Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FPD) Work-in-Progress 1: Curriculum Design and Innovative Pedagogy

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge R Lara, Texas A&M University; Sunay Palsole, Texas A&M University; Mark Weichold P.E., Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs Division (FPD)

engineeringteam evaluates: a) How might this be possible for the product? b) What would be needed, or isstanding in its way?Notice that on the technical side of the butterfly diagram of Figure 3, the inner loops are more incontrol, and the outer loops are less in control: Reused goes directly back to your users.Refurbished comes back to you (as the service provider). Remanufactured goes through themanufacturing process. Recycled goes back to the materials processor.Pushing the frontiers. Transforming the organization's established linear business model to acircular business model perspective is challenging. The engineering team must reinvent theorganization’s business model, capturing value for customers, key partnerships, resources, anddistribution

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara A Masi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

22.750.3running through students’ sense of engineering self efficacy for every factor was the “ease” withwhich they could use a given ability in their engineering studies. With respect to understanding/learning, for example, students cited understanding concepts, being able to learn and applyconcepts quickly. For teaming, students cited working with other students in a team in general,but also in a manner where students supported one another in working on a problem. Withrespect to problem solving abilities, students again cited the ability to work through problemswithout any difficulty as a factor in self efficacy.This study drew on Bandura’s and Hutchinson’s works by listing tasks for a set of ability factors,and asking students to rate their confidence

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators 4: Tips and Tools

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Randy Hugh Brooks, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

response to human actions, to include hand-sketchedproducts. [2]PhET is a comprehensive online math and science (it has grown well beyond just physicsconcepts) simulation tool, with development driven by education research, that provides real-time visual responses resultant of student input. Launched in 2002 by the University of Coloradoat Boulder, PhET has become a standard tool for instructors in grades 6-12, as well as a supportfor students in early college courses. Students may experiment with activities ranging frombuilding electrical circuits to magnetism to molecular interaction. PhET is an engaging onlineenvironment with a game-like foundation.Mechanix provides significant support for one of the more time-intensive homework/gradingcourses

Conference Session

Capstone Design & Project Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Walter, Rochester Institute of Technology; Jeffrey Webb, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mark Smith, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; George Slack, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

12.1231.3Course description: MSD I&II is two-quarter design course oriented to the solution of real-worldengineering problems. The mission is to enhance engineering education through a capstonedesign experience that integrates engineering theory, principles, and processes within acollaborative environment. Working in multidisciplinary teams and following the productdevelopment process, students will develop customer needs and engineering specifications,evaluate concepts, resolve major technical hurdles, and employ rigorous engineering principlesto design an alpha prototype which is fully tested and documented. MSD I is focused onplanning and designing, while MSD II is dedicated to realizing and testing a prototype of thedesign. Detailed course and

Conference Session

New Methods and Tools

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Donald Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Melissa Grunow, Lawrence Technological University; Katie Hayes, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

empowering students through creative teaching methods.Katie Hayes, Lawrence Technological University Katie Hayes is the Entrepreneurial/Leadership Assistant Coordinator. She oversees the junior and senior year requirements, and is an instructor for the Department of Humanities. Additionally, she assists in carrying out the initiatives outlined in the Kern Grant, which aims to inspire an entrepreneurial mindset in undergraduate engineering students throughout the educational experience. Page 15.403.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Development of a Leadership and

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division (COED) Track 3.C

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randy McDonald, Texas A&M University; Salvatore Enrico Paolo Indiogine; Nasiha Lachaud, Texas A&M University; Wei Lu, Texas A&M University; Mohammad Affan Khokhar

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education Division (COED)

Management, K-12 (STEM) Education, Communications, Marketing.Mohammad Affan Khokhar ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2025 Perceptions on the Effectiveness of Using Generative AI and Voice Cloning to Aid in the Development of Online Course MaterialsAbstractThis evidence-based practice full paper describes the perceptions of a university-level academiccourse development team regarding the use of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) and voicecloning technology in the development of content and lecture videos for an online course. Theresearch, including the analysis of data gathered from course grades, end-of-course evaluations,and interviews with members of the course design team

