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Laurence J. Logue

Session 1438 Teaching Mechanism Design Using Constraint-Based Design Tools in a CAD System Laurence J. Logue Southern Polytechnic State UniversityAbstractThis paper describes the use of a CAD system with parametric design capabilities to synthesizeand analyze planar mechanisms. The techniques used have been developed and used in a third-year course entitled Dynamics of Machines. Geometric and dimensional constraints are appliedto the skeleton diagram of a linkage created using standard graphical synthesis methods. Theconstraints used to emulate the behavior

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Zachary R. Kaufmann; Nickolas S. Jovanovic; Lance W. Laettner

Session 2532 Undergraduate Research Participation: Designing and Building a New Generation Beowulf-Class PC Cluster Nickolas S. Jovanovic, Zachary R. Kaufmann, Lance W. Laettner University of Arkansas at Little RockAbstractMassively parallel processors (MPP) are the laboratories for computational science andengineering. It is important for computational scientists and engineers to have a local platformfor developing, testing, and debugging MPP codes, so that computer time on large national-resource MPPs such as those at the national laboratories and NSF supercomputing centers can besecured and used

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Donald C. Richter

Session 2648 Use of a Computer Tutor to Assist Students in Strength of Materials Donald C. Richter Eastern Washington UniversityAbstractThe need to provide instruction that is more “student centered” in higher education whileimproving retention has created the requirement to give students more flexible help outside of thetraditional classroom environment. A deeper challenge is how to accomplish this within therealities of today's departmental budgets.The following paper describes how Eastern Washington University has chosen to meet

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Albert Lozano-Nieto

Session 2793 USING INTRANET TOOLS TO TEACH A PROJECT PROPOSAL PREPARATION COURSE IN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY Albert Lozano-Nieto Penn State University at Wilkes-Barre P.O. Box PSU Lehamn, PA 18627 Phone: (570) 675-9245 FAX: (570): 675-7713 email: AXL17@psu.eduINTRODUCTIONThis paper describes the use of an Intranet Tool (First Class™) to carry out a Projects Proposalcourse. Although the experiences

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Sankar Sengupta; Ronald J. Srodawa; Robert P. Van Til; Michael J. Latcha

Session 1526 A Laboratory for Interactive Design/Manufacturing Projects Involving University and 9-12 Students Robert P. Van Til, Sankar Sengupta, Ronald J. Srodawa and Michael A. Latcha School of Engineering and Computer Science Oakland University Rochester, MI 483091. IntroductionIt is common for products to be designed at one location and manufactured at another location(s). Hence, systems toensure efficient communications between the design and the manufacturing

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Mary Ann McCartney; Maria A. Reyes; Mary Anderson-Rowland

Session 2470 Learning from our Minority Engineering Students: Improving Retention Maria A. Reyes, Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Mary Ann McCartney Arizona State UniversityAbstractSince the summer of 1996, the Minority Engineering Program (MEP) at Arizona State University(ASU) has directed an MEP Summer Bridge Program for students entering the College ofEngineering and Applied Sciences (CEAS) in the fall semester. Participating students competein teams for scholarships as they learn how to cope with the difficult introduction to engineeringcourse. A requirement for the scholarship is attendance in the fall Academic

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Lisa A. Haston; James S. Fairweather; P. David Fisher; Diane Rover

Session 2325 Linking Engineering Service Courses with Engineering Design P. David Fisher, James S. Fairweather, Diane T. Rover, Lisa A. Haston Michigan State UniversityAbstractThis paper focuses on the important role engineering service courses could play in a student’smajor engineering design experience. It explores opportunities for students to apply knowledgeacquired and skills learned in these courses to their multidisciplinary, engineering designexperiences. But transforming these courses and linking them more formally to engineeringdesign may require that engineering faculty and administrators rethink

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Shawna L. Fletcher; Mary Ann McCartney; Maria A. Reyes; Mary Anderson-Rowland

Session 2670 MODEL COLLABORATION WITHIN MINORITY ENGINEERING STUDENT SOCIETIES Maria A. Reyes, Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Shawna L. Fletcher, Mary Ann McCartney Arizona State UniversityAbstractThe Arizona State University (ASU) Office of Minority Engineering Programs (OMEP) wasestablished in 1993. In the fall of 1993, the OMEP, in conjunction with the three minoritystudent organizations, developed a formal collaborative relationship. The result was the creationof the Coalition of Engineering Minority Societies - CEMS, which is comprised of the

