Conference Session

Instrumentation Applications

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lash B. Mapa, Purdue University, Calumet; Avanish Reddy Vancha, Purdue University, Calumet

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Instrumentation

AC 2012-5108: DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS MODELING OF A HEATTUNNELDr. Lash B. Mapa, Purdue University, Calumet 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’ ex- perience as a Chemical Engineer, Process, and Project Manager with European and U.S. manufacturing organizations. Currently, he is involved in the M.S. Technology program at PUC and has managed more than 30 Lean Six Sigma projects with manufacturing, service industry, and educational institutions.Mr. Avanish Reddy Vancha, Purdue University, Calumet Avanish Reddy Vancha is a master’s student in industrial

Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University

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Instrumentation

' Laboratory,” Proceedings of ASEE Annual Conference, 2009.3. Avitabile, P., Hodgkins, J., and Van Zandt, T., “Innovative Teaching of Fourier Series Using Labview,” Proceedings of ASEE Annual Conference, 2006.4. Barat, R., Federici, J., Johnson, A., Grebel, H., and Chang, T., “Optical Science and Engineering Curriculum at NJIT,” Journal of Engineering Education, 1998, pp.575-582.5. Bowen, K. and O'Malley, M., “Haptic Interfaces for a Labview-Based System Dynamics Course,” Proceedings of ASEE Annual Conference, 2006.6. Cui, S., Wang, Y., Zhang, Y., and Akujuobi, C., “Laboratories Enhancement with Labview Based Graphical Development Tools,” Proceedings of ASEE Annual Conference, 2008.7. Erwin, B., Cyr, M., and Rogers, C., “LEGO engineer and

Conference Session

Instrumentation Applications

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Trieu V. Phung, University of Houston, Downtown; Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown

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Instrumentation

. 3 shows the hardware layout andconnections. The ultrasonic level sensors can measure maximum level at 49.2 inches (1.25 m).Level sensors have a dead band. It cannot measure if the water level is within 2.5 in from thebottom of the level sensor. In our case, we calibrate the level sensor as shown in Fig. 4. Table 1: List of Process Instruments and Design Specifications Physical Quantity Quantity Symbol Units Tank 1, 2 dimensions 2 WxLxH 12.5 x 12.5 x 30 inches Reservoir water tank 1 WxLxH 14 x 23.5 x 13.8 inches Valve diameter 2 valve B, valve C 0.5 inches Pump 1 Pump

Conference Session

Embedded Control and Instrumentation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale H. Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks

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Instrumentation

goto RC_ISR retfie ;just a ghost, I guess. Back to DumLoop.Main Page 25.974.13 ;Setup A/D ...(taken from A-D Conversion Lab Starter.asm) MOVLW b'11000001' ;select AN0, NO Go, A/D ON MOVWF ADCON0 MOVLW b'11001110' ;Vref=Vdd/Gnd, AN0=A, AN1-12=D MOVWF ADCON1 MOVLW b'01100001' ;Left Justified, 8TAD, FOSC/8 MOVWF ADCON2 ;setup serial port Tx-Rx... MOVLW B'00100100' ;enable transmit, choose high baud rate MOVWF TXSTA ;write to register MOVLW D'25' ;9600 baud with 4MHz clock, high setting MOVWF SPBRG

Conference Session

Computer-based Measurements

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farid Farahmand, Sonoma State University; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford; Harika Kuppuru P.E., Sonoma State University; Swathi Matsa, Sonoma State University

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Instrumentation

in Figure 3 (b).HP 86120B Multi-wavelength Meter: This instruments offers a number of features, includingmonitoring the optical power and wavelength of the received optical signal. These measurementsare performed using the designed LabVIEW VI, as shown in Figure 3 (c).Web Camera: The LabVIEW VI for the Web Camera is shown in the Figure 3 (d). The webcamis pointed at front panels of the instruments to give students a more realistic feeling of thephysical instruments.N4901B BERT: In addition to the instruments mentioned above we added an Agilent N4901BBERT (Bit Error Ratio Test) to our setup for more advanced laboratory experiments. N4901B Page

