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Collaborations, Accreditation and Articulation Issues for International Engineering Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yuemin Zhao, China University of Mining & Technology; You-jun Tao, China University of Mining & Technology

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International

recognition of engineering educationin China, and enhance the international competitiveness. Mineral processing of CUMT is thefirst one who is accepted engineering education accreditation, it‟s very significant for thepromotion of the quality of engineering education, its international competition and thedevelopment of the major through accreditation of engineering education as soon as possible.The Development and Characteristics of Mineral Processing of China University ofMining and Technology Mineral processing in CUMT begun 1952, and currently it was developed by early coalpreparation, mineral processing, it was approved for master program in 1981 and doctor in1984. It also established post-doctoral research center in 1985. And in 1988, it was

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New Developments in Teaching Electromagnetics and Related Topics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Taufik Taufik, California Polytechnic State University; Dale S.L. Dolan, California Polytechnic State University

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Electrical and Computer

technical specificationsWhen designing either a transformer or an inductor, a wire is required for the winding(s) aroundthe magnetic core. Wire selection is typically based on the window area of the core as well astolerable amount of copper losses in watts. The web-based magnetic design contains a sub-routine that automatically looks for the wire size (gauge) that most closely fits the calculatedcore material and type. However, since the program is meant to aid in basic calculations ofsimple inductor and transformer designs, the wire selection does not take into account complexconfiguration of winding such as bifiliar or more, interleaving, etc. Figure 5 illustrates the stepwhere wire size is determined including three data related to the selected

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter M. Osterberg, University of Portland; Aziz Sukru Inan, University of Portland

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Electrical and Computer

integrated circuit layouts for CHIP1 and CHIP2, respectively. Thelayouts were created using L-Edit from Tanner Research, Inc. Page 22.548.3 Fig. 2. High-level block diagrams of MOSIS CHIP1 and CHIP2Fig. 3. L-Edit layout of CHIP1 Fig. 4. L-Edit layout of CHIP2 Page 22.548.4Brief description of MOSIS CHIP1 The detailed block diagram of MOSIS CHIP1 is shown in Figure 5. To keep the initialdesign simple, the input is limited to eight four-bit signed samples in the 2's complement format.In order to avoid overflow, the final output consists of eight complex pairs of

Conference Session

TAC/ABET Related Outcome Based Assessment Methods and Models

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nripendra N. Sarker, Prairie View A&M University; Mohan Ketkar, Prairie View A&M University; Cajetan M. Akujuobi, Alabama State University

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Engineering Technology

, the a-k outcomes are mapped only to the3000 and 4000 level courses but not to the 1000 and 2000 courses (shaded). An outcome may not Page 22.605.3be required to map to a specific number of courses. For example, outcome ‘f’ is mapped to fivecourses while some outcomes are mapped to as low as two courses only. This is highlighted atthe bottom of the Figure 1. Figure 1. The a-k outcomes are mapped to individual coursesAn instructor is required to prepare assignments directed to measure the designated outcome(s)for the course. At the end of a semester, the same instructor is required to prepare a coursebinder which may be

Conference Session

Professional Graduate Education and Industry

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard A. Coffman, University of Arkansas; Micah Hale, University of Arkansas

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College Industry Partnerships, Graduate Studies

inthe Spring of 2010. Both graduate and undergraduate students, faculty, private consultants, andpublic servants are provided with the opportunity to learn from each other during this weeklyone-hour seminar. The establishment and overview of the seminar series are discussed along with thedevelopment of guidelines for student attendance. Involvement of faculty, students, andprofessionals was evaluated. Attendance at each seminar is a function of topic(s), presenter(s),and time commitment conflict (schedule conflicts with other classes or faculty sabbatical).Based on data from the Spring 2010 and Fall 2010 semesters, faculty attended 41 percent of theseminars, and students attended 43 percent of the seminars. When absences forclass

Conference Session

Making Students Aware of Their World: Five Perspectives

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cherrice Traver, Union College; Douglass Klein, Union College; Borjana Mikic, Smith College; Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Steven B. Shooter, Bucknell University; Ari W. Epstein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; David Gillette, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Conference Session

