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Michael G Joseph, University of Bridgeport; Khaled Elleithy, University of Bridgeport

) b) c) d) Figure 1. Sample of images with surfaces that exhibit specular (a & b) and diffuse (c & d) reflectance properties. The images in the first row are the original images. The images in the second row are the segmented images. a) b) c) Figure 2. Sample image from the Multi-PIE dataset. [25] Column a) is the original image, b) the segmented shadow region, c) the enhanced image.IV. CONCLUSION We have presented a real-time reflectance model capable of segmenting shadows in an image with a surface material that exhibits specular

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Najmus Saqib, University of Indianapolis

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of agreement with the following statements:(1 - Strongly Disagree, 2 - Disagree, 3 - Neutral, 4 - Agree, 5 - Strongly Agree, DNR - Do NotRemember) A) Participation in the exam review activity improved my performance on the exam. B) The questions discussed and/or solved as part of the exam review activity were representative of the difficulty of the exam questions. C) The exam review activity was a group effort. D) The exam review activity improved my learning experience in the course. E) The exam review activity improved my preparation for the exam versus traditional exam review activities in other classes. F) The exam review activity helped relieve my exam anxiety. Table 1: Average Results of Likert

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Ahmed Hassebo, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Afsaneh Ghanavati, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Sharif IM Sheikh, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Filling the Gaps Between Courses: A Proposal to Develop a Network Analysis Laboratory Manual Ahmed Hassebo, Sharif IM Sheikh, Afsaneh Ghanavati School of Engineering Wentworth Institute of Technology 550 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115ABSTRACT:Filling the gap between the engineering courses is crucial to understand the theory and practice. The passive filtercircuits are the circuits comprising the passive components or the circuits that does not include the DC power supply.The Passive filter circuits will be proposed to be a segue between the

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Grace Remillard, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Sarah Kamal, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Justin An, University of the District of Columbia; Charles Thompson PhD, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Kavitha Chandra, University of Massachusetts Lowell

bends. As can be seen in Figures 1 and 2, thedeflection of the tape is far smaller in image A, than in image B. Since the weight of theextended tape-measure is proportional to the length, the deflection is expected to be proportionalto the tape length. Figure 1: Tape spring deflection with length: (A)

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Maxwell B Boulerice, Northeastern University; Megan Claire Baginski; Dominic Gomes, Northeastern University; Alexander S Nikolov, Northeastern University; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

Paper ID #36015Energy of Revolving DoorsMr. Maxwell B Boulerice, Northeastern UniversityMs. Megan Claire BaginskiMr. Dominic Gomes, Northeastern UniversityAlexander S Nikolov, Northeastern UniversityProf. Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University Bala Maheswaran, Ph.D. Northeastern University College of Engineering 367 Snell Engineering Center Boston, MA 02115 American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Harnessing Rotational Energy of Revolving Doors Dominic Gomes, Alexander Nikolov, Maxwell Boulerice, Megan Baginski, and

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Brian Hong, MathWorks; Afsaneh Ghanavati, Wentworth Institute of Technology

respectivedisciplines. Early in the labs, students focus on the conceptual components, take measurements,and make observations. In subsequent labs, students build their own simulations.Each lab has two essential components, illustrated in Figure 2. A MATLAB® live script labmanual and a Simscape simulation. The live script lab manuals review concepts and providedetailed information on how to complete the lab. The manual includes code areas where studentscan record answers and create plots, among other tasks. The Simscape environment allowsstudents to interact with or build their own simulations. Lab 1: Cruise Control b % Type your answer here task1 = 23.1

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Mansour Zenouzi, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gregory J Kowalski, Northeastern University; Aliagha Rezvani

SILENT WATERFALLS – A REVIEW OF SALINITY GRADIENT OSMOTIC ENERGY CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES Mansour Zenouzia, Ali Rezvanib, Gregory J. Kowalskic a Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA, USA, zenouzim@wit.edu b AHA Consulting Engineers, Lexington, MA, USA, alirezvani1343@gmail.com c Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA, gkowal@coe.neu.eduAbstractMany leaders of industrial countries, at the COP26 UN climate change conference in November2021 in Glasgow, Scotland, pledged net-zero emissions by 2050. Also, 12 states and 160

