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Preparing Engineers for the Global Workplace and Successful Graduates for a Flat World: What Does It Take?

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard; Martina Trucco, Hewlett-Packard; Rich Friedrich, Hewlett Packard

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International

AC 2010-2419: DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF TECHNOLOGYLEADERS IN CHALLENGING TIMES: THE US NSF-ASEE INDUSTRYRESEARCH FELLOWS PROGRAMLueny Morell, Hewlett-Packard Lueny Morell, M.S., P.E., is Program Manager in the Strategy and Innovation Office staff of Hewlett Packard Laboratories (HPL) in Palo Alto, California. She is responsible for facilitating external research collaborations for HPL and lead initiatives focused on R&D talent development, collaborating with external partners (government entities and other corporate labs) to pursue strategies and initiatives of benefit to the research community. In the past, she was in charge of developing engineering/science curriculum innovation

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Chiara Silvestri; Adriana Hera; Malcolm H. Ray; Siamak Najafi

]. It canbe used for numeric computation, data analysis, data visualization and algorithm developmentfor a wide range of applications. Since, as its name suggests (MATrix LABoratory), Matlab isespecially designed for matrix operations, we found this software as the appropriate tool fornumeric computation to be integrated in a “Matrix Analysis of Structures” course. ANSYS is a family of products used to numerically solve, by using finite element (FE)method, a wide variety of engineering problem in the field of structural mechanics, heat transfer,fluid dynamics, as well as acoustic and electromagnetic and coupled field analyses [2]. ANSYSis one of the standard Finite Element Analysis (FEA) teaching tools in many universities. In“Matrix

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Elif Kongar; Kurt A. Rosentrater

Engineering, 141 Technology Building, Bridgeport, CT 06604, Phone: (203) 576-4379, Fax: (203)576-4750, E-mail : kongar@bridgeport.edu2 Kurt A. Rosentrater, Ph.D., USDA, ARS, North Central Agricultural Research Laboratory, 2923 Medary Ave., Brookings, SD,57006, USA, Phone: (605) 693-3241; Fax: (605) 693-5240; E-mail: krosentr@ngirl.ars.usda.govalong with current and potential benefits. The classroom projects focused on campussustainability, and provided students with an easily accessible, real life, problem-solvingenvironment. In addition, students had the chance to gain experience in data collection andanalysis, to improve their problem solving skills with an increase in their awareness of energyand environment. Sample classroom projects are

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashley Banaszek, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Hong Sheng, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Richard Hall, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Ronaldo Luna, Missouri University of Science and Technology; Ghulam Bham, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Information Systems

module for teachingGeographic Information Systems to civil engineering students within the context of a problemrelated to crash data analysis. This module is one part of a National Science Foundation Course,Curricula, and Laboratory Improvement Project in which GIS modules are being developed forseveral areas of civil engineering. The module was used as a laboratory assignment in atransportation engineering course. Two days later students completed both an objective multiplechoice quiz over the material covered in the lab and a subjective questionnaire. Quantitativeanalysis was carried out on the quiz answers and the Likert scale portion of the questionnaire. Aqualitative grounded-theory open-coding analysis was applied to the open-ended

Conference Session

Robotics in Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenny Fotouhi, University of Maryland; Susan Cooledge, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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Computers in Education

activities were limited to the use of the on boardmicroprocessor.Assembling the Toddler Robot Two Toddler Robot kits were purchased from Parallax. Each student documented thetime spent working in the laboratory together and the time spent working alone in the laboratory.Assembly of the Toddler Robot began with installing the servomotor installed on the body of thetoddler. The kit included two motors: the Tilt and Stride Servos. The tilt servo was used forrotating the robots center of gravity back and forth on both feet, while the stride servo movedboth legs back and forth. The horns and brass wire keepers were installed on the servos, whichwere used for controlling the legs and feet of the toddler. The top plate was installed on the topof

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Progress Reports: Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

School of Technology to develop thisgraduate certificate. GE and the EET program industrial advisory board wereheavily involved in curriculum development for the graduate certificate. Page 15.382.3Learning OutcomesTest Engineering is the process of verifying that a product performs withinspecified parameters4. Test Engineers should have a mastery of circuit analysisand the ability to design and troubleshoot hardware using laboratory equipment aswell as Automatic Test Equipment (ATE). The test engineer should also haveknowledge of programming skills such as C++, MATLAB, and LabVIEW todesign testing scripts for ATE equipment. Test Engineers should have

