Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics: Modes and Methods

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Cornwell, United States Air Force Academy; Matthew Snyder; Michael Anderson, P.E., United States Air Force

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics Division (MECHS)

Paper ID #36915The Evolution of a Flipped Dynamics CourseDr. Phillip Cornwell, United States Air Force Academy Phillip Cornwell is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the United States Air Force Academy and is an Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1989 and his present interests include structural dynamics, struc- tural health monitoring, and undergraduate engineering education. Dr. Cornwell has received an SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award in 1992, and the Dean’s Outstanding Teacher award at Rose-Hulman in 2000

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Trey Shirley, Clemson University; John Wagner, Clemson University; Randy Collins, Clemson University; Anand Gramopadhye, Clemson University

material handling system environment which facilitates studentdesign projects. Lastly, a summary is presented in Section 5.2. Classroom TopicsA multi-disciplinary mechatronics engineer should ideally have a set of technical talents toaccomplish the given engineering task and accompanying business and interpersonal skills. Therequired engineering skills include mechanical, electrical, and industrial engineering withcomputer programming and testing experiences. Given that students may have a range ofbackgrounds, the course focuses on both systems engineering and general professional skills.The technical content includes control systems, PLCs, robots, actuators, sensors, electronics,circuit reading, mechanical systems, electric power, electric motors

Conference Session

Engineering Mechanics Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

AnnMarie Thomas, University of Saint Thomas; Keith Berrier, University of Saint Thomas; Andrea Guggenbuehl, University of Saint Thomas, Health and Human Performance Department

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

spring, and a German wheel as a slipping (or non-slipping, depending on the simplifications made) disk rolling on a surface. “Dynamics withCircus Laboratory” was designed to explore these connections in a fun, intensive elective course.This course was developed to supplement engineering students’ exposure to dynamics, and togive them hands-on experience doing experiments related to dynamics. Mechanical Engineeringstudents at the University of St. Thomas are required to take a traditional Mechanics course inwhich dynamics is taught, however this new course exposed/introduced students to additionaltopics, such as Lagrangian dynamics, that are not covered in the required class. This paper willdescribe the initial offering of the course, focusing on

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jed Lyons

teaching and research activities. For example,civil engineers help teachers and students meet the state science standards on earth materials andearth processes. Environmental engineers help with ecology and earth processes. Chemicalengineers help with heat and changes in matter, mixtures & solutions and chemistry. Electricalengineers help with sound & light, electricity & magnetism and physical science. Mechanicalengineers help with the many state science standards dealing with forces, machines, motion,work and energy. Examples of some of the activities implemented by mechanical engineeringgraduate students include the following. Black Boxes – The black box activity was an introduction to models and the engineer’s and scientist’s

Conference Session

Assessment in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Araoluwa Adaramola, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Allison Godwin, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

theNational Science Foundation.References[1] B. N. Geisinger, and D. R. Raman, “Why They Leave: Understanding Student Attrition from Engineering Majors*.” International Journal of Engineering Education. vol. 29. No. 4, pp 914-925, Mar. 2013. Available: https://dr.lib.iastate.edu/handle/20.500.12876/1392 [Accessed May 16, 2022][2] S. L. Arena and J. L. Davis, “The Concept-Specific Effects of Cooperative Learning in an Introductory Engineering Mechanics Dynamics Course,” Innovations in Education and Teaching International, vol. 58, no. 4, pp. 387–397, Jul. 2021, doi: 10.1080/14703297.2020.1777886.[3] D. A. Amos, C. M. Pittard, and K. E. Snyder, “Active Learning and Student Performance in a Materials and Energy

Conference Session

New Trends in CHE Education I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Hanyak, Bucknell University; Timothy Raymond, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

