Conference Session

Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Nick Salamon; Gautam Wagle; Cliff Lissenden

loading. The report must include all finalspecifications and design criteria, calculations and analysis, as well as dimensions. EMch 400students should lead the design for overload and EMch 500 students should lead the design toprevent fatigue failure. Due 11 October.B. [10%] Analysis Validation. EMch 400 ONLY.Part I: Suggest a laboratory experiment or set of experiments that will enable you to validateyour crank arm analysis. Note that this is not intended to be field testing of a prototype. Thesolid model of the crank arm is shown in Figure 1 and a dimensioned drawing in Figure 2.(Figures not included in this paper.) Due 25 October.Part II: Validate your team's analysis with the experimental results. At points A & B comparemeasured strain

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dominic M. Halsmer P.E., Oral Roberts University; Robert P. Leland, Oral Roberts University; Emily Dzurilla

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 A Laboratory-based Course in Systems Engineering Focusing on the Design of a High-speed Mag-lev Pod for the SpaceX Hyperloop Competition (Work in Progress)AbstractA new course has been developed for undergraduate engineering students that enhances theirunderstanding of the multidisciplinary aspects of systems engineering. Students pursing a generalengineering degree with concentrations in mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering arecollaborating to develop a prototype for a high-speed, magnetically-levitated transportation podfor the Hyperloop Competition, recently commissioned by Elon Musk of SpaceX Corporation.This project is an excellent opportunity

Conference Session

ECE Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bhanu Babaiahgari, University of Colorado, Denver; Jae-do Park, University of Colorado Denver

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

PC Encoder meters Switches Buttons Figure 1: Functional diagram of the experimental hardware setup.Simulink models into C and C++ for embedded microcontrollers. In this context, Simulink isused to design and model complex machine control algorithms and translate them into C codeusing the Embedded Coder toolbox.This paper presents the design and implementation of an advanced electric drive laboratory usinga commercial microcontroller development kit and MATLAB Embedded Coder, includinghardware components, laboratory equipment setup, experiment sessions, and prototype testresults. The laboratory is designed for graduate and advanced undergraduate students withmoderate programming skills. Although

Conference Session

The Modern ChE Laboratory

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jimmy Smart

experimentation, and finally, concrete experience(feeling). We believe students learn better when "hands-on" applications (activeexperimentation) are presented concurrently with classroom theory. Traditionally, students oftenwait between 1– 2 years to apply previously learned theory to an actual application in anexperimental laboratory setting. At the University of Kentucky, we offer an undergraduatecourse in the Chemical & Materials Engineering curriculum called "Heat and Mass Transfer".Recently, our department has been making a concerted effort to bring more experimentalapplications back into the classroom. One such experiment we are incorporating into theclassroom environment is the study of heat and mass transfer and how it applies to such a

Conference Session

Committee on Instructional Technology Presents: Gamers

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin D. Goffin, University of Virginia; Lindsay Ivey Burden

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

profiles. The resulting CST matrixshowed values of apparent resistivity consistently in agreement with the modeled earth stratum.Over the extent of a buried Styrofoam feature, the device generated measurements up to 70%higher and identified clear lateral disruptions in subsurface conditions. Overall, the proposed ERmeter proved to be a tool well suited for tabletop experiments and capable of characterizingcomplex test beds. Its open-science design addresses the issues of the “black box” surroundingproprietary equipment and makes it accessible to the community at large for a fraction of the costof commercial units. With practical applications for hands-on teaching and interactive learning,this work makes geotechnical laboratory education more

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Maher E. Rizkalla; Charles F. Yokomoto; Zina Ben Miled; Paul Salama; Mohamed El-sharkawy

e-mail:rizkalla@engr.iupui.eduAbstractIn 1995, we received a NSF ILI grant to develop a one-credit laboratory component for our three-credit lecture course on electronic manufacturing aspects of printed circuit boards [1-3]. In thispaper, we describe how we have been able to increase the utilization of the equipment from itsoriginal intended use. We do this by developing two additional one-credit laboratory courses fortwo lecture courses using the laboratory that was set up with the grant. The two new laboratorycomponents will give students experience in the electronic manufacturing aspects of applicationspecific integrated circuit (ASIC) design for digital signal processing (DSP) and computerengineering applications. This will require

