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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Manan Joshi; Sarosh Patel; Lawrence Hmurcik

diseases of the heart.Hence, it must be very accurate. The ECG waveform is a periodic signal with bandwidth of 0.05 Hz to100 Hz. Amplitude is typically 1 milli-volt peak to peak in the presence of much larger (1000 timeslarger) external high frequency noise plus 50/60 Hz interference common mode voltages (common to allelectrode signals). We present a method to eliminate much of the noise using a pre-amplifier design withhigh common mode rejection ratio and high input impedance. We verify our results using computersimulation of the signal via the software MULTISIM 9.0.1. IntroductionThe electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) is a graphic recording or display of the time-variant voltagesproduced by the myocardium during the cardiac cycle. [3] It is the

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John Hartke; Robert Kewley; Greg Kilby; Greg Schwarz; Gunnar Tamm

study and identify the specific design issues addressed by the student team. It willalso describe how the project was structured so that each student on the team had both an in-depthexperience within their discipline and learned how to integrate their discipline specific expertise in thelarger multidisciplinary project. Finally the paper will present the results of the students’ work andlearning outcomes.1. Introduction One of the desired outcomes of nearly all engineering programs is that the students participate ina project where their work is integrated into a larger multidisciplinary project. The multidisciplinaryproject adds more real-word constraints and considerations to the problem than a single-disciplinaryproject can offer

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John Adams; Charles Kochakian

1 Inclusion of RFID in a BSEE CurriculumJohn Adams and Charles Kochakian, Merrimack College Department of ElectricalEngineeringAbstractThis paper discusses the evolution of a course in RFID which is now a required part of thecurriculum in Merrimack College’s BSEE program. In 2004 the department identified RFID as animportant emerging technology that would be timely to introduce at the undergraduate level.Initially, the department sponsored two seminar series with sessions taught by industryprofessionals, followed in 2007 with a full course in RFID. Advantages of RFID as a requiredcourse include using it to introduce

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Adam Halstead; Jennifer Zirnheld

taken at the completion of the course indicated that student interest in thisproject was very high. In the interest of providing long-term retention of fundamental skills,several inductive learning techniques were employed. By maintaining student interest, we hopethat the skills they learn from this experience will stay with them throughout their engineeringcareers.IntroductionThis project, entitled the “Rainbow Sculpture: Artistic Engineering”, adapted from CliffordMatthews’ Case Studies in Engineering Design 1, is a case-based learning study that extends intohybrid problem/project based learning. “Rainbow Sculpture” borrows bits and pieces from manydifferent techniques to reach and impress upon a broad array of audiences. Students that

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Wenzhang Luo; Fan Chen; Junling Hu

Improvement of Low Strain Pile Integrity Test Wenzhang Luo1, Fan Chen2, and Junling Hu1 1 Deparment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT 06604 2 National Center for Quality Supervision and Test of Building Engineering, Beijing 100013, ChinaAbstractThe low strain pile integrity test (LSPIT) is currently the most widely used method of pileintegrity testing. This paper studied stress wave propagation in piles in engineering tests withfinite element method (FEM).From the numerical calculation results and test signals, a location of two thirds of radiusaway from the source (center point

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Yiming Rong

projectssponsored by global companies doing business in China. The students work on defining and solving real-world engineering problems in a very important and vastly different cultural environment. They gainknowledge and communication skills through conducting meaningful project, working in teams, anddeveloping leadership skills in a multi-cultural environment.1 IntroductionWith the development of global economy and the rapid shift of manufacturing to China, the demand forengineers with the ability to live and work in unfamiliar cultural environments is critically important forboth Chinese and US companies [1-3]. One result is leading to considerable redistribution of research,design, and manufacturing. In response to a world in which science and

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Padmini K. Ramalingam; Munther Abualkibash; Rajendra Tadvi; Jeongkyu Lee

medical terms, anatomic information, video format, etc., while specific ontology is a data-driven one including color, location, and region of images. The process of creating multimediaontology consists of three steps: (1)collection of raw data from WCE videos, such as video dataformat, feature values, meta-data information and anomalies, (2) classification of the raw datainto concepts including generic and specific ontology, and (3) identification of relationshipbetween two concepts such as ‘Is-A’, ‘Part-Of’, and ‘Has-A’. This WCE Ontology structure canbe used to better address the open problems by providing ‘relevant area focus’ from the formedstructure and can also be extended to other problems like detection of lesions and polyps.Keywords

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Anthony Manno; Kamal Shahrabi