Focus on Entry Experiences in Chemical Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Suzanne M. Kresta, University of Alberta; Inci Ayranci, University of Alberta

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Chemical Engineering

Fellowship, she is teaching material and energy balances to 2nd year students under the supervision of Dr. Suzanne Kresta. Page 22.286.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Bi-modal No More: Shifting the Curve in Material and Energy Balances Courses In the early 1990’s, common wisdom stated that a bi-modal distribution in process analysisis “normal”, with a significant number of students needing to take the course twice before they“get” the material. As class sizes in second year chemical engineering at the University ofAlberta grew to over 100

Conference Session

Design Tools & Methodology II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas E. Doyle, McMaster University; Spencer Smith, McMaster University; Adrian Ieta, State University of New York, Oswego

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Design in Engineering Education

distance was 10 mm, we derived an ideal target linear speed of 1/16 mm/ms(0.0625 m/s) for the read head. Page 22.331.5The class was provided with the floppy drive chassis and the restriction that they must fittheir new retrofit mechanism train into the existing space. No modifications of thechassis were permitted. Alternative gear designs and mechanisms were an option forbonus marks. Each team was specified a different input motor speed; however, all teamswere required to meet the specified output condition of the original read head speed.Assessment criteria included: preliminary research report, part and assembly modelling,system

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marvin C. Blackman, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology; Shahidul Islam; Joseph Kamel, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

LAfter the automatic adjustment, the vertical reaction force on the front and the back wheels canbe determined as 1 1 R BY  W  R B  R BY cos  (R 2 L  W S ) cos 2 2 (10) 1 1 R FY  W  R F  R FY cos  (R 2 L  W S ) cos 2 2By considering L= 30/, H1 = 5/, R = 4/, and   15.47o , the following table provides thehorizontal forward force and the reaction forces on the wheels before and after automaticadjustmentTable2: Forces in downhill direction before and after automatic adjustmentTank Condition Horizontal Back

Conference Session

Research and Assessment

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Geoff Wright, Brigham Young University; Tyler Lewis, Brigham Young University; Paul T Skaggs, Brigham Young University; Bryan Howell, Brigham Young University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, ability to deferjudgment, intrinsic motivation, ability and willingness to prototype and iterate, willingness toflexibility to change roles and grow a diversity of ideas, and collaborative autonomy (ability towork both collectively and as an individual. Being able to bring individual ideas and connectthem with the ideas of others). Finally, the process can be viewed as both linear and non-linearbecause although there should be movement from divergent ideas to a convergent solution, theinnovation process steps can (and should) often be revisited to ensure the best solution(s) arebeing developed. Figure 1.3 diagrams the flow. Although the diagram is presented in linearformat, the process needs to be interpreted as being cyclical – in that idea

Conference Session

Integrating Technical Research into Professional Development and K-12 Classrooms

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nancy Healy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joyce Palmer Allen, National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and not nano-based lessons. These materials should beshort enough that they can fit into current teaching. In addition, it is important to clearly statenano-based concepts and provide sufficient time for learning these concepts during a workshop.References Cited 1. Stevens, S., Sutherland,L. and Krajcik, J., 2009. Big Ideas in Nanoscale Science and Engineering: A Guidebook for Secondary Teachers. NSTA Press, Arlington, VA. 207 p. 2. National Nanotechnology, Accessed at: http://www.nano.gov/html/about/home_about.html. 3. Roco, M.C., 2003, Converging science and technology at the nanoscale: opportunities for education and training, Nature Biotechnology, 21 (3) pp.1-3. 4. Principals Committee, Innovate America

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Student Learning and Teamwork

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nina Robson, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

: • “I think that after completing this project, I have a better understanding of the entire design and manufacturing process”; • “I view a 5 as near perfect, which is the reason for more of the 4’s”; • “It was a good learning experience”. Feedback from the collaborators, regarding the teams development, experiences, as well as the industry-defined competency of the developed assistive device were also extremely important during the semester. This provided a partial summative evaluation of the project and the students’ learning. Further summative evaluation of the project, regarding the usability and quality of the products, is expected to be provided by the users of the assistive devices. Lessons Learned

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1999 Annual Conference

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T. Roppel; A. Scottedward Hodel

