Conference Session

Computer ET Innovation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chengcheng Li, East Carolina University; Lee Toderick, East Carolina University; Peng Li, East Carolina University; Tijjani Mohammed, East Carolina University; Philip Lunsford, East Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

experimentation in science, engineering, and information technology,” Industrial Electronics Society, 2005. IECON 2005. 32nd Annual Conference of IEEE, 6-10 Nov. 2005 Page(s):6 pp.2. Toderick, L.; Mohammed, T.; Tabrizi, M.H.N.; “A Reservation and Equipment Management System for Secure Hands-on Remote Labs for Information Technology Students”, Frontiers in Education, 2005. FIE '05. Proceedings 35th Annual Conference, 19-22 Oct. 2005 Page(s):S3F-13 - S3F-183. Hopp, C.; Stoll, S.; Konigorski, U.; “Remote control design and implementation using the Internet”, World Automation Congress, 2002. Proceedings of the 5th Biannual, Volume 14, 9-13 June 2002 Page(s):481 – 4864. Garbus, R.U.; Oleagordia Aguirre, I.J.; Sanchez, R.C.; Pureco

Conference Session

FPD9 - First Year Learning & Assessment

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Whalen, Northeastern University; Susan Freeman, Northeastern University; Beverly Jaeger, Susan Freeman and Beverly Jaeger are members of Northeastern University's

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First-Year Programs

engaging found in the lower right corner, andLow/High, Low/Low, also referring to the corresponding Learn/Like scores in the upper left and lower leftquadrants respectively. S T U D E N T R AT IN G S O F L E AR N IN G v s . E N G AG IN G F AL L 0 6 4 .5 0 M in:P r es / D em o T eam B ld g A c t iv M in: P r ep / B ld g

Conference Session

Approaches to Active Learning

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Linsey, Texas A&M University; Austin Talley, University of Texas at Austin; Kristin Wood, University of Texas at Austin; Daniel Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas at Austin

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Mechanical Engineering

at the Active Learning for Mechanics of Materials website(http://www.me.utexas.edu/~alps/). Understand the Educational Goals and Objectives • Define Stakeholders and Collect Stakeholders’ Input • Define Educational Goals and Objectives Based on Stakeholders Input • Prioritize Goals and Determine Metrics • Define Topics • Select Topic(s) for Developing ALPs Based on Goals and Metrics Generate Possible Active Learning Product (ALPs) Educational • Generate Ideas and Create Variant ALPs

Conference Session

Computer Simulation and Animation II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christiaan Gribble, Grove City College

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Computers in Education

). s i x e l p v i e w " p o i n t ど b u f f e r z Figure 2: The z-buffer algorithm. Scene geometry is projected toward the screen, and the z-buffer is used to resolve visible surfaces based on the distance between an object and the view point. In this case

Conference Session

Technology in the Physics or Engineering Physics C

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nataliia Perova, Tufts University; Patricia Hogan, Suffolk University; Walter H. Johnson, Suffolk University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

understanding of these concepts? (A) Collaboration with students and faculty (B) Analysis of the literature (C) Constructing the model (D) Testing and evaluation (E) Analysis of the data (F) Redesign (G) None of the above.Content LearningQuestion 4 By participating in this project you were solving the problems of interfacing different kinds of sensors to the Tmote sky model. What kind of signal Tmote requires on the input? Select an applicable answer(s). (A

Conference Session

Modern Software Measurement Techniques

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University-Berks

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Instrumentation

insertion into the flow can be determined. Figure 3. Basic Pitot-static probe construction.Assuming steady one-dimensional flow of an incompressible frictionless fluid, the followingresult for fluid velocity can be derived from Bernoulli’s equation 7, 2(p Total − p Static ) V= (1) ρ Fluidwhere, V= Fluid velocity in m/s pTotal = Total pressure in Pa pStatic = Static pressure in Pa ρFluid = Density of fluid being

Conference Session

Engineering and ET Relationships & Professional Development

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daphene Koch, College of Technology - Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