Conference Session

Insights for Teaching ECE Courses - Session I

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clint Kohl, Cedarville University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

and Electronics Engineers and the American Society of Engineering Educators. Ph.D., Iowa State University M.S.E.E., University of North Dakota B.S.E.E., South Dakota State University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Utilizing an Individually-Built Mobile Robot, in the Laboratory of an Advanced Digital Logic Design Course in Conjunction with a Final Class CompetitionAbstractThis paper describes the development and implementation of a series of laboratory projectsutilized in a junior level, required course for computer engineering majors titled, “AdvancedDigital Logic Design.” Eleven of the 13 lab experiences are directly related to this project.The

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise M Driscoll, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Kristin Everett

Director of Diversity and Inclusion at CISTAR, an NSF Engineering Research Center.Kristin Everett Dr. Everett is an educational evaluator and researcher and the lead evaluator at Everett Evaluation. She works with a variety of education programs and projects, including STEM, engineering education, teacher professional development, after school programs, and health education. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com The Value of Assessing, Reporting, and Discussing Culture of Inclusion with a Scale Designed for an Engineering Research Center (Experience)AbstractThere is a common need

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Maxwell; Michael Parten

Humidity sensor ResultsGraph 8: Hydrogen Humidity Graph 9: De-ionized Water ConductivityAlthough there are several factors that may account for the behavior of the cells, the increase inconductivity of the water indicated in the graphs is a possible problem and prevented furthertesting of the system until the water could be replaced.V. ConclusionThe Texas Tech fuel cell powered SUV has been designed and built and is currently under goingdebug and test. The LabVIEW monitoring and control system has proven to be a versatile andpowerful hardware and software combination for this complex project.VI. AcknowledgementThe U. S. Department of Energy, General Motors, Honeywell and Quantum have providedinvaluable experience for the

Collection

2021 ASEE North Central Section Conference

Authors

William T. Evans PhD P.E., The University of Toledo

the website to the youtube channelsupporting the text and labs (a gift of the covid period). All are open source.Introduction:A request for collaboration on building of inexpensive controls labs occurred six or seven yearsago on the ET list-serve. This request was interesting in that it showed a genuine desire forinstructors in computer, PLC, auto controls and other similar coursework to come together andshare common experiences using less expensive laboratory equipment. It was encouraging tofind others interested in similar goals as myself – that is, inexpensive lab experiences that couldbe used over a number of technically difficult subject areas.Since these labs produce live data, the next step for many of them is the inclusion of the data

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Hietpas

design ofthe laboratory, the functionality and operational use of the laboratory, an overview of how studentswere integrated into the overall laboratory design and development phases, and finally, perspectivesfrom students who are taking the modified version of the Energy Conversion course and itsassociated laboratory course. Page 9.105.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ø 2004, American Society for Engineering EducationI. IntroductionFor 45 years SDSU electrical engineering students conducted electrical machine experiments ina spacious

Conference Session

Energy Projects and Laboratory Ideas

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ahmad Pourmovahed

Session 3133 Performance of a PEM Fuel Cell System Ahmad Pourmovahed, Professor Mechanical Engineering Department Kettering University Flint, Michigan 48504AbstractA PEM fuel cell system was recently added to the Energy Systems Laboratory at KetteringUniversity (formerly GMI). The educational objectives of this experiment are to familiarize thestudents with the principles and operation of a PEM fuel cell, to compare the power outputefficiency of the fuel cell with that of an IC engine, to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Clayson, Laboratory for Innovative Technology and Engineering Education; P K Raju, Auburn University; Chetan Sankar, Auburn University

,Inc. Page 15.906.142. Abraham, N.S. & Abulencia, J.P. (2010). Use of the LITEE Lorn Manufacturing Case Studyin a Senior Chemical Engineering Unit Operations Laboratory, Journal of STEM Education:Innovations and Research. Accepted for publication.3. Brumm, T.J., Ellerston, A., Fisher, D., & Mickelson, S.K. (2004). Practicing Omega:Addressing Learning Outcomes in an On-line Case Simulation. Proceedings of the 2004American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.4. Connolly, P. (2010). The Application of an Engineering Design and Information SystemsCase Study in a Senior Level Product Data Management Course

