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Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farzam S. Maleki P.E., Massachusetts Maritime Academy; Gail M Stephens P.E., Massachusetts Maritime Academy

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Ocean and Marine

of the fastest growing job sectors includes engineering which is madeup of fewer than 25% women.[6] This year General Electric (GE) committed to place 20,000women in technical occupations by the year 2020 hoping to increase their profitability throughgender diversity. [9] Just last year, General Electric (GE) moved their headquarters fromFairfield, CT to Boston, MA, 120 miles closer to MMA a possible source of new employees.One possible reason for the gender gap at MMA could be attributed to cultural stereotypes as astereotype may put pressure on a minority when it is judged against his/her group. Schmadar, T.et. al in their research showed that “activation of negative stereotypes can impair theperformance of stigmatized individuals on a

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Ocean and Marine

throughout history. Unlike the conventionalelectric power generation systems, in energy harvesting concept, fossil fuels are not used and thegeneration units might be decentralized. There are many sources for harvesting energy, such assolar, wind, ocean, hydro, electromagnetic, electrostatic, thermal, vibration, and human bodymotion. Even the energy of radio frequency waves, propagated due to television and radiobroadcasting in the environment, can be harvested. However, advanced technical methods shouldbe developed to increase the efficiency of devices in harvesting energy from variousenvironmentally friendly resources and converting them into electrical energy. Thesedevelopments have sparked interest in engineering community as well as the

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Villalobos; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra Ph.D., University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Abbas H. Diab, University Of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Xavier Shastri Domnique Henry, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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driven by two 25.4 cm counter-rotating propellers each individually powered by a28mm 920 kV brushless motor. Using 30A electronic speed controllers (ESC) with a 12V 9Ahsealed lead acid (SLA) battery; they generate a max thrust of approximately 21.6 N which canpropel the boat up to a max speed of 3 m/s given favorable weather conditions. However forstandard operation, the boat is limited to 1 m/s to conserve power use and provide operationendurance of up to 1.5 hours.Air propulsion was chosen based on the intended environments CAUTION was designed for andexperiences from previous platforms under the AIRSPACES project. For example, a prior platformattempted to use dual motors with in-water propellers for propulsion. However, the weeds, algae,and

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lihwa Lin, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

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, Guam (Figure 4). The local tide is mixed semi-diurnal,with a mean range of 0.5 m and a great diurnal range of 0.72 m at Apra Harbor. In thisregion of the western Pacific, trade winds from east or northeast are strong fromNovember to April and moderate in other months. The cyclonic typhoon season is duringlate summer and fall months. On average, severe tropical storms have caused coastaldamage every 2 to 5 years. Higher storm water in CNMI may reach 1 to 2.5 m above theMSL as result of strong wind and large waves, combined with low atmospheric pressure,around the islands. Waves around Rota include wind seas generated by the northeasterly trade windsand ocean swells from south or west. Wave measurements are available from CoastalData

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlos Efrén Mora, La Laguna University; Jorge Martin-Gutierrez, Universidad de La Laguna; Beatriz Añorbe-Diaz, Universidad de La Laguna; REYES CARRAU MELLADO, Universidad La Laguna; Antonio González Marrero, University of La Laguna

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(PBL) in engineering education, Page 24.1029.2describing the experiences at the Eindhoven Technical University whilst applying thislearning method on their mechanical engineering and bioengineering degrees –the first onewas restructured in 1994 meanwhile the second began on 1997–.Authors such as Alcober et al.5 and Tomkinson et al.6 both describe their experiences inimplementation of active learning environments –the first one based on projects while thesecond was based on problems–, with positive results acknowledged by both students andlecturers. One of the best known successful cases of implementation of this kind of learningenvironments

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lifford McLauchlan, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Ocean and Marine

Characteristics KPROP KI KD First Commanded Angle Second Commanded Angle % OS ess Ts % OS ess Ts 100 120 0.1 1.1 0 0.03 1.7 0 0.04 18 15 0.1 3.7 0 1.15 5.5 0 1.60 1.9 0.9 1 10.0 0 6.70 15.5 0 7.10As can be seen the first two examples of PID parameters obtained meet all of the desiredtransient characteristics for both commanded angles, the third was a set one student groupdetermined before redesigning the controller and obtaining a set that met all specifications. Thegroups generally went through