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David I. Schwartz

Motivating Engineering Mathematics Education with Game Analysis Metrics David I. Schwartz Rochester Institute of Technology Department of Information Technology GCCIS, 70-2509 +1 585-475-5521 dis[at]it[dot]rit[dot]eduAbstractIn this paper, I develop a system for computational analysis of games that uses scoring functions tomotivate engineering mathematics education. Although many modern videogames have abandoned pointsas an archaic form of representing victory (or defeat

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Frank X. Wright; Marie-Pierre Huguet

population is 3:1engineers to managers. Blending technology with purposefully mediated course design and multipleteaching methods, a diverse student population, year on year, demonstrates improvement of mastery ofknowledge-skill relationships coupled with professional attitude development. Using 1) studentexemplars, 2) anecdotal comments and 3) a standardized course evaluation instrument, IDEA fromKansas State University, a record of course design, teaching methods, and student performances isdepicted. A chronology of interaction amongst student, instructor, and course developer underpins thediscussion.Engineers and managers, scientists and artists, architects as well, engage in their initial undergraduateforay into management through [Name of

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Junichi Kanai

production server and aback up server. 2Figure 1 depicts the structure of the system. The Course Documents and its sub-boards containedinformation useful to all students, such as a course syllabus and report templates, and are available toeveryone. On the other hand, project specific boards were restricted to the project members. For example,students who were working on Project Y had access to their working board, i.e., Project Y Spring 2006,and a board containing past work, i.e., Project Y Fall 2005. MDL Projects Forum

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Navarun Gupta; Buket Barkana; Sarosh Patel; Lawrence V. Hmurcik

horrible accidents whenhumans contact high voltage. In this article we cite 3 cases of high voltage accidents.Each accident teaches something different about electricity and electric safety.Let us first begin with some clarifications. By formal definition, high voltage is definedas any voltage above 600 volts. Below 600 volts, one should consult the NEC (NationalElectric Code) for the rules of electrical installation and safety [1]. Above 600 volts, thebetter safety code is written by OSHA [2]. This should not in any way diminish thedanger of low voltage circuits. People die in their homes every day from electrocutioncaused by 120 and 220 volt sources. Furthermore, we have personal experience ofvisiting factories and other sites where electricity

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Ashraf Ghaly

Statement, one of Union’s major goals is to further integrate engineering withthe liberal arts. The college recognizes that “students graduating from Union belong to a generation inwhich technology has revolutionized communication and that they are part of a world where theunderstanding and appreciation of a multiplicity of cultures and perspectives will be essential to theirsuccess.” -1- American Society for Engineering Education ASEE Zone I Conference, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, March 28-29, 2008The college acknowledges that “preparing students for the 21st century requires that we take Union tonew frontiers of technology

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Eileen M. Kowalski; Joe D. Manous

investigation of cognitive learning within the engineering profession is rather new, it hasbeen accepted by other fields of education with the most notable being the study of medicine. Untilrecently, the four-year medical school experience centered around lecture and laboratory work, somewhatsimilar to engineering education, with clinical work occurring primarily during the fourth year. Todaymany medical schools include clinical experience early in the medical school experience because studentshave demonstrated a better grasp of material when they are concurrently studying in “traditional” coursesand experience greater cognitive learning through the combination of clinical (problem-based learning)and lecture activities.1 A similar inclusion of

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Bassem Alhalabi; M.K. Hamza; Ali Abu-El Humos

Distance Education: Remote Labs Environment Bassem Alhalabi 1 M. K. Hamza 2 Ali Abu-El Humos3Abstract – Since the invention of the Internet, research for [capable] virtual lab experiments has been thetarget of higher education’s distance learning research; however, the very nature of real experimentation(real elements and real instrumentation) was not possible or missing from much of the acclaimed virtual labexperiments. Nonetheless, in the past decade or so, countless scholarly writings asserted the availability of[real] or virtual laboratories that mimic real laboratory experimentations. Within these virtual experiments’infrastructures, the elements of real experimentation- in comparison to conventional laboratories

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Omar A. Shehadeh; Aiman S. Kuzmar

. Further, it was limited to those engineering educators at only one university due tovarious logistical and limitations. The Hashemite University is a state university in Jordan. It isin the city of Zarka, the second largest city in Jordan behind its capital Amman. The university isa co-ed university and it has close to one hundred engineering faculty members in manyengineering fields. The Hashemite University was the choice because one of the authors is afaculty member in it albeit the fact that he is not an engineering educator.THE SAMPLEThe sample of this investigation consists of seven engineering educators. Efforts were made tocover as many engineering fields and academic ranks as possible. Details of these educators areas follows.1. Mr