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," Technology & Engineering Teacher, Article vol. 77, no. 2, pp. 8-15, 10// 2017.[2] A. E. Martin and T. R. Fisher‐Ari, ""If We Don't Have Diversity, There's No Future to See": High‐school students' perceptions of race and gender representation in STEM," Science Education, Article vol. 105, no. 6, pp. 1076-1099, 11// 2021.[3] B. Habig, P. Gupta, B. Levine, and J. Adams, "An Informal Science Education Program's Impact on STEM Major and STEM Career Outcomes," Research in Science Education, vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 1051-1074, 06/01/ 2020.[4] J. C. Ferrara-Genao, "The principal's perspective: essential factors when implementing integrative STEM in middle school," ed: Los Angeles, California University of Southern

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Allan Estuardo Rodas, Raytheon Company; Kai Ren, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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. 3D Radiation Patterns of Opt.4 model at 3 GHz, 7 GHz, and 11 GHz (a) (b) Figure 4. 2D Radiation Patterns of Opt.4 model for (a) E-plane and (b) H-planeC. HPBW The HPBW is the angular separation or width (in degrees) of the two identical points at whichthe magnitude of the radiation pattern decreases by one-half (0.5) (or -3 dB) from the peak ofthe major lobe. The beamwidth of an antenna dictates the resolution capabilities of the antennato distinguish between two adjacent radiating sources or radar targets [1]. A common resolutioncriterion states that the resolution capability of an antenna to distinguish between two sources isequal to

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Claire Marie Dollins, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Meghan Scruton, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Eli Ross Breitbart Frischling, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Joshua Patrick O'Grady, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John M Sullivan Jr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

(tosatisfy the Cauchy requirements) depends on how the violin is played, essentially thedisplacement velocity as a function of the bow’s position. A sawtooth wave, shown below inFigure 3, represents the motion of the bow along the string of the violin. This can be used as theboundary condition for the string's displacement. Figure 3: What equation B might look like [8]Societal Impact Music can bring people together and create a sense of community. Students from districtsand lower income communities are less likely to have music offered at their school compared tostudents in wealthier communities [9]. By creating an economical 3D printed violin, an optionexists for less wealthy communities or for people that want to

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Tim Reno Baci Snow, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Michael James Cuddy, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kevin Neidhart, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Griffin O’Neil, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Fiona Zoutendyk, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Robert Daniello, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

in Table 1 and Table 2 below. The following library details the selected general materials for the materials testermachine based on the criteria of having: a). Tensile strength less than 400 MPa, and b).Maximum percent less than 200% Note: This materials library can also be found in the project’scomprehensive operational package. Table 1: Material Library - Properties Based Table 2: Material Library - Calculation Based Test specimens were based on the standards established for tensile and compressiontesting (ASTM E8/E8M - 16a and ASTM 9 - 09, respectively). For compressive specimens, thestandards specified the usage of two flat bearing blocks for sample mounting or the usage of onebearing block and a spherical seated

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Jim Olson, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Emily Liu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Malcolm Kenneth Porterfield, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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could be improved?A3 A better understanding of the capabilities for the participants could help inform the design of the presentationQ4 Do you have a deeper understanding of what it takes to recruit underrepresented demographics into STEM education and careers?A4 I think so.Q5 Do you have any suggestions for how persistent underrepresentation in STEM can be disrupted?A5 Redacted – Response was related to event coordinator logistics. Table 2: Post-Session Execution SurveyReferences[1] P. C. Ricketts, History of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1824-1934. Wiley, New York, 1934.[2] B. Lynn and S. S. Guzey, "K-12 STEM Education: An Overview of Perspectives and Considerations," Hellenic

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Caressa Adalia Wakeman, University of Connecticut ; Amvrossios Bagtzoglou, University of Connecticut; Maria Chrysochoou, University of Connecticut