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shyam Aravamudhan, North Carolina A&T State University; Diedrich A. Schmidt, North Carolina A&T State University; Hany Nakhla, North Carolina A&T State University

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Ocean and Marine

, then (1) provide as precise of a geo-location as possible in order to enable the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) expert to respondto the exact location and (2) provide as much information as possible on the located object(s) toan EOD subject matter expert (SME) on shore. The goal of providing this information was toenable the SME to assess if the object was potentially dangerous, not dangerous, or potentially sodangerous that perhaps divers should not be in their vicinity. It is important to note that the toplevel objectives provided to the student team were purposely generalized and not directive innature, in order to encourage non-traditional and out-of-box solutions and to avoid driving thestudent team toward a specific solution. Finally

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lifford McLauchlan, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

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Ocean and Marine

control a small group of roboticvehicles. Collective motion of groups can in general be described by Reynolds’ Rules whichinclude three main concerns: a) collision avoidance, b) velocity matching and c) flock centering [8]-[9].2. Problem DescriptionUnmanned surface vehicles can be modeled as in Figure 1 [3]-[7]. The course angle χ, headingangle  and sideslip angle  are defined as shown. The input r is applied at the rudder. The modelas used in this assignment is described in more detail in [3]-[5]. Figure 1. USV Model [3]-[7]To simplify the USV model for the assignment, one can assume no sideslip. This results in thefollowing relationships. 𝑥̇ = 𝑈cos(𝜓

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Grimsley Michaeli P.E., Old Dominion University; Paul Moses; Gene Hou, Old Dominion University

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Ocean and Marine

Naval Engineer and Program Manager, both in the government sector and in the shipbuilding industry, where she provided leadership and technical expertise on the design, construction, testing and fielding of high-performance marine ves- sels and advanced technologies for U.S. and foreign navies. For her contributions to naval engineering, she was awarded the Rosenblatt Young Engineer of the Year award by the American Society of Naval Engineers and the RADM Melville Award for outstanding technical achievement by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division. Dr. Michaeli completed her PhD in Mechanical Engineering from ODU, her MSc in Ocean Systems Management from MIT, and her BSc in Naval Architecture and

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Whalin, Jackson State University

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Diversity

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Ocean and Marine

Paper ID #12157A New Coastal Engineering Graduate ProgramDr. Robert W. Whalin, Jackson State University Dr. Robert W. Whalin, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Director, Coastal Hazards Center, Jackson State University. He is Director Emeritus of the Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. He received his PhD in Oceanography from Texas A&M University in 1971 and is a Registered Professional Engineer. Dr. Whalin was Director of Army Research Laboratory (1998- 2003; Adelphi, MD), and Technical Director /Director of Waterways Experiment Station (1985-1998; Vicksburg, MS). He has

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Grimsley Michaeli PE, Old Dominion University

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Ocean and Marine

course was offered in spring 2013 and fall 2013 to a group ofengineering and engineering technology students. The course was offered as a hybrid coursewith students enrolled both as on-campus and distance-learning students. The paper toucheson experiences and feedback from the instructor and students related to lectures, labs,assignments, project-based learning and site-visits.IntroductionBuilding the next generation workforce, industry leaders, engineers, scientists and educatorsin the area of naval and marine engineering is critical to maintain the global competitivenessof the U.S. defense and marine industry. The U.S. Navy and maritime industry have agrowing need to educate and hire scientists and engineers who are highly skilled in

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yoonjeong Lee, Texas A&M University, Galveston; Baukje Bee Kothuis, Delft University of Technology; Antonia Sebastian, Texas A&M University, Galveston; Sam Brody

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Diversity

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Ocean and Marine

Organizational aspects Sep - Nov Application • Writing skills: one pager research- • Choose and describe case studies Phase #1 intention + CV • Organize mentor team • Knowledge increase: Get acquainted with • Publish application information online general research location and local flood • Select 25 students to write full proposal risk related issues Dec - Jan Application • Writing skills: full research proposal

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob Daniel Belmontes, California State University, Los Angeles; Juan Jose Dominguez, California State University, Los Angeles; Nhat Minh Ly, California State University, Los Angeles; Mathew Rafael Rojas, California State University, Los Angeles; Ivan Juarez, California State University, Los Angeles; Anthony Po-Hong Wong, California State University, Los Angeles

