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Incorporating Projects into the Curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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B. Terry Beck, Kansas State University

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Mechanical Engineering

2006-2048: INTRODUCTION TO AERODYNAMICS: A DESIGN/BUILD/TESTEXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATE MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGSTUDENTSB. Terry Beck, Kansas State University B. TERRY BECK is a Professor of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at Kansas State University and teaches courses in the fluid and thermal sciences. He conducts research in the development and application of optical measurement techniques, including laser velocimetry and laser-based diagnostic testing for industrial applications. Dr. Beck received his B.S. (1971), M.S. (1974), and Ph.D. (1978) degrees in mechanical engineering from Oakland University

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Improving ME instructional laboratories

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ralph Volino, U.S. Naval Academy; Andrew Smith, U.S. Naval Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

mechanical design course. The students are encouraged to turn theengine by hand and note the opening and closing of the valves (Fig. 7) and relate them to the 4-stroke cycle they have studied in class. Page 11.59.7Figure 3. Engine with flywheel exposedFigure 4. Crankcase showing splash pin for oil extending from piston rodFigure 5. Piston removed from engine Page 11.59.8 a) b)Figure 6. Camshaft a) along with crankshaft installed in engine, and b) along with valvelifters removed from

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Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Instruction

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen McClain, University of Alabama-Birmingham

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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

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Incorporating Projects into the Curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shanzhong (Shawn) Duan, South Dakota State University; Li Qian, South Dakota State University; Teresa Hall, South Dakota State University

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Mechanical Engineering

study to carry out dynamics analysis or motion simulation. Kinematical andkinetic simulation of the case in a VP environment would provide motion envelop and dead locklocation check, and will further verify design. After the design is verified through VP, parts inthe designed system will be processed in a CAM environment. So, another course such asCAD/CAM may collaborate or be offered alongside with the CMD course to achieve this. Figure3 (a) represents preliminary contents covered in a CMD approach and Figure 3 (b) shows asimple thought flow between CMD and CAD/CAM courses. Introduction to &0∋ Solid modeling Multibody Dynamics design in CAD

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Meeting ABET Requirements

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig Gunn, Michigan State University

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Mechanical Engineering

. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company,Inc., 1985.Davis, B.G., Tools for Teaching, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1993.Elliot, N. et al. "The Assessment of Technical Writing: A Case Study," Journal of Technical Writing andCommunication, Vol.24, No.1, Winter 1994, p.9.Foster, D. A Primer for Writing Teachers. Upper Monclair,New Jersey: Boynton/Cook, 1983.Houp, K.W., and T.E.Pearsall. Reporting Technical Information. New York: Macmillan, 1988.Lefferts, R. How to Prepare Charts and Graphs For Effective Reports. New York: Barnes and Noble Books, 1981.Miller, R. L. and B. Olds, "A Model Curriculum for A Capstone Course in Multidisciplinary Engineering Design,"Journal of Engineering Education, Vol.83,No.4 October 1993, pp. 311-323.Peer commentary on

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Improving ME education: Broad Topics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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B.K. Hodge; Rogelio Luck, Mississippi State University

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Mechanical Engineering

2006-1986: USING COMPUTATIONAL SOFTWARE ROOT SOLVERS: A NEWPARADIGM FOR PROBLEM SOLUTIONS?B. Hodge, Mississippi State University B. K. Hodge is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Mississippi State University (MSU) where he serves as the TVA Professor of Energy Systems and the Environment and is a Giles Distinguished Professor and a Grisham Master Teacher. He is the author of more than 170 conference papers and archival journal articles and served as President of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Southeastern Section for the 1999-2000 Academic Year. He was the 2004-2005 Chair of the Mechanical Engineering Division of the ASEE at the national level.Rogelio Luck

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Software and e-learning in the ME curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Wedlick, The College of New Jersey; Shou Rei Chang, The College of New Jersey; Bijan Sepahpour, The College of New Jersey