135 120 107 98 100 # of responses 87 80 74 60 40 20 0 1, No Influence 2 3, Significant Influence 4 5, Greatest Influence Response categoryFigure 2. Response Frequency for Father’s Influence DiscussionThe construction industry employs about 5.2 percent of all workers in the United States and theneed for graduates in CM is growing each year (U. S. Department of Labor, 2004). The nationalneeds have

Conference Session

Hardware Descriptive Language Education

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Auer, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Austria; A.Y. Al-Zoubi, Princess Sumaya University for Technology; Danilo Garbi Zutin, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Austria

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

the ispPAC10’s analog circuitry isbased on continuous-time, as opposed to switched-capacitor technology, filters implementedwith the ispPAC10 are not subject to the sampling and aliasing problems often encountered whenusing switched capacitor filters. Due to the frequencies used in the proposed experiments, it isunderstood that the sampling/aliasing problems associated with switched capacitors are far frombeing noticed, although this issue describes one feature of the ispPAC device that might beimportant depending on the application being developed. The ability to program the internalcapacitor values of the ispPAC10 allows the designer to realize thousands of distinct analogcircuits and filter characteristics from a given circuit architecture

Conference Session

Sustainability in Construction Engineering

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ifte Choudhury

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Construction

expenditure of the country has increased from Tk. 100 billion in the early1990’s to more than Tk. 200 billion in 2004. Figure 1 shows a projection of the country’sconstruction output as a percentage of GDP1. Most of the construction works are in thepublic sector. Funding for a high percentage of construction projects come frommultilateral development agencies (MDA) like the World Bank or Asian DevelopmentBank. For large MDA funded projects, the usual practice to go for internationalcompetitive bidding. Most public contracts are awarded on the basis of the lowestresponsive tenders submitted by contractors. Local contractors are given a margin ofpreference to secure public sector tenders under MDA funding. One of the areas onwhich most of the

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Paul G. Ranky

-assessment ispossible. This means that students become more self-critical as they participatedirectly in their own learning process. Team, group and class assessment isintegrated into every module of our programs (supported by active codespreadsheets, computer programs, often with embedded 3D objects, video-clipsand animations) that the students can interrogate to understand either thequestion(s) or the answers better.The important observation about millennial generation students is that all of thenoted attributes should be respected, and that the education system should adjustto delivering these customer expectations at a high quality level. In this paper 1some tested

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Paul G. Ranky

-assessment ispossible. This means that students become more self-critical as they participatedirectly in their own learning process. Team, group and class assessment isintegrated into every module of our programs (supported by active codespreadsheets, computer programs, often with embedded 3D objects, video-clipsand animations) that the students can interrogate to understand either thequestion(s) or the answers better.The important observation about millennial generation students is that all of thenoted attributes should be respected, and that the education system should adjustto delivering these customer expectations at a high quality level. In this paper 1some tested

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer - II

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jesse Huguet, University of Alabama; Keith Woodbury, University of Alabama; Robert Taylor, University of Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

T_ph uV_p p_hs T_ps uL_p p_hrho T_hs uV_T Specific Enthalpy, h Spe cific Entropy, s uL_T hV_p sV_p u_pT hL_p sL_p u_ph hV_T sV_T u_ps hL_T sL_T Specific Volume, v h_pT s_pT vV_p h_ps s_ph vL_p h_px

Conference Session

IT-based Instructional Technologies

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abul Azad, Northern Illinois University; Ghayasuddin Mohammed, Northern Illinois University; Mohammed Murtuza, Northern Illinois University; Muhammed Abedur Rahman, Northern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

threshold, piecewise linear, sigmoid, tansigmoid and Gaussian are usedfor activation.3.2. Control Vibration control techniques for flexible structures are generally classified into twocategories: passive and active control 20. Passive control utilizes the absorption property ofmatter and thus is realized by a fixed change in the physical parameters of the structure, forexample adding viscoelastic material to increase the damping properties of the flexiblemanipulator 21, 22, 23. Active control utilizes the principle of wave interference. This is realizedby artificially generating anti-source(s) (actuator(s) to destructively interfere with the unwanteddisturbances and thus result in reduction in the level of vibration. Active control of

