Conference Session

ET Projects

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Biswajit Ray, Bloomsburg University; Robert Chambers; Nathan Henry, Bloomsburg University; Paul Michael Karcher

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, and linearsignals and systems concepts via prerequisite courses. Project experience gained in this courseserves as a stepping-stone for the students taking the semester-long capstone design course thefollowing semester.Student outcomes for the end-of-semester project experienceAfter completing the end-of-semester control system design projects, students will develop theability to: • identify and seek information relevant to problem solution without guidance, • select and design-in appropriate sensors and actuators, • consider and assess multiple methods and approaches to design, • update solution approach based on hardware and software testing, • implement a design solution and prototype functional hardware within time and

Conference Session

ET Projects

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Eydgahi, Eastern Michigan University; Payam Matin, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Lukman G. Bolahan Anidu

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

senior design project. The student used principles ofradio frequency identification technique to read identification of each person from their IDcards. The information retrieved by the reader is transferred with the aid of TransmissionControl Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) to a Structured Query Language (SQL) database onthe server and then is processed for generating an attendance list.IntroductionIn senior design or capstone courses, students are required to demonstrate their abilities asengineers by engaging and utilizing engineering design process for design and development ofmeaningful projects or products. By defining a real-life project relevant to students’ program ofstudy, a valuable practical experience is provided to the students

Conference Session

Design Projects

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole Giullian, Brigham Young University; C. Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University; Jason McCammon, Brigham Young University; Brad Brooks, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

toinstitute international collaboration projects that prepare undergraduate students for engineeringwork in the twenty-first century.Participating in an international collaboration project is a daunting task for a school that hasnever worked globally before, and launching or hosting such a project likely seems almostimpossible because of the numerous obstacles. In 2005-2006, GM/PACE (Partners for theAdvancement of Collaborative Engineering Education) sponsored the first international vehiclecollaboration project, a senior capstone project that demonstrated how global-scale projectseffectively prepare students for future exposure to large-scale collaboration projects in industry.The most important results of this pioneering project were the lessons

Conference Session

ETD Projects

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maddumage Karunaratne, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

engineering and computer engineering majors take one semester course inmicrocontrollers to learn embedded system developments in their junior year preceded by a Cprogramming course and an electronics course. This course facilitates their understanding of digitalcontrollers and most of the senior capstone projects would select one or two microcontrollers as theheart of the project. Students have used Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and Freescale Dragon boards whichthe course and labs are based on due to its simplicity and legacy. With vast processing capabilities ofelectronics, Google and others are trying to push automation to a new degree with self-drivingvehicles which have to read and interpret moving and stationary objects, black and white surface lines

Conference Session

ET Projects

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Mosier P.E., Oklahoma State University; William E. Genereux, Kansas State University; Katie Rieger, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

; organization, language, delivery, supporting material andcentral message. For each of these assessment areas, the minimum score of 1 represents thebenchmark, scores of 2-3 are milestones with a maximum score of 4 for the capstone, indicatingskill.One difference between the ComET project and the CmET project was the amount of in classinstruction on video editing techniques. The ComET project allotted course laboratory time todiscuss the video portion of the project like lighting, sound, and camera angles. Anotherdifference is the ComET project did not have a paper component (Genereux 2014). However, theCmET course did not allot any time to videography or editing techniques. Classroom discussionwas limited to uploading requirements for YouTube as

Conference Session

Design Projects

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Farris, Grand Valley State University; Paul Lane, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

difficult but transporting the beans between processeswhile minimizing the overall size of the product was difficult. This technical challenge became afocused class project in the advanced product design class. Similarly the students discoveredthat containing the odor generated during roasting the beans was very difficult. The strategiesthey used did not function well. This technical challenge became senior research topic in thechemistry department’s capstone class. In addition, improving the control system was identifiedas a difficult challenge and a team of electrical engineering students undertook the design andmanufacture of a circuit board to control the roasting, grinding and brewing processes. On thebusiness side, the original team could not

Conference Session

ET Projects

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ghassan T Ibrahim, Bloomsburg University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. [4]implemented UHF RFID reader to meet the IoT data acquisition requirements. Chunling [5]promoted the application of RFID for logistics and supply chain managements. Developing theIoT using RFID is also discussed in [6]. Sara Amendola et al. presented the use of IoT utilizingRFID in medical health systems. A survey on the applications of RFID to bodycentric systemsand for “gathering information (temperature, humidity, and other gases) about the user’s livingenvironment is investigated” [7]. Design and the future applications of RFID as sensors isthoroughly discussed by Amin Rida et al. [8] The aforementioned IoT topic was chosen by the course advisor as one of the capstone seniordesign projects to familiarize the students with state of the

