processes. Dr. Davis is a licensed private pilot and performs research primarily in areas related to aviation. His current research at OU involves the design and development of a new GPS Ground Based Augmentation System utilizing feedback control and the design of instrumentation and data acquisition for navigational systems. Additionally, he serves as the ECE recruiting coordinator and one of the primary academic advisers for ECE students.Mark B. Yeary, University of Oklahoma Mark B. Yeary (S’95M’00SM’03) received the B.S. (honors), M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from the Depart- ment of Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University (TAMU), College Station, in 1992, 1994, and 1999, respectively. Following his graduation
. Page 22.2.6 (a) Main Diagram (b) Diagram for Subsystem “Pull to Position” in (a) Figure 4 Simulink Diagram for Play-Back ModeThe test results are shown in Figure 5. The actual curve (dashed) follows the reference curve(solid) except in the beginning when the device grip was pulled from the center of the workspace to the starting point of the reference curve. During the test, the user felt that his hand,which is holding the grip of the Falcon device, was being guided through the trajectory. Page 22.2.7 Figure 5 Testing Results
MG-2 0.5 0.4 0 2 4 6 8 10 Day (a) (b) Figure 7 (a) a smart grid (b) the overall performance of three
apparent. RED GREEN LED LED R A B GREEN RED LED LED C Page 22.90.7 Figure 3. LED-based circuit illustrating the operation of a bridge rectifier. Some time is spent with this
and their usage in DLD courses.The samples of the representative assignments given in basic activities are described below.They are given to improve the students' understanding of the synthesis of logic functions byusing Product-of-Sums (POS) and Sum-of-Products (SOP) simplification as well as theirsimplified implementation by utilizing Karnaugh-map or Boolean algebra. • Design the simplest circuit that has five inputs; a, b, c, d and e which produces an output value of 1 whenever exactly three or four of the input variables have the value 1; otherwise output will be 0. • Design a logic circuit that will implements the function f (a , b, c ) = ∑ m (1,2, 4,5,6 )After completing the first
AC 2011-801: A NEW PEDAGOGY FOR THE ELECTRONICS LABORA-TORYDaren Reed Wilcox, Southern Polytechnic State UniversityGerd Walter Wstenkhler, Hochschule Harz (University of Applied Sciences) Page 22.79.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A New Pedagogy for the Electronics LaboratoryIntroductionFor decades, laboratory instruction of electronic circuits and devices has been centered onstandard plastic dual-in-line (PDIP) components and integrated circuits such as the uA741operational amplifier inserted in a breadboard for testing. Prior to this method many engineeringprograms used circuit board trainers
Magazine, Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 70-75, March 2004.3. C. Archibald, E. Millar, J. D. Anderson, J. K. Archibald, and D. J. Lee, "A Simple Approach to a Vision- Guided Unmanned Vehicle", SPIE Optics East, Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision XXIII: Algorithms, Techniques, and Active Vision, 60060J, Oct. 23-26, 2005.4. B. B. Edwards, W. S. Fife, J. K. Archibald, D. J. Lee, and D. K. Wilde, "A Design Approach for Small Vision- based Autonomous Vehicles", SPIE Optics East, Intelligent Robots and Computer Vision XXIV: Algorithms, Techniques, and Active Vision, 63840L, Oct. 2006.5. D. Wilde and J. Archibald, "The Robot Racer capstone project", 2009 ASEE Annual Conference, June 14-17, 2009.6. D. Wilde, J. Archibald, D.J. Lee
developed for the circuits courses, the experiments on EM concepts areconstructed based on instructional events:11 gain attention, state objectives, activate priorknowledge, present material, provide learning guidance, motivate practice, and providefeedback. A template based upon these events has been developed and is completed during thedesign of the experiment so that each event is presented to the students in a systematic manner.The template, which becomes the experimental procedure, has the following sections.(a) Learning Objectives: The expected knowledge that the students will gain from theexperiment including a deeper understanding of one-to-two concepts explored in the experiment.(b) Preparation: The sections of the textbook in which the