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Mechanical Engineering

Mechanics Courses”. Journal of Engineering Education. April, 1997: 159-166.[4] Moaveni, Saeed. Finite Element Analysis: Theory and Application with ANSYS. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education, 2003.[5] Prince, Michael. “Does Active Learning Work? A Review of the Research”. Journal of Engineering Education. July, 2004: 224 -231. APPENDICESAPPENDIX: A An outline of a comprehensive example included in the manual is provided for illustration.APPENDIX: B Some cases are included as an illustration of the problem set included in the manual. Page 11.123.7 APPENDIX

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Improving ME education: Broad Topics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amir Mobasher, Alabama A&M University; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo, Alabama A&M University

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Mechanical Engineering

Plotting the Shear Diagram for the Beam F xSlide 2 Slide 6 A B V F V = L

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Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Instruction

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Cimbala, Pennsylvania State University; Laura L. Pauley; Sarah Zappe; Meng-Fen Hsieh, Pennsylvania State University

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Mechanical Engineering

. 1. While these demos allow the students to see fluidmechanics in action, they are still somewhat remote, particularly for those students sitting in theback of a large classroom. Furthermore, the students do not get to actually touch or run theexperiments themselves. Flow Parabolic surface (a) (b) (c)Figure 1. Some sample class demos used in the undergraduate fluid mechanics class: (a) a U-tube manometer with higher pressure on the right column, (b) a converging-diverging nozzlewith air flow from left to right demonstrating the Bernoulli principle of lower pressure at thethroat

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Improving ME instructional laboratories

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammad Elahinia, University of Toledo; Constantin Ciocanel, University of Toledo

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Mechanical Engineering

experimental setup for the cantilever beam (a) (b) (c) Figure 3 - Added damping solutions that was developed by the students to increase the damping of thecantilever beam which represents aircraft wing vibration behavior; viscous damper (a) damping layers (b) Page 11.1075.7 tension cables (c)Previously, a step-by-step lab procedure, as shown in appendix A, was provided for thestudents. This procedure highlighted the main steps of the experiment and guided thestudents through the data

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Capstone Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Janna, University of Memphis; John Hochstein, University of Memphis

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Mechanical Engineering

interacting with freshmen was not particularly rewarding for6 out of 17 seniors, although 5 of 17 thought it was.(b) The freshmen were able to provide our group with assistance/ideas. Page 11.328.7Despite the response to Item a, Item b shows that 15 of 17 seniors believed that freshmen wereable to provide some assistance to the overall design effort. Every group was able to have thefreshmen work with them in some capacity.(c) The freshmen were able to participate actively in the design process.Item c shows that freshmen participation in the actual design phase was rather limited, due totheir inexperience with engineering fundamentals. It was, however

Conference Session

What's New in Dynamics?

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Tracy Van Zandt, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Jeffrey Hodgkins, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Nels Wirkkala, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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Mechanical Engineering

Felder,R., Peretti,S., “A Learning Theory-Based Approach to the Undergraduate Laboratory”, ASEE Conference Proceedings, Session 2413 , June 19987 Pavelich,M.J., “Integrating Piaget’s Principles of Intellectual Growth into the Engineering Classroom”, Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, pp719-722, 1984, Wash, DC8 Dale,E., “Audio-Visual Methods in Teaching”, 3rd Edition, Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 19699 Wolkson,A. “Employers Demand New Skills”, Machine Design, Sept 199210 Knight,C.V., McDonald,G.H., “Modernization of a Mechanical Engineering Laboratory using Data Acquisition with LABVIEW”, ASEE Session 226611 Onaral,B., “A Road Less Traveled”, ASEE Prism, September 199212 Wankat,P., Oreovicz,F., “Learning Outside

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Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Theodore Heindel, Iowa State University

