Conference Session

New Trends in Energy Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faruk Yildiz, University of Northern Iowa; Recayi 'Reg' Pecen; Jin Zhu, University of Northern Iowa; Liping Guo

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

closer starts moving and continues until the door is completely closed. Thehydraulic door closer has rotating parts that can provide a potential mechanical energy source.This energy source is converted appropriately to electrical energy to provide power to a low-power wireless sensor.In the first phase of the project, an appropriate gear set is designed to increase the speed of therotation so that it is able to provide enough rotation speed for the generator. Then a power circuithas been designed to implement and manage energy conversion. This circuit will regulate thevoltage for a wireless sensor node. Before implementation of the experiment, necessarycomputer simulations were conducted. If the sensor node functions appropriately with the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Hill, U.S. Military Academy; Fred Meyer, U.S. Military Academy

without incurring additional faculty resources. A specifictechnique linking student grades to the assessment of program outcomes has been usedsuccessfully in two civil engineering courses with good success. This paper presents a revisedprocedure that serves to address previously expressed concerns related to mathematical processeswithin the assessment technique.The assessment technique is constructed within a spreadsheet and is easy to modify for use inany course. Inherent to this assessment technique is a mapping of specific student activities,whether as part of a project or other graded assignment, to specific program outcomes. Themapping involves the assignment of a number between one (weak mapping) and five (strongmapping) by experienced

Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hosni Abu-Mulaweh, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

students follow in the capstone senior design project is the one outlinedby Bejan et al. [6] and Jaluria [7]. The first essential and basic feature of this process is theformulation of the problem statement. The formulation of the design problem statement involvesdetermining the requirements of the system, the given parameters, the design variables, anylimitations or constraints, and any additional considerations arising from safety, financial,environmental, or other concerns.In order for this experimental apparatus to function as a useful piece of lab equipment, thefollowing requirements and specifications need to be met. These include requirements that willmake the apparatus useful for demonstrating air conditioning processes as well as ensure

Conference Session

Novel Applications of Computers/Software in Energy Education

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert McMasters, Virginia Military Institute; Michael Sexton, Virginia Military Institute; Craig Somerton, Michigan State University; Andre Benard, Michigan State University; Norbert Mueller, Michigan State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

computer in the solution of heattransfer problems4. I found the project enhanced my understanding 0 3 28 47 8of the course material5. The project was relevant to our study of 0 0 3 54 25conduction heat transfer Table 2: Survey results from students having used the program in conjunction with the homework assignment given above.Following the completion of the assignment, students were surveyed to determine their reactionsto the exercise utilizing the program. The survey questions and number of student replies areshown in Table 2. The reactions from the students were generally positive. This data is based ona 1-5 scale

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guoping Wang, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne (Eng)

circuitand they are not easy for beginners to read. They seem to confuse students more than help themand end up mixing constructs that are only suitable for synthesis with other VHDL features thatshould only be used for simulation. Having taught VHDL for several years and used VHDL onseveral research projects, the author adopted a teaching methodology which is easy for thestudents to follow. The purpose is trying to help students design synthesizable digital systemsinstead of some fancy models only for simulation.2. VHDL Teaching Methodology When introducing VHDL to the students, it is very important to point out that VHDL isNOT a programming language, it is used for describing the required digital systems. During theteaching activities, the

Conference Session

Graphics and Visualization

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Onyancha, University of New Hampshire; Erick Towle, University of New Hampshire; Brad Kinsey, University of New Hampshire

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Engineering Design Graphics

training. However, which type of trainingprovides the most beneficial improvements to spatial ability and whether other means would bemore effective, is not known. In this research project, two tools for use in spatial ability trainingwere developed and evaluated. One tool, a Physical Model Rotator (PMR), rotates a physicalmodel of an object in synchronous motion with a model of the same object in CAD software.The other training tool, the Alternative View Screen (AVS), provides the user of CAD softwarewith both a solid model (including shading) and a line version view of the object. Students withpoor spatial ability were identified through standardized testing and they were then trained over afour week period for one hour each week. The