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(CC). The results of the statistical analysis are summarized in Table 4.Figure 1: Student perceptions of challenges for neurotypical and neurodivergent students as the courseprogresses. Graphs (a) and (c) show the distribution of challenges for all students from IRP, Q-1 and RP1, Q-1,respectively. Graphs (b) and (d) show the distribution of challenges for neurodiverse students from IRP, Q-1 andRP1, Q-1, respectively.Table 4: Proportions (%) of top 3 codes for student perception of challenges for neurotypical (NT) andneurodivergent (ND) students with course progression and p-value for hypothesis testing. A p-value in boldindicates statistical significance at 5% level. IRP RP1

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SUPARSHYA BABU SUKHAVASI; Khaled Elleithy, University of Bridgeport; Abdelrahman Elleithy, William Paterson University; Ahmed El-Sayed, University of Bridgeport; SUSRUTHABABU SUKHAVASI, University of Bridgeport

Reference Sukhavasi, Suparshya B., Susrutha B. Sukhavasi,Current facial expression recognition research has mostly focused on creating a model by involving a Khaled Elleithy, Ahmed El-Sayed, and Abdelrahmanconvolutional neural network for feature extraction and support vector machine for classification Elleithy. 2022. "A Hybrid Model for Driver Emotionpurposes. Despite that, some models are using dedicated machine learning methods for feature Detection Using Feature Fusion Approach"extraction and classification. However, they are still limited, along with the existing challenges such International Journal of

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Paul Benjamin Crilly, United States Coast Guard Academy; Julian Blanco, US Coast Guard Academy

Paper ID #36277Plasma antennas – a gentle introductionDr. Paul Benjamin Crilly, United States Coast Guard Academy Paul Crilly is a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the United States Coast Guard Academy. He is also Chief/Department Chair of the Electrical Engineering and Cyber Systems Section. He received his Ph.D. from New Mexico State University, his M. S. and B.S. degrees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, all in Electrical Engineering. He was previously an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Tennessee and was a Development Engineer at the Hewlett Packard Company. His

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Heather Morrell; Aaron Muldrew, Northeastern University; Nathan E Israeloff, Northeastern University; Don Heiman; Haridas Kumarakuru, Northeastern University

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Paper ID #36019The Morse Code Game: Morse in a MinuteHeather MorrellAaron Muldrew, Northeastern University I am a second year student at Northeastern University pursuing a Bachelor’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Physics. I have work experience in a local machine shop and have developed many basic machining skills. From my education at Northeastern, I have developed CAD skills as well as many design skills and research techniques. I am interested in working in the aerospace industry after completing my degree.Prof. Nathan E Israeloff, Northeastern University Dept of PhysicsProf. Don Heiman Don Heiman, PhD

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Anna White, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Kai Ren, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Paper ID #35857Direction Finding Using a Single Cellphone AntennaAnna White, Wentworth Institute of TechnologyProf. Kai Ren, Wentworth Institute of Technology Dr. Kai Ren received the Ph. D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from The Ohio State University, Columbus in 2017. Currently, he is an assistant professor in Electrical and Computer Engi- neering at Wentworth Institute of Technology. He is a member of IEEE. He has published 17 journal and conference papers and holds two WO patents. His current research includes platform-based antennas, antenna characteristic modes, direction finding systems and algorithms

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Yiannis A. Levendis, Northeastern University

Paper ID #35915Use of Capstone Engineering Design Projects to Construct a TeachingLaboratoryDr. Yiannis A. Levendis, Northeastern University College of Engineering Distinguished Professor Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering 334 SN, Northeastern University 360 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02115 617-373-3806 Email: y.levendis@neu.edu Dr. Levendis holds a B.S. (1980) and an M.S. (1982) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) (1987). He is currently a College of Engineering Distinguished Professor in

