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- Steve Warren, Kansas State University; Charles Carlson, Kansas State University; Dong Xu Ren, Kansas State University
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Paper ID #27324Application of Portable Data Acquisition Tools and Virtual Instruments in anUpper-Level Biomedical Instrumentation Laboratory CourseDr. Steve Warren, Kansas State University Steve Warren received a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Kansas State University (KSU) in 1989 and 1991, respectively, followed by a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin in 1994. Dr. Warren is a Professor in the KSU Department of Electrical & Computer Engi- neering, and he serves as the Program Coordinator for the KSU Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Degree Program. Prior to joining
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- Rachel C. Childers, University of Oklahoma; Stefan Wilhelm, University of Oklahoma
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related to biomedical nanotechnology. The results are not surprising, but it does supportthe idea that students in the lab had improved learning related to the lab content, 10 weeks laterduring the final exam. Overall, the students benefitted from the lab experiences as they were ableto achieve certain laboratory objectives and performed better on the final exam questionscompared to students not in the lab.One goal of the development of these labs was to create a course sequence directed towardbiomedical engineering students. While part 1 of the sequence is very chemistry related, thesynthesis of gold nanoparticles is a logical first step as these nanoparticles are used in part 2 andpart 3 of the study. Part 1 establishes the fundamental concepts
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- Murat Tanyel, Geneva College
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AC 2007-1038: COMPARING THE WALSH DOMAIN TO THE FOURIERDOMAIN WITH A LABVIEW-BASED COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS TOOLKITMurat Tanyel, Geneva College Murat Tanyel is a professor of engineering at Geneva College. He teaches upper level electrical engineering courses. Prior to Geneva College, Dr. Tanyel taught at Dordt College, Sioux Center, IA from Aug. 1995 to Aug. 2003. Prior to 1995, he was at Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA where he worked for the Enhanced Educational Experience for Engineering Students (E4) project, setting up and teaching laboratory and hands-on computer experiments for engineering freshmen and sophomores. For one semester, he was also a visiting professor at the United Arab
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- Steven Walk, Old Dominion University
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he was a University Scholar. Page 13.856.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Long On Students and Short On Equipment: An Effective and Well Received Method to Improve Laboratory Outcomes Given Laboratory Equipment ConstraintsAbstractColleges and universities experience temporary increases in student populations for manyreasons, such as changes in local population demographics or the popularity of specific majors.These periods of high enrollment do not always justify expansion of laboratory assets such asconstruction of new workstations, purchase of new test equipment, or the addition
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- Roger Beardsley, Central Washington University
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Gerpen, J., Shanks, B., Pruszko, R., Clements, D., & Knothe, G. ( 2004, July). Biodiesel productiontechnology. (NREL/SR Publication No. 510-36244). National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Boulder CO. p. 56(4) Local B100 Website, http://www.localb100.com, accessed Dec 29,2007(5) Journey to Forever website, http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_vehicle.html, accessed Dec 29, 2007(6) Van Gerpen, J., Shanks, B., Pruszko, R., Clements, D., & Knothe, G. ( 2004, July).Biodiesel productiontechnology. (NREL/SR Publication No. 510-36244). National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Boulder CO. p. 1(7) CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, CRC Publications(8) Canakci, M. & Van Gerpen, J. (2003). A pilot plant to produce biodiesel from high free fatty
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- Ali Al-Bahi, King Abdulaziz University
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ArabiaAbstractEngineering is a practical discipline. It is a hands-on profession where doing is a key element.Practicing engineers use research laboratories and development laboratories to obtainexperimental data to guide them in designing and developing a product and/or to determine if adesigned product performs as intended. Engineering students, on the other hand, need to go tolaboratories to build up essential skills and abilities required for the engineering profession ingeneral, and particularly those required to deal with industrial research and developmentlaboratories.In January 2002, ABET, with support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, held a 3-daycolloquy to explore the issues related to the true goals of students’ undergraduate lab experience.The aim
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- Katherine Taconi, University of Alabama, Huntsville; R. Michael Banish, University of Alabama, Huntsville