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Ocean and Marine

processing of oceanplastic debris. However, in order for the HEU to operate as intended; changes in the HMCconcept needed a substitution for its man-powered compression process. As seen in Figure 1below, applying heat temperatures that ranged from (150 to 180)°C [4] generated possibilities tohand-compress plastic waste at manageable pressures. Figure 1 Hand-Driven Compression Data [5]To achieve functional success, two challenges were presented during conceptual design for asystem that is capable of processing ocean plastic. The first challenge was the need to substitutethe HMC’s hand-compression method by use of a linear actuator, and the second challenge wasto integrate a heating process to soften plastic debris. Figure

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose E. Sanchez P.E., Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory

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Diversity

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Ocean and Marine

dynamics. He has also served as a consultant and as technical advisor in several international research efforts. S´anchez received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico in 1993 and 1995, respectively, and is a graduate of the Federal Executive Institute. He is a registered professional engineer in Mississippi and a member of the World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure (PIANC) and the Transportation Research Board. He is founder of the Mississippi Professional Chap- ter, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers and has authored or co-authored numerous publications. He has received the Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Award Conference’s Civil

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lifford McLauchlan, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

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Ocean and Marine

, spatial and spectral data processing, pattern recognition and classification. Page 24.59.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 A Laboratory Exercise - Unmanned Vehicle Control and Wireless Sensor NetworksAbstractWith the ever decreasing cost of processors and electronics in general, wireless sensor networks(WSNs) are increasingly being utilized for environmental measurements. Different WSNtopologies will allow different sensor coverage and energy utilization options for a givenapplication. These WSNs can then be used as “extra eyes and ears” for an unmanned vehicletraversing the

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Delorme, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Michael Giglia; Ethan Hayon; Joseph Huyett; Donald Montemarano; Mark Siembab

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Diversity

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Ocean and Marine

. Theknowledge gained and lessons learned have made this project a truly rewarding experience.”General outreach and after demo presentationsOver the course of the Perseus II project the students had the opportunity to present multipletimes to their sponsor and other interested stakeholders. Beyond these briefing and reports theproject engendered significant interest on campus and from media outlets. These post projectsopportunities allowed the students to learn to develop a coherent message that could best Page 26.110.20describe a technology to specific audience with disparate technical knowledge. The Perseus IIteam presented to or conducted demonstrations

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William M. Simpson Jr., U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Raymond S. McCord, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Ocean and Marine

and creating a valid ship structural model, it ispossible to incorporate its use into general naval architecture courses without the requirement tobecome an expert in structural finite element analysis. The use of MAESTRO in the graduateprogram affords the students greater insight into ship structural response to load effects that arenot always accurately analyzed by current manual methods (simple prismatic beam analysis). Inthe undergraduate program, the students use MAESTRO to develop a structural model as part oftheir senior ship design project. There has been difficulty in the undergraduate program in thedevelopment of a whole ship model, but the software allows the mid-portion of the ship structureto be easily created. In both the

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Petros J Katsioloudis, Old Dominion University; Mileta Tomovic, Old Dominion University; Thomas B. Stout, Tidewater Community College

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Ocean and Marine

Special Assistant to Dean for Advanced Manufacturing. He has co-authored one textbook on materials and manufacturing processes that has been adopted by over 50 national and international institutions of higher education. In addition, he has authored or co-authored over 60 papers in journals and conference proceedings, focused on applied research related to design and manufacturability issues, as well as issues related to mechanical engineering technology ed- ucation. Dr. Tomovic made over 20 invited presentations nationally and internationally on the issues of design optimization and manufacturability. He has co-authored four patents, and over 100 technical re- ports on practical industrial problems related to product

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Moustapha Diab, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Uche Ezechi, University of Delaware; Mohamad Dyab, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra Ph.D, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Ocean and Marine

1.9 13 38.43185 -75.0578 33.8 7.4 2.1 14 38.43178 -75.0578 33.7 7.4 2.1 Table 1 Results from an autonomous run in Ocean City, MDThe sensors mounted on the boat were acquired from Vernier instruments6, and they collect in-situ data which are saved on the NXT brick. For the run shown in Table 1, data on pH level,dissolved oxygen content, and, temperature were collected on a selected water body in OceanCity, Maryland. The geo-located point data was displayed ARCMAP GIS7 environment, andspatially interpolated using inverse distance weighting (IDW) to generate the graduated color-maps shown in Figure 5. From the Figure, a relationship between

