Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew A. Carr, U.S. Naval Academy; Michael V. Cristiano; Patrick Caton, U.S. Naval Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2012-4707: THE NEWCOMEN PUMPING ENGINE: A CAPSTONEDESIGN PROJECTDr. Matthew A. Carr, U.S. Naval Academy Matthe Carr is Permanent Military Professor of mechanical engineering and a nuclear submarine Officer.Michael V. CristianoProf. Patrick Caton, U.S. Naval Academy Page 25.1325.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 The Newcomen Pumping Engine: A Capstone Design ProjectabstractThe purpose of this article is to describe the undergraduate mechanical engineering capstonedesign project of building an operating and instrumented scale model Newcomen Engine.Thomas Newcomen built

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2001 Annual Conference

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Michael Hailey; James Fridley; Jens Jorgensen; Ann Mescher

Session# 3266 Undergraduate Collaborative Capstone Design Projects Using the Web Michael B. Hailey, Jens E. Jorgensen, Ann M. Mescher and James L. Fridley University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195-2600Abstract:Design education and design project execution requires teamwork and collaborative efforts to besuccessful. In an academic setting this has typically been achieved by frequent 'face-to-face'meetings between the student design team, faculty consultants, and the project sponsors. Moderntechnology, via the Internet, has made the collaborative team efforts

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2015 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Julie Wang

The “Real-World” Senior Capstone Design Projects Julie Wang Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD 21532 AbstractOur collaborative Mechanical Engineering program with University of Maryland at College Parkhad two successful senior capstone design projects which were completed under the strongsupport by the ITT Company in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and AES Company in Cumberland,Maryland. Both projects were created by the summer student internships, since the students’excellent work have impressed the engineers in the two companies.The first is a system design project. The project provides ITT Company the ability to test

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Capstone/Design Projects: Mechanical ET

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2005 Annual Conference

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Rafic Bachnak

Session 1647 Restructuring the Capstone Course Leads to Successful Projects Rafic Bachnak, Satyajit Verma, and Tim Coppinger Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiAbstractThe engineering technology programs at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi share acapstone projects course that allows students to use their problem solving skills and thetechnical knowledge they gain throughout their college experience to develop a device orsystem that meets some specific requirements. As a result of concerns raised during arecent ABET accreditation visit, the course was restructured in order to ensureconsistency in

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New Approaches & Techniques in Engineering I

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2005 Annual Conference

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Howard Evans; Shekar Viswanathan

Effective Capstone/Master’s Projects – Do’s and Don’ts Shekar Viswanathan and Howard E. Evans School of Engineering and Technology National University, 11255 North Torrey Pines, La Jolla, California 92037, U.S.A.Abstract Final program projects (typically ‘master’s projects’ at the graduate level and‘capstone’ at the undergraduate) are intensive experiences in critical analysis and aredesigned to broaden students’ perspectives and provide them with an opportunity tointegrate the knowledge acquired from various courses (integration of coursework) intotheir area of specialization. This paper analyzes a successful final project to present a listof Do’s and Don’ts necessary for

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Charles Forsberg

Session # 2793 A Senior Capstone Project in Pump System Design Charles H. Forsberg Department of Engineering, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549AbstractHofstra University recently received a grant from the American Societ y of Heating,Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) for students to design and build apump system demonstration unit for the mechanical engineering laboratories. The grant wasawarded through ASHRAE’s Undergraduate Senior Project Grant Program. Senior mechanicalengineering students designed and built the pump system as their capstone design

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Elhag Shaban

Session 2793 Capstone Design Projects in Undergraduate Electrical Engineering Education E. H. Shaban Electrical Engineering Department Southern University Email: eshaban@clsuter.engr.subr.eduIntegrating design in an undergraduate electrical engineering curriculum and theapplication of creative design ideas in senior capstone design projects have receivedample comments from repetitive ABET visitor’s teams. To address such a seriousdeficiency that is critical to the program survival, a radical change must be

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2024 South East Section Meeting

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Gafar Abbas Elamin P.E., The Citadel; Nathan John Washuta P.E., The Citadel; James Righter, The Citadel; Kevin Skenes, The Citadel

Capstone ProjectAbstractIn undergraduate engineering programs, ABET criteria requires a capstone or integratingexperience to allow students to develop competencies in technical and non-technical problemsolving. These capstone experiences typically take the form of a year-long or semester-longproject that requires a group of senior students to work as a team to identify, define, design,prototype, and test their final product to solve an engineering problem. Ideally the students onthese teams contribute fairly and equitably to the project so that each individual can develop theirskills, but it is not unusual to see students on the team who do not contribute their fair share.Often, graded assessments in these capstone courses are team submissions and

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2024 ASEE North Central Section Conference