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production of ethanol has doubled,while biodiesel production has more than tripled. Media attention highlighting the current highprice and limited supply of crude oil and continually escalating environmental concerns with theuse of petroleum fuels has increased interest in and awareness of renewable energy and biofuels,especially among students. Since chemical engineers play a vital role in the advancement of thebiorefining industry, biofuel production is an excellent vehicle to make chemical engineering“come alive” for students and stimulate interest in the field as both a discipline and a profession.The Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Alabama inHuntsville has developed a hands-on laboratory activity allowing
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- Chiu Choi, University of North Florida
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- Joe Bradshaw, U.S. Naval Academy; Jack Nicholson, U.S. Naval Academy
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6-axes of inertial sensor data, GPS, a real time clock (RTC) for data stamping, magneticcompass, and temperature sensing, making it an ideal circuit board for embedded applications.The system integrates analog and digital sensors, serial communication interfaces and protocols,and a user command interface.In this work we outline the development of a digital signal processor-based navigation systemand describe its capabilities. We also describe its application in student work, particularly as thebasis of laboratory experiments in a course on autonomous vehicles.System DescriptionOur research combines low cost readily available components to provide a sensor system capableof improving embedded computing applications and enhancing laboratory
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- Frank Tuffner, University of Wyoming; Andrew Catellier, University of Wyoming; Robert Kubichek, University of Wyoming; John Pierre, University of Wyoming
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laboratory experiments, where students get hands-on experience with a variety of signals such as BPSK, QPSK, and QAM. Any undergraduate labwith workbenches outfitted with standard PC and data acquisition equipment will be able tomake use of this novel VSA.1. IntroductionMany universities offer a laboratory component as part their introductory digital and analogcommunication course. In traditional undergraduate teaching laboratory environments, manycommunication topics are difficult to convey because of their complexity in implementation. Inthe first reference1, a framework for meaningful hands-on undergraduate communicationlaboratories was introduced using a set of LabVIEW-based exercises that interact with computer-controlled industry-standard test
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- Yoon Kim, Virginia State University; Shahzad Akbar
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- Eric Zissman, University of Texas-Austin; Philip Schmidt, University of Texas-Austin
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use them as forms tocreate a set of reusable molds. Students could then produce their own “customized” models bycasting them in plastic and modifying them with modeling clay.AcknowledgementsThe authors wish to express their appreciation to Department of Mechanical Engineering Laboratory for FreeformFabrication, and to Mr. Billy Wood and Dr. Richard Crawford for sharing their expertise throughout the project andfor their assistance in producing the test prototypes.References[1] Schmidt, P.S. and Joseph J. Beaman, PROCEED: A Department-Wide Curriculum Reform Initiative in Project-Centered Education, Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exhibition, Session 2366, June, 2003
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- Joseph Hoffbeck, University of Portland
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in a communication system course. Page 13.1351.2Using Real RF SignalsThe author's communication systems course uses real AM and FM radio signals to demonstratevarious concepts in communication systems. In addition to the homework assignments whichdeal with the theory of communication systems, the students perform a series of five projectsusing real signals as shown below. 1. Spectrum Analyzer Laboratory Experiment 2. AM Demodulation and Frequency Division Multiplexing 3. FM Demodulation 4. RDS Demodulation 5. RDS DecodingIn the first project, the students use a Tektronix RSA3408A Real Time Spectrum Analyzer toexamine and
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- Harry Franz, University of Houston-Downtown
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few students thatwork in the electrical power sector of industry do have prior knowledge of electrical powerindustrial software.A virtual electrical power systems laboratory is used in the EET-3334 course in conjunction withthe theory and application of the lecture. This virtual electrical power systems laboratory allowsa variety of electrical power systems to be designed effectively with minimum cost. In addition,the lab use of industrial software allows the students to practice using a tool that typically isrequired later when they work in industry. The students in the virtual electrical power systemslab first learn basic theory power theory using the Electronics Workbench / Multisim software.The students then learn to program some small
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- Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University-Erie
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- Bruce Vaughen, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