Conference Session

Focus on ETAC Accreditation

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lili Ma, New York City College of Technology; Benito Mendoza, New York City College of Technology; Lorrington A. Hamilton, New York City College of Technology; Luis Alberto Aponte, New York City College of Technology; Sergey Drabkin, New York City College of Technology; Mauricio Cardenas, New York City College of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Paper ID #32935Development and Implementation of an Assessment Model in a SophomoreElectromechanical Systems Design Laboratory for the ETAC-ABETAccreditationDr. Lili Ma, New York City College of Technology Professor Lili Ma received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Utah State University focusing on autonomous ground vehicles. After that she did three-year post-doctoral training at Virginia Tech working with autonomous aerial vehicles. Prior to joining the Computer Engineering Technology (CET) depart- ment at City Tech in fall 2016, she taught at Wentworth Institute of Technology for many years. Profes- sor Ma’s

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Chin; John Schmalzel; Shreekanth Mandayam; Ravi Ramachandran; Linda Head

will involve VLSI architectures. The VLSI digital circuit designs are done using complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) technology [5]. 3. Integrate software simulation with hands-on laboratory work using MATLAB, its associated SIMULINK package, C++ programming and Mentor Graphics all of which we have at Rowan. 4. Expand student teamwork experience by making group laboratory projects an integral part of the course structure. 5. Continue to improve written and oral communication skills of our students. The proposed educational material development aims to cut across traditional courseboundaries and embodies cross-platform, interdisciplinary knowledge necessary for

Conference Session

Laboratory Development and Technology in the Civil Engineering Classroom

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Burian, University of Utah; Alfred Kalyanapu, University of Utah; Dasch Houdeshel, University of Utah; David Judi, University of Utah; Christine Pomeroy, University of Utah

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

efficient delivery of content withoutrequiring extensive student time outside the lab.This paper describes the development and assessment of the components of a virtual laboratorywebsite recently introduced to water resources engineering courses at the University of Utah.The virtual lab components are designed to meet several educational objectives includingreinforcing key concepts, stimulating critical thinking, and linking lab experiments toprofessional practice.Virtual Laboratory Website ComponentsThe virtual lab website presented in this paper includes digital video of the laboratory procedureswith interactive questioning, animated visualizations reinforcing key concepts, and an interactivecalculator helping students link the laboratory topic

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 4: Bring Your Own Experiment (BYOE)

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eliza Banu, University of Georgia; Dominik May

the design, build and implementation of such a lab in anintroductory fluid mechanics course. The BYOE demonstration will include details on differentaspects of the system. For example, users are able to control flow rate, valve function, andpressure port readings in order to develop friction factor versus Reynolds number plots (Moodydiagram) and calculate minor loss coefficients for fittings. The presented experiment allows us touse such remote lab environments for a student-centered learning experience in a class thatotherwise does not have a laboratory component. We will focus on the possible assignments thatcan result from the multiple configurations of inputs/outputs for the system. Finally, we willshare first, preliminary evaluation data

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emilia Bratschitsch, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Adrian Millward-Sadler, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

from the Technical University of Graz (Austria). She gained industrial experience in automation of control systems, engineering of electronic control systems and software development. Her R&D activities comprise design of signal processing and data analysis methods, modeling, simulation and control of automotive systems as well as Engineering Education.Adrian Millward-Sadler, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences Adrian Millward-Sadler is an English language trainer in the Department of Automotive Engineering, at the Joanneum University of Applied Sciences in Graz. He graduated with a joint honours degree in German and Russian languages from the Victoria University of Manchester in

Conference Session

The Teacher as Manager: Best Practices for Culminating Design Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William P. Manion, University of Maine; Judith A. Hakola, University of Maine

