Conference Session

Closing Manufacturing Competency Gaps II

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Riffe; Laura Rust; Brenda Lemke

manufacturing processes that they mightencounter as part of their cooperative work experience. The revision of the curriculum in 2001caused a redesign of the course and added some design experiences to further enhance theeducational process. This paper discusses the development of the new course calledInterdisciplinary Design and Manufacturing and discusses relationship of course coverage to theSME competency gaps. The manufacturing portion describes the lecture topics and laboratoryexperiments that were an integral part of the course. The mechanical and electrical designportions describe the use of commercial toys and a self-designed toy platform that formed thebasis of the new design laboratory portion of the class. It will be demonstrated that it is

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Brader; Jed Lyons

Session 1566 Utilization of the Learning Cycle and Design of Experiments to Enhance Understanding of Mechanical Engineering Concepts John S. Brader, Jed S. Lyons Department of Mechanical Engineering - University of South CarolinaAbstractThrough design of experiments, as part of an increasingly difficult series of laboratory exercises,students gain a greater understanding of the relevant engineering theory. This paper outlines athree part laboratory experience specifically designed to introduce freshmen to the variety ofengineering disciplines. The three experiments increase in difficulty

Conference Session

International Collaborative Efforts

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2002 Annual Conference

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Sören Östlund; Johan Malmqvist; Ingemar Ingemarsson; Edward F. Crawley; Doris Brodeur

necessary for deep understanding of technical information and skills 3. experiential learning environments provided by laboratories and workshops 4. effective assessment methods to determine quality and improve the learning process.Each participating institution has at least one representative for each of the four themeareas, and an overall program director. Students from each of the four institutionsparticipate in the four theme areas, as well as contribute as a separate student group.A steering committee consisting of engineering deans and industry representatives guidesthe project and serves as liaison to the Wallenberg Foundation. An external review boardevaluates the project annually.At the outset of the collaboration, each

Conference Session

Modeling in Materials Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Johnson

Session 1464 Modeling in a Composite Beam Design Lab Craig Johnson Central Washington UniversityAbstractThis research explores the use of computer modeling in an undergraduate materials courselaboratory exercise. Modeling a beam can enhance learning beyond the traditional beamconstruction, hand analysis and test evaluation scenario. In our Composites courses MET382(Plastics) and MET483 (Ceramics), there is a laboratory exercise in which wood core andfiberglass beams are designed and built. A traditional approach is followed; the beams aredesigned, their

Conference Session

Innovative Lab and Hands-on Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Szaroletta; Nancy Denton

Session 2168 Four Point Bending: A New Look William K. Szaroletta, Nancy L. Denton Purdue University, West Lafayette, IndianaAbstract:Four point bending (FPB) is a cornerstone element of the beam flexure portion of a sophomore-level mechanics of materials course. The FPB lecture has traditionally developed the theory fromfree body diagram through beam deflection, with related homework problems providing analyticalpractice. Similarly, the FPB laboratory, which has been essentially unchanged for nearly twodecades, has provided students an opportunity to

Conference Session

Computer Based Measurements

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Widmer; Jan Lugowski

Session 2359 Problem Based Learning of Data Acquisition and Computer-Based Control Applications in MET Courses Jan T. Lugowski, Steven E. Widmer Purdue University1. IntroductionThis paper discusses how problem-based learning and computer-based applications can be usedto enhance the students’ learning experience in two 300-level courses in controls,instrumentation, and fluid power. MET 382 Controls and Instrumentation for Automation is athree credit hour course with a two-hour laboratory. Half of the time is allocated for dataacquisition, and half for control

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Sterian; Andrew Blauch

Session 2793 A Practical Application Digital Systems Course For All Engineering Majors Andrew J. Blauch, Andrew Sterian Padnos School of Engineering Grand Valley State UniversityAbstractThis paper discusses the development of the Introduction to Digital Systems course at GrandValley State University. As this course is a prerequisite for all engineering majors prior tosecondary admission, the course focuses on the practical application of digital systems to solveengineering problems. During the laboratory

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeff Nadel; Daniel Walsh

, the returns oninvestments in this form of educational practice have justified the expense. True education residesin experiential learning, however, not all experiences are equally valuable. We must optimize ourstudents experience. Laboratory intensive education and a capstone senior project requirementhave provided Poly graduates with a margin for excellence. This exposure is valuable becauseengineers are inherently innovators, the nature of engineering is problem identification andsolution. Engineers have designed and built the structure and the infrastructure of society in eachand every era, and in each and every sector. From chips to ships, from “It” to “Freedom”engineers use the materials of their age to shape their world. Thus, if the