Conference Session

Institutional and Curricular Reform

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Froyd, Texas A&M University; Charles Henderson, Western Michigan University; Jean Layne, Texas A&M University; Andrea Beach, Western Michigan University; Noah Finkelstein, University of Colorado; R. Sam Larson, Kaiser Permanente Colorado

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

that had been tried and thesuccess (or lack thereof) that followed. For example, if change agents are considering alternativepedagogies as an approach to achieve their course goals, they may to investigate the literaturethat supports the efficacy of student-centered pedagogies3,4,13-39.Bar r ier s to ChangeResistance to change is inevitable40,41. Recognizing its inevitability, Mauer34 encourages changeagents to anticipate and address resistance in their plans, rather than be surprised at itsoccurrence and have to improvise. Change agents who are prepared to address commonlyoccurring barriers are likely to be more effective than unprepared change agents.Research by Sunal et al.42 showed that faculty in their survey, which asked respondents

Conference Session

Enhancing K12 Mathematics Education with Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eli Silk, University of Pittsburgh; Christian Schunn, University of Pittsburgh

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

that integrating many differentmathematics ideas in one concrete context is challenging. Further supports, such as using thedesign context as a capstone activity or incorporating structured transfer activities, may berequired to effectively enable students’ mastery of the more general mathematical ideas. In ourfuture work, we intend to consider more case studies of the curriculum in-action withimprovements to the implementation based on these findings, in addition to conductingcomparative analyses of the curriculum relative to alternative approaches. This will help us tofurther elaborate on the conditions necessary for designing effective K-12 engineering curricula.Bibliography1. W. H. Schmidt, C. C. McKnight, and S. A. Raizen, A Splintered

Conference Session

Problem Solving and Misconceptions

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Jackman, Iowa State University; Sarah Ryan, Iowa State University; Craig Ogilvie, Iowa State University; Dale Niederhauser, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

.) The Nature of Expertise (pp. 261-285). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates 2. Bransford, J.D. (1993). Who Ya Gonna Call? Thoughts About Teaching Problem- Solving. In P. Hallinger, K. Leithwood, J. Murphy (Eds.), Cognitive Perspectives on Educational Leadership (pp. 171-191). New York: Teachers College Press. 3. French, S., Simpson, L., Athertona, E., Belton, V., Dawes, R., Edwards, W.,O P. Hamalainen, R.P., Larichev, O., Lootsma, F., Pearmani, A., Vlek, C. (1998)Problem Formulation for Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis: Report of a Workshop. J. Multi- Criteria Decision. Analysis, Vol. 7, pp. 242–262. 4. Jonassen, D.H. (1997). Instructional Design Models for Well-Structured and Ill

Conference Session

Software Engineering Course Content

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

AC 2008-1705: ENHANCING THE SOFTWARE VERIFICATION ANDVALIDATION COURSE THROUGH LABORATORY SESSIONSSushil Acharya, Robert Morris University Sushil Acharya, D.Eng. Assistant Professor of Software Engineering Acharya joined RMU in Spring 2005 after serving 15 years in the Software Industry. With US Airways Acharya was responsible for creating a Data Warehouse and using advance Data Mining Tools for performance improvement. With i2 Technologies he led the work on i2’s Data Mining product “Knowledge Discover Framework” and at CEERD (Thailand) he was the product manager of three energy software products (MEDEE-S/ENV, EFOM/ENV and DBA-VOID) which are currently in use in 26 Asian and 7

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum Innovation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Ciaraldi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David Cyganski, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael Demetriou; Fred Looft; William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Bradley Miller, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Eben Cobb, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Lance Schachterle, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kenneth Stafford, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Yiming Rong, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; James Van de Ven, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

WPI many entering students have recently expressed an interest in robotics. During theacademic year 2006/07, for example, over 130 visiting prospective students listed robotics eitheras a principal interest area or as their planned major on WPI Admissions Information forms. InFall 2005 and 2006, 96 and 101 freshmen, respectively, joined the WPI Robotics Team. One-third of them stated an interest in pursuing robotics for their senior project or academic major.43% had known of the WPI/FIRST/robotics connection before enrolling at WPI and 62% ofthese indicated that this knowledge was a strong positive reason for selecting WPI.3.0 Education in RoboticsOne may date the earliest robotics-related undergraduate curricula to the 1980’s where

