Conference Session

Electrical ET Labs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Conrad; Marvin Needler

Graphics. During the five weeks where the laboratory consisted of the simulation experiments, the students were not required to attend the laboratory if they had completed the simulation at home prior to the lab time. If they chose not to attend lab, it was a requirement that they send me a copy of their completed simulation program. I could then verify that their solution met the design criteria. Several students were extremely pleased with this option because they lived 40 miles from campus and the lab was scheduled from 8:30 – 10:30 p.m. Some of the students worked on their design problems both at home and in the lab, some used only the scheduled lab period to

Conference Session

Innovative Laboratories in BME

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Miles Wernick, Illinois Institute of Technology; Ana Lukic, Illinois Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

object[1]. PhantomFor a student demonstration x-rays are not convenientbecause they are invisible and hazardous. To circumventthis problem we have developed an experiment that usesvisible light, allowing students to directly observe theprocess and eliminating any hazards. To eliminaterefraction (which is not negligible for visible light) the Figure 1. A photograph of the phantomphantom object is designed from translucent material assembly illuminated by the light box. The translucent phantom object is(acrylic plastic) and immersed within a refractive-index- immersed within a square tank with

Collection

2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Robert I. Egbert

is designated as the, “Lead Engineer.” The LeadEngineer is essentially in charge of the student lab group for the experiment in which he or she isdesignated the Lead Engineer. This includes understanding the purpose and objective of thelaboratory exercise, organizing and wiring the experimental set up, understanding whatmeasurements are required for the lab, and making a preliminary confirmation that theexperimental data taken, correctly agrees with the expected values.One week after the completion of the experiment, the Lead Engineer turns in a formal lab reportfor the laboratory exercise he or she supervises. If, over the course the laboratory term, theleadership rotates back to the original Lead Engineer, a second formal laboratory report

Conference Session

Laboratories in Engineering Technology

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Asgill, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

used for developing laboratory exercises is the wet/dry approach that combinessimulation (dry) of instrumentation circuits with a hands-on (wet) practical component. Thedepartment was already using the National Instruments LabVIEW simulation software forinstruction in its circuits, electronics, and test engineering laboratory course. It was thereforedetermined that this would be a good tool to use for developing the biomedical instrumentationlaboratory exercises. For the first set of laboratory exercises, a total of six experiments weredeveloped that led ultimately to the design and development of a crude ECG that could acquireECG signals that were then imported into LabVIEW and could be further analyzed using virtualinstruments (Vis) that are

Conference Session

Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Khaled Mansy

Quantify Savings due toIncorporation of Daylight into Architectural Design, Solar 2003, pp. 797-802, Austin, Texas,June 21-26, 2003. In this simplified method, Excel worksheets are used to do the aforementionedmathematical procedure, and proved to be very effective and easy to use and understand byundergraduate students in OSU. The author used the same mathematical procedure in teachingthe advanced environmental control course in which the students showed real interest, improvedunderstanding of the subject, and appreciation of the results before hand. The use of a digitalcamera to document the model and the experiment is highly desired.3. ConclusionIn conclusion, this Daylighting Laboratory should be considered as a model to be adapted inother

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Chiang Shih

using students todevelop engineering laboratories. However, their scope of implementation is limited tolaboratory development. The L-T-T concept has been implemented with success by educatorsfrom North Carolina A&T State University (Pai et. al. 1999). They designed a verticallyintegrated learning experience, where experienced (upper-level class) students can assist less-experienced (lower-level class) students how to use progressively more sophisticated softwarepackages throughout the curriculum. We would like to combine their experience to include thelearning through teaching component in our class and laboratory practice. Students will beasked to be involved in the laboratory preparation as well as participation in the actual teachingto

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Drake; Mark Driver; Eric Welch

