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Engineering Education Research

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2004 Annual Conference

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Stephanie Cupp; Paolo Moore; Norman Fortenberry

Engineering Undergraduates?"1998 Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings. Session 3257. Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education, 1998. “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering"19. Benefield, Larry D., Landa L. Trentham, Karen Khododadi, and William F. Walker. "Quality Improvement in a College Engineering Instructional Program." Journal of Engineering Education. vol. 86, no. 1, (1997): pages 57-64.20. Mastracchio, Robert. "Assessment of Professional Performance Expectations and Measures." National Conference on Outcomes Assessment. General

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TIME 5: Solid Mechanics

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2004 Annual Conference

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Glenn Beltz; Marie Dahleh

Session 2666 The Compression of Statics: Is there a Difference Between Summer Session and the Academic Year? Marie Dillon Dahleh†,‡, Glenn E. Beltz‡ † College of Engineering / ‡ Department of Mechanical Engineering University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106abstractThe Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbararecently instituted a Summer session in which courses normally taught over a ten-week quarterare taught in six weeks. The purpose is to allow students to complete multiple-course sequencesduring one Summer session. We chose to

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Mya Poe; Dennis Freeman

learning by (1) linking the scientific research process with the exposition ofscientific findings, (2) identifying high-level misunderstandings of technical content that are onlyobvious when students provide a written explanation of their research results, and (3) providingstudents a forum for giving and receiving substantial feedback on their research writing. Finally,an unexpected result of integrating technical content and communication instruction has been itseffect on teaching assistant education. By educating teaching assistants on how to integratewriting and technical content in an efficient, meaningful manner, we have found that we offer thenext generation of science and engineering educators a template for best practices in

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Writing and Communication II

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2004 Annual Conference

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Thomas Moran

Session 2661 Troubleshooting Procedures – Technical Writing Lessons That Challenge Tom Moran College of Applied Science and Technology Rochester Institute of TechnologyAbstractThis paper proposes introducing instruction and assignments on the preparation oftroubleshooting documentation into technical writing and communication courses. Exercisesthat ask students to create procedures to aid readers in problem solving and the troubleshootingof technological systems and equipment can provide students with challenging and relevantpractice in creating audience centered and helpful documents. A hypothetical technical writingmachine and other

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

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Clive Dym; Anthony Bright

Session 1471 General Engineering at Harvey Mudd: 1957–2003 Anthony Bright, Clive L. Dym Department of Engineering HARVEY MUDD COLLEGE Claremont, CA 91711–5990 E-mail: clive_dym@hmc.edu Telephone: 909–621–8853 Fax: 909–621–8967AbstractThis paper describes the genesis and evolution of the philosophy of the Harvey Mudd Collegegeneral engineering program. This program was established with a sound theoretical basestrongly coupled to the

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Innovative Ideas for Energy Labs

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2004 Annual Conference

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Paul Duesing; David McDonald

Session 1133 Laboratory Development in Power Generation, Conversion and Dissipation Prof. David McDonald, PROF. PAUL DUESING School of Engineering and Technology Lake Superior State UniversityAbstractThe School of Engineering and Technology at Lake Superior State University is developing anEnergy Conversion Laboratory for undergraduate instruction in electrical and mechanicalengineering. The laboratory will enhance students’ interest in, and understanding of,fundamental energy conversion principles through the use of scaled down systems of industrialprocesses. The laboratory

Conference Session

Innovation in Continuing Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Hengzhong Wen; Kurt Gramoll

Session 2222 Tinker Air Force Base Technical Online Training System Development Hengzhong Wen and Kurt Gramoll School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering The University of OklahomaAbstractIncreased Internet connection speeds and new web development tools have greatly improved thepossibilities for interactive online training. This paper discusses an online learning system(www.tinker.ou.edu) that has been developed and implemented for Tinker Air Force Base to helpinstruct base personnel in both environmental

Conference Session

ABET Criterion 4 and Liberal Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Heinz Luegenbiehl; Kathryn Neeley; Jerry Gravander

component that complements the technical content of the curriculum and is consistent with the program and institution objectives.1 Guidance with respect to the content of the “general education component”mentioned in Criterion 4 can be found in Criterion 3, Program Outcomes and Assessment.Many of the sub-criteria in this section encompass knowledge and abilities in mathematics,basic science, and engineering science and design, which relate to components (a) and (b) ofCriterion 4. However, four of the components of Criterion 3 clearly relate to the “generaleducation that complements the technical content” of engineering curricula:1 3f.) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility. 3g.) an ability