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Bilal Alhawamdeh, Western Michigan University; M Muchson; Ahmad Mohammad Rasheed Al-Bodour, Western Michigan University

research projects focused on sustainable solutions. His work also involves fostering collaborations between industry and academia, enhancing the practical impact of engineering education.M MuchsonAhmad Mohammad Rasheed Al-Bodour, Western Michigan University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Sustainability Components Assessment of Engineering Design Capstone Projects Bilal Alhawamdeh1 Bronco Construction Research Center Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI 49008, USA Email: bilal.alhawamdeh@wmich.edu

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1997 Annual Conference

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Scott Aten; Derek T. Schade; Kurt J. Colella

Session 3525 SOLAR SPLASH AS A CAPSTONE DESIGN PROJECT Kurt J. Colella U. S. Coast Guard Academy Derek T. Schade USCGC FORWARD (WMEC-911) Scott Aten USCGC SPAR (WLB-403)Introduction The senior-level design project is the capstone experience for all graduating engineeringstudents. Senior design is the culmination of the design integration process, where the student’spast experiences with design are called upon to successfully complete

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Teams and Teamwork in Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wael Mokhtar, Grand Valley State University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2010-921: CAPSTONE SENIOR PROJECT MENTORING AND STUDENTCREATIVITYWael Mokhtar, Grand Valley State University Page 15.259.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Capstone Senior Project Mentoring and Student CreativityAbstractAfter the 2000 ABET accreditation changes, many Engineering Schools expanded or startedcapstone senior projects to meet the realization aspect of the engineering education. It is offeredin several versions including one and two-semester course. The capstone project offers anintegrated experience for the senior students to apply their engineering knowledge to solve aresearch or applied open-ended problem. The typical project includes

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Design Teamwork

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen W. Laguette, University of California, Santa Barbara

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #5904Team Leadership on Capstone Design Project TeamsMr. Stephen W. Laguette, University of California, Santa Barbara Stephen Laguette is currently a Lecturer at the University of California, Santa Barbara in the College of Engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME) and the Technology Management Pro- gram and is responsible for the undergraduate ME Capstone Design program. He received his BS, MS in ME from the University of California, Los Angeles. His professional career has included executive Research and Development management positions with a number of medical device companies. He has

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2025 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

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Eric Bogatin; John Lettang

All of Capstone in a Day ProjectEric Bogatin and John LettangUniversity of Colorado, BoulderAbstractWe introduced a simple one-day project at the beginning of our capstone senior designcourse, which gave students valuable insight into the importance of project planning andteamwork they leveraged throughout our 2-semester course.IntroductionThe ECEE department has offered a 2-semester-long capstone program for over 20 years.We typically have 90 seniors grouped into teams of six students. We constantly experimentwith content and methods to make it more effective for the students and better preparethem for the semesters ahead and their future careers in industry.Four years ago, we introduced a new one-lab-session long project that gave the

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Christopher Palmieri; Judith Hooymans; Cole Gingrich; Tooran Emami Ph. D.; Aaron Dahlen; Joseph Staier

ASEE 2014 Zone I Conference, April 3-5, 2014, University of Bridgeport, Bridgpeort, CT, USA. Electrical Engineering Capstone Project on Dynamic Position System Christopher Palmieri, Judith Hooymans, Cole Gingrich, Tooran Emami, Aaron Dahlen, and Joseph Staier Department of Engineering- Electrical Engineering Section United States Coast Guard Academy New London, CT, USA Christopher.A.Palmieri@uscga.edu Judith.A.Hooymans@uscga.edu Cole.R.Gingrich@uscga.edu

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Civil Engineering Capstone Showcase

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brad Wambeke, United States Air Force Academy

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

Paper ID #46197Design Build Capstone Project – Pedestrian Bridge (Case Study)Dr. Brad Wambeke, United States Air Force Academy Dr. Brad Wambeke is currently an Assistant Professor in the Civil & Environmental Engineering Department at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO. He received his B.S. from South Dakota State University; M.S. from the University of Minnesota; and Ph.D. from North Carolina State University. He is a member of ASEE and is a registered Professional Engineer in Missouri and Colorado. His primary research interests include structures, construction engineering, and engineering

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Innovative Assessment Strategies in Design

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeremy Edmondson, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Rachana Ashok Gupta, North Carolina State University at Raleigh

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

Paper ID #48955Project Health as a Capstone Rubric ElementMr. Jeremy Edmondson, North Carolina State University at Raleigh Jeremy is the Associate Director of ECE Senior Design at North Carolina State University and has over 25 years of mechatronic engineering industry experience since receiving his Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering and Masters in Electrical Engineering.Dr. Rachana Ashok Gupta, North Carolina State University at Raleigh Dr. Rachana A Gupta is currently a Teaching Professor and Director of the ECE Senior Design Program. She teaches and mentors several senior design students on industry-sponsored projects (On

