embedded in the FLL program related directly to succeeding in thechallenges. To ensure that the students were learning about technological principles outside ofrobotics, the mentors created Fun Research in Engineering Education (FREE) Fridays. OnFREE Fridays the students would visit the ISU campus and participate in engineering outreachactivities. The students participated in the following engineering activities: Virtual Reality Lab,spaghetti and gumdrop towers, Toying With TechnologySM (robotic egg drop), DNA extracting,Rebops (creating an animal using parent DNA), LEGO® Hotel, and Cybot and Oscar (realrobots built by the Computer and Mechanical Engineering Senior Design students). Theseexperiences allowed the students to understand and simulate
telecommunicationstudents have a good foundation on both electronics and telecommunication fields and may behired by both industries.The faculty who is actively involved in this project is an assistant professor in the EET/TETprogram. Although her background is mainly on telecommunications systems, she has beenteaching classes to both electronics and telecommunication majors on Local Area Networks,Computer Networks Simulation and Modeling, and Wireless Transmission Systems. The topic ofVoice over IP (VoIP) is often addressed in her lectures and given as project topics to thestudents. For instance, the projects address the signaling protocols, bandwidth requirements andperformance of different audio encoders/decoders (codecs).Since December 2007, this faculty has
and building a mechanical load-lock system to hold the substrate, transfer it onto the X-Y-θ stage, and securely hold it on the stage. Furthermore, a control system that moves the substrate in the x-y direction and around its axis was designed. Drive Clutch and Animation Control for a Soccer Training Robot Sponsor: I. P. Development, Inc. Stella Emata (ECE), Anthony Gordon (ECE), Juan Padilla(ECE) , and Naz Sadat Farizani (ME). A Soccer-Training Free Kick Robot has been designed to simulate a player wall defending a direct free kick during a soccer game. This device will free up players and eliminate the chances of injuries sustained by the “human wall” when
, because schoolteachers may findit hard to implement this 20-hour curriculum due to the curricular and assessment pressures ofpublic K-12 education, specifically in math and reading. There were also no existing national K-12 school standards for teaching and assessing for cryptology and cybersecurity when we startedthe project in 2019.To make this curriculum engaging, supportive, and exciting for all students, we conceptualized,designed and implemented four interrelated components (Figure 1): (1) a web and Android appthat includes games, puzzles, simulations, and tools for students to learn about the content andpractice the skills; (2) a series of unplugged activities that reinforce the content and skills withthe teachers' guidance and usually
and the M.A. in Mathematics in 1990 from the University of Oregon. His researchinterests include mapping, rigid-body simulation, controller architectures, and human factors design issues.Bibliography[1] F. Martin. “Robotic Explorations, a Hands-On Introduction to Engineering.” Prentice-Hall, 2001.[2] D. J. Ahlgren. “Fire-Fighting Robots and First-Year Engineering Design: Trinity College Experience.” Proc. atthe ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Reno, NV, October, 2001.[3] D. J. Ahlgren. “Meeting Educational Objectives and Outcomes through Robotics Education,” Proc. 2002 WorldAutomation Conference, Orlando.[4] I. Verner, E. Hershko. “School Graduation Project in Robot Design: A Case Study of Team Learning
are an interesting topic forchildren, teenagers, adults, and even professionals. People are familiar with robot stories fromchildhood through fairy tales, science fictions, movies, cartoons, and animations. In Japan,cartoon and TV animation characters have been playing important roles in raising children’scuriosity for many decades. Even adults are attracted by anime content. Typical examples areAstro Boy from 1952, Doraemon since 1969, and Mobile Suit Gundam started in 1979.Through these stories, all generations are developing awareness and attachment to robots. Robot technologies are already embedded in our daily life including electric appliances,vending machines, Factory Automation/Office Automation (FA/OA), and even
) were within 1-11% oftheoretical.IntroductionOne of the main objectives of engineering education is to effectively transfer subject informationto the engineering students. A number of methods have been developed for enhancing studentlearning including multimedia developments,1,2 active, problem-based learning,3 collaborativelearning,4,5 and participation in cooperative education.6 Several papers have specificallyaddressed methods for improving or supplementing the teaching of heat transfer including theuse of spreadsheets to solve two-dimensional heat transfer problems,7 the use of a transportapproach in teaching turbulent thermal convection,8 the use of computers to evaluate viewfactors in thermal radiation,9 implementation of a computational