. Page 7.58.1 "Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education"IntroductionThe engineering instrumentation course at Christian Brothers University is designed to instructstudents in the theory and use of various instruments and transducers. While emphasis is placedon the acquisition, analysis and reporting of data, the course relies heavily on experiments thatdemonstrate the interdisciplinary nature of instrumentation.The senior-level professors who teach the course have diverse backgrounds in electrical,computer, mechanical, and aeronautical engineering with significant instrumentation experiencein each

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rajab Challoo; Shuhui Li

theoretical calculations for quality education, thevaluable role of simulation cannot be ignored [4]. First, the circuit simulation can provide astrong virtual laboratory environment for a practical experiment. Second, it is much faster tobuild or modify an electric circuit or system in simulation than in hardware. Third, with richcircuit analysis functionalities in most circuit simulation IT tools, analysis and design of anelectric/electronic circuit is very easy to perform in software simulation environment [5, 6]. However, it is critical to let students see the relation and comparison between hardwaremeasurement and software simulation in order for them to gain better understanding and strongerconfidence on using simulation IT tools for

Conference Session

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 5: Remote, Hands-On Laboratories

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Robinson

, analyze and interpretdata, design systems to meet needs, learn from failure, demonstrate creativity, select, modify andoperate tools, work safely, communicate effectively, work effectively in teams, behave ethically,and gather information with their senses.The number of objectives above indicates that laboratories are asked to do many things;however, laboratories represent a small portion of the engineering credit hours within mostprograms. Many programs have several four-credit engineering courses which include one labcredit hour, but the total lab time does not typically exceed four or five credit hours. This paperpresents integrated experiments as a way to make efficient use of scarce laboratory time.Integrated experiments are revisited in

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

William Lan; Karlene Hoo; Jason Williams; Harry Parker; Charles Smith; Theodore Wiesner

conducted an experiment in the Unit Operations class designed toelucidate the impact of virtual experiments upon student learning. The TTU College ofEducation is now conducting the assessment. In this presentation, we demonstrate our virtualexperiments and results of the assessment. We then recommend to what extent physicalexperiments can be replaced with virtual experiments without compromising student learning.IntroductionThe unit operations laboratory Texas Tech University is employed to reinforce to seniorchemical engineering students the basic chemical engineering principles associated with variouspieces of equipment. The unit operations laboratory is also used to familiarize the students withthe safety concerns regarding each piece of

Collection

2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

K. P. Isaac, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)

LABORATORIES Modelling, simulation and visualization have been used by engineers to analyse physical phenomena and design complex engineering problems(1). The same methodology is now being extended as virtual laboratories to conduct laboratory experiments on computer screens with necessary hardware and software to link the computers to the physical experimental set up. Virtual laboratories can be classified as recreative or interactive or immersive or collaborative. The hierarchy of virtual laboratory development is shown in Fig. 1. Page 17.30.7 Immersive and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yongpeng Zhang, Prairie View A&M University; Lin Li, Prairie View A&M University; Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

, 1988 and 1991 respectively. His field of specialization was in Electrical and Computer Engineering, with emphasis on Stochastic Control Theory. He joined the Department of Engineering Technology at Texas Southern University (TSU) as an Assistant Professor in the fall of 2006. He initiated the Virtual and Remote Laboratory (VR-Lab) at TSU in 2008. With the support of NSF HBCU-UP, CCLI and IEECI programs, a state of the art virtual and remote laboratory has been established. Now, the VR-Lab website is being served as portal for students to conduct various virtual and remote experiments. Page 22.1663.1

Conference Session

What's New in Dynamics?