digital signal processing.Dr. Tonya Smith-Jackson, Virginia Tech Dr. Smith-Jackson is an Associate Professor in the Grado Department of Industrial and Systems Engi- neering. Her specialty areas are cognitive ergonomics and system safety.Carl B. Dietrich, Jr., Virginia Tech Carl Dietrich is a research faculty member at Virginia Tech, where he completed Ph.D. and M.S. de- grees after graduating from Texas A&M University. He worked with the Defense Information Systems Agency, Arlington, Virginia and Bell Northern Research, Richardson, Texas and conducted research on adaptive and diversity antenna systems and radio wave propagation. His current work in software defined radio (SDR) includes leading projects
AC 2011-2420: TRANSITION FROM UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PRO-GRAM PARTICIPANTS TO RESEARCHERS AND OPEN SOURCE COM-MUNITY CONTRIBUTORSMaryPat BeaufaitDuyun Chen, University of Pennsylvania Undergraduate, Junior in Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania with interest in Computer and Biomedical Science.Carl B. Dietrich, Jr., Virginia Tech Carl Dietrich is a research faculty member at Virginia Tech, where he completed Ph.D. and M.S. de- grees after graduating from Texas A&M University. He worked with the Defense Information Systems Agency, Arlington, Virginia and Bell Northern Research, Richardson, Texas and conducted research on adaptive and diversity antenna systems and radio wave propagation. His
withdrew mid semester. Although the sample size is small, a retentionrate of 81% is a little bit below an on-campus course. All students passed and distribution was onpar with on-campus courses as well. The grade distribution for summer circuits 2010 is given inthe figure below. Page 22.1549.4Figure 1: Grade Distribution: 6 5 A 4 Students B 3
Desktop is illustrated below. Figure #1: Mobile Studio DesktopTM Software and Hardware Pin Layout As you see in the above picture, the instrumentation board is USB connected to the tablet PC. The instrumentation board can function as : (a) scope, (b) Digital Multi Meter (DMM), (c) Power supply, and (d) Function generator. There are, however, important limitations in using the Red board (1) No direct measurement of current -- You get current indirectly (by measuring voltage across a resistor, etc), or by using hand held multimeter. (2) No direct measurement of resistance -- You get it indirectly (You may still need a DMM for resistance measurement), or by using hand held
a variety of disabilities (predominantly forpeople with physical disabilities or for people who are blind). Two team projects are highlightedbelow to provide examples for the scope and complexity of typical adapted physical activityprojects. Additional ongoing projects include Wii-B-Fit (an adapted Wii gaming system forpeople with physical disabilities) and the Untethered Runner (a system for people who arelegally blind to run independently without a physical tether or sighted guide).SoloQuad Kayak Conversion Control SystemThe SoloQuad Conversion Project (Figures 2 and 3) was an ongoing project that has beensignificantly enhanced through inclusion in the RAPD grant. The SoloQuad Conversion Projectbegan in 2003 with the award of a “Quality
AC 2011-342: DEVELOPING A COURSE AND LABORATORY FOR EM-BEDDED CONTROL OF MECHATRONIC SYSTEMSM. Moallem, Simon Fraser University Prof. M. Moallem is with the School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University. He received the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada, in 1997. From 1997 to 1999, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Concordia University and a Research Fellow at Duke University, Durham, NC. He was with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada. His research interests include control applications including embedded systems, mechatronics, and renewable energy systems.Yaser M. Roshan
the exercises it is expected that the student, if paying even a moderatelevel of attention, will easily see how theory is applied in practice.References1. Making the Connection. Revelle, Jack B. [ed.] American Society for Quality. Milwaukee:William A. Tony, July 2010, Quality Progress, pp. 36-44.2. Drozd, Andy. EMC Experiments & Demonstrations: Demystifying EMC. EMC Society.[Online] Fall 2008 – Issue No. 219, 2008. [Cited: July 10, 2010.] Page 22.996.9http://www.emcs.org/acstrial/newsletters/fall08/70-71.pdf.3. Undergraduate Electromagnetics – Modified Content and Laboratory. Adamczyk, Bogdan.Fort Wayne: s.n., 2006. American Society for
, Sylvie Woelfflé, For further information: Information Desk European Commission - Information Society and Media DG, Office: BU25 02/59 B-1049 Brussels, http://europa.eu/information_society, Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2010, ISBN 978-92-79-15088-3, doi:10.2759/26127, © European Union, March 20104. internetofthings.org is an online publication for Internet of things field. Our slogan is “Everything on Internet of Things”. Latest news, research activities on Internet of things. We also provide consultancy for customers http://www.internetofthing.org/5. The Internet of Things Council, Council is a thinktank, consultancy, accelarator and forecasting group http://www.theinternetofthings.eu/6. A Pilot Course in
