Conference Session

Program and Curriculum Design Initiatives

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hong Sheng, Missouri University of Science and Technology ; Robert G. Landers, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Fang Liu; Thanh Nguyen, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Manufacturing

Paper ID #10151A longitudinal study on the effectiveness of the Research Experience for Un-dergraduates (REU) program at Missouri University of Science and Technol-ogyDr. Hong Sheng, Missouri University of Science and Technology Dr. Hong Sheng is an Associate Professor in Information Science and Technology (IST) at Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T). She is also co-director of the Laboratory for Information Technology Evaluation (LITE) at Missouri S&T. Her research interests include trust and privacy issues in information systems, mobile and ubiquitous applications, usability and eye tracking

Conference Session

Experiential Learning

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2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Sutterer; Robert Houghtalen; James Hanson

Engineering REU Sites: Designing for Appropriate and Valuable Summer Educational Experiences Kevin Sutterer, Martin Brenny, J. David Pirnia, Michelle Woodward, Robert Houghtalen, and Jim Hanson Department of Civil Engineering, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyAbstractThe National Science Foundation (NSF) provides funds for summer Research Experience forUndergraduates (REU) programs with the aim to provide appropriate and valuable educationalexperiences for undergraduate students through research. Through effective REU programs,talented undergraduate students should be retained and attracted to productive careers in teachingand university research. The

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard D. Swope; J. Paul Giolma

andconceptually difficult physical phenomena and to provide “hands-on” experience. In this process of change,the teaching and practice of engineering design principles began to disappear from the curriculum. Issues raised and discussed in this paper support a return to design as the primary purpose for theengineering laboratory. The issues include: the purposes and style of experimentation, the roles of simulationand the computer, pedagogical relationships between the laboratory and the lecture, the role of engineeringscience in support of design, and intended outcomes for students (graduate school vs. immediate career entry). We provide an example which articulates our goals for an engineering laboratory experience: thegathering of

Conference Session

Best of DEED

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibrahim Mohedas, University of Michigan; Grace Louise Cravens, Sienko Research Group; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Kathleen H. Sienko, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #13654Valuing and engaging stakeholders: The effects of engineering students’ in-teractions during capstone designIbrahim Mohedas, University of Michigan Ibrahim Mohedas is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 2011. His research focuses on the design of medical devices for resource limited settings, particularly related to the use of design ethnography in developing these technologies. He works in the Laboratory for Innovation in Global Health Technology (LIGHT

Conference Session

Best of DEED

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Menold, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University; Timothy W. Simpson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Emily A. Waterman, Pennsylvania State University

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Design in Engineering Education

collected throughout the course of a semester-longdesign project; the PAWS was distributed at the conclusion of each PFX learning module.Results from both between and within subject experiments are presented.    1.0 Introduction  Research in engineering design has focused primarily on the front-end of the design process,especially ideation1-4, concept generation5-8, and other areas related to early stage productdevelopment9-13. Meanwhile, the later stages design have been largely overlooked, includingprototyping and testing. As Camburn summarizes, “prototyping may be simultaneously one ofthe most important and least formally explored areas of design”14.    Clearly, prototyping represents one of the largest uncertainties for companies and

Conference Session

Panel Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University; Kevin F. McCue, Northeastern University; Rebecca Knepple, Northeastern University

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

variouselectrical loads. An experiment using scale model wind turbines in a wind tunnel was developedfor a junior level course in Measurements and Analysis at Northeastern University. The goal ofthe course is to learn to design and execute engineering experiments and analyze the data. Theexperiment was conducted in a small scale wind tunnel that had been designed and built bysenior undergraduate design students. Teams of 3-4 students were given either a three bladedhorizontal axis wind turbine or a Savonius vertical axis wind turbine. The three-bladed turbinewas taken from a commercially available kit and modified using custom 3D printed parts. TheSavonius wind turbine was completely designed and 3D printed in house. In each lab section,each group tested