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University; Qing Zheng, Gannon University

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Electrical and Computer

insubjects with STEM components (c) promote the interaction between the engineeringfaculty at Gannon University and the K-12 school students through activities whichdeliver critical STEM components.Recently, the ECE department at Gannon University, Erie, PA organized twoEngineering Day events in its system integration laboratory. The laboratoryaccommodated nearly 105 high school students in six hour-long sessions with up to 20students in each session. During each session, the students worked on a traffic signalcontrol circuit. The project activities comprised the following steps (1) complete thedesign of the circuit (2) test the operation of the circuit. Two ECE faculty members andsixteen ECE students currently enrolled in the undergraduate ECE

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Sunghoon Jang; Kenneth Markowitz; Aparicio Carranza

cultivate a mentor network, enabling CUNY graduatestudents who are only a subway ride away, to become role models for STEM undergraduates atCity Tech. The goal is to increase the number of students receiving associate and bachelor’sdegrees within science, technology, engineering and math, by conducting the following activities: 1. Development and institutionalization of two three-credit courses, one in the sciences and math, the other in engineering technologies, that emphasize academic preparation through development of laboratory techniques, communication, team work and creative thinking skills. 2. Academic year mentoring of undergraduates by teaching assistants in STEM, and block programming of the summer cohort in

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2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Jenn Rossmann; Karina Skvirsky

development, implementation, and assessment of this team-taught course at LafayetteCollege will be discussed.IntroductionFlow visualization is a family of techniques used to reveal the details of fluid flow. Leonardo daVinci is widely recognized to be one of the first practitioners of this scientific art. He spentmany years in his makeshift laboratory and in the field observing the movements of water andair. During his research, he maintained detailed notes and drawings to record his observations. Asketch from Leonardo’s notebooks of a free water jet issuing from a square hole into a poolrepresents perhaps the world’s first use of visualization as a scientific tool to study turbulentflow.As the quintessential “Renaissance man,” Leonardo would likely

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Edward F. Glynn; Frank E. Falcone

creation of a new fall semester, sophomore-year course titled Civil Engineering Fundamentals. Fundamentals is a 4-credit course that hasthree 50-minute lectures and one 150-minute laboratory session each week. There are twosections with a limit of 30 students per section. The course includes material that had beenpreviously presented in four courses, two of which are no longer part of the BSCE curriculum.Fundamentals is designed to help the students develop analytical, experimental, interpretive andfield-based skills and procedures for use in subsequence courses. Fundamentals is a criticalcourse in the curriculum because it serves as a foundation for most of the technical courses thatfollow. The faculty in the CEE Department provided input for the

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Sunghoon Jang; Kenneth Markowitz; Aparicio Carranza

cultivate a mentor network, enabling CUNY graduatestudents who are only a subway ride away, to become role models for STEM undergraduates atCity Tech. The goal is to increase the number of students receiving associate and bachelor’sdegrees within science, technology, engineering and math, by conducting the following activities: 1. Development and institutionalization of two three-credit courses, one in the sciences and math, the other in engineering technologies, that emphasize academic preparation through development of laboratory techniques, communication, team work and creative thinking skills. 2. Academic year mentoring of undergraduates by teaching assistants in STEM, and block programming of the summer cohort in

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2010 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Jenn Rossmann; Karina Skvirsky

development, implementation, and assessment of this team-taught course at LafayetteCollege will be discussed.IntroductionFlow visualization is a family of techniques used to reveal the details of fluid flow. Leonardo daVinci is widely recognized to be one of the first practitioners of this scientific art. He spentmany years in his makeshift laboratory and in the field observing the movements of water andair. During his research, he maintained detailed notes and drawings to record his observations. Asketch from Leonardo’s notebooks of a free water jet issuing from a square hole into a poolrepresents perhaps the world’s first use of visualization as a scientific tool to study turbulentflow.As the quintessential “Renaissance man,” Leonardo would likely

