Conference Session

Industrial Collaboration and Applications

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Joanne E. DeGroat, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

]. Page 22.333.7New Course 2: Topics in Programmable Logic Design ( 3 Cr hrs, Class 2 hrs, Lab 2 hrs)Course ObjectivesDue to industry’s increased demand for FPGA designers, the intention of this course is to givestudents real-world experience in FPGA logic design and give them the necessary training withdesign tools widely used in industry. Tools used will include Altera’s Quartus® II developmentsoftware and FPGA design implementation on Altera’s DE2 FPGA evaluation board. The long-term objective of this course is to provide a learning opportunity that will result in researchactivities focused on FPGA design. This research will provide more in-depth training for seniorstudents and engage undergraduate students in applied research

Conference Session

Electrical ET Projects and Applications

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Asgill, Southern Polytechnic State University; Thomas Fallon, Southern Polytechnic State University; Walter E. Thain Jr.

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

telecommunications project course into acomprehensive capstone course has provided the TCET curriculum and, more importantly,TCET students with a valuable scenario-based, team-oriented environment used to integrate keyskills and knowledge learned throughout the program. By assigning a complex, multilayered,time-dependent scenario students are confronted with typical, real-world expectations and must,therefore, rely on their technical, non-technical, and team-related skills in order to successfullyorganize their efforts and work towards the completion of their capstone assignment.As demonstrated by a few iterations of ECET 4850 such a course should be continuouslyimproved and refined to introduce recurring feedback and ever changing technical

Conference Session

Software Applications in ET Programs

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph A. Untener P.E., University of Dayton; Robert L. Mott, University of Dayton; Buck Jones, Engineered Software

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

fluid pipe and pumping systems.The calculations required to correctly model fluid systems can be very involved and eventedious. The text relies heavily on the data and information from “Technical Paper No. 410 –Flow of Fluids Through valves, Fittings, and Pipe (TP410)”, by the Crane Company5. Thisapproach prepares students for real industrial positions, and exposes them to the extensive line ofvalves, fittings, and other products that are commercially available to solve real-world problems.This approach was taken from the very first edition of the text, with the objective of presenting Page 26.1249.5an applied approach to teaching fluid

Conference Session

Applications of Engineering Economy

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald Merino, Stevens Institute of Technology; Jakob Carnemark, SKANSKA

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

undergraduate engineering students; they are only covered in some graduate engineeringprograms. Yet, as this case illustrates, these techniques are important to select among variousengineering designs and to make capital selection decisions.Future research efforts are identified that will more fully explore the case presented.Keywords: Capital Projects, Cost / Benefit Estimation, Data Center Redundancy, Life CycleAnalysis, Cost-Effective Analysis, Multi-Attribute Analysis, Engineering Economics.IntroductionAn organization’s computer network is critical to the operation of the enterprise. While the Page 13.954.2attack on the World Trade Center may be a

Conference Session

Software Applications in ET Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University; Orlando M Ayala, Old Dominion University; Mileta Tomovic, Old Dominion University; Alok K. Verma P.E., Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

example of such action research (AR) problem solving learningstrategy is given in Figure 1 (McKay & Marshall, 2002). Figure 1: Action research (AR) teaching and learning approach (McKay & Marshall, 2002) One problem which might happen when novices are engaging in problem based learningactivities that they might learn about process of finding a solution, but due to the lack of theircontent knowledge and previous experience, solutions for authentic problems might not beadequate in the real world situation. Furthermore, focusing only on facts replication might increaseperformance on known procedures and examples and might leave students without skills neededto produce a solution when needed if it is out of the scope of what was

Conference Session

Computer ET Projects and Applications

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jai Agrawal, Purdue University-Calumet; Omer Farook, Purdue University-Calumet; Chandra Sekhar, Purdue University-Calumet; Michael Segura, Purdue University-Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

packetsusing the Wi-Fi communication link of the Wi-port controlled by the microcontroller fromoutside the home. The mailbox also monitors outside temperature and relays on the Wi-Fi link.On the controller side, the received data is fed into a GUI applet that the client interfaces andinteracts with. This information is made available on the Internet using an embedded Web serverand can be viewed from anywhere in the world and at any time. The mailbox is a rugged andenvironment –savvy design and is ac-dc powered with battery back-up. The Wi-Fi mailbox is justone application. The design can be utilized in many innovative applications.I. IntroductionOne of the authors got interested in the problem of mailboxes in the countryside being placed faraway from