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Dean M. Aslam; Aixia Shao

increasing presence of new technologies in consumer products, are now becomingenabling technologies for bringing nanotechnology into our daily lives. Perhaps the best example is anintegration of ever increasing functionality into cell phones (Fig. 1). The introduction of projectioncapability in cell phones in 2008 will initiate the integration of HDTV and computer (operating system,RAM and storage may be placed on a network server) in cell phones.The integration of an air quality monitor (equipped with nano sensors) Computer Networkinto cell phones, expected in the next few years, will provide ‘air Interfacelabeling’ making it possible to monitor the air we are breathing and HD Video, PDAany

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Joseph Robert Yost; Randy D. Weinstein

. The first programs within the CoE were Civil Engineering and Electrical 1Engineering. Today there are four degree programs in Chemical Engineering (Che), Civil andEnvironmental Engineering (CEE), Electrical and Computer Science Engineering (ECE) andMechanical Engineering. All programs offer BS and MS degrees through the respectivedepartments. A five year program that combines the BS and MS degrees is also available in alldepartments, and an interdisciplinary PhD degree is administered and offered through the CoE.The CoE offers a common freshman year to all incoming students (Table 1). As can be seen inTable 1, the first year curriculum includes two semesters of calculus, two semesters of

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Dean M. Aslam; Zongliang Cao; Cyrous Rostamzadeh

on a restructuring of schoolscience around real-world problems [1], inquiry based studies [2][3][4][5] including Design-Based Science(DBS) [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] and Learning By Design (LBD) [16][17][18], augmented reality(AR) [19][20][21][22][23][24][25], and Technology Assisted Science, Engineering and Mathematics (TASEM)[26][27][28]. A unique feature of the TASEM program is that it, encompassing a number of inquiry-basedhands-on ideas, focuses on current and future technologies and it is capable of dealing with a variety of learningconcepts and environments studied by other researchers [29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39]. BecauseTASEM is based on technology, it can address (a) technological learning issues in a

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Neal A. Lewis

educational level of the instructor.Example 1. NyQuil LiquiCapsThe development and launch of NyQuil LiquiCaps works as a good story on several levels. The productwas test marketed during the cold and flu season of 1990-91 and launched nationally in the fall of 1991.The launch of a new product can be used as an example of project management. Here we have a newproduct idea that had not been done before. Several organizations were needed (Manufacturing, R&D,Marketing, Finance, a contract manufacturer, Distribution, Sales, and others), all having a vested interestin the success of the project. No one organization could successfully execute the project alone. Therewas a clear timeline, a clear budget, and a clear definition of quality and customer

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Adam J. Czekanski; David-Michael P. Roux

with three or four answer choices. The review questions were based on the critical learningobjectives for these lessons and designed to interact with the clickers using Turning TechnologiesTurningPoint® 2008 plug-in software for Microsoft® Office PowerPoint® 2003. Student responses to theclicker questions were recorded using a Turning Technologies TurningPoint ResponseCard® RF wirelessresponse system (Figure 1) or by raising hands.Figure 1. Turning Technologies TurningPoint ResponseCard® RF wireless response system. The system includes auniversal serial bus (USB) receiver and 25 response cards. The pen is shown is for size reference. 2Answering by using the clickers and raising hands were the

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Andrew Grossfield

toeveryone to ponder and contemplate at any time and can serve as a model for researching otherdisciplines.Forty years ago, mathematicians exhibited pride in their ability to hide geometric or visual representationsof mathematical concepts. The mathematics reform of the 1990’s sanctioned the representation offunctions as single valued curves. More remains to be done. Currently, Proof Without Words is anongoing feature of the MAA monthly, The College Mathematics Journal. Examine the wonderfulcompilations, Proofs Without Words 1 and Proofs Without Words II 2 by Roger B. Nelsen. Examine alsoMath Made Visual by Claudi Alsina & Roger B. Nelson 4. While mathematicians may enjoy the puzzlesprovided by Proofs Without Words, an effective pedagogical tool

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Gad J. Selig

establishing and maintaining superior competitive advantages for their respective enterprises. • Provide students with a variety of career enhancement options responsive to growing employer and employee needs for multiple competencies and skills in today’s and tomorrow’s demanding global work place. • Obtain the commitment and sponsorship of business and government organizations and institutions for our programs, provide internship and job opportunities for our graduates, sponsor research and help to raise funds and support grant opportunities. 1 • Create an