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Gautham Das; Rishi Cariappa

investigations where undertaken and various geotechnicaltests were conducted. Students assisted in obtaining soil samples and were involved in both thefield and laboratory geotechnical testing.Student Activities and InnovationsStudents were involved from preliminary investigations to all aspects of design and constructionof the road. One of the initial activities was to survey the existing ground surface and make surethat the road blend into the existing ground. Certain parts of the road were laid out previouslyhowever the road had to be modified to meet the existing requirements as set by MOST.Students were involved in all surveying activities; a rotary level was used to determine theground surface elevations. Once the elevations were identified and

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Douglas E. Dow; Stephanie Cheney

auditory, the struggle to learn fromthe traditional lecture and textbook reading format inhibits learning. Educational methods existto reach more of these students and provide an engaging, relevant learning experience for theclass as a whole. Interactive delivery of content and assessment enhance learning for manystudents. Additionally, utilizing a variety of assessment methods provides a more holistic viewof a student's mastery of concepts. Interactive web sites can be integrated into learning modulesutilized as homework or laboratory assignments within a traditional course. Another approachcould involve interacting with large databases that are accessible on the web, such as databasesrelated to patents, journal articles, genomic sequences

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Andrew C. Foley; Eben H. Phillips

Immediate linking of tolerance theory to hardware fabrication in a sophomore design course. Dr. Andrew C. Foley P.E. LCDR Eben H. Phillips P.E. U.S Coast Guard Academy, New London, CTAbstract This paper describes a teaching methodology where in order to bring a sense ofimportance to the potentially “dry topic” of tolerances, classroom theory is linkedimmediately to practical machining and assembly exercises. An introductory sophomoredesign course at the U.S Coast Guard Academy involves a substantial laboratory elementembracing basic drafting and more advanced 3D CAD instruction followed by

Conference Session

Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth English, State University of New York, Buffalo; Deborah Moore-Russo, State University of New York, Buffalo; Thomas Schroeder, University at Buffalo-SUNY; Gilberto Mosqueda, University at Buffalo-SUNY; Sofia Tangalos, University at Buffalo-SUNY

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

that relate classroom topics to practical application. As a result of their comfort withthe use of information technology, contemporary students and teachers can find traditionalclassroom methods of lecture and guided laboratory experiments limiting. Recently, the need forincreasing the number of students graduating in Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics (STEM) fields United States has been recognized as a threat to continued economicdevelopment. This need, coupled with increasing technological literacy, has created anopportunity to leverage leading edge cyberinfrastructure in an outreach program targetingsecondary school teachers. This paper demonstrates the implementation of a targeted outreachprogram that engages pre- and in

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Stephen Bitar, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Robert Labonté, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

for both civilian and military applications with a special emphasis on techniques focused on indoor, underground or otherwise GPS-deprived situations. Most recently, Dr. Michalson has been involved with the development and refinement of the Robotics Engineering curriculum at WPI.Stephen Bitar, Worcester Polytechnic InstituteRobert Labonté, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Robert Labonté received his BS and MS degrees in electrical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1954 and 1959 respectively. From 1955 to 1959 he was a member of the technical staff of Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Laboratory Division. In 1959, he joined MITRE Corporation when it was formed from

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design in Engineering Technology: Part II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Everly, University of Cincinnati; Delmer Nicholson, University of Cincinnati

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Engineering Technology

industry working for such companies as Battelle's Columbus Laboratories, Rockwell International, and Claspan Corporation. He joined the University of Cincinnati in 1985.Delmer Nicholson, University of Cincinnati Delmer W. Nicholson Jr is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology at the University of Cincinnati. He received a BSES and MSCS from The University of Cincinnati in 1982 and 2009, respectively. He has held several research and development positions in industry working for such companies as Cincinnati Milacron, Delco Electronics and Nicholson Computer Consulting. He has taught as an adjunct instructor in the Mathematics and also the Engineering

