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Instrumentation and Measurements: Innovative Course Development

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Beams, University of Texas-Tyler

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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

Conference Session

Novel Measurement Experiments

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claudio Campana, University of Hartford; Brian Derynioski, University of Hartford; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford

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AC 2007-2557: NON CONTACT SURFACE ROUGHNESS MEASUREMENTINSTRUMENTATIONClaudio Campana, University of Hartford Research Engineer in Mechanical Engineering at Engineering Applications Center University of Hartford, College of Engineering Technology and Architecture. Received bachelor's degree from Boston University and Masters from University of Hartford. Area of research is in Cad/Cam Instrumentation and Mechatronics.Brian Derynioski, University of Hartford Brian Derynioski BSEET, Ward College of Technology, University of Hartford, 1985, currently pursuing Masters of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering, currently employed full time as a contractor at Sikorsky Aircraft

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurement Innovation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angel Gonzalez-Lizardo, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico; Carlos Serrano-Salvat, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico

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Research Office 2008.Carlos Serrano-Salvat, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico Carlos M. Serrano was born in Arecibo Puerto Rico, receiving his elementary education from San Juan Bosco private school graduating with honors and earning the medal San Juan Bosco, the highest Medal of Honor in that institution. During high school years, Carlos was recipient of many awards for excellence in almost all subjects, being awarded 7 medals upon graduation, including the Medal of the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, in recognition of his high moral and academic performance. Carlos obtained a Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering at Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico. Intrigued by

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Instrumentation in Education

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew M. Hoff, University of South Florida; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida

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AC 2012-5208: BIOELECTRICAL INSTRUMENTATION: CONNECTIONSWITHIN INTERDISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING EDUCATIONDr. Andrew M. Hoff, University of South Florida Andrew Hoff is a professor of electrical engineering in the College of Engineering at the University of South Florida. His research and educational focus explore bio-electric phenomena and the processing and characterization of material surfaces. He has developed educational materials for high school science and math curricula with funding provided by the National Science Foundation.Dr. Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida Richard Gilbert is a professor of chemical and biomedical engineering at the University of South Florida. He has been a member of the USF

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Modern Software Measurement Techniques

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xiaojing Yuan, University of Houston; Heidar Malki, University of Houston; Gangbing Song, University of Houston; Consuelo Waight, University of Houston

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AC 2009-838: INTRODUCING ADVANCED WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKSINTO UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHXiaojing Yuan, University of HoustonHeidar Malki, University of HoustonGangbing Song, University of HoustonConsuelo Waight, University of Houston Page 14.799.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Introducing Advanced Wireless Sensor Network Undergraduate Research Xiaojing Yuan, Heidar Malki, Gangbing Song, Consuelo L. WaightAbstractAdvances in sensor technology and the availability of affordable mass data storage devices areenabling a new security infrastructure. The infrastructure goes beyond traditional

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dale H. Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus

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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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Instrumentation and Measurement Innovation

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

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AC 2010-786: SMART GRID, CLEANTECH, SENSOR NETWORKS COME OFAGEGary Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College Mr. Gary J. Mullett, a Professor of Electronics Technology and Co-Department Chair, presently teaches in the Electronics Group at Springfield Technical Community College in Springfield, MA. A long time faculty member and consultant to local business and industry, Mr. Mullett has provided leadership and initiated numerous curriculum reforms as either the Chair or Co-Department Chair of the four technology degree programs that constitute the Electronics Group. Since the mid-1990s, he has been active in the NSF’s ATE and CCLI programs as a knowledge leader in the wireless

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; Travis Ford, University of Maryland Eastern Shore ; Jesu Raj Pandya, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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Paper ID #33193Towards Efficient Irrigation Management With Solar-Powered Wireless SoilMoisture Sensors and Real-Time Monitoring CapabilityDr. Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland Eastern Shore Dr. Abhijit Nagchaudhuri is currently a Professor in the Department of Engineering and Aviation Sciences at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. He is a member American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME), American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and, American Society for Agricultural and Biological Engineers(ASABE) and is actively involved in teaching and research in the fields of (i) robotics and

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xavier Shastri Domnique Henry, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Lei Zhang, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra Ph.D., University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Christopher E Hartman, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Christopher Alan Toney II, University of Maryland Eastern Shore ; Ayokunle Adeyemi Akangbe, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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device design.Dr. Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore Dr. Abhijit Nagchaudhuri is currently a Professor in the Department of Engineering and Aviation Sciences at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. He is a member American Society for Mechanical Engineers (ASME), American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and, American Society for Agricultural and Biological Engineers(ASABE) and is actively involved in teaching and research in the fields of (i) robotics and mechatronics, (ii)remote sensing and precision agriculture, and,(iii) biofuels and renewable energy. He has published more than 70 refereed articles in journals and conference proceedings. Dr. Nagchaudhuri received his baccalaureate

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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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Paper ID #29868Forecasting Drought Indices Using Machine Learning AlgorithmDr. Jay Lee P.E., California Baptist University Dr. Lee’s research interest is in information technology and strategic decision-making practices in various engineering management fields. His current research topics include spatial analysis utilizing a commercial Geographic Information System (GIS) applications and machine learning-based forecasting in engineer- ing practices.Dr. Yeonsang Hwang P.E., Arkansas State University Associate Professor of Civil EngineeringDr. Tae-Hoon Kim, Purdue University Northwest Dr. Tae-Hoon Kim, Ph.D in

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Instrumentation and Measurement Innovation