computerlabs used orbit simulations that provided beautiful and absorbing visualizations, and also gave experiencein mission design. As a final integrative experience, teams of students quantitatively evaluated spacetravel proposals and presented their results to the rest of the class. The students enjoyed the class andcame out of it with a much more sophisticated understanding of space flight and of engineering ingeneral. Reservations and difficulties include: finding qualified lecturers for the diverse set of topics;integrating their presentations into a coherent whole; and a lingering question how well such a coursewould work with a less gifted set of students.IntroductionThe purpose of this paper is to convey and reflect on the author’s experience
computerlabs used orbit simulations that provided beautiful and absorbing visualizations, and also gave experiencein mission design. As a final integrative experience, teams of students quantitatively evaluated spacetravel proposals and presented their results to the rest of the class. The students enjoyed the class andcame out of it with a much more sophisticated understanding of space flight and of engineering ingeneral. Reservations and difficulties include: finding qualified lecturers for the diverse set of topics;integrating their presentations into a coherent whole; and a lingering question how well such a coursewould work with a less gifted set of students.IntroductionThe purpose of this paper is to convey and reflect on the author’s experience
article from Mechanical Engineering magazine personalizes thischallenge: “Engineers don’t have the luxury of ignorance. We who design these complexsystems have to understand how the various components of a system fit together and anticipatehow the interactions between these components could lead to failure.”i Page 25.1279.2The recent failure of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil well in the Gulf of Mexico is a good exampleof this phenomenon.ii The need to find more sources of oil has led to the prospect of drilling atever greater ocean depths. This exposes oil rigs to harsher conditions in more isolatedenvironments than previous rigs. It also exposes a
driving base by following the instructions from the Building InstructionsBooklet that was included in the set. The instructions were straightforward and easy to assemble.I did not have any difficulties in assembling the robot. First, I sorted out the parts into differentcompartments of the tray, so the parts were easy to find, and then put the parts togetheraccording to the instructions. The brick takes several hours to charge, so the care must be takento charge it before programming. All the USB cables must be inserted the correct way, otherwisethe robot would not work.I made the robot display images and make sounds, using the programming software. To make therobot look and sound like an animal, I tried different eye expressions (angry, crazy
AC 2010-1215: FOSTERING ENTREPRENEURSHIP WHILE TEACHING DESIGNKevin Dahm, Rowan University Kevin Dahm is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. He received his B.S. from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1992 and his Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1998. He has published in the areas of engineering design, pedagogically sound uses for simulation and computing, assessment of student learning, and teaching engineering economy. He has received four ASEE awards: the 2002 PIC-III award, the 2003 Joseph J. Martin Award, the 2004 Raymond W. Fahien Award and the 2005 Corcoran Award.William Riddell, Rowan University William Riddell is an
Cross-Disciplinary Learning”. Computer Support forCollaborative Learning. Article No. 19, Proceedings of the 1999 conference on Computer support for collaborativelearning, Palo Alto, California, 1999.18 Bell, D., Scott, B., Kahrhoff, J., Seymour, S., Tamashiro, R., “Innovative Cross-Disciplinary Learning-CenteredStrategies in WebCT. http://webct.confex.com/webct/2005/preliminaryprogram/session_2385.htm19 Fazzolari, R., “Renewable Energy Systems”. AME445/545, Department of Aerospace and MechanicalEngineering, University of Arizona.20 Russel, I., Georgiopoulos, M., Castro, J., Neller, T., McCracken, D., Bouvier, D., "Condensing the CC-2001 corein an Integrated Curriculum," CCSCNE (Consortium for Computing in Small Colleges in the Northeast
high-level computing tools (i.e. Solver, Goal Seek, Maple) within Excel and Matlab. These problem sets were presented in the context of real life problems in the various engineering disciplines as an initial exposure to the vocabulary and problem statements within each field.§ Modules that demonstrate an integration of math and science principles into engineering problems. Overlaying across all modules is the idea of integrating math and science to illustrate the usefulness of those concepts in engineering applications. Keeping track of the Calculus I and General Chemistry syllabi, problems were created such that they reinforced concurrent concepts being presented in those classes. This emphasized the importance of
