Conference Session

ELOS Technical Session 3 - Diversity

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Diversity

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

a rescue drone. The next research/design challenge istransforming the cargo drone to a personal air vehicle (PAV) with a pilot/passenger on board.What follows is the section on previous work addressing experiential and project-based learning(PBL), senior projects, vertically integrated projects (VIPs), and eVTOLs state-of-the-art.Previous Work Over 85 years ago, Dewey [1], one of the founders of modern educational thought,recognized that practical laboratory experiences and projects are important parts of learning.Moreover, Kolb’s Experiential Learning Cycle (KLC) [2] teaches that learners learn best whenthey follow a cyclical process consisting of four steps: experiencing, watching, thinking/modeling,and applying/doing. This makes

Conference Session

Energy Projects and Laboratory Ideas

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Kukulka

institutionsthe course is mainly a design project that is completed by a senior during the students lastsemester. Emanuel and Worthington1 discuss how the senior design course evolved at BradleyUniversity and discuss potential changes that need to be made in the course. Experiences atPurdue University/Calumet are discussed by Pierson2. Here a two course sequence, utilizing theteam approach, is in place. Projects involving the design, construction and testing of a device isused to bridge the university-industry gap. Neff, Tickoo and Abbas Zahraee3 discuss theadvantages of the urban setting in creating "real life" senior projects at Purdue. Like Purdue,Louisiana State and the University of Alabama also utilize two semester courses. Yannitell andCundy4

Conference Session

Renewable Energy in Classroom

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Naren Reddy Dhansri, TAMUK

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

from hobby types to majorindustrial research laboratories3. A virtual, i.e., online, wind energy laboratory has beendeveloped to simulate wind turbine design concepts for different turbine-blade, turbinegeographic location specifications with the final goal of developing a turbine large enough tocapture energy for 400 homes with highest efficiency4. Another wind energy laboratorydevelopment, WindLab5, utilized an aerospace-grade wind tunnel with a programmable variablespeed wind source and a custom on-board instrumentation. Affordable wind energyexperimentation kits have also been developed for K-12 students6, with a classroom pack basicwind experiment set costing up to $244. Since many engineering schools provide electricmachine or drive

Collection

2019 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Amardeep Kaur; Theresa Swift

objectives in order to provide one free sessions formake-up or review labs., and to make sure that there is a connection between objectives, tasksperformed, data collected, observations made and conclusions drawn. The fully redesigned labcourse will be launched in Fall semester of 2019 but some of the redesigned elements were testedduring spring semester of 2019 successfully. The authors intend to continue surveying the TAsand the students in coming years to measure the success and impacts of the redesign.References1. Al-Bahi, A. (2007) “Designing undergraduate engineering lab experience to satisfy ABET EC2000 requirements,” ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 24-27, Honolulu.2. Davies, C. (2008) “Learning and teaching in laboratories

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Controls Laboratories

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shuju Wu, Southeast Missouri State University; Ragu Athinarayanan, Southeast Missouri State University; Xiaobing Hou, Southeast Missouri State University; Charlie Wallgren, Southeast Missouri State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

aspects, but under-addressthe challenges in system design and configuration, maintenance and troubleshooting, and puretechnical schools do not equip students with enough theoretical background. The TCNcurriculum covers digital circuit design, telecommunications and fiber optics, computernetworking, network routing and switching, network design and maintenance, system analysisand design, wireless communications and networks, server techniques, and network security, IPtelephony and network management.Originally, the TCN option had two laboratories including a general networking lab and anetwork security lab. The functions, application, and limitations of the current laboratories in theTCN curriculum have been identified in our previous work[1], and

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yoon Kim, Virginia State University; Shahzad Akbar

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Computers in Education

AC 2007-3083: DESIGN OF DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM FOR COMPUTERENGINEERING EDUCATIONYoon Kim, Virginia State University YOON G. KIM is an Assistant Professor of Computer Engineering in the Department of Engineering and Technology at Virginia State University. He earned his M.S. and D.Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Washington Univ. in St. Louis in 2000 and 2005, respectively. He joined the faculty at VSU in 2004. He has over 11 years of industrial experience in the area of telecommunication systems. His research interests include Internet traffic engineering, wireless sensor networks, and data acquisition.Shahzad Akbar, Dr. Shahzad Akbar received his PhD in Electrical Engineering