Conference Session

Applications of Engineering Economy

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Robertson, Arizona State University; Michael Kozicki, Arizona State University; Slobodan Petrovic, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

measure the capacity of an individual or group tomake it a success. To be successful as a distinct technology, it will have to rise farbeyond the level of individual enthusiasms.Background methodologyNew technologies (of any kind) face three major hurdles before they can be considered asuccess in the business world. 1. If they offer a radically new application or market opportunity, there are too few customers to provide the revenue needed to support mature development. We may now feel smug when we read Ken Olsen’s 1977 statement that, “there is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home” 2. However, in the context in which it was offered, he made a valid claim and the 30 years it took to move from lab

Conference Session

ECCD Innovative Teaching Applications

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mustafa Farhadi, Florida International University; Osama A. Mohammed, Florida International University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

Implementation of Laboratory-Based Smart Power System,” in American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, ASEE, 2011. Page 26.452.17[4] M. E. Baran and N. R. Mahajan, “DC Distribution for industrial systems: opportunities and challenges,” IEEE Trans. on industrial applications, vol. 39, no. 6, pp. 1596-1601, November/December 2003.[5] M. Farhadi, O. Mohammed, “Adaptive energy management in redundant hybrid DC microgrid for pulse load mitigation” IEEE Trans. Smart Grid, vol.6, no.1, pp.54,62, Jan. 2015.[6] M. Farhadi, O. Mohammed, “Real-time operation and harmonic analysis of isolated and non-isolated hybrid DC

Conference Session

SED Technical Session: Applications

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John M. Santiago Jr, Colorado Technical University; Jing Guo, Colorado Technical University

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

, interactive video learning, and 3D/2D anima- tion. Professor Santiago recently published a book entitled, ”Circuit Analysis for Dummies” in 2013 after being discovered on YouTube. Professor Santiago received several teaching awards from the United States Air Force Academy and CTU. In 2015, he was awarded CTU’s Faculty of the Year for Teaching Innovations. Professor Santiago has been a 12-time invited speaker in celebration of Asian-Pacific Amer- ican Heritage Month giving multi-media presentations on leadership, diversity and opportunity at various military installations in Colorado and Wyoming.Dr. Jing Guo, Colorado Technical University Dr. Jing Guo is a Wireless Device Applications Engineer at Keysight Technologies and

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

La Verne Abe Harris, Arizona State University; Richard Newman, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

Intranet. It is one of the fastest growing emergingtechnologies today. It enables real-time or on-demand access to multimedia content. 1,2 A livestreamed event is called a “Webcast.”3 The term “streaming video” refers to compressedcaptured images. “Streaming media,” on the other hand, refers to streaming video with sound.4The three dominant streaming media architectures today are QuickTime, RealMedia, and Page 11.1152.2Windows Media.2 True streaming requires a specialized streaming server.Why is streaming significant to higher education?Through the technological innovation of the World Wide Web, distance education has becomemore popular and

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations and Applications

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Wolf, Oregon Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

student confidentiality; lessons learnedregarding proprietary issues; reportage; and the seminar process.The paper concludes with a list of the strengths, weaknesses, threats, and opportunitiesencountered by students doing their capstone experiences on the job at the sites where they areemployed.IntroductionThe reasons for industry participation in student projects were legitimized by the NationalAcademy of Science with the statement, “Capstone design faculty increasingly seek corporatesponsorship and involvement in senior projects, recognizing the value for students in respondingto “real-world” needs, expectations, and constraints.”1 Recently several fine engineeringtechnology papers have appeared in the ASEE literature on the involvement of