Conference Session

Internet Delivery of Mechanics Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Steif, Carnegie Mellon University; Anna Dollar, Miami University

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Mechanics

each section in a modulesignal to students if additional studying is needed to meet learning objectives.1. IntroductionThere is an increasing demand for engineering education around the world, as well as increasingopportunities to leverage technology for this purpose. As one response, we are seeking to createa complete on-line introductory-level Statics course for novice learners. This project is part of awider Open Learning Initiative (OLI) at Carnegie Mellon University, supported by the Williamand Flora Hewlett Foundation, to develop cognitively-informed high quality on-line courses.With this Statics course we hope to increase the number of learners that can be reached(including independent learners), and to support other instructors with

Conference Session

BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Verstraete, University of Akron

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Biomedical

metric, or metrics, in mind for measuring the level of success orfailure, such as examination or homework questions, or project requirements. Course Objectivesand Outcomes should then be included in the course syllabus distributed to each student on thefirst day of class (Figure 1).At the completion of the course, each instructor completes an assessment report for each BMEcourse they taught. The report includes the following sections; Heading, Catalog Description,Grade Distribution, Modifications Made to Course, Course Outcomes Assessment, StudentFeedback, Reflection, Proposed Actions for Course Improvement. Other sections may beincluded as each instructor or the Department wishes. These extra sections may be used toassess the “soft” skills

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Henrickson, Harvard University; Rumi Chunara, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Iahn Cajigas, HST Division, Harvard and MIT; Heather Gunter, HST Division, Harvard and MIT; Joseph Bonventre, HST Division, Harvard and MIT

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

textbook reading. The modulereplaces both the problem set and textbook reading with two interactive online exercises that introducecore content and provide real time formative assessment to students. The first exercise is assigned beforethe lecture and presents basic concepts including hydrostatic and oncotic pressure. Student performanceand feedback collected during this exercise allows the lecturer to tailor the lecture to the learners. Anovel Java simulation of glomerular filtration that permits manipulation of independent variables whiledisplaying the dependent variables is projected during the lecture. The second online exercise is assignedafter the lecture and reviews and extends the concepts presented in the lecture.To improve student

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in Engineering Technology

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Crossman, Old Dominion University; Anthony Dean, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

Vehicle Dynamics 3 AE 477 High Performance Piston Engines 3 MET 435W Senior Capstone Project 3 ENMA 301 Engineering Management 3 ENMA 302 Engineering Economics 3 ENMA 401 Project Management 3 ENMA 420 Statistics 3 Total 45All of the courses listed above are currently being offered at the main campus. The MET coursesare also part of the MET program and

Conference Session

Design of Lab Experiments II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. William Graff, LeTourneau University; Jessica Niemi, LeTourneau University; Paul Leiffer, LeTourneau University; Meagan Vaughan, LeTourneau University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

years the author has introduced basic circuit conceptsusing a fluid analogy and has seen similar explanations in various textbooks. This year a true“wet lab” has been implemented to illustrate the concepts of voltage and current as well asKirchhoff’s current law and the transient behavior of RC circuits. The hydraulic lab takes placeas a portion of a supplementary lab for Circuits I which includes hands-on experiments withcircuit components, timers, LED’s, and op amps. Student response to the hydraulic circuit labwill be discussed. This project was supported in part by a grant from the Keck Foundation with apurpose of updating laboratories and developing interdisciplinary laboratory experiments.IntroductionThe circuit concepts of voltage and

Conference Session

The Impact of Curriculum on the Retention of Women Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rose Marra, University of Missouri; Barbara Bogue, Pennsylvania State University; Kelly Rodgers, University of Missouri; Demei Shen, University of Missouri

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Women in Engineering

AC 2007-124: SELF EFFICACY OF WOMEN ENGINEERING STUDENTS ?THREE YEARS OF DATA AT U.S. INSTITUTIONSRose Marra, University of Missouri ROSE M. MARRA is an Associate Professor in the School of Information Science and Learning Technologies at the University of Missouri. She is PI of the NSF-funded Assessing Women and Men in Engineering (AWE) and Assessing Women In Student Environments (AWISE) projects. Her research interests include gender equity issues, the epistemological development of college students, and promoting meaningful learning in web-based environments.Barbara Bogue, Pennsylvania State University BARBARA BOGUE is Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics and Women in

