Conference Session

Assessment Methods

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virendra Varma, Missouri Western State University

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Engineering Technology

engineer/manager to a partner. He is an Instructor of ATC-20 course on Structural Assessment of Vertical Structures. Page 11.817.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Internally-Developed Departmental Exit Exams v/s Externally-Normed Assessment Tests: What We FoundAbstractPrior to 1995, the Department of Engineering Technology at Missouri Western State Universitywas engaged in the exit testing of its graduating students using the in-house developed exitexams, and reviewed by faculty from a neighboring university, to assess the content knowledgeof its students. The system worked fine but in the

Conference Session

Design Methods and Concepts

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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S. Balachandran, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

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Design in Engineering Education

2006-84: TEACHING A WEB-BASED GRADUATE COURSE ON TAGUCHIMETHODSS. Balachandran, University of Wisconsin-Platteville Dr. S. Balachandran is a Prof. of Ind. Eng., at UW-Platteville. He owns the consulting firm Process Improvement and has served as a consultant to manufacturing companies, businesses, law firms and government agencies. His areas of interest are ergonomics, continuous process and quality improvement, design of experiments, facilities design, manufacturing system design and simulation. He received B.E. Degree with Honors in Mech. Eng. from the University of Madras, India in 1968, and received M.E. degree with Distinction in Aeronautical Eng. with specialization in rockets

Conference Session

Improving ME instructional laboratories

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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S. Perwez Kalim, Wilkes University

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Mechanical Engineering

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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S. Hossein Mousavinezhad, Western Michigan University

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Electrical and Computer

2006-1241: ELECTRIC & MAGNETIC FIELDS, TRANSMISSION LINES FIRST?S. Hossein Mousavinezhad, Western Michigan University BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION Dr. Mousavinezhad is an active member of ASEE and IEEE having chaired sessions in national and regional conferences. He is IEEE Region 4 Educational Activities Chair and member of the ASEE North Central Section Executive Board. He was the ECE Program Chair of the 2002 ASEE Annual Conference, Montreal, Quebec, June 16-19 and 2003 ASEE ECE Division Chair. Professor Mousavinezhad received ASEE/NCS Distinguished Service Award, April 6, 2002, for significant and sustained leadership. In 1994 he received Zone II Outstanding Campus

Conference Session

FPD8 -- Systems, Nanotechnology & Programming

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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S. Scott Moor, Indiana University Purdue University-Fort Wayne (ET)

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First-Year Programs

with the word ‘program’% Prepared by S. Scott Moor, IPFW August 2004% Based on suggestions from Shreekanth Mandayam, and the file name used. This is% Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rowan University followed by the authors name% see http://users.rowan.edu/~shreek/networks1/music.html and the date.%% This program creates sine waves for a series of standard Describe the purpose and basic% notes. Each note is set up to be 0.5 seconds long at a% sample rate of 8000 Hz. The notes are assembled into a approach of the program% song that is then played by the computer speaker

Conference Session

FPD9 -- Technology & Textbooks

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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S. Keith Hargrove, Morgan State University; Marie Dahleh, Harvard University

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First-Year Programs

2006-1446: USING MULTI-MEDIA COURSEWARE TO ENHANCE ACTIVESTUDENT LEARNING IN THE CLASSROOMS. Keith Hargrove, Morgan State University S. Keith Hargrove, is currently serving as a Harvard Administrative Fellow in the Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University. He previously served as Chairperson of the Industrial Engineering Department in the Clarence Mitchell, Jr. School of Engineering at Morgan State University at Baltimore, MD. He received his BSME degree from Tennessee State University, M.S. from the University of Missouri at Rolla, and PhD from the University of Iowa. He is a member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Institute of Industrial Engineers

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Manian Ramkumar, Rochester Institute of Technology; Scott Anson, Rochester Institute of Technology; Charles Swain, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

consulting or contract work with industries; including a couple of years in automated testing and control of various electrical and mechanical systems and a few months on the testing of communication systems. Page 11.1221.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Teaching Reliability Concepts to Undergraduate Students – An NSF CCLI A&I Grant Prof. S. Manian Ramkumar1, Prof. Scott J. Anson, Prof. Charles Swain and Arun Varanasi2 Center for Electronics Manufacturing and Assembly Rochester Institute of Technology