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Byul Hur, Texas A&M University; Grace E. Tsai, Texas A&M University; Rogelio Casas Jr., Texas A&M University; Erika L. Davila, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

the field, desirable ROV speci- fications, and current technology used during field work. She has also led students as a business mentor for water monitoring systems, and guided and tracked students’ progress collecting customer interviews through the NSF I-Site program. Her personal research focuses on understanding post-medieval seafaring life through analysis of diet and physical labor on sailors’ health. Her most recent field work includes the Gnalic¸ Project, an excavation of a sixteenth-century Venetian galley that sank off the coast of Croatia, the Burgaz Harbor Project, an excavation of Hellenistic harbors in Turkey, and the Shelburne Steamboat Project, an excavation of a steamboat graveyard in Vermont

Conference Session

Research Infrastructure in STEM Disciplines

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Miguel Labrador, University of South Florida; Cesar Guerrero, University of South Florida; Rafael Perez, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

through the research experience, thereare several recommendations to increase the probability of a successful experience from thestudent’s and the mentor’s point of view. First, make sure you have the mentor’s project ahead oftime and include the technical requirements in the application form. Second, involve mentors inthe selection process. Give mentors the applications of those students interested in their projects,and let them select the three best candidates. Third, address students’ concerns and problems Page 13.1051.6during the program. Make sure the students have all they need to perform the assigned projectbefore they arrive. This goes

Conference Session

Faculty Development at Various Career Stages

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haley Briel, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Deesha Chadha, Imperial College London; Erica Jean Hagen, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

communication, and the knowledge, skills, and competenciesthey receive at our training are transferable beyond the classroom to other domains”.However, some training programs do feel strongly that presenting foundational concepts ininstructional design is essential– even if TAs don’t currently have the ability to design courses oftheir own. Penn State’s ENGR 888 course thoroughly discusses learning objectives, backwardsdesign, and strategic course planning. Their 12-week program was developed with early careerfaculty in mind: “We kind of used what we would want new faculty to know about and then 5abbreviated and pivoted and geared it a little more toward

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division: Approaches to Ethics Education (Part 1)

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vignesh Subbian, The University of Arizona; Linda Shaw; colleen halpin, University of Arizona

developed within various disciplines, including social sciences, business,engineering, and others identified several elements that we believe should be considered in thedesign of a framework that would be maximally useful and effective for undergraduateengineering education.References1. National Society of Professional Engineers (2017). Code of Ethics for Engineers. https://www.nspe.org/resources/ethics/code-ethics2. Sheppard, S. D., Macatangay, K., Colby, A., & Sullivan, W. M. (2008). Educating engineers: Designing for the future of the field (Vol. 2). Jossey-Bass.3. Pinnell M. F.& Chuck, L. (2004). Developing technical competency and enhancing the soft skills of undergraduate mechanical engineering students through service-learning

Conference Session

DEED Technical Session 3 Capstone Design

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wilhelm Friess, University of Maine; Justin Lapp, University of Maine; Andrew Goupee

projects are included which, in addition to lowering the cost burdenfor the department, improve project diversity and often provide exceptionally relevant experiencefor students [10].1.2. Evolution of instruction models at UMaineFrom 2016-17 to 2017-18 there was a substantial change in the UMaine Mechanical EngineeringCapstone. A new performance indicator based ABET assessment and evaluation system wasintroduced in the department, resulting in a high number of performance indicators requiringassessment in the capstone sequence [10]. This triggered the development of a new course-levelassessment system that introduced more deliverables. As such, the workload of the supervisingfaculty increased beyond the already high load, even in light of a

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering: Fluids, Heat Transfer

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Drenth, US Air Force Academy; George Sidebotham, The Cooper Union; Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ioan Feier, US Air Force Academy

to which a manometer is attached (a clear vertical tubemounted to the wall), a shut-off valve and a second reducing union to an open barb fitting. Agraduated cylinder can be placed under the pipe barb fitting to collect water. The top of the pipeis fitted with a threaded fitting into which a removable plug can be screwed to trap a fixedvolume of air. A shut-off valve mounted through the plug (not shown) allows air to vent whilethe plug is being screwed on in order to set the pressure at the local ambient condition beforestarting the experiment. Figure 1. Overall, bottom, and top sections of the first hydrostatic vacuum tube (HVT1). Cost of materials was approximately $50 and all parts were purchased from a local hardware