Conference Session

Software Applications in ET Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chandana K.K. Jayasooriya, Engineering Technology Division, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

control systems, circuit design, signal processing, communication systemsand many more applications. The popularity of Matlab among these communities is mainly dueto its simplicity in coding and availability of vast number of functions related to variousdisciplines. In Matlab, results can be visualized more easily unlike other programming languageslike C/C++. In most of the academic institutions Matlab is being used at the graduate school, butnot as much utilized in teaching undergraduate students.Double-sideband amplitude modulation (DSB-AM) is used in this paper as a case study. Due tovarious reasons, a message signal is used to modulate a carrier signal before it is transmitted. Thereverse process (demodulation) – recovery of the original

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice Scales, North Carolina State University; Aaron Clark, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

of Engineering Graphics in Technological Literacy and Pre-Engineering EducationEngineering graphics has been a part of pre-engineering education since its early beginnings and continues eventoday. States and federal agencies and project still see the role that engineering graphics can play in providing real-world examples and hands-on instruction that students need for professions in engineering. All current statewidecurricula that exist in technology and technical education for grades 8-12 do use engineering and technical graphicsas a catalyst for integrating engineering education into public school curriculum. For example, Virginia has manycourses in technology education that relate to our field, but two courses standout from the others

Conference Session

Computer Applications in Energy Conversion

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liping Guo, Northern Illinois University; Paul Curtis, Northern Illinois University; Andrew Barendregt, Northern Illinois University; Anthony Surillo, Northern Illinois University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

on total cost vs. reliability. Some of thecomments from the team members are “Working on the Solar Tracking System providedour group with a real world experience. Our system started from just an idea which gaveus the chance to work through all the challenges that come along with a group project.The best experience that I personally gained from this project was working in a group,managing a budget and utilizing skills gained from NIU and internships.”, “The skillsthat I had gained from this project are programming in basic language, understanding theuse of a solar panel to charge a battery, and the understanding of the workings of ourtracking system. All in all this project has given me a nice reference for working in teams,solving problems

Conference Session

Electrical ET Projects and Applications

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Perry, Bloomsburg University; Michael Williams, Bloomsburg University; Scott Eckert, Bloomsburg University; Biswajit Ray, Bloomsburg University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

extended to at least five weeks instead of the currently allocated four weeks.Qualitative feedback from students is presented below through their comments. X Liked working with software and hardware integration X Enjoyed working with partner X Applying classroom knowledge to real-world situations was interesting X Just getting to do a self-developed lab project was fun X Very interesting course……making me lean towards computer-based automation career Ü Reliance on partner was a problem Ü Allocate more time to the coverage of interface electronics design Ü Include some biomedical measurements applicationSummaryExperience with student-initiated projects within the instrumentation and data acquisition courseis

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Applications

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sohail Anwar, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College; Janice McClure, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

. 4.33I can relate engineering to things I have seen, done, or thought about in my life. 4.35Engineering design is relevant to my interests. 4.40I find it easy to explain an engineering topic to someone else. 3.84Engineering design is an applied subject and should always be studied in a real world 3.86context.I get a great deal of satisfaction out of solving an engineering problem. 4.07I believe that this course will be easy for me. 3.92Completing the material in this course successfully is important to me. 4.33

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Control Applications

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Marcus Soule; Bruce Segee

as a Student Teacher for an introductory Electrical and ComputerEngineering Class and is currently working for the Instrumentation Research Laboratory at the university.BRUCE SEGEEBruce E. Segee is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University ofMaine. His research interests include Instrumentation, Automation, and Intelligent Systems. He is theDirector of the Instrumentation Research Laboratory and a Member of the Intelligent Systems Group atthe University of Maine. His work focuses on real-world deployable systems for use in manufacturingenvironments. Dr. Segee received his PhD from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineeringat University of New Hampshire in 1992

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Control Applications

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Knight

) to expand the student's computer application skillsthrough use of word processing, spreadsheets, and graphics, (5) to develop the student's oral andwritten communication skills through oral presentations and technical report writing, and (6) todevelop student team coordination skills.The laboratory experiments consist of three modules (common, thermal, and mechanical) withthe common labs being related to thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer that istaken by all mechanical engineering students. The thermal labs cover thermal sciencecurriculum content while the mechanical systems labs contain content that is related to the Page