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2007 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

M. R. Wilhelm; J. P. Mohsen

criteria for basic level engineering programs, one academic year of study beyond the Proceedings of the 2007 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Annual Conference Copyright © 2007, American Society for Engineering Educationbasic level, and an engineering project or research activity resulting in a report that demonstratesboth mastery of the subject matter and a high level of communication skills.” [1] [Bold added foremphasis]And, EAC Policy II.F.13 states that, “The functions of ABET are restricted by its ParticipatingBodies to the granting of accreditation and the publication of a list of those programs that areapproved. It has no authority to impose any restriction or standardization upon

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Yahong Rosa Zheng; Sarat K. Chitneni; Daryl G. Beetner

plug-in can beinserted.Adding FIR compiler IP core into the designThe top level design for the entire quartus project is generated consisting of two symbol blocksone of which contains the BDF file mentioned above and the other consists of the filter block inwhich the FIR compiler IP core plug-in is added.FIR compiler mega core plug-in configurationThe FIR compiler can be invoked from the mega core plug-in wizard in Quartus and selectingthe FIR compiler v3.3 core from the DSP Plug-ins and then specifying a filename for itsautomated code generation either in Verilog or in VHDL. The mega core plug-in offers severalcustomization options. The structure of the filter can either be a bit-serial, fully parallel, multi-cycle or a fully serial filter

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Jeff Parker; Ping Liu

Prototyping a Digital Communication System with a Novel Blind Adaptive Equalizer Jeff Parker Ping Liu Dept. of Electrical Engineering Dept. of Electrical Engineering Arkansas Tech University Arkansas Tech University Russellville, AR 72801 Russellville, AR 72801 Email: jeff.parker@gmail.com Email: pliu@atu.edu Abstract— In this paper, an undergraduate research project, a few drawbacks. The CMA algorithm is dependent on thesponsored by

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

William M. Baer

acceptable behavior.18 Plagiarism detection programs do have limitations. The most heinous offenders, thosethat purchase papers from custom paper mills, will not be detected. Even though detection canfind instances of plagiarism, it does not address many of the reasons of why the plagiarismoccurred in the first place. If those reasons are not addressed, students may just find another wayto get away with the unethical behavior. Ironically, detection programs may also erode the trustof our students. Using detection programs may cause us to be seen as the enemy and not as thementors which we strive to be.19 Lawrence Hinman compared the use of plagiarism detectionsoftware to mandatory drug testing.20 Detection finds the problems, but it projects

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Stefan A. Robila

constitutesthe practical assignment and the final projects. Each includes significant work both in applicationdevelopment as well as in writing. The course was initially offered as elective for upper level CS majorsand graduate students, and constitutes the major security component of the program although othercomponents are integrated throughout our curriculum. The current offering is required for undergraduateIT majors. The course size is usually approximately 18-25 students most in their senior year.As initial assignment in the course, the students were asked to provide a survey of the security issues incampus. Suggested issues included the electronic mail system, the course delivery system (Blackboard),the student information system, access to labs

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Suzanne Keilson

)diversity.ConclusionMost engineers will spend their careers in the process of slow modifications within a given toolset ofknown solutions, which make reference books such as “The Art of Electronics” by Horowitz invaluable[33]. Students can be taught to go to the reference and to not reinvent the wheel, but rather to use atoolbox of ready-made solutions and components. This does package complexity and reduce the time ofproduct development, but it can also lead to poor design solutions. Many engineering students are nottaught to explicitly understand the design process even as they may go through a senior design capstonecourse. In their technical careers many will work in teams on projects that were well defined before themand will continue after them and wherein