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. David Dvorak, University of Maine-Orono; Ronald Fulle, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

Conference Session

EM Program Trend and Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yesim Sireli, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; S. Gary Teng, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; Ertunga Ozelkan, University of North Carolina-Charlotte

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Engineering Management

2006-588: GROWTH OF A YOUNG ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT PROGRAMYesim Sireli, University of North Carolina-Charlotte Yesim Sireli is an Assistant Professor at the Engineering Management Program at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She received a Ph.D. degree in Engineering Management from Old Dominion University, and also holds MSc and BSc degrees in Electrical Engineering. Her research interests include business forecasting, decision analysis, customer-oriented product development, quality management, and technology management.S. Gary Teng, University of North Carolina-Charlotte S. Gary Teng is the Director of Engineering Management Program and Center for Lean Logistics and

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Innovations

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Plett, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs; Rodger Ziemer, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs; Michael Ciletti, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs; R. Dandapani, University of Colordo-Colorado Springs; T. S. Kalkur, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs; Mark Wickert, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs

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Electrical and Computer

-Colorado Springs Rodger E. Ziemer received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Minnesota in 1965. After serving in the U. S. Air Force from 1965 – 1968, he joined the University of Missouri – Rolla until 1983, having been promoted through the ranks to Professor. He joined the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS) in Jan. 1984 as Professor and Chairman of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. In August 1998, he went on leave to the National Science Foundation where he was Program Director for Communications Research until August 2001; he then returned to being a full-time faculty member at UCCS. He has spent intermittent periods on leave or sabbatical to various

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadia Kellam, University of South Carolina; Veronica Addison, University of South Carolina; Michelle Maher, University of South Carolina; Mann Llewellyn, University of Queensland; David Radcliffe, University of Queensland; Walter Peters, University of South Carolina

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Educational Research and Methods

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Conference Session

Curricula of the Past, Present, and Future

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Banzaert, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; John Duffy, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; David Wallace, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

. His research focuses on using computation to elucidate alternatives and tradeoffs in integrated, concurrent product development involving the collaboration of many organizations and experts throughout the world. Page 11.1150.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Strategies for Integrating Service-Learning into the Engineering Core at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and the Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAbstractWhile the pedagogy of Service-Learning (S-L) has been applied beneficially in a variety ofdisciplines, only recently have engineering

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salim Haidar, Grand Valley State University; Ali Mohammadzadeh, Grand Valley State University

l2 s Center of mass x k1 c1 k2 c2 l 1 y1 y2 Page 11.213.4 Figure 2An automobile on a rough terrain, such as the one shown in the Figure 1, exhibits bounce, pitch,and roll on top of its rigid body motion. In this analysis, we assume that the rolling motioncompared to the two other

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2006 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

David Lai; Zhongwei Zhang; Chong Shen

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Conference Session

Teaching with Technology in Dynamics and Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salim Haidar, Grand Valley State University; Ali Mohammadzadeh, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

model example, we propose to evaluate the position, velocity and the time at which the 1pound block leaves the surface of a cylindrical surface on which it slides. The block is assumedto have an initial velocity V0 at the top of the cylinder and is subject to a constraint friction forceof kinetic coefficient of friction, µk (See Figure 1). To achieve a stable numerical solution, weassume, without loss of generality, a specific initial speed of 10 ft/s for the block and considerthe coefficient of kinetic friction between the block and surface to be zero in one case and 0.2 inthe other. The radius of cylinder, r = 5 ft. V0 r

Conference Session

Integrating Math, Science, & Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leslie Keiser, University of Tulsa; William Hamill, University of Tulsa; Bryan Tapp, University of Tulsa; William Potter, University of Tulsa; Jerry McCoy, University of Tulsa; Peter LoPresti, University of Tulsa; Donna Farrior, University of Tulsa; Shirley Pomeranz, University of Tulsa