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Mechanical Engineering

digital multimeter. Atthe end of this exercise, students are able to:1. Operate a B+K Precision 4011A function generator to set a given frequency, select a waveform, adjust the amplitude, and offset the function by a specified amount.2. Use a HP 5216B universal counter to determine the frequency of a periodic input.3. Operate a Tektronix 2236 oscilloscope to measure a voltage, find the amplitude of a periodic signal, measure the frequency of a periodic signal, compare two signals to each other, and determine the phase difference between two signals.4. Use a HP 3456A digital multimeter and a RadioShack 22-813 digital multimeter to determine the AC and DC content of a voltage signal, measure an AC and DC current, and measure

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Incorporating Projects into the Curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Louis Everett, University of Texas-El Paso

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Mechanical Engineering

provide a rich design problem yet be financiallyfeasible. The argument presented in this paper is that unlike hardware which can be (a) easilybroken by a novice, (b) so underpowered as to provide little interesting challenges or (c)dangerously powerful; a visual simulation can provide a rich learning environment. Fortunately,UTEP has recently been admitted as a PACE partner [3] and one important benefit to thispartnership is that UTEP students and faculty have a virtually limitless supply of certain types ofreal world engineering software. MSC.Adams is one of the software packages that is available.The basic idea described in this paper is to use simulation in the lecture to allow students to do areal design on what appears to be a realistic

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Introducing Active Learning into ME Courses

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gul Kremer, Pennsylvania State University; Madara Ogot, Pennsylvania State University

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Mechanical Engineering

., Beichner, R., Bernold, L., Burniston, E., Dail, P., Fuller, H., “Update on IMPEC, an Integrated Firt- Year Engineering Curriculum at North Carolina State University”, Proceedings of ASEE Annual Conference and Exhibition, June 1997.16. Mickelson, S.K., Jenison, R., and Swanson, N., “Teaching Engineering Design through Product Dissection”, Proceedings, ASEE Annual Conference and Exhibition, 1995.17. Carlson, B., Schoch, P., Kalsher, M., Racicot, B., “A Motivational First-Year Electronics Lab Course”, Journal of Engineering Education, pp. 357-362, October 1997.18. Demetry, C. and Groccia, J., “A Comparative Assessment of Students’ Experiences in Two Instructional Formats of an Introductory Materials Science Course”, Journal of

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Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Instruction

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald Mueller, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne

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Mechanical Engineering

have a. an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering b. an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data c. an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs d. an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams e. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems f. an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility g. an ability to communicate effectively h. the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context i. a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning j. a knowledge of contemporary issues k. an ability to

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Introducing Active Learning into ME Courses

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ali Al-Bahi, King Abdulaziz University

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Mechanical Engineering

Checklist Item Yes NoCourse Goal1. Is the Course Goal clearly stated in a short, agreed upon, statement?2. Does the Course Goal encompass the goal of the corresponding traditional course (if any)?Course Outcomes3. Are the Course Outcomes (i.e. knowledge, skills and attitudes that the students who complete the course are expected to acquire ) stated clearly4. Does some of the Course Outcomes map into or be identical to one or more curriculum outcomes?5. Do the Course Outcomes address more than one technical outcome of the ABET 3a-3k (a, b, c, e, and k?6. Do the Course Outcomes address more than one non-technical outcome of the ABET 3a-3k (d, f, g, h, i, and j)?Course Learning Objectives7. Are there

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Incorporating Projects into the Curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregg Dixon, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

2006-134: A SOLAR DISTILLER AS A THERMAL SYSTEMSDESIGN-BUILD-TEST PROJECTGregg Dixon, U.S. Coast Guard Academy Gregg Dixon is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. He received an M.S. degree in Engineering Science in 1966 from Stanford University in a combined B.S./M.S program. He received a Ph.D. in M.E. from Stanford in 1970. He previously served in the U.S. Navy, taught at California State University, Northridge and served as a consultant to the International Atomic Energy Agency. Page 11.118.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006

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Software and e-learning in the ME curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benson Tongue, University of California-Berkeley; Eric Lew, University of California-Berkeley