M. Hopper and K. A. Stave. Assessing the effectiveness of systems thinking interventions in the classroom.Proceedings of the 26th International Conference of the System Dynamics Society. Athens, Greece, July 20-24,2008.4 R. Hadgraft, A. Carew, S. Therese, and D. Blundell. Teaching and assessing systems thinking in engineering.Proceedings of the Research in Engineering Education Symposium. Davos, Switzerland, July 7 – 10, 2008.5 P. Flikkema. Learning embedded and real-time systems via low-cost mobile robots. Proceedings. 2001 ASEEAnnual Conference and Exhibition, 2001.6 J.S. Pereira and J.B. Bowles. Comparing controllers with the ball in a tube experiment. IEEE Trans. Fuzzy Syst.,Vol. 1, 8-11 pp. 504-510, Sept.1996.7 P. Wild, B. Surgenor
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and dc-ac invertersare designed and prototyped by the students, Fig. 1(b). Page 22.67.4 (a) (b)Fig. 1: Laboratory workstation for (a) built-in power electronic circuits on the TI C2000 RED kit, and (b) student’s designed and prototyped circuits. a. Integrated Development EnvironmentThe concepts of rapid prototyping and digital control techniques in power electronics in thedeveloped laboratory are realized based on using the TI C2000 micro-controller [13] inconjunction with the MATLAB/Simulink
“enduringunderstandings” that learners should adopt from any learning experience 1 . This step is thenfollowed by identifying ways of student learning attainment and appropriate mechanisms thatwill allow conveying concepts of these kinds.The purpose of this research study is to explore the development of a quality curriculum in high-performance CG (HPCG) education coupled with data describing how students in such coursesperceived the content, assessment, and pedagogy they experienced. We utilized Wiggins andMcTighe’s backward design (1997) 1 as a framework for designing this study. Their backwarddesign process (p.9) is composed of three main stages: (a) identifying the desired learningoutcomes - the content of the lesson, (b) determining the acceptable evidence
required to read through each of the answersof the question in detail and choose which they felt was the most accurate response. An exampleof a multiple choice question implementing the grading rubric is given below [7]: Multiple Choice Question Example (Objective #1) Which of the following most completely describes the function of the stack in a microcontroller? A The stack is in ROM and is used to access constant data used in your programs. (0 points) B The stack is in RAM and is used to store temporary variable data and subroutine return addresses using indexed addressing modes. (1 points) C The stack allows you to have nested subroutines in your programs
AC 2011-1715: 3RD GRADERS EXPERIENCE ON USING AN AUTODI-DACTIC PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL PER-SPECTIVEAikaterini Bagiati, Purdue University, West Lafayette Having acquired a Diploma in Electrical Engineering and a Masters Degree in Advanced Digital Com- munication in the Aristotle University in Greece, and after having worked as an educator both in formal and informal settings for 10 years now, I have, since January 2008, started the PhD Program in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. My research interests are : Developmental Engineering; Engineering in PreK-3; Early Engineering Curriculum Development; Use of Art to enhance Engineering Design; Educational Software; Educational
Engineering Education, January 200311. R. Sash, H. Detloff, B. Chen, N. Grandgenett, D. Duran, “Work in Progress: Retention of Freshmen Computer and Electronics Engineering Students,” 36th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, San Diego, CA, 200612. J. Y. Z. Wang, M. Saifi, “Teaching and Learning in Engineering Freshman Year,” Proceedings of the 2001 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, 2001.13. J. R. Parsons, J. E. Seat, R. M. Bennett, J. H. Forrester, F. T. Gilliam, P. G. Klukken, C. D. Pionke, D. R. Raman, T. H. Scott, W. R. Schleter, F. E. Weber, D. C. Yoder, “The Engage program: implementing an assessing a new first year experience at the university of Tennessee,” Journal of Engineering Education, October 2002.14. R
