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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lash B. Mapa, Purdue University Northwest; Feroja Goni, Purdue University Northwest; Sadia Alam; Gokarna Aryal, Purdue University Northwest

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Paper ID #21896Developing a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) as a Decision SupportSystem in Horticulture IndustryDr. Lash B. Mapa, Purdue University Northwest Lash Mapa is a Professor in Industrial/Mechanical Engineering Technology at Purdue University North- west (PNW). 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

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tae-Hoon Kim, Purdue University Northwest; Lash B. Mapa, Purdue University Northwest; Min Hye Jun, Dongduk Women's University

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Paper ID #21765Framework to Develop the Customized Tool for RFID ExperimentDr. Tae-Hoon Kim, Purdue University NorthwestDr. Lash B. Mapa, Purdue University Northwest Lash Mapa is a Professor in Industrial/Mechanical Engineering Technology at Purdue University North- west (PNW). 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

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; James Holekamp, Sam Houston State University; Reg Recayi Pecen, Sam Houston State University; Umit Karabiyik, Sam Houston State University; Keith L. Coogler, Sam Houston State University; Jeremy Ryan England

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Bradly, Automation Direct,Schneider, and Eaton were implemented into the system with various transducers and outputs.Following is a list of the PLCs and their associated inputs and outputs included in the lab: 1. Eaton XC-CPU202 a. Buzzer b. LED Lights 2. Direct Logic 06 Koyo a. Tower Light b. Buzzer c. Rotary Encoder 3. Automation Direct Productivity 3000 a. Humidity Sensor b. Picking Sensor c. LED Light 4. Allen Bradley MicroLogix 1100 a. Photoelectric Proximity Sensor b. LED Light 5. Schneider M221 a. Air Velocity Sensor b. LED LightAdditional hardware was also installed

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen A. Strom, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; David R. Loker, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

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is taught via a series of courses: (a) Introduction to ‘C’ programming, (b) DigitalDesign and Embedded Systems, (c) C++ and object orientated programming (d) an IntermediateEmbedded Systems course and (e) an Advanced programming/operating systems course. Aftercompleting this series, the students should be thoroughly prepared for any job based onprogramming and embedded systems.This arrangement of courses is a bit unusual in that Technology departments do not always offerembedded systems designs to this depth; however, it is one that really prepares the student tosucceed as an embedded programmer/designer. However, success in a curriculum does notalways relate to the number of courses available, and often it is the content and delivery

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Mohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State University; Alberto G. De La Cruz; Alfredo Villanueva; Mir M. Hayder, Savannah State University

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Modern Robotics book is used to calculate the position of the Robot tip given the jointangles. The actual position of the Robot is measured and compared to the calculated position todetermine the accuracy of the Robot [7].Lab 3 introduces the main features of the V-REP Simulator: a) Scene Objects b) Calculation Modules c) Control MechanismsThe model browser comes with a wide variety of Robot models both mobile and non-mobile.The students are provided V-REP scripts that demonstrate the major features of V-REPSimulator [8].The LUA programming language is also introduced to the students. The students write and runsome simple LUA programs such as “Hello World”.Inverse Kinematics is at the center of Lab 4a using first V-REP and then

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Mohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State University; Mir M. Hayder, Savannah State University; Alberto G. De La Cruz; Kisha Renee Cunningham

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SolidWorks the truss results SolidWorks? Simulation model conducted by studentsFigure 1 shows the assembly model that the students developed using SolidWorks [7] in theclassroom. Part (a) of the figure represents the actual model and the part (b) represents anexploded view of the same model for a better understanding. Figure 1: Assembly model developed by students using SolidWorksTo develop the assembly model, students needed to create 4 different part files: (1) spacer, (2) Z-bracket, (3) L-bracket, and (4) peg. The dimensions of the 4 part files are shown in Figures 2-5

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Akram Hossain, Purdue University Northwest; Mohammad A. Zahraee, Purdue University Northwest

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Paper ID #21368Virtual Software and Hardware Environment Provides Enhanced Learningfor Mechatronics Engineering Technology MajorsProf. Akram Hossain, Purdue University Northwest Akram Hossain, Purdue University Calumet Akram Hossain is a professor in the department of Engi- neering Technology and Director of the Center for Packaging Machinery Industry at Purdue University Calumet, Hammond, IN. He worked eight years in industry at various capacities. He is working with Purdue University Calumet for the past 27 years. He consults for industry on process control, packag- ing machinery system design, control and related

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho; Sean Gordon Daniel, University of Idaho

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inefficiency. This brings a demand for a timing light circuit capable of using an LED.The issue with using an LED is its inability to allow current flow in both directions or when thevoltage falls below the forward bias voltage drop Vf b . The new LED timing light circuit should Figure 1: Conventional single phase timing light circuitbehave the same as the conventional timing light where the current through the LED peaks whenthe phase is equal to 180 degrees.MethodsFirst looking at a single phase model, the two main issues with using LED are: • current can only flow in one direction • current can only flow when the voltage across the LED VLED is greater than Vf bIn order to keep the voltage above Vf b a biasing DC voltage

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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. • Lab 2: Doing Lab 1 with two cylinders and a timer • Lab 3: Operating two cylinder with a limit switchThese three new labs will be added to the existing pneumatic labs which help the instructor teachautomation in pneumatics during the lecture portion.Lab 1: Introducing PLC and input/output modules and how to control a cylinderThe objective of this lab activity is for students to apply what they have learned in the lecture tobuild a pneumatic circuit using a double-acting cylinder, a PLC, and a control valve. They willlearn about how to wire and write a ladder logic program using Automation Studio for a PLC toextend and retract the push rod using one input and one output. For programing purpose, B&R’sAutomation Studio [3] will be used

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Masoud Fathizadeh P.E., Purdue University Northwest; Anan Ismail Ayyad

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XBee-Pro 900HP RF module (Figure 7), is used to transmit and receive data collected by the Arduino Mega2560. The data, which is stored on an SD card of the data logging shield, is also transmitted acomputer running LabView software which simulates a virtual instrument panel for displayingtypes of data. The printed circuit board is 3.1cm by 4.1cm. Its microprocessor is FT232RL. Theshield’s interface is a mini-B USB and a 2.54mm pitch pin header. The communication protocolsfor this shield are UART, eight bit-bang inputs/outputs, and SPI. Its adapter socket is XBeecompatible with a 2.0mm pitch female pin header. The shield is FTDI compatible and has a USB2.0 compatible Serial Interface. It has 3.3V and 5V inputs/outputs and 3.3V and 5V dual

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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