AC 2009-1936: TEACHING MATERIAL AND ENERGY BALANCES TOFIRST-YEAR STUDENTS USING COOPERATIVE TEAM-BASED PROJECTSAND LABSMichael Hanyak, Bucknell University Michael E. Hanyak, Jr. is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Bucknell University since 1974. He received his B.S. from The Pennsylvania State University, M.S. from Carnegie Mellon, and his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 1976. His teaching and research interests include computer-aided engineering and design, courseware development and the electronic classroom. He was one of the principal investigators with Brian Hoyt, William J. Snyder, Edward Mastascusa, and Maurice Aburdene on a five-year National

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenny Mahan, University of Alabama; Jesse Huguet, University of Alabama; Joseph Chappell, University of Alabama; Keith Woodbury, University of Alabama; Robert Taylor, University of Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

. This paper reports on the second yearof an NSF CCLI Phase I project to implement a sequence of Excel modules for use in theThermal Mechanical Engineering Curriculum.A collection of Excel Add-ins has been developed for use in solving thermodynamics problems.This paper reports on development of three Add-ins to compute properties of refrigerants R134and R22 and to compute gas dynamics relations for isentropic, Fanno, and Rayleigh flows ofideal gases. All of the Excel Add-ins developed can be downloaded at the project websitewww.me.ua.edu/ExcelinME.IntroUnder a National Science Foundation (NSF) Curriculum, Classroom, and LaboratoryImprovement (CCLI) grant a number of software modules have been developed to facilitateengineering analysis in a

Conference Session

Mechanical Design and Projects

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Sam Ramrattan, Western Michigan University; Alamgir Choudhury, Western Michigan University; Pavel Ikonomov, Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

very good example of collaboration betweenindustry and university, with benefits for both sides. The students were excited about working ona project with great potential for industrial applicability, and industry was more than willing toprovide needed materials for the project to become a reality. The results obtained so far areencouraging and it is believed that the proposed methodology can be used for better processcontrol to establish a materials control program and for dimensional control of cores and molds.The designed apparatus is another tool that would aid in identifying correct amounts of bindermaterials and catalysts, and for predicting the behavior of the core and mold material in thermo-mechanical application.IntroductionEven with

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2007 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

JungHun Choi; Wes Grebski

“project driven curriculum” allowedthe students to see this “bigger picture” rather than the individual pieces of the puzzle [3]. As part of thePenn State Hazleton Mechanical Engineering Technology program, projects were introduced during thefall semester of the freshman year. These projects were being introduced in the Engineering Design andGraphics course. The project topics were selected to provide a comprehensive approach to engineeringdesign and required knowledge of statics, dynamics, strength of materials, machine design, tool design,manufacturing processes, etc. The last two projects which were introduced were designing and building asolar powered car and designing and building an experimental aircraft. These projects were verysuccessful

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering: DEI, Flipped Classrooms

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Grimm, Michigan State University; Ron Averill, Michigan State University; Sara Roccabianca, Michigan State University; Geoffrey Recktenwald, Michigan State University

Materials course. This model used a modified masteryapproach that stresses formative assessment, guidance in the problem-solving process, andstructured student reflection. We now refer to this new approach as SMART Assessment - shortfor Supported Mastery Assessment using Repeated Testing. The effects of this model have beenvery positive, and results on overall student success in Mechanics of Materials have beenpresented in full at prior ASEE conferences.In this paper, we focus on the effects of this new assessment model on the performance ofstudents who may be at greater risk due to their first-generation status or economic disadvantage,while accounting for other measures such as incoming GPA and performance in the prerequisitecourse, Statics. The

Conference Session

Student Learning Assessment Methods

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Paper ID #29856Integrate Manufacturing related Materials and Quality Control Standardsinto Master Level Engineering EducationDr. Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Dr. Hua Li, an Associate Professor in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Texas A&M University- Kingsville, is interested in sustainable manufacturing, renewable energy, sustainability assessment, and engineering education. Dr. Li has served as P.I. and Co-P.I. in different projects funded by NSF, DOEd, DHS, and HP, totaling more than 2.5 million dollars.Prof. Kai Jin, Texas A&M University - Kingsville Dr. Kai Jin is a Professor of