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Richard N. Smith; Michael K. Jensen; Deborah A. Kaminski; Amir Hirsa

Session 1566 Development of an Integrated Thermal-Fluids Engineering Curriculum Richard N. Smith, Deborah A. Kaminski, Michael K. Jensen, and Amir Hirsa Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, and Mechanics Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY 12180-3590AbstractWe present a new approach to teaching the core thermal/fluids curriculum for undergraduateprograms in engineering. Traditional introductory thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heattransfer classes are being replaced with two

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Sara Washburn; Amy Hossain; Elizabeth A. Parry; Rachel Meyer; Laura Bottomley

Session 1692 Engineering Students in K-12 Schools Laura J. Bottomley, Elizabeth A. Parry, Sara Washburn, Amy Hossain, Rachel Meyer North Carolina State UniversityAbstractThere is a wealth of knowledge and information to be shared between elementary, particularlyK-5, students and college engineering students. Increasingly, children are deciding on thosesubjects they like and dislike (and therefore do and don’t do) as early as elementary school.Anecdotal evidence suggests that females, in particular, lose interest in math and science in mid-elementary school

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Carlos G. Spaht

Session 2686 Louisiana Preparatory Program (LaPREP): A Highly successful Engineering and Science Enrichment Program for Grades 7-9 Carlos G. Spaht II Louisiana State University-ShreveportAbstractLouisiana Preparatory Program (LaPREP) is an intervention program in engineering andthe mathematical sciences for high-ability middle school students that is held on theLSU-Shreveport campus over two consecutive summers. Its ninth summer session willbegin in 2000. Eighty percent of the participants have been minority students and sixtypercent have been female.LaPREP stresses hard work and discipline; students

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Hakan Gurocak

Session 2663 Initial Steps Towards Distance Delivery of a Manufacturing Automation Laboratory Course by Combining the Internet and an Interactive TV System Hakan Gurocak Manufacturing Engineering Washington State University 14204 NE Salmon Creek Ave. Vancouver, WA 98686Abstract: In this paper a new approach for distance delivery of an upper divisionManufacturing Automation laboratory course is presented. The enabling technology is thecombination of an

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Sergy Lyshevski; Akhouri S. C. Sinha; Maher E. Rizkalla; Charles F. Yokomoto; Mohamed El-sharkawy; Richard Pfile

Session #3432 Using Senior Research, Design, and Development Projects in the Development of a Course in Electric Vehicle Technology Maher E. Rizkalla, Charles F. Yokomoto, Richard Pfile, Akhouri S. C. Sinha, Mohamed El-Sharkawy, Sergy Lyshevski, and Marvin Needler Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at Indianapolis Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis 723W Michigan Street Indianapolis, IN 46202-5137 and

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Richard A. Gilbert; Andrew Hoff, University of South Florida; Marilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community College

AC 2000-407: Manufacturing Technology Curriculum for the Twenty-first CenturyAndrew Hoff, University of South FloridaMarilyn Barger, Hillsborough Community CollegeRichard A. Gilbert, Page 5.439.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2000 Session 3586 Manufacturing Technology Curriculum for the Twenty-first Century Marilyn Barger, Richard Gilbert, Andrew Hoff HCC-Brandon and USF/ University of South Florida /University of South FloridaAbstractLike all engineering and technology educational fields, the manufacturing technology curriculummust

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Ray M. Haynes; Earl C Keller; Donald (Don) E. White; A Reza Pouraghabagher

Page 5.353.1results in a chaotic change environment.Success for firms via traditional methods is mostly history! New methods emphasizing highlyintegrated, cross-disciplinary, fast, and innovative approaches have become critical for sustainingthe competitive advantage of firms.Similarly, success for academic institutions via traditional and narrowly focused disciplines isbecoming increasingly obsolete. The MBA degree, traditionally the ticket to fast-track positionsin prestigious firms, now frequently is not even a guarantee for getting a job. Now and in thefuture, it is increasingly clear that universities must change to a new paradigm; a paradigmemphasizing collaboration and integration across engineering/business disciplines and