Collection

2025 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

Authors

Benjamin Bruxvoort; Nehemiah Emaikwu; Kim Trenbath; Jason Schmidt

necessarily represent the views ofthe DOE or the U.S. Government. The U.S. Government retains and the publisher, by acceptingthe article for publication, acknowledges that the U.S. Government retains a nonexclusive, paid-up, irrevocable, worldwide license to publish or reproduce the published form of this work, orallow others to do so, for U.S. Government purposes.REFERENCESBrownell, S. E., & Tanner, K. D. (2012). Barriers to Faculty Pedagogical Change: Lack of Training, Time, Incentives, and…Tensions with Professional Identity? CBE—Life Sciences Education, 11(4), 339–346. https://doi.org/10.1187/cbe.12-09-0163Bruxvoort, B., Rippy, K., Trenbath, K., Yoon, Y., Bae, Y., & Eckman, B. (n.d.). Student Career Development Through

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Qiuli Sun; Michael A. Mooney; Kurt C. Gramoll

Session 3353 Self-Paced Instruction to Introduce Traffic Engineering in Virtual City (Sooner City) Qiuli Sun, Kurt Gramoll, Michael Mooney University of OklahomaAbstractThis paper presents the results of one portion of a larger program conducted at theUniversity of Oklahoma to introduce students to engineering and design through the useof a virtual city called ‘Sooner City’. This particular module is used to introduce thestudents to traffic engineering through an easily-understood, internet-based learningenvironment. Since most freshman engineering students have little

Conference Session

Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrating Interactive Teaching Activities

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Scott A Civjan P.E., University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering

confidence that the structure related to more complex ones. In addition, theroles of the different disciplines were very well defined and did not have much interaction on theproject that could be discussed. Structures shown in Figure 2 have been very effective. Thesehave a level of complexity that lends itself well to giving students a sense of the breadth ofknowledge that they will obtain as well as aspects that the students may think are beyond theirabilities but can be related to information they have gained through their classes. A level ofcomplexity also leads to the need for BIM modeling and changes in the field that can bediscussed to highlight the continuous iterations that are part of a design and construction project. Figure 2. Example

Conference Session

Dimensions of Engineering Literacy and Engineering in General Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mani Mina, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

efforts in technological literacy classes at ourinstitutions, and in accordance to the national level research and developments. We decided tofollow the definitions and descriptions that are defined in Technically Speaking. A valid andenriching approach in teaching technological literacy classes is to read the first few chapters,discuss the ideas, and reflect on the issues that are introduced in the Tech Talley and Technicallyspeaking [1,2]. Students in non-engineering programs find the definitions, discussion, andapproach of the book very refreshing and use it through their classes and work in theundergraduate program. It is very encouraging to see more programs and more classes offeredon campuses and even at the highs school level addressing

Conference Session

Programs and Pedagogies

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Elizandro, Tennessee Technological University; Angelo A. Volpe, Tennessee Technological University; David H. Huddleston, Tennessee Technological University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

experienced a 15% decreasein freshman enrollment when students could enroll in Tennessee community colleges at no cost.A significant portion of College of Engineering growth, from 2013 through 2014, was the resultof a large influx of international students that ebbed during 2015-16.In a stable (growing) environment, the number of students entering the college must equal (exceed)the number of departing students. A threat to the university as a Going Concern is consecutiveyears of declines in college enrollments. Because of propagation delays to graduation, each year’snet change affects the revenue stream for between three and five years. Figure 10 presents fallsemester incoming freshman and transfer students for the College of Engineering for years

Conference Session

STEM Education Tied to Aerospace Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hansel Burley, Texas Tech University; Terrance Denard Youngblood, Texas Tech University; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Texas Tech University; Casey Michael Williams, Texas Tech University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

. 15 Bibliography1. Vo, A., & Christie, C. (2015). Advancing research on evaluation through the study of context. Research on Evaluation, 148, 43-55. New Directions for Evaluation series, Brandon, P., (Ed).2. Author. (2015). All X: Evolution of a powerful, inquiry learning-based program. X Summer 2015 Final Evaluation, X: X University.3. Gall, M., Gall, J., & Borg, W. (2007). Educational research: An introduction. 8th ed. New York: Pearson.4. Ibid.5. Wholey, J. (2010). Exploratory evaluation. In Wholey, J. Hatry, H. Newcomer, K. Handbook of practical program evaluation. 3rd, San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.6. TeachEngineering. (2016). Engineering design process. Retrieved from https