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Cuong H Pham, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Introduction to Computer Science + Society: A Multidisciplinary Course for All1. IntroductionEngineering education with a narrow focus on technology may have made sense in the past, itfails to meet the needs of 21st-century students, who will enter industries that fuse theHumanities with various forms of technology. Having a strong background only in STEM fieldswill not prepare tomorrow’s leaders for the complex social issues they will navigate. Broad,rigorous training in the liberal arts will meaningfully complement Engineering education.Multidisciplinary training in a variety of methods of research and interpretation preparesgraduates to tackle complex problems with the humility and confidence to conceptualize theirinvestigation in a

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Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University; Catherine Costa; Minnah Uddin; Morgan Mica Williams, Northeastern University; Ingrid Alikaj

Paper ID #35993A step towards an inclusive future via piezo generatorsDr. Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University Bala Maheswaran, PhD College of Engineering 367 Snell Engineering Center Northeastern University Boston, MA 02115Catherine CostaMinnah UddinMs. Morgan Mica Williams, Northeastern UniversityIngrid Alikaj American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022 A Step into an Inclusive Future via Piezo Generators Bala Maheswaran, Catherine Costa, Minnah Uddin, Ingrid Alikaj, and Morgan Williams College of Engineering

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Rafe Steinhauer, Dartmouth College; Solomon G. Diamond, Dartmouth College

(Extended Abstract) Effectiveness, Enjoyment, and Equity: A framework for scaffolding, monitoring, and evaluating teamwork in a capstone engineering design course with industry-sponsored projects 2022 ASEE Northeast Section Conference April 22-23 Topic/Track: Inclusive Excellence and Student Success in Engineering Education Conference website: https://wit.edu/ASEENE2022What do we mean when we say that a team “works well” together? How might we better scaffoldteamwork in our engineering design courses? How might we better monitor and evaluatestudents’ experience on teams?In the summer of 2020, a team of students

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Ying Yu, University of Hartford

Title: How to conduct oral exams as a more equitable and inclusive alternative format for knowledgeassessmentDuring the 2020 pandemic, remote classes became the standard for engineering and technology coursesacross the country. Oral exams have been frequently deployed as a means to ensure academic honesty.This presentation explores, analyzes, and discusses multiple factors that makes oral exam a moreequitable and inclusive alternative format for knowledge assessment. The focus is on the loosely-structured, dialogue-type oral exams evaluated by the course instructor.Oral exams are known to help improve students’ oral communication skills and performance underpressure, but it is also known to be very time consuming and subjective. Another

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Xiaobin Le P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Richard L Roberts, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Abhishek Kumar, Wentworth Institute of Technology

)This is a Cartesian Vector. This is the way to express a vector as a Cartesian vector. After wediscuss the expression of a vector as a Cartesian vector, we use the Cartesian vector to discussthe addition of multiple vectors and other vector operations.The resolution of a vector along two specified linesAnother important application of the parallelogram law is to dissolve a vector along twospecified lines by using the reversed-parallelogram law. When the general case of theparallelogram law is not discussed, we can still use the Cartesian vector to solve this type ofproblem as shown in Figure 3. The vector 𝑭𝑭 �⃗ with a magnitude F and its angle 𝜃𝜃 is resolved intotwo components along the line a and line b. The angles for line a and line b

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Ashley Ruth Banaszewski; Andrew Hartley; Kevin T Mai; Amy Xu; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

, "Innovative Energy Elevator: a Physics and Engineering Wonder!". 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2018, June. ASEE Conferences, 2018. https://peer.asee.org/30667[6] B. Maheswaran, N. B. Tedori, E. J. Whitmore, B. L. Ritchie, and L.Gross, "Regenerative Braking System on a Conventional Bike". 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2018, June. ASEE Conferences, 2018. https://peer.asee.org/30927[7] B. Maheswaran, Y. Guo, A. Hervella, A.Pavlov, and M. D. Dinh, "Water Flow Generator: Innovating Water Faucet Use". 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Tampa, Florida, 2019, June. ASEE Conferences, 2019. https://peer.asee.org/33545[8] B. Maheswaran, L. B. Russell

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Kyle Robert Sawicki; Bavesh Matapathi, Northeastern University; Nathan E Israeloff, Northeastern University; Don Heiman; Haridas Kumarakuru, Northeastern University