Conference Session

Implementing Active Learning in Mechanical Engineering Technology

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael W Martin, Northern Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

of these active learning approaches was evaluated using instructor observation,student feedback, and student test scores. After the some initial hesitancy, the students ended upappreciating the teaching approach and thought that they learned the material well. This wassupported by student test scores in which students taking the active learning-based classsignificantly outperformed their counterparts taking a more traditional lecture-based class.IntroductionA student centered teaching methodology was employed in a senior level fluid mechanics courserequired in the Mechanical Engineering Technology curriculum at Northern MichiganUniversity. Through significantly reduced lecture time, in-class problem solving activities, out-of-class student

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Proulx Denis; Martin Brouillette; Jean Nicolas; Charron François

. Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education Session 1566 o The elimination of superfluous and redundant material, as the close integration of the material throughout the curriculum reduces repetition to a minimum. Also, handbook-type knowledge, such as mechanical element design, was removed from the curriculum. o The addition of new technical content, particularly in the field of mechatronics, which we consider as being an integral part of the new practice of mechanical engineering. o A balance between

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anca Sala, Baker College

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

the author as atechnical elective for undergraduate Mechanical Engineering students. The course is a 4-hourcredit course which includes lecture and hands-on activities. Course pre-requisites are Physics I(Mechanics) and Materials Science.2. Topics and Course RequirementsThe course is offered under the title of Biomechanics and Biomaterials, with the followingcourse description: “Introduces students to the topics of biomechanics, and biomaterials used inmedical applications. Students will use the principles of kinematics and dynamics to analyze andinterpret a variety of human body movements. Includes survey of biomaterials, with propertiesand specific medical applications.”The following Student Learning Outcomes have been adopted for the

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Marie Dahleh

Session Sustainability of an Outcome Based Assessment Process: Analysis of the Resource Impact Marie Dillon Dahleh Department of Mechanical and Environmental Engineering University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 93106AbstractAll ABET accredited programs are developing assessment plans, which are used to determine ifa program is successfully achieving the program outcomes. These outcomes must include butare not limited to Criterion 3 (a)-(k) of EC 2000. The assessment plans must balance the desire tomeasure all of the outcomes all of the time and the limited resources available. Most

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Huihui Qi, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

the textbook knowledge. Project-basedlearning is mainly completed outside of the classroom through a semester assessment andredesign project. Different class elements were delivered to students in an inter-woven style, andsometimes different elements showed up in the same class period.Course StructureThis course was designed as an upper division mechanical engineering elective course, typicallyoffered to senior students and juniors if they met the prerequisite. The prerequisite for juniorstudents is mechanics of materials, calculus I, II and III, Computer-Aided Design and FiniteElement Analysis.The course was offered a semester before the students finish their senior project, so hopefully,the senior students could find opportunities to

Conference Session

Improving ME Instructional Laboratories

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Zissman, University of Texas-Austin; Philip Schmidt, University of Texas-Austin

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Engineering Education, 2007 Alternative Methods for Producing Wind Tunnel Models for Student Projects in Fluid MechanicsAbstractProject-based approaches to engineering education make it desirable for students to createfunctional wind tunnel models for testing of original designs in fluid mechanics courses. Thispaper compares several rapid-prototyping (RP) methods with conventional mold/cast techniquesfor fabrication of fluid-dynamic models on the basis of cost, production time, ease-of-use, andaccessibility of equipment and materials. RP technologies considered include stereolithography(SLA), selective laser sintering (SLS), fused-deposition modeling (FDM), 3-D printing

Conference Session

Technical Session 3a

Collection

2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Rebeka Sultana, California State University, Long Beach

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Pacific Southwest Section

Engineering andChemical Engineering students at California State University, Long Beach (CSULB). For thestudents, this course is the first introduction to the concept and principal of Fluid Mechanics. Thestudent learning objective is the ability to apply fundamental fluid flow analysis techniques tovarious fluid systems. The students’ performance is assessed based on homework, quizzes,midterms, and a final exam. In the first Midterm, students’ performance has been belowexpectation where students were tested with questions on hydrostatics. However, later in thesemester, students start to have better understanding of the course materials and theirperformances improve. But, because of their poor performance in the first Midterm, students’overall grades