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Sally A. Szydlo; Paul R. McCright; Laurence Sibilly; Eric Marshall; Anita L. Callahan

Session 2642 Television Show Format for Presentation of Engineering Management Theories Paul R. McCright, Anita L. Callahan, Sally A. Szydlo, Eric Marshall, Laurence Sibilly University of South FloridaI. IntroductionFor about fifteen years, a degree called a Master’s of Science in Engineering Management(MSEM) has been offered by the Industrial and Management Systems EngineeringDepartment at the University of South Florida (Callahan and McCright, 1994). This degreeis offered through traditional on-campus instruction and, through the studios of

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Zeno Philip; Michael Tsurikov; Jennifer A. Maynard; Fernando Ulloa; David Garza; Ronald Barr; Cynthia Finley

Addressing Future Engineering Educators Through ASEE Jennifer Maynard, David Garza, Cynthia Finley, Michael Tsurikov, Fernando Ulloa, and Dr. Ronald Barr University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TXABSTRACTASEE promotes excellence in engineering teaching by targeting established professors for participation inteaching workshops, and by creating a forum for the exchange of ideas and successful classroom strategies.ASEE is widely recognized for its contributions in this area, and is a valuable resource. However, ASEEhas largely overlooked a second population, which has great impact on the quality of engineering teaching:the future professors. To address

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Jose'-Job Flores-Godoy; Frank C. Hoppensteadt; Donald W. Collins; Kostas Tsakalis

sensor r # r # A JobType JobType 2 Pb CountIn Total CountIn ∆ L A JobType select 1 2 3 Product B TOTAL Job Type Pb Product Lot Starts / Week

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Shahram E. Zanganeh; Ahlam I. Shalaby

problems, we have chosen toillustrate the use of Mathcad for a spatially varied open channel flow problem.Illustrative Example[8]. Water flows in a rectangular channel that is 5.0 ft wide ata discharge of 16.5 cfs. a) Find the surface-water profile through the channel ifthe channel bottom slope changes from 0.0004 between points A and B (channelsection 1) to 0.025 between points B and C (channel section 2) as shown below.Assume Manning’s roughness coefficient n of 0.013. b) Find the specific energydiagram. A 0.0004 B 0.025 CBefore presenting the solution to this example, it is

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plant transfer function Gp(s) had to be easily isolated for open looptests, and the ability to close the loop had to also be included.Derivation of the CircuitThe basis for the simulator lies in the fact that differential equations can be solved/simulatedusing an analog computer. Using this fact, a circuit for simulating type 0 and type 1 systems canbe derived.For a type 0 system, Gp(s) = k/(s^2 + a s + b)Since Gp(s) represents the output Y(s) divided by the input R(s), Y(s)/R(s) = k/(s^2 + a s +b)or Y(s) (s^2 + a s +b) = k R(s)Taking the inverse Laplace transform, y’’(t) + a y’(t) + b y(t) = k r(t)or y’’(t) = k r(t) – a y’(t) – b y(t)This differential equation is simulated using the analog circuitry shown in

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Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre; Larry J. Shuman; Gloria Rogers; Cynthia Atman; Barbara Olds; Ronald Miller; Jack McGourty; Harvey Wolfe

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Nagi M. El Naga; Halima Makady El Naga

method will be presented and its disadvantages will then be discussed.Starting the design from the state table shown in Figure 1, the design steps using thetraditional method are as follows: Page 5.250.1 Present State Next State A B C D A B C D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0

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Daniel M. Chen

onediscussed the application of 3D CAD for the analysis of vector systems. The purpose of thisstudy was to investigate how the 3D CAD approach could be utilized in solving concurrentcoplanar and non-coplanar vector systems. Both the 3D CAD approach and the traditionalapproach (polygon method) that requires the manual construction of vector polygons are used todeal with the same set of problems, and therefore, can be evaluated for their effectiveness.II. Concurrent Coplanar Vector SystemFigure 1 depicts a coplanar vector system that has forces that lie in the same plane. The hoistingsystem, which has a pulley mounted at the end of the boom C, is used to support a weight of50,000 pounds through cable A. If boom C is held in place by chain B, find the

