Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claudio Talarico, Eastern Washington University; Esteban Rodriguez-Marek, Eastern Washington University; Min-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

University. His interest include image and video processing, communication systems, digital signal processing, and cryptographic theory and applications.Min-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University Page 14.67.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 A Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Project Implementing a Robotic Arm for the Artificial Insemination of Endangered Amphibian SpeciesAbstractThis paper presents a pilot undergraduate project started in fall 2007 and completed in spring2008 at Eastern Washington University. The goal of the project was to expose

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Computer Applications in Energy Conversion

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Liping Guo, Northern Illinois University; Paul Curtis, Northern Illinois University; Andrew Barendregt, Northern Illinois University; Anthony Surillo, Northern Illinois University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

of Phi Kappa Phi.Paul Curtis, Northern Illinois UniversityAndrew Barendregt, Northern Illinois UniversityAnthony Surillo , Northern Illinois University Page 14.122.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Design and Implementation of A Sun Tracking Solar Power SystemABSTRACTA senior design project is an integral part of the undergraduate engineering technologydegree program requirements at a four-year engineering technology institution. Allstudents are required to complete a two-semester long (4 credit hours) senior designproject. Three electrical engineering technology undergraduate students formed a seniordesign project

Conference Session

Sustainable and Urban Development

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon deMonsabert, George Mason University; Laura Miller, George Mason University

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Civil Engineering

Department. Ms. Miller is a PE and a LEED AP. Page 14.660.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Greening the CapstoneAbstractThe Senior Design Project course at George Mason University provides a capstone designexperience that integrates the fundamental knowledge employed by a contemporary civilengineering design team in areas such as land use planning, transportation design, water andsewerage management, grading and storm water design, site analyses and layout, and economic,environmental and regulatory restrictions. In response to the growing need for civil engineerswith a solid foundation in

Conference Session

Teaching Innovation in Architectural Engineering I

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Cowan, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

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Architectural

2006-249: ADOPT A BUILDING PROJECT: UTILIZING THE EXISTING (CASESTUDIES) TO TEACH CONSTRUCTIONDavid Cowan, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Dr. David Jan Cowan is an assistant professor of Architectural Engineering Technology and Interior Design at Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, Indianapolis (IUPUI). Page 11.161.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Adopt a Building Project: Utilizing the Existing (Case Studies) To Teach ConstructionAbstract This paper focuses upon the discussion of using existing buildings to teach commercialconstruction

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Teaching with Technology in Dynamics and Mechanics of Materials

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Salim Haidar, Grand Valley State University; Ali Mohammadzadeh, Grand Valley State University

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Mechanics

Mathematics with a Minor in Physics from St. Vincent College, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Carnegie-Mellon University. His research studies are in applied nonlinear analysis: partial differential equations, optimization, numerical analysis and continuum mechanics Page 11.1141.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Solving Nonlinear Governing Equations of Motion Using MATLAB and SIMULINK in First Dynamics CourseOverviewStudents in first dynamics courses deal with some dynamical problems in which the governingequations of motion are simultaneous, second order

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Energy Learning through Simulation and Analysis

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert McMasters, Virginia Military Institute; Michael Sexton, Virginia Military Institute

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

system design and optimization. Dr. Sexton holds B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech. Page 11.809.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Interactive Computer Program for Enhancing Conductive Heat Transfer ConceptsAbstractA computer based interactive learning tool for students enrolled in the Heat and Mass Transfercourse for undergraduate students was developed. The program is based on a code developedthrough a private contract with Sandia National Laboratory for steady state and transient heatconduction in solids. The interface, which

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ASEE 2021 Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference

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David Walden; Kenneth R. Leitch P.E., West Texas A&M University; Roy Jean Issa P.E., West Texas A&M University; Emad Manla, West Texas A&M University

incorporation of phase change materials in conventional building walls. His recent studies focused on the enhancement of the thermal transport in heat exchanger systems using nanofluids. Dr. Issa is an author and co-author of over 50 journal and conference papers in the area of heat transfer and fluid dynamics. He was selected as a Fulbright Scholar to Austria in 2016.Dr. Emad Manla, West Texas A&M University ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Session XXXX Thermoelectric Generation in Waste Heat Recovery Methods David S. Walden

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Potpourri

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tae-Hoon Kim, Purdue University Northwest; Melissa Nicole Fitzgerald, Purdue University Northwest; Mithulesh Kurale, REU Student

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Computing & Information Technology

Paper ID #19062The Optimal Receiving Signal Strength to Use the Relay Node in WirelessNetworkDr. Tae-Hoon Kim, Purdue University NorthwestMiss Melissa Nicole Fitzgerald, Purdue University Northwest Melissa Fitzgerald is an undergraduate student and research assistant at Purdue University Northwest in Hammond, Indiana. She is currently working toward obtaining her B.S. in Computer Information Tech- nology and participated in the National Science Foundation’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) in 2016.Mithulesh Kurale, REU Student c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017The optimal