AC 2011-1540: INTEGRATING A NONTRADITIONAL HANDS-ON LEARN-ING COMPONENT INTO ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS COURSESFOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING STUDENTSKathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech Kathleen Meehan is an Associate Professor in the Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer En- gineering at Virginia Tech. Prior to joining Virginia Tech, she worked at the University of Denver and West Virginia University as well as having worked 12 years in industry. Her research interests include optoelectronic materials and devices and high heat load packaging in addition to Electrical Engineering pedagogy.David Fritz, VA Tech
AFM.In the seventh lab “Atomic spectra; hydrogen Balmer lines; sodium D-doublet” students use agrating spectrometer to measure the wavelengths of two sources. a) Hydrogen lamp: the studentsrecord the wavelengths of the Balmer lines of hydrogen. The measured values are compared tothe calculated wavelengths using the Bohr’s model of hydrogen atom. b) Sodium lamp: thestudents record the yellow D-line from sodium and resolve its two components which areassociated with the 3p electron state, which is split into the P3/2 and P1/2 states due to the spin-orbital coupling. The students measure the energy separation of the two components of the D-line and compare it with the value in the literature
the design of the experiment so that each event ispresented to the students in a systematic manner. The outline, which becomes the writtenexperimental procedure, has the following sections.(a) Learning Objectives: The expected knowledge that the students will gain from theexperiment including a deeper understanding of one-to-two concepts explored in the experiment.(b) Preparation: The sections of the textbook in which the concepts are discussed are identified.(c) Background: A brief explanation of the theory is presented along with a short discussion of Page 22.993.3the practical applications of the theory in day-to-day life, products used
22.731.3AssignmentsAll assignments are in the form of short (one-half to four-page) essays. The intent of theseassignments is multi-fold: To introduce students to important examples of electrical and computer engineering, To enhance skills in learning about new topics in efficient ways, To stimulate creative and critical thinking, To provide practice in technical writing.The topics for all of the assignments are provided in Appendix B. These assignments are quitedifferent from traditional ECE homework and students generally respond well to them.Following is a quotation from one response to the lecture on the design of a helium ionmicroscope: “This week’s speaker really got me excited about Electrical and ComputerEngineering. Prior to the
American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 The VULEGO Real Time Target: Taking Student Designs to Implementation J.C. Peyton Jones, C. McArthur, T. Young Center for Nonlinear Dynamics & Control, Villanova UniversityAbstractThe use of embedded / mechatronic systems in teaching is being revolutionized by a) the adventof increasingly powerful yet low-cost computational devices and sensors, and b) by modernAutomatic Code Generation tools which allow these devices to be programmed directly fromhigh-level designs - without the difficulties traditionally associated with low level embeddedsystem programming. This paper describes progress on a National
, (b) serve in a core maintenance capacity, and (c) conduct assessment ofthe core curriculum.This paper will describe the existing approach to the challenge of assessing learning outcomesrelated to courses delivered by the College of Liberal Arts and Education, and makerecommendations based on the literature in organizational change theory to achieve higher levelsof “buy in” from the stakeholders. Achieving high levels of participation in core assessment willrequire a significant cultural shift in the institution, as academics place a high value on autonomyin their teaching as well as in their scholarship, and thus some tend to see mandates forassessment as interference with academic freedom.2 Existing ApproachThe engineering programs at
to 25-HP on voltages from 120-V single-phase to 600-Vthree-phase. Programmable digital and analog I/O allows the drive to be configured for manyapplication specific tasks such as multiple preset speeds, electronic braking and motor jogging.For implementing a smart grid with control, programming via Microsoft windows has been usedin order to control the frequency and change the output active power of generators. The usedcontrol modes of this drive are: 1. Vector Speed (for single-motor applications requiring higher starting torque and speed regulation) 2. Vector Torque (for single-motor applications requiring torque control independent of speed)B. Transmission Line ModelAll transmission lines are designed at different