Conference Session

Trends in Nuclear Education II

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Wesley Hines; Belle Upadhyaya

approach.8. Concluding RemarksThe development of a teaching laboratory facility, with emphasis on maintenance engineering, ispresented and some of the highlights are described. The scope of the experimental modulesranges from rotating machinery monitoring, nondestructive examination, to lubrication oilanalysis. The laboratory has been designed to compliment the classroom activities of courses onmaintenance engineering and machinery monitoring and diagnosis.A complete manual, that describes the principle, equipment, procedure, and laboratory exercisesfor each experiment, is available4. The teaching laboratory compliments the classroomdiscussion of the various topics. This is especially important in light of the topical content of the

Conference Session

Energy Project and Laboratory Ideas

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Lee Greguske; Justin Reese; Frederik Betz; Chad Weis; Michael Swedish; Glenn Wrate

Session 3233 Design, Construction, and Commissioning of a 60-kW Microturbine Demonstration Facility Glenn Wrate, Michael Swedish, Frederik Betz, Justin Reese, Chad Weis, and Lee Greguske Milwaukee School of Engineering / Focus on EnergyAbstractA joint project between the Wisconsin’s Focus on Energy program, the Milwaukee School ofEngineering (MSOE), City of Milwaukee, and We Energies to develop a 60-kW microturbinedemonstration facility is described. All the salient mechanical and electrical data (speed, torque,voltage, current, etc.) from

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; James Righter, The Citadel

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

work, and communicatetheir project scope and results. Details of the course logistics, grading, and feedback are a workin progress for a future paper.LabsThe laboratory exercises were designed to give students experience with microcontrollers andintegrating sensors and actuators to represent an actual system or a component of a large system.Additionally, the students were able to gain confidence in microcontrollers and calibrating bothsensors and actuators. The course finishes in a microcontroller-implemented proof of concept toprovide basic autonomy for an autonomous device.Prelab / Project Proposal – Student teams must propose a mechatronic system that consists of atleast two sensors and two actuators. Components must be different (e.g

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford; Racquel Brown, University of Hartford

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Computers in Education

2006-1546: THE BENEFITS OF USING ORCAD-PSPICE WHEN DESIGNING ROMDEVICESSaeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford The author is assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringRacquel Brown, University of Hartford The author graduated from the University of Hartford Page 11.1256.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 20062006-1546: The Benefits of using Orcad-PSpice when Designing ROM devicesSaeid Moslehpour, University of HartfordThe author is assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringRacquel Brown, University of HartfordThe author graduated from the

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Ieta, Oswego State University College; Rachid Manseur, State University of New York, Oswego; Thomas E. Doyle P.Eng., McMaster University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

design the lab space for research became available. While the development of the lab startedon a small institutional grant, proposals for future funding have been submitted to nationalagencies. The successful experience in lab development discussed in this article can be ofinterest to other instructors with similar targets.INTRODUCTIONLaboratory activity is essential for student success and preparation for industry, research, andreal-life work [1, 2]. Setting up a new lab or improving the ones in place [2-4] is always achallenging task. Laboratory development is often one of the important tasks assigned to newfaculty, who normally have good research experience but have not yet acted on their own tomanage funds, select suppliers, make purchases

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-oriented Studies Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Joseph Michael Derrick, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Michael Golub, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Jing Zhang, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

decisionto improve academic laboratory equipment. As a starting point, the viscometer design was chosendue to its simplicity. The objective is to generate a much smaller, cheaper, and more accuratetesting device.Seeing as to how there is a need to provide better more affordable, effective equipment, this paperuses the pre-existing fluid mechanics laboratory experiment on falling sphere in a fluid asexperiment. A further description of a viscometer is provide in next paragraph.Viscometer apparatuses for determining dynamic viscosities have been around since it wasdeveloped in the 1930s. The classic falling-sphere viscometer experiment is quite simple. Theexperiment consists of relatively long tube containing the fluid of which the dynamic viscosity