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward F. Young; Jeffrey Morehouse; Jed Lyons

Session 1526 Capstone Mechanical Engineering Laboratory Uses Racecar Jed Lyons, Edward F. Young, Jeffrey Morehouse University of South CarolinaAbstractA capstone mechanical engineering laboratory course is being implemented at the University ofSouth Carolina that develops the student's abilities to analyze complex mechanical and thermalsystems, to design experiments, and to develop their professional skills. The course is basedupon an integrated sequence of laboratory experiments on a Legends-class racecar. This vehicleis chosen as the system of study because it provides opportunities for

Conference Session

Best of DEED

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida; Amy Rigby, www.amywriting.com; Maureen Milch, University of Florida

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #10569The Professional Guide: A Resource for Preparing Capstone Design Studentsto Function Effectively on Industry-sponsored Project TeamsDr. R. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida B.S., M.E., and Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering University of Florida Dr. R. Keith Stanfill is the Director of the Integrated Product and Process Design Program and an Engineer for the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering. His interests include technology transfer, entrepreneurship, product development, design education and Design for X. Dr. Stanfill has over ten years’ industrial experience with United

Conference Session

Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Houshangi, Purdue University Calumet

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

mechatronic projects. • Demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills in the context of collaborative exercises on mechatronic system modeling and control.For this laboratory, a set of experiments is designed and implemented based on real-world issues[5,9-11] and effective use of laboratory resources [6,7]. The laboratory uses the popular,commercially available MATLAB environment, the Simulink toolbox, and the Real-TimeWorkshop.For some time, students have been demanding more real-world applications in the classroom.Due to the fact that control engineering is highly multidisciplinary, it provides a goodenvironment to teach mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering students about controlsystems. The laboratory will

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natasha Smith P.E., University of Virginia

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #26477Guided Peer Review of Technical Writing for Large Laboratory CourseDr. Natasha Smith P.E., University of Virginia Dr. Smith is an Associate Professor at the University of Virginia. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Guided Peer Review of Technical Writing for a Large Laboratory CourseAbstractLaboratory courses, and in particular laboratory reports, are logical choices to assess two par-ticular student outcomes: ‘the ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyzeand interpret data;’ and ‘the ability to communicate effectively.’ If

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

Nandhini Giri, Purdue University - West Lafayette (COE); Ajay P. Malshe, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Diversity

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

Paper ID #39847Edible Entertainment: Taste Diversity in Additive Manufacturing forAuthentic Digital Food Design SolutionsDr. Nandhini Giri, Purdue University - West Lafayette (COE) Nandhini Giri, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Human Computer Interaction and Founding Director of Entertainment Futures Lab at the Department of Computer Graphics Technology, Purdue University. Dr. Giri studies the impact of emerging entertainment graphics technologies to develop interactive media systems for authentic human experiences. She also develops design frameworks for expertise development in the computer graphics industry

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Smith

computer simulations are integrated with experimentation. The resultanteducational outcome will provide students and educators with an approach forunderstanding the capabilities, advantages, limitations, and validation ofsimulations relative to physical experience. The product is a course in whichintegrated computer simulations and physical experiments can be conducted andshared via direct Internet access by other universities. The existing College ofEngineering Photometric Lab (largely equipped by a recent NSF ILI grant) hasbeen networked with the just completed Lighting Computer Simulation andStudio Mock-up/Measurement Laboratories. An inventory of experiments havebeen developed in which students will create software lighting design models

Conference Session

Best of DEED

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University

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Design in Engineering Education

Education (CIEE) and Director of the Advanced Thermal Fluids Laboratory. Her interests in engineering education research center around recruitment and retention, engineer identity, engineering design instruction and methodology, learning through service, problem based learning methodologies, assessment of student learning, as well as com- plex problem solving. Her other research interests lie in cardiovascular fluid mechanics, sustainability, and K-12 engineering outreach. Dr. Pierrakos is a 2009 NSF CAREER Awardee. Dr. Pierrakos holds a B.S. in Engineering Science and Mechanics, an M.S. in Engineering Mechanics, and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Virginia Tech.Dr. Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University