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Whalin, Jackson State University

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Diversity

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Ocean and Marine

mentioned herein. Dr. Yoonjeong Lee,TAMUG and Dr. Baukje Bee Kothuis, Technical University Delft are acknowledged for theiroutstanding organization of the place based student research and authentic learning experiencesin The Netherlands mentioned in the paper. Dr. Heather Lyn Nachtmann, Director, MaritimeTransportation Research and Education Center, (Tier 1 University Transportation Center),University of Arkansas and Dr. Lily Elefteriadou, Director, Southeastern TransportationResearch, Innovation, Development and Education Center (Regional University TransportationCenter) University of Florida are gratefully acknowledged for partially supporting tuitionscholarships for some Transportation Engineering students enrolled in coastal engineering

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Whalin, Jackson State University; Thomas William Richardson, Coastal Hazards Center of Excellence; Himangshu Shekhar Das, Jackson State University; Donald L Hendon

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Ocean and Marine

Engineering Building. He is Director Emeritus of the Engineer Research and Development Center. Dr. Whalin completed 36 years of exemplary civilian service in the Department of Army including 20 years in the Senior Executive Service as Director, Army Research Laboratory (ARL); Director, USACE* Waterways Experiment Station; and Technical Di- rector, USACE Coastal Engineering Research Center. The ARL program exceeded $1,100,000,000 and had a 2,200 person workforce at six primary locations throughout the United States plus small groups in Japan and the United Kingdom. Dr. Whalin was the recipient of the Distinguished Presidential Rank Award, two Meritorious Presidential Rank Awards, Exceptional Civilian Service Award, three

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Byul Hur, Texas A&M University; Rogelio Casas Jr, Texas A&M University; David Anthony Cervantes; Justin Raymond Comer; Brielle Roxanne De Anda; Landon James Ledbetter, Oncor Electric Delivery; Andres Fly; Erika L. Davila, Texas A&M University; Grace E Tsai, Texas A&M University

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Ocean and Marine

interdisciplinary underwater robotics research and development. They completedtheir Capstone project successfully in the Fall of 2018, and the underwater robot system ispresented in this paper. For learning evaluation, a customized capstone exit survey was created togauge the students’ progress and learning. It revealed that the capstone experience was positiveand valuable in helping them prepare for a career in this industry, and also in technical learningof engineering skills.III. Underwater Robot Control SystemThe underwater robot control system, PUPS, can be divided into three subsystems: anunderwater robot, buoy, and remote command center. The conceptual block diagram is shown inFigure 1. Typically, a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) is controlled by

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert H. Mayer Jr., U.S. Naval Academy; Angela Schedel, U.S. Naval Academy

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Diversity

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Ocean and Marine

Habitat Design Challenge: Teaching Engineering Design in a Multidisciplinary Role-Play ScenarioAbstractWithin the ocean engineering program at the U.S. Naval Academy, formal design instruction isprovided in our introductory design course, EN461, a precursor to capstone design. A usefulinstructional module towards this purpose is the Hex-Oid Habitat Design Challenge that providesstudents with a multidisciplinary design-team experience involving multiple phases of the designprocess and an opportunity to refine technical communication skills both within and external tothe design team. Working in teams of 4-6, each team member is assigned a distinct role, e.g.,Architect, Buoyancy Engineer, Foundation Engineer, etc., and each is

Conference Session

Educational Outreach Efforts Led by the US Navy

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Giver, The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers; Stephen Michetti, NSWCCD

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Ocean and Marine

Page 13.1264.7the Intelligent Ships Symposium (ISS) VII held at Drexel University in May 07, where studentsdisplayed their Sea Perch, presented their accomplishments to an audience of over 300 engineersand scientists, and interacted with engineers and exhibitors displaying their technology.Distinguished, senior level naval engineers and scientists were awestruck to hear a group ofmiddle school students address the large, technical audience as each student articulated his or herrole in designing and building their Sea Perch. There is no better demonstration of value of theprogram in motivating and educating youth. Audience members were so impressed that theyasked to schedule a Q&A session with the students in a separate room so the dialogue

