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Rocio Alba-Flores, Georgia Southern University; Tricia Kirkland

processing. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Research Experience for Secondary School Teachers on Renewable Energy: Design and Implementation of a Small Scale Solar Tracker Rocio Alba-Flores1, Tricia Kirkland2, Lindsay Snowden1, Deon Lucien1, and Dallas Herrin1 1 Georgia Southern University 2 Southeast Bulloch Middle SchoolAbstractThis paper describes the experiences gained during the first year implementation of a ResearchExperiences for Teachers (RET) in Renewable Energy (ENERGY) at Georgia Southern University(GSU). RET is a NSF grant program that supports the professional

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Rajarajan Subramanian, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College

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theknowledge of STEM in Elementary and Middle School students.KeywordsSTEM, Elementary, Middle, methods, technologiesIntroductionAt the elementary school level, STEM education provides an introduction to the STEM as wellas an awareness of STEM (California Department of Education, 2014). For middle schoolstudents, STEM allows students to begin the exploration of STEM-related careers. Finally, forthe high school, STEM prepares students for successful post-secondary education and beyond1.Among the four areas of the STEM, the research in technology and engineering education inelementary and middle schools is less mature because those subjects are not as commonly taughtin K-12 education. The nature and potential value of integrated K-12 STEM education are

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Beth Carle, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Jennifer Schneider, Rochester Institute of Technology; MICHAEL E LONG LONG, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #243482018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference: Washington, District ofColumbia Apr 6Mapping the development of applied critical thinking skills in engineeringtechnology majorsDr. Beth Carle, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST) Dr. Carle joined RIT in 1996 and is an associate professor in the Manufacturing and Mechanical En- gineering Technology (MMET) Department in CAST. Her research interests include critical thinking, STEM education, and program assessment. Beth serves as an ABET program evaluator.Dr. Jennifer Schneider, Rochester Institute of Technology Dr. Jennifer Schneider is the Eugene H. Fram

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Vazgen Shekoyan, Queensborough Community College, CUNY; sunil Dehipawala, Queensborough Community College; Tak Cheung, CUNY Queensborough Community College

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CUNY.Prof. Tak Cheung, CUNY Queensborough Community College Tak Cheung, Ph.D., professor of physics, teaches in CUNY Queensborough Community College. He also conducts research and mentors student research projects. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Improving critical thinking through the cognitive loading control of working memory in introductory physics class Vazgen Shekoyan, Sunil Dehipawala, George Tremberger, Raul Armendariz, David Lieberman and Tak Cheung CUNY Queensborough Community College Bayside NY 11364 USAAbstractThe critical thinking process in physics problem solving has been observed to relate to workingmemory

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Dilnesa T Nukuro, University of the District of Columbia ; Paul Cotae, University of the District of Columbia

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Paper ID #243692018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference: Washington, District ofColumbia Apr 6The importance of assessment of vulnerability for improving the robustnessof a computer networkMr. Dilnesa T Nukuro, University of the District of Columbia Dilnesa Nukuro was born and raised in Ethiopia. He studied Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of the District of Columbia and is planning to graduate in Spring 2018. His research interests include the application of wireless sensor networks and cybersecurity. He was awarded the IEEE Region 2 Project showcase 2nd place at New Jersey in 2017.Dr. Paul Cotae

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sunil Dehipawala, Queensborough Community College; Vazgen Shekoyan; Raul Armendariz, Queensborough Community College; Kimberly Anne Riegel; Rex Taibu; Tak Cheung

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recently21-22, and cosmic ray public dataanalysis examining relationships with solar eruptions would benefit from a similar AI approach.Some materials developed for teacher enrichment have been used for a College Now course,where high school students take a research course in QCC. If the College Board moves toward aSAT II exam in engineering and/or engineering physics with focuses on iterative designquestions, high school students will be more prepared to pursuit engineering programs in college.An assessment rubric example for the development of an engineering mindset, applicable forteachers to use in AP Physics classes, is shown in Table 1. The initial design was to find theinitial parameters to deliver food to a specific location. A first design

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Dugwon Seo, Queensborough Community College, City University of New York; Jeffrey L. Schwartz P.E., Queensborough Community College

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TechnologyBuilding. The goal of this research is to estimate each PV module’s degradation rate and comparethe changes of the efficiencies over seven years in New York’s climate. Knowing how each typeof PV module degrades will provide crucial information to potential solar power users in NewYork.KeywordsResearch, Renewable energy, Solar PV efficiencyIntroductionAs part of the state’s NY-Sun initiative, use of solar power in New York State has grown 575%from 2012 to 2015 according to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority(NYSERDA).1 Growth of solar power in New York City is even more remarkable. There are morethan 5,300 solar power installation projects across the five boroughs in 2016 in comparison with186 projects in 2011 and the