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Tracy Van Zandt, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Jeffrey Hodgkins, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Nels Wirkkala, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

students.The lecture-based format of teaching which predominates in engineering education may not bethe most effective manner to achieve these goals 1,2. Constructivist learning theory asserts thatknowledge is not simply transmitted from teacher to student, but is actively constructed by themind of the learner through experiences. 3,4.Hands-on projects and problems with practical purpose tend to help students learn best 5.Laboratory based projects are the best vehicle for demonstrating many aspects of engineeringproblem solving situations. But in most cases, laboratory environments are set up as “exercises”which have very clear, predetermined outcomes. This is done to reinforce lecture material that ispresented in related courses 6. These “canned

Conference Session

Innovations in the ChE Laboratory

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Dunbar

for Engineering Educationwater quality constraints require them. State-of-the-art surface water purification includesseveral other techniques including reverse osmosis, membrane filtration, cartridge filtration, ionexchange, electrodialysis, aeration, and softening. On the other hands, students could attempt tobuild a solar powered treatment system. Such a project would certainly produce studententhusiasm. It should be noted that many universities incorporate newer surface water treatmenttechnologies into their laboratory experiments. This paper does not exclude these technologiesas an alternative to water treatment.Experimental SystemFigure 2 shows the system that was designed and built for this project. It consists of two pumps,an

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caitlin Donahue Wylie, University of Virginia; Michael E. Gorman, University of Virginia

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

engineering research, especially for students from underrepresented groups. But scholarsknow little about what actually happens during students’ research experiences that creates thesedesirable outcomes. We hypothesize that a crucial factor in students’ learning and developmentof engineering identity is how they are socialized into a research community. Our study draws ontheories from the fields of education and science and technology studies, such as expertise,identity formation, and situated learning in communities of practice. To investigate learning inlabs, we conducted participant observation in two engineering laboratories in a medium-sizedpublic research university for one academic year, which included attending meetings,interviewing lab

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies I

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Walter Tuttle, University of Technology Sydney; Bruce Moulton, University of Technology Sydney; David Lowe, The University of Sydney

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

–1684.[15] P. Orduña, J. Irurzun, E. Sancristobal, S. Martín, and M. Castro, “Designing Experiment Agnostic Remote Laboratories,” in Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation (REV 2009), 2009, pp. 236–241.[16] E. Fabregas, G. Farias, S. Dormido-Canto, S. Dormido, and F. Esquembre, “Developing a remote laboratory for engineering education,” Comput. Educ., vol. 57, no. 2, pp. 1686–1697, Sep. 2011.[17] R. Puerto, L. M. Jiménez, and O. Reinoso, “Remote control laboratory via Internet using Matlab and Simulink,” Comput. Appl. Eng. Educ., vol. 18, no. 4, pp. 694–702, Dec. 2010

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Rubaai, Howard University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

technology. The primary elements of this laboratory are establishing acomprehensive facility in an interdisciplinary, team-oriented environment, and developing alaboratory curriculum based on hands-on experience. The key hardware element of suchcapability is an embeddable dSPACE digital signal processor (DSP) that can be connected tovarious sensors and actuators, depending upon the system objectives. The key software used inthe laboratory exercises is based on MATLAB/Simulink environment. The MATLAB/Simulinkenvironment is used to build the control algorithms, allowing the students to design, and testtheir controllers without being distracted by software implementation issues. The controllers arefirst designed in Simulink. Then, the Real-Time

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Fisher; Anton Pintar; Kirk Schulz

and final report for the first experiment aresubmitted by the students to the faculty advisor, reviewed by the faculty advisor and returned tothe students with comments but no grade, and then submitted in final form by the students forgrading.The student groups develop a portfolio for each experiment. The portfolio contains all of theirwork on that experiment: objectives, laboratory proposal, data, transparencies for the oralpresentations, group meetings, final report, and peer evaluations.SafetyThe safety program mentioned earlier has evolved into an extensive safety program, PAWS(Prevent Accidents With Safety), with a high level of student involvement. During eachexperimental cycle, a group is designated to serve as the student Safety

Collection

2022 ASEE - North Central Section Conference

Authors

Samuel Joel Rainey, Geneva College; Christopher Charles Jobes P.E., Geneva College

elasticity are averaged to account for variations inmaterial properties caused by unpredictable variations in the printing process. An experimentaldesign is created with the intent of allowing undergraduate students to repeat a modified form ofthis experiment as an active-learning laboratory assignment for a Mechanics of Materials course,with copies of the test pieces with the most representative orientation changes being given tostudents for testing. An alternate version of the lab is presented which would allow students todevelop their own test pieces in a competition format. A group of undergraduate students at avariety of experience levels completes the original experiment as designed and providesfeedback related to the laboratory experiment’s