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

adetailed report and oral presentation. In a separate event, they also present to the Maine chapterof the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) during a poster session,Students receive four different grades from the four different instructors: Project Management(fall semester, 2 credits), Fall ECP (1 credit), Engineering Project Design (spring semester, 3credits) and Spring ECP (1 credit). Neither course credits nor instructor workloads changedfrom earlier course sequences. Rather, existing courses were just adapted to the capstoneexperience.This paper includes a literature review, description of the Capstone Consultants experience,advantages over previous capstone courses, specific management and organizational strategies,highlights from some

Conference Session

Implementation of Experiments in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Gray, Texas Tech

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

new students. These types of activities also help to support andvalidate many theories presented within a lecture environment which ultimately help in theoverall understanding of the subject matter. In addition to their effectiveness as a retention tool,these hands-on lab experience courses also attract new students as the word spreads.Many colleges and universities have successfully developed a first year engineering programaimed at improving student success and retention, and these programs very often include hands-on, collaborative, laboratory-based courses in the first semester. The University of ColoradoSchool of Engineering has developed a first year engineering projects course where students areafforded various hands-on lab activities

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Facciol, University of Toronto; Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto; Jason Foster, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

through widespread use of the instrument. It is also hoped that thetool will provide an outlet for the unification of themes across disciplines, allowing for a morestreamlined approach to multi-disciplinary team development in future practices.MethodFour capstone design courses were selected to represent diverse Engineering disciplines. Theinstructors of these courses were interviewed about their course and approach. The purpose ofthe interviews was to gain insight to the perceptions and experiences of the professors. The goalof each interview was to identify and describe five important topics:1. Engineering Design Perceptions (including the identification of an engineering design process);2. The Impact of Experience (whether or not they worked

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 6: First-Year & Sophomore Year Curriculum

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christi L. Patton Luks, Missouri University of Science and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

course description for Numerical Computing for Chemical Engineers course at MissouriUniversity of Science and Technology states that students will “add to their programming skillsby exploring numerical computational techniques for … chemical engineering processes.” Thechallenge is that the course is taught early in the curriculum before the students know what thosechemical engineering processes are. The course has been structured as a flipped class with classtime devoted to solving problems with the numerical tools. To provide relevance for the material,an experimental component has been added to the course. In the laboratory sessions, the studentsconduct a brief experiment or activity and then analyze that process using the

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Curriculum Innovations

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Alfonso Villasmil Urdaneta, Rochester Institute of Technology; Rob Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

similar components and materials. The hydraulicbench is of ad-hoc design with an on top of reservoir electric motor driven pump and a pressurerelief valve with supplies and return quick connectors. The pneumatic benches are Pneutrainer200 training systems (SMC International training) adapted to the needs of the program. Studentswork in groups of 2 or 3 per bench conducting the same experiments per laboratory sessionunder the supervision of a faculty member. Page 25.734.5Virtual ExperimentationVirtual Experimentation involves the use of software capable of modeling the behavior andresponse of real equipment and components to conduct the laboratory

Conference Session

Projects in Alternative Energy: Wind and Solar

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kamal Sarkar, University of Texas, Pan American; Robert A. Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American; Dean Schneider, Texas Engineering Experiment Station; Ken Starcher, West Texas A&M University; Pam Groce, Texas State Energy Conservation Office

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

system alone. The fun part was their involvement in theproject as evidenced in their comments14 during the year end project summary.One critical objective of the project for the student was to deliver a project report based on theiracademic year (actually 9 months) long experience. Purpose of this report was many foldedincluding documentation of their own work, a starting document for the next group for the nextyear, and a potential document for Colonia residents to do the job themselves. Idea was to writeit in simple language by a high school student, rather than by a professional engineer.4. Manufacturing Highlights:Based on the design details stated above, a manufacturing approach was developed to build a 500Watt wind turbine. One of the

Conference Session

Lab Experiments in Materials Science

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Harvey Abramowitz

workers. Thisincludes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Handbook, which only liststhe static load limits. Therefore, a standardized dynamic load procedure was developed. Basedon this procedure, an experiment is described, which can be used as a laboratory exercise for acourse in strength of materials.IntroductionIn recent years, attention has been directed to the effects of dynamic loading on solid-sawn andcomposite wood planks. Interest has multiplied because the scaffold platform material is theweakest link of any temporary structure. Because current platform design is based on staticloading,1 this procedure does not consider normal platform usage. Common usage alwaysincludes application of dynamic loading, such as

