Paper ID #41093Project-Based Learning in a Multidisciplinary Two-Semester First-Year ExperienceDr. Mohammad Heshmati, Mississippi State University Dr. Mohammad Heshmati is an assistant professor in Swalm School of Chemical Engineering at Mississippi State University (MSU). His background is in Petroleum Engineering academia and industry settings. He is currently teaching Petroleum and Chemical Engineering courses at MSU and performs research in the fields of energy and dynamics of fluid flow in porous structuresDr. Bill B. Elmore, Mississippi State University Bill B. Elmore, Ph.D., P.E., is an Associate Professor and Director
Paper ID #43732Desktop Flow Visualisation Experiments for Guided Discovery of BoundaryLayersDr. Peter B. Johnson, Imperial College London Peter is a Principal Teaching Fellow (permanent academic staff with an education focused remit) in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Imperial College London. He teaches a fluid mechanics module to undergraduate students. He is also responsible for laboratory based learning, and plays a lead role in teaching administration within the department. Additionally, Peter has a remit to innovate in educational methods, with two main focuses: discovery based learning, including developing
prototyping process without significant degrading.However, we noticed that leakage around the seal generated by zip tie A was a common failure mode. Oncethe muscles are compromised, the creature is challenging to control. As an example, the syringes had to bereset frequently on leaking muscles because the air volume in the system would slowly decrease.Furthermore, actuating the syringes rapidly can be fairly exhausting for the operator after a while due to theamount of friction caused by this. The silicone tubing also can cause issues, specifically withmaneuverability, because the weight and elastic force caused by the tubes can affect the movement of thecreature.(b) Prototype ActuationBefore production of the McKibben creature, each team must first
vertical shaft that bears an impeller at itsend. Impeller was immersed in a liquid, and when the machine was in motion, the impelleragitated the liquid. The bill of materials is given in Table I. (a) (b)Figure 2. The troubleshooting setup used in the study (a). A commercially available gamma-type Stirling engine is modified for this study’s purpose. In this setup, an electric heaterprovides the heat energy to run the impeller. The load on the impeller is determined by theviscosity of the liquid that it stirs. Close view of the heating coils on the displacer cylinder (b). Table I. The Bill of Materials for a Stirling
Paper ID #40103BYOE: Engineering Mechanics with a Twist: Design and Implementation ofaCustom Torsion-Testing ApparatusDr. Jacob Bishop, Southern Utah University Jacob Bishop holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering. He earned a Ph.D. in Engineering Education at Utah State University pursuing his research on the flipped classroom. His research interests are multidisciplinary. In educational research, his interests include model-eliciting activities, open online education, educational data mining, and the flipped classroom. In quantitative methodology and psycho- metrics, his interests focus on the use of
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system of parallel forces acts on a body, it is often required to find the magnitude anddirection of the resultant force and its point of application.Assuming the forces 𝐹! , 𝐹" , 𝑎𝑛𝑑𝐹# are parallel to 𝑦-axis in Figure 1. The resultant 𝑹 will also be parallelto y-axis. As the moment of a force about a point must be perpendicular to that force, the moment of allthree forces and the moment of resultant about the origin are confined to the 𝑥𝑧 plane. The positionvector, r, defines the point of application of the resultant force R. Figure 1: (a) Parallel system of forces (b) equivalent force-couple system at origin O, and (c) resultant force and its point of application [8]Implementation of the Concept in
tank level. Thevalue of the level when the voltage measured at the sensor is sensor presents 4 to 20 mA depending on the level of the tank.zero. However, the signal conditioning circuit results in voltages After deducting the values, the student can adjust from 0 to 3.3 V, suitable for monitoring at the input of theparameters a and b on the interface. This adjustment is ESP32 board. The device has an AD converter with 12-bitimportant so that the variable measured at the interface resolution, which means that measurements are programmedcoincides with the values of the effective levels of the tank. to range from 0 to 4095.Therefore
in Troubleshooting Lab Course.,” ASEE, Jun. 2020.[5] O. Collange et al., “Invention of intensive care medicine by an anaesthesiologist: 70 years of progress from epidemics to resilience to exceptional healthcare crises,” Anaesthesia Critical Care & Pain Medicine, vol. 41, no. 5, p. 101115, Oct. 2022, doi: 10.1016/j.accpm.2022.101115.[6] J. B. West and A. Luks, West’s respiratory physiology: the essentials, Tenth edition. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer, 2016.[7] X. Li and X. Ma, “Acute respiratory failure in COVID-19: is it ‘typical’ ARDS?,” Crit Care, vol. 24, no. 1, p. 198, Dec. 2020, doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-02911-9.[8] R. L. Read, L. Clarke, and G. Mulligan, “VentMon: An open source inline ventilator tester and