Conference Session

The Climate for Women in Engineering

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sharnnia Artis; Bevlee Watford

up-to-date resume? 9/25 a. Yes Math and Science Elementary School Project6 b. 9/29 No & 10/1 Web Development 8. What type(s) 10/2 of learner are you? Learning Styles/Teaching Styles7 10/6 & -10/8 a. Visual True learn by seeing, Colors and demonstrations. watching b. 10/9 Auditory - learn through Planning Your Academic verbal instructions fromTimetable; College others or

Conference Session

Engineering Design: Implementation and Evaluation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shanna Daly, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

experiences, andthe cycle continues. To investigate experiences and analyze the results in a way tounderstand key differences in a broad range of experiences, a particular research methodwas utilized, that of phenomenography. This paper explores and explainsphenomenography as a research method through an example of phenomenography ofdesign experiences. For this study, the outcomes included six qualitatively different waysthat design has been experienced. Represented in a hierarchical form, from lesscomprehensive to more comprehensive, these categories of description included: Designis 1) evidence-based decision-making, 2) organized translation, 3) personal synthesis, 4)intentional progression, 5) directed creative exploration, and 6) freedom. An

Conference Session

Teaching and Advising Tools Using Computers and Smart Devices

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taekyoung Kwon, Seoul National University; Myungchul Kwak, Seoul National University; Junghwan Song, Seoul National University; Selin Chun, Seoul National University; Seokho Chi, Seoul National University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

tool, we exploit one of the wirelesscommunication interfaces of a smartphone to build a virtual fence that delineates the boundary ofthe area of interest. The received signal strength (RSS) of a wireless signal becomes weaker asthe distance between a student and a reference node (i.e. WiFi AP, Bluetooth beacon) increases.If the distance goes beyond a certain threshold, the signal cannot be detected at all. We thus cancarry out “geofencing” around the classroom by observing the RSS of a wireless signal, and canalso control the range of geofencing by adjusting the signal transmission power (Tx power) of areference node. In general, recent smartphones have multiple wireless interfaces; cellular (3G or LTE), WiFi,Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa R. Lattuca, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Lois Calian Trautvetter, Northwestern University; Sarah L. Codd, Montana State University; David B. Knight, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Carla M. Cortes, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

; O’Donnell & Derry, 200513; Richards, 199614).Although many consider interdisciplinarity to be a product of research or teaching, recentscholarship argues that interdisciplinarity should also be understood as “a process of answering aquestion, solving a problem, or addressing a topic that is too broad or complex to be dealt withadequately by a single discipline or profession… [by] draw[ing] upon disciplinary perspectivesand integrat[ing] their insights through construction of a more comprehensive perspective”(Klein & Newell, 1997, p. 393-394; authors’ italics15). Repko (200816) argues that this process-oriented view of interdisciplinarity is widely accepted in the interdisciplinary studies community(which includes educators who teach in

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum and Course Development

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Karl D. Schubert FIET, University of Arkansas; Manuel D. Rossetti P.E., University of Arkansas

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

strategic business growth and technology innova- tion. He hasstrong experience in interdisciplinary data science, innovation and technology, and lifecycle management, operations, global business, through working in companies including IBM, Dell, Lifetouch, midrange companies and start-ups and his own company, TechNova Consulting, LLC. Dr. Schubert has authored two books and has been awarded patents for early work in storage systems architecture, storage area networks, data analysis methods, touch screen technologies, and other technology areas. He is an elected member of the Arkansas Academy of Chemical Engineers, a 2008 recipient of the College of Engi- neering Distinguished Alumni Award, was elected a Fellow of the

Conference Session

Social Responsibility and Social Justice I: Pedagogical Perspectives

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Beever, University of Central Florida; Andrew O. Brightman, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

principlistapproach, applied through a series of case examples, could provide a framework within whichengineers can responsibly and effectively communicate about the changing ethical content andwith a more diverse range of participants in the conversation concerning the contextualinfluences and potential impacts of engineering on society.Keywords:Engineering ethics; Ethical reasoning; Principlism; Social Impacts; Communication CompetenceRecently an important report created by the National Academies of Engineering and Sciencewith the Institute of Medicine highlighted an emerging shift in thinking about the evaluation ofsocial issues surrounding the process of technology development. The report entitled, Emergingand Readily Available Technologies and National

