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Nripendra N. Sarker; Mohan A. Ketkar

Friday Morning Session 1 - Faculty Hands-on Technology Education Nripendra N Sarker and Mohan A Ketkar Prairie View A&M University Prairie View, TX 77446 AbstractThe computer hardware basics are taught using traditional TTL logic gate units, such as, NOT,OR, AND, NAND, XOR, and XNOR gates. Circuits are created by placing these gates (chips)on breadboard and connected to 5V power supplies. Use of this set is unique particularly tojumpstart a digital logic circuits course as there is no alternative to this hardware

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Mohammad Obadat P.E.; Mohammad Ali Khasawneh

Extended Abstract with Poster Using Turning Technology (response system) in Teaching Statics Mohammad Obadat Department of Engineering The University of Tennessee at Martin Mohammad Ali Khasawneh Civil Engineering Department Jordan University of Science and Technology AbstractStatics is one of the early challenging courses for sophomore-level students at The University ofTennessee at Martin (UTM). In Statics, students are challenged to solve

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Raj Desai

students in engineering engineeringFigure 2 – Evaporative Cloud with InjectionsThe Industrial Technology program transitioned from an evening program to an online programto better meet the needs of working adults and not compete with the Mechanical Engineeringprogram. Informal survey of students in the Industrial Technology program has told us thatbecause these students have difficult work schedules, online courses have met a need for theprofessional development and educational enhancement of these extremely busy working adults.The local oil and gas industry needs educated people to be able to constantly improve theiroperations in order to compete in a global economy. Offering new

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Lana Rings

Friday Morning Session 2 - Faculty Critical Uses of Language in the Globalized Engineering Workplace and in Engineering Education Lana Rings Department of Modern Languages University of Texas at Arlington AbstractGiven the changing demographics within the United States, as well as the internationalization ofcolleges of Engineering, the globalization of the workplace, and the presence of the multiculturalworkforce, the profession is well aware of the need for cross-cultural competence. The hidden,culture

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Xavier Mirza; Amir Ali; Thomas Reyes; Jonathan Zea

his Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering Technology in December 2012. He is the author of a project called “iLOOP”, which is a smart endoscope that uses sensors to make endoscopy safer and more effective. He earned an award for the "most creative design" at the American Society for Engineering Education and Society of Manufacturing Engineers. THOMAS REYES Thomas is currently an engineering student seeking his Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering. His main interest is in Apple iOS products. He likes to tamper with the hardware and software to implement useful ideas for daily users of these

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Dan O. Popa; Nahum Torres; Cody Lundberg

Extended Abstract with Poster Bringing MEMS technology Closer to Undergraduate Education via the Mobile Microrobotics Challenge Dan O. Popa, Nahum Torres, Cody Lundberg Electrical Engineering Department University of Texas at Arlington AbstractThe Robocup initiative has emerged as a platform for fostering robotics research by providing aset of standard problems categorized into leagues. During the first Robocup event, almost twodecades ago, robots could not perform many of the required tasks; however, they have sinceimproved

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Amit Oza; Gary Coleman; Lex Gonzalez; Bernd Chudoba; Paul Czsyz

-shift towards future robust air transportation scenarios.Thereby the United States must be prepared to lead this Air Transportation Revolution by timelydelivering industry technology solutions throughout the air transportation continuum. IntroductionThe principal objectives of this study are as follows:To perform advanced strategic planning for N+3 commercial transport aircraft concepts andtechnologies (large long haul) to assist technologists, researchers, and managers at NASA LaRC,NIA, and other US centers in decision-making.To transition such selected technology portfolio into future operational and practical industryhardware applications.As such, the effort is limited to the formulation and first

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Hector A. Ochoa

Friday Morning Session 1- Faculty The Implementation of Take Home Laboratories Using the NI myDAQ Hector A. Ochoa Electrical Engineering Department The University of Texas at Tyler AbstractEvery year, new technologies are been discovered, and they affect us in many different ways.They change the way we live, move, think, and learn. Kids these days are very familiar withcomputers, gaming consoles, the internet, and cell phones. For them, things like encyclopedias,chalk boards, and trigonometric tables are ancient history. That is the reason

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Mohammed Arif I. Mahmood; Samir M. Iqbal

divider law or current divider law by simple modifications of the circuits. This givesstudents an intuitive idea of how electric current and potential works in the circuit. Slightlyadvanced users can extend these ideas using dependant sources. Proceedings of the 2013 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference, The University of Texas at Arlington, March 21 – 23, 2013. Copyright 2013, American Society for Engineering Education (a) (b) Figure 3: (a) A simple AC circuit connected with a capacitor and a resistor. The voltage and current "probes" are connected to the circuit. The output voltage and current are