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laboratory, training the students about process safety in aninherently low-risk environment. The approach is based on more than ten years of industrialprocess hazards analysis experience, which includes assessing for process-related hazards andreducing process-related risks. Before the students began the experimental phase of theirlaboratory project, they documented that they understood the potential hazardous events relatedto their project. The students completed a series of Project Risk Analysis (PRA) check sheetswhich listed both the hazards addressed in the OSHA Process Safety Management standard (i.e.,fire, explosion, and toxic release) as well as other area and personnel safety-related hazards (e.g.,noise, utilities, etc.). Then the students
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- Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Timothy Hinds, Michigan State University
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- John Bell, University of Illinois-Chicago
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benefits to thosestudents by providing them opportunities to work together with others to meet long-term goals.This paper will discuss how one such laboratory, the Virtual Reality Undergraduate ProjectLaboratory, VRUPL, serves education on two fronts by developing large-scale virtual realityeducational simulations in an undergraduate research laboratory, and distributes the resultingproducts free of charge.PEDAGOGICAL BACKGROUNDThe work presented in this paper is based upon three important pedagogical foundations: 1. Dale Edgar’s Cone of Learning: Students retain more knowledge for a longer period of time when the information is presented through multiple delivery channels, particularly when one or more of those channels involves
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- Sorin Cioc, University of Toledo; Constantin Ciocanel, University of Toledo; K Cyril Masiulaniec, University of Toledo; Douglas Oliver, University of Toledo
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AC 2007-2198: LABORATORY IMPROVEMENT: A STUDENT PROJECT TODEVELOP INITIATIVE AND INNOVATION AS A PERMANENT STATE OFMINDSorin Cioc, University of Toledo Sorin Cioc is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Department of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering (MIME), College of Engineering, University of Toledo. He received a Ph.D. degree in aerospace engineering from the Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Romania, and a Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Toledo. His main research and publishing area is tribology. He is a past recipient of the Wilbur Deutsch Memorial Award for the best paper on the practical aspects of lubrication
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- John Williams, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
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early 1970’s, state budget cuts forced the elimination of funding for instructionalequipment and laboratories. Rapid changes in technology, particularly the growing application ofcomputing, presented challenges to maintain quality in the instructional laboratories in theCollege of Engineering. A funding program in the 1980’s helped to revitalize some of the engineering lab facilities;however, many objectives were unfulfilled. The realization of the importance of computertechnologies by industry prompted significant contributions by technology companies. TheIllinois Society of Professional Engineers promoted the establishment of the Illinois EngineeringEquipment Grant Program for the purchase of lab equipment and other resources. The need
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- Brian Lefebvre, Rowan University
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constructivist view implies thenon-transferability of knowledge, and that “knowledge is acquired not by the internalization ofsome outside given but is constructed from within.”5 Contrast this with an alternative position inlearning theory, that “if you want somebody to know something, you teach it to them … if youwant somebody to know something and retain it for a long time, then you have them practice it.”6In addition, Matthews states that “… many, if not most, things in science are beyond theexperience of students and the capabilities of school laboratories to demonstrate. The cellular,molecular and atomic realms are out of reach of school laboratories, as is most of the
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- Jed Lyons, University of South Carolina
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2006-2534: NONE OF MY LAB DATA MAKES ANY SENSE - LEARNING TOINTERPRET AND REPORT EXPERIMENTAL RESULTSJed Lyons, University of South Carolina At the University of South Carolina, Jed Lyons is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering. He has developed laboratory experiments for freshman engineering, engineering materials, measurements and instrumentation, and mechanical systems. He currently serves on the advisory board for the Center for Teaching Excellence, and is Chair of the Faculty Committee on Instructional Development Director, Director of the Center for Engineering and Computing Education, and Principal Investigator of a NSF Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education award. With
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- John Matsson, Oral Roberts University