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Electromechanical Engineering Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jan Lugowski

is to facilitate students' involvement in the laboratory experiments.Students gain invaluable hands-on experience while building and troubleshooting industrial-grade motion control systems. Test stands of a modular design1 are being introduced, equippedwith modern motion control hardware and software, which allow students to build and test theirsystems from scratch.The new equipment is primarily used for advanced courses in fluid power. However, the standscan be used by any course without the need to rebuild them. The modular design of the standsprovides the best instructional flexibility available. The stand design is linked to the goodGerman praxis in the fluid power education. The goal is to combine hands-on laboratoryexercises with new

Conference Session

Active and Project-based Learning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John-David S. Yoder, Ohio Northern University; James P. Schmiedeler, University of Notre Dame; Michael Milo Stanisic, University of Notre Dame

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Mechanical Engineering

at the Jet Propul- sion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., and an Invited Professor at INRIA Rhone-Alpes, Monbonnot, France. Research interests include computer vision, mobile robotics, intelligent vehicles, entrepreneurship, and education.Dr. James P. Schmiedeler, University of Notre DameDr. Michael Milo Stanisic, University of Notre Dame Page 25.1135.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Robotic Football: An Inter-university Design Competition Experiment1. IntroductionRobotics competitions have grown significantly over the past decade. The FIRST competitionhas inspired many K

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Maixner, United States Air Force Academy; William Parker, Air Force Research Laboratories

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2010-48: DESIGN OF A MULTI-MODE FINITE-DIFFERENCE HEATTRANSFER PROJECTMichael Maixner, United States Air Force AcademyWilliam Parker, Air Force Research Laboratories Page 15.358.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Design of a Multi-Mode Finite-Difference Heat Transfer ProjectAbstract: The development of a comprehensive inite-difference project at the end of a heattransfer curriculum is described. The problem requires evaluation of the school’s football ieldturf heating system, incorporates all of the major heat transfer modes (convection, conduction,and radiation), and requires students to investigate both steady state and transient versions ofthe problem

Conference Session

Experiments and Laboratories in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University; Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; Zbigniew Czajkiewicz, Robert Morris University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

consulting experience includes work in England, Kazakhstan, Germany, USA and Poland. Page 13.942.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 On-line Games and Simulation Tools for Teaching Manufacturing Engineering LaboratoryOne of the main expectations of modern students is that their instructors employ contemporaryteaching tools that are user-friendly, fast, colorful, multitasking, efficient and interactive. Inresponse to these changing student needs, both the laboratory content and the delivery methodsare being modified over the past three years for almost all engineering courses at Robert

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5B: Work-In-Progress: 5 Minute Postcard Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Biegalski P.E., University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Kevin Kit, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Rachel McCord Ellestad, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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First-Year Programs

Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech. Her research inter- ests include the impact of metacognitive and self-regulated learning development on engineering student success, particularly in the first year. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Converting Traditional Engineering Physics Laboratories into Self-Designed Student ExplorationsAbstractThis work in progress describes the initiative at University of Tennessee to redesign traditionalfirst year engineering laboratories into self-designed learning experiences for several topicsthroughout the semester. In the traditional laboratories students followed an explicit set ofprocedures to solve an

Conference Session

To Design and Conduct Experiments

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Morton; John Nydahl; Nancy Peck

timemeasurements are not difficult to make with simple instruments. The equipment is inexpensiveand portable for both classroom and laboratory use. The experiments range from simple momentof inertia concepts to the testing of more complex friction models and may be easily modified tovary the results. The disk is an appropriate system for sophomore level students to analyze, sincethe solution of its angular momentum differential equation results in a simple angulardisplacement versus time relationship, q(t), even though the frictional model is non-linear,varying with the angular velocity w raised to some unknown power. This permits superior resultssince the q vs. t data set can be accurately determined over the range of angular velocities usingan ordinary

Conference Session

Joint Session: Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division and Chemical Division