Conference Session

Computer Education Management Tools I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carole Goodson, University of Houston; Barbara Stewart, University of Houston; Susan Miertschin, University of Houston; Luces Faulkenberry, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

outside of class; note that other types of communication were notreported. Page 13.1109.4Table 1: Student Responses to Background Items(n = 322) Item No. Read Skim No NR 1 Have you read the UH academic honesty policy? 44.1% 39.8% 14.3% 1.9% Often Some Never NR 2 I communicate with other students in most of my 14.9% 63.7% 21.4% 0.0% course(s) outside of class time via electronic means. Strly

Conference Session

Collaborative & New Efforts in Engineering Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Azemi, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

International

create anyproblem. Page 13.535.5Design and Delivery Consideration IssuesThe following were identified/recommended for the design and delivery process.• Hybrid-based course(s) should be clearly designated and advertised as such to prevent student confusion at the time of enrollment.• Students should be informed regarding course delivery methodology and the requirements for student participation. This is particularly important from the point of view of student satisfaction, as student expectations must be molded to fit the constraints of the online-based course delivery.• Support for online delivery classes needs to be expanded

Conference Session

Enhancing Mechanics Instruction

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Francesco Costanzo, Pennsylvania State University; Gary L. Gray, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

) Kinematic Equations Since the crate doesn’t slip relative to the truck, we have (aA )x = (aB )x and (aA )y = (aB )y = 0. Now, using the constant acceleration eqns, we can find the acceleration of the truck, that is, (vB )2x = (vB0 )2x + 2(aB )x (xB − xB0 ) Profs. Gray & Costanzo (Penn State) Lecture 12: N-E Eqns: Examples February 12, 2007 7 / 20 Example: Problem 3.3 (continued) Plugging in numbers: 0 = (88)2 + 2(aB )x (350) ⇒ (aB )x = −11.06 ft/s2 . where I have used the fact that (vB0 )x = 60 mph = 88 ft/s. Computation

Conference Session

FPD5 - Teaming and Peer Performance

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arlisa Labrie Richardson, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

completed a task that required hands-on use of 1 2 3 4 5 3 equipment 4 Abandoned a task that required hands-on use of equipment 1 2 3 4 5 Verbally encouraged team member/s to get involved with tinkering 1 2 3 4 5 5 use of equipment, tools and materials Verbally discouraged team member/s from getting involved with 1 2 3 4 5 6 tinkering

Conference Session

SPECIAL SESSION: Describing the Engineering Student Learning Experience Based on CAEE Findings: Part 1

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Atman, University of Washington; Lorraine Fleming, Howard University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Ronald Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Karl Smith, University of Minnesota; Reed Stevens, University of Washington; Ruth Streveler, Purdue University; Christine Loucks-Jaret, University of Washington; Dennis Lund, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

educations and explore how misalignments betweenuniversity and workplace practices impact preparation and retention.This paper presents recent research results on the engineering student learning experience fromthe multiple campuses involved in the study. These summarized results—from the students'perspective(s)—present initial conclusions about significant themes. In the longer run, thesethemes will be synthesized across the results of this large study. Among other ideas, theseresults question the veracity of the pipeline metaphor that has been used to describe students’navigation through their education. The “leaky pipeline” metaphor has also been questioned byothers, including Watson and Froyd26 recently, who are calling for an alternative view

Conference Session

Programmatic Issues in Physics or Engineering Physics Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenn Ellis, Smith College; Mary Moriarty, Smith College; Gary Felder, Smith College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

or static. b. For kinetic friction, apply the rule Fkf = µk FN . c. For static friction, know when you can and can’t assume Fsf = µ s FN . (You only can assume this when something is at the threshold of slipping.) d. Do not assume FN = mg !Day 4 – Trigonometry1. Given some angles and/or sides of a triangle, find other angles, sides, and trigonometry functions using the Pythagorean theorem and SOHCAHTOA.2. Given a figure with angles labeled in one or more places, figure out what other angles in the figure must be equal to the given ones.3. Vector components a. Given the magnitude and angle of a vector, find its components. b. Given the components of a vector, find its magnitude and angle. c