Conference Session

Design Projects

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frederick Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William Eccles, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Bruce Ferguson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Daniel Moore, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mihaela Radu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Terry Schumacher, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; David Voltmer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mark Yoder, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Edward Wheeler, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

teaching loads required by grading the many writing assignments. Moreover,the students’ critical reading skills are enhanced by the process. Assessment data verifies the positive contributionsof CPR to the course.Student teams are encouraged to submit their proposal for review by external funding organizations such as theNational Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA)8 for funding consideration. Those teams that aresuccessful in attracting funding can use this external validation and funding as the basis for their project during thesenior year courses.ECE460 & 461 – Engineering Design I & II – 10 credits – distributed over 25 weeks of senior yearThe sequence is concluded by the “senior project” courses, in essence a capstone

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED) - Evolving Pedagogies in Capstone Design Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Franz Thomas Newland P.Eng., University of Ottawa; Hossam Sadek P.E., York University

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Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED)

and intensity, stakeholder engagements, funding, grading emphasis, and expecteddesign and project management approaches, amongst others.Having been involved in teaching a variety of capstones over the past decade, the authorspropose a capstone classification in this paper, to make it easier to compare capstone courses.The goal of this classification is to help improve and connect capstones, and make it easier tocompare best practices in different capstone course types. This paper builds upon previous workthat proposed a standardized way to classify capstone courses, by providing some text andcontext behind the classification, with the goal of testing out these capstone classificationdescriptions with conference attendees and other

Conference Session

Design Tools and Skill Development

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cory Cooper, United States Air Force Academy; Daniel D. Jensen, United States Air Force Academy; Michael Lawrence Anderson P.E., United States Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Unmanned Systems Program Committee. His research at the Academy focuses on innovative design methodologies applied to UAV problems. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Designettes in Capstone: Impact of Early Design Experiences in Capstone Education with Emphasis on Depth of Design Process Content Cory A. Cooper, Daniel D. Jensen, and Michael L. Anderson United States Air Force Academy, Colorado, USAAbstractThe engineering design process can be a complex and lengthy process, and be considered adaunting experience for engineering students embarking on their first full-length project.“Designettes” are a

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cory A. Hixson, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; James J. Pembridge, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

seek to develop new design educators and provide ongoing supportfor current faculty. Such understanding could help support existing capstone design facultymembers’ growth in expertise, create relevant professional development resources, andencourage new faculty members/university departments to implement capstone design courses. Itcan also provide course coordinators with strategies for engaging project and industry advisorsand for positioning the role of practice-oriented courses across the curriculum.However, little if any work to date explores faculty motivation with respect to design education.To address this gap, this paper analyzes secondary interviews conducted with capstone designfaculty; the interviews focus specifically on teaching

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy and Curriculum 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy F. Wheeler, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

) and a Master of Science in Curriculum and Instruction from Penn State University (2010). He is course coordinator for the Senior Capstone Design program. He has directed project-based programs for undergraduates with an interest in space-related fields as well as service-learning programs for those interested in community service.Ms. Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Page 23.540.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Enhancing the quality of senior design projects: The introduction of a coordinated sequence of design courses to

Conference Session

Space Side of Aerospace

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas W. Arrington, Texas A&M University; Nicolas Federico Hurst, Texas A&M 2015 Capstone Design Spacecraft; David B. Kanipe, Texas A&M University; Joanna M. Schiefelbein , Texas A&M University; David Charles Hyland, Texas A&M University

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Aerospace

Paper ID #16714Concept of a Human-Attended Lunar OutpostMr. Thomas W. Arrington, Texas A&M University Thomas Arrington worked as the student Project Manager for the Human Attended Lunar Outpost senior design project for the the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Texas A&M University in College Station. He has interned with Boeing Research and Technology three times, and was an active member of the Texas A&M University Sounding Rocketry Team.Mr. Nicolas Federico Hurst, Texas A&M 2015 Capstone Design Spacecraft Nico Hurst is a student of Texas A&M University. He recently graduated from the Aerospace

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Shey, United States Naval Academy; Ryan Rakvic, United States Naval Academy; Thomas Salem, United States Naval Academy; Samara Firebaugh, United States Naval Academy

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department at the United States NavalAcademy has introduced a novel project-based thematic learning approach by incorporating arobotics project into its curriculum. This project first and foremost captures the student interest,while being flexible enough to present ECE topics at all levels of the undergraduate ECEprogram of study. The robot project spans from Introductory Circuits and Digital Logic Coursesthrough to Capstone Design. In the introductory courses, the student receives a broad overviewof ECE with projects designed to capture the student’s interest while covering the many facets ofthe course. Additionally, students in the first year digital logic course are presented withinnovative projects that

Conference Session

Innovative IE Curricula and Courses

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Charlie Edmonson; Donna Summers

