Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John J. Devore, Kansas State University; David L. Soldan, Kansas State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

simulations run from a script providing a set of inputs and theircorresponding expected outputs. These handle small to very large designs, but offer virtually noinsight into the logic being tested. Existing “teaching” simulators animate a circuit diagram(using logic gate symbols and connecting wires) of the design. These diagrams are time-consuming to create, and often become hard to follow because it is difficult to avoid somehaphazard placement of components or complex routing of connections except on the simplestof designs. VisiBoole can easily display designs that are much more than an order of magnitudemore complex than can circuit-diagram-based simulators without the set becoming difficult tocomprehend.Overview of VisiBoole SoftwareThis tool

Conference Session

Computer Applications in Energy Courses

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Li, Youngstown State University; Theodore Burke, Ajax Tocco; Jalal Jalali, Youngstown State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

vital that the IGBT pairs have the same turn on/off pulse at exactlythe same time to maintain the inductive current in the induction heating coil. P N Figure 4: IGBT gate signal generated by the gate driversCircuit simulations and field measurementThe PSPICE computer simulations help students gain knowledge of the circuit before buildingthe circuits and understand the system design process better. Unlike the standard resistors,capacitors and inductors, in real world system design, the values of the capacitance, inductanceand resistance have to be measured using LCR meters.To model the induction heating circuit, the induction coil with load can be

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hong Man, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES)

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

processes ofmedical imaging modalities, and to practice computing skills on bio-medical signal processing.The simulation software suite, SimuRad5, implements a series of numerical algorithms tosimulate the physical and biological processes in several common medical imaging modalities.The software contains expandable modules, each to support a serious lab exercises related to aparticular modality. Currently implemented modules include math fundamentals, computedtomography (CT), x-ray physics, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), image enhancement andanalysis. This assessment study involves six lab exercises, over which both student survey dataand direct assessment data were collected for analysis. Lab 1, Projection and Projection Slice Theorem

Conference Session

Teaching Innovation in Architectural Engineering I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammed Haque, Texas A&M University; Gaurav Shah, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

construction activities. Proceedings of construction congress I-Excellence in the constructed project, pg 238-243 ASCE3. Williams, M., 1996. Graphical simulation for project planning: 4D-Planner TM. Proceedings of computing civil engineering congress, pg 404 – 409. ASCE4. Koo, B. & Fischer, M (2000) Feasibility Study of 4D CAD in Commercial Construction. J. Construction Engineering. and Management., Volume 126, Issue 4, pp. 251-2605. Griffis, F.H. & Sturts, C.S. (2003). Fully integrated and automated project process (FIAPP) for the project manager and executive. 4D CAD and Visualization in construction: Developments and Applications, pg 55 – 73.6. Goldstein, H. (1995). Is virtual reality for real?. Civil engineering

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Poster

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Saleh Sbenaty

throughout the SEATEC grant, some of which are:1. Training in Case-Based Instruction: The participating faculty had to go through rigorous training and professional development that included workshops and seminars in case study development and implementation; computer based training, team building, active collaborative education, and leadership training; applying multimedia in the classroom; numerous industry site visits and faculty internship in industry; and in applying and field- Page 7.354.2 testing case studies in technology programs. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

Conference Session

COED Programming Education 2: Instructional Approaches

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Morrison, University of Notre Dame

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education Division (COED)

“Classic Period”. Introducing TONTO in this way helps break downthe taboo that students may have towards using technology in composing music.More importantly, discussing Stevie Wonder’s appreciation for TONTO is an opportunity to helpstudents appreciate the foundations of computing itself. Malcolm Cecil recalled Stevie as saying “thisis much more like the music that is in my mind” when he first started experimenting with composingmusic with TONTO.29 The foundation of computing as a discipline is based on the study andmechanization of thought itself. The philosopher Thomas Hobbes wrote in his book Leviathian in1641, “By ratiocination, I mean computation… all ratiocination is comprehended in these twooperations of the mind, addition and subtraction

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching in Engineering/Technology I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rachel Shinn