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3.5 mmaudio output jack, resulting in signals on the 4 binaryoutput pins of the decoder. Additionally, a 5th pin isused to determine whether or not the output hasrecently changed. The pinout for the module can befound in Figure 2. Q1-Q4 are the binary output bits,and STQ is the pin that determines whether the outputshave changed. VCC and GND are also connected to 5V Fig 2: The MT8870 DTMF decoderand ground, respectively, providing the chip power. module pinout. [3] B: The automation setup Fig. 3: The full circuit diagram of the device.The 4 binary output pins are connected to digital pins 9-12 on an Arduino Mega, and the ~STQpin is connected to pin 2. The ~STQ pin is set in the Arduino’s code as

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Eric Concannon, Northeastern University; Casey Goyette, Northeastern University; Emily Michelsen; Zephaniah Hatano Langley; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

direction, and the center of the negative charge shiftsslightly in the opposite direction. This is the piezoelectric effect. One side of the crystal becomesmore positively charged and the other side becomes more negatively charged. Both sides can thenbe connected to create a brief electric current as the crystal tries to re-neutralize itself (seeAppendix 1a-b for graphic representation). To harness the energy from a mouse moving over amouse pad using piezoelectricity, we proposed placing piezoelectric transducers directly under themouse pad (Fig 2). When a mouse was moved over the piezoelectric transducers, the downwardpressure of the mouse and the hand on the mouse would apply mechanical stress to thepiezoelectric transducers and generate

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support instruction in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. A summary of the GROWframework can be found below. 1. Grow Relationships – Relationships represent the foundation upon which an inclusive classroom climate sits. Such relationships include both faculty-student and student-student interactions. Additionally, relationships are drastically affected by the expectations that are communicated and modeled throughout the course. Thus, the first principle is aimed at establishing a “learner- centered” classroom climate by promoting meaningful positive relationships. a. Seed 1: Establish a mechanism for students to regularly “check-in” (Ambrose et al.; Barr; Weimer) b

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Daniella Giannotti, Roger Williams University; Hannah Darling, Roger Williams University

Blade Element Momentum (BEM) Theory Analysis in a MATLAB script to: • Rotary encoder: used to measure rotation rate of the rotor (a)The purpose of this project is to analyze the efficiency and power output of a small-scale DIY wind • Better understand the reasoning behind certain engineering decisions not specified in the • Handheld anemometer: used to measure windspeed (b)turbine based on current open-source designs, then redesign for optimization. With the redesign

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/SiO2 chip for the experiment. Six images were taken for both flakesusing six different known LED wavelengths. The peak LED wavelengths were measured using aspectrometer with good agreement to nominal values: 457nm, 473nm, 526nm, 592nm, 613nm,and 633nm.Figure 2. a) A side-view of the wafer sample layers with the measurements of their thicknesses. b) The microscopesetup for the images consisted of six LEDs emitting light through a white piece of paper on top of the microscopelens that diffused the light.The light by the LEDs was diffused by a white piece of paper onto the lens of a microscopewhose structure bent the light perpendicularly onto the stage. This enabled the implementation ofthe Fresnel model derived in section 2. In addition, the

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Savita Vitthalrao Kendre, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gus Taylor Teran; Lauryn Whiteside, Worcester polytechnic ; Tyler C Looney; Ryley Ian Wheelock; Surya Sebastian Ghai, University of Maryland; Markus Nemitz

]. Soft robots have been actuated in numerous ways includingmagnetics, electro-statics, hydraulics, and pneumatics. Pneumatics has been the most commonlyused actuation strategy; cavities made from stretchable materials expand upon pressurization,which can be used for locomotion, gripping of delicate objects, or shape-changing, among others[7]. Figure 1: Single-channel pneumatic network (PneuNet) fabricated using replica-molding. (A) Unactuated state of PneuNet. (B) Actuated state of PneuNet at 10 kPa air pressure.One example of a pneumatic soft robotic actuator is the pneumatic network (PneuNet) (Figure 1).PneuNets consist of networks of inflatable chambers that are interconnected with fluidic channels[8]. The chambers are similar