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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Mark N. Valesey; Teresa L. Noto

Plug-in Electric Vehicle Competition” willbe made available to institutions of higher learning. [1]On the manufacturing level, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of2009 has opened federal funding for low cost loans to companies who are willingto develop and produce more fuel efficient vehicles [2].This article will cover information related to the fundamentals of the ElectricVehicles (EV), Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV) and Plug-in Hybrid ElectricVehicles (PHEV). It is also important to understand that in addition to personalvehicles several current alternative-fueled and concept vehicles applications forEV, HEV and PHEV are used in heavy off-road equipment, class 8 truck, citybuses, delivery vehicles and taxi fleets are already in

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Brian Linhares; Sharifa Happy; Hossein Rahemi

journey back to a “green” ecology without removing the role of the farmer.Keywords: Evolution, Mechatronics, Agriculture, EfficiencyIn the balance of humanity, many see mechatronics as an obsolete field of “rocket science,” butfew are aware that the printer is an innovation of mechatronics. The history of mechatronicsbegan in 1969 with Tetsura Mori, an employee at Yaskawa Electric Corporation [1]. The termmechatronics is derived from the two general fields of mechanical and electrical engineering, andare bridged by computer science. Mechatronics engineering has already been applied in variouscomponents of technology that can be found in the present world. Included in these applications,but not limited to for mechatronics engineering

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Sandeep Dilwali

mathematics content ofmost careers related to STEM disciplines is overwhelming, and therefore would muchrather pursue other careers which may be related to liberal arts, management, finance etc. This issue was analyzed and various factors were considered which possibly leadto this. Some of these factors were identified to be : (a) Career related aspects. Students do not know much about careers in the STEM fields, regarding 1. what the job entails, 2. compensation, 3. types of positions, 4. whether there will be enough jobs in those fields in the future 5. are jobs in those fields difficult to do 6. where are those jobs located(b) Education related aspects

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Sunghoon Jang; Kenneth Markowitz; Hong Li

health care in the United States is approximately $91.8billion annually, including $23.2 billion in direct medical costs. The recent multi-center NIHstudies have indicated that the health risks associated with diabetes are significantly reducedwhen the blood glucose levels are well and frequently controlled, indicating that it is prudent tomeasure the blood glucose as often as five or six times a day. Thus it is very important that propermonitoring be done by diabetics at home or at work [1, 2, 3]. At presently all existing methods ofhome blood glucose monitoring require obtaining a blood sample by pricking a fingertip with aneedle. This method strongly discourages patients’ compliance and has the following seriousdrawbacks because the procedure

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David Hergert

phone is processed using software on the cell phone. As another example, a recent NewYork Times article states “House hunters, driving past a for-sale sign, stop and point theircellphone at the sign. With a click, their cellphone screen displays the asking price, the numberof bedrooms and baths and lots of other details about the house.” [1]The interest the author has in this technology has more to do with reading laboratory datacollection and verification in a distance education program. The B.S. ElectromechanicalEngineering Technology degree program is offered by distance to eleven community collegesthroughout the State of Ohio. A new Industrial Automation course in the program requiresstudents to use lab equipment located at the community

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Zhao Zhang

will turn and face north automatically. Different proportional gains are tested and the results are discussed. Lower gain will cause slower corrective action and larger steady state error (SSE). If the gain is too high, the servo motor will over correct the direction of robot, and cause the robot to oscillate around the set point (north). This is a great hand-on education tool to teaching micro- controller, robot, and process control technologies. Key words: digital compass, robot, micro-controller, proportional gain, closed-loop control.1. Introduction:Teaching is better with real hands-on experiments. This paper is an investigation of avery versatile robotic system. The simple design helps the

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Kunhee Choi

75 percent. However, total number ofnew highways and bridges that are newly constructed take only 4 percent [1] (Figure 1). Trafficdemand keeps increasing greatly over time, but capacity stays the same. Furthermore, most ofthe nation’s highway system was built during construction boom between the 50’s and 80’s, with20 years design life. Most of them already exceeded their original design life. For this reason,there are serious growing concerns about road user safety and inconvenience to the travelingpublic. To address the concerns, many states are now under increased pressure to rebuild aginghighway infrastructure systems that need timely renewal within a few years. In addition to the emerging need, the economy stimulus package calls

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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William Danley; Vladimir Genis