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1996 Annual Conference

Authors

T.R. Hsu; P. Reischl; P. Hsu; J.C. Wang; F. Barez; B.J. Furman; A. Tesfaye

institutions. For example, SJSU will emphasize its Pillar 3for the computer and microelectronics manufacturing industries, whereas an institution in the State of Michiganmight target the automotive industry. Both courses, ME 105 and ME 190 in the above list were proposed asPillar 1 courses, with other three as being Pillar 3 courses. The proposed Mechatronic Engineering Laboratory,along with six existing laboratories will serve ME 105 and ME 190 and constitute a principal element for thePillar 2 experience. The relationship between designated mechatronics courses and laboratories has been 2presented in ref. . The proposal was forwarded to the Course and Curriculum Program of the Division ofUndergraduate Education of the NSF in June

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald V. Richardson

some AC experiments. g.) REPORT: Our original test results are generalized and discussed in my lab textmentioned above and in my lecture text "Rotating Electric Machinery and TransformerTechnology" iv now in its fourth edition. It was very, very satisfying doing original work withthe students.VI. Efficient Use of AC MotorsWe studied a few AC motors and found some surprises. As a new teacher I was constantlyupgrading the Electric Machines Laboratory to make it both more interesting and realistic. Inmy experience almost all new projects for engineers and technicians involved experimentalwork. If it wasn’t new it didn’t need the skills of project engineers and associated technicians.Some of what we did follows:Three Phase Induction

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Fadlelmula, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Nayef Alyafei, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Albertus Retnanto, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE)

petroleumengineering education to keep pace with these changes to keep attracting the brightest students.This is important because petroleum engineering schools need to prepare the future engineeringleaders of the industry. The aim is to equip them with the essential skills and to make them agileand adaptive so they can use their technical background and experiences to attain new skills andtackle challenges whenever needed. Thus, the petroleum engineering (PETE) program at TexasA&M at Qatar (TAMUQ) has implemented different educational tools (integrative andcooperative capstone project, fourth-year comprehensive exam (CE), augmented reality and 3Dvisualization, field trips and laboratory simulators, engineering video games, programming anddata analytics

Conference Session

Hands-On Learning in ET I

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmen Cioc, The University of Toledo; Sorin Cioc, The University of Toledo

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

, KEEN Ambassador and a 2021 Fellow, etc. She has numerous awards and recognitions to her credit, including several best paper awards.Dr. Sorin Cioc, The University of Toledo Dr. Sorin Cioc is a clinical associate professor and undergraduate program director in the Department of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering (MIME). ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Enhancing MET Education: Innovations in Laboratory Equipment DevelopmentIntroductionSenior Design Capstone courses provide a hands-on learning environment where students gainvaluable experience in project management, collaboration, problem-solving, and technicalexpertise. They

Conference Session

Methods, Techniques and New Programs in Graduate Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Buket Barkana, University of Bridgeport

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Graduate Studies

textbook for the course.The textbook, Real-Time Digital Signal Processing Implementations and Applications by Kuo,includes many hands-on experiments using C55x intrinsics with CC Studio version 2.0 based onDSP [10]. Students do not have time to design real-time DSP hardware and software from scratch inthe class hours since the proposed course is a 3-cr course. The laboratory exercises are directlydrawn from those pertinent to the student’s material (the proposed textbook), and students areinvolved with the development of the target-oriented code. Page 15.35.3More information on the C55x processor can be found at reference 11. The TMS320C5510TM