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Programs: Look Ahead

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2004 Annual Conference

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Doanh Van

Session 2171 Design and Startup of an ABET General Engineering Science Program. Doanh Van, PhD., PE., CEM Associate Professor and Chair Engineering Union UniversityI. AbstractUnion University started up its new engineering program in 2001. The program offers aBachelor of Science in Engineering with a specialty in either Mechanical Engineering orElectrical Engineering. The first graduating class will be in May 2005, which will pave the wayfor the application for ABET accreditation1 (EAC) in 2006.This paper presents a case study to discuss and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

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Byron Newberry; James Farison

Session 1471 Curricular and Student Characteristics of Accredited Engineering/General Engineering Programs Jim Farison and Byron Newberry Department of Engineering, Baylor University1. IntroductionThe majority of accredited engineering programs in the United States are discipline-orientedprograms, such as electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, etc., for which theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accreditation criteria compriseboth the general criteria that apply to all accredited engineering programs and the accompanyingprogram

Conference Session

Best Zone Papers

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2004 Annual Conference

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Margaret Pinnell; Leon Chuck

unfortunate since engineering is by definition a “service”profession. 1, 4Project Description: During the fall semester of 2002, three sections of the Introduction to MaterialsLaboratory in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at the University ofDayton participated in a service-learning project with the service organization, Aprovecho. Thethree sections of this course were taught by two different instructors where one instructor taughtone section and the other instructor taught two sections. The service-learning project chosen forthis semester was a continuation of laboratory course work done during the 2001-2002 schoolyear. The overall technical objective of this project was to generate meaningful physical andmechanical test

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Best Zone Papers

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2004 Annual Conference

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Scott DeLoach; Eric Matson

Session #1601 Using Robots to Increase Interest of Technical Disciplines in Rural and Underserved Schools Eric Matson, Scott DeLoach Multi-agent and Cooperative Robotics Lab Department of Computing and Information Sciences Kansas State University 234 Nichols Hall, Manhattan, KS, 66506 USA {matson, sdeloach}@cis.ksu.eduAbstractIn Kansas, there are many schools, due to a rural or underserved nature, that fall short inproviding access to technical resources to further interest in science education. We

Conference Session

Teaching Experiences in OME

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2004 Annual Conference

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Eugene Niemi

Session No. 1478 Development of an Ocean Engineering Course As a Technical Elective for Mechanical Engineers Eugene E. Niemi, Jr. Professor University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, MA 01854Abstract This paper outlines the development of a course in Ocean Engineering to be used as atechnical elective for mechanical engineering students. With some modifications, the course isalso being offered as a technology elective for graduate students in a marine science program.The

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Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Elisa Linsky; Gunter Georgi

Session # Integrated Technical Writing Instruction in Freshman Engineering Elisa Linsky, Gunter Georgi. Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, New York.Convincing freshman engineering students that acquiring technical writing expertise is critical totheir success is central to the mission of the writing program in General Engineering. Bydeploying writing consultants to each section of our benchmark introductory course, EG 1004,we teach the fundamentals of good writing within the context of regular engineering coursework.EG 1004 is a survey course designed to introduce various engineering disciplines to ourincoming freshmen. Teamwork

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Scholarship in Engineering Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

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George Morgan; Gene Gloeckner; Amin Karim; Ahmed Khan

Session 1078 Faculty Technical Currency: Status Report on a National Survey of Engineering Technology Faculty Ahmed S. Khan DeVry University, Addison, IL 60101 Amin Karim DeVry University, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181 Gene Gloeckner George Morgan School of Education, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523 AbstractRapid technological growth has put new demands on engineering and engineeringtechnology

Conference Session

How We Teach Problem Solving?