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Eric Haney; Lex Gonzalez; Amen Omoragbon; Thomas McCall; Xiao Peng; Vincent Ricketts; Jon Crosley; Bernd Chudoba

overall configuration design. I. OBJECTIVES Proceedings of the 2013 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference, The University of Texas at Arlington, March 21 – 23, 2013. Copyright 2013, American Society for Engineering Education The objectives of the project are to achieve at the earliest practicable date orbital flight and successful recovery of a manned satellite, and to investigate the capabilities of man in this environment. II. MISSION To accomplish these objectives, the most reliable available boost system will be used. A nearly circular orbit will be established at an altitude sufficiently high to permit a 24-hour satellite

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Camille A. Issa

European countries with a renewed competitivefocus. Such reports have collectively argued that the United States faces intensifying foreigncompetition in science and technology, and that the country is falling behind in key buildingblocks of the S&T base, specifically its research and development infrastructure, science andengineering (S&E) workforce, and math and science education.On the other side, there is a growing trend in the demand for U.S. based and/or modeledengineering education. U.S. institutions of higher education in partnership with local entitieshave established branches in the Arab Countries and also American Universities (AU) such AUof Kuwait, Dubai, Sharjah, …etc are mushrooming all over the region. All the

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Gustavo Narez; Sarah Hussein; Bernd Chudoba; Amit Oza

teams to become proficient with the process of designing. Even though the chief engineer in the project selects the final point of design, this process requires a full collaborative effort of every individual in the team. With such an effort, arduous feats can be accomplished through the contribution of critical thinkers organized to achieve specific objectives. References1. Anderson, Lorin W., and David R. Krathwohl. A taxonomy for learning, teaching and assessing: A revision of Bloom's Taxonomy of educational objectives: Complete edition . New York: Longman, 2001.2. Forehand, Mary. Bloom's Taxonomy-From emerging prespectives on Learning, Teaching, and Technology. Atlanta, Georgia

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L. Massa; P. Jha

understood the concept well. Regardless of their previous experience with MATLAB, amajority of students found it easy to understand a provided code and modify it towards learningthe chemical equilibrium principle. Hence, we conclude that the use of computer technology asan aid to traditional teaching methods can help the students understand concepts more easily andremember them for a longer time. Proceedings of the 2013 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference, The University of Texas at Arlington, March 21 – 23, 2013. Copyright 2013, American Society for Engineering Education References1. Y.K. Baek and B.H. Layne. Color, graphics

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A. Baheri; Yucheng Liu P.E.; M. Hedayati

unique advantages over the traditionalforming process. For example, it is well known that the hydroforming process caneffectively reduce the overall weight of the formed part as well as the number of stepsrequired for making complex shapes. Hence, such process keeps the tooling costs and thecomponent production costs low. The tube hydroforming process is mainly used to maketubular products with varying cross-sectional shape along their longitudinal direction.During the process, a tube is first placed in the closed cavity of a forming die. After sealingboth ends of the tube, the hydraulic fluid is then injected into the tube and the tube isformed according to the shape of the die cavity.This study investigates the effects of material properties

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Oscar N. Garcia; Garima Bajwa; Cynthia L. Claiborne; Shanti R. Thiyagaraja; Mohamed Fazeen; Eric H. Pruett

Annual Conference, The University of Texas at Arlington, March 21 – 23, 2013. Copyright 2013, American Society for Engineering Education 1. Information, randomness and its determination, entropic and complexity metrics, and their importance in determining the limits of compression and the use of redundancy, confusion, diffusion in our endeavor. 2. The representation of information in audio, graphic, video or data formats in blocks and streams and its practical requirements for efficiency, security and error control 3. Extraction of redundancy by compression and its lossless and lossy technologies. Lempel-Ziv and probabilistic compression. Commonality of the

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Yucheng Liu P.E.

widely employed inengineering education. Canakci [1] developed a program called Pile-D using MicrosoftExcel for the teaching of pile foundation design to geotechnical engineering students.Kahn-Jetter and Sasser [2] presented software that used spreadsheets to analyze advancedmachine design problems involving optimization concepts. Sieres and Fernandez-Seara [3] Proceedings of the 2013 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference, The University of Texas at Arlington, March 21 – 23, 2013. Copyright©2013, American Society for Engineering Educationdesigned a courseware for simulating vapor compression refrigeration systems that are selfdesigned by the user. Rivas et al [4] used Microsoft spreadsheet