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Mechanical Engineering

2006-172: A WEB ENABLED STUDY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGBenson Tongue, University of California-Berkeley Benson Tongue is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. He received his MS from Stanford University and his BSE, MA, and PhD from Princeton University. He taught from 1983-1988 at the Georgia Institute of Technology and has been at Berkeley since 1988.Eric Lew, University of California-Berkeley Eric Lew is an undergraduate student, majoring in Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. His projected graduation date is May 2007

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Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Instruction

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura Genik, Wayne State University; Craig Somerton, Michigan State University

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Mechanical Engineering

2006-202: TEACHING PSYCHROMETRICS: A TIMELY APPROACH USINGACTIVE LEARNINGCraig Somerton, Michigan State University CRAIG W. SOMERTON Craig W. Somerton is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Associate Chair of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan State University. He teaches in the area of thermal engineering including thermodynamics, heat transfer, and thermal design. Dr. Somerton has research interests in computer design of thermal systems, transport phenomena in porous media, and application of continuous quality improvement principles to engineering education. He received his B.S. in 1976, his M.S. in 1979, and his Ph.D. in 1982, all in engineering from UCLA.Laura

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Incorporating Projects into the Curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua Vaughan, Georgia Institute of Technology; William Singhose, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

2006-1791: ARLISS: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY EXTRACURRICULAR DESIGNPROJECT FOR UNDERGRADUATESJoshua Vaughan, Georgia Institute of Technology Joshua is a Ph.D. student at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He received his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering in May of 2004. He received a B.S. from Hampden-Sydney College in 2002, double majoring in Physics and Applied Mathematics. Josh was a 2004-2005 NSF STEP Fellow, where he worked at Cedar Grove High School. His Ph.D. research focuses on command generation for flexible machines.William Singhose, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. William Singhose is an Associate Professor in the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Institute of

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Capstone Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Wesner, Carnegie Mellon University; Richard Hoff, Carnegie MellonUniversity; Cristina Amon, Carnegie Mellon University

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Mechanical Engineering

2006-598: IDENTIFYING AND IMPLEMENTING PROJECTS FOR AMULTIDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING DESIGN PROJECTS COURSE ATCARNEGIE MELLONCristina Amon, Carnegie Mellon UniversityJohn Wesner, Carnegie Mellon UniversityRichard Hoff, Carnegie MellonUniversity Page 11.712.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Identifying and Implementing Projects for a Multidisciplinary Engineering Design Projects Course at Carnegie MellonAbstractThis paper describes the process of identifying, selecting, and implementing sponsored projectsin a multidisciplinary Engineering Design Projects Course at Carnegie Mellon University. Inorder for the course to be most effective, the

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Improving ME education: Broad Topics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kim Shollenberger, California Polytechnic State University; James Widmann, California Polytechnic State University

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Mechanical Engineering

2006-756: STUDENT USE OF TEXTBOOK SOLUTION MANUALS: STUDENTAND FACULTY PERSPECTIVES IN A LARGE MECHANICAL ENGINEERINGDEPARTMENTJames Widmann, California Polytechnic State University Jim Widmann is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He received his Ph.D. in 1994 from Stanford University. Currently he teaches mechanics and design courses. He conducts research in the areas of design optimization, machine design, fluid power control and engineering education.Kim Shollenberger, California Polytechnic State University Kim Shollenberger received her Ph.D. in 1994 from the University of California at Berkeley. She then worked for

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Innovations in Mechanical Engineering Education

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gene Liao, Wayne State University

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Mechanical Engineering

: wr * N r + ws * N s = w pc * ( N r + N s ) (15)2.1 Single Planetary Gear SetThe stick diagram for a single planetary gear set is illustrated in Figure 3(a) and the leverreplacement is shown in Figure 3(b). Using lever diagram, the torque equations are derived fromEquations (16) to (18), and angular speeds in Equations (19) and (20). The justification for thesesubstitutions may not be obvious, but it can show that the horizontal force and velocityrelationship of the lever are identical to the torque and rotational velocity relationship of the gearset. For an example shown in Figure 4, when the carrier of a simple gear set is grounded, thering and sun rotate in opposite directions at relatively speeds inversely