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Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harold T. Evensen, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

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Engineering Physics & Physics

Education, 2017 Incorporating Metrology Concepts into an Engineering Physics Measurements LaboratoryWe restructured an existing required, two-credit advanced laboratory course around the subjectmatter of metrology and design of experiments. Here, we present a significant extension fromwork that was presented in 2013. The course now uses international standards and terminologyas set in documents from the Joint Committee for Guides in Metrology (JCGM) to guide studentsin the description and execution of experiments. Students learn to use appropriate vocabulary asdefined in the International Vocabulary of Metrology (“VIM”) and handle uncertainty using theprocess described in the Guide to the expression of

Conference Session

Computing Research II

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammad Rafiq Muqri, DeVry University, Pomona; Eliezer Ochoa Jr.; Joshua David De Piano; Michael G. Milford; Alan Moses Galvan; Alireza Kavianpour, DeVry University, Pomona

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Computing and Information Technology

that keep me very busy and lots of pets.Prof. Michael G. MilfordAlan Moses GalvanDr. Alireza Kavianpour, DeVry University, Pomona Dr. Alireza Kavianpour received his PH.D. Degree from University of Southern California (USC). He is currently Senior Professor at DeVry University, Pomona, CA. Dr. Kavianpour is the author and co-author of over forty technical papers all published in IEEE Journals or referred conferences. Before joining DeVry University he was a researcher at the University of California, Irvine and consultant at Qualcom Inc. His main interests are in the areas of embedded systems and computer architecture. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019SURVEY AND ANALYSIS OF

Conference Session

Computing Research II

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afrin Naz, West Virginia University Institute of Technology.; Mardigon Max Toler, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

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Computing and Information Technology

Toler, West Virginia University Institute of Technology Mardigon Toler is a student of Computer Science and Mathematics at West Virginia University Institute of Technology, finishing a bachelor’s degree in both fields in spring 2019. His interests include digital audio, digital signal processing, and distributed and parallel computing. His past projects have included applications of AI to real-time music accompaniment as well as real-time software-based audio synthesis using Fourier transforms. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Investigating Communication Patterns for Distributed Fast Fourier TransformsIntroduction Fast

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale H. Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus

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Instrumentation

Paper ID #22001Design, Development, and Testing of Load Cell AccelerometersDr. Dale H. Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus Dale H. Litwhiler is an Associate Professor at Penn State, Berks Campus in Reading, PA. He received his B.S. from Penn State University, M.S. from Syracuse University, and Ph.D. from Lehigh University all in electrical engineering. Prior to beginning his academic career, he worked with IBM Federal Systems and Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems as a hardware and software design engineer. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Design

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Automation, Instrumentation, and Computer Simulations

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alamgir A. Choudhury, Western Michigan University; Jorge Rodriguez P.E., Western Michigan University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

are in the area of product development, topology optimization, additive manufacturing, sustainable design, and biomechanics. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A modular system energy efficiency study of hydraulic applications Due to the growing demand for energy efficient products on the market, the investigation ofenergy usage in product lifecycles is becoming an important factor in design processes. Often, thisproblem is addressed by the analysis of energy efficiency of a product already designed along withits subsequent design improvement. The consideration of energy efficiency at an earlier stage addsto the complexity of the design process, but payoff may be significant in terms of

Conference Session

Flipped Classrooms in Mechanical Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brett Batson, Trine University

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Mechanical Engineering

. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 “Other” Reasons to Invert a ClassAbstractSome one-to-one comparisons of the inverted mode of course material delivery versusconventional, in-person lecture mode have shown no significant difference in student learningbetween the two (Canino1). Experience shows that inverting a course is a time-consumingprocess. To justify the additional work required to invert courses, the present study looksbeyond a direct comparison. Some of the reasons are predicated on the fact that video lecturesused for inverted courses tend to be significantly shorter in duration than the associated classtime. Others are due to class time being freed up for uses other than lecture. Among

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho, Moscow

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Instrumentation

. Page 26.1581.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 The “Minty Boost®” as an Exciting Laboratory Experience in Learning Power Electronics and InstrumentationIntroductionLimor Fried designed and markets a cell phone charger under the trade name, Minty Boost®. ABoost Converter, a common power electronic converter circuit, provides the main function:boosting about three Volts from a series pair of AA Alkaline cells to five Volts, the standardvoltage of a USB cell phone input. The Minty Boost® also contains appropriate logic to protectthe circuitry and to enable the higher current mode of the USB. The Minty Boost® is packagedas a kit for the user to solder together and then to

