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Developing New Instrumentation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chad Lloyd, Middle Tennessee State University; Saleh Sbenaty, Middle Tennessee State University

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currently a Professor of Engineering Technology at Middle Tennessee State University. He received the BS degree in EE from Damascus University and the MS and Ph.D. degrees in EE from Tennessee Technological University. He is actively engaged in curriculum development for technology education. He has written and co-authored several industry-based case studies. He is also conducting research in the area of mass spectrometry, power electronics, lasers, and instrumentation. Page 12.1233.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Reinventing Home Automation

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurement Innovation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farid Farahmand; Leela Mohan Kesireddy, Central Connecticut State University; Mark Lynch, Central Connecticut State University

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Instrumentation

AC 2009-386: A LOW-COST APPROACH TO INTEGRATING SENSORTECHNOLOGY IN MULTIDISCIPLINARY COURSESFarid Farahmand, FARID FARAHMAND is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Science at Sonoma State University, CA, where he teaches Advanced Networking and Digital Systems. He is also the director of Advanced Internet Technology in the Interests of Society Laboratory. Farid's research interests are optical networks, applications of wireless sensor network technology to medical fields, delay tolerant networks. He is also interested in educational technologies and authored many papers focusing on eLearning and Active Learning models.Leela Mohan Kesireddy , Central Connecticut State

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Effective Projects and Experiments in Instrumentation and Control

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Akram Hossain, Purdue University, Calumet; Md. Rasheduzzaman, Purdue University, Calumet

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Instrumentation

AC 2011-352: INTEGRATING SERVOMOTOR CONCEPTS INTO MECHA-TRONICS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM EMPHASIZ-ING HIGH SPEED PACKAGING MACHINERYAkram Hossain, Purdue University Calumet (Tech) Akram Hossain, Purdue University Calumet Akram Hossain is a professor in the department of Engi- neering Technology at Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN. He worked eight years in industry at various capacities. He is working with Purdue University Calumet for the past 24 years. He consults for industry on process control and related disciplines. He is a senior member of IEEE. He served in IEEE/Industry Application Society for 15 years at various capacities. He served as chair of manufac- turing Systems Development

Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian Belu, Wayne State University

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Instrumentation

, 2006 Development and Implementation of a Cooperative/Distributed Instrumentation and Measurement Laboratory for Diverse-Student Population1. IntroductionThe foundation for quality in product design and manufacturing is instrumentation andmeasurement, so it is somewhat surprising that Instrumentation and Measurements(I&M) has never been a major curriculum at universities1-7. Ideally, a properly trainedworkforce of engineers and technicians should have expert skills in measurements andinstrumentation to maintain higher productivity, and to improve safety standards in theindustry. There is evidence [1-12] that the complexities inherent in the new era ofautomation and intelligent systems require higher degree of

Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College; Yakov Cherner, ATeL, LLC; Edward Bigos, Springfield Technical Community College; Ted Sussmann, Springfield Technical Community College

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topics and on the status of the education of electronics technicians at the two-year college level. His current interests are in the transformation of electronics technician education to incorporate a systems-level approach and the emerging field of networked, wireless sensors.Yakov Cherner, ATeL, LLC YAKOV E. CHERNER, Ph.D., is the Founder and President of ATEL, LLC. He combines over 25 years of teaching experience with extensive experience in writing curricula and developing educational software and efficient instructional strategies. Dr. Cherner develops new concepts and simulation-based e-learning tools for STEM education that use real-world objects, processes and learning situations as the

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maged Mikhail, Purdue University - Calumet; Ali Alavizadeh, Purdue University - Calumet

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sets of robots: a mobile robot and a robotic arm. Furthermore, the authorsare working on a new advanced course on robotics for graduate level, which will address moreadvanced topics in industrial robotics application.KeywordsTeaching Robotics, Robotics Control, and Robotics in Mechatronics undergraduate curriculum,Coordination between mobile robot and robotics arm. Background A key driving force in the development of robotic systems is their potential for reducing the need of human presence in dangerous work environments. The nature of any of these challenging work environments require that such robotic systems be able to work fully and accurately in achieving human supplied goal [1, 2]. One approach to developing these systems is to

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bob Brennan, University of Calgary; Simon Li P.Eng., University of Calgary