gives opportunity to develop directions for professional and personal purpose throughdiscussions derived from analytical and diagnostic procedures introduced in class material.Examples include:ANALYTIC/DIAGNOSTIC TOPIC DISCUSSION TOPICMaterial and energy balance in laboratory animals Use of animals in researchEnergetics of reactions of DNA and products Stem cell research and cloningMaterial exchange in dialysis Economics/ethics of home dialysisEnergetics of mechanical left ventricles and hearts High costs of medical technologyBiomedical device/product, drug development process Company responsibilities to publicDiscussions are
Paper ID #33436Simple Exercises to Provide Continuity and Consistency in the ClassroomAmidst Uncertain or Shifting Delivery ModesAbigail E. Heinz, Rowan University Abigail Heinz is an undergraduate Mechanical Engineering student at Rowan University.Matthew Strauss, I am a recent graduate from Rowan University with a degree in Entrepreneurship Engineering, with a focus on mechanical engineering.Dr. Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan University Kaitlin Mallouk is an Assistant Professor of Experiential Engineering Education at Rowan University. Prior to beginning that role, she spent five years an Instructor in the Mechanical
the next when mathematics, calculus and differential equations are involved. Toaddress this challenge, a unique set of course notes has been written in an observational format tocomplement the roving laboratory. The technical portions of these notes were adapted from a setof course materials that have been written and revised over the past twenty years by the staffwithin the Structural Dynamics Research Laboratory at the University of Cincinnati. Bycarrying out a virtual experiment before starting every new section, these adapted notesemphasize that experiments of all kinds including those that are physical, virtual (computer) andmental can be used to define the analytical approach. In this way, the notes aim to help studentsdefine the
featured choreographedtreadmill dances, massive Rube Goldberg machines, and stop motion animation using laser cuttoast. This paper will focus on engineering education materials and applications for two of theband’s videos: ● “The One Moment” music video incorporates high speed photography, projectile, and flip books to make a four-minute music video out of 4.2 seconds of footage. ● “Upside Down & Inside Out” music video was filmed while simulating the effects of microgravity through parabolic flight (see Figure 1). Figure 1: “Upside Down & Inside Out” music video includes members of OK Go in microgravity.What is OK Go Sandbox? Because of
toanother, but they typically have trouble integrating the information from these various sourcesinto a larger cohesive framework. Studies in chemistry education demonstrate the promise oftactile models and computer simulations to help scaffold students’ development of RC [15], [16].We have leveraged the relatively recent boom in 3D printing technology to create physicalmanipulatives to use in the integral calculus classroom. These tactile tools are designed to beused in conjunction with activity sheets, and help provide a concrete focal point for students to“get their hands dirty” while investigating the concepts being learned. Our intervention aims tohelp students become more aware of the different representations in ideas through the use of
. Simulation can show the range of expected results and decrease skepticismSimulation and modeling to support sales around the viability of the proposal. Animation is a useful 3.2 1.8 2.3 1.0 Understanding environmental impacts of customer decisions andEnvironmental how you can address that 2.6 0.9 4.6 3.5Sales management including Introduction of management strategies for technical salescompensation systems engineers. Some
proposals. 3.2 1.8 6.1 3.6 Introduce concepts of applying a stochastic model of the proposed solution in action to help sell the product/service. Simulation can show the range of expected results and decrease skepticismSimulation and modeling to support sales around the viability of the proposal. Animation is a useful 3.2 1.8 2.3 1.0 Understanding environmental impacts of customer decisions
. Hegarty, “Top-down and bottom-up influences on learning from animations,” Int. J. Hum.-Comput. Stud., vol. 65, no. 11, pp. 911–930, Nov. 2007.[12] L. Mason, R. Lowe, and M. C. Tornatora, “Self-generated drawings for supporting comprehension of a complex animation,” Contemp. Educ. Psychol., vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 211– 224, Jul. 2013.[13] E. Ozcelik, T. Karakus, E. Kursun, and K. Cagiltay, “An eye-tracking study of how color coding affects multimedia learning,” Comput. Educ., vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 445–453, Sep. 2009.[14] E. Ozcelik, I. Arslan-Ari, and K. Cagiltay, “Why does signaling enhance multimedia learning? Evidence from eye movements,” Comput. Hum. Behav., vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 110– 117, Jan. 2010.[15] M. De Cock