; Exposition Copyright ÆÉ 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationSimulation is another tool that can illustrate the spacecraft behavior. It can do this in severalways. One way can show the actual motion of the spacecraft body; another way is that thesimulation can show spacecraft motion as seen through spacecraft telemetry (e.g., angular ratesas transmitted by on-board gyroscopes). The tool that I have used to do this is Matlab. I haveused a simulation that shows how the coordinate axes change as a result of applying a set ofEuler Angles. I use Matlab simulations of tri-inertial spacecraft behavior and have used this tocompare to the approximate behavior derived in class. I have used simulations to illustrate

Conference Session

FPD 11: Culminating Considerations

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole L Hird, Ohio State University; Deborah M. Grzybowski, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

-part lab exercise designed to introduce them to CFD software. In thefirst part, students are provided with a computer model of a simple rectangular channel, throughwhich they model pressure-driven fluid flow as shown in Figure 1, on the following page. Theygenerate images of the static pressure, velocity profiles, wall shear stress, and particle pathlines.This is used to help corroborate the information students have learned from the videos and thus Page 24.695.4better understand both fluid mechanics in general and microfluidics as a whole.7,8 Students alsocreate an animation showing how fluid moves through the channel. The exercise is then

Conference Session

Computer Education Innovations II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ryan Smith, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

design present a scenario with embeddedproblem-solving tasks. Some even include simulations where students can try out a strategy andsee the formulation of results. Most of these packages are large, multi-staged, complex, andrelatively expensive. Many require several days of dedicated use and/or impose a specific"curriculum," pedagogy, and classroom management style on the learning environment. Giventhese observations, it is little wonder that many teachers feel intimidated or perhaps evenmarginalized by the software.PRISM seeks to improve learning by improving teaching. We do this by giving teachers themeans to build their own web-rich learning units. In other words, we encourage teachers tomove beyond the notion of computers as offering

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Rick Hutley, University of the Pacific; Rahim Khoie, University of the Pacific; Camilla M. Saviz P.E., University of the Pacific; Michael Doherty, University of the Pacific

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

California.Dr. Michael Doherty, University of the Pacific Michael Doherty received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida, an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Rhode Island and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the Uni- versity of Colorado, Boulder. His experience includes developing simulation and control systems for General Electric. He is currently the Associate Dean of the School of Engineering and Computer Science and an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of the Pacific. His research interests include animation, simulation and computer science education. American c Society for Engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

, linear systems, and multi-variable control. Dr. Rodriguez has given over 70 invited presentations–thirteen plenary–at international and national forums, conferences and corporations. Since 1994, he has directed an extensive engineering mentoring-research academic success and professional development (ASAP) program that has served over 500 students. These efforts have been supported by NSF STEP, S-STEM, and CSEM grants as well as industry. Dr. Rodriguez’ research inter- ests include: control of nonlinear distributed parameter, and sampled-data systems; modeling, simulation, animation, and real-time control (MoSART) of Flexible Autonomous Machines operating in an uncertain Environment (FAME); design and control of micro

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deepika Sangam, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

were most difficult? Explain. 3. In your opinion, what is the most effective way to learn electricity concepts? For example, you can consider: textbooks, web-based simulation, lecture and discussion, projects, and problem practice.To determine the relationship between student perception and performance, we used studentresponses for question #1 to compute a perception score (p-score). Representative responsesranged from “difficult because hard to visualize” to “no it is just formula based.” Mostrespondents mentioned that it had been a long while since they last encountered electric circuitconcepts or problems. We assigned p-score=0 for responses such “yes it is difficult …”, p-score=1 for responses like “it is somewhat difficult

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Resnick

persistentvariables and fills that space with their initial values. For un-initialized non-automatic variablesin C/C++, bytes of zero fill the space, thus “initializing” those variables to zero.Familiarity with bits and bytes, Boolean logic, discrete mathematics, hexadecimal numbers, andASCII codes rounds out the minimum background requirements for an effective programmer.Again, teach these throughout the course, but do give one warning upfront: The rate of change in the field of programming has kept up with Moore’s law [6]. As the power doubles, so does the “behinds the scenes” activities of the human interfaces and computer interfaces; from character graphics to pixel graphics to animations, from modems to Ethernet to wireless, from