Conference Session

Curriculum in Telecommunications Engineering Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tianyi Li, Northwestern University; Walter E. Thain Jr., Southern Polytechnic State University; Thomas Fallon, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Engineering Technology

simulations as a teaching aid is very useful, perhaps even more so in a distancelearning environment. Southern Polytechnic State University’s (SPSU) Electrical and ComputerEngineering Technology (ECET) program is engaged in converting its curriculum to a distanceor hybrid distance format. Since all but two of the ECET courses have a laboratory component,this creates a significant challenge in providing a similar laboratory experience for the off-campus students. An obvious choice is to require distance students to visit the campusperiodically to perform hands-on lab exercises. This can be difficult for some students to do andwill limit enrollment to students who can.The laboratory for the department’s Telecommunications Engineering Technology (TCET

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Experiential Learning in BME

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Wabler, Clemson University; Estefania Alvarez, Clemson University; John DesJardins, Clemson University

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Biomedical

‘integrative laboratory experiences that promote inquiry,relevance, and hands-on experience.’ They suggested that lecture be replaced by more interactivelearning experiences, to increase the ability of students to participate in laboratories, internships,and research opportunities. The same Advisory Committee noted that a high percentage ofundergraduates are not prepared for the workforce due to lack of skills and motivation tocontinue learning8. To overcome this, programs such as the Creative Inquiry program atClemson University have the ability to give students the tools and the freedom to pursuequestions in their area of interest: in this case orthopaedics and biomaterials. This interactivelearning experience is highly valued by students supporting

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Peter S. Rourke

numerical control (CNC), oreven computer aided manufacturing (CAM) software and machine simulators. Indeed, most equipmentin an advanced machine laboratory does not have any actual handles at all, only virtual ones.This paper discusses how the exciting world of advanced manufacturing machine control can beintroduced when algebra topics are being studied at high school. While teaching the basics of theCartesian coordinate system a few simple numerical control machine codes are also explained. Thisenables students to compose the code required to complete simple movements of a cutter andunderstand concepts of computer related manufacturing. Free, easy to use simulation software allowsthe students to test their code.This approach has been used in a

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2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

J. S. Burmeister; K. A. Watson

American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference Copyright © 2010, American Society for Engineering Education 312Bibliography1. Karweit, M. (2002) Enhanced learning through a “virtual laboratory.’ Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, American Society for Engineering Education.2. Karweit, M. (1997) A virtual laboratory for beginning scientists/engineers. Proceedings Ed-Media & Ed- Telecom 97, Calgary, Canada.3. Burmeister, J.S., Watson, K. and Garcia-Sheets, M. (2008). What is Engineering? – a University of the Pacific

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Ali Navvab, Gloucester County College

. Experimentation in the modules allow for students to explore topics such asaerodynamics, mechanics of materials, dynamics and transport at an introductory level. At theuniversity, all of these topics are covered in a freshman introduction to engineering course. Thestudents conduct four module experiments; then after this guided instruction, the freshmen workin small teams to develop experiments. In some cases the student chosen experiments may beextensions of those they have completed or changed to incorporate these principles in othersports related testing. These team projects are a major component and design part of the course,after which the students submit a final laboratory report and present their finding in an oralpresentation. Additionally

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Enhancing CE Learning Through Use of Technology

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadarajah Ravichandran, Clemson University; Brian Machmer, Clemson University

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Civil Engineering

ratio in the loosest state (emax) of 0.811 and a void ratio of the soil in thedensest state (emin) of 0.492. Poorly graded sand is more susceptible to liquefaction, since thesand grains pack more loosely than well-graded sand. The gradation curve shown in Figure 2was determined through sieve analysis. The specific gravity was determined using the procedurein the laboratory manual5. The maximum void ratio was determined in accordance with ASTMTest Designation D-4253 (2004). Sand was poured loosely into a mold with a volume of 2830cm3 from a funnel with a 12.7 mm diameter spout. The average height of the sand fall into themold was maintained at approximately 25.4 mm. The minimum void ratio was determined byplacing oven-dried sand into the same

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Innovations in ECE Education II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stuart Wentworth, Auburn University; S. Hossein Mousavinezhad, Idaho State University; Mani Mina, Iowa State University; Wei PAN, Idaho State University