Dayton offers a Project Management course, which theEngineering Technology Department requires of all its majors. The primary goal of thiscourse is to familiarize students with the tools and techniques necessary to manage aproject. The course also seeks to expose students to the real life complexities ofmanaging a large-scale project.Prior to 1999, the Project Management course was the required capstone course forIndustrial Engineering Technology majors. Teams of students worked on a projectduring the semester for a local business. Other majors took the course as a technicalelective. In 1999, during a department curriculum review, the Project Managementcourse was combined with a course in Organization and Management. At the same timeas part of

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teodora Rutar, Seattle University; Brandon Shuman, MS

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

andresponsibility while maintaining a framework for collaboration and milestones, and as suchcould fill the gap usually encountered in capstone design projects. In the 23-year history of year-long industry-sponsored capstone design team-projects at Seattle University, projects oftensuffered from the following shortcomings: failures to meet deadlines, poor contribution fromsome team-members, and incomplete use of available resources. Furthermore, advice from ourprogram’s industry advisors indicates that engineering graduates should have some projectmanagement skills and understand the importance and challenges of managing projects. Inresponse, we adopted MOPM to our senior design projects.The paper describes implementation of MOPM in our senior design

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randy S. Lewis, Brigham Young University; Terri Christiansen Bateman, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #18534Global Humanitarian-based Projects: A Documentation Strategy for Strength-ening Project SustainabilityDr. Randy S. Lewis, Brigham Young University Dr. Randy S. Lewis is professor and chair of Chemical Engineering at Brigham Young University (BYU). He received his B.S. and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from BYU and Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology, respectively. He currently serves as vice-chair of the Education and Accreditation Committee of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and as an ABET commissioner for accrediting engineering programs. He previously served in several national

Conference Session

Industry-Based Projects

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Rothaupt

the capstone courses in the Manufacturing Engineering (MfE) program at Universityof Wisconsin-Stout has focused almost exclusively upon industrial sponsored projects. Thecapstone course is a two semester sequence where the first semester course focuses uponresearch and design of a product and the building of a mock-up. The second semester is todesign and build a functional automated machine to produce a product. Projects are managed byteams of students, industry contacts and faculty advisors. Projects completed in the past havevaried from food production to robotic welding cells. In order for the students to complete theseextensive projects the curriculum at UW-Stout has been designed to provide the students with a‘technical toolbox’ which

Conference Session

ECE Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachana Ashok Gupta, North Carolina State University; Greg A. Dunko

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

year program with emphasis on product development and corporate sponsorship and mentoring. He has also held leadership roles at HTC and Ericsson/Sony Ericsson. Greg is an established inventor and has filed over 80 patents. He also is co-author of the eBook ”A Reference Guide to the Internet of Things”. Greg holds an BS Electrical Engineering and MS Electrical Engineering from West Virginia University. His graduate research focused on Biomedical Engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Work in Progress: Industry-based Team Program Reviews for Capstone Design teamsIntroduction:Proper project management (PM) is a critical skill that will lead to success in senior designprojects

Collection

2013 North Midwest Section Meeting

Authors

Francis Peloubet; Eakalak Khan; G. Padmanabhan

system until 1992. The capstone course was offered inthe first two years since its inception as a 2-quarter, 3-credit course in the senior year. In the firstquarter, students worked on preparing a proposal and presenting it. In the second quarter 167students carried out the design and presented their final product. Andersen1 reported the detailsand experience with this course two years after it was established. In this course, a designproject was carefully selected to encompass many of the areas within civil engineering as well asother socioeconomic issues. Definition of the project was purposely left as openǦended aspossible to encourage the students' imagination and ingenuity. Each faculty

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Soller, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis; Erdogan Sener, Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Construction

Management CurriculumAbstract Assessment methodologies that evaluate student development through demonstratedknowledge assure that student education is current, relevant, and comprehensive, thus meetingthe needs of the industry, as well as, that of educational accreditation. However, if theeducational assessment method is a comprehensive exam, or a portfolio, or an exit exam, theremay be little difference in the demonstration of knowledge other than good examinationpreparation or good course work production even if a capstone course is used for the assessmentpurpose This paper focuses on an innovative assessment method used in a capstone course. Thismethod entails analyzing the management of a variety of construction projects by the

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Barbara Blake Bath

Session 1265 Field Session at Colorado School of Mines A Capstone Applied Mathematics/Computer Science Course Barbara Blake Bath Colorado School of Mines Each student at the Colorado School of Mines completes “Field Session” as one of thegraduation requirements. In Chemical Engineering, the students do unit operations labs, inPetroleum Engineering, they get hands on experience in petroleum extraction, in CivilEngineering, they learn to survey, and in Mining Engineering, they actually work in the school’sexperimental mine. In the Department of Mathematical

