. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Prototype Automated Solar Tracking with Power Generation System Abstract — The purpose of this project was to design and build a Solar Tracking System froman electrical and mechanical perspective. The tracking system is equipped with automatedbattery charging circuit and switching capabilities for multiple batteries. The system can run afully autonomous mode using photoresistor to track the sun ensuring optimal coverage. Thepopular ESP8266 Wi-Fi Module is interfaced with an Arduino Mega using its communicationsprotocols for wireless control and monitoring of the system.I. Introduction In our everyday lives we constantly hear the chatter government and activists have inwhich
Motorola. His interests include engineering management, technological literacy, and real-time embedded systems. Page 15.493.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Engineering Management Improvement Programs Implemented by Manufacturers to Become More CompetitiveAbstractIn today's competitive global economy, organizations of all sizes from job shops to hugecorporations are searching for ways to improve their ability to compete. Actions taken andchanges made in the way they do business have made a positive difference. However, that alonemay not be enough. Further efforts are needed to enhance
activities that were considered during the development of the laboratory alongwith the specific content of each laboratory. IntroductionEngineering laboratories have historically been underfunded and neglected at most universities.This has resulted from the university not giving adequate workload credit for development andteaching of labs as compared to that given for research [2]. This has promoted laboratoryobsolescence as faculty interest and support for providing on-going development of new labs andsupportive skills have declined. Yet, today our industry advisors tell us they expect our graduatesto have skills that can only be learned in a laboratory setting where modern instrumentation andcomputers
. Page 4.20.1II. The Introduction to Engineering and Design CourseThe U.S. Coast Guard Academy is, like the other Federal service academies, historically an engi-neering school. Four of the eight majors currently offered are in engineering fields: Electrical,Civil, and Mechanical Engineering, and Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. Althoughmajors such as Government and Management are also offered, a substantial portion of the corecurriculum is focused on the technical education of future Coast Guard officers. Thus, all cadetsare required during their fourth class (freshman) year to take a one-semester course titled Intro-duction to Engineering and Design (IED).A. EnvironmentCadets at the Coast Guard Academy are in many respects similar to
Paper ID #18235Project-Based Learning Curriculum for the Junior Year Based on Building aLaser Tag SystemProf. Brad L. Hutchings, Brigham Young University Brad L. Hutchings received the PhD degree in Computer Science from the University of Utah in 1992. He is currently an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Brigham Young University. In 1993, Dr. Hutchings established the Laboratory for Reconfigurable Logic at BYU and currently serves as its head. His research interests are custom computing, embedded systems, FPGA architectures, CAD, and VLSI. He has published numerous papers on
research in- terests in the thermal sciences. In 2015-2016, he chaired the American Society for Engineering Education Gulf Southwest section and in 2018-2019 he chaired the Academy of Distinguished Teaching Scholars at UTSA.Dr. Amir Karimi P.E., University of Texas, San Antonio Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio Amir Karimi is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). He received his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kentucky in 1982. His teaching and research interests are in thermal sciences. He has served as the Chair of Mechanical Engineering (1987 to 1992 and September 1998 to January of 2003), College of Engineering Associate
and research interests are in the thermal sciences. He was the faculty advisor for ASHRAE at UTSA from 2002 to 2012. He is a fellow of ASME and a registered Professional Engineer (PE) in the state of Texas. Page 24.213.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Assessment of Fundamental Concepts in ThermodynamicsAbstractMany engineering students have difficulty explaining the fundamental concepts used to solvethermodynamics problems. For example, students may be able to solve problems by neglectingkinetic and potential energies, yet struggle to explain why this is justified