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Shelton L. Houston; Kamal S. Ali

www.altera.com.The cost of FPGA ICs runs from a few dollars to over $100. Again, university supportcan play a roll on the cost of these devices. Page 3.480.2CHANGES IN LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS:An example of the laboratory experiments was the design and testing of a UniversalAsynchronous Receiver Transmitter. In this experiment the students were asked to designand build a UART capable of 8 bit words, two stop bits, and hand shaking. Although ittook a complete lab session to explain design aspects of the UART. The actual designingand building of the UART was completed in a single laboratory session. The UARTdesigned could supply the tri-stated status signals for data

Conference Session

Division for Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

their 2005 paper Feisel and Rosa outlined fundamental objectives for engineering laboratories.These objectives include: proficiency in the use of instrumentation, the ability to compare theoryand real world behavior, proficiency in developing experiments, data analysis abilities, designabilities, the ability to learn from failure, creativity in developing solutions, the ability to chooseand use appropriate engineering tools, the ability to consider safety issues in experimentation,proficiency in technical communication, teamwork ability, the ability to perform researchethically, and the ability to gather information and use it to make justified engineeringdecisions.[1] In order for a laboratory experience to satisfy these objectives

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Jim Henry

Session 2213 Laboratory Remote Operation: Features and Opportunities Jim Henry University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaAbstractA number of laboratory experiments have been made available for remote operation via theInternet. These include some of the standard unit operations and controls systems laboratorystations. This paper looks at the features (or positive aspects or benefits or advantages) of thesedevelopments and the opportunities (or negative aspects or costs or disadvantages) of thesedevelopments. The paper presents and discusses both the student’s viewpoints

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chenghung Chang, Stevens Institute of Technology; Dror Kodman, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

screen describing the essence of the experiment (see Figure 3).• The student proceeds to go to a laboratory environment where he/she then meets his/her laboratory partner(s).• The students work in groups and can communicate among themselves by means of voice or chat (see Figure 4).• Each of the groups sharing a laboratory space has a designated location in the virtual environment, and each student has laboratory instructions available through browsing in his/her personal menu (see Figure 5).• Once the student gets close to the experiment area, he/she receives a message that instructs him/her to browse through his/her laboratory gear menu and to place the necessary equipment in the designated experiment area.• The students then

Conference Session

Construction Project Delivery and Control

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Tingerthal, Northern Arizona University; Robert Bruner; Alan Merrill Francis, Northern Arizona University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Construction

Paper ID #13608Integrated Construction Laboratory - Lessons LearnedDr. John Tingerthal, Northern Arizona University John Tingerthal joined the Construction Management faculty at Northern Arizona University in 2007. His engineering career spans a variety of design and forensic engineering experiences. He spent the first eight years of his career performing structural consulting engineering in Chicago. He earned his Doctorate in Education and is currently the Associate Chair of the Civil Engineering, Construction Management and Environmental Engineering Department. His academic interests lie in the field of discipline-based

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2003 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

David A. Rogers; Orven F. Swenson

developed by Newport Corporation. The Newport fiber optics kit waspurchased for the general optics laboratory. The lab is outfitted with enough components sothat all four laboratory stations have sufficient material to allow the four student groups to dotheir experiments independently. The students in 457/657 were organized into three sections toaccommodate approximately 20 students. The first experiment was measurement of the opticalfiber numerical aperture. Each student group measured the power collection capability of theinput face of the fiber by using a helium-neon laser, the input face of a fiber mounted on arotation stage, and a photodetector with its power meter to measure the output power. Studentsalso optimized the power collected at the

Conference Session

Newly Developed Engineering Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Dobrowski, Purdue University-North Central

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Engineering Technology

datainto a form which is useful. The laboratory reports are to be written so that someone who isintelligent, but not necessarily an expert in this field, can understand the significance of why thetest was performed, and the outcomes of the test. This course is taught in the third year, so inaddition to the prerequisites for the course, the students have already had four semesters ofmathematics, as well as two semesters of English, including Technical Writing. The problemseems to be that the lessons learned in math and (especially) English are not being effectivelyapplied to later courses.Freshman Experience CourseOne of the courses proposed by the General Education Committee for the campus is a “FreshmenExperience” course to be taught as a two