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engineering education conferences. These pa- pers are the result of his collaborations with colleagues from the Schulich School of Engineering and the Department of Psychology at the University of Calgary, as well as colleagues from the University of British Colombia, the University of Toronto, Queen’s University, the University of Saskatchewan, and the University of Manitoba.Dr. Simon Li P.Eng., University of Calgary Dr. Li has been involved in design and multidisciplinary education since 2005 in three Canadian univer- sities. In the University of New Brunswick, Dr. Li has helped the establishment of the new design course for all first-year engineering students and also developed a new design course for final-year

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Mohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State University; Alberto G. De La Cruz; Alfredo Villanueva; Mir M. Hayder, Savannah State University

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VillanuevaDr. Mir M. Hayder, Savannah State University Dr. Hayder is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at savannah State Uni- versity, GA. He received PhD in Mechanical Engineering from McGill University, Canada. His research interest lies in the areas of fluid-structure interaction, flow-induced vibrations, syngas and blended fuel combustion, and flow and structural simulations, robotics and STEM education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Robotics in Electronics Engineering TechnologyAbstractOver the last several years we have developed curriculum to support Electronic EngineeringTechnology (EET) students using Robotics in projects. We have

Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Jumoke O. Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University

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online programs. However, our approach is slightlydifferent from the other two universities that offer a BS degree in Electrical engineering becausewe are able to utilize a new technology, the “Mobile Studio IOBoard TM” developed at RensselaerPolytechnic Institute (RPI), and the Agilent X-Series Oscilloscopes with integrated FunctionGenerators to implement the laboratory and design components of our undergraduate courses.We also supplement our online courses with captured lectures of our face-to-face, on campuscourses using the Panopto FocusTM software. All online courses developed at our institution haveto undergo a thorough evaluation process to assure that they conform to “The 2008 – 2010Quality MattersTM (QM) Rubric” [12]. This rubric

Conference Session

Modern Software Measurement Techniques

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Neuman, Queensborough Community College; David Lieberman, Queensborough Community College; Don Engelberg, Queensborough Community College; Alex Flamholz, Queensborough Community College; Paul Marchese, Queensborough Community College; George Tremberger, Queensborough Community College; Tak Cheung, Queensborough Community College

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College Tak David Cheung is a Professor of Physics at Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York. His research interests include bio-physics, astronomy, and education. He also serves as PI on a CUNY grant in bio-physics. Page 11.863.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 LabVIEW graphical programming in an introductory engineering physics courseAbstractLabVIEW graphical programming is used at the introductory engineering physics level toexpand the student mindset in an early stage. The virtual instrumentation and computationalcapabilities are incorporated into the laboratory exercises. The virtual

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen A. Strom, Pennsylvania State University - Erie; David R. Loker, Pennsylvania State University - Erie

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Instrumentation

engineering standards to the building, testing, operation, and maintenance ofelectrical, computer and software systems.Digital Signal Processing – Audio FilteringThe goal is to filter (in real time) audio data. The user needs to design a microphone circuit thatin turn passes in the analog data to the on-board’s A-to-D circuits. The processor then samplesthis input (at 20,000 samples per second), processes the results and outputs a new (filtered)signal.It was suggested that the students implement a second-order digital filter, using the approach thatis detailed in figure 10. Figure 10 – Second Order Digital FilterThe students were asked to create a filter that would pass frequencies in the range of humanspeech, and reject

Conference Session

Contemporary Instrumentation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Rajai, Northern Kentucky University; Hank Javan, University of Memphis; Seyed Allameh, Northern Kentucky University; Horold Wiebe, Northern Kentucky University

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Instrumentation

2006-2105: DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTER-UNIVERSITY ADVANCEDINSTRUMENTATION COURSE FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS IN ENGINEERINGTECHNOLOGYMark Rajai, Northern Kentucky UniversityHank Javan, University of MemphisSeyed Allameh, Northern Kentucky UniversityHorold Wiebe, Northern Kentucky University Page 11.471.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Advanced Instrumentation for Graduate Students in Engineering TechnologyAbstractInstrumentation is one of the most important courses of engineering curriculum. Almost allprograms in engineering technology at undergraduate level offer labs and instrumentation.Also, most of the textbooks on instrumentation