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Edwin Jones

." There should not be any surprises regarding distance education delivery for theteam when it arrives on site, and the institution should not be surprised to hear that theEAC/ABET is interested in its distance education efforts, if any. EAC will be interested in theresults, not the process.Questions to ConsiderThe new criteria have eight major headings or sections. Some questions that arise with regard tothese programs are shown in the following section, connected with the appropriate criteria.1. Students. a. Is the objective to provide a program for traditional (18-22 year old) students? For nontraditional students? Both? b. Distance education students, especially nontraditional students, may well have a combination of transfer

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Bogdan M. Wilamowski

) (b) (c) Fig. 6. Basic configurations of single transistor amplifiers with idealized transistor models: (a) common drain (voltage follower), (b) common source, and (c) common gate. In the case of the common drain configuration shown in Fig. 6(a), the voltage gain can befound by inspecting the diagram and using resistor divider formula. For vG = vG* and ro >> rm RS v RS vout = vG or voltage gain Av = out = (7) RS + rm vG RS + rm RrThe input resistance is rin

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Robin S. Adams; Cynthia Atman

. Results and DiscussionA summary of performance scores and the total time engaged in specific informationprocessing and decision activities is provided in Table 1. The first case, Subject A, is a seniorwho frequently transitioned between steps in the design process, and received a high qualityscore for the final design. The second case, Subject B, is a senior who had a lower frequency oftransition behaviors, and received a higher than average quality score for the final design. Andthe third case, Subject C, is a freshmen who had a very low frequency of transitioningbehaviors, and received a lower than average quality score for the final design. Table 1. Summary of performance scores and of time engaged in information processing and decision

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John H. Ristroph

fewhundred observations might vary considerably. Random Numbers and GeneratorsUnderstanding the basics of random numbers and how the computer generates them makesEconsim easier to use. One way to describe possible observations of a random number is to spec-ify its density function f ( x). The probability that X is between any two numbers a and b is theintegral of f ( x) from a to b or the area under its densitycurve, as shown in Figure 1. An important property of a f(x)density function is that it shows the relative likelihood ofoccurrence of potential observations. For example, if f ( b) istwice the value of f ( a), then observations in the vicinity ofb are twice as likely to occur as those in the vicinity of a

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Theodore E. Fahlsing

for construction will result in a totally functional audio signalgenerator project. The author would like to encourage you to implement the use of the followinglaboratory exercise in the education of students. Page 5.459.1 Integrated Circuit Function Generator Laboratory ExerciseI. Activities to be completed before completing this lab exercise: A. Read the XR2206 data sheets at http://www.exar.com/products/xr2206.html. B. Complete all calculations and record all expected values in all tables. C. Construct the circuit in Figure 1 and Figure 3 as shown belowII. Objectives: A. You will be able

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O. Kenneth Sergeant; Linda O. Hardymon

andconstructing an S-Class vehicle and competing in the Solar BikeRayce 2000 as aresult of a recent workshop held on campus that targeted local schools.Encourage by the MTSU team, whose members have themselves committed tothe next Rayce, this school and possibly others in the area, benefit from thatsame "we can do this" attitude.LI NDA O. HARDYM ONLin d a Ha r d ymo n is c o o r d in a t o r f o r t h e C e n t e r f o r E n e r gy E f f ic ie n c y a t M id d le T e n n e s s e eSt a t e Un ive r s it y, h a s a B . S. in E n vir o n me n t a l Sc ie n c e a n d T e c h n o lo gy, a n M . S. inE n gin e e r in g T e c h n o lo gy a n d I n d u s t r ia l St u d ie s , t e a c h e s e n e r gy a u d it in g, a n d s e r ve s a sa d min is t r a t ive a d

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walls 4’ walls (a) design of the pit (b) actual pit Figure 1: The pit for the predator/prey challenge.At the request of the students, we extended some of the walls above 4’ so that they wouldblock the light mounted on the robots. This allows a robot to use the tall walls as a hiding Page 5.697.4place. As can be seen in the photograph in Figure 1 (b), we also added some colored tapeto help robots perform rough localization.This challenge provides many opportunities for interesting