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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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XingYing Cheng; Daren Wilcox

, Prof. Arvind developed Bluespec version 1which used the Haskellish syntax. The version 1 is much like TRAC which is written in thepython Programming language. In 2001, the new version which is also the current version ofBluespec was launched. This version is based on Haskell syntax. Haskell syntax is derived fromO’Haskell which is an object-oriented, concurrent extension of the functional programminglanguage. It was developed at Oregon Graduate Institute and Chalmers University ofTechnology. The new version Bluespec contains full Haskell functionality at compile time,monads for handling state1. Besides, Bluespec is the only ESL synthesis solution for controllogic, complex data paths and algorithms. It has delivered high-level ESL synthesis

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Kanti Prasad

VLSIprogram comprises of four distinct and disparate phases namely-Phase 1: Chip design –This basically involves the design of the chip based on specifications provided by thecustomer, Phase 2: Mask Set – It involves the conversion of design’s layout andplacement into set of masks e.g. diffusion, contact, and metallization masks etc., Phase 3:Mask Transfer – This involves transferring the mask set onto a wafer substrate such as Sior GaAs etc., Phase 4: Packaged Chip – This incorporates inscribing, dicing, bonding andencapsulating chip in a plastic or ceramic package, depending on customer’s requirement.In order to enhance the design capabilities UMass Lowell received a donation of $28mfrom Cadence and 50% discount from SUN on sparc stations, with a

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Robert M. Brooks; Berk Ayranci; Amithraj Amavasai

, there was no difference between thetwo methods. This was established by the design of the overall course grading formula shown in Table 1.The traditional lecture format and the pretest methods have seventy percent of their grade as the samerequirements. Both the courses were taught by the same instructor. The level of difficulty for seventypercent of the grade was the same in both courses. In the traditional lecture format, thirty percent of thegrade from the mid-term examination was replaced by the pretest method. In the pretest method, threepretests were conducted. Each pretest consisted of 10% of the grade.Students were asked to rank several activities on a scale of 1to 5, 1 being to disagree strongly and 5 beingto agree strongly. The survey

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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W. Riddell; S. Bakrania; K. Bhatia; J. Courtney; K. Dahm; R. Harvey; L. Weiss

new project andcorresponding instructional materials.IntroductionSince its inception, the College of Engineering at Rowan University has emphasized projectbased learning (PBL)1. Proponents argue that PBL is effective at reinforcing topics learned intraditional coursework, developing the so-called professional skills, and improving retention ofstudents3. However, PBL can be a difficult environment to teach in3, and the professional skillsthought to be developed through PBL are challenging to assess3,4. Furthermore, the developmentof suitable projects and running of these projects can place significant demands on faculty andstaff time. As a result, there is a risk of letting a project become the main focus of a course,overrunning the

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Orla LoPiccolo; Amit Bandyopadhyay

redundant should be removed (e.g. oversized roadwidths), those that are compatible with our focus should be reused (e.g. locating planting islandsin all areas of parking lots), and that accepted sustainable site methods should be woven into thecourse (e.g. use rainwater collection systems and reuse grey water for site irrigation).Sustainable development was first defined by Gro Harlem Brundtland; then-prime minister ofNorway, in his 1987 report to the United Nations General Assembly titled Our Common Future,as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of futuregenerations to meet their own needs.”1 Sustainability/climate change is the most criticalemerging concern for design professionals according to 84% of

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Mary Lowe; Marcia Wiedefeld; Andrew Zink

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Robert M. Brooks; Berk Ayranci; Keerthi Takkalapelli

Recruitment improvement in ASEE student membership Robert M. Brooks, Berk Ayranci, and Keerthi TakkalapelliAbstract:Problems and issues for advancing engineering education from the student perspectives areimportant considerations in engineering education. For one month period ads asking the studentto join ASEE’s student chapter were placed in the student longue and waiting areas in theengineering building. Only 9 students joined. Then a survey was made and distributedrandomly to the students to know what exactly the students wanted and their needs were. Thesurvey asked the students how important to them are the following issues by rating them on ascale 1 (least important) - 5(most important). The issues ranged