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sunil Dehipawala, Queensborough Community College; Vazgen Shekoyan; Tak Cheung, CUNY Queensborough Community College

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include pedagogy, CubeSat, etc.Prof. Tak Cheung, CUNY Queensborough Community College Tak Cheung, Ph.D., professor of physics, teaches in CUNY Queensborough Community College. He also conducts research and mentors student research projects. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 An experiential learning strategy in introductory mechanics using transferrable knowledge from daily examples and feedback inquiry in the development of an innovative mindset Sunil Dehipawala, Vazgen Shekoyan, George Tremberger, Raul Armendariz, David Lieberman and Tak Cheung CUNY Queensborough Community College Bayside NY 11364

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Wagdy H Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia; Nian Zhang, University of the District of Columbia (UDC)

will be essential pieces of our socialinfrastructure.The European Union’s joint technology initiative, called Advanced Research and Technology forEmbedded Intelligence Systems (ARTEMIS), has invested in research and development (R&D)efforts on the next generation engineered systems with public-private partnership betweenEuropean Nations and the industry to fulfill the vision of a world in which all systems, machines,and objects become smart and physically-aware, have a presence in the cyber-physical space,exploit the digital information and services around them, and communicate with each other aswell as with the environment [19]. Moreover, the European Commission has launched a newresearch and innovation program, namely Horizon 2020, at

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David Timothy Lee, George Washington University; Carl E. Wick Sr., George Washington University; Hernan Figueroa

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these problems, we examined our existing course structure, compared it to the way fac-ulty typically approach design problems, and decided that adopting an industry acceptedagile planning approach—scrum 2 in particular—would be a worthwhile year-long capstoneexperiment. We felt that this methodology would force students out of their risk-averse“research until we know everything mode, and into a structured and supervised try–fail–fixmode used by innovative companies like Blue Origin.3 We were interested in implementingtwo agile principles within a scrum project management approach: a) prioritizing develop-ment of a working prototype over comprehensive documentation and b) encouraging studentresponses to challenges. Our impetus for selecting

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Vasudeva Rao Aravind, Clarion University; Marcella Kay McConnell, Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Paper ID #243802018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference: Washington, District ofColumbia Apr 6A Personalized Computer Based Tutor for Vector AlgebraDr. Vasudeva Rao Aravind, Clarion University Dr. Vasudeva Rao Aravind is an associate professor of physics at Clarion University. Dr. Aravind has a Ph.D from The Pennsylvania State University in Materials Science and Engineering and Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Physics from Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning, India. Dr. Aravind is a highly accomplished scholar and researcher in the fields of materials science, condensed matter physics, materials for

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Timothy Matthew Murray, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Shankar Muthu Krishnan, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Paper ID #244052018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference: Washington, District ofColumbia Apr 6Medical Wearables for Monitoring Cardiovascular DiseaseMr. Timothy Matthew Murray, Wentworth Institute of Technology Biomedical Engineering Student at Wentworth Institute of Technology Class of 2020Dr. Shankar Muthu Krishnan, Wentworth Institute of Technology Dr. Shankar Krishnan is the founding chair of the Biomedical Engineering program and an endowed chair professor at Wentworth Institute in Boston since 2008. He received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Rhode Island with research work done at Rhode Island Hospital

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Yasser R Salem, University of the District of Columbia; Paul Cotae, University of the District of Columbia

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Paper ID #243652018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference: Washington, District ofColumbia Apr 6Analysis of the Low Rate of Denial of Service Attacks Detection by Using Sta-tistical Fisher MethodsMr. Yasser R Salem, University of the District of ColumbiaDr. Paul Cotae, University of the District of Columbia Dr. Paul Cotae,Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering has more than 25 years of experience in the communication field (research and education). He received a Dipl. Ing. and a M.S. degrees in com- munication and electronic engineering in 1980 from the Technical University of Iassy and a Ph.D. degree in

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Christian Enmanuel Lopez, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Conrad Tucker, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Paper ID #243672018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference: Washington, District ofColumbia Apr 6Towards Personalized Performance Feedback: Mining the Dynamics of Fa-cial Keypoint Data in Engineering Lab EnvironmentsChristian Enmanuel Lopez, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Christian Lopez Bencosme, is currently a Ph.D. student at Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Indus- trial and Manufacturing Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University. He has worked as an Industrial Engineer in both the Service and Manufacturing sectors before pursuing his Ph.D. His current research focused on the design and

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Harold R Underwood, Messiah College

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course,and offers opportunities for creative extension. This paper identifies the project origin andmotivation, including its structure and implementation in the course, and presents initial studentfeedback with lessons learned and ideas for future improvement.Keywordscommunications, project-based, telemetry, Software-Defined Radio (SDR)IntroductionCommunications technology has trended from analog to increasingly digital techniques, and fromexclusively hardware to more software-oriented signal processing, supporting a range of wirelessapplications. Some examples include smart-phone data communication, wi-fi connectivity, flightnavigation systems, and remote telemetry. Several recent ASEE papers describe how educatorsof electrical engineering (EE

