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L. Alden Kendall; Dianne Dorland

Session 2413 Implementing a Computer Laboratory Dianne Dorland and L. Alden Kendall University of Minnesota DuluthChemical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Minnesota, Duluth (UMD) developedan Engineering Computer Laboratory to enhance the quality of undergraduate instruction. Thecampus-wide computer laboratories at UMD are operated by Information Services, providingcomputers and software to support the general computer needs of undergraduates in all of theacademic programs at a University. This support is targeted at word-processing, spreadsheetanalysis, data

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Michael Karlesk; Hugh Jack

Session 3659 A VIRTUAL MANUFACTURING LABORATORY Hugh Jack, Michael Karlesky Padnos School of Engineering Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MIABSTRACT: A virtual manufacturing laboratory is currently under development and will be in use bythe summer of 1998. This laboratory allows students to access robots, CNC (ComputerNumerical Control) machines, DAQ (data acquisition) cards and other equipment using theInternet. A standard web browser is used to access the laboratory (www.aml.gvsu.edu). Thestudent can then use virtual reality (VR

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Vito A. Guido; Jameel Ahmad

Session 1526 UNDERGRADUATE ASPHALT TESTING LABORATORY Vito A. Guido, Jameel Ahmad The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtINTRODUCTION In 1987, Congress launched a five-year $150 million research program to improve theperformance and durability of roads in the United States. The Strategic Highway ResearchProgram (SHRP) was organized to develop performance-based asphalt specifications to directlyrelate laboratory analysis with field performance. One of SHRP's products was the SUperior PERforming asphalt PAVEment (Superpave)system. This system is a big step

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Gwan-Ywan Lai; Laura L. Sullivan

Session 1526 LABORATORY AND ON-LINE PROCESS RHEOMETERS FOR THE POLYMER PROCESSING LABORATORY Gwan-Ywan Lai and Laura L. Sullivan Kettering UniversityINTRODUCTIONRheological (flow and deformation) properties are the most important factors affecting themicrostructure of polymers, critical process parameters for production/processing, andsubsequent product quality. To provide students with hands-on experiences in learning andevaluating the rheological properties of polymers, the Polymer Processing Laboratory at theKettering University/GMI Engineering & Management

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William J. Hutzel

Session 1633 Development of a Building Automation Laboratory William J. Hutzel Purdue University, West LafayetteAbstractThe Applied Energy Laboratory within the School of Technology at Purdue University is aninstructional facility for heating, ventilating, and air conditioning equipment. The equipment forindoor climate control includes a forced air system, a hydronic (water-based) system, heat pumps,and solar collectors. All components are linked to an environmental chamber so that theperformance of each type of equipment can be evaluated. To keep pace with state of the

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Shy-Shenq P. Liou; Peter Leung; James Kang; Hans Soelaeman

Session 1526 and 2526 A Distance Learning Power Electronics Laboratory Shy-Shenq P. Liou, Hans Soelaeman, Peter Leung, James Kang School of Engineering San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Avenue San Francisco, CA 94132AbstractThis paper describes the proposed power electronics laboratory offered in conjunction with powerelectronics course, ENGR 455, to senior or high junior Electrical Engineering students in the Schoolof Engineering, San Francisco State University. The focus of

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Eric W. Tisdale

Session 2663 Electronic Laboratory on the Internet Eric W. Tisdale Ball State UniversityAbstractThe focus of this paper will be on the usage of an electronics laboratory on the Internet as analternative or in addition to a physical hardware electronics lab. Software simulators, logistics,cost, security, the Internet, the World Wide Web, and usefulness of the marriage will bediscussed.IntroductionResearch was started to discover what support could be given to a sophomore level basicelectronics AC/DC class by using remote resources. Some students need more

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Salvatore A. Marsico

Session 2520 INTEGRATING MULTIMEDIA INTO THE LABORATORY EXPERIENCE Salvatore A. Marsico, M.M.E., J.D. The Pennsylvania State University at Wilkes-Barre Commonwealth College The Associate Mechanical Engineering Technology program at Penn State University atWilkes-Barre offers a three course sequence in applied mechanics: statics, strength and propertiesof material, and strength and properties of materials laboratory. To aid in the understanding ofthe relationship between theory and application students chose to analyze suspension bridges

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Donald L. Buchwald

Session 3549 Machine Vision and Robotics Laboratory Donald L. Buchwald Kansas State University-SalinaThe modern mechanical engineering technician/technologist must function in an increasinglyautomated world of design and manufacturing of today's products. The focus of this paper is on howto apply, not how to design, effective automated systems using some of the emerging building blocksof automated manufacturing systems. It will concentrate on the applied emphases of introductoryand advanced courses in automated manufacturing systems that can be taken by associate

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Daniel T. Schwartz

Session 2413 A MULTIDISCIPLINARY ELECTROCHEMICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY COURSE Daniel T. Schwartz Department of Chemical Engineering Box 351750 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195-1750Roughly 5% of the U.S. gross national product is spent on value-added electrochemical processesor value-degrading electrochemical corrosion.1 This sizable economic impact suggests thatmany, if not most, engineers and scientists will