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Prawit Potsawatsuk; Mohammed Enamul Haque; Amarneethi Vamadevan

surveyof laboratory testing instruments, interactive instrument set-up and step-by-step laboratorytesting procedure, computation and graphical presentation of test data and report writing. Thetwo primary components of the proposed laboratory studio are:• Guided Tutor Module: To create an intriguing guided learning environment of soil lab test and to generate interactive learning experiences that help students to form mental representations of procedures involving a soil test.• Java Simulation based Lab Test Module: To develop cognitive architecture that simulates students' learning experience in soil testing.Guided Tutor Module:This module is designed to support the laboratory experiments within the context of normalteaching program. The

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Ishwar Rattan

traditionalcentralized operating systems. To integrate the concepts of distributed operating systems(DOS) in out undergraduate curriculum, a new course has been designed. It uses DOS laboratorywhich contains fourteen PC/ATs running under MINIX 1.5 (with networking kernel). This paperdescribes the course, the laboratory set-up, and the experiences in using the laboratory.Introduction Since the mid 1980s, two major advances in computer technology have been evident. First,powerful microprocessors (16, 32 and even 64 bit) with computing power of earlier mainframesare abundant. Secondly, a larger number of these can be connected together through high speednetworks which allow data transfer at 10 to 100 million bits per second. These have lead to increasing

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Craddock; Chandrasekhar Vallath; Alison Arndt; Lizette Chevalier

on- line or CD-ROM based reference forconducting experiments in support of an introductory course in environmental engineering.Unlike printed manuals, this laboratory manual, or labware, can provide technology-enhancedtools to enrich the learning environment and experience. These features provide a valuable toolfor a wide range of campus environments. The manual can be adapted by two- or four- yearprograms, and utilized with or without expensive laboratory equipment. The laboratorydescriptions include detailed photography of equipment, as well as quality video and sound clipsof the experiments and their application. In addition, multiple sets of data are included with eachexperiment. These data sets can be used in lieu of performing the

Conference Session

Emerging Technologies in Manufacturing Education II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Wells, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

principal focus of the course deviated somewhat from the originally intended mechanicalmicro-machining focus. The primary semester-long assignment was a combined analytical-laboratory project: back extrusion of a hemi-spherical lens from a polycarbonate blank. Theoverall process design called for the production of a shape approximately 1.5 millimeters indiameter by 750 microns tall from a polycarbonate button 10 millimeters in diameter by 3millimeters high. Student work on the project began with a literature search to establishextrusion characteristics and properties of polycarbonate. Process engineering included elementsof tooling, process design, experiment design and measurement: … design of extrusion tooling (manufactured from AISI 316

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan M. Lord; Jose A. Macedo; Rick T. Olson

. Page 5.8.85. ConclusionsAn innovative first-year engineering laboratory in which students design and build simplephysical models of systems while emulating methods followed by practicing engineers has beendeveloped at the University of San Diego. This project helps students develop several keyengineering skills early in the curriculum and provides an entertaining yet challenging learningenvironment that also helps retain engineering students. Students were very enthusiastic aboutthe project. All of the students reported that the project improved their skills in open-endedproblem-solving and provided experience with engineering practice. Despite the amount ofwork required, students unanimously recommended that the project be continued. Since

Conference Session

Web Education: Delivery and Evaluation

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Nippert

Laboratory wasconstructed to allow students to have experiences tuning controllers and observingvarious control schemes in simulations that behave in manners similar to real examples.It is designed to supplement the lecture component by allowing interactive homeworkand in class demonstrations. This laboratory has been online for one and a halfsemesters.The modules use examples of control of processes such as heaters and mixers that areunderstandable and relevant to both disciplines, therefore, the site can by used by a wide Page 7.531.2variety of engineering students. The Virtual Laboratory has the advantage that the Proceedings of the 2002 American

