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

, original plans • Multimeter: used to record the voltage across a high-power resistora standard set of instruction will be developed allowing for a wide audience to replicate it. • Determine theoretical coefficient of power for the suggested blade design • Tested in various wind speeds on the Roger Williams University Bristol Campus • Calculate the optimal coefficient of

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Naziah Edwards, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Club at the University of Bridgeport; Elphaz Girma Gesesse, University of Bridgeportf; Nathan Sahle

Paper ID #36001Smart Door Knob CleanserMr. Naziah Edwards, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Club at the University of Bridgeport A highly motivated mechanical engineering student planned to graduate in May 2022 with a background in project design and electrical installation. Also passionate in aerospace, and industrial machinery sector. Lastly, acquired interest in stock portfolio building, music, technology industry, and traveling.Mr. Elphaz Girma Gesesse, University of BridgeportfNathan Sahle American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022ABSTRACT

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Justin Dansereau, University of New Haven

three-link robot. This robot will be given a specifictransformation at each link. The robot will show the beginning and end positions of the robot. It will alsoshow the DH matrix for the forward kinematics. The inverse kinematics is very similar to the teaching of forward kinematics except instead of givingthe transformations the end effector position is given. The robot will represent the movements to thesame position but will mathematically work backwards to find the transformations. To teach the Jacobian, a predefined robot is used to calculate all Jacobian(s). Then the robot ismoved to all values found to show students the singularity at these points. The examples for trajectory planning will include a dynamic visual of a pre

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Steven Sherrin, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Paper ID #36260Statistical Tools To Produce Accurate and High-Value DEI InsightsDr. Steven Sherrin, Wentworth Institute of Technology American c Society for Engineering Education, 2022Abstract(Author note: I am looking for feedback on a planned workshop that focuses on improvingstatistical inferences with DEI data. Below is the description of that workshop.)This session will equip participants with new research ideas and statistical tools foranalyzing, visualizing, and communicating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) data inengineering disciplines. The session will focus on popular, free software

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Hugh L Mcmanus, Northeastern University; Kris Jaeger-Helton, Northeastern University

continuous im- provement methods can be applied to a wide variety of problems, including healthcare, business agility, and engineering education.Dr. Kris Jaeger-Helton, Northeastern University Professor Beverly Kris Jaeger-Helton, Ph.D. is on the full-time faculty in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Northeastern University (NU) teaching Simulation Modeling and Analysis, Human-Machine Systems, Facilities Planning & Material Handling, and Capstone. She is the Director of Senior Capstone Design in Industrial Engineering as well as the Founding Director of the Galante Engi- neering Business Program at NU. Dr. Jaeger-Helton has also been an active member of Northeastern’s Gateway Team, a

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Cuong H Pham, Wentworth Institute of Technology

landscape of the future. Moreover, this course provides anentry point to Computer Science field, and it is designed to be flexible that students of any levelsand backgrounds can have a good experience with. We also share our successes andimprovements as the result of teaching the course for one semester.The paper is organized as follows: section 2 describes the design of the course in detail; sections3 and 4 discuss our successes and improvements respectively. We conclude our paper in section5 with some plans for future work.2. Course DesignThis course offers an introduction to the intersections between Computer Science and Societythrough a survey of digital projects and techniques. The frameworks of the Humanities andSocial Sciences to relevant

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

study presented here is that only limited anecdotal evidence was collected tomeasure the success of the virtual labs. We plan to collect additional evidence in the future. Ourgoal is to understand if the virtual labs help students to connect the underlying concepts to theirreal-life actualization. To create a meaningful assessment, we are looking for collaborators whocan impartially evaluate the impact of the materials on student outcomes.Considerations for Designing Virtual LabsThe dynamic model complexity and visual fidelity are two essential considerations for designinga lab. We used the discipline as a primary selection guide for the visual fidelity. In the circuitslabs, less focus was placed on the visual model, because basic electrical

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Andrew Michael Seredinski, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Andrew Seredinski School of Sciences and Humanities, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MAAbstractExit tickets are a formative assessment tool consisting of brief student feedback gathered at theend of a lesson. This work analyzes exit ticket responses from eight sections of introductoryengineering physics courses over three semesters (approximately 240 total students). Thesetickets provided two prompts after each lecture period: 1) What question do you still have aftertoday's class? and 2) Apply today's topic to something in the world around you. No more thanfive minutes of class time each day was allotted for these assessments. I discuss the formativevalue these prompts had for lesson planning in my introductory engineering