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J.P. Uyemura; J.A. Buck; H. Owen; D.J. Blumenthal; C.M. Verber

Session 1526 An Optical Communication Design Laboratory J.A. Buck, H. Owen, J.P. Uyemura, and C.M. Verber School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332 D.J. Blumenthal Department of Electrical Engineering University of California Santa Barbara, CAA senior-level design laboratory course is described, in which an evolving fibercommunication network is expanded or improved upon by successive generations ofstudents. In this pipelined approach, the

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Shelton L. Houston; Kamal S. Ali

3548 TS/2 RECONFIGURABLE LOGIC IN LABORATORY INSTRUCTION Shelton L. Houston and Kamal S. Ali School of Engineering Technology University of Southern Mississippi Box 5137, Hattiesburg MS 39406ABSTRACT:Traditionally, laboratory instruction in computer and electronics engineering technologyhas relied mainly on SSI and MSI integrated circuits. This placed a limitation on thenumber of components per lab experiment, and hence, a limitation on the complexity ofthe laboratory tasks presented to students. Exasperated by the

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Ronald D. Earley; Thomas G. Boronkay

Session1547 Simulation Software in a Dynamics Laboratory Thomas G. Boronkay, Ronald D. Earley University of Cincinnati/Miami UniversityAbstractThe first course in dynamics is generally taught without providing any laboratory experience tothe students. Concepts of particle and rigid body kinematics and kinetics are introduced andreinforced through the assignment of a significant number of textbook problems. While thistechnique provides the student ample practice in the areas of conceptual theory and formulaapplication and manipulation, it is lacking in the area of visual reinforcement

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Eric Leung; Cathy Godbois; Richard Ciocci

Session 2265 Applied Algebra with Laboratory Experimentation Richard Ciocci, Cathy Godbois, Eric Leung Harrisburg Area Community CollegeThis paper describes a work in progress. Students in a variety of majors at the communitycollege-level are required to take at least two courses in math and science. Often these studentselect to take college algebra, which neither prepares them for a data-oriented environment in theworkplace nor exposes them to scientific methodology. These students need an interdisciplinarycourse or a course with an interdisciplinary focus, which gives them these

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Lang-Wah Lee; Tamer Ceylan

Session 3226 ENGINEERING DESIGN EDUCATION IN THERMAL SYSTEMS LABORATORY Lang Wah Lee Tamer Ceylan Department of Mechanical/Industrial Engineering University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WI 53818ABSTRACT: This paper presents four methods to integrate design to an equipment-intensivelaboratory course. These four methods are: (1) design of measurement systems with a graphicalprogramming method; (2) design of components for testing; (3

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Harish K. Krishnaswamy; Ryan B. Wicker

Session 3626 A FLUID MECHANICS LABORATORY NOZZLE DESIGN EXPERIENCE Ryan B. Wicker, Harish K. Krishnaswamy The University of Texas at El Paso Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department El Paso, Texas 79968AbstractAs part of a four week fluid mechanics laboratory, students were challenged to design andmanufacture the least restrictive flow nozzle for a standard test condition within several designconstraints. The Nozzle Design Challenge (NDC) combined analysis, design, manufacturing, andexperimentation. Each

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Anton Pintar

Session 2213 INTEGRATING PROCESS SAFETY INTO THE UNIT OPERATIONS LABORATORY A.J. Pintar Department of Chemical Engineering Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI 49931 ABSTRACTChemical process safety has been an integral part of the unit operations laboratory course atMichigan Technological University since 1982. The students are directly involved with thesafety program, which is called “PAWS” for “Prevent Accidents With Safety”. The maingoals of

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Thomas J. Crowe; Herman Budiman; Elin M. Wicks

Session 3557 Interactive Multimedia: An Alternative to Manufacturing Laboratories Thomas J. Crowe, Elin M. Wicks, and Herman Budiman University of Missouri - ColumbiaABSTRACTTo ensure the continuation of important laboratory experiences, a new approach tomanufacturing process laboratories is undertaken. A multimedia software package is beingconstructed to allow students to explore a virtual industrial park. The industrial park iscomposed of five virtual companies: a machine shop, a welding shop, a materials lab, a sheetmetal shop, and a foundry-forging company

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Richard J. Reid

Session 1253 A Virtual Laboratory For The Introductory Engineering Course Professor Richard J. Reid Computer Science Department Michigan State UniversityAbstract - The new version of our introductory course for engineering students gives the studentsexperience with virtual (physical) devices and has them also learn about computer-based tools forworking with the underlying mathematics and physics, and for reporting their accomplishments.Students still learn about programming, but without much of the syntactic and semantic rigors ofa computer language per

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V. Waheed; V. Nallaperumal; S. A. Chickamenahalli

Session 2259 LABVIEW BASED ELECTRIC MACHINES LABORATORY INSTRUMENTATION S. A. Chickamenahalli, V. Nallaperumal, V. Waheed Wayne State University/Wayne State University/Patti EngineeringAbstract This paper presents an innovative instrumentation project that consisted of interface of adc motor-generator set to an IBM PC using National Instruments Data Acquisition (NIDAQ)tools and display of experimental data using LabVIEW software. The goal was to achieve real-time measurement and display of experiment waveforms on the PC screen and store thesewaveforms for later use in reports, illustrations