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themain hardware components but excluding the cost for LabVIEW software, wind tunnel andcomputer.Bibliography1. Jacobs E.N., Stack J. and Pinkerton R.M. “Airfoil Pressure Distribution Investigation in the Variable Density Wind Tunnel.” NACA Report No. 353, 1930.2. Marchman III J.F and Werme T.D. “Clark-Y Airfoil Performance at Low Reynolds Numbers.” AIAA-84- 0052, 1984.3. Stern F., Muste M., Houser D., Wilson M. and Ghosh S. “Measurement of Pressure Distribution and Forces acting on an Airfoil.”, Laboratory Experiment #3, 57:020 Mechanics of Fluids and Transfer Processes (http://css.engineering.uiowa.edu/fluidslab/pdfs/57-020/airfoil.doc)4. Warner E.P. “Airplane Design: Performance.” McGraw-Hill, New York, 1936.5. Hurst
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- Afshin Goharzadeh, The Petroleum Institute; Arman Molki, The Petroleum Institute; Michael Ohadi, The Petroleum Institute
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2006-1293: A PROPOSED PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY (PIV) SYSTEMFOR INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSES IN A MODERN MECHANICALENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATE LABORATORY PROGRAMAfshin Goharzadeh, The Petroleum Institute AFSHIN GOHARZADEH, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the petroleum Institute. An expert in experimental fluid mechanics, Dr. Goharzadeh obtained his Ph.D. at the University of Le Havre in France (2001). After his Ph.D. he joined the prestigious Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen (Germany) as scientific researcher. He characterized experimentally the flow at water-sediment interface. Using the Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) and Refractive Index
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- Lanny Griffin, California Polytechnic State University; Daniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University; Robert Crockett, California Polytechnic State University
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2006-1530: COSMM: AN UNDERGRADUATE LABORATORY FORENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING COMPLEX, ORGANIC SHAPESUSING NATURE AS A TEMPLATEDaniel Walsh, California Polytechnic State University Dan Walsh received his Ph.D. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Materials Science and Engineering. He holds an M.S. and a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as well. He is currently an Professor and Chair of Biomedical Engineering and General Engineering and a Professor of Materials Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Prior to joining Cal Poly, he worked for General Dynamics and for Coulter Curtin Matheson. His research interests include
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- Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford; Racquel Brown, University of Hartford
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- Jorge Tito-Izquierdo, University of Houston-Downtown; Alberto Gomez-Rivas, University of Houston-Downtown; Weining Feng, University of Houston; George Pincus, University of Houston-Downtown
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, University of Strathclyde, Scotland, in 1990. She is in charge developing UHD’s Control and Instrumentation laboratories and serves as coordinator of the Control and Instrumentation program.George Pincus, University of Houston-Downtown George Pincus is Dean of the College of Sciences and Technology, and Professor at the University of Houston-Downtown (1986-date). Prior service includes Dean of the Newark College of Engineering and Professor, New Jersey Institute of Technology (1986-1994). Dean Pincus received the Ph.D. degree from Cornell University and the M.B.A degree from the University of Houston. Dr. Pincus has published over 40 journal articles, 2 books and is a Registered
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- Roxanne Toto, Pennsylvania State University; Mark Wharton, Pennsylvania State University; John Cimbala, Pennsylvania State University; John Wise, Pennsylvania State University
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- John Phillips, University of Guelph; Michele Oliver, University of Guelph; Bill Van Heyst, University of Guelph; Douglas Joy, University of Guelph; Warren Stiver, University of Guelph
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Page 11.340.4commercial software packages have been developed.The last strategy is to encourage and provide opportunities for self assessment of the quality oftheir work. In Engineering and Design II, they are required to make the mass comparison.Students know even before we sit down to assess their solid modelling whether they have donewell or not. In the electronic reassembly exercise, the student’s get immediate feedback on thequality of their work just based on the quality of the fitting that they see. In Material Science,students are required to compare their FEA results against their own simplified hand calculations.In Fluid Mechanics, students are required to compare results against literature or laboratory data.All of these self checks
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- Benjamin Anderson, Iowa State University; Thomas Daniels, Iowa State University
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Lancashire, Nov-2004..4. “Xen Performance”. University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory. 5-Nov-2004..5. J. Hess. “Pdmenu: Simple to use menu program”. .6. “A Stackable Unification File System”. File systems and Storage Lab, Stony Brook University. 15-Jan-2006.7. R. Ross. “Copy-on-write NFS server”. 5-Jan-2006. .8. T. Chung. “Fedora Project”. 17-Jan-2006. Page 11.1459.12