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Indranil Goswami

aspects of the exercise. Thesecond hour is used by the students to perform the various parts of the experiment and recordtheir observations. Students are required to submit a written report outlining and explaining theirfindings.Frog HoppersThe objective of the game Frog Hoppers is to use an elastic spring-like element (the frog’s tail)to make the plastic frog jump into a plastic bucket, which also serves as the container. Theexercise, in which students received instructions and then proceeded to conduct theirexperiments, is organized into the following modules – (1) measurements, (2) kinematics(projectile motion), (3) structural mechanics (bending), (4) dynamic coupling, (5) fatiguestrength and (6) aerodynamics.In the first hour of the exercise

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Josh Coffman; Sachin S. Terdalkar; Joseph J. Rencis; Jiancheng Liu; Ashland O. Brown

Finite Element Learning Module for Improving Knowledge of Fatigue using Commercial Software Josh Coffman1, Jiancheng Liu2, Ashland O. Brown2, Sachin S. Terdalkar1, Joseph J. Rencis1 1 University of Arkansas, Fayetteville; 2University of the PacificAbstractFinite element (FE) active learning modules have been developed for various undergraduateengineering courses. These FE learning modules are used to introduce basic and complexengineering problems to enhance student learning of the theory and fundamentals of the finiteelement method. A review of educational literature reveals that fatigue and finite elements arenot addressed

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Olugbenga O. Akinbiola

million by the end of 1998.• Also Allies Signal/Honeywell initiated Six Sigma efforts in 1992 and saved more than $600million a year by 1999.ObjectivesThe following are the objectives of this study:-Variation reduction for high quality products.-Determination of minimum tolerance that will reduce number of defectives.-Identification of the most appropriate management tool that will ensure better output. In figure 1, according to Software Technology News article, an annual publication from TheDepartment of Defense Information Analysis Center (IAC) 10 depicts the steps in animplementation of Statistical Process Control (SPC). The key steps for the implementation ofStatistical Process Control are:n Identify defined processesn Identify

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Scott C. Pender; Andrew J. Foote

from countries like China and India. To introduce that concept, Figure 1 will show the beginning of the study. To show one ofthe many interesting features that the table shows is that there are less people in manufacturingwith more skill. The table clearly indicated a decrease in what the government labels asmanufacturing. What the tables do not indicate is the growth in the services and tech sector. Alsoleft out is the fact that manufacturing employees though fewer are being paid 30% more thanthey were just ten years ago. So, we cannot necessarily take these tables to show merely theimmense decline in manufacturing numbers but also the staggering increase in efficiency as well. Throughout the second chapter we take a close look

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Robert Aldi

. Hany Ghonheim is doing research work with tor- sional composite couplings. Using his new idea for fiber orientation was the source of inspiration for this drive- shaft. Essentially Dr. Ghonheim’s method involves wrapping fiber reinforcements directly from one end of the shaft to the other with a radial transverse of less than 180 degrees. An example of this orientation can be seen in Figure 1. The thick rectangular areas in the two-dimensional representations indicate the shaft ends and where the fibers are anchored. The line between the two circles (tube ends) is the fiber and goes straight from one point at the disc to a predetermined position on the other. The position on the other can be located by an angle

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Neville Jacobs

kept the cost down by buildingmost of it from very basic materials, such as piecesof wood, threaded rods, paper clips, cheap motorsand brass fasteners. Two years later thedocumentation was finished, and it was ready to betried out. Figure 1 2-LegRobot Figure 1 shows a finished operational 2-leg robot. Surprisingly, though all robots are builtusing the same manuals, this finished robot will be different to any other 2-leg robot in the competition,and will behave differently as well (details later). Over the years, the design has beenimproved and expanded, such that a team orteacher seeking more challenge can go beyond the2-leg robot, and build a

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Andrew Grossfield

. These techniques can provide a quickcheck of computer-generated graphs or be employed when a computer is unavailable orinconvenient. If we desire to recruit more students into the analytical and other sciences, weneed to discover better, easier and more pleasurable ways to present conventional math conceptsbefore attempting to accelerate curricula by moving advanced differential concepts into thelower grades.Contents 1. Introduction 2. Polynomials 3. Arithmetic operations on functions and their effect on curves Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division 4. Elementary operations on curves and the algebra needed to produce them Translations, stretches, compressions and flips 5