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Justin Pniower; Michael Ruane; Bennett Goldberg; Selim Unlu

experience of controllingscientific equipment such as lasers. We try to stimulate an interest in the scientific andengineering principles involved. A second, student interface concentrates on the explanation ofscientific principles and assumes some prior knowledge. The student interface provides adiscovery-based laboratory environment. The third interface is designed for the professional,either educators or other professionals interested in the scientific equipment featured. It providesextensive information about the equipment, automation, and web-based experiments. All threeinterfaces use the same web-based experiments, but in different ways that best serve theirinterests. Hierarchical interfacing makes the site attractive to a diverse

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Jawaharlal Mariappan; Ravi Ramachandran; Stephanie Farrell

control laboratory sequence”, IEEE Control Systems Magazine, pp. 14-18, April 1989.8. M. Mansour and W. Schaufelberger, “Software and laboratory experiments using computers in control education”, IEEE Control Systems Magazine, pp. 19-24, April 1989.9. A. V. Oppenheim and R. W. Schafer, Discrete-Time Signal Processing, Prentice-Hall, 1989.10. M. E. Van Walkenburg, Analog Filter Design, Holt Rinehart and Winston, 1982.11. J. W. Nilsson and S. A. Riedel, Electric Circuits, Addison-Wesley, 1996.12. J.G. Ziegler and N.B. Nichols, “Optimum Settings for Automatic Controllers”, Transactions of the ASME, 1942.13. M. L. Luyben and W. L. Luyben, Essentials of Process Control, New York: McGraw Hill, 1997.14. J. J. Slotine and W. Li, Applied Nonlinear

Conference Session

Effective Energy Laboratory Ideas

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Howard Arthur; Michael Sexton

excess of $10,000.After the initial setup of the computer, DAS cards, and software, the cost per experiment is veryreasonable and should be investigated as a cost effective solution to breath new life into oldermechanical laboratory experiments.Bibliography 1. Steam Turbines Instruction Book, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Steam Division, Essington, Pa., 1961. 2. Instruction Manual Water Cooling Tower UOP6, Armfield Technical Education Company Limited, Ringwood Hampshire England, 1989.J. HOWARD ARTHURHoward Arthur is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Virginia Military Institute. His current research andteaching interests include computer data acquisition and energy system design and simulation. Dr. Arthur

Conference Session

Energy Laboratory Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Reisel, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Kevin Renken, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

11.475.4convection heat transfer. Figure 1: Photo of the exterior of the Refrigerator Experiment apparatus. Figure 2: Photo of the interior of the Refrigerator Experiment apparatus.Heat Exchanger ExperimentA second experimental apparatus was designed around a small, bench-top-sized, shell-and-tubeheat exchanger.5,6 The heat exchanger consists of 31 tubes operating in a single passconfiguration. Heat exchangers come in many shapes and sizes, and while this heat exchangermay be small, it provides students with a good example of heat exchanger operation while still Page 11.475.5fitting in a laboratory setting.In addition to the heat exchanger

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Tzes; Hong Wong; Vikram Kapila

data acquisition, rapid control prototyping, and control of amultitude of multidisciplinary experimental test-beds. In addition, in summer 2000, wedeveloped the MPCRL web site to facilitate remote access to our laboratory test-beds via theworld-wide-web. The MPCRL web site features online-experiments, information/navigation/resource centers, prerecorded videos of experiments, live video stream of online-experiments,and a chat window. The MPCRL supports undergraduate and graduate control courses includingthe capstone design projects. Finally, its outreach efforts have included summer workshops forgraduate and high school students.Introduction Engineering education is facing unprecedented challenges and exciting opportunities.Advances in