Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

THEO MARYONOVICH; Chris Netherton; Chandra Sekhar; Jai Agrawal; Omer Farook

to find an objectplaced in a room by analyzing data from its own internal sensors and instructionstransmitted from a local PC. The local PC is equipped with a user interface programwritten in Borland C++ (Figure 1-1). When an individual accesses the user interface, theywill be asked to enter the appropriate grid pattern for the hexapod to follow. The userwill be provided with a “hexapod path” sheet to plan the path for the robot. Each box onthe path sheet represents 1-foot square on the floor. It is up to the user to “roughly”estimate the distance to the GOAL object. Complete accuracy is unnecessary because therobot’s infrared sensor will take over when it gets within 4-feet of the GOAL. Figure 1: Floor

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Murphy; Vincent Capece; John Baker

with abetter understanding of what mechanical engineering is about. This information wouldhelp some of the students who had thought about a career in engineering to make a bettereducated decision when they get to college, while some who may have never thoughtabout engineering as a career might consider it. In planning such a program, one mustkeep in mind that mechanical engineering is too broad, and the various areas of emphasisare too deep, to allow for a highly detailed overview. It is only realistic to provide a briefintroduction, and one must guard against overwhelming the students with detail. Also, itis important to keep all discussions and project work on a level appropriate for highschool students, who have no background in calculus

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Keyser; Polly Piergiovanni; S. Scott Moor

test their own control systems. At the heart of the process is the LEGO® RCXbrick, an inexpensive system that grabs student interest. Using the kits, students are able toconstruct the physical process with quick release fittings and implement the control system insoftware using ROBOLABTM for LabVIEWTM. Inexpensive kits were developed using LEGO components that include a tank, sensors,motorized control valve and a control algorithm. The kits are easy to reproduce. With them,students conduct several level experiments which illustrate concepts of simple draining tankdynamics. The students plan and construct the piping, determine the placement of sensors andcontrol elements and decide the process control parameters. In a single class period

Conference Session

Manufacturing Competitiveness

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Gore

in the system, or 365 days divided by turns per year). For exampleToyota's inventory turns per year ranged from 60 to 80 in the 1970's, which meant that inventoryturned every 4.5 to 6 days. Many domestic companies, including Blount International, HarleyDavidson, and General Electric adopted and were successful with JIT about the same time.However, from that time to the present, inventory turns have dropped steadily for many of them.Toyota's turns per year dropped to the 20's in the 1980's to 12.2 in 2001. General Electric had itsleanest year in 1973 and has lost ground since that time. 1 So, some of these companies begancomparing improvement techniques such as "Total Quality Management" (TQM), "EnterpriseResource Planning" (ERP), and "Theory

Conference Session

Related Engineering Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Bowman

, J.C. Kramlich, and J.L. Fridley, “A Design AttributeFramework for Course Planning and Learning Assessment,” IEEE Transactions on Education, Vol. 43, No. 2, May2000ROBERT J. BOWMAN received the B.S.E.E. degree from Penn State Univ., the M.S.E.E. degree from San JoseState Univ., and the Ph.D.E.E. degree in 1980 and Ph.D.Bioeng in 1983 from the Univ. of Utah. He has practiced asa design engineer for thirty-two years and has held faculty positions at the Univ. of Utah, Univ. of Vermont, Univ.of Rochester, and is currently Department Head of Electrical Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology. Page 8.477.9 “Proceedings

Conference Session

Perceived Quality Engineering Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Allen Estes; Stephen Ressler

for teaching and for the subject matter.C4. My instructor had a structure or plan for every lesson's learning activities.C5. My instructor helped me to understand the importance and practical significance of thiscourse.C6. My instructor used well-articulated learning objectives to guide my learning.C7. My instructor communicated effectively.C8. My instructor demonstrated that he or she cares about my learning.C9. My instructor demonstrated positive expectations of the cadets in the class.C10. My instructor used visual images (pictures, demonstrations, models, diagrams, simulations,etc.) to enhance my learning.C11. My instructor gave me timely and accurate feedback on my learning progress.C12. In this course, the exams were fair and relevant

Conference Session

Materials Curricula: Modeling & Math

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Surendra Gupta

the term, the information that is collected through theevaluation process will be processed and used to evaluate the effectiveness of the modules.Status of the ProjectCurrently, the three modules described above are ready for use in the spring quarter. Additionalinformation about these modules can be found in another paper5 in the proceedings of thisconference. Modules using particles size analysis and surface roughness are in the developmentstage. We plan to have five (or possibly six) modules in total. At the end of the spring quarter,an overall evaluation of the project will take place.Conclusions Page 8.838.8 Proceedings of the 2003

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jitendra Tate; Ronnie Bolick; Ajit Kelkar