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Sharif IM Sheikh, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Ahmed Hassebo, Wentworth Institute of Technology; James R McCusker PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology

part.Conclusion:The purpose of this exercise is to better prepare the engineering students for industry, where theymay need to produce a practical prototype of the designed circuit. To make this process moreefficient, the instructors plan to use the simulator software to generate the PCB layout and use PCBplotters to fabricate the PCB circuit. Although it may take considerably longer time to print circuitsfor all the groups, these steps will introduce professional techniques to fabricate an accurateprototype. All the student groups successfully implemented the PCB-based amplifier circuit anddemonstrated the amplified output signal. Several groups needed multiple attempts to get thecorrect output and needed to trace their PCB layout to find the fault with

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

construction were the things we would be the least focused on while tackling thisproject. We reasoned that if our product worked as planned, the cost would eventually be canceledout by the amount of energy saved by its use. Additionally, we thought that if the product couldbe adaptable and universal, again, it would be worth a slightly more difficult construction process. Efficiency Ease of Constr. Cost Hindrance Durability Total Weights 40 20 10 50 30 N/A Design One 8/320 8/160 5/50 8/400 6/180 1150 Design Two 8/320 5/100 7/70 9/450 7/210 1150

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Dimitrios Bolkas, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre Campus; Jeffrey Chiampi; Carol L. Morman PE, PS, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

notinitially established until October 1, 2015 and not officially recognized as ASCE’s ninthtechnical institute until 2017. The purpose of this newest ASCE institute is to offer professionals,in both utility and pipelines engineering and the surveying and geomatics communities, a meansto collectively improve the profession by providing products and services (e.g., technicalactivities, conferences, and the development of internationally recognized standards) that enableexcellence in engineering, planning, design, construction, operation, and asset management[9],[10]. Additionally, the surveying and geomatics professionals are trying to bring attention tothe amount of surveying engineering that a civil engineer can do as a professional engineerwithout

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Vacharaporn Paradorn; Sunita Rajni Virk Singh Poma; Nathan Agyeman; Kavitha Chandra, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Susan Thomson Tripathy, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Tiana Robinson, University of Massachusetts Lowell

introduced bythe faculty trainers. The four students came together and developed a strategic organizational skill that wastaught during this training program. The first stage of the challenging problem was to developthis paper on PLM that would be accessible to students from different fields and help themidentify emerging areas of research in this field. Each week, the students met either virtually orin person as part of their sustained inquiry. They spoke with facilitators, who encouraged thestudents to ask as many questions as possible to determine how to plan the project. A list ofquestions was created by the students to determine what knowledge they may receive to beginthe project planning. The students then set time aside to figure out

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David Lemar Simpson, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Catlin Wells; Tes Cotter Zakrzewski EdD, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Nicole Price

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GROW: An Equity-Minded Framework to Support the Integration of Equity and Inclusion in Learning2020 brought awareness to many issues surrounding equity and inclusion across the nation. In collegesand universities around the country, open forums on systemic racism and gender bias allowed newvoices to shine through and strategic plans on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) to be reimagined. Acommon theme that has emerged from these discussions is the critical need to effectively integrateequity and inclusion into the teaching and learning environment. As equity-minded institutions, we havea responsibility to not only meet our students where they are at, but also our faculty. Thus, wedeveloped a framework that provides faculty with a self

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James Accuosti, University of Bridgeport

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this example to from a career path in students’ planning. One limitation of thisresearch is that there is little analysis on long-term results. One group [39] successfully generatedinterest with students in physiology, but questions how long these students retain interest – thereseems to be no reliable metric. This concern is previously shared with Laursen, et al. [40]; weexpect students’ interests to change over time.Factor 3: School AtmosphereSchool Climate: Schools have their (un)fair share of social problems; in turn, STEM programobjectives and outcomes are heavily dependent on factors, including local economies. Thischallenge puts strain on school programs because schools require balanced stability. SomeSTEM schools which suffer

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

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addition to his academic and athletic endeavors, Malcolm was the treasurer of the Black Graduate Students Association of RPI where he planned and executed team events and managed the finances of the group. Prior to accepting a position as a GEM Fellow, Malcolm completed four Graduate Assistant Research As- sistant internships at Los Alamos. In addition to his Ph. D. studies, Malcolm continues to pursue available opportunities in learning by auditing courses such as Fusion Energy at Princeton Plasma Physics Labo- ratory and earning certification in courses such as, Neutron Scattering at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Lean / Six Sigma at RPI. American c

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Brian Bartelo, Student; Sean W Bartelo

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accelerated students interested in engineering school and asubsequent successful engineering career. Homeschooling may not be a good fit for everyone,but it can help those interested in deep diving into mathematics and science ahead of engineeringschool.Keywords: homeschooling, aerospace engineering education, elementary school, middle school,project-based learning, accelerated learning, dual enrollment, concurrent creditTo become an aerospace engineer, one needs to study advanced math and science; however, onedoes not need to wait until they are eighteen years old to begin the journey. This paper discussesmy educational plan as I hope to study aerospace engineering and law.Aerospace engineers can contribute more than just the design and execution of