Conference Session

Capstone/Design Projects: Mechanical ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Johnson; Carlos Oncina

Engineering Technology at Central Washington University. Hecoordinates the Manufacturing Specialization. He specializes in production technology (www.cwu.edu/~oncinac)and has a P.E. in Mechanical EngineeringCRAIG JOHNSONCraig Johnson is the Coordinator of the Mechanical Engineering Technology Program at Central Wash. Univ. Heis the Foundry Education Foundation Key Professor (www.cwu.edu/~cjohnson) and has a P.E. in Metallurgy. Dr. J.is the ASEE Materials Division Chair. He specializes in test design, interface characterization and processoptimization (forming & casting). Page 10.1389.7 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sanda Cleja-Tigoiu; Raluca Rosca

Session 2793 Introduction to MATLAB Using a Theoretical Mechanics Study-Case Raluca Rosca, Sanda Cleja-Tigoiu Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, University of Florida/ Department of Mathematics and Informatics, University of BucharestAbstractThe paper describes a 5 weeks module of a 3 credits Advanced Mechanics of Materials classtaught in the Fall 2002 semester at University of Bucharest. The module realized an introductionto the plotting, matrix computation and scientific algebra capabilities of the software MATLAB

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Bob Lahidji

Statistics Industrial Electricity and Control II CAD Application Electricity and Light Strength/Elasticity of Materials Design for Manufacturing and Tooling Page 2.407.3 Engineering Dynamics 3 Heat and Thermodynamics Fluid Mechanics Computer Numerical Control Cooperative Education Mechanical/Machine design Industrial Quality Control Manufacturing Engineering Analysis Manufacturing Enterprise CapstoneA typical course description The course Mechanical/Machine design was randomly selected from the above list toshow a

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

John Klegka; Robert Rabb

employing three modules, this curriculum avoids a cumulativeexposure to a specific matter and, at the same time, introduces related material from otherdisciplines. Likewise, the proposed curriculum still demands the knowledge acquired inprevious courses. This sequential learning leads to a more refined understanding of subjectmaterial and promotes greater efforts at synthesis and analysis.This mechanical engineering curriculum concludes in a substantial project or course after thestudent has demonstrated a good understanding of the fundamentals of the discipline. In theAmerican Association of Colleges’ (AAC) view, this experience provides two great lessons: 1)the joy of mastery, the thrill of moving forward in a formal body of knowledge and gaining

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering: Statics and Dynamics

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paris Weber, University of Washington; Seung-Jin Lee, University of Washington; Heather Dillon, University of Washington

, biofuels, green buildings, and consumer products. His tools of research include life cycle assessment (LCA), industrial ecology, material flow analysis, energy efficiency, market diffusion models, reuse and recycling, and sustainable development. Prior to his current position, he was an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan-Flint.Heather Dillon Dr. Heather Dillon is Professor and Chair of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington Tacoma, where her research team is working on renewable energy systems, solid-state lighting, energy efficiency in buildings, fundamental heat transfer studies, and engineering education. She is the Chair of the Council on Undergraduate Research

Conference Session

ET International Collaborations

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jean-Yves Hascoet; Benoit Furet; Marek Balazinski

persisted in providingopportunities to enrich the pedagogical content of their design and manufacturing courses usingindustrial projects that can be completed by student teams.For the Mechanical Engineering department of the Institut Universitaire de Technologie deNantes, this educational practice is as follows:· 12 to 15 projects yearly,· A team of 5 to 9 students for each project,· 8 consecutive hours weekly devoted to t hese projects; from October to February fordesign and mock up, and February to June for the final prototype,· The subjects are varied· Per year, 3 to 5 tons of transformed materials, 50 gigabytes of CAD and CAM file dataand business figures of 0,5 MUS$In the program of the Ecole Centrale Nantes, project