. This new experiment generated lot of interest in undergraduate students to perform theresearch in the general area of manufacturing of composites. This laboratory experiment has yetto be assessed. It is planned to assess this laboratory experiment upon class completion this year.Bibliography 1. Daniel I. M.; Ishai Ori; 1994, “Engineering Mechanics of Composite Materials”, Oxford University Press 2. Strong A. B.; 1989, “Fundamentals of Composite Manufacturing: Materials, Methods, and Applications”, Society of Manufacturing Engineers 3. BGF Industries, Inc.; “http://www.bgf.com/cchart.htm 4. Hexcel Corporation, Inc.; “http://www.hexcelfibers.com/Markets/Products/Continuous /_Productlist.htm” 5. The Dow Chemical

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Audeen Fentiman

of Introduction to Engineering were taught at Walnut Hills. While studentsundoubtedly talked to each other about their projects, the students in one class did not have anopportunity to see the sorter systems constructed by teams in the other class. After collecting thefinal drafts of reports from all teams in both sections, the instructors made copies of the reportsand gave a copy of each team’s report to a team in the other section. Teams receiving the reporthad one day to read it and plan their approach to reconstructing the sorter system described inthat report. The next day, they presented to the instructors a list of the materials they would needto build the sorter. They had the remainder of that day and one more to build the sorter and

Conference Session

Practice/Industry Partnership

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Wilfred Roudebush

life cycle phases and does not account for inputs ofenvironment, goods, and services. Page 8.529.1“Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education” Decisions based on an environmental impact analysis may rely on an EnvironmentalImpact Statement. An Environmental Impact Statement is an inventory, analysis, and evaluationof the effect of a planned built environment project on surrounding environmental quality asstipulated by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)6. Decisions based on anEnvironmental Impact Statement

Conference Session

The Biology Interface

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Raj Mutharasan

most difficulty. Homework problems and class discussion of how to go about genemanipulations were used to help overcome these problems. A short text on genetic engineeringwas used during the second offering of the course to provide students with an immediatelyavailable reference source. Instructors made use of assigned problem sets to give the studentsexperience in the practical issues that arise in planning gene cloning, scale-up of fermentations,drug distribution in the body and biosensor operation. Thus, students were able to make theconnection between such things as rate equations used in biological systems and thoseencountered previously in their engineering courses. Another useful approach was to brieflysummarize previous class materials

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Wilmorat Ratchukool; Arnold Lumsdaine

required than is anticipated. It was only possible to developthese tutorials because a graduate student in instructional technology was assigned to do most ofthe “grunt work” of development. Also, as in many areas of course development, planning wellis the key to success, more than the number of hours devoted to development. Many hours arewasted if clear paths for development, along with storyboards, are not created early on in thedevelopment process.VIDEO TUTORIALSDescription Students were introduced to the MDSolids software package, which has features to assist inunderstanding many aspects of solid mechanics [3], including Shear Force and Bending Momentdiagrams. There would seem to be little to be gained pedagogically by encouraging students

Conference Session

Quality & Accreditation: Outcome Assessment

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Thomas; Mohammad Alam

established. • Advising for computer engineering students has been streamlined. Computer engineering students are now advised in the ECE department.New relationships have been built with local industry. For example, Alabama Power provided$500,000 in endowment funds to provide scholarships for ECE students; negotiations areunderway with Ferson Optics and Radiance Technologies for hiring ECE Co-op students; andFerson Optics is planning to commercialize a provisional patent on a beam splitter developed bythe ECE faculty.ConclusionThe ABET 2000 accreditation process was a constructive learning experience. It is the intent ofABET that engineering education be shaped by the consumers of electrical and computerengineering graduates in addition

Conference Session

Best Zone Papers

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jay Porter; Joseph Morgan

has developed a three-semester plan to implement adistance learning laboratory for this course. Currently, the development effort has justentered its second semester. Page 8.143.3Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering EducationFigure 1. Network-based Architecture for Mobile Platform.Phase I – Platform And Monitoring/Control Methodology DevelopmentThe distance learning laboratory development project began during the Fall 2001semester. The overall goal of the first phase was to assess the learning motivation

Conference Session

Assessment Issues

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Reuben Fan; Sean Brophy

sections andinstitutions. Since class dynamics tend to change between institutions, teachers, or even sections,it is vital that each class maintain a level of consistency when implemented in order to insure thatdiscrepancies between sections or institutions are accounted for and is not the overriding factorfor alteration in student performance. It is vital that the application of innovative learningstrategies in the classroom result in a positive long-term impact on the quality of education in theclassroom and that this holds true regardless of the instructor. This will be a difficult task. It isevident that we can not predict every possible facet that will arise as an important criterion forinvestigation so we plan to be tenacious in the