Conference Session

Novel Measurement Experiments

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Instrumentation

author taught anew course in the area of Engineering Instrumentation during 2005 – 2006 andexperimented with some new ideas. He also successfully designed, developed andimplemented certain assignments and exercises to enhance student learning anddiscovery. In this course, the author attempted to move away from a teaching andlearning paradigm to a discovery paradigm. This is a junior/senior level course whichalso includes a set of creative laboratory experiments that aim at providing hands-onexperience to students. As a part of this course curriculum development, the authorimplemented certain assessment techniques. In this presentation the author describeshow he assessed the outcomes for selected topics in this specific course. He also

Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Mohamad Mustafa, Savannah State University; Alberto De La Cruz, Savannah State University

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Instrumentation

successful model of knowledge transmission centers for the mostpart on the teacher and what they want students to learn and accomplish from theses lectures.Another teaching approach known as Project- Based Learning (PBL) promotes critical thinkingutilizing real-life problems as the starting point. Professors and students are expected to playnon-conventional roles by engaging in this instructional and learning approach. In a PBLenvironment, learners practice higher order cognitive skills (analysis, synthesis and evaluation)and are constantly engaged in reflective thinking asking questions that are based on applicationof concepts from different Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)disciplines. This paper draws on the lessons learned

Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David McDonald, Lake Superior State University

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Instrumentation

faculty interest as a requiredcourse in a new Vehicle Systems Option for both Electrical and Mechanical Engineering majors.The course is also taken by some students as an engineering elective.The course uses relatively low-cost data acquisition hardware and software that is available atgreatly reduced academic pricing. The instructional approach uses group projects that areintended to model industrial practice and introduce students to equipment, processes andprocedures that they will encounter in the work place. The instruction includes softwareprogramming, hardware interfacing, trouble-shooting, and benchmarking techniques that areconsistent with engineers who are entering the workplace.Course lecture topics include general data acquisition

Conference Session

Instrumentation Technical Session I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth E. Dudeck, Pennsylvania State University, Hazleton Campus; Wieslaw Grebski, Pennsylvania State University, Hazleton Campus

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Instrumentation

programs, especially those who have the interest to deal with energyissues. Many teachers are working to integrate energy related topics into their curriculums andinvolve students in “a community based sustainable energy project that will give them theopportunity to make a difference in their local community and the world”.[2]At the university level, various “Energy Engineering” programs have begun to emerge to addressthe anticipated shortage of energy engineers. In a 2009 industry survey by the Center forEnergy Workforce Development [3], it was found that over half of engineers engaged in powergeneration could leave their jobs by 2015, due to retirements and other attrition. This anticipatedshortage of traditional energy engineers, along with the

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurements: Innovative Course Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sri Kolla, Bowling Green State University; Joseph Mainoo, Bowling Green State University

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Instrumentation

. Page 11.642.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Fieldbus Networks Topic in Instrumentation and Control Systems CoursesAbstractFieldbus networks are digital, two-way, multi-drop communication links that are used to connectintelligent control devices. These are currently introduced in the industry to replace thetraditional 4-20 mA point-to-point connections. It is important to integrate fieldbus networkstopic in technology courses to align the curriculum with the current industrial practices. Thispaper, therefore, presents how the fieldbus networks topic is integrated into ECT 441Instrumentation and ECT 453 Digital Computer for Process Control courses in the Electronicsand Computer

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Hector E. Medina, Liberty University; Jonathan Tristan Polk, Liberty University

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industry. ICISI’s research at the IST involves highly invasive anddisruptive cyber-physical tests to verify the resilience of important control systems in a real reactor tocyber-attacks. ICISI also tests new protection systems for ability to defend against cyber-attacks. LibertyUniversity has conducted similar cyber-security testing under the lead of its center for cyber excellence.This research focused on protecting core-systems from being hacked and purposefully tampered with ina way to cause a reactor meltdown.Implementation in the School of EngineeringIn this section, rationale will be presented for the need to integrate the use of the IST as part of theexperiential-learning approach of our engineering curriculum. With that, we seek to better

Conference Session

Contemporary Instrumentation Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Robertson, Arizona State University; Barbara Rampel, Arizona State University; James Edwards, Raytheon