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mustafa G. Guvench, University of Southern Maine; Mao Ye, University of Southern Maine

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Instrumentation

, Instrumentation, software development, and automation design. Page 26.271.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015Automated Bode-Magnitude and Bode-Phase Frequency Response Testing ofAnalog Systems and Electronic Circuits Using Standard USB interfaced Test Instruments AbstractThis paper describes the design, operation and use of a PC controlled automated frequencyresponse measurement system using the standard USB-interface-enabled bench-top testinstruments which are now available in most undergraduate electronics laboratories

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2019 ASEE PNW Section Conference

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Xichen Jiang, Western Washington University; Patrick William Shive, Western Washington University

Frequency Duration method in the AURORAxmpforecasting and modeling software [3]. AURORAxmp analyzes the Western power market toproduce hourly price forecasts for electricity based on potential future resource dispatch andmarket conditions. The stochastic outputs from these simulations serve as the input to the PSMIII model to compute the costs associated with outages.PSE’s IRP defines a resource adequacy model that includes the Loss of Load Probability(LOLP), Expected Unserved Energy (EUE), and Loss of Load Hours (LOLH). After a planningstandard has been established, capacity planning margins and incremental capacity equivalentsfor different resources are defined using various risk metrics [3].The VOLL is often derived from customer surveys

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho, Moscow

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Diversity

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Instrumentation

Paper ID #30551Metering and Data Acquisition System for Electrical GatewayDr. Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho, Moscow Herb Hess is Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Idaho, where he teaches subjects in He received the PhD Degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1993. His research and teaching interests are in power electronics, electric machines and drives, electrical power systems, and analog/mixed signal electronics. He has taught senior capstone design since 1985 at several universities. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Metering

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Labs & Projects - New Opportunities

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Dennis O'Connor, California State University, Chico

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Mechanical Engineering

State University Chico in 2015 as an Assistant Professor. Dr O’Connor teaches a myriad of courses including: Dynamics, Materials, Thermodynamics, Machine Design, and Vibrations. In addition, he is the faculty advisor to both Chico State Rocketry and SAE Mini Baja student clubs. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020Electric Ceiling Hoist: A Semester Project with Competing Forces to Enhance Student Learning in Machine DesignAbstractMechanical Engineering Design (i.e., Machine Design) is a pivotal course in any MechanicalEngineering or Mechatronic Engineering curriculum. This course marks the transition fromlearning fundamental mathematics and science to applying them for

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jay Lee P.E., California Baptist University; Yeonsang Hwang P.E., Arkansas State University; Tae-Hoon Kim, Purdue University Northwest

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Diversity

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Instrumentation

Information Science, associate professor of Computer Information Technol- ogy and Graphics. His teaching areas are computer networking, network security, network design, parallel computing, and data science. His research interests are reliable wireless sensor and ad hoc network, net- work anomaly detection, cyber-physical system, and applied data science. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Forecasting Drought Indices Using Machine Learning Algorithm Jay Lee, Tae-Hoon Kim, and Yeonsang HwangAbstractAccording to the existing studies, the historical climate record and seasonal temperature andprecipitation records offer useful input for making short-term drought

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Curriculum and Course Development

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Chris A. O'Riordan-Adjah, Wake Technical Community College

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

University of Central Florida respectively. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Self–Initiative Undergraduate ResearchAbstractThis paper describes an undergraduate research project conducted at a liberal arts institutionduring the summer of 2019. The undertaking was distinctive in that it was an engineering projectconducted at a liberal arts college by undergraduate students enrolled in the college’sengineering program. A multidisciplinary research team was assembled, composed of studentsmajoring in civil, chemical and mechanical engineering.It should be emphasized that this seven-week program was designed to serve primarily as alearning experience for the student researchers

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2019 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Michael Hennessey

) was there sufficient dynamics content, (2) could it work, (3) was is innovative, (4) were the students familiar with the technology, and (5) would J (January)-Term and spring semester and modest funding (if needed) significantly advance the idea? The top 3 teams made more progress during J-Term and spring semester, with each team fabricating a prototype device. Students were also asked to answer a short survey about the KEEN project and the results were generally positive, such as being more interested in dynamics due to participating in the KEEN project.1. IntroductionKEEN (Kern Entrepreneurship in Engineering Network [1]) was created to instill anentrepreneurial mindset into engineering education so that