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Deepak S. Deepawale; Buket D. Barkana

problem has been addressed in many different ways over the years. Backgroundenvironmental noises degrade the performance of speech-processing systems such as speech coding,speech recognition, and hearing aids. By modifying the processing according to the type of backgroundnoise, the performance can be enhanced. This requires classifying different noises. In this paper, westudied seven commonly encountered background noises: subway, highway, inside train, inside car, rain,restaurant, and airport. The acoustical properties, Auto Correlation Function (ACF), energy, and delay arecalculated. Our experimental results show significant differences between some types of noises.1.IntroductionSound environment have changed in the last four decades. The

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Eman Abdelfattah

bandwidth, and limited computing capability characteristics of mobile hosts makerouting of data is one of the most difficult issues.In this paper we are considering the performance evaluation of three routing protocols in Mobile Ad-hocNetworks (MANETs). We have evaluated the effect of speed, TCP types, and maximum queue length forDestination Sequence Distance Vector (DSDV) protocol, Dynamic Source Routing (DSR) protocol, andAd-hoc On Demand Distance Vector (AODV) protocol.1. Mobile Ad-hoc Routing ProtocolsOne of the first ad-hoc wireless networks was the packet radio network started by ARPA in 1973[6]. Itcontained 138 nodes and used IP packets for data transport. This made an easy connection possible to theAPRAnet, the starting point of today’s

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Elif Kongar; Paul Kontogiorgis; Nancy L. Russo; Tarek Sobh

create anawareness of the skills and job roles required for future labor workforce demands in the engineering andtechnology services industry and argues that these current and future roles makes them more appealing towomen.Keyword: STEM, Women in engineering, U.S. Education, IT services, Service industries.1. IntroductionServices have surpassed agriculture and manufacturing as the leading contributor to gross domesticproduct in the world today. As the global economy has become more integrated, and the demand for aworkforce required to run service-focused organizations in an efficient manner grows, the level andvariety of skills needed in this new service economy have also changed and grown. Specifically; inregards to science, technology

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Roger Chapman Burk

author’sbackground in the subject. The author found that this approach did succeed in attracting a variety ofstudents who otherwise would learn little of engineering, and in engaging them in the subject and givingthem a basic quantitative understanding of some aspects of the subject. Of course, the approach was notwithout its difficulties, including the problem of integrating very diverse material. On the whole, theauthor found that the approach worked well and recommends it for further development.The rest of this paper is in five parts: (1) An account of how and why the course was developed and itseducational goals; (2) The design of the course, including the syllabus; (3) Observations on the types ofstudents who took the course; (4) The students

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Rajesh G. Bachu; S. Kopparthi; B. Adapa; Buket D. Barkana

some segments and used the zero crossing rate and energycalculations to separate the voiced and unvoiced parts of speech. The results suggest that zero crossingrates are low for voiced part and high for unvoiced part where as the energy is high for voiced part andlow for unvoiced part. Therefore, these methods are proved more effective in separation of voiced andunvoiced speech.1. IntroductionSpeech can be divided into numerous voiced and unvoiced regions. The classification of speech signalinto voiced, unvoiced provides a preliminary acoustic segmentation for speech processing applications,such as speech synthesis, speech enhancement, and speech recognition.“Voiced speech consists of more or less constant frequency tones of some duration

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Aasia Riasat; Syed S. Rizvi; Faraz Arain

1 Innovative Glass-Box Approach: A Better Way to Enhance Learning of Complex Dynamic Systems Aasia Riasat1, Syed S. Rizvi2, and Faraz Arain3 1 Department of Computer Science, Institute of Business Management, Karachi, Pakistan 2, 3 Computer Science and Engineering Department, University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport, CT aasia.riasat@iobm.edu.pk , {srizvi2, farain3}@bridgeport.edu 1 Abstract Due to increasing demand for simulation and

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Syed S. Rizvi; Aasia Riasat; Muhammad S. Rashid

1 Analytical and Speedup Models for Performance Evaluation of a Generic Reconfigurable Coprocessor (RC) Architecture Syed S. Rizvi1, Aasia Riasat2, Muhammad S. Rashid3Computer Science & Engineering Department, University of Bridgeport1, 3, Bridgeport, CT Department of Computer Science, Institute of Business Management2, Karachi, Pakistan {srizvi1, muhammsi3}@bridgeport.edu, aasia.riasat@iobm.edu.pk2AbstractNew analytical and the speedup models for evaluating the performance of a generic reconfigurablecoprocessor (RC) system are presented. We present a generic performance