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Jonathan Crosley; Vincent Ricketts; Amit Oza; Bernd Chudoba

for the capstone class. This project consists of a dedicatedliterature search generating a pertinent database and knowledge base. In addition, a designmethodology is developed leading to a parametric sizing tool capable of visualizing the availablesolution for long-range electric aircraft. Central to this project is a study by NASA, who startedcontracting major corporations (i.e. Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Cessna, etc.) to address about30 years (N+3) of future technologies concerning the use of hybrid electric aircraft forcommercial use by 2030-2035. The mission, identified by the AVD Laboratory, is along theRoute 66 highway, from Chicago to L.A., a distance of roughly 1,660 nm. This experimental-type aircraft will be electric with no hybrid

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Ronald E. Barr

assessingneeded to cover all curricular areas in the and evaluating the extent to whichprogram. The PEV needs to assess faculty the program educational objectivesinteraction with students in the areas of advising are being attainedand career counseling. The faculty Regular use of appropriate,accomplishments need to be presented in the self- documented processes for assessingstudy. The faculty development plan must be and evaluating the extent to whichoutlined in the self-study, including conference the student outcomes are beingattendance and other faculty enrichment attainedopportunities. The level of faculty interaction

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Amit Oza; Gary Coleman; Lex Gonzalez; Eric Haney; Amen Omoragbon; Xiao Peng; Bernd Chudoba; Paul Czsyz

technology matrix, and prioritized configuration and concept matrix. Proceedings of the 2013 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference, The University of Texas at Arlington, March 21 – 23, 2013. Copyright 2013, American Society for Engineering Education MethodologyIn order to evaluate the technical feasibility of each configuration and technology combination, itis required to employ a state-of-the-art forecasting system consisting of the AVD Laboratorymethodology and software packages (a) data-base system, AVDDBS, (b) knowledge-base system,AVDKBS, and the (c) parametric sizing methodology, AVDSIZING. Figure 2 illustrates the

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Lex Gonzalez; Gary Coleman; Eric Haney; Amit Oza; Vincent Ricketts; Bernd Chudoba; Paul Czsyz

ballistic coefficient and small radii.Reusable APM Trade:1. APM concepts sized for LEO - GTO transfer with Deployable DPM.2. The staging of the DPM results in a significant reduction in mass at LEO circularization. Thus, the pure propulsive OTV APM is not as severely penalized as the POTV DPM, which must return the SBCM. As such, use of an AOTV shows less mass-reduction Proceedings of the 2013 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference, The University of Texas at Arlington, March 21 – 23, 2013. Copyright 2013, American Society for Engineering Education potential in APMs than in DPMs.3. The Ellipsled has a greater TPS wetted area relative to the

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Christina K. White; Richard H. Crawford

 educational outreach experiences, as illustrated in Figure 3. To help promote the creation of the repurposingenterprise and address litter from used sachets in the village, the team led a community widepick-up collaborating with each of the local schools. The next phase of this education willinclude placement of used sachet receptacles at schools and other parts of the village forcommunity recycling. Proceedings of the 2013 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference, The University of Texas at Arlington, March 21 – 23, 2013. Copyright © 2013, American Society for Engineering Education

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Waqas Ali; Samir M. Iqbal

- 146, 2006.2. T. T. Wu, and  C.  K.  Lee,  “Taiwan:  Ministry  of  Education  and  NTU  implementing Taiwan Nanotechnology K–12 Education Program,” Asia–Pac. Nanotechnol. Forum News J., vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 17–19, 2003.WAQAS ALIWaqas did his undergraduate in Electrical Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore,Pakistan in 2007. He taught at COMSATS Institute of Information Technology in the same city before joining UTAin 2010 for his Ph.D. His research is focused on the fabrication of nano-devices for biomedical applications.SAMIR M. IQBALDr. Iqbal directs the Nano-Bio Laboratory in Nanotechnology Research and Education Center. He is a member ofthe Joint Graduate Studies Committee of the joint

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Tanvir Manzur; Md. Kabirul Islam; Nur Yazdani

and have been employed in various countries in thepublic and private sectors as well as in education and research. Every year a good number ofBUET graduates seek opportunities in countries in North America, particularly in the UnitedStates for graduate education and research. Though the course curricula of BUET was developedfollowing the US system with the active help and assistance of a US University, BUET till nowdid not apply for nor seek formal ABET accreditation.According to Rugarcia et al. (2000), future engineers will have to face and cope with sevenparticular challenges: information expansion, diminishing boundaries between the disciplines,globalization of the economy, endangered environment, resource constraints, emerging

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Amen I. Omoragbon; Gary J. Coleman; Lex Gonzalez; Brandon Watters; Bernd Chudoba