, Assessment and Evaluation, Learning Outcomes.IntroductionThis paper describes the assessment and evaluation process of the Applied EngineeringTechnology Program Outcomes. This process is intended to validate that students are achievingProgram Educational Objectives (PEO) [1]. An internal process is presented in details, whichleads to understanding how program outcomes are translated into measurable performancecriteria with assessment rubrics. Students and facilities are assessed to test the programeducational practices and strategies based on the collected assessment evidence that isaccumulated for analysis [2]. This evidence is interpreted to gain an understanding of theprogram and results in a continuous quality improvement (CQI) of the program

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Daryl Gruar

automated method of operating the cargo door, in the pre-existingcargo door installation. The design made consideration of the following: 1. cost of the installation 2. aircraft down time for the installation 3. simplicity of the retrofit installation 4. consideration of the aircraft pre-existing structure and aircraft systems 5. minimizing additional weight to the aircraft installation 6. minimizing the ‘new’ mechanism interfering or consuming critical cabin space 7. aircraft certification requirements, and 8. provides for the operators health and safety needs.The automation retrofit design, was accomplished by the installation of an electrical motor, which applies it power isthrough a reduction gearbox, to actuate

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Qinghai Gao; Xiaowen Zhang; Michael Anshel

Biological One-way Functions Qinghai Gao 1, Xiaowen Zhang 2, Michael Anshel 3 gaoj@farmingdale.edu zhangx@mail.csi.cuny.edu csmma@cs.ccny.cuny.edu 1 Dept. Security System, Farmingdale State College / SUNY, Farmingdale, NY11735 2 Dept. Computer Science, College of Staten Island / CUNY, Staten Island, NY10314 3 Dept. Computer Science, City College of New York / CUNY, New York, NY10031 Abstract: Biology has been a rich source of inspiration for computer security professionals. The central dogmaof biology contains intronization cipher and substitution cipher with three many

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Robert M. Brooks; Amithraj Amavasai

traditional lecture format and the debates method have seventy percent of their grade as thesame requirements. Except for this, there was no difference between the two methods. The levelof difficulty for seventy percent of the grade was the same in both courses. This was establishedby the design of the overall course grading formula shown in Table 1. Both the courses weretaught by the same instructor. In the debates method, six debates were conducted, each debateconsisted of 5% of the grade.Students were asked to rank several activities on a scale of 1 to 5, 1 being to disagree stronglyand 5 being to agree strongly. The survey consisted of ten activities ranging from students havingnever taken debates before to debates improving the student’s grade

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Robert M. Brooks

. Theinstructor should present the material in a factual and unbiased style. The instructor’s goal is tohelp the student think through the issues, not to dictate the student what to think. To meet thisobjective 16 critical thinking issues are listed as assignments worth of 25% of the grade. Thecritical thinking process is further emphasized throughout the course by organizing analyticaldiscussions of topics, and synthesizing important themes and evaluating perspectives [1]. TheCritical Thinking topics covered local, zonal, national and global environmental issues ofcontemporary value.Schools, colleges, and universities are increasingly turning to the assessment of learningoutcomes to evaluate the effectiveness of their programs. Critical Thinking concept

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Wm. Hugh Blanton

convolution integral. Thisconvolution relation, denoted as y(t) = x(t) ⊗ h(t), is ∞ y = ∫ x(τ ) h(τ − t ) dτ (1) −∞where τ is a dummy integration variable. Convolution is commutative such that y (t ) = x(t ) ⊗ h(t ) ( 2)implying ∞ ∞ y (t ) = ∫ x(τ )h(τ − t )dτ = ∫ x(τ − t )h(τ )dτ . (3) −∞ −∞The interpretation of the convolution integral is not intuitive. Engineering students are taught tosolve the convolution integral using semigraphical methods while engineering

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Qinghai Gao

. Keywords: Error, Tolerance, Key, Biometrics, Minutiae, Template1. IntroductionBiometrics is defined as the identification of an individual based on physiological and behavioralcharacteristics. The common physiological features include face, fingerprint, hand geometry,palm print, hand IR thermogram, iris and retina, ear, skin, odor, denture, and DNA. The commonbehavioral features include speech, gait, keystroke and signature.In cryptography, key generation and management is a very important issue [1]. According toSchneier, "Key management is the hardest part of cryptography and often the Achilles' heel of anotherwise secure system." The typical practice is that a key would be generated mathematicallyand then assigned arbitrarily to a user. This

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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S. Ranglin; D. Das; A. Mingo; O. Ukinamemen; G. Gailani; S. Cowin; L. Cardoso