Conference Session

Physics in the K-16 Classroom

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Eswara Venugopal, University of Detroit Mercy; Robert Ross, University of Detroit Mercy

concrete reasoning methods to solve problems.A second issue is raised by our observation that most students were unable to make muchprogress while working individually on the problem. Clearly, the dynamic interaction betweenstudents was necessary to allow them to make significant progress in the allotted time. This fact,coupled with their very positive responses to working collaboratively, reinforces the usefulnessof this pedagogical method. We plan further study of this collaborative-learning dynamic usingthese exercises with future groups of engineering and science students. Page 8.317.7Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Diana Dabby

upon, might be sufficient to have me attain a beggar’s bliss immediately; but, like some predator that prefers a moving prey to a motionless Page 8.482.4 one, I planned to have this pitiful attainment coincide with one of the various girlish Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education movements she made now and then as she read …4 [emphasis mine]Charlotte (ignored by Humbert as a ‘distasteful’ model) already feels threatened by Lolita (her‘edible’ Batesian mimic), as revealed by Humbert: … for

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Lan; Karlene Hoo; Jason Williams; Harry Parker; Charles Smith; Theodore Wiesner

a feel for what the equipment looks and feels like, as well ashow it operates. With the virtual portion, the students will become familiar with the computerinterfaces that are similar to industrial control rooms, and learn to manipulate the equipment viathose controls instead of manually turning valves and knobs. They can also explore operatingscenarios which are not easily or economically investigated with physical equipment. A powerfulcapability added by virtual experiments is the ability to use simulation to plan which laboratoryexperiments would be most useful to meet the goals of a lesson..SummaryWith the two labs complementing each other, the unit operations laboratory would be highlybeneficial to the students by teaching both the

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in BME

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Marcus Pandy; Anthony Petrosino; Ronald Barr

+ w3 A , (1)where F = Factual knowledge , C = Conceptual understanding, A = Adaptive exp ertise ,and w1 , w2 , w3 are weighting factors (constants). Selecting the values of the weighting factors issomewhat arbitrary. As a first pass, we propose that factual knowledge should be roughly half asimportant as either conceptual understanding or adaptive expertise, in which case: w1 = 0.2; w2 = 0.4; w3 = 0.4. Our current plan is to conduct the assessment and evaluation using a Two Group Design3.The control group will comprise students in the undergraduate biomechanics course offered inthe Department of Mechanical Engineering at UT Austin; the experimental (HPL) group willcomprise students in the new

Conference Session

Combining Research and Teaching

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Raul Ordonez; Marianne Cinaglia; Kathryn Hollar; Jess Everett; Joseph Orlins; Kauser Jahan; Mariano Savelski; Linda Head; Stephanie Farrell; Robert Hesketh

their experience and finalize plans for technical publications and presentations. During the first, fifth and last weeks, an outside evaluator (College of Education, Faculty) meets with the REU participants to evaluate their experience. The evaluator determines the impact of the REU experience on the participants through written surveys and exit interviews. The evaluator also conducts surveys beyond the duration of the REU to trac k the students’ progress at their respective colleges. The surveys and exit interviews will provide valuable information vital for the improvement of the REU program in subsequent years. RESULTS OF REU 2001 Nearly 50 applications were received in the summer of 2001. The nine finalists, 2 males and 7 females reflected

Conference Session

multim engr edu;dist.,servi&intern based

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Roxanne Jacoby; Jean Le Mee

more self–assurance to betterhandle the managerial aspects of their jobs, thus helping them to advance more rapidly on thecorporate ladder.Plans for the Future Based on our positive experience, we plan to continue teaching the Global Perspectives inTechnology Management course, and offer the GLOBETECH simulation every fall semester forthe foreseeable future. We feel that the GLOBETECH simulation adds new depth and practicalexperience to the course. For the past few years, we have been working hard to develop strongties with several engineering schools, that would permit us a stronger, repeat collaboration in thesimulation and course. We will also continue to actively search for new schools interested toparticipate in our future

Conference Session

Innovative Lab and Hands-on Projects

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Anant Kukreti

the modules particularly useful when the underlying theoreticalconcepts had already been taught in the class. Specifically, these modules not only furtherreinforced these concepts, but also provided an opportunity to view graphically and pictoriallyhow the results varied when the input parameters were varied with a practical range. Thus, theywere able to appreciate the sensitivity of the problem to input parameters. Overall, the studentscommented that this made the learning experience fun. These comments are quite consistentwith our goals we had set while undertaking this project. We plan to conduct a more formalsurvey when these modules are used this Spring semester (2002), and we would report the resultsof this survey in a future