Session 2532 ASSESSMENT RESULTS FOR A RECENTLY INTRODUCED INTERDISCIPLINARY LABORATORY SEQUENCE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING T. Roppel and A. S. Hodel Electrical Engineering Department, Auburn UniversityAbstractIn the fall of 1997, the Auburn University Electrical Engineering Department implemented anew, interdisciplinary core laboratory sequence. This new laboratory sequence was one outcomeof a complete curriculum revision based on four years of work by the departmental CurriculumStudy Committee. This paper will present the results of a multi-part assessment conducted

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1999 Annual Conference

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Emma Torbert; Eleanor Abrams; David Bourgeois; Carmela Amato-Wierda; Anneliese Mueller; Christopher F. Bauer

plans due, Chemproject 1 Ideal Gas Law4 Preliminary reports due, Chemproject 1 Kinetic Theory of Gases5 Preliminary reports due, finish Chemproject 1 Thermochemistry6 Traditonal Enthalpy Lab Thermochemistry7 Project plan for Enthlapy Chemproject 2 Thermochemistry8 Preliminary reports due, Enthlapy Chemproject 2 Atomic Structure9 Preliminary reports due, finish Chemproject 2 Atomic Structure10 Oral presentation s of Chemproject 2 Periodic Properties11 Project plans due, Polymer Chemproject 3 Lewis Structures

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1999 Annual Conference

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Asad Yousuf

, thenecessary image acquisition components were explored.This research has served as a reference for providing students in engineering technology atSavannah State University with challenging and exciting experiences in modern computer-basedinstrumentation and control technology. These experiences will increase the students’ ability touse PC-based instrumentation techniques while investigating classical engineering concepts. Page 4.359.5Bibliography1. Fisher, W. G., Meyer, K. E., and Wachter (1996), Laser Induced Fluorescence Imaging ofThermal Damage in Polymer Composites, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN.2. Fisher, W. G., Story, J. E., Sharp, S

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1999 Annual Conference

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Bradley E. Bishop; George E. Piper; Richard T. O'Brien

served twopurposes: to supplement the mathematical model with experimental data and to measure thefrequency response of a system experimentally. The result of this analysis is shown in Figure 5,where (*) indicates an experimental point and the curve is defined by the transfer functionmodel 0.789 (0.0829 s +1) . The experimental frequency response matched the first order model veryclosely and validated the assumption that the armature inductance is negligible.From these analyses, students were able to design tunable PD controllers for fixation of thestereo sensor head on a point light source. Individual implementations varied, but the primaryfocus was design for tunability and interpretation of the difference between theoretical systemgains

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1999 Annual Conference

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Mahlon Heller

above to:1) compute the effective motor armature resistance, VSTALLR a' Ohms, ISTALL2) using data from the loaded Brawn experiment, compute the torque constant, V & ILoaded RLoadedki' Loaded Loaded (r/s)3) compute the Stall, Loaded and Unloaded Torques supplied by the motors using, k (V(Volts) & ki ( 2T(Nm)' i Ra(Ohms)4) sketch the Torque versus Wheel Speed (r/s) curve using the three points.Maximum Slope for Loaded MOBOT: Estimate the maximum slope, 2 MAX, that your loadedMOBOT can climb. Include equations to support your results. Hint: Calculate the rollingfriction coefficient, C t, using the Loaded MOBOT data and the

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1999 Annual Conference

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Thomas C. Owens; Steven P. K. Sternberg; Rashid A. Hasan; John J. Erjavec; Heidi L. Newell; James A. Newell

loftyaims. Things like "we want our graduates to be effective communicators" are goals. You Page 4.33.2may wish to include university and college goals with your program goals. Objectivesare more specific. Perhaps things like "When giving an oral presentation, our studentswill a) provide an introduction appropriate for a given audience, b) speak clearly, c)present facts in a logical manner, d) support their arguments with facts and data, and e)clearly summarize key points. Outcomes tell us what specific result(s) will occur such as“Students will write effective documents.” Indicators are the specific items to which a“yes” or “no” answer to the outcomes

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1999 Annual Conference

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Donald Mahoney; Brent Young; William Svrcek