Development of a Mechanical System for Osteon Isolation S. Ranglin 1, D. Das. 2, A. Mingo1, O. Ukinamemen 1, G. Gailani 1, S. Cowin2, 3, & L. Cardoso 3 1 Mechanical Engr. Tech. Dept., New York City College of Technology 2 Mechanical Engr. Dept., City College of New York 3 Biomedical Engineering Dept, City College of New York Abstract Osteons are small semi cylindrical hard tissues that exist in long bones of humans and some animals. Their diameter is in the range of 250 – 300 micrometers approximately. They contain the osteocytes

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Laura Borowski; Mary Lowe; Robert Bailey

, and 3), the wakes behindmultiple obstructions in close proximity, both cylindrical and non-cylindrical, are not as wellunderstood. For this reason, experiments were performed for one triangular obstruction and twocylindrical and triangular obstructions in different orientations. While investigating the wakesbehind such objects can add to a general understanding of fluid flows, our studies can also be ofhelp to other engineering applications and physical problems that involve such wakes.Wake patterns depend on the dimensionless Reynolds number ρVd (1) Re= µdetermined by the density ρ, free stream

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Neil J. Hutzler; Joanne S. Chadde; David Heil; William E. Kelly

FAMILY EGIEERIG: ITRODUCIG EGIEERIG TO PARETS & CHILDRE Neil J. Hutzler1, Joanne S. Chadde1, David Heil2, and William E. Kelly3 1 Michigan Tech University, Houghton, MI 2Family Science Foundation, Portland, OR 3ASEE, Washington, DC Abstract: The goal of Family Engineering is to engage, inspire, and encourage elementary and middle school students to consider careers in engineering and science through hands-on activities with their parents at Family Engineering Nights. This program is designed to address the United States’ need for an increased number, and greater diversity, of students skilled in math, science, technology and

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Ajaz Sana; Samir Saddawi; Akhil Lal

determine if a mobile host will be able to transmit during its next assigned slot. For a proposed approach, the scheduler at the access point maps priorities and weights for QoS into wireless MAC .The compensations for errored links is provided by the swapping of services between the active users and the user data is divided into flows, with flows allowed to lag or lead. The algorithm guarantees short term as well as long term fairness among the users with QoS for various classes of traffic. It can provide the graceful degradation for leading flows and graceful compensation for lagging flows. Key Words: WiMAX, PON, QoS, Wireless link errors 1

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Harvey I. Lyons

handicapped. Provide recommendations. • Student Dorm Design Redesign the dorm room to satisfy specifications that would enhance the rooms’ functions and comforts. • Manufacturing Process Review & Redesign Review several manufacturing processes and redesign a given part to suit each process. • The Ideal Classroom Starting with your present classroom, create an environment to suit your concept of teaching and learning. • Automatic Opening and Closing Gate Operation is solely mechanical and must open and close from either direction for a specific vehicle.Within each design project we expect the student/designer to initially engage in, and develop, thefollowing activities: 1

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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R. Radharamanan; Jeng-Nan Juang

problems [1, 2]. Although most commonly used in the manufacturingworld, where there are unlimited supplies of data, the use of statistics has slowly moved into thesoftware engineering environment. Many still question the use of statistics in softwareengineering simply because of the nature of the work. In many cases, processes are notrepeatable or one change is just much smaller or larger than the previous. The question thenbecomes: How do you compare a large software change to a small software change and feelcomfortable with the results?The introduction of the Software Engineering Institute and the CMMI® process for developingsoftware has helped pioneer the use of statistics in software engineering [3]. The CMMI® modelfocuses on using statistics

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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M. Nazrul Islam

than one fingerprint. Performance of the proposed techniques is investigated through computer simulation involving real-life fingerprint images. Key Words: fingerprint verification, joint transform correlation, fringe-adjusted filter, pattern recognition. I. I TRODUCTIOFingerprint has widely been utilized as an efficient biometric feature to identify a human being.Real-time automatic fingerprint verification is a necessary and very important tool for any kindof security and monitoring applications [1]. Optical joint transform correlation (JTC) techniquehas been observed to be very efficient for real-time pattern recognition systems, because itallows real-time updating of

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Carl A. Erikson

(IPC) [1] is a seven course sequence in MessiahCollege’s Department of Engineering. Starting in the sophomore year, all engineeringmajors take a Group Orientation course, choosing or being assigned to one of six areas:biomedical, communications, disability resources, energy, transportation and water. In thejunior year the students begin four project courses in their chosen group, finishing in theirlast semester at the college. The students also take two seminar courses in their senior yearrelating to vocation and practical matters such as graduate school, job search strategies,finances, etc. These are writing intensive seminars. This year there are 22 engineeringmajors in the Energy Group, divided into five major projects; biofuels which

