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Mana Seifaei; Salah Badjou

Design of a Solar-Powered Tennis-Ball-Fetching Robot in the Context of a Traditional Electrical Engineering Program ! Mana Seifaei1 Salah Badjou, Ph.D.1 ! (2019 ASEE Zone 1 Conference, Niagara Falls, NY, April 11-13, 2019)!AbstractThis paper discusses the implementation of a multidisciplinary mechatronics capstone designproject in the context of a traditional electrical engineering program in an undergraduate college.Mechatronics is the synergistic combination of electrical, mechanical, and control engineeringwith computer science

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Stephen Wilkerson; Joe Cerreta; Andrew D Gadsden

crop cycles currently dominatingMaryland and Pennsylvania farms. This program is formulated as a project-based learning(PBL) initiative. In particular, the program is a Capstone Design 2-semester course thatadditionally has design and build criteria as a requirement. Completion of this project is arequirement for graduation, and students usually take the capstone design course in their senioryear. Because this course is within the Engineering and Computer Science curriculum of thecollege, however, many of the topics that the students are required to learn are well outside oftheir typical course requirements. In this paper, we detail the approach to having undergraduatestudents research and master multiple technology areas and then apply them

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Elena Brewer; Anthony Dalessio; Sarah Giersch; Nancy Louwagie

) system shipped to the remotelocations. This delivery mode addresses equipment expense, faculty expertise and studentdemographics issues that are common to seated courses. For example, student demographicsinclude non-traditional students working full-time and not able to attend seated courses. Thisdelivery mode also overcomes the limitations of online course delivery by adding “live” in-classinteractions and hands-on experiences.This faculty paper discusses the logistics of a classroom partnership across institutions duringSpring 2018: negotiating differences in time zones, course schedules, and program curriculum;shared online learning management systems; student registration logistics for a class offeredfrom another institution in a different

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Pong P Chu

FPGAfabric into its future processors [2]. Most computer engineering curricula follow a “layered model,” in which transistor, logicgate, module, processor, operating system, and application programs constitute the individuallayers. The software development and the hardware design are covered by separate courses inisolation. The subject of software-hardware codesign is normally offered as a senior- orgraduate-level elective course and thus many students are not exposed to this subject. Thisarticle suggests a way to incorporate this concept in an introductory digital design course. Ourapproach is to use customized accelerators and I/O controllers as case studies. These casesincorporate basic digital design topics and show the partition and

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Ugur Zel

management education”, Journal ofManagement Development, 27(1), pp. 92-108.Turner, S., Tung K., Cooper, C. (2018), “Transitioning to the New ABET Student Outcomes:Architecture Development for a Systems Engineering Degree Program”, Article presented atASEE Annual Conference and Exposition.University of Nebraska web page: “The Definition of Competencies and Their Application atNU”, Retrieved from: https://hr.unl.edu/compensation/nuvalues/corecompetencies.shtml/ 7

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Hiren Gami; Reza Abrishambaf

their 3D modeling skills to build a custom shape, used smart controllersand programmed to address application needs, build a wireless sensor network and know more onRF propagation, collect and manage the raw data to in cloud, and exposed to use high levelstatistical analysis and machine learning concepts for energy resource optimization. The paper is organized as follows. In Section II, the basic PIR operation is presented. Thesubsequent Section III summarize the system design hardware and the deployment architecture.The Section IV is depicting overall Distributed Sensor Network (DSN) architecture. The SectionV is focusing on mobility detection methods employed in this paper. Finally, student learningexperience, conclusion and future work are

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Jikai Du; Chad M Walber; Shawn E Thompson; David J Kukulka; Edward Purizhansky

these graduates - are directlyresponsible for developing and maintaining the program educational objectives. In practice, theirinterests are represented by members of the program’s Industrial Advisory Board (IAB); severalof these members are in fact graduates of the program or engineering managers who employgraduates. Thus, the IAB is well-positioned to ensure that the objectives meet the needs of thegraduates and employers. Generally, the IAB meets with program faculty twice per year. At themeetings, any member is free to propose a topic for consideration. Discussion of the programeducational objectives can be triggered by a professional concern (changing requirements in theworkplace) or an administrative concern (evolving practice in writing

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Salah Badjou; Pierre-Richard Cornely; Richid Dahmani

pilot course, Engineering Statics, was developed and delivered in hybrid format by the au-thors on behalf of API in the fall of 2017. This course was chosen because it was a basic courserequired of the proposed engineering programs (mechanical, electromechanical, mechatronics,! !3and biomedical engineering). One of the co-authors, Dr. Badjou, was the course instructor. Hehad previously taught a similar course onsite at other colleges and universities. This co-authoralso published peer-reviewed papers regarding online and project-based engineering education[4-5]. Another co-author, Dr. Dahmani, had about ten years of experience teaching physics onlineusing the Moodle Course Management System (CMS

