsand each group was assigned one of the three cases in which a community member or petbecame sick due to an unknown

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Said El-Rahaiby, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Andres Tovar, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

optimization algorithm known as the hybrid cellular automaton (HCA) method. This method has since been applied to the design of crashworthy structures for Honda R&D Americas, as well as blast mitigating structures and materials for the U.S. Army and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. Currently, Dr. Tovar is the founding director of the IUPUI Engineering Design Research Laboratory and the author of more than100 technical publications, including 27 journal papers and one book chap- ter. His research on engineering design addresses fundamental aspects on synthesis and optimization of high-impact energy absorbing materials and structures, particularly for applications in the automotive and aerospace industries. He

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raquel Perez Castillejos, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Biomedical

Paper ID #10294NSFREU Site on Neural Engineering: Aiming at High Research Standards(work in progress)Dr. Raquel Perez Castillejos, New Jersey Institute of Technology Dr. Raquel Perez-Castillejos is an assistant professor of Biomedical Engineering at the New Jersey Insti- tute of Technology (NJIT). Her research (www.tissuemodels.net) focuses on the development of tools for cell and tissue biology using micro- and nanotechnologies. Raquel obtained her Ph.D. with the National Center of Microelectronics in Barcelona. She was a postdoctoral fellow at the Laboratory of Miniaturized Systems (Univ. S˜ao Paulo, Brasil) and later at

Conference Session

Mechanical Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Goodarz Ahmadi, Clarkson University

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Mechanical Engineering

tunnel is located inthe Turbulence and Multiphase Flow Laboratory at Clarkson University. The laser usedwas a 120mJ Nd:YaG laser with a 20 adjustable width sheet generator. In thisexperiment, the sheet width was 0.5 mm. The digital camera that was used was a KodakES1.0 MegaPlus camera. The camera had a pixel range of 1008x1008. The pixel sizewas 25 micrometers and the interframe delay between pictures was 12 microseconds. Apicture of the experimental setup is show in Figure 3. A sample PIV measurement of thevelocity field behind a step is shown in Figure 4. The formation of a recirculation zone inthe separated flow can be seen from this figure. The other experimental study is to perform is the particle resuspensionexperiment. In this

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Akram Hossain, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology); Md. Jubair Hossain, Purdue University Calumet; Mafruha Jahan, Purdue University Calumet (Engineering)

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Instrumentation

- ious capacities. He served as chair of manufacturing Systems Development Applications Department of IEEE/IAS. He authored more than 25 refereed journal and conference publications. In 2009 he as PI received NSF-CCLI grant entitled A Mechatronics Curriculum and Packaging Automation Laboratory Fa- cility. In 2010 he as Co-PI received NSF-ATE grant entitled Meeting Workforce Needs for Mechatronics Technicians. From 2003 through 2006, he was involved with Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL in developing direct computer control for hydrogen powered automotives. He is also involved in several direct computer control and wireless process control related research projects. His interests are in the area of industrial

Conference Session

Manufacturing and Machine Component Design

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Edwin M. Odom, University of Idaho, Moscow; Jay Patrick McCormack, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Dan Cordon, University of Idaho, Moscow

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

infrastructuredevelopment and has evolved through a continuous stream of projects from regional industry,equipment donations from alumni and industry supporters, part-time graduate student supportfrom the National Institute for Advanced Transportation Technology, part-time graduate studentsupport from the Mechanical Engineering department, and two NSF educational research grants.Results from over 25 capstone design team projects are shared each year with the public, alumni,and industry partners at a signature university event known as the Design Expo. The universitycommitment to this program has resulted in construction of a 6000 ft2 design suite that includes aCNC-equipped machine shop, metrology lab, project assembly area, advanced CAD laboratory,3D printer