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2019 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Md. Nizam Uddin; Fenil Desai; Arvind Murali; Andrew Swindle; Eylem Asmatulu

nanocomposite was electrospun and then dried for 24 hours to developed fibers. Thetechnical criteria for electrospun were developed in earlier articles and are as shown in Table 1.The developed fiber was then stabilized and carbonized at 250 °C and 850 °C respectively for anhour. Table 1: Electrospinning parameters used in the present study. Figure 1: Illustration of the fabrication process of electrospun PAN nanocomposite fibers.2.3. Characterization of Nanocomposite Fibers The morphology of the prepared nanocomposite fibers was characterized by SEM device(FEI Nova Nano SEM 450). Using the SEM, several areas were imaged to inspect the uniformityof fibers and the diameters of the fibers were measured by image analysis software

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Teaching Models in NRE

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erich Schneider, University of Texas at Austin

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Nuclear and Radiological

. Page 13.1178.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Teaching the SN Method: Zero to International Benchmark in Six WeeksAbstractThe discrete ordinates or SN method is employed to solve the neutron transport equation in anumber of code packages that are considered mainstays of reactor design and safety analysis.Yet students often begin using these codes without having gained the deep understanding of theSN approach that stems from implementing the SN algorithm in a computer code of their owndesign.This paper presents a series of lectures and computing activities involving beginning graduatestudents having no prior transport theory experience. The students wrote three codes: amultigroup

Conference Session

Undergraduate Spacecraft Design II

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Boyer, St. Louis University; Krishnaswamy Ravindra, St. Louis University; John George, St. Louis University; Kyle Mitchell, St. Louis University

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Aerospace

Engineering. He joined the faculty of the Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2004 as a tenure track Assistant Professor. His interests are in the areas of smart sensors, sensor technology, and embedded system. Page 12.897.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Sophomore Model Rocket ProjectAbstract:In this paper, a model rocket project suitable for sophomore aerospace engineering students isdescribed. This project encompasses elements of drag estimation, thrust determination andanalysis using digital data acquisition, statistical analysis of data, computer aided drafting,programming

Conference Session

Optical and Wireless Communication Systems

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mustafa Guvench, University of Southern Maine

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Electrical and Computer

span the field of microelectronics including I.C. design, MEMS and semiconductor technology and its application in sensor development, finite element and analytical modeling of semiconductor devices and sensors, and electronic instrumentation and measurement. Page 12.1132.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Optoelectronic Device and Fiber Link Characterization in Computer Integrated Electronics Laboratory AbstractThis paper describes how automated measurement capabilities of a Computer-Integrated

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Tito-Izquierdo, University of Houston-Downtown; Alberto Gomez-Rivas, University of Houston-Downtown; Weining Feng, University of Houston; George Pincus, University of Houston-Downtown

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Professional Engineer. Page 11.187.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 AN EXPERIMENT BASED STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS COURSE FOR ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY STUDENTSAbstractThis paper describes a Structural Dynamics course for engineering technology students withemphasis on the understanding of the theoretical concepts by using lab experiments. Theexperiments involve a minimum amount of equipment.The experiments are of increasing levels of theoretical complexity. The first two experimentsinvolve single degree of freedom systems. The first one is a mass-spring system withtranslational

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurements: Innovative Course Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Beams, University of Texas-Tyler

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Instrumentation

2006-1813: PROJECT TUNA II - BODE ANALYZER AND TEACHING TOOLDavid Beams, University of Texas-Tyler DAVID M. BEAMS is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Texas at Tyler. He received his BS and MS degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in and the Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has had over 16 years of industrial experience in addition to his 8 years with UT-Tyler. He is a licensed professional engineer in Wisconsin and Texas and holds or shares four patents. Page 11.1045.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006

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Innovative and Computer-Assisted Lab Studies

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Johnson, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Alesia Ferguson, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Patrick Hager, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Aristide Sanou, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Daniel Shenoda, Armstrong Atlantic State University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

University in Savannah, GA. He plans to complete his Bachelor of Science degree at Georgia Tech.Daniel Shenoda, Armstrong Atlantic State University Daniel Shenoda is a sophomore mechanical engineering student at Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, GA. He plans to complete his Bachelor of Science degree at Georgia Tech. Page 11.457.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Development of a Data Acquisition System for the Measurement of Residue Transfer CoefficientAbstractSurface residue transfer coefficients (SRTC’s) are used in the quantification

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Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Instruction

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Foley, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

AC 2007-223: ESCAPE FROM CARNOT: A NEW WAY TO INTRODUCE THEMYSTERIOUS PROPERTY, ENTROPY.Andrew Foley, U.S. Coast Guard Academy Page 12.687.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Escape from Carnot : A new way to introduce the mysterious property, Entropy. Dr Andrew C Foley P.E U.S Coast Guard Academy, New London, CTIntroduction Entropy and its use within the second law of thermodynamics is undoubtedly oneof the harder concepts in an undergraduate engineering degree. The vast majority ofengineers fall into one of two categories when