Conference Session

Studies of Student Teams and Student Interactions

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Nourhan Emad El-Atky, Rowan University; Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #33430Student Perceptions of Project Management and Team Culture WithinCapstone ProjectsMrs. Nourhan Emad El-Atky, Rowan University Nourhan El-Atky is a Graduate Assistant in Mechanical Engineering at Rowan University. She received her BS from The Arab Academy Of Science And Technology in 2018 in Egypt. She is working on her Ph.D. at Rowan University. Her Ph.D. is focusing specifically on capstone design projects at Rowan University, senior and junior clinics in particular.Dr. Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University Dr. Smitesh Bakrania is an associate professor in Mechanical Engineering at Rowan University. He re

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Experiences: Teaching in a Pandemic

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Stephen Andrew Wilkerson P.E., York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen Andrew Gadsden, University of Guelph

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #32591Project Based Capstone Design Projects Amidst Covid-19 RestrictionsDr. Stephen Andrew Wilkerson P.E., York College of Pennsylvania Stephen Wilkerson (swilkerson@ycp.edu) received his PhD from Johns Hopkins University in 1990 in Mechanical Engineering. His Thesis and initial work was on underwater explosion bubble dynamics and ship and submarine whipping. After graduation he took a position with the US Army where he has been ever since. For the first decade with the Army he worked on notable programs to include the M829A1 and A2 that were first of a kind composite saboted munition. His travels have taken him

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barry Hyman, University of Missouri; Jim Borgford-Parnell, University of Washington; Yuyi Lin, University of Missouri

AC 2010-1576: CURRICULUM-WIDE PROJECT BASED LEARNING BYREFINING CAPSTONE PROJECTSBarry Hyman, University of Missouri Barry Hyman is Visiting Professor in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Dept. at the University of Missouri. His over 80 publications include many conference papers and journal articles on structural mechanics, engineering and public policy, energy systems and policy, and engineering design education. The second edition of his widely used textbook, Fundamentals of Engineering Design, was published by Prentice-Hall in 2003. He received the ASEE Centennial Medallion for significant and lasting contributions to engineering education (1993), and the ASEE Chester F

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carrie Steinlicht, South Dakota State University; Byron G. Garry, South Dakota State University

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College Industry Partnerships

Paper ID #8820Capstone project challenges: How industry sponsored projects offer newlearning experiencesDr. Carrie Steinlicht, South Dakota State University Dr. Carrie Steinlicht is an Asst. Professor of Operations Management. She has directed many Capstone projects with Industry partners for students in Manufacturing Engineering Technology and Operations Management. She has several years of industry experience as an advanced development engineer and has served as a consultant to industry for over 10 years.Prof. Byron G. Garry, South Dakota State University Byron Garry is an Associate Professor of Electronics Technology

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2025 PNW Section Annual Meeting

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Jihoon Lim

Design and Evaluation Method in Capstone Project: Robot Project CaseStudyJihoon Lim, Seattle Pacific University Jihoon Lim received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from theUniversity of British Columbia, Canada, in 2021. He is currently an AssistantProfessor at Seattle Pacific University, United States. His research interests includeoptimal and robust control design, robotics, mechatronics, and engineeringeducation. He also has over a decade of industrial experience in automotive enginecontrol design, aftertreatment control systems, solar thermal control systems, andautonomous mobile robots.Design and Evaluation Method in Capstone Project: Robot Project CaseStudyAbstractThis paper presents the design and evaluation process of a

Conference Session

ETD Capstone Projects

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University; Farhad Ameri, Texas State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

North Carolina State University. Dr. Talley teaches courses in the Construction Science and Management Program, and her research focus is in student en- gagement and retention in engineering and engineering technology. Contact: kgt5@txstate.eduDr. Farhad Ameri, Texas State University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Work-In-Progress: Measuring the Effects of a Making-Based Senior Design Project in Engineering TechnologyAbstractIn a pilot corresponding with the founding of the university-wide maker space at Texas StateUniversity, the Engineering Technology senior design class completed a making-based seniordesign project. This pilot semester also represented the first

Conference Session

ETD Capstone Projects

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dominik Sobota, DeVry University, Addison; Spencer William Karlovits, DeVry University ; Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University, Addison

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #20626Senior Project Design: A Smart Pantry SystemDominik Sobota, DeVry University, Addison Dominik Sobota is a student at DeVry University, Addison, IL, pursuing his BSEET degree. While attend- ing DeVry University, Addison and Purdue University, West Lafayette, Dominik has completed a number of technical projects that involved power supply design; control systems design using HC9S12C32, TI TIVA, and Raspberry Pi 3. He is proficient in a number of software languages and application pro- grams: Assembly Language, VHDL, C; C++, JAVA, PYTHON, HTML, LINUX and SQL, Multisim, OrCad/PSice, Energia, Quartus II