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neelam Soundarajan, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

AC 2011-1047: WORK-IN-PROGRESS: COLLABORATIVE AND REFLEC-TIVE LEARNING IN ENGINEERING PROGRAMSNeelam Soundarajan, Ohio State University Dr. Soundarajan is a faculty member in the Computer Sc. & Eng. Dept. at Ohio State. His interests include topics in Software Engineering and Engineering Education. Page 22.1700.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Work-in-Progress: Collaborative and Reflective Learning in Engineering ProgramsAbstractThe importance of well developed team-working skills as well as reflective or metacognitive skillsamong engineering

Conference Session

Computing in the classroom

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zahra Shahbazi, Manhattan College; sina Shahbazmohamadi, University of Connecticut

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #7996From Black boards to Digital boards: Students and Professors experienceChallenges and RemediesDr. Zahra Shahbazi, Manhattan College Zhahra Shahbazi is as an assistant professor of Mechanical engineering at Manhattan College. She earned a B.S. degree from the University of Tehran (mechanical engineering), M.S. from Amir Kabir Univer- sity of Techonology (biomedical engineering) and a Ph.D. degrees from the University of Conecticut (mechanical engineering). She also received a certificate in college instruction from the University of Connecticut. Her current research involves modeling and simulation of protein

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Barker

board for communicating with peers and teaching assistants. The online gradebook is used by course directors, instructors, and students. There are online lecture notes.CyberProf uses Perl and Java to develop animations, images, graphs, and equations as well asprose text. It uses an HTML Editor to create CyberProf problems. Two hints per exercise areprovided in the form of simple prose text or a series of further questions. CyberProf evaluatesstrengths and weaknesses of students' knowledge and skills which permits students to direct theirown learning. It uses special 'grading packages' for chemistry and computer science. Cyberprofwas developed at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), and has be used inPhysics, Chemistry, Biology

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Graff, LeTourneau University; Paul R. Leiffer, LeTourneau University; Matthew G. Green, LeTourneau University; Joel Koblich, LeTourneau University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

audiencewho Rube Goldberg was, and also the principle of “Murphy’s Law”12,13. He explains thestatistical improbability that one of the student machines will work without intervention (whichtakes some pressure off the students.)After 40 years of teaching the first author concluded: Many students today live in a “different reality” than I did. Their “reality” has been influenced by so much TV, video, and computer games that some actually think that these things represent real life. It’s as if they had grown up in “the Matrix”. They have Page 22.1522.7 been immersed in a world in which they have very little experience with reality

Conference Session

Design throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anurag Purwar, Stony Brook University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

systems available that provide extensive simulation andanalysis capabilities,16–20 none provide true synthesis capabilities that would enable designers toinnovate machines at a fundamental level. Autodesk’s Force Effect Motion21 is one of the few mo-bile app, which provides simulation capabilities for N-bar linkages. A detailed review of the stateof the art in Computer Aided Mechanism Design can be found in Chase et al.22 and is summarizedin Purwar et al.23 MotionGen24 (http://www.motiongen.io) is a planar four-bar linkage simulation and syn-thesis app available for download for free at both Google Play–25 and Apple’s iTunes–26 Stores.An early version of the app was presented in Purwar et al.,27 which details its functions and fea-tures. This

Conference Session

Laboratory Applications of Computers

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oluyemisi Oladayo Satope, iLabs OAU; Isaiah Oreoluwa Boboye, Obafemi Awolowo University; Olawale Babatunde Akinwale, Obafemi Awolowo University; Lawrence O. Kehinde, Obafemi Awolowo University; Olabode Idowu Asubiojo, Obafemi Awolowo University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