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Will Manion; Ronald Kozlowski; Mike Scott; Lynn E. Katz; Lenly J. Weathers

Session 2251 A Multimedia Based Laboratory Course for Environmental Engineering Lynn E. Katz1, Lenly J. Weathers2, Ronald Kozlowski2, Mike Scott2 and Will Manion2 1 University of Texas at Austin /2University of MaineAbstractThe focus of this project is on the development of interactive multi-media laboratory modules toaccompany a physical laboratory course in environmental engineering process dynamics. Thecourseware modules are intended to enhance the laboratory experience by ensuring that studentshave a firm grasp of

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Jim Henry

3513 Running Laboratory Experiments via the World Wide Web Jim Henry The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga AbstractThe chemical engineering laboratories at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga have beenmade available for students to use via the World Wide Web. Students can conduct labexperiments from remote sites. This paper describes the hardware and software that is used forthis facility and discusses strengths and "opportunities for improvement" that have been observedin this development.The web address for the lab is

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T. T. Maxwell; J. C. Jones; D. L. Vines; M. E. Parten

Session 3626 Advanced Vehicle Research in a Multidisciplinary Project Laboratory M. E. Parten and D. L. Vines T. T. Maxwell and J. C. Jones Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 79409 Abstract This paper describes the use of advanced vehicle research projects in a multidisciplinarycapstone design laboratory course offered in the Electrical and Mechanical EngineeringDepartments at Texas Tech University. The course uses projects

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Ganesh V. Kudav

Session 2266 Development of Undergraduate Laboratories in Thermal-Fluids Area Through Student Involvement Ganesh V. Kudav Youngstown State UniversityIntroduction The undergraduate mechanical engineering curriculum at Youngstown StateUniversity (YSU) currently requires the students to take three experiment-oriented 1-quarter-hour laboratory courses from the areas in applied thermodynamics, stress-strain analysis, heattransfer, fluid mechanics, vibrations, acoustics, and advanced machine design. These labcourses are offered at the senior level and the

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Alireza Rahrooh

Session 3548 Engineering Technology Feedback Control Laboratory at University of Central Florida Alireza Rahrooh University of Central Florida Abstract Closed-loop feedback control system is an important component of a well-roundedengineering technology program However, since feedback control systems tends to be a rathercomplex topic, students react positively to hands-on experiments that assist them visualize controlsystems in practical situations. and, in today’s technology, utilizing and

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Robin Carr; Andrew Gregorowicz; Adam O'Donnell; Robert Quinn

Session 3659 Enhancement of Freshman Engineering Laboratory through Remote Web-based Experiments Robin Carr, Andrew Gregorowicz, Adam O'Donnell and Robert Quinn Drexel UniversityIntroduction - Three remote web-based engineering laboratories were developed andimplemented on a large scale - approximately 500 freshman engineering students participated.Before performing the remote labs, students become proficient in the use of a general purposeengineering workstation which includes a precision DMM, function generator, high-speedstorage oscilloscope, frequency counter, multiplexer

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Ronald H. Rockland

Session 1547 Enhancing Communication Skills in a Laboratory Course through Computer Application Training Ronald H. Rockland, Ph.D. New Jersey Institute of TechnologyAbstractCommunication skills are essential in the development of an engineering technologist. To enhance theseskills, computer application training, involving word processing, spreadsheet analysis and presentationdesign was incorporated into an upper division engineering technology laboratory based course. Pre andpost assessments were performed to determine improvements in this

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William F. Reeve

Session 1547 Graphical Analysis Applications in an Electrical Engineering Technology Laboratory William F. Reeve Purdue University Abstract Troubleshooting frequently focuses on the process of developing a systematic logicalapproach to the identification and solution of a problem. Identifying the problem, devising ahypothesis for its cause, postulating a test strategy that will identify the source of the fault,implementing tests to confirm the fault, and correcting the fault are some of

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Edward C. Roche; David B. Van Dongen

Session 2213 An Industrial Approach To The Unit Operations Laboratory Course Edward C. Roche, Jr. New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJ David B. Van Dongen Cultor Food Science, Inc. Ardsley, NYRepackaging of the two unit-operations laboratory (UO) courses has resulted in a dual studentlearning experience. The hands-on experience of applying the knowledges acquired in thechemical engineering lecture-recitation courses has been retained

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Michael Tarnowski; Sara Wadia-Fascetti

Session 1275 Integrating Problem Solving and Communication In the Structural Engineering Laboratory Sara Wadia-Fascetti and Michael Tarnowski Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115ABSTRACTThe Structural Analysis and Design Laboratory course (CIV 1226) first developed in 1986 hadthe objective to tie the concepts covered in the analysis course to laboratory models andexperimentation. In 1996 the course outline, syllabus, assignments, labs, quizzes, and computersoftware were outdated and did not