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Bahar Zoghi Moghadam

most widespread techniques used to purify drinkingwater. The average US house hold uses about 50 gallon per day per person which is seven timesmore than average in the rest of the world.[4] The World Health Organization declares goodhealth and cleanliness require a total daily supply of about 8 gallon per person per day. [2] Thegoal of this paper is to introduce the water efficiency to the freshmen students. 1  LEED: The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building RatingSystem, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), provides a set of standards forenvironmentally sustainable construction. U.S. Green Building Council has had a wideacceptance to

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Philip L. Brach; Ahmet Zeytinci

compare performance of groups of students an Effectiveness Index (EI) (the average of the CIindices for all the students in a course) was developed. It was hypothesized that a significantimprovement in the EI may be used as an indicator of success of a new or different instructionalstrategy initiated to improve student performance. In that the EI is a measure of the averageindividual relative performance of all the students in a class it was the authors’ proposition that itprovided an objective measure of the success of a new instructional strategy such as the IndividualStudent Assignments proffered by the author’s paper presented at the Austin Conference [1].This paper will present an extension of possible other uses for the indexes (Capability

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Ali Daneshmandnia

Industry of UK) mostpeople never change their passwords and a third write them down on a paper.(Millman, 2007 1)The IDT study also found that about two third of the 1800 adults questioned never changed theirpassword. Malcolm Wicks, the minister of Science and Innovation in UK, maintained that in asurvey that was done, they found that the UK lost ₤ 440 million to credit card fraud last year and62 percent of companies experienced network security incidents. He believes that “large numberof people was careless with passwords, unwittingly exposing themselves and their company tofraud and theft” (Millman 3). This brings up the need for ongoing training for the users. End-user enrichment in working with computer must be ongoing. The IT department should

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Josh DeRosa

will be discussed in this paper. Instrument strings made of carbon fiber are commercially available, but limited. Thesound produced by a music string is a function of their elastic constants, densities, and compositestructures [1]. Modification of these properties, using epoxy additives, can produce strings with awider range of sounds and applications. The work discussed in this paper was a continuation of coursework in composites lab atthe Rochester Institute of Technology. The course was project based; the project chosen was theconstruction of a carbon fiber 5-string banjo. The project was large, even for the two person teamwhich was formed. It was completed after the course had ended, which was well into the nextterm

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Suzanne Keilson

seen as an unnecessary additional expense imposed upon municipalities and thenfinally not just accepted but embraced by the entire population, especially for those who usestrollers, bicycles, carts and so on; a totally unintended user-group that greatly benefited from theinvestment.The Principles of Universal DesignTake from the work of the Center for Universal Design [1], the following was developed in 1997by a group of architects, product and environmental designers and engineers. These principleswere intended to guide a wide range of design disciplines and to be applied to the evaluation ofexisting designs as well as guide the design process and education designers and consumers.Universal Design is defined as “the design of products and

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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RAMAN LALL; TIMOTHY J. DONOHUE; JULIE C. MITCHELL

OPTIMIZI G ETHA OL PRODUCTIO SELECTIVITY RAMAN LALL1, TIMOTHY J. DONOHUE1;2, and JULIE C. MITCHELL1;3;4 *Corresponding author 1 Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716 2 Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI 53706 3 Department of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI 53706 4 Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI 53706 Abstract Lactococcus Lactis metabolizes glucose homofermentatively to lactate. However, after disruption of the gene coding for lactate dehydrogenase, LDH-, a

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Chien-tsung Lu; Mark Sherman

Safety Management System (SMS) – Advocating A Software Prototype for the U.S. FAA FAR 139 Airports Submitted by Chien-tsung Lu Department of Aviation Technology Purdue University 1401 Aviation Dr. W. Lafayette, IN 47907 & Mark Sherman Department of Aviation Farmingdale State University Lupton Hall, Route 110 Farmingdale, NY 11735 1 Dr

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Elimchili Lyaro; Jennifer Biddle; Jaclyn Stanfield

designed to allow people to use aportion of their commute time differently. One could read a book or newspaper, sleep, talk onthe phone, or work virtually without the potential for causing an accident. In essence this vehiclewill allow people to travel in their own personal vehicles while having the vehicle navigate themfrom their starting location to their destination.The SCS is intended to be used with a preexisting Modified HOV Lane System. The vehicle willhave the ability to operate in either Manual Mode or Smart Car Mode (SCM). The purpose ofthe system is to allow drivers to perform other tasks safely and efficiently during times thatwould otherwise be used to commute. A general block diagram is shown in Figure 1. 2009