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Paul G. Ranky

Line Managersand Operators, a UML (Unified Modeling Language) Model of our Generic DigitalFactory, and Some of Our Electronic Support System Analysis Tools, ADAM with IT(Advanced Design And Manufacturing), An international internet registered R&Djournal hosted by: http://www.cimwareukandusa.com listed and indexed by theAssociation of Research Libraries, Washington DC, USA, and the EdinburghEngineering Virtual Library, UK. USA, 5 p., Vol. 3., May 2002[5] Ranky, P G, Herli Surjanhata, One-Jang Jeng, Geraldine Milano: The Design andImplementation of Digital Educational Knowledge Assets (DEKA) with SoftwareDemonstration (An NJIT and Industry Sponsored R&D Project. ASEE (AmericanSociety of Engineering Education) NJ Spring Conference, April

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2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Michelle Albanese; Richard J. Puerzer

the desire outcome. 2learning journals and application to engineering 149 The teaching technique I selected is learning journals, where students write weekly journal entries(100-300 words per entry) discussing pertinent class topics and relating them to explicitly stated coursethemes. If desired, the instructor can provide leading questions or specific issues to be addressed inrelation to the overall weekly topic. The project will culminate in a significantly longer entry (minimum1000 words) tying weekly topics together by highlighting the common threads—the stated coursethemes—and using reason to make conclusions. Students

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Chioma Ekpo

individual andinteractive group sessions, we guide students to identify their technical and soft transferableskills from their community work, volunteer work, design projects, course work, and studentclub activities. Using self-assessment exercises, they are able to find the right vocabulary toconvey that experience in relation to the opportunities they are considering. The objective is to inturn generate a result-oriented resume, by understanding each employer’s needs. Secondly, weassist them in developing a sense of context at this stage, for example the notion of a wanting adream job is dismissed and replaced by a new attitude that understands that a career path ismapped out in stages with varying aspirations and challenges along the way, be it

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2007 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Daren R. Wilcox; Gerd W. Wostenkuhler

ispM4A5development board. Realizing the same logic with all three device technologies pulled the materialtogether for the students.The remaining laboratory assignments are centered on using VHDL to realize an equivalentimplementation of discrete MSI logic on the CPLD development board. Decoders, shift registers,counters, and state machines are taught in VHDL using a structural, data flow, or behavioral approach.The board can be used for different realizations of state machines like a traffic light sequencer or avending machine controller. The implementations include sectional test of the (sub-) modules in the realworld and discussions of used hardware (e.g. number of used macrocells).As a final consideration, a project that pulls all the key learning

Conference Session

New Models for Teaching and Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Morozov, University of Washington; Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington; Cynthia Atman, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2007-1505: BREADTH IN DESIGN PROBLEM SCOPING: USING INSIGHTSFROM EXPERTS TO INVESTIGATE STUDENT PROCESSESAndrew Morozov, University of Washington ANDREW MOROZOV is a graduate student in Educational Psychology, College of Education, University of Washington. Andrew is working on research projects within the Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching (CELT) and the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (CAEE).Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington DEBORAH KILGORE is a Research Scientist in the Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching (CELT) and the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (CAEE), University of Washington. Her areas of specific interest and

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brianno Coller, Northern Illinois University

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Computers in Education

cars to drive and new tracks to drive upon. Also, completion of a level, brings on a newchallenge that requires students to learn new numerical methods and to apply them. The courseclimaxes with an open-ended project in which students form teams and participate in a friendlycompetition.2.1 Additional Learning OpportunitiesIn addition to the learning outcomes related specifically to numerical methods as outlined in thefirst paragraph of Section 2, we have additional learning outcomes in MEE 381 related directlyto improving students’ programming skills. If new (multi-platform) textbooks8, 11, 12, 16, 20, 21 are anyindication of national trends, it appears that we are swimming against the current. Instead of be-ing exposed to a sampling of

Conference Session

Critical Success Factors for Technopolis Creation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech; Frank Kinney, Florida Tech; Vaidy Vaidyanathan; Tom O'Neal, University of Central Florida; Clifford Bragdon, Florida Tech; Dennis Kulonda, Florida Tech; Grisselle Centeno, University of South Florida; Jose Zayas-Castro, University of South Florida; Lynda Weatherman, Space Caost EDC