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2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Nicolas Ali Libre

evaluation of students in Mechanics of Materials is discussed in this paper.The effect of using such educational app on the performance of students was experimentallymeasured by comparing the performance of students who use this app with those who usetraditional methods. As an experiment, this app was integrated into assignments of a largesection undergraduate course with a diverse student population. The app is offered to students asan optional tool; the performance of students is monitored quarterly during the semester and inthe final common exam. The results of this case study showed that the students applied andlearned skills related to section properties successfully and their attitudes towards engineeringmechanics improved. Keywords

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

Laboratory while concurrently working on an NSF Engineering Education Grant directed towards integrating STEM material critical for understanding dynamic systems response.Jeffrey Hodgkins, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Jeff is a graduate student in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Massachusetts. He is currently working on his Master’s Degrees in the Modal Analysis and Controls Laboratory while concurrently working on an NSF Engineering Education Grant directed towards integrating STEM material critical for understanding dynamic systems response.Nels Wirkkala, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Nels is a graduate student in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the

Conference Session

Innovations in Advanced Fabrication Technologies

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen Duong; Akihiko Kumagai, California State University - Sacramento; Adewale George Ogbogho, SMAL; John Tien

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

many potential advantages over larger-size mechanisms. Theycan possibly get into tight spaces and hard-to-reach areas for maintenance and surveillancepurposes. They could be cost effective due to their space efficiency and light weight, as a smallamount of material is used for building mechanisms. Kuribayashi designed a Shape MemoryAlloy (SMA) actuated micro-robot to work under a microscope [1]. Tanner and others developeda cable-driven robotic mechanism for minimally invasive surgery using carbon nanotubecomposite structures [2]. A 6-DOF micro-robot controlled by magnetic forces was created byDiller and others [3]. Micro Robotics Laboratory at University of Maryland has developedvarious micro-robots including a jumping robot fabricated by the

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Terry Derossett; Steven Nesbit; Scott Hummel

materials, mechanical design, manufacturing, thermo-fluids and instrumentationamong others. All too often, students compartmentalize their courses, failing to see therelationship between topics taught in different courses. In an effort to reduce thiscompartmentalization and increase overall knowledge and skill integration, a multi-courseproject was developed. The project requires the students to design, analyze, manufacture,instrument, and evaluate a load cell. The courses directly involved in the project are MechanicalDesign, Manufacturing, and Instrumentation, although many other courses were indirectlyinvolved. These three courses are taken concurrently during the first semester of the junior year.Working in groups of two or three, students

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering: Design and Labs

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manish Paliwal, The College of New Jersey; Bijan Sepahpour, The College of New Jersey

development of laboratory apparatus and experiments in the areas of mechanics of materials and dynamics of machinery for undergraduate engineering programs. He has advised on over forty (40) Senior Design Projects and his teams of students have received five (5) National Championships and three Best Design Awards. In the recent years, he has challenged himself with the creation of an effective methodology for successful Invention and Innovation. He was part of a 14-member multi-disciplinary team to design and create the "Society, Ethics, and Technology (SET)" course at TCNJ in 1994 and has taught multiple regular and Honors sections of this course since then. He led a multi-disciplinary team of faculty from TCNJ's School of

Conference Session

Mechanical and Architectural Engineering Laboratories

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teodora Rutar, Seattle University; Gregory Mason, Seattle University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2011-1543: DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS IN INTRODUCTION TO THER-MODYNAMICS COURSETeodora Rutar, Seattle University Teodora Rutar Shuman is a Paccar Associate Professor at Seattle University, Department of Mechanical Engineering. She received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Belgrade University, Yugoslavia, and an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington. She pursues research in electro-mechanical systems for sustainable processing of microalgae. email: teodora@seattleu.eduGregory Mason, Seattle University Page 22.434.1 c American Society for Engineering