area. It isa discipline that is rich in visual tools and graphical design procedures including at leastfrequency response plots and methods (Nyquist and Bode’ plot based) and the root locus.As such it gives ample opportunity for pictorial presentation of information and has alarge number of opportunities for simulation and graphics animation, all making itattractive for electronic delivery. In addition, students are more oriented to electronicdelivery of material, web based and others, and often find printed texts to be less usefulthan we, the instructors, believe. We have experimented with electronic delivery of other course material in thelinear stem of our curriculum, with apparent good results, and, in the early part of 1998,decided
instructors by “provid[ing] valuable framework for thinking about thegoals of educating for engineering ethics and professional responsibility.”19Michael Loui, computer engineer turned ethicist, has noted that studying engineering ethics canhelp students “develop their identities as professionals.” In a survey conducted at the end of thesemester, his students identified discussions of case studies and exposure to multipleperspectives as the most influential elements in a required engineering ethics course.20 Loui’sstudents are not alone; several commentaries on ethics in engineering education have cited casesas the most common method for teaching engineering ethics.21, 22, 23
Improve the Soft Skills,” Journal of Engineering Education Transformations, vol. 33, no. 3, p. 75, Jan. 2020, doi: 10.16920/jeet/2020/v33i3/147042.[3] M. Hu, J. Ji, J. Duan, and Q. Wang, “Distributed wind power virtual simulation experiment system for cultivating the ability to solve complex engineering problems,” Comput Appl Eng Educ, vol. 29, no. 6, pp. 1441–1452, 2021, doi: 10.1002/cae.22396.[4] N. Wognum, C. Bil, F. Elgh, M. Peruzzini, and W. Verhagen, “Transdisciplinary Engineering Research Challenges,” 2018.[5] R. Stroud, “Is Transdisciplinary Education Engaging the 21st Century Engineering Student?,” tjes, vol. 11, Aug. 2020, doi: 10.22545/2020/00138.[6] R. J. Lawrence, “Deciphering
Water Shed prototype. right in Figure 4, talks about the 5-step design process: “I think the best part of the workshop was the design process that Shelley and John used. I think I will use it in my Calculus class when discussing related rates. I will have students work in teams of two or three and design and build a model of their own related there working model.”• Mechanisms Used in Simple Machines – Fischertechnik Mechanisms – This session taught the teachers the importance of simple machines by use of the Fischertechnik Eco Power System. The power system demonstrated the use of renewable energy through the simulation of the production, storage and use of energy from natural energy sources such as the sun. The
repeat the STATEMENT. Notethat three of the four Journal of Engineering Education articles cite Dale as the source of theSTATEMENT. Other engineering and computer education journals are not immune to thisphenomenon, for example, see 14,15,16. Table I shows that the number of ASEE conferencepapers with the STATEMENT is generally increasing over time. An illustration of how such anassertion propagates through the literature is shown in Figure 3. Many of the papers citing thesestatistics are proponents of multimedia based education.Of those ASEE conference papers which provide a reference, four cite Stice 3. But some authorsdo not provide a reference, and perhaps worse yet are those authors who erroneously cite EdgarDale 5 (e.g., see 11,13,17) or
sustainability education,” Aust. J. Environ. Educ., vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 46–59, 2015.[48] K. A. Lawless, S. W. Brown, C. Rhoads, L. Lynn, and S. D. Newton, “Promoting student’s science literacy skills through a simulation of international negotiations: The globalEd 2 project,” Comput. Hum. Behav., vol. 78, no. 78, pp. 389–369, 2018.[49] M. Fleming and R. Dawson, “Outdoor learning and sustainability education,” in ASE’s Summer Celebration Conference, 2013, vol. 95, no. December, pp. 27–28.[50] K. M. Ruggiero and B. W. Golden, “Using global climate change as a platform for interpreting graphical data,” J. Sustain. Educ., vol. 13, no. March, 2017.[51] F. Affeldt, K. Weitz, A. Siol, S. Markic, and I. Eilks, “A non-formal student
Robotics-themed Excel and SolidWorks Team assignments assignments (5 memos, 2 presentations) Individual writing Computer simulations assignment (1 memo) of fourbars linkagesFigure 1. First semester interactive learning methods used to target a variety of learning styles.For example, many of the lectures in the first half of the class focus on design methodology.Using the problem statement "create interactive kinematics and dynamics demos," examples ofthe design methodology topic were started in
). Effect of Weak Acid Hypochlorous Solution on Selected Viruses and Bacteria of Laboratory Rodents. Experimental Animals, 63(2), 141–147. https://doi.org/10.1538/expanim.63.141Venkitanarayanan, K. S., Ezeike, G. O. I., Hung, Y.-, & Doyle, M. P. (1999). Inactivation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Listeria monocytogenes on Plastic Kitchen Cutting Boards by Electrolyzed Oxidizing Water. Journal of Food Protection, 62(8), 857–860. https://doi.org/10.4315/0362-028x-62.8.857Vietnam Times (2020). “Covid-19 Mobile Disinfection Chamber Appears in Vietnam.” Vietnam Times, vietnamtimes.org.vn/covid-19-mobile-disinfection-chamber-appears-in-vietnam- 18428.html.Yang Zhao, Hongwei Xin, Deling Zhao, Weichao Zheng