. P. Jonah, O. A. Akinwunmi and E. O. Ajayi, “Realistic Looking Interfaces: In Search Of The Best Ergonomic Metaphors For Remote And Virtual Laboratory Interfaces,” in Proc. of the 2008 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Pittsburgh, PA, 2008.[7] K. Simpson, JavaScript and HTML5 Now, Published by O’Reilly Media, Inc., 1005 Gravenstein Highway North, Sebastopol, CA 95472., 2012.[8] P. Garaizar, M. Vadillo and D. López-de-Ipiña, “Benefits and Pitfalls of Using HTML5 APIs for Online Experiments and Simulations,” International Journal of Online Engineering (iJOE), vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 20- 25, 2012.[9] J. Harward, T. Mao and I. Jabbour, “iLab Interactive Services – Overview,” 2006. [Online]. Available: http

Conference Session

Emerging Technologies in Manufacturing Education - I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Khan, DeVry University; Beverly Cronin, DeVry University; Maneesh Kumar, DeVry University; Aateef Mustafa, DeVry University; Pankti Patel, DeVry Univeristy; Joey Socorro, DeVry University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering Technology from DeVry University, Addison (October 2006), along with C-Tech Fiber/Copper Cabling, CompTia A+, CompTia Network+, and CompTia I-Net+ certifications. He is a member of IEEE.Aateef Mustafa, DeVry University Aateef Mustafa holds a B.S. in Electronics Engineering Technology (EET) from DeVry University (October 2006). His Current employment duties include designing the air computer keypads for racing cars. He is a member of IEEE. His research interest is in the area of hardware design. His hobbies include playing and watching all sports. He is an all-rounder master in cricket and play’s for ACC league.Pankti Patel, DeVry Univeristy

Conference Session

Portable/Embedded Computing II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda Lim; James Kokernak; Dean Lewis; Abhijeet Golwelkar; Paul Schoch

the computer game called Mine Sweep was used for the spring semester of2004. Past games have included a memory game along the lines of a toy called Simon and aversion of the arcade DDR (Digital Dance Revolution) game using push buttons instead of a footpad. After the game, the students work on the car steering subsystem, speed subsystem, systemintegration, and then enhancements. There are scheduled lab check off dates and procedures foreach subsystem. Diligent students have little trouble completing the tasks on time, but othersmay miss one or two deadlines. These students then have to use the open shop hours to catch up.They don’t suffer a grade penalty unless they fall so far behind that they miss due dates for labreports.The completed

Conference Session

Teaching Innovation in Architectural Engineering I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ming-yin Chan, Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Kwok-wai Mui, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

must follow. It can also embrace otherforms of learning, such as electronic job aids, computer simulations or animation, games,virtual tour, conversations with people coming from another corner of the world and so on.Nevertheless, it is not computers teaching students. Although computers and programme areparts of e-learning, they are the medium and tools, not the genesis of learning. E-learning Page 12.696.3does not eliminate teachers, but it re-defines teachers’ role. Teachers are responsible fortriggering students’ learning. If there is no fixed form or locations, what will e-learning work for students? Intraditional classroom, teachers

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raymond Jacquot, University of Wyoming; David Voltmer, Rose-Hulman Institute; John Steadman, University of South Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

approach employs computer animation 4, 5. Anotherrecent paper discusses the concept of teaching transmission lines early in the electromagneticssequence 6.Seeking clarification to the problem of sinusoidally driven, arbitrarily terminated, losslesstransmission lines one of the authors asked the question, “How does the voltage on the linebehave?” In order to answer this question some MATLABTM scripts were written to animate thevoltage on the line. In examining these animations more questions arose about the concept ofstanding waves. In the examination of the animations the authors were confounded because forarbitrary termination impedance the resulting waveform did not “stand” as is the case for thecommonly discussed short-circuit and open-circuit

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William MacKunis; Daniel Raviv

-agent robot group is shown to demonstrate extremely efficient navigationalpatterns based upon a control scheme that incorporates the concept of Occam’s Razor. Thefundamental idea upon which this approach is based is that a multi-robot team can cooperate todetermine the shortest path through an unknown environment given only a very simple set ofrules. In addition, the approach being presented in this paper can be successfully implementedusing very simple sensors. The idea was implemented with two robots. In simulation, groupsconsisting of over sixty agents were tested, and it was shown that a near optimal (shortest) pathemerges through the environment without mapping the environment. The experimental resultsclearly show that the robots