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Mathematics

Figure 4. Comparison of Conceptions of Mathematics Inventory (CMI) Results. CMI given at start of fall 2004 Calculus I and at end of spring 2005 Calculus II. Data collected for 48 students who took both fall 2004 and spring 2005 CMI . AVERAGE VALUES. 1 2 3 4 5 6 I . N a tu r e o f M a th e m a tic a l K n o w le d g e 1 . C o m p o s itio n o f M a th e m a tic a l F a ll: 3 .8 7 S p r i n g : 3 .7 2 K n o w le d g e K n o w l e d g e a s f a c t s , f o r m u l a s, a n d

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2006 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Xinzhou Wei; Kenneth Markowitz; Aron Goykadosh

the values of f1(S) and f2(S) for each of the elements of the set S,f(S) = ( f1(S), f2(S) ) = { f1(α1), f1(α2), ..., f1(αN/2), f2(α1), f2(α2), ..., f2(αN/2) } (mod q), the valuesof g1(S) and g2(S) for each of the elements of the set S. The polynomials f and g will be kept asthe signer’s private key. Then the signer sends the set of values g(S) to the verifier, where the setS, f(S) are the signer’s public keys. In order to use PASS as a digital signature scheme for the RFID system, we apply the hashfunction SHA-1 to it. An output of a 160-bit string has been produced, and will be used in theformatting function. The string is divided into four groups and each has five bytes. We use Bi torepresent one byte of it. The signer constructs the

Conference Session

Design of Laboratory Experiments

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Burchett, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

(1) y ? CxWhere, x is the state vector consisting of base disk twist angle { and angular velocity {% , andpendulum swing angle s angular velocity s% . ] x ? { {% s s% T _As illustrated above, r is the distance from the center axis of the base disk to pendulumlongitudinal axis, Jd and Jp are the disk and pendulum centroidal moments of inertia respectively,b1 and b2 are revolute joint viscous damping, T is the applied control torque, lCG is the distancefrom mounting joint to pendulum center of gravity, and mp is the

Conference Session

What's New in Dynamics?

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Scott, University of Michigan; Arnaldo Mazzei, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

FIGURE 2 – FINITE DIFFERENCE AND EXACT SOLUTIONNon-linear PendulumThe equation of motion for a simple pendulum is (see FIGURE 3): d 2s g - sin(s ) ? 0 dt 2 l (6)where g is the gravitational constant, l is the length of the pendulum and s is an angularcoordinate. Noting that g l has dimensions of frequency, one can introduce the dimensionlesstime: v ? ( g l )t , so that d dt ? (d dv )(dv dt ) ? ( g l )(d dv ) . Light Rigid Rod g

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Epolito, U.S. Military Academy; Michael Butkus, U.S. Military Academy

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Environmental Engineering

Int Ext Int Ext Int Ext Int Ext Int Ext Int Ext California Polytechnic State University S √ University of California, Irvine Q √ University of California, Riverside Q √ √ University of Central Florida S √ √ University of Colorado at Boulder S √ Colorado State University S √ Columbia University S √ University of Delaware

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Colin Campbell, TechnicalMastery.com Corp.; Faycal Saffih, UAE University; Khaled Nigim, University of Waterloo

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Electrical and Computer

Waterloo, E&CE department. Page 11.730.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Improve Learning Efficiency with Integrated Math and Circuit Simulation Tools in Electrical and Computer Engineering Courses1. AbstractThis paper presents coupling the use of the TINA circuit simulation software with theMathcad mathematical software. This coupling permits students to simply (1) enter a circuit inTINA diagramatically, (2) export its symbolic solution y(t), or its transfer function, Y(s), to aMathcad file, and (3) plot these solutions for multiple values of a parameter (e.g. R) on a 2-Dor 3-D graph. The symbolic

Conference Session

Multimedia and Distance Learning in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nikunja Swain, South Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Page 11.395.4The other equation that are used in this VI are equations to calculate the RMS values of voltageand current, the maximum value of current from voltage and impedance information, and the realpower (P), reactive power (Q), and total power (S). Vm Im V m ∠θ vV = ...... I = ......I m = ............(6) 2 2 Z∠θ zP = V I cos θ .........Q = V I sin θ .............S = P + jQ................(7)θ = θ v − θ i ....................................................................(8)The front panel of this VI consists of (a) the user inputs (controls) such as maximum voltage,angle of the voltage, impedance, angle of the