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Marcia Ford, Murray State University; Kevin T Perry AIA, Murray State University; Brian Giltner, Murray State University; Melanie McCallon Seib, Murray State University

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Paper ID #243502018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference: Washington, District ofColumbia Apr 6Project-based study abroad programs in Engineering Technology: Challengesand lessons learnedDr. Marcia Ford, Murray State University Dr. Marcia Ford is an assistant professor in the Telecommunications Systems Management (TSM) Pro- gram at Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky. She teaches undergraduate and graduate infor- mation communication technology and cybersecurity courses. Her research focus is intelligent personal assistants and smart home devices. Her interests also include developing and leading study abroad

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Lisa L Greenwood, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jennifer Schneider, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Maureen S. Valentine PE, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST)

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Department of Civil Engineering Technology, Environmental Man- agement, and Safety, and Associate Dean of the College of Applied Science and Technology. She is a co-PI on the AdvanceRIT initiative. Her scholarly activities include service learning as a pedagogical tool to create experiential learning opportunities, and diversity and equity in STEM education for both students and faculty. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Setting a Course for Student Success: Standards-Based Curriculum and Capacity-Building across Risk Prevention Management System Domains Lisa Greenwood1, Jennifer Schneider2 and Maureen Valentine3

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Felipe J. Perez, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Yasser Salem, Cal Poly Pomona

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the American Concrete Institute (ACI), the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI), the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), and was the Secretary of the Seismology Committee for the Struc- tural Engineers Association of Southern California. Dr. Perez is an expert in large-scale testing and analysis of unbonded post-tensioned precast concrete seismic systems. His research interests are in the seismic analysis and design of reinforced concrete, prestressed concrete, and steel structures. Dr. Perez is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of California.Dr. Yasser Salem, Cal Poly Pomona Yasser S. Salem is Associate Chair of Civil Engineering

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Wangling Yu, Purdue University Northwest (Merged with Calumet)

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and its effect are verified via numerical simulation results.These results can be generalized in the applications of various nonlinear systems’ control design.KeywordsPole placement, rotary inverted pendulum, mechatronicsIntroductionThe mechatronic rotary inverted pendulum, which is a typical fourth order dynamic system, isoften used as a multidisciplinary multivariable test bed for many engineering controls. Evolutionof control theory would lead to the research advances in technical development, the theory andmethods for the designing of controller, and finally, real-time implementation of the controllerdesigned. The rotary inverted pendulum is a highly unstable system with multi-input and multi-output feature.1-2 The application of the

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Peng Li, East Carolina University

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dynamicallyprovisions computing resources, such as bare-metal machines and virtual machines, to end users.It was initially developed at North Carolina State University and was released under the Apachelicense in 2008. A typical VCL infrastructure is composed of a VCL web front-end, a databaseserver, one or more management nodes and a blade center with bare-metal servers. The end userlogs in to the VCL web site to reserve computing resources, typically a bare-metal machine or avirtual machine loaded with Windows or Linux operating system and applications.NETLAB+ is a remote access, scheduling system offered by Network Development Group (NDG).NETLAB+ is unique due to NDG’s partnerships with leading industry training programs includingCisco Networking Academy

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John Robert Schedel Jr., United States Naval Academy; Angela Schedel, U.S. Naval Academy

, while also serving in academic leadership positions. John is also an accomplished inventor and children’s author.Cmdr. Angela Schedel, U.S. Naval Academy Naval Officer, Helicopter Pilot, 1994-2005 Instructor, U.S. Naval Academy, Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering Dept, 2007-2013, 2015-2018 Science & Technology Liaison, Office of Naval Research, 2013-2015 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Straws, Balloons, and Tootsie Rolls: The Value of Hands-On Activities in the Engineering Classroom John R. Schedel, Jr.1 and Angela L. Schedel2 1 Mechanical Engineering Department, United States Naval Academy

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Andrew Grossfield P. E., Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology

wereinterested in the trajectory of a particle moving in space along a straight line as a function of timewe would pick an initial point P(x, y, z) and specify a direction and our equations would enableus to compute where the particle was at every time, t. The equations for the position of theparticle at every time can be described in parametric form extended to three dimensions: x – x0 = Ax (t – t0) y – y0 = Ay (t – t0) z – z0 = Az (t – t0) .These three equations could be written as one vector equation: ⃗ ⃗⃗⃗⃗ = ⃗⃗⃗ (t – t0) where⃗⃗⃗⃗ is a vector locating the position of the particle on the line at time t0 and ⃗⃗⃗ = [Ax , Ay , Az