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Harold R. Underwood

Assistance for Asperger Syndrome from Communications Technology Developed through an Integrated Projects Curriculum Harold R. Underwood, Associate Professor of Engineering Messiah College, Grantham, PAAbstract: Asperger Syndrome (AS), classified among neurodevelopmental disabilitiesbetter known as autism spectrum disorders, affects 1 in every 150 children in the UnitedStates1. Adults with AS experience impaired social interactions with tendency towardrestricted and repetitive patterns of behavior, though gifted with average to above-average intellect. While neither specific cause (although genetics is suspected) nor cureis known for AS at this time

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Alfred A. Scalza

1 Motivational Concepts and their Application to Students in Engineering And Construction Management Alfred A. Scalza, P.E. Department of Architecture & Construction Management Farmingdale State College State University of New YorkIntroductionPrecisely, what do we mean by the word “Motivation”? One dictionary defines motivation asproviding a motive; another says to motivate is to excite. A third dictionary says to provide aforce or stimulus or influence. When it comes to motivating a student, they

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

George Munyori; Gbekeloluwa Oguntimein

volume at 5minute interval.The spectrometer was zeroed with distilled water and the absorbance for each of the filtratecollected for each run was measured, at 570nm and 280nm wavelength. The absorbance of theoriginal wastewater was also measured.The conductivity for the filtrates and wastewater was measured using KCl as the standardResultsFigure 1 shows the change in filtration rate with the number of runs. The filtration rate decreasedfrom 0.016 GPM to 0.009 GPM over five runs. The conductivity remained varied from 0.478 -0.464 µS/cm during the five runs (Figure 2). The absorbance of the filtrate was measured at 570nm to indicate the clarity of the filtrate. The absorbance changed from 0.052 to 0.008 (Figure 3).The absorbance had decreased by

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2009 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Philip L. Brach; Ahmet Zeytinci

was that it could easily be modeledin the classroom with minimal equipment. The only piece of scientific instrumentation necessarywas a sound meter, which can be purchased for under $50 or slightly more for a more precisemodel. However, this is not necessary since the study of the effectiveness of a barrier dependsonly on relative sound levels. Figure 1 shows a schematic of the test set-up. Figure 1 experimental Set-UpAny random noise generator may be used to simulate the road noise but a simple AM/FM radiowill serve very well. Setting the radio to a frequency with static only provides adequatesimulation of vehicle sound. We constructed sound barriers using common materials such asbrick, cardboard, foam, cork

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Parag Magunia

two Poisson random variables. Keywords: Shapiro-Wilk, normality, hypothesis test METHODS AND MATERIALS Possible values for λ1 and λ2 were taken from the set {1,3,5,10,15,20} and onlyincluding those values which lead to nonzero differences between λ1 and λ2 . Pleasenote that sometimes different pairs of lambda values lead to identical differences. For each pair of λ1 and λ2 , samples were generated using values of n = 10, 15,20, and 25 from the two separate Poisson distributions, X 1 and X 2 , with parameters λ1and λ2 , respectively. Each sample from X 1 was paired with a sample from X 2 ofidentical sample size. A hypothesis test was then performed to test the eqaulity of λ1 andλ2 . This test

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ti Lin Liu

. In computationalMethods, the updated computer will be used as the powerful tool for the analysis phase inengineering design. Applications topics include statics (truss, frame), strength of materials (combinedstresses, deflection of beam with finite difference method), mechanical design (spring, joints connections,gear, shaft), and dynamics (rocket, linkage, vibration). Some examples are illustrated below.Examples:1. Frame static force analysis. The frame is supported by a pin at point A and a link DE. Neglectthe weight of the members. Determine the reaction at pin A and the axial forces in members DE,BD, and CD. First, the frame is solved in Excel. The sketch, free body diagram, and equationsfor equilibrium are given. The solution of the

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Jeng-Nan Juang; R. Radharamanan

sensing the difference in propagation time between beams of light traveling in clockwise and counter-clockwise directions about some closed optical path [1]. This paper presents a brief overview of optical gyroscopes and examines their suitability to a particular application where the current mechanical device has exhibited poor reliability. Conclusions are formulated that support the recommendation of developing an open loop, analog fiber optic gyroscope which will satisfy the requirements of the particular application of interest as well as those of similar systems. With the advent of laser technology in the 1960’s, a concentrated effort began to replace rotating

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ossama Elhadary

research the author was also able to show that the longer the duration between the creation of the SOW and the project start (kickoff meeting), the more likely that changes will occur in the project which implies that the longer the delay in project start the more there is a need to reevaluate some of the assumptions made during the planning phase.KEYWORDSIT Implementation, Project Management, Change1) IntroductionChange is inevitable in many projects and it would be wrong to assume that allprojects will proceed exactly as planned without any change occurring.Effectively managing projects and the dynamics of change is critical to success[1]. After studying the cumulative effect of change in construction projects,McCally [2] concluded that