Conference Session

Laboratory and Research Skill Development

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Prpich, University of Virginia; Natasha Smith, University of Virginia; Caroline Elizabeth Crockett, University of Virginia; Anukriti Shrestha, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

engineeringlaboratory course at the University of Virginia. They participated in two dedicated lectures ontroubleshooting before engaging in a laboratory-based troubleshooting assessment. The exercisewas adapted from prior research [2] and will be described below.Course Setting and ParticipantsThe 4th-year chemical engineering lab course focuses on fundamental concepts includingexperimentation, teamwork, technical communication, and safety. Students spend four hours inlab each week investigating complex experimental problems. Each experimental problemrequires four-weeks of investigation and students complete three experiments over the course ofthe term. Additionally, a 50-minute lecture is conducted weekly to provide training incommunication, teamwork, safety

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nicole DeJong Okamoto; Tai-Ran Hsu

these students will be developed. This elective will focus on an overview of the problem,air-cooling technologies, computational design methodologies, Jedec standards, and emergingtechnologies, including cooling of nano-scale devices. It will include both lecture and asignificant laboratory component.The laboratory, once completed, will include six experiments plus computational capabilities.Experiments will focus on 1) temperature measurement methods, including uncertainty, 2)chassis impedence and fan performance, 3) thermal resistance measurements in an air-cooledcomputer, 4) heat transfer coefficient determination using liquid crystal thermography, 5) liquidcooling using microchannel heat exchangers, and 6) heat pipes. These experiments

Conference Session

ELOS Technical Session 5 - Remote, Virtual, and Digital Realities

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Michael Ulan Genialovich Dakeev, Sam Houston State University; Iftekhar Ibne Basith, Sam Houston State University; Suleiman M Obeidat, Texas A&M University; Reg Recayi Pecen, Sam Houston State University; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Alyona Maliassova, Sam Houston State University; Paige Horton, Sam Houston State University

Tagged Divisions

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

capabilities infacilitating realistic motion and control, thereby broadening its applicability across variousindustries and use cases. In our previous studies, we introduced a VR robotic arm simulation toimprove muscle memory for engineering students. In this study, we want to incorporate howhaptic gloves may improve overall experience within the VR laboratory setting.The significance of this comparative analysis lies in its potential to offer valuable insights topractitioners and researchers alike. By elucidating the relative strengths and limitations ofdifferent haptic gloves, this study seeks to inform decision-making processes regarding gloveselection and deployment strategies. BackgroundAs the need to

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yong Wang, University of Illinois, Chicago; Lin Li, University of Illinois, Chicago

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

/design63.html.5. Rutgers The State University of New Jersey. 14:540:434 Quality Engineering Laboratory. 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013, from http://ise.rutgers.edu/undergraduate_course/434.html.6. University of Michigan. IOE 570 (Stats 570) Experimental Design 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013, from http://www.engin.umich.edu/college/academics/bulletin/depts/ioe/courses.7. Georgia Institute of Technology. Design of Experiments (DOE) I: Introduction to DOE. 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013, from http://www.pe.gatech.edu/courses/design-experiments.8. Rochester Institute of Technology. 0303-758 Design of Experiments. 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013, from http://register.rit.edu/courseSchedule/0303758.9

Conference Session

Homework, Learning, and Problem Solving in Mechanics

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael Wilson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

students integrate worked examples into their study practices. Priorstudies have largely viewed the use of worked examples as an intervention to support learning,with the metrics of the study related to pre-/post- gains in understanding or ability. We areinterested in the details of how students use worked examples to solve problems, and there existsa gap in our current understanding of this facet of worked-example instruction. This gap in theliterature inspires the broader research we are conducting, as well as the specific researchquestions considered in this paper: • RQ1: what are the necessary components of a laboratory experiment designed to probe student usage of worked examples in support of problem solving? Working hypothesis