). Some experiments have demonstrated the feasibility of a pure PYTVC fighter(tailless fighter) using the X-31A as a test-bed9-12. The results show many benefits for militaryapplication with the benefit of reduced cross section area as the key one.Gal ‘Or13-14 explores the use of partial TVC to increase the safety of commercial transports. Thisconcept has been proven by successful flights of a partial TVC B72715 and the patents16-18 for itsTVC technology. NASA also has successful tests of Propulsion Controlled Aircraft (PCA) withMD11 and B747 testbeds19-21. Although those experiments use differential thrust control notTVC, they are relevant to the general concept of control augmentation of commercial vehiclesusing thrust.Finally, Steer22 proposes

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George Kitamura; Kristin Milam; Elvin Hii; Chris Kniffin; Alexander Graves; Amit Oza; Bernd Chudoba

airplane and the adaptation of tools used for unconventional aircrafts. This includesthe aerodynamic calculations using the United States Air Force DATCOM+ tool and themodification for an elliptical wing planform. From these results an engine analysis can bedeveloped to measure its performance. The stability and control team took the ideology behindLoftin’s method and applied it to the stability and control surfaces. Creating parameters and utilizing known stability trends, the team created a solution space for the stability and controleffectors. The strong analysis of the individual disciplines is combined in the end to create asolution space for the Spitfire Mk Vb which exemplifies a joint effort and creates well roundedmulti-disciplinary

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Andy Walker; Bernd Chudoba

are encouraged to read the latestdesign textbooks, learn how to use a few basic statistical equations, plunge into the details ofparametric mass properties analysis. To manage the growing and ever-changing body of weightestimation knowledge, and bridge the gap in Mass Properties education, a standardizedengineering “tool-box” of conceptual & preliminary design weight estimation methods wasdeveloped for future projects in the UTA AVD Lab. It will also be used as a living body of workfor use by future students in the AVD Lab.  This “tool-box” consists of a weight estimation method bibliography containing unclassified, open-source literature for conceptual andpreliminary flight vehicle design phases. To provide structure, a logic scheme

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Xiao Peng; Lex Gonzalez; Eric Haney; Amen Omoragbon; Bernd Chudoba

communities keep and use such valuable inheritance. Inthis context, we do routinely witness events such: (i) the failure of aerospace projects, like TitanIV, whose explosion has been deemed the responsibility of a design defect; (ii) the losing ofvaluable aerospace specialists and their expertise, like at Boeing, “…more than half of theBoeing work force will be eligible for retirement within the next decade. That's roughly 80,000employees’ cumulative corporate wisdom walking out the door.”; (iii) the ostensibly well-keptbut not easily accessible knowledge has seldom shown its value and contributed to activities, likethe books and journals covered by dust in library.In order to efficiently use energy, time and money, and apply previous precious

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Amit Oza; Gary Coleman; Lex Gonzalez; Bernd Chudoba; Paul Czsyz

sizing process applied to a fast turnaround project by using a dedicated knowledge-harvesting approach coupled with a unique sizing methodology to represent the first step in the conceptual design phase. Identify and visualize the solution space available for a hypersonic endurance (20 to 30 min) demonstrator that employs an air-breathing propulsion system. Propose prospective baseline vehicle(s) based on (1) available industry capability and (2) high-priority research (technology) required. Demonstrate a best-practice product development and technology forecasting environment that integrates the key team members, including (1) manager (decision maker), (2) synthesis specialist (integrator), and (3) technologist (disciplinary

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Rasool Kenarangui; Ratan Kumar; Lynn Peterson

of Engineering began to offer a minor in NuclearEngineering (NE) in fall of 2009. The decision to begin this offering was strongly influenced bythe following observations: UT Arlington is in a close proximity to the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant and theRegion IV Office of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). In addition there are anumber of companies in the area which provide services and consultation to these entities. Comanche Peak has indicated the intent to build two more new nuclear power plants inthe state of Texas. The national and regional need for engineers with training in nuclear engineering iscurrently not being met by any university in the Dallas / Fort Worth area. Several faculty members

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Mohammed Zubair; Cherif Aissi

design flowchart is shown below. Thedesign consists of three basic steps to be followed: (1) reading the input data, (2) processing thedata, and (3) generating a variable corresponding to the DC output to control the actuator (i.e. arelay). Proceedings of the 2013 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference, The University of Texas at Arlington, March 21 – 23, 2013. Copyright ©2013, American Society for Engineering Education This design uses a temperature sensor shown in figure 1 to sense the temperature of thewater and generates a signal in volts corresponding to the heat. Figure 1: Temperature sensor The acquired voltage v is converted to