Conference Session

Instrumentation Applications

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Masoud Fathizadeh P.E., Purdue University, Calumet; Joseph Edward Cody, Purdue University, Calumet

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Instrumentation

and is comprised of asignal conditioner, a DC drive, and a DC motor. The DeltaV PLC generates a 4-20 mA outputproportional to the desired speed of the motors. The 4-20 mA is then converted by the signalconditioners into a 0-5 VDC signal which is fed into the DC drives. The DC drives use this speedreference signal to apply a proportional 0-24 VDC (from the power system) to the motorsthemselves. Figure 1 Block Diagram for SLIM Drive System b. Navigation SystemThe navigation system utilizes a Dinsmore 1655 electronic compass to provide input to the DeltaVPLC regarding the vehicle’s current heading. The RFID system provides a second input into theDeltaV PLC giving the item location’s current heading and distance. Still

Conference Session

Projects in Instrumentation and Control

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Mohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State University

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Instrumentation

instructor/practitioner of their field of interest 4. Each Team writes a proposal to the instructor/practitioner to indicate their top two projects of interest. The proposal is a document describing the company, its personnel and expertise, and the approach it will take to the engineering design problem **/**/** 50 You should submit the: a. Initial Draft reviewed by the Rewrite Connection, Whiting Hall, RM 125, and b. Final Proposal 5. Team plan: a document that outlines how the

Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Akram Hossain, Purdue University, Calumet (Tech); Mohammad A. Zahraee, Purdue University, Calumet; Hamza Kadir, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology)

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Instrumentation

earlier. In our experiment, the master servomotorcontinuously runs at 240 RPM. Then the slave servomotor is instructed to start the three step camprocess. The cam operation is run for 21 cycles. This is captured by the high speed camera withthe following settings,Camera Capture Frame Rate: 1000 fpsPlayback rate: 20 fpsResolution: 320x240Shutter speed: 1/5000 seconds (200 microseconds)(All the degrees are mentioned in anti-clockwise direction in the following figures) Page 25.649.6The captured images are given below, a) Before initiating cam b) cam initiated c) cycle 1: 90 deg d) cycle 1: 180 deg

Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Jumoke O. Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University

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Instrumentation

AC 2012-4732: ONLINE DELIVERY OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINGLABORATORY COURSESDr. Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University Yacob Astatke completed both his doctorate of rngineering and B.S.E.E. degrees from Morgan State University (MSU) and his M.S.E.E. from Johns Hopkins University. He has been a full-time faculty member in the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department at MSU since Aug. 1994 and currently serves as the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies. He teaches courses in both analog and digital electronic circuit design and instrumentation. Dr. Astatke has more than 10 years of experience in the development and delivery of synchronous and asynchronous web-based ECE courses in the USA and abroad

Conference Session

Embedded Control and Instrumentation

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald Thomas Ruch, University of Saint Thomas

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Instrumentation

AC 2012-4634: THE IMPACT OF BUILDING A ROBOTIC OBSERVA-TORY ON ENGINEERING STUDENTSDr. Gerald Thomas Ruch, University of Saint Thomas Gerald Ruch received his Ph.D. in astrophysics at the University of Minnesota in 2008. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Physics Department at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn. His primary research interests are computational astrophysics, data mining large scientific data sets, and observational astronomy. Page 25.1309.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 The Impact of Building A Robotic Observatory on

Conference Session

Computer-based Measurements

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University; Kevin McCue, Northeastern University

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Instrumentation

AC 2012-3291: FROM DEMONSTRATION TO OPEN-ENDED LABS: RE-VITALIZING A MEASUREMENTS AND ANALYSIS COURSEDr. Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University Bridget M. Smyser is an Assistant Academic Specialist and Director of Laboratories, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering .Kevin McCue, Northeastern University Page 25.655.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 From Demonstration to Open Ended: Revitalizing a Measurements and Analysis CourseAbstractThe course entitled Measurements and Analysis with Thermal Science Application is a requiredcourse