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Introducing Active Learning into ME Courses

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ibrahim Olwi, King Abdulaziz University

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Mechanical Engineering

address ABET EC2000 requirements, the course goal, course outcomes and outcomerelated course learning objectives were defined. Those learning objectives were based onBloom’s Taxonomy levels of learning and on Krathwohl and Bloom’s degree ofinternalization. The course was intended to address five ABET technical outcomes (3.a, 3.b,3.c, 3.e, and 3.k) and three non technical or soft outcomes (3.d, 3.g, and 3.i). The courseassessment matrix was used to map the course learning objectives into those outcomes andindicate whether each objective addresses the corresponding outcome marginally,moderately, or substantially. It was demonstrated that ABET requirements were satisfied inthis course.Assessment of active learning outcomes in that one section was

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Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Instruction

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Foley, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

working fluids. The General Control Volume Approach With the introduction of the control volume at the very beginning of the class the instructor has to assume that students do not yet have a grasp of energy, work, mass flow heat etc. in a thermodynamics context. This can be a good thing as what is important, at this stage, is the generality of the general control volume approach. It will be used for various different properties throughout the course and to this end the “property” (B), of interest in our control volume analysis is initially chosen as something that students can readily associate with. The author has used money, beer, gold dust and

Conference Session

Meeting ABET Requirements

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Bannerot, University of Houston

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Mechanical Engineering

knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering; b. an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data; c. an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs; d. an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams; e. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems; f. an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility; g. an ability to communicate effectively; h. the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context; i. a recognition of the need for, and the ability to engage in, life-long learning; j. a knowledge of contemporary issues, especially those related to mechanical

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Software and e-learning in the ME curriculum

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Van Karsen, Michigan Technological University; Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Jason Blough, Michigan Technological University; Henry Sodano, Michigan Technological University; Harold Evensen, Michigan Technological University

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Mechanical Engineering

bandwidth of 1000 Hz. The input range was set to its maximum value. Which of the following statements is most correct? a. The signal has an aliasing error b. The signal has a DC(+) offset c. The signal has a DC(-) offset d. The signal has quantization error e. a and b f. a and c g. c and d h. b and c i. b and dThe answer to this question is "g.", the signal suffers from quantization error are as well ashaving a negative DC offset. The answers to this question were compiled for both Group 2,those who performed the online laboratory experiment, and Group 3 those who did not see thisexperiment. Their answers are shown in Figure 6

Conference Session

Improving ME education: Broad Topics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Schuster, California Polytechnic State University; Andrew Davol, California Polytechnic State University; Joseph Mello, California Polytechnic State University

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Mechanical Engineering

' experience with FormulaSAE, SAE Mini Baja, and ASME's Human Powered Vehicle competitions.Responsibility for making the most effective educational use of a design competition is sharedbetween the students, the faculty advisor, and the competition organizers. Design competitionsbuild student enthusiasm; however, there are some things they learn that we may not want to beteaching. Some of the educational shortcomings of these activities are highlighted, withsuggestions on how to manage them. In particular, this article focuses on the risks of (a)distraction from classes, (b) a build-and-test approach, (c) advisor co-opted designs, and (d)design changes for their own sake. The influence of the advisor and the competition rules oneach of these concerns

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Capstone Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelley Racicot, Washington State University; Charles Pezeshki, Washington State University

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Mechanical Engineering

for first-year engineers, and the average differencebetween the average performance rating and expected performance rating for eachquestion. Rating key: (1-2) emerging (3-4) developing (5-6) mastering Dimension Ave. Ave. Performance Expected Ave. dif a) group interaction developing developing -0.5 b) written engineering communication developing developing -0.5 c) safety, ethical, and societal constraints emerging emerging -0.4 d) integrating ideas developing developing -1.1 e) corporate etiquette and "customer" ethic