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Electrical and Computer

IEEE Education Society. Dr. Pan is director of the ON-VLSI Page 15.509.1 Laboratory, Idaho State University.© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Enhancing Electromagnetics Instruction Using MATLAB and MATHCADAbstractMATLAB and MATHCAD can be very useful tools for use in electromagnetics courses. Theycan be used as demonstration tools to clarify important concepts, or for numerical analysis ofproblems that are difficult or impossible to solve analytically. MATLAB can serve as thestudents’ home laboratory, helping to develop their practical understanding of

Conference Session

Including Engineering Economy in All Curricula

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leland Blank, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Economy

techniques of engineering economicsin a small number of classes or laboratory sessions, with possibly some material in therequired senior-level design course. This approach meets the accreditation requirement;however, it does little to adequately prepare graduates to be economically-minded as theyenter the engineering workforce.The purpose of the panel discussion is to develop innovative, plausible approaches toincluding the most important concepts and topics of engineering economics in allengineering curricula in such a fashion that faculty might accept them as a primaryknowledge base, even in the face of these external pressures.Following a brief stage-setting introduction and potential discussion questions/topics bythe moderator, the session will

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Michael Mauk, Drexel University; Yueh-Ting Yang, Drexel University; Robin Kizirian, Drexel University; Yongjin Kwon, Ajou University

AC 2010-1936: ON-LINE SURFACE ROUGHNESS MEASUREMENT USINGLABVIEW AND VISION METHOD FOR E-QUALITY CONTROLRichard Chiou, Drexel UniversityMichael Mauk, Drexel UniversityYueh-Ting Yang , Drexel UniversityRobin Kizirian , Drexel UniversityYongjin Kwon, Ajou University Page 15.920.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 On-line Surface Roughness Measurement using LabVIEW and Vision Method for E-Quality ControlAbstractThe annual results of laboratory development under an NSF, CCLI sponsored project,“CCLI Phase II: E-Quality for Manufacturing (EQM) Integrated with Web-enabledProduction Systems for Engineering Technology Education” (NSF Award # 0618665

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Multidisciplinary First Year Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Lowery, West Virginia University; Steve Kane, West Virginia University; Vicki Kane, West Virginia University; Robin Hensel, West Virginia University; Gary Ganser, West Virginia University

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First-Year Programs

MATH 155 recitations and engineering laboratories. Thefollowing sections discuss specific implementation in each course.During the Fall 2009 semester, all students were concurrently enrolled in both MATH 155 andENGR 101 project courses. These students were all first time, full time freshman engineeringmajors. All students were able to complete all parts of the projects.Currently, during the Spring 2010 semester, the composition of the groups is quite different. Allstudents are not required to be concurrently enrolled in both MATH 155 and ENGR 101. Sincethe project worksheets are divided by course, those students in MATH 155 are required tocomplete only the math worksheets and those in ENGR 101 are required to complete only theengineering

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Automation Subjects in Manufacturing Education II

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Eric Carr, Drexel University; Robin Kizirian, Drexel University; Yueh-Ting Yang, Drexel University; Brittany Killen, Drexel University; Yongjin Kwon, Ajou University

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Manufacturing

this paper, the application of rapid prototyping in fabricating awalking robotic system and mechanism is presented. Using a Dimension uPrint Personal3D Printer, prototypes of a robot body and legs are fabricated. These components are thenused to fabricate the articulated structure of an experimental prototype for a quadrupedrobot. The necessary information about methods of control, power, sensors, batteries,electronics, and more is presented. Materials, methods, and tools are outlined, includingthe use of servomotors and microcontroller-based control systems. Students in theApplied Engineering Technology program are required to work with this robotic projectas part of a laboratory experiment in the “MET 205 Robotics and Mechatronics

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2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Robert M. O'Connell; Gavin Duffy; Ted Burke; David Dorran

ProgramThe study was conducted by the authors as part of a Fulbright Fellowship to study and conductresearch on active student-centered learning, including group-based learning, at the DublinInstitute of Technology (DIT) in Dublin, Ireland. To study group-based learning, the authorsserved as learning-group tutors in the laboratory sessions of three different lower levelundergraduate courses in the School of Electrical Engineering Systems. Those courses were onein basic instrumentation, one in signals and systems, and a robotics sumo-wrestling (Robo Sumo)project course. While the three courses were managed differently from each other in certainways, they had in common that their laboratory components followed similar formats. In theInstrumentation