. Page 4.37.1† The author to whom correspondence should be addressed.II. Classical ApproachClassical Control methods were developed between the 1940’s and the 1960’s in the mechanicaland electromechanical engineering disciplines. Given the limitation of computer hardware andsoftware at that time, it was impractical to solve large numbers of higher-order differentialequations. Furthermore, since mechanical and electromechanical systems are typically linearand possess little dead time, they lend themselves to analytical and graphical techniques. Hencethe development and popularization of analytical and graphical such techniques as:• Transform methods (Laplace and Fourier Transforms)• Graphical frequency domain methods (Bode, Nichols and Nyquist

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1999 Annual Conference

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Ying Lu; Vincent Singh; Steven Palmer; Sarah Bergstrom; Nicolai Ramler; Mikir Bodalia; Martins Innus; Jami Meteer; Contessa DuBois; Aleli Mojica-Campbell; Martha E. Sloan; Ashok Goel

to 27 Mbit/s have been demonstrated on monolithicallyintegrated GaAs/AlGaAs LEDs and Si MOSFETs. Further, it may be recalled that CRAY-4supercomputer is based primarily on the GaAs-based high-speed circuits. In this paper, anundergraduate research site on GaAs-based high-speed circuits set up at the Michigan Tech-nological University is described and the research projects carried out by the undergraduatestudents are summarized.II. Undergraduate Research SiteDuring summer 1998, funded by a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation, anundergraduate research site was established for the second year at the department of ElectricalEngineering at Michigan Technological University in the area of GaAs based very high-speedintegrated

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1999 Annual Conference

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Wallace Fowler

projects require the students to find, understand, and evaluate largequantities of information about many subjects. Every member of each team must find pertinentinformation, understand it, and interpret as related to the design objectives.Develop the ability to find appropriate experts, to ask appropriate questions, and tocommunicate their findings to teammates - The team will often have to consult experts, bothinside the university and in industry. Team members must ask questions to obtain pertinentinformation, understand it, and interpret it for the team.Develop the ability to define the "real problem(s)", given a vaguely stated design goal, andthen to refine and often redefine the "real problem(s)" - Team members must develop a"needs statement

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1999 Annual Conference

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Olkan Cuvalci; Douglas D. Gransberg; Cevdet Nuhrat; Bobby Green

see an object at night is based noton the light that is striked from the object, but on the difference in the brightness between thetarget and its background (contrast).The first lighting research was started in the 15th century, when the citizens of London and Parisbegan to carry lanterns at night. In 1866, the control of roadway lighting by government agenciesbegan in Paris. The first significant lighting research was conducted by Sweet in the 1910’s. Hestudied the disability glare under the supervision of Railroad Warehouse Commission atMadison, Wisconsin. Subsequently, in 1914, an extensive research project was conducted in Page

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2000 Annual Conference

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Daniel M. Chen

Company, 1984.3. Stewart, S. A., Applied Descriptive Geometry, Delmar Publishing Company, 1986.4. Croft, F. M., The Need (?) for Descriptive Geometry in a World of 3 D Modeling, Engineering Design Graphics Journal, Volume 62, No. 3, 1998.5. Ohtsuki, N., Ezaki, T., Short, D. R., Nagae, S., Fukuda, K., & Irie K., “Evaluation of Graphical User Interface in Three-Dimensional Computer Graphics Software for Descriptive Geometry Education: A Comparison of Solution Methods”, Paper presented at the 8th. International Conference on Engineering Design Graphics and Descriptive Geometry, July, Austin, Texas, 1998.6. Pavel, P., Ribeiro Pola, M., & Vivet, M., “Direct Manipulation of Working Drawing in Descriptive Geometry Learning by

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2000 Annual Conference

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Steven E. O'Hara; Suzanne D. Bilbeisi

General Physics (N,L) 4*ENGL 1113 English Composition I 3 *ENGL 1213 English Composition II 3*HIST 1103 Survey of American History 3 *ELECT ---3 General Education Elective (S) 3*POLS 1113 American Government 3First year (fall) 15 First year (spring) 16*ARCH 2116 Architectural Design Studio II 6 *ARCH 2216 Architectural Design Studio III 6*ARCH 2003 Architecture and Society (H,I) 3 *ARCH 2263 Building Systems and Materials 3CHEM 1314