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Peter Mark Jansson

, the application and modification of test equipment, data analysestechniques, programs and technologies as well as a host of other experiential learning useful topracticing engineers and researchers. These experiences, while difficult to provide time for in theclassroom, are uniquely suited to open-ended scientific research and implicitly includemotivation for the students since they feel part of the process of gaining skills for scientificdiscovery – one of National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges categories. The studentssuccessfully replicated some of the controversial findings being published by others.BackgroundMost of the engineering professors working in higher education as well as members of ASEEknow about the Grand Challenges

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Michael Martin

instructor support both a 1-year certificate and a 2-year associate degreeprogram in Computer Numerical Control Technology. However, the focus of this paper is the 14credit CNC concentration in the Mechanical Engineering Technology bachelor’s degree program.METHOD The Mechanical Engineering Technology curriculum is formatted such that the student mustselect a 14-credit concentration, which focuses the students’ knowledge in a particular area ofmechanical engineering. Concentration choices are: • Mechanical Engineering Design • Mechatronics • Industrial Management • CNC Technology • Alternative Energy The CNC Technology Concentration, which is the focus of this paper, is a collection of thefollowing courses

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Brandiff R Caron

of engineering activities. Such ability includes an understanding of the interactions that engineering has with the economic, social, health, safety, legal, and cultural aspects of society, the uncertainties in the prediction of such interactions; and the concepts of sustainable design and development and environmental stewardship. 10. Ethics and equity: An ability to apply professional ethics, accountability, and equity. 11. Economics and project management: An ability to appropriately incorporate economics and business practices including project, risk, and change management into the practice of engineering and to understand their limitations. 12. Life-long learning: An ability to identify and to

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M. Nazrul Islam; Joseph Abel; Qinghai Gao

andsoftware tools for securing critical digital information and infrastructure.OBJECTIVES OF COMPUTER SECURITY CURRICULUMThe Computer Security Technology program is designed with the educational objectives listedbelow. 1. To provide students with the fundamental knowledge in computer security. 2. To train the students with hands-on experience on technologies and tools on how to protect information and related resources. 3. To prepare graduates that can design, analyze and manage computer security systems.Students will be introduced to a wide range of topics, including electrical principles, digitalelectronics, computer programming, biometrics, data security, network communications andsecurity, and smart grid security. They will then be

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Lisa Greenwood; Mark Indelicato; Miguel Bazdresch; Mike Eastman

succeed and thrive in the field.Keywords: engineering education, experiential education, problem-based learningIntroduction In recent years, the ability of engineering programs to attract and retain students andthe preparation of engineering faculty as engineering educators have come under scrutiny.Fear that the United States may lag behind the engineering and innovation curve, as otherProblem-Based Learning: A Tale of Three Courses 2nations enhance their technological capabilities, has led to numerous calls to improveengineering education (Sheppard, Macatangay, Colby, & Sullivan, 2008). Additionally, extensiveresearch has warned that the combination of a predicted demand for engineers and

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Pong P Chu

Hands-On Experiment Platform to Study the Power and Thermal Characteristics of Digital Systems Pong P. Chu Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH 44115, US1. Introduction When a semiconductor device operates, it consumes energy and generates heat. The powerconsumption is a key issue in today’s digital system design. In a CMOS transistor, the dynamicpower is related to the charging and discharging of the load capacitance at the gate output and isproportional to the switching frequency. The power consumption of a large digital system,which contains millions or even

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Wei Xie; Jared Auclair; Jinxiang Pei

further improvement on our methodologies and educationprogram/software design so that it can be better adopted by students and workforce. In addition,since the participants can use the real data and problems from their companies during thetraining, the education/training could potentially evaluate the performance of new proposedmethodologies/technologies. It could accelerate the collaboration between academic andindustry, which can further drive the next round new research development.From Education/Training (C) to Industry Workforce (A): Insights and knowledge of science- andrisk-based biomanufacturing management methodologies and technologies are used to educateindustrial and regulatory practitioners through training programs (e.g., BATL and

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Jimmy Ching-Ming Chen; Joseph Vaglica

enrolled in the construction management program atWayne State University Engineering Technology Division are encouraged to participate in theannual ELECTRI International/NECA Student Chapter Competition on electrical constructionmanaging projects. The main competition component is the challenge to propose an energyupgrade design and simulation for a facility providing community services to achieve a net zerofacility by incorporating energy saving measures and distributed energy resources based on theunique needs of the buildings and climate. Students are expected to provide detailed technicalsolutions in the proposal by examining the past year utility expenses, planning the renovationdesign, estimating new system costs, and demonstrating energy

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Ramachandran Radharamanan

and subtractive manufacturing) with respect to dimensional accuracy, scalability, machining time, and final quality of the parts made.5. An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives: There were 21 students (seven 3-member teams) from mechanical, industrial, biomedical, and electrical engineering as well as industrial management program; multi- disciplinary teams formed for the lab projects effectively functioned, planned tasks, established goals, and met the objectives of the lab work.6. An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use