Conference Session

Experiences of Underrepresented Students in Engineering

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Manuel Jimenez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Luisa Guillemard, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Sonia M. Bartolomei-Suarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Oscar Marcelo Suarez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Aidsa I. Santiago-Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Nayda G. Santiago, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Carla López del Puerto, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Pedro O. Quintero, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Nelson Cardona-Martínez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #31462Impacting Students from Economically Disadvantaged Groups in anEngineering Career PathwayDr. Manuel Jimenez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus Dr. Jimenez is a professor at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department in the University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez (UPRM). He earned his B.S from Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo, Do- minican Republic in 1986, M.S. from Univ. of Puerto Rico Mayaguez in 1991, and Ph.D. from Michigan State University in 1999. His current teaching and research interests include design, characterization, and rapid prototyping of information processing systems

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Student Thought

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Andrew Olewnik, State University of New York at Buffalo; Randy K. Yerrick, State University of New York at Buffalo; Manoj Madabhushi; Rachith R. Ramaswamy, State University of New York at Buffalo; Yonghee Lee, State University of New York at Buffalo; Hala Alfadhli, State University of New York at Buffalo; Amanda A. Simmons, State University of New York at Buffalo

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

interrelated. These blocks, which include design, analysis,ethics, and laboratory, serve to fragment rather than integrate the curriculum and therefore thelearning experience and preparation of engineering students. The curricula typically includemany levels of pre-requisites and require students fully understand theory before being permittedto practice application. Rather than necessarily informing each other, these insular blocks,typically taught by different entities within the university structure, serve as individualappendages between which the student must somehow identify connections. The authors argued“… the workload of science and math courses can be so overwhelming that students end uplosing interest in the profession for which they are

Conference Session

Experiences of Underrepresented Students in Engineering

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Nayda G. Santiago, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Manuel A. Jimenez, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Luisa Guillemard, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

, “Effect of peer‐led team learning (PLTL) on student achievement, attitude, and self‐concept in college general chemistry in randomized and quasi experimental designs”, Journal of Research in Science Teaching, vol. 52, no. 3, pp. 319-346, Mar 2015.[5] A. E. Dreyfuss, and A. Fraiman, “Peer-Led Team Learning: an Active Learning Method for the 21st Century”, in Proceedings of ICERI 2015 Conference, Seville, Spain, 16th-18th November 2015.[6] I. J. Quitadamo, C. J. Brahler, and G. J. Crouch, “Peer-led team learning: A prospective method for increasing critical thinking in undergraduate science courses”, Science Educator, vol. 18, no. 1, 2009.[7] V. Roth and L. Tien, “The impact of the PLTL experience on Workshop leaders: An

Conference Session

Lab Experiments in Materials Science

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nicholas Degnan; M.L. Meier; Aaron Broumas

. Microhardness testing can be used to measure these profiles and work out the diffusivity of oxygen in titanium. A laboratory experiment has been developed in which commercially pure titanium is annealed in air, the microhardness profiles are obtained, and the results are analyzed to obtain the activation energy for diffusion. The value obtained was close to that for tracer self- diffusion in α-Ti. This inexpensive experiment, based on scientific literature from the 1950s, gives the students hands-on experience with the experimental methods and interpretation of the data used to study this very basic materials behavior.IntroductionTitanium is well known for its excellent resistance to corrosion primarily due to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rafael Niyazov; Mahmoud Ardebili

Session 1526 Laboratory Component for Engineering Mechanics Course Rafael S. Niyazov and Mahmoud K. Ardebili Engineering Science Program Borough of Manhattan Community College / CUNY New York, NewYork10007 Abstract The Engineering Mechanics class at Borough of Manhattan Community College has recently integrated a laboratory component. The lab is designed to give students a hands-on experience with the theoretical concepts covered in the lecture. New laboratory exercises covering topics such as