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2000 Annual Conference

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Carlos Monsanto; Elaine M. Cooney

errors.Unfortunately, not many of the students who had used both packages indicated the order theyhad learned the software, so direct comparisons between packages are difficult to make with thisdata. One student who had used both expressed a preference for MicroSim.Some of the features students desired in software packages include “user friendliness”, goodhelp files, price, adequate component selection, and simulation capabilities. One freshmanstudent summarized it well when s/he replied that a good piece of software is “user friendly butadvanced enough to be useful.”Results of Software TestingEach author evaluated each piece of software by attempting to enter and simulate a variety ofschematics. Circuits included combinational logic, sequential logic, and an

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1997 Annual Conference

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R. E. Rowlands

. Page 2.366.5Although certainly not the only design, a [0/+45/-45]s laminate is acceptable.HOLE is well suited for demonstrating the consequences in a perforated laminate under a varietyof loading conditions, as well as when the hole is filled with another material. On the other hand,HOLYCOW features animation. The animation includes a real-time movie of the varying tan-gential stress on the hole boundary as the direction of the applied load changes.2.5 HFAILThat composite strength is directionally dependent can complicate design. Also, even laminatestrength is usually assessed on a ply-by-ply basis. Numerous different strength criteria have beendeveloped and a variety of them are used in industry. Most of these criteria are phenomenologi-cal

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1997 Annual Conference

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Ronald Matusiak; David Andruczyk; D. Steven Barker; Stephanie Goldberg; Ilya Grinberg

be energized in the propersequence. The program being executed on the computer (PC) is the sequence generator. Itsupplies the proper levels and timing necessary to cause shaft rotation. The flow-chart of theprogram is presented in Fig. 3. S tart Inpu t o f nu mber o f steps No Inpu t valid ? Y es P rint shaft

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1997 Annual Conference

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Amer Mokaddem; James Moller

experiments.References1. O. Mohr, “Uber die Darstellung des Spannungszustandes und des Deformationszustandes eines Korperelementes,” Zivilingenieur, 1882.2. O. Mohr, Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der technischen Mechanik, Wilhelm Ernst and Son, Berlin, 1906.3. S.P. Timoshenko and J.M. Gere, Mechanics of Materials, Van Nostrand, 1972, p. 53.4. S. J. Ressler, “The Visual Stress Transformer - An Animated Computer Graphics Program for Engineering Mechanics Education,” Session 1668, ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings 19965. Smith, S. A. Jr., “Microcomputer-Aided Teaching Of Mohr's Circle,” International Journal of Applied Engineering Education. v 2 n 2, 1986, p. 91-101.6. Rossow, M.P., “An Interactive Program for Teaching Stress Transformation with Mohr’s Circle

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1997 Annual Conference

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R. R. Reynolds; Ing-Chang Jong

. no lockup positions)and is depicted in Fig. 1, where the input crank is rotated with an angular velocity . 7ABk rad/s (1)Jong et al.4 showed that the constraint equations for this linkage are ABcos1 BDcos2 DEcos3 AE (3) ABsin1 BDsin2 DEsin3 0 (2)where AB = 0.15 m, BD = 0.25 m, DE = 0.5 m, and AE = 0.6 m. To determine the linkageconfiguration must be solved for and for each input crank angle 1 . Since the equations are transcendental, an iterative root

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1997 Annual Conference

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Andrew Grossfield

listed in the referencesbelow.References:1. Grossfield, Andrew “On the Intrinsic Structure of Calculus” Proceedings of the 1995 ASEEAnnual Conference, Session 1265 (3 1 l-3 15)2. Grossfield, Andrew “On the Classification of Functions and Curve Plotting” Proceedings of the1990 ASEE Annual Conference, Session 2665 (1782-1784)3. Robert L. Borrelli and Courtney S. Coleman, (1987) “Differential Equations: A ModelingApproach,” Prentice Hall Publ. Englewood Cliffs, New JerseyBiographical InformationThroughout his career Dr. Grossfield, has combined an interest in engineering design andmathematics. He earned his BSEE at the City College of New York. During the early sixties, heobtained an M. S. degree in mathematics at night while working full time