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gautom K Das, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

outcomes.Results indicated positive attitudes and their enthusiastic time investment. The at-home projectsenhanced learning, fostered critical thinking, and aligned with evolving engineering educationpriorities. In future iterations, we plan to allocate more time and extend project timelines forgreater learning experience.Keywords: Unit operations laboratory, at-home experiments, critical thinking, bridging corecourse silos.1. INTRODUCTIONIn the 2022 report, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicinerecommended an increased emphasis on experimental learning to facilitate effective connectionsamong core courses, often referred to as 'the silos' [1]. ABET also mandates that students acquirethe skills to design and conduct experiments

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences in Signal Processing and Controls

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew G Feemster, U.S. Naval Academy

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

was conducted at the close of the course to gauge the effectiveness of theintroduced process. III. DIGITAL HEADING CONTROL OF THE TRAXXAS GROUND VEHICLEThe primary objective of the laboratory exercise is the development of a digital control algorithm to be implementedon the Traxxas® ground vehicle of Figure 2 to promote heading tracking.Rabbit 3000 processor withmagnetic compass Figure 2: Traxxas EMaxx RC VehicleStudents are provided with the following information to begin their design process:  A linear transfer function is provided that relates the steering angle of the front wheels  to the heading of   s v / L

Conference Session

LABVIEW-Based Experiments and Robotics Laboratory

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olawale Akinwale, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; Lawrence Kehinde, Texas Southern University; Kayode P. Ayodele, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; A. M. Jubril, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; Olutola. P. Jonah, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; Soji Ilori, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria; Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

laboratories (or weblabs). Below isan account of some of the developed labs in the field of Control Engineering.At the University of Western Australia, a telerobot laboratory has been set up to enablestudents to practice kinematics 1. An online temperature control laboratory has also been setup 2. National Instrument’s LabVIEW was used to develop their experiment engines.At the University of Siena, an “Automatic Control Telelab (ACT)” has been developed 3. Inthis laboratory, the user is required to design a controller for the experiment usingMathWorks’s Simulink. Experiments include the position control and speed control of a dcmotor, level control and flow control of fluid in a tank, a magnetic levitation experiment, ahelicopter simulation and

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences in Signal Processing and Controls

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bonnie H. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; Aldo A. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Page 23.265.3 Figure 1: Simple guitar string experiment. Figure 2: Complex guitar string platform.Complex Guitar String Platform and ExperimentA more advanced version of the guitar string platform was designed to give more flexibility inthe types of experiments possible and to improve the quality of the measured signal. Thecomplex platform, shown in Figure 2, is 41 cm long x 10 cm wide x 7.6 cm tall. The basicconstruction is the same as the simple platform, with a single metal guitar string mounted on abase through a fixed bracket on one end and a tuning peg on the other end. The fundamentalmodifications are the addition of a movable fret and a movable base for the transducer

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sunni Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Lydia Soleil, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tristan Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donna Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

the certificate program. The first level includes TAexperience (at least two terms), a graduate level course on the fundamentals of teaching andlearning, and a teaching practicum. For the second tier, graduate students take a graduate level Page 15.347.9course in course design and then take full responsibility for teaching a course, either at GeorgiaTech or a nearby college, with the support of a mentor. LEVEL A In Step 1, called "Introductory experience," graduate students must serve for two terms asa college-level Teaching Assistant (TA) for a laboratory and/or recitation section (or demonstratesimilar experience). In any

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kendrick Aung, Lamar University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

they provide hands-onexperiences and demonstrate applications of theoretical principles to the real-world engineeringproblems. There are two required laboratory classes in the curricula of mechanical engineering atLamar University: MEEN 3311 Measurements Lab and MEEN 4313 Materials Lab. These labcourses were the principal courses designed to meet the ABET EC 2000 outcome (b) related toexperimentation: an ability to design and conduct experiments as well as to analyze and interpretdata. This paper will discuss the Measurements Lab, a core junior level course for mechanicalengineering majors in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Lamar University. Thecourse is a two-credit hour class with one 1-hour lecture and one 3-hour lab session per

Conference Session

Track 2 - Curriculum and Laboratory Development

Collection

2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Zainura Zainon Noor, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

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Track 2 - Curriculum and Laboratory Development

GC 2012-5653: STUDENT DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE UTM-DTUINTERNATIONAL SUMMER COURSE ON SUSTAINABLE CONSUMP-TION AND PRODUCTIONDr. Zainura Zainoon Noor, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Dr Zainura Zainon Noor is a senior lecturer at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). She has experiences in green design and processes, life cycle assessment, cost benefit analysis, carbon footprint, greenhouse gas inventory and projection as well as sustainable de- velopment policy implementation, and is currently leading the Green Technology Research Group at the Institute of Water and Environmental Management. Since 2010, she has been coordinating UTM DTU International Summer Course on Sustainable

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Lunsford, East Carolina University; John Pickard, East Carolina University; Chip Popoviciu, Cisco Systems, Inc.