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John V. Tocco, Lawrence Technological University; Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Second Edition (BOK2), aspromulgated by the American Society of Civil Engineers. During initial discussions, facultyrecognized that the program outcomes dovetailed perfectly with the goal of revitalizing the capstone.This paper discusses how the participation of industry practitioners, and adopting the BOK2outcomes, were applied to the capstone content, resulting in a much more interesting, professionaland vibrant sequence. Examples of resultant positive changes include clearer student deliverables andevaluator expectations, a more pragmatic approach to project scope and documentation, andmeaningful student/practitioner interaction at important project junctures.I. IntroductionThis manuscript focuses on re-engineering the major design and

Conference Session

Lean and Six Sigma Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Leduc, Ball State University; Gary Hadley, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis; Mark Ratzlaff, 3M

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

. Page 15.665.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Immersive Learning using Lean Six Sigma Methodology in the Manufacturing Engineering Technology Capstone CourseAbstractThis paper will discuss how Lean Six Sigma immersive learning projects were used to satisfyrequirements for Manufacturing Engineering Technology (MfgET) capstone experiences andLean Six Sigma Black Belt certification projects; as well as satisfying an important componentof Ball State University’s strategic plan. The three driving components will be summarized and ahistory of how Lean Six Sigma projects became the core which links the three drivingcomponents will be provided. Seven Lean Six Sigma projects (four of which also served asMfgET

Conference Session

Capstone and Collaborations in Civil Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin G. Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sue Niezgoda P.E., Gonzaga University; John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Materials, laboratory and field testing of structures and the fatigue behavior of concrete bridges. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Inter-Collaborative Learning in Capstone Design How Do We Optimize Costs and Benefits?AbstractThe civil engineering programs at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (RH) and GonzagaUniversity (GU) have been seeking to understand how to best facilitate capstone projects incollaboration with students at other institutes. We have the following questions – • How beneficial is it for student teams to spend time together in person to understand their cultural differences and to develop a team rapport? • How beneficial is it

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University; Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University; Liping Liu, Lawrence Technological University; Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Selin Arslan; Kingman E. Yee, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

engineering and the program director for the Master of Science in Automotive Engineering. In addition, he is faculty co-advisor for the Collegiate Chapter of SAE and the Blue Devil Motorsports Organization. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A Three Semester Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design Sequence Based on SAE Collegiate Design SeriesAbstractMechanical engineering students at Lawrence Technological University complete a five-credithour capstone project: either an SAE collegiate design series (CDS) vehicle or an industry-sponsored project (ISP). Students who select the SAE CDS option enroll in a three semester, threecourse sequence. Each team of seniors designs

Conference Session

Capstone Design Courses I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andy S. Peng, University of Wisconsin - Stout; Brian Eickhoff, Sentera, LLC; Kenan Baltaci, University of Wisconsin - Stout; Liang Zhan, University of Wisconsin - Stout; Robert M. Nelson, University of Wisconsin - Stout

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Developing a Computer Engineering Capstone Design Course with a Startup CompanyAbstractEngineering faculty responsible for leading capstone projects are often faced with challenges indefining project topics for students. There is an ongoing need for developing new project topicsthat can be tackled by teams of upper-division undergraduate students. In contrast, during theearly phases of establishing a profitable business, many startup companies are faced with anoverwhelming number of research and development tasks required to build innovative products.Due to constraints in engineering resources or subject matter expertise, some of these projectsmay be deferred or left unsolved within the startup organization. Some of these

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

Technology, Madras, India, and Ph.D. in applied analysis from State University of New York, Stony Brook. He is a senior life member of IEEE and a member of ACM and AITP. Page 25.1109.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Reflections on Teaching a Consolidated Capstone Design Course to a Mixed Student BodyI. IntroductionDesign is widely considered to be the central or distinguishing activity of engineering 1. TheCapstone Design course has usually been designed as a senior project laboratory to allowinggraduating seniors become prepared for working in

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Keat; Ann Anderson; Richard Wilk

Session 3266A Complementary Sequence in Thermal/Fluids and Mechanical Systems for Senior Capstone Design Ann M. Anderson, William D. Keat, and Richard D. Wilk Mechanical Engineering Department Union College Schenectady, NYAbstractThe mechanical engineering program at Union College has developed two senior level designcourses, Design of Thermal/Fluid Systems (DTFS) and Design of Mechanical Systems (DMS)aimed at diversifying the senior capstone design experience. These required courses are project-based

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz; David Pines

Session 2615 Town Government, Industry, and University Involvement in the Capstone Design Course at the University of Hartford David S. Pines, M. Saleh Keshawarz Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of HartfordAbstractThe capstone design project at the University of Hartford requires students to work on a “real”civil engineering project that is mentored by an engineering practitioner. This format is anexcellent way in achieving many of the ABET 2000 outcomes. Finding projects that