Conference Session

Internet and Distributed Computing

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fani Zlatarova, Elizabethtown College

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

different levels of abstraction areconsidered below. The examples, described in the following subsections, use a sample logicalDB named MUSIC, MUSIC = {C, S, A}, which contains information about recording companies(C), singers (S), and albums issued (A), is build up of the following relational schemas: C (CNo, CName, URL, City); S (SNo, SName, Address, Phone, Email); A (ANo, CNo, SNo, AName, AType, Price, Qty, Year).For simplicity of the DB structure, it is assumed that the DB contains only albums of soloperformers. However, it is possible for a singer to have more than one album produced by onecompany, but a maximum of one album per year.2.1. Defining Queries by Using

Conference Session

Issues in Digital Signal Processing

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Murat Tanyel, Geneva College

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

where he helped set up an innovative introductory engineering curriculum. Dr. Tanyel received his B. S. degree in electrical engineering from Bogaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey in 1981, his M. S. degree in electrical engineering from Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA in 1985 and his Ph. D. in biomedical engineering from Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA in 1990. Page 11.1434.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Communication Systems Toolkit As a Tool for InnovationAbstractIn previous publications, we have discussed the preparation1, the utilization2 and theeffectiveness3 of a

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Lusth, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

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Conference Session

Teaching with Technology in Dynamics and Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Nordenholz, California Maritime Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

yd ? yn 1 / | ,2 A ? x - ÄÄ 0 2 ÕÕ , h ? tan /1 ÄÄ ÕÕ . yd Å v0 - |y n x0 Ö 0 Å ÖThe method for studying this problem now proceeds as follows. Students are asked to write aMATLAB program to compute x(t) for set values of the parameters m, k, c, x0, and v0. Anexample is shown below: % free sping/mass/damper clear,clc,close all % set parameters % all dimensions in m, kg, s k=100;m=4;c=4; x0=.2;v0=0; % calculate

Conference Session

Computed Simulation and Animation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Maixner, U.S. Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Applications sliding toolbars which allow a smooth variation of property values. Properly used by students, these worksheets have the potential to reinforce and enhance understanding of the fundamental interrelationships among various properties; students are free to change various parameters such as pressure, temperature, and quality, and immediately view the effect of these changes on the associated Mollier and T-s diagrams. Students may quickly visualize the effect of these changes, rather than being mired in the minutiae of table lookups, interpolation, transcription, and manual plotting. An additional benefit of the rapid and very accurate plotting of thermodynamic properties is a better

Conference Session

Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Liao, Wayne State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

time and effort to construct demonstration models for instructional purpose. It is our intentin this paper to describe the lever analogy method of analysis and to present a miniature‘cookbook’ of levers for various planetary arrangements. It has been our instructionalexperience that the use of this tool not only makes torque and speed calculations easy, but alsoimproves students’ ability to visualize the results and understand the effect of gear tooth ratios.2. Modeling ProcedureThe procedure of setting up a lever system analogous for planetary gear sets is: (1) replace eachgear set by a vertical lever; (2) rescale, interconnect, and/or combine levers according to the gearsets’ interconnections; and (3) identify the connections to the lever(s

Conference Session

Ocean, Marine, and Coastal Engineering Topics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Wood, Florida Tech; Brian Howell, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

Active Sonar Thruster Thruster Video Motor Control Vessel Energy Storage Instrumentation Vessel Propeller Control *SC Passive Sonar *S Compass *S Temperature *S Inertial Measurment unit *S

Conference Session

Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Instruction

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen McClain, University of Alabama-Birmingham

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

eight independent reactions Page 11.65.3Water and R-134aA consistent naming scheme was chosen for the phase change fluids. The function calls forwater and R-134a begin with the variable to be determined, followed by an underscore, followedby the independent property(s), followed by a fluid identifier (H2O or R134a), followed finallyby the values of the independent property(s) in parenthesis. Figure 1 presents the format offunction calls for the phase change substances. The functions require that all independentproperties be entered with the appropriate absolute units. a_bc XX (b, c) Returned