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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

of fixed and driving crossheads and uniaxial linear motion rods alongwhich the driving crosshead translates. The team planned to create a machine that was able totest a wider range of materials in both tension and compression as well as under bending. All specimens for testing have standard sizes, ASTM and ISO providing the leadingindustry standards. These standards are generally proportional when changing the specimen sizesfor both flat and round samples, focusing on the length to diameter ratio for round specimens andthe width to thickness ratio for flat specimens. It was an objective of this project to test standardsample sizes. The primary constraint for this project was the cost of purchase, fabrication, andassembly

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Filip Cuckov, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Marisha Rawlins, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Pilin Junsangsri, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Wayne Bynoe, Wentworth Institute of Technology; James R McCusker PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology; José R. Sánchez, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Computer Engineering [20] andare broken down 135 knowledge units, further divided into a total of 908 learning outcomes.This question helped the TF define important knowledge that students should master beforegraduating in order to prepare them for their future careers in Industry 5.0.At the time of this writing, we received seven responses from our survey, a very small numberthat is hard to draw a lot of firm conclusions from. Nonetheless, we plan to expand the number ofrespondents to be statistically more significant and include a larger variety of companies andrepresentative positions within the same. The responses are from engineers from severalcompanies, including Apple, The MathWorks, Verizon, Toast, Randstad Technologies, andAltaeros. The

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Brennan Patrick Miller-Klugman, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Yali Izzo, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Corey Comperchio, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Marisha Rawlins, Wentworth Institute of Technology

robot built using off-the-shelfparts including readily available motors and sensors. A visual interface created using Blocklywas implemented to allow students to experience and apply programming concepts like loop andconditionals in a tactile way. A lesson plan was created to help guide students through the coreprogramming concepts while also leaving room for creativity and exploration. A Raspberry PiZero was used for scalability allowing more advanced users to create code in any languagesporting a GPIO library. A cost analysis proves that the WitBot can contend with much moreexpensive robots in terms of features while offering a low price and open-source codebase anddesign. In the future, additional software and features could be added to

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Jake Robert Ross, Northeastern University; Kevin You-Ichiro Ohgami, Northeastern University; Nicholas Jasper Gillespie, Northeastern University; Owen Krivacek, Northeastern University; Benjamin Service; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

. Thissmaller radius allows the end of the rod to complete a full revolution while the end attached to thedriving rotation only completes a portion of a revolution. We found that this would be an idealsystem to use in our design as this could convert the changing direction of rotation of the axle thatcomes from the seesaw going up and down into one directional rotation.The next step in our design process was to connect this rotational motion to the electricitygenerating device. We decided to use a gear ratio to increase the speed of rotation that would bedriving the generation process, as we planned on using electromagnetic induction to generateelectricity, which outputs more electricity with a higher rotational speed. This was possible for ourdesign

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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

motor we planned to attach. As mentioned before, the motors that were used are from the Sparkfun kits [4]. Thesemotors are DC motors [5], but they also have an inner gearing mechanism that is connected to asecond output shaft (Figure 1a). We chose to use this second output shaft because it would give usa much higher output of power for each revolution that the door did. The design that we chose hasthe shaft, which is keyed and not perfectly round, pushed into a cutout in the shaft that matchedthe shape. To find all the measurements needed, we were able to find a drawing with all of thenecessary dimensions (Figure 1b). The shaft goes from the bottom plate of the door, which has ahole to allow the shaft to be seated inside, through the top

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Rithvik Rao Katikaneni, Northeastern University; Matteo Farah; Carlos Mario Martinez, Northeastern University; Kabato Burka; TOBECHUKWU CHIGOZIRIM ANIAGBOSO, Northeastern University; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

andis more representative of the final prototype as when compared to the initial sketch. Figure 4 – Solidworks Based Design Drawing of Prototype (in 3D)With the design finished and having briefly planned the assembly of the prototype, all requiredmaterial was procured and the prototype was constructed. The construction took place in auniversity maker’s space where there was access to a soldering iron and certain other basic toolsand resources.Table 1 - Resource List Resource Name Qty. Place of Procurement Specification Thermoelectric 18 Amazon.com The Seebeck effect-based generators Generator Pads (TEG that will be used to produce electricity Pads

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

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forthem.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation underIUSE/PFE: RED Grant No. 1920761. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions orrecommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarilyreflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Appendix: Questionaries for Reflection PiecesInitial Reflection Piece1) Please articulate how you are attending the class, how you plan to study, what you believe may give you difficulties, and most importantly what steps will you take to tackle those perceived difficulties.2) Please give me suggestions on what I can do to help you succeed in this class.3) Have you been classified via formal diagnosis as belonging to the neurodiversity