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, Tucson. He has been a long-time participant in the JACMET Instrumentation team and is now chairman. Page 13.672.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 How many Engineers does it take to make a measurement?AbstractThe emergence of nano-technology has driven the evolution of instrumentation tools andhas revolutionized the measurement industry. The new technology also impactsengineering education with challenges to prepare the next generation of graduates to becompetent and effective in this rapidly evolving field. This paper examines three currentindustry applications and explores their implications for curriculum

Conference Session

Projects in Instrumentation and Control

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Mohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State University

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, pp. 72-77.[12]Pournaghshban, H., :The Students’ Problems in Courses with Team Projects,” SIGCSEBulletin, vol. 22, no 1, 1990, pp. 44-47.[13] Banios, E. W., “Teaching Engineering Practices, “ Proceedings, 1992 Frontiers inEducation Conference, IEEE, 1992, pp 161-168.[14] McCready. M. J., “An Innovative Approach to the Process Design Course,” Chemical Page 25.286.11Engineering Education , vol 23, no. 2, 1989, pp. 82-85,99.[15] Durfee, W.K., “Engineering Education Gets Real,” Technology Review, vol. 97, no 2, 1994,pp. 42-52.[16] Born, R.C., “A Capstone Design Experience for Electrical Engineers,” IEEE Transactions inEducation, vol. 35, 1992, pp. 240

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Embedded Control and Instrumentation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald Thomas Ruch, University of Saint Thomas

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Engineering StudentsIntroduction – Observatory Mission Small robotic observatories are enhancing educational programs and generatingexcitement around science and engineering at an increasing number of institutions. TheUniversity of Iowa, a pioneer in this area, has been successfully using a remotely operatedtelescope in their undergraduate curriculum for over a decade1. Middle and high school studentsthroughout the United States have shown significant gains in conceptual understanding of mathand science topics through use of the MicroObservatory2, a distributed network of automatedsmall telescopes. Access to such facilities is becoming more common as the hardware andsoftware required to build them becomes less expensive and more readily

Conference Session

Projects in Instrumentation and Control

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Drexel University; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University

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Instrumentation

experience in curriculum development. Page 25.447.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Development and Implementation of i-Laboratory for Instrumentation, Sensors, Measurements and Controls CoursesAbstractComputing, information and communication technologies have strong impacts on education, bysignificantly improving the distance and online collaborative learning, via the virtual or remoteexperiments and simulations. One of the distinguishing features of engineering technologyeducation is the laboratory work and hands-on experience as an integral part of the

Conference Session

Great Ideas for Projects that Teach Instrumentation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farid Farahmand, Sonoma State Univeristy; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford

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Instrumentation

this course are freshmen and most likely this is their firstyear experience in college. ES110 is considered to be the first formal introduction tovarious fields of engineering for many of these recent high school graduates.Furthermore, the course exposes students to basic programming software, such asMATLAB and LabVIEW, as well as engineering topics, such as numbering systems,digital and analog signals, microcontrollers and microprocessors, basic circuitcomponents, etc.3A major shortcoming of ES110 curriculum has always been isolation of topics and lackof a comprehensive and yet, moderately complex project. This paper reports anexperimental approach to integrate topics, such as microcontrollers and interfacing, basic

Conference Session

Projects in Instrumentation and Control

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Akram Hossain, Purdue University, Calumet; Tanima Zaman, Purdue University Calumet

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Instrumentation

, “blinking buttons”while a program is running in auto-mode, commented navigation buttons to switch to other pagesfor controlling other actions simultaneously while one program is running [e.g. changing servomotion program through Ultra 3000 while running conveyor with PowerFlex® 4].Outcome for Student LearningThe main focus of the discussions on this paper is to provide control system engineering studentswith fundamental concepts of designing HMI screens according to industrial standards. Thesebasics will help them to develop understandings of more operator friendly approaches furtherwhen they intend to design touch screen controls for complex automated machineries. Here,Allen-Bradley PanelView™ Plus HMI screen have been used in the examples