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Jeanne Radigan

“The practice of gaining supervised practical experience is nothing new” [1]. Internshipsas part of a formal education program can trace its roots back to the Middle Ages where it wascommon practice to learn a trade under the direct supervision of a master craftsman. Apprenticesoften had to agree to “pay back” their employer by agreeing to work for a certain period of timeonce they were considered fully trained. In the early days, most, if not all of the training wasdone on the job, with little formal theoretical education. By the early 1900’s, experiential learning had established itself at institutions of highereducation in several fields. The clinical training programs for medical students were recognizedas a key component in

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Phillip R. Rosenkrantz

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Xiaomin Jin; Dennis Derickson; Simeon Trieu; Samuel O. Agbo

through a big transition of the programwith one professor retirement (founder of the program) and two new faculty members arriving.Our recent activities comprise following three major parts: 1) Expanded teaching laboratory, 2)Strong faculty/students research projects, and 3) Active SPIE student club. We are presenting theabove three efforts in this paper.1. IntroductionCalifornia Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) has one of the nation's largest primarilyundergraduate engineering colleges. The photonics program within the EE department began in1985. Currently, there are two senior elective lecture courses and one graduate-level lecture inthe photonics area. A 700 ft2 fiber-optics laboratory was introduced in 1986. This laboratoryserves dual

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Paul Blowers

our program with approximately 30% of our graduates entering topten chemical engineering graduate programs, 100% student placement of graduates almost everyyear, and a host of university-based, state, and national awards going to our students.IntroductionMost faculty appointments in the United States carry the expectation that there will be a balanceamong different work activities[1-4]. The typical assumed split on a time percentage basis is40% on research, 40% on teaching, and 20% on service, although those percentages vary inreality[5]. One way of meeting service obligations is for faculty to take on the task of advisingstudents in their disciplines[4, 6, 7]. Activities in the advising area provides service to manyconstituents, including to

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Micah Lande; Larry Leifer

mechatronics.Mabogunje5 examined ME310 projects in the 1991-1992 and 1992-1993 course cycles. He wasable to define 3 types of projects: manufacturing process driven machine design, product drivenmachine design, and a hybrid of the two, a mixed product and process driven machine design(Table 1). Table 1 Types of ME310 Projects by Mabogunje5 Coding Schema used here Manufacturing process driven machine design……....... Manufacturing Process Mixed product & process driven machine design…....... Test/ Tool for Assessment Product driven machine design……………………....... Product

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Tariq Qayyum

: • Go to Altera website and click on software download • Click on Quartus II Web Edition1 Software • In order to successfully download, fill out the form submit the request for downloading • Once the form is filled out, it should lead to the download manager page. From there determine where you want to save the installation file. • Once the download is complete, launch the Quartus software and follow the steps provided from the wizard • After the software has been is installed successfully, a license file is required to run. This license file could be obtained from Altera website1. To install this file follow these steps: 1. Go to start ⇒ Run 2. Type cmd or command

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Richard K. Herz; Gregory E. Ogden

Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Regional Conference 103Students download the SimzLab application from the web site at www.SimzLab.com at no cost.A few modules are provided in the initial distribution. When a student connects SimzLab to theInternet, the student can download additional modules. Once downloaded, a module can be usedoff-line.Fig. 1 shows the opening window and the two courses available. Fig. 1. Opening window showing the sets of course modules currently available.In the Reactor Lab, many of the modules have two sections: the main entry point in which allinputs and outputs are known to the

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2009 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Hassan Mohamed-Nour

engineering education wasdiscussed by an IEEE panel6. Further literature review indicates the tendency and favorabilitytoward virtual laboratory mode particularly when the virtual laboratory site is linked to aremote real laboratory.Laboratory DescriptionThe envisioned remote power laboratory is a small power system independent of the powergrid and is composed of a set of generating buses (mostly renewable energy sources such assolar PV panels and wind power units), and a transmission system including transformers,overhead lines and underground cables. Fig. 1 shows a schematic diagram of the proposedlaboratory system. Various types of loads such as induction motors with variable frequencydrives can be connected at different buses. A fully coordinated