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nihad Dukhan, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

instructions and software- sometimes with the use of multimedia(hypertext, sound, animation and simulation) have been widely used to facilitatethermodynamics learning. Cobourn and Lindauer3 and Ngo and Lai40 stated that students haveresponded favorably to their use of electronic media. Web-based modules, when interactive andvisually appealing with animations and simulations, captured the attention of the wire generation,Ngo and Lai.40The use of various communication technologies for on-line offering of a thermodynamics coursewas described by Hall et al.41,42 Results showed that students relied heavily on the instructor toshow them how to solve problems. Stanly and DiGiuseppe43 presented a web-based animationsoftware for thermodynamics that was linked

Conference Session

Emerging Technologies in Manufacturing Education - I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ben Zoghi, Texas A&M University; Ryan Beasley; Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Texas A&M. His research activities include control system theory and applications to industry, system engineering, robust design, modeling, simulation, optimization, and RFID. Page 12.146.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A thorough hands-on process to implement a RFID SystemThe purpose of this paper is to walk you through a step by step practical process ofimplementing RFID for your application. The process addresses technical issues,benefits, return of investment (ROI) and future upgrade. When the business problem isidentified, you shall ask the following questions: 1. Does RFID help capture

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education III

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Idowu, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Mohamed Omer, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

environment offers visual cues that provide benefit to the learner, especially a newstudent in PS analysis course. PowerWorld® grants the user the ability to look at line flows,examine node variables and other kinds of indicators. A vast range of network variables can bedisplayed, and in real time the user may change some network parameters and observe the effectof the changes through animated variables. A user could also go behind the animation toexamine system data and results, such as YBus, voltages, etc.Power systems simulation programs typically do not consider it necessary to guide the userthrough the process or stages involved in the computation. This would be a departure from thefundamental purpose of the software. For instance, while the

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention, and First-Year Programs in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Wong, Portland State University, ECE Department; Melinda Holtzman, Portland State University, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department; Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University, ECE Department; Malgorzata Chrzanowska-Jeske, Portland State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Ph.D. degree from University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He is an Asso- ciate Professor and Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education at Portland State University, Electrical and Computer Engineering department. In this role he has led department-wide changes in curriculum with emphasis on project- and lab-based instruction and learning. His research interests are in the areas of semiconductor device characterization, design and simulation, signal integrity and THz sensors. He is a member of IEEE and ASEE.Malgorzata Chrzanowska-Jeske, Portland State University Malgorzata Chrzanowska-Jeske received her M.S. degree in electronics engineering from Politechnika Warszawska (the Technical University of Warsaw) in Warsaw

Conference Session

International Engineering Education I - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alireza Rahrooh, University of Central Florida; Roger Wood, University of Central Florida; Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

International

innovative power system laboratory has been developed in our department ofengineering technology to fill this need. The UNItrain-I® Training Platform is the newstandard for State-of-the-Art instruction and experimentation. Captivating Computer AidedInstruction (CAI) provides a basic overview of theory under study, complementing the eLearningCourseware, and includes animated instructions on experimental procedures, incorporatesUNItrain-I Courseware into Learning Management System or use LabSOFT to edit, manage, anddeliver content & control student access. The system includes a diverse collection ofexperimental and theoretical courses. Students can choose between a wide range of turnkeyexperiment cards with patching cords, or breadboard packages

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jimmy Linn, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

. References [1] Teaching And Research Laboratory Simulator Of Electric Power Systems, DanielRuiz, Thomas I. Asiain, and Daniel Olguin – 29th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference11b6-8; September 10 – 13, 1999, Puerto Rico [2] Education Resources Information Center publication ED084770 – The Use ofModular Computer-Based Lessons in a Modification of the Classical Introductory Course inOrganic Chemistry Page 12.899.2423