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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Interactive Web Based Animation Software: An Efficient Way to Increase the Engineering Student’s Fundamental Understanding of Particle Kinematics and KineticsAbstractAnimation software for an introductory Dynamics course has been developed, which may be asupplement to the proposed text: Riley, Sturges, Stanley “Dynamics”, 3rd Edition (Wiley andSons, Inc. New York). This interactive software is unique because each animation is directlylinked to a homework problem and no programming is required of the user. The animations areweb-based (hard-coded in Adobe Flash Action Script), so no external computer programs areneeded.The software was piloted in two sections of Dynamics during the fall term of 2007, where it

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Eman Abdelfattah

period of time. Sendinga packet via a route will reset the associated expiration time.2. Testing EnvironmentIn this paper, we use NS simulator for simulating different routing protocols [1, 2]. NS simulator uses avisual tool called NAM. NAM is a Tcl/TK based animation tool for viewing network simulation tracesand real world packet trace data. The design theory behind NAM was to create an animator that is able toread large animation data sets and be extensible enough so that it could be used in different networkvisualization situations. 2The first step to use NAM is to produce the trace file. The trace file contains topology information, e.g.,nodes, links, as well as packet traces. Usually, the

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Bassem Alhalabi; M.K. Hamza; Ali Abu-El Humos

Experiment, On-line Experiment perception, Psychology of LearningOnline, Engineering Experiments Online, Instructional Psychology INTRODUCTIONRemote labs Environment (RLE), is a forward step linking software simulation to real physical labs. Whilesoftware simulation is limited by design and outcome, RLE experimentation can take place in actual physicallabs rather than a simulated environment (e.g. conducting a physics experiment using a computer softwarewith animated and controlled set of modules and instructions). At times and as needed, RLE can be effectivesubstitutes for conventional labs (campus labs)-- especially if the following advantages are being sought:cost reductions in terms of labs

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Roger Chapman Burk

computerlabs used orbit simulations that provided beautiful and absorbing visualizations, and also gave experiencein mission design. As a final integrative experience, teams of students quantitatively evaluated spacetravel proposals and presented their results to the rest of the class. The students enjoyed the class andcame out of it with a much more sophisticated understanding of space flight and of engineering ingeneral. Reservations and difficulties include: finding qualified lecturers for the diverse set of topics;integrating their presentations into a coherent whole; and a lingering question how well such a coursewould work with a less gifted set of students.IntroductionThe purpose of this paper is to convey and reflect on the author’s experience