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education and Outreach

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Terry Ballinger; Craig Somerton

manufacturing stations unless it is in their plan, and this must bepoliced during the competition. With their assembly lines designed, the students are asked tostaff their lines, and at a given signal begin making their beanie eels. As each beanie eel comesoff the assembly it must pass inspection, principally that it does not leak split peas, which is themain flaw that appears. As each team completes the required number of beanie eels their time isrecorded. The competition continues until each team has completed the required number of eels.The winning team is the one with the lowest time, and some simple prizes should be distributedto the members of the winning team. Figure 5 shows the competition in action. Table 2 providessome typical results, with

Conference Session

Educational Trends in Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Brahm Verma

, MA (PersonalCorrespondence). December 2001.11 Brahm Verma and E. Dale Threadgill, “Comprehensive Engineering – A Strategic Issue for the FirstDecade of the 21 st Century.” Submitted to the University of Georgia Strategic Planning Advisory Board.February 15, 2000. 20p. Page 7.556.11 “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright @ 2002, American Society for Engineering Education”

Conference Session

New Programs and Success Stories

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Dickson

• The creation of a management role for industrial representatives in academic programmesThey all endeavour to meet the need for employment-based part-time learning within the contextof continuing professional development, providing core and advanced engineering knowledge &skills and encouraging a multi-disciplinary approach to the learning process.It is interesting to note however that the format of workbased learning that all these courses takemirrors again Professor Livingston’s comments from 1971 “Formal management education programmes typically emphasises the development of problem solving and decision-making skills, for instance but give little attention to ….. skills ….. to carry out successful operating plans once

Conference Session

Mobile Robotics in Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Peterson; Barry Mullins

Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2002, American Society for Engineering EducationThis was the first year for USAFA’s involvement in BattleBots. Based on the exceptionalexperience, the department anticipates participating in BattleBots for several years to come. It isenvisioned that the BattleBots will grow in sophistication as subsequent students attempt to buildtheir version of a BattleBot. As they do, the faculty mentors also gain a better appreciation forpower electronics as applied to high-powered mobile robots.References1. EE 464 Course Assessment Plan Version 1.1, United States Air Force Academy CO, 31 January 2000.2. Stone, Brad, “Attack of the BattleBots”, Newsweek, pgs. 40-42, 28 May 2001.3

Conference Session

Ethical & Industrial Issues in BME

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Jendrucko; Anthony English; Monica Schmidt

had the opportunityto make measurements and sketches of the existing surgical instruments. This year the distribu-tor personally conducted the sawbones training, rather than having it done by his sales staff. Healso loaned students the surgical instruments for use during their oral presentation at the end ofthe Fall semester. Students plan to test their prototypes using sawbones during the Spring semes-ter. Recently a grant was received from the implant manufacturer to provide financial resourcesfor fabrication of the prototypes and for the design team and their faculty advisor to visit themanufacturer and present their final design project results.Video System for Measuring Canine Stride LengthThis design project developed a system for

Conference Session

Capstone Design and Engineering Practice

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Marian Stachowicz; Rocio Alba-Flores

self-learning and research skills, • Expose students to engineering problems with realistic constrains, and use their creativity, knowledge, and skills acquired in previous courses to solve the problems, • Exercise their oral and written communication skills, and improve them by presenting written reports and oral presentations during the semester.The students had fifteen weeks to do all the work, from the definition of the project to thedevelopment and completion of the project. To achieve the goals, the activities were planned asfollows. During the first three weeks, an intensive review covering the topics of the 68HC12microcontroller, principles of mobile robots, sensors, and fuzzy set theory was given. Duringthis

Conference Session

Programmatic Curriculum Developments

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Walter Massie

solutions.8. Evaluate remaining alternatives - often using more than just technical criteria - and rank results.9. Select - again with the client - the best choices and fix the design.10. Supervise construction or realization. This can involve such diverse aptitudes as project planning and control, labor relations and client interaction as well as being able to alleviate or circumvent immediate technical difficulties that may arrise.11. Supervise and monitor use and lifetime condition. Interaction with users is important here.12. Remove and recycle.Most will recognize that steps 5 through 7 in this list form the heart of the curriculum’stechnical content

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Peretti; Paula Berardinelli; Naomi Kleid; Deanna Dannels; Chris Anson; Lisa Bullard; Dave Kmiec

education in the areas of writing and speaking. He has published widely.PAULA BERARDINELLIPaula Berardinelli received her Doctorate of Education in Training and Development from North Carolina StateUniversity and a Master's in Health Education and a Bachelor's in Health Planning and Administration, both fromThe Pennsylvania State University. She is currently an Assistant Professor of the Training and DevelopmentProgram at North Carolina State University and has worked as a consultant in a variety of industries.LISA BULLARDLisa G. Bullard received her BS in ChE from NC State and her Ph.D. in ChE from Carnegie Mellon. She servedin engineering and management positions within Eastman Chemical Co. from 1991-2000. At N.C. State, she iscurrently the