Conference Session

IE Applications and Systems

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Forgie, University of Southern Indiana; Marco Lara Gracia, University of Southern Indiana; MT Morris, University of Southern Indiana

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

project. Throughoutthe semester teams are responsible for providing weekly progress reports and atthe end of the semester teams propose a final solution to the initial engineeringdesign problem. Implementation of service learning as part of the freshman designcourse has been well received by students and faculty at Columbia. Also,empirical evidence indicates that since the implementation of community servicelearning projects into the engineering design course curriculum, the freshmanretention rate has increased. The successes achieved at Purdue and Columbiasuggest that community service projects are the perfect venue for simultaneouslyintroducing students to engineering principles and real world professionalexperiences.7This paper describes a

Conference Session

Applications of Online Computing

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Fowler, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

participation on diverse teams as “real world” and therefore Page 24.1154.2beneficial13, their behaviors and experiences on diverse teams can be more problematic1,7. Forexample, students of different genders tend to take different roles on teams, with females morelikely to complete project planning and communication work and males more likely to dotechnical planning and hands-on building1,12. It is unclear in the research whether studentschoose to take on gender-specific tasks or are pushed by teammates into those roles.Team discussions tend to privilege some students at the expense of others. Women and under-represented minorities are more likely

Conference Session

Novel Energy Applications in Education

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Schroeder, University of Toledo; Mohammad Elahinia, University of Toledo; Walter Olson, University of Toledo; Mark Schumack, University of Detroit Mercy

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

betterwhen the instructor serves as more of a guide rather than a figure that simply presents facts to beremembered for an exam. This learning approach encourages problem-solving brainstormingand two-way communication between small groups of students in order to come to anunderstanding about a given problem. The authors have further observed that the ability ofstudents to apply knowledge in the classroom towards the solution of a real world problem is abetter index of understanding of the subject matter than a simple examination that is based oninvented problems. The ability to demonstrate an idea or principle requires a mastery of thatmaterial; therefore, the student that demonstrates the ability to use knowledge is a better index ofunderstanding

Conference Session

ECCD Innovative Teaching Applications

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wiaam Yasser Elkhatib, Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) IUPUI Chapter; Peter J. Schubert, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Steven Anthony Zusack, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis; Emily Carol Rosales, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Austin C. Stanforth MS, IUPUI

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

the datacorrelation. The fact these margins of error existed in the experiment does not necessarily imply thatthe acquired data is invalid or speaks against the methodology. It simply speaks to the nature ofthe solar panels used, which fluctuated greatly within the parameters of this experiment. This isevident in the real-world challenge of transmitting solar energy from panels into electrical grids,as without certain measures taken; they often create large spikes and dips in energy that wouldotherwise be unsafe or unreliable. Evidence between the relationship experimentally derivedbetween the PV current output of the solar panels and available ambient light support the

Conference Session

CAD Assessments, Trends and Applications

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Whalen, Northeastern University; Chirag Patel; David Joseph Tortoriello; Justin Baldacci, ASME Northeastern chapter; Jeffrey Speroni

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

, abstraction and synthesis, implementation, andreport writing and presentations in relation to projects that students produce in teams.There is a strong emphasis on applying technical knowledge and developing problem-solving and decision-making skills. In the second semester of the first year, students takea Problem Solving and Computations course that is focused on algorithmic thinking andthe solutions to real-life problems using software tools such as Mathworks’ Matlab andthe C++ programming language. Here problems are derived across all majors. Inaddition students will take a complement of Math, Physics and Chemistry courses inpreparation for their first co-op.Engineering and Design. One third of the class contact time of the Engineering andDesign

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramin Sadeghi, Power & Water University of Technology; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford; Akram Abu-aisheh, University of Hartford; Mark Rajai, Northern Kentucky University

Tagged Divisions

International

facilities.Relative advantages of implemented remote education system • A dynamic software environment created by 100 thousands lines of programming for the operator and server, for presenting short-term specialized courses.The software system has been designed on SCORM standard base; thus, it is possible to Page 12.1028.4communicate with different types of data base in this field. • The application layer of the system has the ability to conform to any real time data base-Oracle, etc). • The system has been designed in a way to enable different work groups (including 10 work team) including trainees, trainers, managerial forces