propellers have a higher thrust thantheir 3D resin printed counterpart. The 3 and 4-blade 3D resin printed toroidal propellers havelower thrust and higher sound level than the 2-blade printed toroidal propellers.Table 1. Summary of experimental data for propellers A – F. Propeller Manufacturing Process Thrust T (N) Peak dB RPM 2-blade traditional (A) Injection Mold 2.4 70 10529 2-blade traditional (B) 3D Resin Printer 0.339 66 10028 2-blade toroidal (C) Injection Mold 1.79 63 10236 2-blade toroidal (D) 3D Resin Printer 1.67 80 9750 3-blade toroidal (E) 3D Resin Printer 1.39 83 10137 4
Paper ID #44314A Low-Cost Platform for Teaching Real-Time Digital Signal ProcessingDr. Joseph P. Hoffbeck, University of Portland Joseph P. Hoffbeck is a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Portland in Portland, Oregon. He has a Ph.D. from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. He previously worked with digital cell phone systems at Lucent Technologies. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 A Low-cost Platform for Teaching Real-time Digital Signal ProcessingAbstractThe STM32F746G-DISCO Discovery kit from
assembling the spectrometer box, six 5mm ~3.0 V whiteLEDs were inserted into the LED Bracket. The holes of the LED bracket were angled inward at~18.2 degrees so that each LED right and left pairs’ illumination would overlap at a distance of ~6cm, coinciding with the distance of the cuvette. Figure 1. The cover of the spectrometer (A). The base of the spectrometer box with an integrated semi-microcuvette holder (B). The back wall of the spectrometer with a slit to accommodate Raspberry Pi Camera ribbon cable and wires for LED power (C). The bracket is to hold six white LEDs (D). The mounting bracket for the Pi Camera (E).Once the LEDs were placed in the bracket, they were wired in parallel to
questionnaire are detailed in Appendix A. Appendix A includes all the questions for a complete(full-length) report. For Report#1 and Report#2, only questions from the relevant sections inAppendix A are asked. In addition to the peer review questionnaire, students also give an initialgrade of the report according to the rubric in Appendix B. The ‘peer-review questionnaire’ servesas the primary guiding tool for the peer-review process. The questions are inspired mainly by thework done by Smith [10] but tailored to the course content and to the Engineering Physics students.The questions link the abstract and subjective standard, such as ‘the objective of the lab is clearlyidentified’ to executable objective evaluation action like ‘paraphrase the
challenges posed by the project prompt.5. ABET Outcome 6: The project is specifically designed to align with Outcome 6 (An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions) through the incorporation of guided experimental sets and data analysis in the PBL process.These expected outcomes and connections to ABET student learning outcomes will strengthen thestudent’s educational standards and provide a clearer understanding of the classroom concepts.AssessmentIn Appendix B, the assessment survey of student’s knowledge is aimed at evaluating the efficacyof the PBL initiative in materials and manufacturing. The assessment is designed to measure thestudent's
publication.AcknowledgementThe authors would like to appreciate the financial support from the National Science Foundationvia award #2107140, # 2110760 and the Department of Energy via award DENA0003987, alsothe RISE grant from the Research & Innovation at Prairie View A&M University.References[1] J. Lee, B. Bagheri, and H.-A. Kao, "A cyber-physical systems architecture for industry 4.0-based manufacturing systems," Manufacturing letters, vol. 3, pp. 18-23, 2015.[2] Y. Huang, M. C. Leu, J. Mazumder, and A. Donmez, "Additive manufacturing: current state, future potential, gaps and needs, and recommendations," Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, vol. 137, no. 1, 2015.[3] B. Motyl, G. Baronio, S. Uberti, D. Speranza, and S
’ class and course taking status. The next six questions were asked to understand thestudents’ perceptions and attitudes about the independent study/undergraduate research theyundertook during their undergraduate years. The last two questions were open-ended and askedto see what kind of transferable skills they gained, how the study will help them in their careerplans, and finally any comments/suggestions they might have. The independent study here reallymeans undergraduate research study as the participants involved in the survey wereundergraduate research students. Q.1. What was your student status (Junor or Senior) when you first took the independent study as undergraduate research (CE 4400)? a. Junior b
room vs not succeeding (Figure 2). Students who successfully escaped were morelikely to rate their teamwork and communication as excellent or good vs students that did notescape. Figure 2:Student responses to the questions "How would you rate the effectiveness of your group's teamwork?" (A), "How would you rate the effectiveness of your group's communication during the escape room?" (B). It is unclear, whether successful students were more likely to have good teamwork andcommunication or whether the students that were unsuccessful rated themselves poorly becauseof the failed attempt in the escape room. Questions about their anticipated teamwork andcommunication before realizing the result of the escape room could
.[4] Feisel, L.D. and Rosa, A.J. (2005), The Role of the Laboratory in Undergraduate EngineeringEducation. Journal of Engineering Education, 94: 121-130. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2168-9830.2005.tb00833.x[5] B. Adams, S. Jorgensen, A. Arce-Trigatti, P. Arce (2020) Innovative Curriculum Design forEnhancing Learning in Engineering Education: The Strategies, Principles and Challenges of an Inquiry-Guided Laboratory, INTED2020 Proceedings, pp. 8127-8135.[6] PuTTY Project. putty.org (Accessed: February 6, 2024).[7] Keysight U3810A Advanced IoT Teaching Solution Getting Started Guide, May 2021, [online].Available at: https://www.keysight.com/us/en/assets/9018-70077/quick-start-guides/9018-70077.pdf.(Accessed: February 6, 2024).[8] Chan-in, Attapan