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua Schwartz, Western Carolina University; Mequanint Moges, University of Houston; Xiaojing Yuan, University of Houston; Driss Benhaddou, University of Houston

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theavailable wireless communication systems. Due to their low signal power and relatively highernoise to signal ratio, however, wireless signal transmissions require a carefully designed signalconditioning system. There has been an increased amount of research on wireless medical sensornetworks in order to improve and/or change the traditional service provided by medicalprofessionals to their patients including manual data collection, paper registration as well asusing hand held radios for communication. In1, the authors present the challenges medicalservice providers face due to unreliable data communication infrastructure, limited resources andless information when a disaster occurs. Today most of the studies introduce the automation ofpatient care

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Effective Projects and Experiments in Instrumentation and Control

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chao-Chia Cheng, National Central University; Lee king-lien, Department of Electro-Optic Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan 542, R.O.C.; Chih-Hsiung Ku, National Dong Hwa University

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AC 2011-1361: INSTRUMENTATION FOR HIGHLY ACCURATE INDEXMEASUREMENT OF LIQUIDCHAO-CHIA CHENG, NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIV Page 22.892.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 INSTRUMENTATION FOR HIGHLY ACCURATE INDEX MEASUREMENT OF LIQUID AbstractThe index of refraction is one important optical property of materials. It also providesinformation to analyze liquids or mixed solutions, such as chemicals, foodstuffs, drinks, andpharmaceuticals. In this work, we would like to introduce a creative but simple method tomeasure the index of liquid. The measurement accuracy was high, with an error under 510-5 forDI water

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lash Mapa, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology); Kishan Saha, Purdue University Calumet

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Paper ID #11166Application of RFID Technology in Patient Management SystemDr. Lash Mapa, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology) Lash Mapa is a Professor in Industrial/Mechanical Engineering Technology at Purdue University Calumet (PUC). His undergraduate and graduate degrees are in Chemical Engineering. He has several years’ experience as a Chemical Engineer, Process and Project manager with European and U.S. manufacturing organizations. Currently, he is involved in the MS Technology program at PUC and has managed over thirty lean six sigma projects with manufacturing, service industry and educational

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Ali Alavizadeh, Purdue University Northwest; Maged Mikhail, Purdue University Northwest

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sizes. With no sitting space, it is desirable to use portable desktop trainers which can beused in any classroom. The same issue exists with regards to the PLC course. Previously, theauthors had proposed two separate portable desktop units for these lab activities with theircorresponding lab activities and they also mentioned their plan to incorporate instrumentation inthese lab activities ([1, 2, 3]). Currently, there are 21 PLC trainers and a prototype is alreadybeing built for the fluid power lab. Further discussion and consideration resulted in identifyingsome lab activities that can be shared if there were one set of trainers that cater to the need ofboth courses.This paper discusses the design and development of an integrated trainer

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Modern Software Measurement Techniques

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University-Berks

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Instrumentation

AC 2008-522: WIND TUNNEL EVALUATION AND CALIBRATION OF MODELROCKET NOSECONE PITOT-STATIC PROBESDale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University-Berks Dale H. Litwhiler is an Assistant Professor at Penn State Berks-Lehigh Valley College in Reading, PA. He received his B.S. from Penn State University (1984), his M.S. from Syracuse University (1989) and his Ph.D. from Lehigh University (2000) all in electrical engineering. Prior to beginning his academic career in 2002, he worked with IBM Federal Systems and Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems as a hardware and software design engineer. Page

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 3

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Masoud Fathizadeh P.E., Purdue University - Calumet; Uditha Sudheera Navaratne, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Venkatateja Koppaku

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the company performed many private and government projects. Dr. Fathizadeh has published numerous journal, conference and technical articles. He has been instrumental figure in establishing mechatronic engineering technology at Purdue University Calumet. His areas of interests are, control systems, power systems, power electronics, energy, and system integration. Dr. Fathizadeh is a registered professional engineer in the State of Illinois.Mr. Uditha Sudheera Navaratne, Purdue University - West Lafayette Uditha S. Navaratne is a Ph,D. student at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA. He received B.Sc.(Eng.) from University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka in 2007 and MS degree from Purdue University in 2012

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maged Mikhail, Purdue University Northwest; Shuyu Wang, Purdue University Northwest

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concentrations later.FANUC America, as one of the largest companies producing automation products and systems,produces FANUC industrial robots, which are widely used in the fields. The main goal of theselabs is to prepare MET/MCET students to take robotics concentration courses at PurdueUniversity Northwest and to work in automation/robotics fields in the future.All the labs will be performed with FANUC LR Mate 200iD educational robot. It has six axes:base, shoulder, elbow, rotation of the arm, pitch of the wrist, and rotation of the hand plate. Thefirst lab will be a safety lab, which includes rules and guidelines that students need to follow orbe aware of during lab sessions. The educational robots are mainly designed for trainingpurposes. Also, to

Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Yan Zeng, Savannah State University

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passed through the emission filter. The pinhole in the imageplane blocks any fluorescence light not originating from the focal region. Afterwards, thelight is focused onto the detector, preferably a photomultiplier with single photonsensitivity. Future plan is to incorporate this research experience into our SummerUndergraduate Research Training Program (SURTP) for our students.IntroductionSpectroscopy (1) is originally the study of the interaction between radiation and matter asa function of wavelength. In fact, historically, spectroscopy referred to the use of visiblelight dispersed according to its wavelength. Later the concept was expanded greatly tocomprise any measurement of a quantity as function of either wavelength or