Paper ID #41752A Framework for CAD Design Projects: Combining Scaffolded Milestones,Design Review, and ReflectionDr. Jamie Szwalek, The University of Illinois at Chicago Jamie Szwalek is currently a Clinical Associate Professor at University of Illinois at Chicago in Mechanical Engineering and has over ten years of teaching experience.Christopher Carducci, The University of Illinois at Chicago ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 A Framework for CAD Design Projects: Combining Scaffolded Milestones, Design Review, and ReflectionAbstractThis paper provides a framework
AC 2009-1987: AN EVALUATION OF A NEW ENGINEERINGRESIDENTIAL-COLLEGE INITIATIVERobert Ricks, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleRhonda Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleJohn Nicklow, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleLoen Graceson-Martin, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleLalit Gupta, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleJames Mathias, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleJale Tezcan, Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleKathy Pericak-Spector, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale Page 14.185.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Evaluation of a New Engineering
Paper ID #19049First Course in VHDL Modeling and FPGA Synthesis of Digital SystemsProf. Nozar Tabrizi, Kettering University Dr. Nozar Tabrizi received his BS and MS degrees from the Electrical Engineering Department at Sharif University of Technology, and his PhD degree from The University of Adelaide. He is currently an asso- ciate professor of Computer Engineering at Kettering University. His research interests include Computer Microarchitecture, Computer Arithmetic, Parallel Processors and Network on Chip. He is also interested in and actively working on innovative methods of teaching. c
AC 2007-3093: CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING IN CAPSTONE DESIGNEdward Lumsdaine, Michigan Technological University Dr. Edward Lumsdaine is currently Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Technological University and Special Professor of Business, Institute for Enterprise and Innovation, University of Nottingham (England). For many years he was management consultant at Ford Motor Company and in the last few years helped to develop and direct a high-tech education and training program in the use of design and data management tools. In 1994 he received the ASEE Chester F. Carlson award for innovation in engineering education. He has co-authored several books and teaches classes and
develop a perception of fairness. The commentary,however, neglects the potential for retakes to be a valuable tool to promote continued learning,and ultimately improve student achievement. In fact, retesting is a key component of bothKeller’s [2] and Bloom’s [3] methods of instruction, and through many research studies retestinghas been shown to be an effective learning tool.Bostow and O’Connor [4] divided their educational psychology class into two groups of students(N1=20, N2=21); the remedial group was allowed to retake the weekly quizzes, and the non-remedial group was not. The pre-test scores of the two groups were comparable, and nosignificant difference was found between the mean scores of the groups on the initial quizattempts. For those
creative ways to solve real-world engineering problems and ensures students get experience in planning, design, research, manufacturing and project management before they graduate. Dr. Kathir is a member of ASCE’s Committee on Accreditation.Dr. Erik Knudsen, George Mason University American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Capstone Design - Unexpected Challenges and Opportunities due to the Covid-19 PandemicAbstractDue to the Covid-19 pandemic George Mason University (Mason), similar to many institutions,had to suddenly switch to online delivery of all courses in March 2020. As the director of seniorprojects (first
Lead the Way and a text on Numerical Structural Analysis. Professor Ramming enjoys spending time with the students of CEAT as the advisor of the Ar- chitectural Engineering Institute, Tau Beta Pi, Women Inspiring Successful Engineers, and CEAT Student Council.Charlotte Guyer American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 The Development of a Course on Structural Loadings in an Architectural Engineering CurriculumAbstractIn professional practice, a necessary initial step to any structural engineering project is toestablish loading criteria for the given conditions. Once this is established, an engineer isexpected to have a
information.Course management software such as Blackboard, Desire2Learn, Moodle, etc, can be veryhelpful for keeping the peer grading process well organized and for informing students of trendsin their performance.ConclusionStudents like peer grading because it keeps them on task with a regular, predictable, workloadand because it helps them know when to seek help. Faculty members like peer grading becausemore gets done in the course, the students are happier, and course evaluations improve.Sometimes peer grading is what should be done!ReferencePrince, M. J., & Felder, R. M. (2006). Inductive Teaching and Learning Methods: Definitions, Comparisons, and Research Bases. Journal of Engineering Education, 95(2), 123-138.Author BiographyDOUGLAS F. DE