Conference Session

Bridging and Freshman Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wendy James, Oklahoma State University; Karen High, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

understanding the field.Some of the research questions would be best explored by a math-educator who can look throughtheir lens of expertise of common students’ K-12 experience based on current policies oncontent, the theories of semiotics, and theories of cognitive development in a social environment.Other questions are best tackled by engineering faculty, especially those which describe thenature of student misconceptions and lack of abilities in using mathematics in engineeringcourses. Page 13.627.16References1. Fink, L.D., Ambrose, S., & Wheeler, D. (2005). Becoming a professional engineering educator: A new role for a new era. Journal

Conference Session

Engineering in Middle Schools

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Quincy Brown, Drexel University; William Mongan, Drexel University; Dara Kusic, Drexel University; Elaine Garbarine, Drexel University; Eli Fromm, Drexel University; Adam Fontecchio, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

qb23,wmm24,emg26,kusic,fromme,af63@drexel.eduAbstract Since the 1960’s, Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) has been promoted as the new standardfor teaching and learning. Schools were provided with computers and internet connections atan astounding rate in the 1990’s, but there was no correlated increase in student performance.1Investigation into this problem has revealed that computer technology is simply used to augmenttraditional ‘instructionist’ teaching strategies,1,2 and this type of integration does not parallel thecurrent real-time problem solving domain that is driven by technology. Therefore, the integration of technology to reinforce science, technology, engineering andmathematics (STEM) education must not simply augment the

Conference Session

Multinational and International Design

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Norton, LeTourneau University; Matthew Green, LeTourneau University; Paul Leiffer

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

weighted list 5. Aggregate factor values into context scenario(s) Figure 3: The Contextual Needs Assessment Method as Published17,18 Page 13.923.8* Available electronically, email MatthewGreen@letu.edu.The contextual needs assessment method facilitates and directs the process of discovering,documenting, and applying contextual information and is easily adaptable to a variety of designneeds. The straightforward method provides valuable structure and insight for organizing anddriving the needs assessment process, and the templates place the power of contextualassessment in the hands of even novice engineers

Conference Session

Technical Capacity Bldg for Developing Countries & Service Learning

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Duffy, University of Massachusetts Lowell

Tagged Divisions

International

andmade 22 trips to Peru. All of these systems were designed and installed by undergraduate andgraduate students and local people, assisted by faculty and experienced volunteers.The original goals of the program were: • To advance international understanding and cooperation through collaborative development of innovative solutions that support mutual cultural and technical learning; • To explore the use of renewable energy in the Andes in ways that bring local Peruvian residents and UML students together to work in partnership; • To optimize educational experiences of students involved through the integration of service and learning, what is termed service-learning (S-L); • To promote local economic development within Peru.The program has

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Yeary, University of Oklahoma; Robert Palmer, University of Oklahoma; Kevin Kloesel, University of Oklahoma; Tian Yu, University of Oklahoma; Kent Johnson, University of Oklahoma; Mike Biggerstaff, University of Oklahoma; Phil Chilson, University of Oklahoma; Guifu Zhang, University of Oklahoma

of minutes. In order to improve detection and forecast of such phe-nomena using radar, one of the key factors is fast scan capability. Conventional weatherradars, such as the ubiquitous NEXRAD (Next Generation Radar developed in the 1980’s),are severely limited by mechanical scanning. Approximately 175 of these radars are in anational network to provide the bulk of our weather information. Under the developmentfor weather applications, the electronically steerable beams provided by the phased arrayradar at the NWRT can overcome these limitations of the current NEXRAD radar. Forthis reason, the phased array radar was listed by the National Research Council as oneof the primary candidate technologies to supersede the NEXRAD [1]. By definition

Conference Session

Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Hennessey, University of St. Thomas

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

: x ? rh , rFr ? I rh%%, rF f ? I f h%% (3) and: / F - W sin s ? m%x% (4) where F ? Fr - F f and Page 13.1095.9 Fig. 7 Vehicle coasting down an incline. W cos s ? Wr - W f ? mg cos s .Substitution and rearrangement yields the fundamental equation describing the vehicle’s motion: g sin s %x% ? »C (5) iwhere i ? 1 - I