Conference Session

Computer Based Measurements

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Glenn Gerdin

Virtual Instruments for Distance Learning G. Gerdin Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA 23529Abstract- Using the sound card and CD player that are virtually a standard on the personal computer, LabVIEW virtualinstrument programs have been developed that transform these instruments into a dual-channel virtual oscilloscope and avirtual function generator. With the addition of an inexpensive analog multi-meter, and some simple signal-conditioningcircuits, these instruments can be calibrated and used in both analog and digital electronics laboratories to perform

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Control Applications

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Marcal de Queiroz; Hartono Sumali

address the problems associated with teaching a hands-onlaboratory course away from the home institution where the course was established. Theproblems included content adaptation, equipment availability, laboratory setup, scheduling,instruction methods, language barrier, funding, and a few other problems. Advantages andcompromises associated with the international adaptation of the course are discussed. It is hopedthat this paper will help create a model for international teaching collaboration.IntroductionIn the last decade or so, a plethora of publications have addressed the importance of preparingengineering students for the internationalization of their profession 1. In most of thosepublications, international or global education means

Conference Session

Visualization and Graphics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Douglas Baxter

Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ã 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”behavior of the geometry and documentation. It will be seen how laboratory assignmentevaluations have been adjusted to examine specific skills and skill growth. In addition,continued evaluation of the laboratory assignments allows instructors to determine whichstudents are having difficulty in a particular skill or concept; this allows for earlyintervention and correction targeted to these particular skills and concepts.Motivation for Examination of the Grading CriteriaEvaluating student performance in a beginning course in Engineering Graphics must bedone on several levels. Traditionally, the engineering drawing

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Risa Robinson; John Wellin

concern that the current electronicscourse was not significant nor applied enough to enable them to participate in multidisciplinaryprojects and co-op opportunities involving electrical and computer components, sensors, dataacquisition software or controls. Students suggested that more hands on data acquisition andanalyses projects throughout the curriculum, would be extremely valuable in preparation for theworkplace.RIT is addressing these needs by developing a new curriculum based on the EnhancedEducational Experience for Engineers Program (E 4) which was pioneered by Drexel in 1988 3. Acritical component of E 4 is the Engineering Test, Simulation and Design Laboratory (ETSDL) 4,the adaptation of which defines the scope of this paper. The ETSDL

Conference Session

Inter. collaboratory efforts in engr edu

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Sami Ainane; Chandra Thamire

opportunities exist for one to pursue an undergraduate degree in engineering.This is mostly due to the fact that a number of courses in such programs carry a considerablelaboratory and/or design component, normally hard to offer in a distance education mode. Thisdifficulty has often been overcome by universities such as University of North Dacota6, byseparating the theory and the laboratory component and offering the theory component in adistance-education mode and conducting the laboratory component in a compressed formatduring summers on campus.On the other hand, limited options exist for those living in the vicinity of only a non-engineeringuniversity and desiring to pursue an undergraduate degree in engineering. One option for themwould be to move

Conference Session

Introduction to Engineering Courses

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Hirak Patangia

thecurriculum. The course has a heavy emphasis on laboratory activities with an equally strongfocus on ‘just-in-time’ theory relating to the concepts central to accomplishing the project goal.The prerequisites for the course have been kept at a minimum to make the course accessible toany university student who wants to explore engineering as a career.IntroductionIn a traditional engineering curriculum, students devote their freshmen year to taking math andscience courses to prepare them for the engineering courses to come later in the curriculum. Suchan approach is often dry and not motivating to the freshmen since they don’t see any applicationcourses. In addition, the students have to wait a year or more to know if the major they havechosen will meet

Conference Session

Managing and Funding Design Projects

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Bob Twiggs

StanfordUniversity there was a need to give students in the graduate programs in Aeronautics andAstronautics ‘hands-on’ experience to learn systems engineering. To provide this experience,the Space Systems Development laboratory was started in 1994 to take students through the fulllife cycle of a project. In this case it was designing, building, launching and operatingmicrosatellites in space. The program now is finishing the third generation of microsatellites andstarting a new program concentrating on building picosatellites called CubeSat (10 cm cube,weighting 1kg).Although the program has successfully launched two of their microsatellites and have launchesfor three more, it was determined that the best education value could be obtained by building