Conference Session

Oceans & Marine Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mario Miranda II, Florida Atlantic University

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Ocean and Marine

effectiveness of an engineering curriculum is measured by how well studentscan apply and integrate their technical knowledge to solve real life problems. The currentengineering curriculum has been designed to only to provide the theory, however, it doesn’tprovide the integration of how this knowledge can be applied. The courses that are taken aspreparation for system engineering students include standard mechanical studies such asstatics, dynamics, and structural analysis, but also, computer software and hardwarecourses that study C programming, circuit analysis and electronics. These types ofcollegiate engineering classes that are taken on a general level in all system engineeringdisciplines, are supposed to provide the theory that is needed to build

Conference Session

Oceans & Marine Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James W. Bales, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; David Novick, Sandia National Labs

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Ocean and Marine

AC 2011-1755: DESIGNING AN AUV COMPETITION TO DRAW ENGI-NEERING STUDENTS TOWARDS OCEAN ENGINEERINGJames W Bales, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dr. Bales was the inaugural Technical Director of ONR and AUVSI’s Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competition. He is the Assistant Director at MIT’s Edgerton Center, a center dedicated to hands-on, project-based learning.Dr. David Novick, Sandia National Labs Page 22.440.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Designing an AUV Competition to Draw Engineering Students Towards Ocean EngineeringThe First

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Buchholz, University of Iowa; Pablo M. Carrica, University of Iowa; Jae-Eun Russell, University of Iowa

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Ocean and Marine

the studentscompleting both courses is given in Table 1. All students were male; however, the classesincluded under-represented minorities and first-generation students. The average grade washigher than the average cumulative GPA of the students completing the course.The perceived technical competencies were aligned with the learning objectives of the classes, aslisted in Table 3. Students were asked to indicate their competencies on a 7-point scale, where 1indicates very weak and 7 indicates very strong. Students’ perceptions of achieved technicalcompetencies were solid; their assessments of learning in the areas of fluid mechanicsfundamentals, experimental, and computational methods were generally above 6 on a 7-pointscale. However, they

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan John Washuta P.E., The Citadel; Jason Howison, The Citadel; Billy L. Clark, The Citadel; Robert Hudson Imhoff IV; Luiz Dos Reis

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Ocean and Marine

function to beunderstood before the form is fully realized, leading to more creative ideation when preliminarydesign concepts are generated. The functional decomposition of the water tunnel is shown inFigure 1, which breaks the device into functions rather than components. Figure 1: Functional Block DiagramUsing this diagram, the students began to generate preliminary design concepts in order toidentify the critical design decisions and the overall form of the product. The original design,shown in Figure 2, included basic features of the design: a pump to drive the flow, a PVC pipeloop to recirculate water, a rectangular test section to provide optical access, a flow controlmechanism to vary the speed, and a nozzle

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Southern University and A&M College; Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Lucian Ionel Cioca, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu

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Ocean and Marine

, helping us to solvetraditional and novel problems. Engineering and technology graduates must have a comprehensivebackground covering a wider range of technical subjects, as well as in system analysis, projectmanagement and economics. The graduates must be proficient in the use of engineering and scientificequipment and tools, conducting experiments, collecting and analyzing data, and effectively presentingthe results1-7. The graduates must also be well-trained in theory, experimentation and testing. If ourstudents are going to successfully function as professional engineers in the international corporate worldof the 21st century, they must be equipped to be global engineers who are technically versatile, able tosolve problems from systems-level

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismael Pagán-Trinidad, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Ricardo R Lopez P.E., University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Ernesto Luis Diaz MEM, Puerto Rico Climate Change Council

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Ocean and Marine

communities and criticalinfrastructure that are exposed to extreme risks generated by natural multi hazards, namely, floods(storm surges and swells, tides, waves, rivers, urban drainage, tsunamis), winds (hurricane),earthquakes, soil instabilities (erosion, sedimentation, liquefaction, landslides), corrosiveenvironment, and many combinations of those. The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS)has established the need to protect and upgrade the state of the nation’s critical infrastructure to amore resilient and sustainable state.The paper will present the outcomes of the educational project sponsored by the DHS to helpimprove the resilience of coastal infrastructure by means of education and building capacity. Thegoal of the project is to educate