Conference Session

Innovation and Reflection

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irene B. Mena, University of Pittsburgh; Alexander T. Dale, Engineers for a Sustainable World

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Sciences. 4: 155-169.5. The Wicked Problems in Sustainability Initiative. Engineers for a Sustainable World. Accessed 02/03/17.https://www.eswusa.org/drupal/wpsi6. Hess, J. L., Brownell, S. A., & Dale, A. T. (2014). The Wicked Problems in Sustainable Engineering (WPSE)Initiative: Pilot Results of a Cross-Institutional Project-Based Course Offering. Paper presented at the 2014American Society for Engineering Education Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, IN.7. Hess, J. L, Brownell, S. A., House, R. A., Dale, A. T. (2015). Development and Application of the SustainabilitySkills and Dispositions Scale to the Wicked Problems in Sustainability Initiative. Paper presented at the 2015American Society for Engineering Education Conference &

Conference Session

Focus on Emerging Topics Around the World

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Summers, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

than shorter assignments and because the cases unfold in a step-by-step manner, thestudents understood the thought process behind where and how the tools and techniqueswere applied. Formal tracking will occur through the end-of-semester courseevaluations.The cases are designed to provide students with opportunities to identify, analyze, andsolve real world problems in the service industry. They focus on the application ofIE/IET tools and techniques. All cases were created using data gathered at serviceindustries. Many require outside research. One particularly successful workmeasurement case focused on check processing at a bank. Students use several mockworkstations to perform and time the operations necessary to receive and process a

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Schreier, University of Dayton; Carl Eger, University of Dayton; Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

International

Massachusetts Institute of Technology4 are several examples. Such programs have pavednew direction within each institution’s engineering education; integrating engineering classroomeducation with real- world local and global challenges.Definition of service-learning is wide-spread, but each definition resonates a similar theme.Most definitions agree that “service- learning can be characterized as a form of pedagogy.”5More specifically, the ideology of service- learning is such that through service-learningopportunities, students are directly involved in a project that meets academic requirements, whileproviding a needed community service. Service-learning opportunities range in magnitude. For

Conference Session

Engineering Practice for a Moral World

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Moriarty, San Jose State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

practiced in the workplace requires a point of departure, which can take the form ofmathematical Index Functions. The appeal of this to the engineer is obvious. Though ethics is notabout numbers, numbers can facilitate entrée into the discussion. Conceptual Ethics, adjudicatedat the professional level, and Material Ethics, at the level of the social world, can also benefitfrom mathematical Index Functions, again, to facilitate entrée into the discussion.The aim of this paper is to present the mechanism of what I call The Ethics Engine involving aset of nested mathematical Index Functions. In addition, I will present a variety of examplesshowing how a class of approximately 30 students can be broken up into 5 groups of six, eachgroup representing a

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

International

particular themeor topic. Instead, it gives students a broad range of research project options in computer scienceand engineering. For example, the program includes research projects in robotics, computernetworks, transportation, computer architecture, data mining, artificial intelligence, real-timesoftware verification, game programming and digital image processing. The second distinctiveaspect is that the program is committed to recruiting the majority of the students from minoritygroups, and Hispanics in particular, mainly from Puerto Rico and Florida. This is motivated bywell published statistics that show very low participation of under-represented minority groups,especially Hispanics, in careers in engineering and computer science, in tenure

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University; Steven Eisenbarth, Baylor University; Cynthia Fry, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

International

. This is an important aspect to motivatestudent to become globally aware. More projects that attempt to solve some of the basicproblems associated with the developing world should be developed; however, they must bediscussed in the context of the culture and environment of the application. Far too often what isperceived as the answer to a problem can cause more problems in the long-term. Is the solutionsustainable? How will the technology impact the culture and is that acceptable? Students shouldbe made aware that technology alone is not the answer to all the world’s problems.Several student organizations exist which provide students with global experiences. EngineersWithout Borders – USA13 is such an organization. It is committed to designing