worked as an industrial product designer and aerospace product designer for LORD Corpora- tion and as general manager for National Tool and Equipment. • Courses taught include finite element analysis, material science, statics, strength of materials, materials lab, machine design, product design, production design, plastic design and FE analysis, manufacturing and engineering graphics. • Research interests include design and optimization of elastomer components, elastomeric fatigue properties, hyper- elastic modeling of elastomers, failure analysis of elastomeric components, seismic analysis of storage racks, experimental testing and characterization of materials and general machine design. • Engineering Consultant
Washington University, Cheney, WA. His research interests involve the computational and experimental analysis of lightweight space structures and composite materials. Dr. Hossain received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Materials Engineering and Science from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota.Dr. Hani Serhal Saad, Eastern Washington University B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Marquette University PhD. in Mechanical Engineering, Wash- ington State UniversityProf. Abolfazl Amin, Utah Valley University Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University Engineering
2017 ASEE International Forum:Columbus , Ohio Jun 28 Paper ID #20770TEACHING ENGINEERING ETHICS IN ASIA FROM WESTERN RE-SOURCESDr. N. Krishnamurthy, (Self-employed) Dr. N. Krishnamurthy (known as ’Prof Krishna’) is currently Consultant in Safety, Structures and Com- puter Applications in Singapore. He is an Approved Consultant of the Singapore Ministry of Manpower, for whom he has carried out assignments. He has more than five and half decades of teaching, research, and consultancy experience, including short courses and talks for practicing engineers, in U.S.A., Sin
-assessed problems are shown in green. Since this is printed in shades of grey the reader will have toFigure 6 A typical problem card. imagine! The darker the green, the more times the student hadThe server records all of the interactions described above, to enter an answer before they got it right. This feature meansalong with a unique timestamp to the nearest second. The that if many students are having difficulty with a particularresulting files are a tremendous resource for educational problem, a vertical band of darker colour shows up in theresearch which is currently being
9 All student actions are recorded by a central ‘server’convenient for "digital" marking, the resulting educational computer. Students who fall behind are thus easilyexperience for the student can leave something to be desired. spotted. This monitoring feature has allowed students inTherefore the authors are investigating ways of allowing the trouble to be contacted by telephone or letter andstudent of engineering dynamics to respond to problems in a arrangements made for personal tuition or othermore "free-form" manner. The example presented in this assistance. A unique display maintained by the servingpaper allows students to enter the equations of motion for a computer
2006-543: INCORPORATING PUBLIC POLICY INTO AN ENGINEERINGCOURSE: VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS FOR MOBILE SOURCE EMISSIONREDUCTIONSJennifer Dunn, Environmental Protection Agency Jennifer Dunn earned her Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan in 2004. After a one-year postdoctoral position at the University of Illinois at Chicago, she joined the United States Environmental Protection Agency in Chicago. While at UIC, she taught an air pollution control engineering course. Page 11.742.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Incorporating Public Policy into an
-division students could apply computational fluid-dynamics tools to analyze a proposed design. Another goal is to combine low-cost rapidprototyping tools with an available 1/10th scale wind tunnel to study student designs. Scalemodels of the students’ designs could be adapted for a radio-controlled option used to validatethe design process.References[1] E. Leonhardt, “The Ekranoplan Vehicle Design Project”, Proceedings of the 2004 AmericanSociety for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah, June2004.[2] J. Russell, Secrets of Tunnel Boat Design (AeroMarine Research, 2006).[3] “Frequently Asked Questions,” Washington State Patrol, accessed February 11, 2017,http://www.wsp.wa.gov/information/faqs.htm#vehclass