Conference Session

ETD Capstone Projects

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Junkun Ma, Sam Houston State University; Case Dakota Born

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #20495Further Development of Capstone Design Project Courses based on a CaseStudyDr. Junkun Ma, Sam Houston State University Dr. Junkun Ma is currently an Associate Professor of Engineering Technology at Sam Houston State University (SHSU). He teaches courses in areas related to product design, manufacturing processes, CAD, and HVAC. His research interests include finite element method (FEM) based numerical simulation, heat transfer and fluid dynamics with application to alternative energy, and engineering education.Mr. Case Dakota Born, c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017

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ETD Capstone Projects

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David J. Broderick, Central Connecticut State University

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Engineering Technology

undergraduate students in the fields of engineering and technology requires reflectionand vigilance. In a brief four years the students must grow to understand the principles of theirfield as well as the culture in which they will apply those principles. Given the breadth of topicsstudied in that short time a balance must be struck between the two. The students in the ComputerEngineering Technology (CET) program at Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) studythe principles and the process of engineering design. The work presented here details the balancestruck between the two during the senior capstone classes in that program. A student project isused to examine the output of the process over the course of two semesters in the Fall of 2015

Conference Session

ETD Capstone Projects

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher David Leblanc, University of New Hampshire; Mihaela Sabin, University of New Hampshire; Christopher Dundorf, 2KR Systems

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #18077An Engineering Technology Capstone Project: The Snow Load NetworkProf. Christopher David Leblanc, University of New Hampshire Christopher D. LeBlanc is currently the Program Coordinator and Assistant Professor for the Engineering Technology program at the University of New Hampshire Manchester campus. Prior to his faculty ap- pointment he spent 16 years at International Business Machines (IBM) as an Analog Mixed Signal design engineer.Dr. Mihaela Sabin, University of New Hampshire Mihaela Sabin is Associate Professor of Computer Science at UNH Manchester, University of New Hamp- shire. Her research

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ET Capstone Projects

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas Acheson

Session 3447 The Basic Utility Vehicle (BUV) – A Humanitarian Capstone Project Douglas C. Acheson Computer Graphics Technology Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)AbstractEngineering and technology schools, departments and students are encouraged to explore acapstone design project option that possesses significant, far-reaching implications forinternational humanitarian application. An Indianapolis, Indiana-based non-profit organizationcalled the “Institute of Affordable Transportation (IAT)” engages young engineering andtechnology talent

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brent Guenther, Wright State University; Bruce Rahn, Wright State University; Mark Falknor, Wright State University; Adam Kelly, Wright State University; Bin Wang, Wright State University; Zhiqiang Wu, Wright State University

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Design in Engineering Education

project was measured by post-coursequestionnaires, course evaluations and student interviews conducted by the department chairbefore graduation. All students expressed positive learning experiences after participating in thisinterdisciplinary project and indicated that the learning outcomes were successfully achieved. I. IntroductionWith engineering students facing increasing distractions, it has become more and morechallenging to design and create attractive means to recruit and retain them. This paper reports aninterdisciplinary collaborative capstone senior design project for electrical and mechanicalengineering students to bring real-time videos from a High Altitude Balloon (HAB) to a groundstation. The HAB project has proved to be a unique

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Dawson, York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen Kuchnicki, York College of Pennsylvania

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Design in Engineering Education

to test the abilities students have gainedover their college careers and to provide a design experience that simulates real-worldengineering. An important factor in giving students a valuable Capstone Design experience isthe selection of an appropriate project. A good project for this purpose should have appropriatetechnical rigor and allow students to focus as much as possible on engineering design rather thanon logistical activities like fundraising. Further, the work done by students in the course shouldbe assessable, both for the purposes of accreditation and for assignment of grades. Additionally,the deadlines imposed must be appropriate, and evaluation criteria need to be established.One solution for many of the project planning

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Wahlstrom, Argonne National Laboratory; Frank Falcone, Argonne National Laboratory; Doug Nelson, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

beengreatly reduced so that it is feasible for the two companies to sponsor HIL systems for all of theschools.Recommendations and SuggestionsThe use of HIL can be very useful in research situations that require vehicle control. It isrecommended that universities that are doing either vehicle system research or vehiclecomponent control research (engines, motors, fuel cells, etc) explore the usage of HIL in theirlabs. Developing an HIL simulator is a great research project in itself and will enable manyfuture projects in a much shorter timeframe yielding significant results in laboratoryexperiments. Page 15.767.10Bibliography1. Hanselmann, Herbert