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

foreign-ownedcompanies and of the 52% executive employees, 40% are foreign-born representing 63nationalities. Recently, Sophia Antipolis has seen numerous initiatives and projects, which bylinking different players and creating synergies from their expertise, have helped lead the waytowards more substantial cross-fertilization. Following Lafitte’s vision, two-thirds of the park’sare was to remain green space, none of the buildings were allowed to be constructed taller thanthe hills that surround them and no fences or walls were allowed.Sophia Antipolis demonstrates the importance of a multi-disciplinary approach as a keyingredient of cross-fertilization and entrepreneurship. Creating an entrepreneurship environmentfrom scratch in a conservative

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen Benitez, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Juan Jimenez, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Yesenia Cruz, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Marta Rosa, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Alexandra Medina-Borja, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

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New Engineering Educators

method Page 12.1159.5Before choosing a strategic teaching method, faculty need to understand the way the brain solvesmost design engineering problems. Within any strategic plan for engineering, various tactics areavailable including design methods such as brainstorming, morphology, evaluations, finiteelement analysis (FEA), features-based modeling, rapid prototyping, etc. But according to Eder,engineering tactics can be applied as learning techniques for anyone.Eder9 also proposed that problems are a constituent part of a design project. The simplestproblems have essentially one solution and are well-characterized by the mathematicalhomework

Conference Session

Professional Development and Scholarship

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Khan, DeVry University; Amin Karim, DeVry University

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Engineering Technology

, Fiber Optic Communications, Technology and Society, and Project Management. He also advises students on their senior design projects. He is author of “The Telecommunications Fact Book, 2E” and co-author of “Technology and Society: Crossroads to the 21st Century,” “Technology and Society: A Bridge to the 21st Century,” and “Technology and Society: Issues for the 21st Century and Beyond.” He is a member of ASEE, and a senior member of IEEE.Amin Karim, DeVry University Amin Karim is the Director of Technology Programs at DeVry University. In this capacity, he is responsible for leading DeVry’s undergraduate and graduate programs in engineering technology, information systems, telecommunications

Conference Session

MIND - Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibironke Lawal, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Minorities in Engineering

the Curtiss-Wright project already enrolled women majoring inteaching or home economics prior to the project. By contrast, at all-male RPI, the arrival of"engineeresses" created a culture shock. Local newspapers carried giant headlines, "RPI OpensDoors to Women: Institute Breaks 116 Year Old Rule Due To War Need ... Curtiss WrightWomen ... Invade RPI Campus" (Rensselaer Polytechnic 1943). Soon RPI discovered advantagesto having "Katie Kaddettes" on campus.27 Cadettes threw themselves into the school culture.They were cheerleaders, and actresses in the act troupe. They proved temptingly photogenic andadded glamour to the campus. Life magazine published a special feature titled: "The‘engineeresses’ were a curiosity, but acceptable as a

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Curtis, Microchip Technology Inc.

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Computers in Education

engineering shortcutsnecessary to accomplish miracles in engineering productivity. Then, in an engineeringrite of passage, they would graduate to handling their own projects and become a fullpartner in the engineering brotherhood. In time, their experience would transform theminto the older, more-experienced engineers that had mentored them, and they would inturn pass their wisdom on to the next generation of new college graduates.Unfortunately, in today’s embedded microcontroller job market, this ancient andbeneficent brotherhood of engineering is long gone. Engineers seldom spend more than3-5 years with a single company, so employers are reluctant to invest a year’s salary inmentoring. The older, more-experienced engineers that once would have been

Conference Session

Laboratories and Computer Simulation in BME

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Thompson, Kansas State University; Steve Warren, Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

USB interface. The double sided pulse oximeter board contains surface mountcircuitry on one side and a reflectance sensor on the other side, where large area photodiodes arearranged radially around a central, dual red & near-infrared LED excitation source. The pulseoximeter is unique in that it is entirely digitally controlled and adjusts signal baselines dependingon existing light levels. Additionally, it provides high fidelity red and near-infraredplethysmograms that demonstrate hundreds of analog-to-digital converter levels from peak tovalley. Because the plethysmograms are unfiltered, they are good candidates for education andresearch projects that address signal filtering, blood oxygen saturation calculation algorithms,physiological