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum Development in EET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Stewart; William Lin

noise. D. In qualitative terms, discuss typical applications of AM and FM communication systems.Course objectives were drafted under the constraint of the limited electronic and calculusbackground of AAS-level students as compared to BS-level students. Details of thecourse flowchart are discussed in the next section. Perhaps the most challenging task wasthe design of laboratory exercises. With their limited experience, students were not agilein designing and/or implementing the necessary circuits. So starting with the firstimplementation, we took advantage of the "user-friendly" features of the graphicalprogramming language LabVIEW and designed lab exercises using computer simulation.That approach saved a considerable

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Ruane

creation of a modernteaching laboratory, curriculum design, and growth in faculty and students.The new MS program follows the structure of our existing MSEE and MSCE degrees, andrequires little additional university investment. Specific course offerings will be described, alongwith their laboratory components and the set-up of the Photonics Instructional Laboratory.Curricular overlap with senior electives and with graduate students from other disciplines will alsobe presented. Connections for research and entrepreneurship in photonics have been created,allowing students to undertake MS thesis work, MS projects, or prepare for Ph.D. level study.Recent connections to distance learning will be described.This paper also will describe the

Conference Session

Real-Time and Embedded Systems Education

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Hardy Pottinger; Daryl Beetner

Session ____ The WIMP51: A Simple Processor and Visualization Tool to Introduce Undergraduates to Computer Organization David Sullins, Hardy Pottinger, Daryl Beetner University of Missouri – RollaI. IntroductionThe University of Missouri – Rolla offers a Junior-level lecture and laboratory course inhardware/software co-design1. The course focuses on the 8051 family of microcontrollers.Many students who take this course have no prior experience with processor architecture, so ashort introduction to some basic concepts of computer organization is given in the first fewweeks

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in BIO Engr.

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Roger Gonzalez; Paul Leiffer

such engineers, an educational program must provide a comprehensiveinterdisciplinary engineering background combined with a broad-based education in biomedicalengineering (BME). Our goal, therefore, was to develop the courses and laboratories needed toestablish a new concentration in Biomedical Engineering built upon the broad core of a GeneralEngineering (BSE) degree. In addition, every student enrolled in one of our concentrationsshould gain exposure to BME principles and have experience in a BME laboratory.Freshman and sophomore students are currently enrolled in the BME program. In addition tospecialized BME courses, educational materials are being developed for inclusion in existingelectrical and mechanical courses with the goal of

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum Development in MET

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Cooley

Design of a Portable Engine Dynamometer for Multiple Classroom Experiments Timothy R. Cooley, PE Mechanical Engineering Technology Department Purdue University at New Albany New Albany, IN 47150AbstractFive compact, portable engine dynamometers were designed and built for use by interestedMechanical Engineering Technology locations within the Purdue University School ofTechnology system. The purpose of the dynamometer is to provide a versatile, compactexperimental platform around which numerous laboratory exercises could be designed. Eachdynamometer consists of a 14 HP air

Conference Session

Trends in Nuclear Education--I

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Jackson; Larry Miller; J Hines; Harold Dodds; Dr. Ronald E. Pevey; Dr. Lawrence W. Townsend; Belle Upadhyaya

usually accompanied byPowerPoint slides, video files, and video streaming of windows applications such as MATLABor FORTRAN demonstrations. The synchronous classes are recorded and availableasynchronously to accommodate students who must occasionally miss class. In addition to theon-line lecture classes, some laboratories are also delivered on-line.1.0 INTRODUCTION:The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) lists nineteen universities thatprovide accredited B.S. degrees in Nuclear Engineering (NE), while the American NuclearSociety lists thirty-one universities with NE programs. The probability that a workingprofessional is located geographically near one of these programs is quite small. In addition,traditional university

Conference Session

New Approaches in Engineering Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Bahman Motlagh

technologyeducation are currently being redefined and implemented. The changes being made invarious aspects of engineering education including course content and curriculum,multimedia learning environments, teaching methods, classroom and laboratory setup.II. Course Content and CurriculumTraditionally, curriculums for various engineering disciplines focused on thatindependent discipline with little to no reference to other engineering disciplines. Coursecontent helped to define and maintain this disciplinary focus and isolation.Cross utilization of multiple engineering disciplines should be incorporated into eachdiscipline-specific engineering education curriculum as it lends itself to more holisticknowledge base to best fuel creative thinking and cross