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George E. Meyer, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Yufeng Ge, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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overwhelmed by the plethora of technical information. Sufficient background andexperience to evaluate and select such systems is what is specifically needed.Over the years, it had become apparent that many instrumentation textbooks have been written forspecial audiences in various fields of engineering. A new text book is being completed by theauthors, which provides the student the opportunity to understand and gain practical experiencewith modern measurement equipment, data acquisition, and digital control systems for thisdiscipline. This book is presented to the students as a set of pdf chapters 14. The course assumesthat the student is a junior, senior pre-engineer, or a first–year graduate student. It is a requiredcourse for two ABET accredited

Conference Session

Novel Measurement Experiments

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amit Nimunkar, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Silas Bernardoni, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Tyler Lark, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Andrew Watchorn, National Instruments; John Webster, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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AC 2009-2144: INDUSTRY–STUDENT PARTNERSHIPS IN DEVELOPMENT ANDSHARING OF EDUCATIONAL CONTENT INVOLVING LABVIEWAmit Nimunkar, University of Wisconsin, Madison Amit J. Nimunkar is a doctoral student in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is a teaching assistant at the Department of Biomedical Engineering and a lead consultant for the freshman design course, Introduction to Engineering. He also works as a chemistry instructor and curriculum coordinator for the Engineering Summer Program in the College of Engineering and is pursuing a Delta certificate in teaching and learning.Silas Bernardoni, University of Wisconsin, Madison Silas Bernardoni is

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Akram Hossain, Purdue University - Calumet; Nirjhar Das Sharma, Purdue University - Calumet; Gautam Agarwal, Wynright Corporation

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. He is a senior member of IEEE and he served in IEEE/Industry Application Society for 15 years at various capacities. He served as chair of Manufacturing Systems Development Applications Department (MSDAD) of IEEE/IAS. Currently, he is serving a two-year term as the chair of the Instrumentation of ASEE (American Society of Engineering Education). He authored over 29 refereed journal and conference publications. In 2009 he as PI received NSF-CCLI grant entitled A Mechatronics Curriculum and Packaging Automation Laboratory Facility. In 2010 he as Co-PI received NSF-ATE grant entitled Meeting Workforce Needs for Mechatronics Tech- nicians. From 2003 through 2006, he was involved with Argonne National Laboratory

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rizwanul Neyon, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology); Nirjhar Das Sharma, Purdue University Calumet; Priom Chakraborty, Purdue university Calumet; Akram Hossain, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology)

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. This design and development process often requires longer time and higher cost offabrication. The simultaneous mechatronics system design methodology can serve the betteropportunity to overcome these difficulties. Page 26.480.3Mechatronics is the synergistic integration of mechanical and electrical engineering, computerscience and information technology that comprises control system, in addition to mathematicalanalysis which is used to design products incorporated with intelligence. The modernmechatronics system design is based on concurrent approach to design products with moresynergy whereas the conventional .l design and development process

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Avimanyu Sahoo, Oklahoma State University; Young Chang, Oklahoma State University

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disciplines, such as industrialrobotics, mobile robotics, and medical robotics. At some universities the curriculum is alsoconsidered as micro-controller education [22].The Division of Engineering Technology at Oklahoma State University is planning to offer agraduate program in mechatronics and robotics. In the process of the developing the master’sprogram, the division offered its first elective course on mechatronics in spring 2017. To furthersupport this effort, a new minor in mechatronics will be offered starting fall 2019. The minor willbe for both mechanical engineering technology (MET) and electrical engineering technology(EET) students in the division. MET students are required to complete twenty-one credit hours,whereas for EET students it

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Akram Hossain, Purdue University Northwest; Mohammad A. Zahraee, Purdue University Northwest

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Instrumentation

disciplines. He is a senior member of IEEE and he served in IEEE/Industry Application Society for 15 years at various capacities. He served as chair of Manufacturing Systems Development Applications Department (MSDAD) of IEEE/IAS. Currently, he is serving a two-year term as the chair of the Instrumentation of ASEE (American Society of Engineering Education). He authored over 29 refereed journal and conference publications. In 2009 he as PI received NSF-CCLI grant entitled A Mechatronics Curriculum and Packaging Automation Laboratory Facility. In 2010 he as Co-PI received NSF-ATE grant entitled Meeting Workforce Needs for Mechatronics Tech- nicians. From 2003 through 2006, he was involved with Argonne National Laboratory