Collection

2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

Authors

Stephen Wilkerson; Joe Cerreta; Andrew D Gadsden

students to fly quadcopter drones infirst-person view (FPV). Students needed to master flying drones using standard RC controlsand navigate an obstacle course. To do this, we provided once-a-week drone flight instructionsand practice using computer simulators. Once the students were proficient at flying, we allowedthem to fly real drones indoors through obstacle courses. In a similar fashion to the FirstRobotics5 experience, the project used the drones as a means to expose students to STEM-relatedtechnologies. At the end of the program, a drone race was held on June 1, 2018 at the JohnCarroll High School in Bel Air, MD, with coverage by the local print press.Analysis The end goal was for the students in this project was to provide data to

Conference Session

Motivation

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brittany Lynn Butler; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

., Wilkins, J.L.M. (2013). Testing the MUSIC Model of Academic Motivation through confirmatory factor analysis. Educational Psychology, 33(4), 482-503.6. Planchard, M., Daniel, K.L., Maroo, J., Mishra, C., McLean, T. (2015). Homework, Motivation, and Academic Achievement in a College Genetics Course. Bioscene, 41(2), 11-18.7. Busato, V.V., Prins, F.J., Elshout, J.J., Hamaker, C. (2000). Intellectual ability, learning style, achievement motivation and academic success of psychology students in higher education. Personality and Individual Differences, 29, 1057-1068.8. Kapp, K. (2012). The Gamification of Learning and Instruction Game Based Methods and Strategies for Training and Education. San Francisco: John Wiley

Conference Session

Liberal Education for 21st Century Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

change requires different strategies. Fivefactors that inhibit and enhance change are briefly considered. Any change that isenvisaged has to take into account what many consider is an overloaded curriculum forthis reason some form of integrated study is likely to be necessary. Some aspects ofcurriculum integration are considered and illustrated. It is argued that a liberal education(as defined) is more likely to be achieved through curriculum integration. While theprinciples are general, the particular responses of individuals and organizations to themwill be dependent on the educational culture they inhabit.Williams thesis and the case for curriculum reformIn 2002 Rosalind Williams published a book with the title ReTooling: A HistorianConfronts

Conference Session

Promoting Well-Being in Engineering Education: Strategies and Perspectives

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhammad Asghar, Utah State University; Daniel Kane, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University; Wade H Goodridge, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

wellbeing. Students were of the view that multipleinstitutional, social, and personal factors contributed to their SWB. For example, institutionalfactors like quality learning experiences offered by their institute, availability of financialresources through their college, the existence of an overall support environment, and engineering 5practice opportunities at their institute helped towards their happiness and life satisfaction. Inaddition, social factors like financial help from home and personal factors like the ability toefficiently organize academic tasks and a unique ability to be oriented towards academic goalsobjectively were also contributing

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 11

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

L. Taylor Starr, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

]. Available:https://mrinetwork.com/hiring-talent-strategy/the-role-of-a-stem-education-in-manufacturing/[accessed Jan. 10, 2025].[22] J. L. Kouo, A. E. Hogan, S. Morton, and J. Gregorio. “Supporting Students with an Autism SpectrumDisorder in Engineering: K-12 and Beyond.” Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities.[Online]. Available:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1320882[accessed Jan. 10, 2025].[23] “Creating Career Opportunities for Women with Autism in STEM.” Emerald.com. [Online]. Available:https://doi.org/10.1108/9781802622638[accessed Jan. 10, 2025].[24] E. Selenko, S. Bankins, and S. L. D. Restubog. “Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work: AFunctional-Identity Perspective.” Current Directions in Psychological Science. [Online

Conference Session

Computer Programming and Simulation

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John R. Baker, University of Kentucky

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

, MATLAB.While undergraduates are not required to develop an FEA program, they utilize the finiteelement method through MATLAB functions developed by the instructor and provided to them,and the programming approach is outlined in lecture material.In some assignments, students compare finite element results to results based on other analysismethods to verify for them that the finite element analysis method is reliable. They also compareresults from FEA implemented using MATLAB user functions to results from the commercialFEA software, ANSYS. The assignments provide some insight into important issues such ashow results can be impacted by mesh density. This computational work complements a moretraditional coverage of vibrations topics, which is the main