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2004 Annual Conference

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Rich Shiavi; Christopher Rowe

Session 3553 Incorporation of Fourth Generation Computing Environment into a Freshman Engineering Program: An Historical Perspective Christopher Rowe, Richard Shiavi, Jim Tung Vanderbilt University/The MathWorksAbstractHistorically, the incorporation of computing into Vanderbilt University School of Engineering’s(VUSE) curricula began in the mid-1960s. Mainframe computers were purchased, and studentsinitially learned computing using the language FORTRAN (formula translation). The early1980s saw two significant advancements: the introduction of personal computers madecomputing hardware much

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Trends in Construction Engineering II

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2004 Annual Conference

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Erdogan Sener

Session No. 1621 Systemic Framework for Planning of Construction Education for the Next Generation in the United States. Erdogan M. Sener Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)Abstract:Construction work that will take place in the United States in the next few decades will befundamentally different from the type of construction work that has been typical in the last fewdecades. The titles of the traditional construction and construction management undertakings interms of design, estimating, costing, bidding, specifying, scheduling

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Nontechnical Skills for Engineering Technology Students

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2004 Annual Conference

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Jerome Tapper; Walter Buchanan

Session 1348 A Novel Approach to Integrating Communication and Technical Skills Creating a Seamless Transition into Today’s State of the Art Engineering Technology Industrial Environment Jerome Tapper, Walter Buchanan Northeastern University, School of Engineering Technology, Boston, MAAbstract - Today’s engineering professionals are faced with many technical challenges. It can beagreed that the majority of colleges and universities across the country do an excellent job ofeducating our engineering and engineering technology students. However, not all technicallycompetent students are

Conference Session

ECE Laboratory Development & Innovations

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2004 Annual Conference

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Luke Niiler; David Beams

Session 3432 Improving Technical Writing through Published Standards: The University of Texas at Tyler Electrical Engineering Laboratory Style Guide David M. Beams Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Tyler Lucas P. Niiler Department of English and Writing Center Director, University of Texas at TylerAbstractThe writing of technical reports is an integral part of the duties of practicing engineers. Theaccreditation criteria of EC2000 recognize this by placing emphasis on "soft skills

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Bannerot

targeted workshops that launched during the Fall 2003 semester and repeated during theSpring 2004 semester (per above). Workshop topics were developed in response to courserequirements, based on discipline-specific writing conventions and writing problems evident inpast student work. Topics fall into three general categories: 1. Course assignments / engineering documents (proposals, progress reports, technical reports, posters, extended abstracts) 2. Discipline-specific writing problems (comparing / contrasting abstracts, introductions & conclusions; tone and professional communications; paragraph structure and organizational cues; integrating figures with text) 3. Mechanics and proofreading (review and practice

Conference Session

TIME 1: Controls

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2004 Annual Conference

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John-David Yoder; Michael Rider; Juliet Hurtig

blank. Note that the results are based on a scale of 1-4. Page 9.1032.7Questions that refer to the ‘the lab upstairs’ are indicating the laboratory exercises that utilizedthe L.J. Technical Systems motors from the ECCS department.Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright© 2004, American Society for Engineering Education Session 1166 Winter Quarter, 2002-2003 ME419 Laboratory

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TIME 1: Controls

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2004 Annual Conference

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Michael Rider

Session 1166 A Unique, Undergraduate PLC Course Michael J. Rider, Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering Department Ohio Northern UniversityAbstractThis paper briefly describes the PLC course (ME-429) taught at Ohio Northern University as anundergraduate technical elective. In this course the students, working in groups of two, purchasefrom a storeroom all Siemens /Simatic TI /Direct Logic PLC modules necessary to assembletheir PLC. Each group assembles and wires their PLC under instructor supervision. During thefirst two weeks, they design

Conference Session

EM Skills and Real-World Concepts, Pt. 1

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2004 Annual Conference

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Elise Barrella; Keith Buffinton

business today. They were alsogiven the opportunity to rate and comment on the general preparation of engineering andmanagement graduates to enter the work force. The questions from both surveys can be seen inFigure 1.ILTM Survey (Mid-Level Managers and Senior Executives)1. What is your current job title?2. Are there ILTM graduates who have or currently work for you? Please comment on their preparation for entering your company and their subsequent progress.3. What do employers expect of today’s engineering and management graduates (for both fields and for each field individually)? That is, what skills, concepts and thinking abilities are most valuable?4. Further, what is expected of top graduates in those fields? What separates

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EM Skills and Real-World Concepts, Pt. 1