Top Plate Sting Bottom Plate 50 mm (a) Design (b) Load cells Air inlet Force Test Laptop balance Section Fan Dwyer Mark II Wind speed Manometer Adjustment dial Power Switch
, ball characteristics (size, weight, surface roughness), and pipe size,the empirical function should reduce to the ball height being a direct function of the flow rate QA.Students find this fountain fun to play with, and it inspires deep thought about what balances thehorizontal forces at play. More importantly, it necessitates that they perform good measurementsin order to develop a useful empirical relation for later use.Fountain B, diagrammed in Figure 2, is an arcing fountain that must pass through a ring of diameterDtarget placed a set distance and height away from the mouth of its outlet pipe. Unlike Fountain A,Fountain B performs its stated task in a manner that is easily modeled using the Bernoulli equation.Its trajectory is a function
the ability of desk-scale experiments to teachimportant concepts on process safety that cannot be easily accomplished with pilot-scalelaboratory equipment. Students also obtained characteristic curves for pinch valves at variouselevations of the feed tank with respect to the valve position (b). This allowed students to learnimportant relationships between the valve flow coefficient and valve openness percentage in asimplified fashion by tuning the valve openness percentage. Valve characteristic curves were alsocompared to those provided by valve manufacturers, establishing differences with other valvescommonly used in practical applications.Characteristic curves of centrifugal and diaphragm pumps (a) demonstrated that desk-scaleexperiments
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also be conducted in the virtual version. A panel on the superior left side of thescreen allow students to switch between the different view of the system quickly. To run avirtual experiment, students must set up the system first, then turn on the pumps and adjustthe flow using the inverter dial. The water flow is measured through a rotameter and pressuredrop using a u-tube differential manometer. Figure 5 - Universal fluid mechanics apparatus. Example 2 – Industrial Electrical Installations(Electrical Engineering)This virtual lab mimics the experimental apparatus shown in figure 6 b). In this case, studentshave a set of different circuits to set up and measure electrical variables. To make the systemwork, students
their work by taking photos of key steps in their procedure and describing key steps,culminating in the submission of one lab memo per group as a post-lab write-up. This lab memowas graded for completion. Students were also asked to fill out a post-module survey.Adapted toys were given to HuskyADAPT and subsequently donated to schools, clinics,individual families, or other community groups that requested them.Assessment via Post-Module Anonymous SurveyAfter the toy adaptation experience, students were invited to participate in an anonymous onlinesurvey (Appendix B). Students were informed that the survey was anonymous and voluntary,choosing not to participate would not impact their grade for the class, and results would not bereviewed until
Development, 2011.[4] J. Mohammed, K. Schmidt, and J. Williams, “Designing a new course using backward design,” in ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, 2022.[5] K. Lulay Pe, H. E. Dillon, K. E. Eifler, T. A. Doughty, D. Anderson, and J. I. B. De Jesus, “Increasing engagement in materials laboratory with backward design and quadcopters,” in ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Columbus, OH, 2017. doi:10.18260/1-2--28517[6] H. Dillon, N. Schmedake, K. E. Eifler, T. A. Doughty, and K. Lulay, “Design of a curriculum-spanning mechanical engineering laboratory experiment,” in ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, New Orleans, LA, 2016. doi:10.18260/p.26679[7] K. Sutterer, “Sophomore year
block diagram of a full adder typically includes input labels A, B, and CIN, andoutput labels Sum and COUT. Figure 1. Full adderThe following table shows the truth table of a Full Adder: Input Output A B CIN SUM Cout 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1
ℎ𝑝𝑝is the pump head. Applying Bernoulli’s equation between point A and point B in Figure 1: 3 𝑝𝑝1 𝑉𝑉12 𝑝𝑝2 𝑉𝑉22 (3) + + 𝑧𝑧1 + ℎ𝑝𝑝 = + + 𝑧𝑧2 𝛾𝛾 2𝑔𝑔 𝛾𝛾 2𝑔𝑔Since A and B are at the same reference height, this expression simplifies to pB − p A V22 − V12 (4) hp = + γ 2gwhere, in general, the entrance velocity V1 and the exit
magnitudes are © American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 2024 ASEE Annual Conference Figure 5 - Sample PIV Results: (a) Raw image, (b) Tracer particles detected, (c) Vector field is calculated, (d) Contour of vector magnitudes displayed.qualitatively compared with the observed experiment to verify the results are reasonable. Theproject team is currently fine-tuning the procedure to ensure repeatability. The authors are alsodesigning a series of experiments in which students could observe the flow dynamics using PIV.Sample developed laboratory modules and experimental activities are provided in Appendix B.A combination of measures will be used to assess students
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