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

. Published October 4, 2017. Accessed November 3, 2021. https://www.egi.co.uk/news/pavegens- the-technology-behind-the-tile.[12] Pavegen plans to power the world with footsteps. [Video]. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD15-2Uriyc . Published January 23, 2017. Accessed November 3, 2021.[13] Introduction to Magnetism and Induced Currents. RPI Physics. Published 2002. Accessed September 30, 2021. https://www.rpi.edu/dept/phys/ScIT/InformationStorage/faraday/magnetism_a.html.[14] Floating Pins, Pull-Up Resistors, and Arduino. Programming Electronics Academy. Published 2015. Accessed November 25, 2021. https://www.programmingelectronics.com/floating-pins-pull-up-resistors-and-arduino/[15] S. Psoma, P. Tzanetis

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Jiaqiao Liang, Wentworth Inst. of Tech.; James R McCusker PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Louis Munson; Chandler Chen

use a Raspberry Pi as the centralcontrol computer in the robot. The external sensor was planned to integrate into a pod, whichcontains a microcontroller for receiving sensor data and sending the data packets to theRaspberry Pi. This allows the design to have the ability to integrate multiple sensors into thesensor pod. There is an additional sub-control system in the robot which is used for the purposeof motor control, this simplified the development of integrating features such as PID control forthe maneuvering mechanism of motors.In the design of the project, Power-Over-Ethernet was used. Since PoE combines communicationand power delivery into a single twisted CAT8 cable, the design of the communication sectionand powering section can be

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Daisy Ren, University of Connecticut; Pierredens Fils, University of Connecticut; Shinae Jang P.E., University of Connecticut

reasoning behind the level of engagement. Thebenefits include: (i) Further understanding of the impacts of heavy trucks on joints and bridgesfor the development of better bridge maintenance plans, (ii) The effectiveness and durability ofjoint designs and joint materials, (iii) The temperature range and product conditions. Thelimitations included: (i) Funding, (ii) Resources, and (iii) Moving to greater use of asphalt plugjoints which are replaced on a routine cycle or when the conditions warrant. This insight isimportant, as it shows that there is potential for the development of more joint monitoringpractices for the benefits listed once the limitations are resolved.CONCLUSIONExpansion joint monitoring systems have proved to be very helpful in

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Yuliia Kleban, Ukrainian Catholic University

achieved expectations. The data collection and analysis arecornerstones to building continuous improvement practices. A team of the Program’s directorand the managerial staff collected data, ran analytics and prepared the Self-assessment report.The primary duties of the APPS team were the data preparation and collection, analysis forthe compliance issues, and final filling of the SAR. Thus, that gives the insider view anddifferent experience for forming the rubrics for the ITBA program case. Method Following the plan-do-check-act problem-solving methodology[2], the NAQA criteriabecome the guiding principles. The internal processes at the Faculty of Applied Sciencesrequire the data-driven decision-making and process improvement ideology

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otherwise be exposed to engineering andcreating, Young Engineers guides students in understanding mechanical cause and effectrelationships. Promoting the study of engineering in afterschool environments lends a “coolfactor” to those involved in the program. There is also a pride of creation for each project builtand taken home.Future Engineers [9] creates quarterly challenges for elementary, middle, and high schoolstudents. Many of the challenges require students to use CAD software, produce 3D models,create a scientific experimentation plan. The organization provides mentoring and challengeshave no fee to enter. Recently, they featured challenges for creating a lunar rover to captureregolith from the moon titled Lunabotics, and a challenge where

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Marisha Rawlins, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Pilin Junsangsri

the lab exercises. Students also perform better when they have a live-coding demo or examsince they know that they will have to answer questions on their code in real-time. In futurework, we plan to combine live-coding demonstrations with limited resubmissions.2 Related WorkOur work combines competency-based grading with other techniques in an effort to find the rightcombined methodology for undergraduate programming courses at Wentworth Institute ofTechnology. This section briefly discusses the techniques used. For each, many examples ofprevious work exist, but in this paper, we only summarize the parts necessary to define ourapproach and do not do a full survey or analysis.Competency-based grading (CBG)In competency-based grading (CBG) [2

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Rinchen Tsewang Sherpa, University of Connecticut, Civil Engineering; Shinae Jang P.E., University of Connecticut

has impacted families and residents of all backgrounds,causing an enormous amount of stress and worry in all cases. Since the deterioration process ofaffected concrete usually develops over 10+ years, it would be very beneficial to obtain data thatcan indicate the deterioration early on so that potential corrective measures can be planned. Dataacquisition using non-destructive test methods is emphasized in this research. This includestesting the resonant frequency (RF) and surface resistivity (SR). Based on this data, themicrostructure of the concrete foundation can be assessed and its change over time monitored.Crack monitoring devices such as digital calipers, a crack width ruler, and a crack microscopewill complement the data acquisition