Conference Session

New Ideas

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Shawn Klawunder; Blace Albert; Ozer Arnas

there is a mixture of cadets in engineering and non-engineering majors, i.e.languages, history, and others. The unique mixture of students has prompted instructors at USMA to work hard to design acourse that is very physical and hands-on. This has been achieved particularly in the area ofenergy conversion systems. Topics covered include vapor power cycles, internal combustionengines, gas turbine engines, and vapor-compression refrigeration cycles. Four laboratories anda tour of a cogeneration facility supplement the thermodynamic concepts. The course is alsobrought to life by some very unique teaching aids. These teaching aids include the following:reference cards for solving problems, turbine/compressor blades, jeep engine cutaways

Conference Session

Closing Manufacturing Competency Gaps II

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Farris; Jeffrey Ray

Session 1491 A New Approach to Teaching Manufacturing Processes Laboratories John Farris, Jeff Ray Grand Valley State UniversityAbstractThe manufacturing processes laboratory taught in the Padnos School of Engineering at GrandValley State University has been modified to focus on part and process design. Machining,injection molding and lost foam casting have been taught using the new approach. First, studentsdesign a part for a specific process. Then the required tooling is designed and fabricated. Whenit is appropriate, process parameters are determined using designed

Conference Session

Educational Trends in Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Riley

engineeringfundamentals, but also mindful of biological advances. Such requirements of new professionalsbring continuing demands on how biological engineering should be taught.At The University of Arizona, the Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ABE) Departmenthas revised its course offerings in the biological engineering area. This presentation will discusshow two courses have been revised to integrate: use of the internet, discussions of recenttechnological advances, design projects, and laboratory exercises. After several years of poorly-received use of the internet, an improved approach was developed resulting in nearly all studentsmaking use of the information on a more than weekly basis. Students respo nded positively tothese changes and performed

Conference Session

Control in the Classroom

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Clough

, 4 credit hours including a full laboratorycomponent) that allows students to learn the fundamentals of digital logic, logic diagrams andladder logic programming of PLC’s, and applications to chemical processing. Through a seriesof laboratory exercises using PC-based software, a building block kit, and a batch fluid system,students are able to create PLC programs to test their acquired knowledge.This addition to our course has been made with minimal impact on the rest of the course content.By our observations, students “take to” this material very well and enjoy making things happenwith PLC’s. We already have feedback from recent alumni that their rudimentary knowledge ofPLC’s has been of value to them in their work. Recognizing its

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Kimmel

Session number 1526 Undergraduate Labs in Applied Polymer Science – A Case Study Robert M. Kimmel Dept. of Packaging Science, Clemson UniversityAbstract Undergraduates majoring in Packaging Science at Clemson University are required totake a combined lecture/laboratory course in Application of Polymers in Packaging in theirjunior or senior year. Over four semesters, the focus of the laboratory portion of the course hasbeen transitioned from polymer processing to understanding basic process-structure-propertyrelationships in polymers. Using new thermal analysis equipment funded

Conference Session

A Potpourri of Innovations in Physics

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Warren Turner; Glenn Ellis

mechanismfor developing insight into both physics and calculus. Students discover fundamental principlesthrough a series of laboratory modules. The learning process is integrated into a conceptualframework through a variety of activities and application projects.IntroductionGraphical analysis is an approach to learning kinematics that uses slope and area relationshipsamong motion graphs to solve for unknown variables. Because this is essentially a graphicalapproach to finding derivatives and integrals, an understanding of graphical analysis is bothuseful to students learning calculus and broadly applicable to many other subjects. Althoughmentioned in many textbooks, graphical analysis is typically presented as an optional alternativeto the use of

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Gilbert Wedekind; Chris Kobus

Session 1566 A Unique Liquid-Vapor Thermodynamic Property Measurement Apparatus For A Hands-On Undergraduate Laboratory Experience Gilbert L. Wedekind, Christopher J. Kobus Department of Mechanical Engineering Oakland University, Rochester, MI 48309AbstractThis paper describes a fluid property experiment used in an introductory level Thermodynamicscourse. The Thermodynamics course is geared to introducing students to fundamental principlesand their applications, including fluid property relationships. This paper presents a uniqueexperimental apparatus

Conference Session

CAD Applications in MET Courses

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mukasa Ssemakula

Session 3649 Introducing Hands-on Manufacturing Experience to Students Mukasa E. Ssemakula Division of Engineering Technology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202.AbstractThis paper describes a laboratory-based course in Manufacturing Processes that provides hands-on manufacturing experience to students in Engineering Technology. The theoretical part of thecourse provides a general understanding of the behavior of the materials commonly used inmanufacturing, the basic techniques used in processing them into useful products, the scientifictheory underlying those processes, and the criteria