Computer Engineering. Since joining Wentworth in 2010, he has been heavily involved with an array of interdisciplinary design courses that range from introductory to capstone courses. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Retaking Object-Oriented Programming Quizzes for Study Habit Insights and Improvements Aaron Carpenter and James McCusker {carpentera1, mccuskerj}@wit.edu Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Wentworth Institute of TechnologyIt is often a challenge to gain insight into undergraduate study habits. Students can list theresources at their disposal and can
Paper ID #26192Board 96: The Seven C’s of Solving Engineering ProblemsDr. Ron Averill, Michigan State University Ron Averill joined the faculty at Michigan State University in 1992. He currently serves as the Associate Chair of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. His research focus is on pedagogy, design optimization of large and complex systems, analysis of composite materials and structures, and design for sustainable agriculture. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 The Seven C’s of Solving Engineering Problems1. IntroductionMost
over 4 years now and I am the captain in charge of suspension systems.Mr. Robert Michael Walsh, The Cooper Union I am a current senior Mechanical Engineering student at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, Albert Nerken School of Engineering. For my four undergraduate years, I have been heavily involved in the Formula SAE team, working with various different subsystems on the car. For two years, I have been a co-captain of the team in charge of all the frame and body systems.Dr. David Wootton, Cooper Union Education BS Mechanical Engineering Cornell University, 1987 MS Mechanical Engineering MIT, 1990 PhD Mechanical Engineering Georgia Tech, 1998 Postdoc Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins
Paper ID #15092Plotting McCabe-Thiele Diagrams in Microsoft Excel for Non-Ideal SystemsDr. John L. Gossage, Lamar University John L. Gossage is an Associate Professor in the Dan F. Smith Department of Chemical Engineering at Lamar University. His main research areas are simulation, applied probability, and engineering education. He currently teaches simulation and kinetics classes at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as undergraduate advanced analysis. He holds a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago, IL. c American Society for
Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, MN, USA from August 2010-May 2012. Her research interests include power electronics, microgrids, PWM dc- dc converters, PWM dc-ac inverters, power semiconductors, and high-frequency power magnetics. Ms. Kondrath is a member of IEEE, Tau Beta Pi, and ASEE.Dr. Mark A. Jupina, Villanova University Mark A. Jupina has been a professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Villanova University since 1990. He has taught courses in electromagnetics, analog and digital electronics, and solid state materials, devices, and fabrication. Benjamin Franklin once said, ”Tell me and I forget. Teach me
. Wagner was previously on the engineering staff at Delphi Automotive Systems and Delphi Delco Electronics (formerly Delco Electronics as a subsidiary of General Motors Hughes Electronics) designing automotive control systems. His research interests include nonlinear and intelligent control systems, dynamic system modeling, diagnostic and prognostic strategies, and mechatronic system design with application to turbines and automobiles. He has developed the multi-disciplinary Rockwell Automation Mechatronics Educational Laboratory which features hands-on robotic, programmable logic controller, electronic, and material handling experiments. He is a past Associate Editor of the ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement
General Dynamics Corporation. He also has conducted research concerning structural dynamics and control for the Kajima Corporation of Japan, and he currently provides technical analyses and performs computational simulations for the United Launch Alliance in Denver. Jef- frey earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from San Diego State University, and his Ph.D. degree in Applied Mechanics and Physics from the California Institute of Technology. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 An Alternative Form of Euler’s Equation for the Rotational Dynamics of a Rigid Body Confined to Planar (2-D) MotionIntroductionInstructors of engineering mechanics who
AC 2008-156: TWO INTRODUCTORY CIVIL, ARCHITECTURAL &ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING COURSESJ. Richard Weggel, Drexel UniversityJames Mitchell, Drexel UniversityCharles N. Haas, Drexel University Page 13.1300.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Two Introductory Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering CoursesBackgroundIn 2006 and 2007 Drexel’s College of Engineering restructured their freshman and sophomorecurricula. As part of that restructuring two introductory sophomore-level courses were to bedelivered in each engineering curriculum. Three curricula are delivered by the Department ofCivil, Architectural and Environmental