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2004 Annual Conference

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Donald Merino

improvements in meeting key projectobjectives such as completion time, budget and performance were achieved.IX. Bibliography:1) A Guide to Project Management Body of Knowledge – 2000 EditionProject Management Institute, Newton Square, PA2) Total Quality Management GuideDoD 5000.5.1-GDepartment of Defense, Washington, DC3) Managing a Project as a ProcessSiell, Eileen M.AT&T Technical Journal, March-April 1991,4) Use of Static and Predictive Metrics in R. & D. ManagementMerino, Donald N.1996 ASEE Annual Conference ProceedingsAmerican Society of Engineering Education (ASEE)Jun 25, 1996, Sess. 2542, Refereed Paper5) Use of Report Cards as Predictive Metrics in Product Development”Koen, P., Merino, Donald N.1996 ASEM National ConferenceAmerican

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EM Skills and Real-World Concepts, Pt. 1

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2004 Annual Conference

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Hamid Khan

curriculumand in the Executive MBA programs. His research interest has been in the field of ManagementDevelopment of Engineers and Technology Managers. Hamid has a BS in Mechanical Engineering, MS inIndustrial and Management Systems Engineering, MBA in Management, and a Doctorate in Education. Hehas contributed about thirty five refereed papers to American Society for Engineering Education andFrontiers in Education conferences and chaired technical sessions. He has published and has been reviewerof the Journals of Engineering and Engineering Technology. Dr. Khan is a Registered ProfessionalEngineer in the State of Texas since 1985, and has offered every year, his professional services to TAC ofABET program evaluation for strengthening engineering

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

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Murtuza Aluminiumwalla; Mohammed Haque

concrete building construction using 3Danimation and walkthrough. It will help construction engineering or management students andnon-technical personnel on construction sites to better visualize the sequence of operations forconstructing reinforced concrete buildings. The developed 3-D computer animation model willalso help students to visualize the entire construction process of a reinforced concrete building ina few minutes, which in reality on the site would take many months.Vir tual Walkthr ough Model Development MethodologyThe focus of this research was to develop a web-based 3D computer animation model (Figure 1)showing systematic construction processes of a typical reinforced concrete building. Thefollowing steps were used:1. Developing

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Technical Issues in Architectural Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

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Michael McGeen

Session 2406 Recent Architectural Engineering Projects Using Rapid Prototyping Michael McGeen, AIA Milwaukee School of EngineeringAbstractIn today’s construction industry, with the introduction of new materials, free-form shapesof buildings, special problems with historical preservation, LEED Certification ofbuildings and even buildings with very large components that move, there are many newchallenges for architectural engineers. This paper highlights some of the work done atMilwaukee School of Engineering by undergraduate students in summer of 2002 and2003 that links architectural

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Wilburn Clouse

acompany or have entrepreneurship tendencies. These schools emphasize more abouthow to develop a business venture and seek venture capitalists for funding. Corporatebuy-outs are also an important feature of this approach. Generally speaking, some ofthese programs teach more about how to manage and develop a corporate environmentthan they do to seek new and different opportunities. Usually, these programs are singlediscipline focused. In programs associated with schools of engineering, students are more frequentlyinvolved in innovation than they are in true entrepreneurship. The schools ofengineering are usually great at teaching the technical concepts related to disciplines butfrequently do not have courses that cut across technical subject

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Prathivadi Ravikumar

short term. Another key reason is that of nottaking into account design constraints as early as possible. It is well known that a vast portion ofa product’s lifetime cumulative cost is determined by the time a product is designed. A formalunderstanding of the principles and methods of DFM can help generate awareness if lacking, andimportantly enable successful DFM implementation and thereby deriving the benefits of DFM.ROLE OF DFM IN THE CURRICULUMThe list of courses and requirements outlined in Table 1 shows that the curriculum has beendesigned with the intent of addressing the needs of students who are mostly in the technical andmanagement workplace seeking a terminal degree, often cross-disciplinary. Many of them mighthave gained education

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Sig Lillevik

Society for EngineeringObjective 1 requires the students to follow a specific development process throughout the year.In fact, it is a process that models as closely as possible the steps that many product teams use inmany high-technology companies. Unfortunately, logistics prohibit some of the marketing andmanufacturing steps.Solving an open-ended problem, Objective 2, requires the student to use their mathematic,science, and engineering fundamentals to propose, analyze, and evaluate alternate solutions.Often, the student teams will model several possible design options, generate performance data,and select the solution based on meeting required specifications.This capstone design sequence involves more then a theoretical design. In Objective 3