Conference Session

Projects in Instrumentation and Control

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Akram Hossain, Purdue University, Calumet; Tanima Zaman, Purdue University Calumet

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Instrumentation

AC 2012-3605: HMI DESIGN: AN ANALYSIS OF A GOOD DISPLAY FORSEAMLESS INTEGRATION BETWEEN USER UNDERSTANDING ANDAUTOMATIC CONTROLSProf. Akram Hossain, Purdue University, Calumet Akram Hossain is a professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and Director of the Center for Packaging Machinery Industry at Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, Ind. He worked eight years in industry at various capacities. He is working with Purdue University Calumet for the past 24 years. He consults for industry on process control, packaging machinery system control, and related disciplines. He is a Senior Member of IEEE. He served in IEEE/Industry Application Society for 15 years at vari- ous capacities. He served as chair of

Conference Session

Embedded Control and Instrumentation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Y. Hung, Auburn University; Victor P. Nelson, Auburn University; Clint S. Cole, Digilent, Inc.; Alex Wong, Digilent, Inc.

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Instrumentation

tools to design, implement, and test an embedded control system. Elements of the system include a user interface (keypad), analog signal conditioning (sensor), and power electronics (amplifier) to drive an actuator. System elements are integrated via a microcontroller module[2] and its associated software. Students design, create and integrate hardware and software to simultaneously meet several performance specifications. Throughout the engineering processes, students regularly conduct experiments to measure and collect data about their system. Computer aided design tools include: (a) CodeWarrior integrated design environment[3] (IDE) for HCS12 microcontroller[4] system design, (b) Mathworks® MATLAB™ and SIMULINK™ for data

Conference Session

Projects in Instrumentation and Control

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Drexel University; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University

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Instrumentation

Figure 3. a) b)Figure 2 a) The diagram of measurement process; and b) The general conception of virtualinstrumentFigure 3 The front panel of the temperature experimentDuring this experiment the students are required to perform the following tasks: Page 25.447.71. Run the VI created in previous part of the lab experiment measure the temperature using thethermocouple. Having the temperature sensor connected to a multi-meter allows for directcomparisons, and making it much easier to troubleshooting the circuit and the program.2. Check the calibration of your temperature sensor over a

Conference Session

Computer-based Measurements

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Rafiq Muqri, DeVry University, Pomona; Shih Ek Chng, DeVry University, Pomona; Furqan Muqri, University of Texas; Aceela Muqri, VCU School of Medicine

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Instrumentation

. Muqri, M., Shakib, J., A Taste of Java-Discrete and Fast Fourier Transforms, American Society for Engineering Education, AC 2011-451.2. Shakib, J., Muqri, M., Leveraging the Power of Java in the Enterprise, American Society for Engineering Education, AC 2010-1701.3. Learning Objective-C: A Primer, iOS Developer Library, http://developer.apple.com/devcenter/ios/gettingstarted/docs/objectivecprimer.action4. The Objective- C Programming Language, February 2003, http://pj.freefaculty.org/ps905/ObjC.pdf5. Altenberg, B., Clarke, A., Mougin, P., Become an Xcoder : Start Programming the Mac Using Objective-C, CocoaLab, 2008, http://www.e-booksdirectory.com/details.php?ebook=38326. Kochan, S. G., Programming in

Conference Session

Instrumentation Applications

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Corey Jamail Davis; Wayland L. Hickman; Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown

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Instrumentation

AC 2012-3506: DESIGN AND CONTROL OF AN AIR HEATER PROCESSMr. Corey Jamail DavisMr. Wayland L. HickmanDr. Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown Vassilios Tzouanas is an Assistant Professor of control and instrumentation in the Engineering Technology Department at the University of Houston, Downtown. Tzouanas earned a diploma in chemical engineering from Aristotle University, a master’s of science degree in chemical engineering/process control from the University of Alberta, and a doctorate of philosophy degree in chemical engineering/process control from Lehigh University. His research interests focus on process control systems, process modeling, and simulation. His industrial professional experience

Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Instrumentation

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