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2007-1962: TEACHING A LABORATORY-BASED IPV6 COURSE IN ADISTANCE EDUCATION ENVIRONMENTPhilip Lunsford, East Carolina University Phil Lunsford received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State University. He is a registered professional engineer and is currently an Assistant Professor at East Carolina University. His research interests include system simulation, telemedicine applications, and information assurance.John Pickard, East Carolina University John Pickard has more than 15 years in the Technical training profession and 9 years experience in the

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (ELOS) Technical Session 2: Manurfacturing, Simulation, Safety, and Technical Writing

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josiah Kesler, Oral Roberts University; Christian Montgomery, Oral Roberts University; John E. Matsson, Oral Roberts University

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Diversity

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 A Thermoforming Student Design Project Including Experiments, Simulations and TheoryAbstractThe project described in this paper involved undergraduate mechanical engineering students.Thin-gauge thermoforming is a process used to manufacture plastic blisters, cups, containers andother products for retail. The paper presents the design, building and testing of a thermoformingapparatus together with Ansys Polyflow simulations of the draping process. Theoretical resultsare presented in comparison with experiments and simulations for the stretching aerial and lineardraw ratios and thickness reduction of the formed product. Finally, the paper will include

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Abrar Khan; Shuhui Li

results in a data file can be reloaded in a computer and then analyzedby different engineering and mathematical software. This not only makes it possible to havemuch more lab contents in an experiment but also makes students focus more on results,concepts, relations to theories, and/or design aspects of the experiments, providing a moreeffective and efficient methodology for quality education. NI ELVIS, a suite of more professional virtual instruments developed by the NationalInstruments and introduced into the laboratory in 2003, has further improved the qualityeducation of the lab course at TAMUK. The NI ELVIS uses LabVIEW-based software, amultifunction DAQ board, and a custom designed workstation (Figure 1) to provide functionalityfor a

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robi Polikar; Krchnavek Robert; Jennifer Kadlowec; Joseph Orlins; Beena Sukumaran; Kauser Jahan; John Chen; Shreekanth Mandayam; Paris von Lockette; Yusuf Mehta

implement the proposedDIT experiences for the undergraduates. Each experiment is being developed by offering aJunior/Senior Engineering Clinic on Digital Imaging.Rowan University has pioneered an innovative progressive engineering program that usesmultidisciplinary team oriented teaching and learning1-6. The Rowan Engineering programs areinclude a 20-credit hour, 8-semester Engineering Clinic sequence. These Clinic classes our theProgram’s hallmark. Designed to be strongly multidisciplinary and project-focused, EngineeringClinics foster the structured development of engineering problem solvers. In the junior andsenior year, clinics involve students in research/design or laboratory/product developmentactivities. Many of these projects require

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Firdous Saleheen, Temple University; ZIcong Wang, Temple University; William Moser, Temple University; Vira Oleksyuk, Temple University; Joseph Picone, Temple University; Chang-Hee Won, Temple University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

laboratory had circuit element recognition and natural language recognition features9,10.VOLTA was based on these successful approaches. Equipped with pre-lab testing andinstruction, engineering design exercises, short topic explanation videos, instrumentationinstruction (including safety), and a corresponding post-lab test module, VOLTA is able toprovide on-demand, smart assistance to students. A preliminary study on the effectiveness ofVOLTA showed that the students participating in VOLTA performed slightly better compared tothe control group7. In that experiment, the ANOVA (analysis of variance) test was run on thegain score of the students. The gain score is the difference between the post- and pre-test score.Students using VOLTA did well