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Great Ideas for Projects that Teach Instrumentation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Loker, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Robert Weissbach, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Adam Henry, Pennsylvania State University

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Instrumentation

technology. He also enjoys designing and building electrical devices to use in his daily life. Page 22.383.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Conveyor Control System ProjectAbstractPart of the requirements in a junior-level measurements & instrumentation course (for an Electricaland Computer Engineering Technology program) includes an end-of-semester design project. Onepossible project is the design and implementation of a conveyor control system. For this project, theconveyor simulator is pre-fabricated and equipped with a 24-volt DC motor mounted directly

Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Mohamad Mustafa, Savannah State University; Alberto De La Cruz, Savannah State University

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Instrumentation

AC 2010-719: PROJECT BASED LEARNINGAsad Yousuf, Savannah State UniversityMohamad Mustafa, Savannah State UniversityAlberto De La Cruz, Savannah State University Page 15.996.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 PROJECT-BASED LEARNING (PBL)ABSTRACTEngineering and Technology educators in higher education use Topic-Based Learning (TBL) topresent course contents. This method classically relies on numerous attributes, which include theinstructor presenting facts to students, a learning structure defined by the sequence of materialpresented in a text book, discussion of questions or problem solving and textbook oriented labs.This conventional and often

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurement Innovation

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Loker, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

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Instrumentation

-level measurements & instrumentation course (for anElectrical and Computer Engineering Technology program), students are required to design andimplement an elevator control system project. The elevator simulator is pre-built and equipped witha car that travels through three floors, a car hoist system that uses a 12-volt DC motor, floor sensorsto detect the position of the car, and an elevator call pushbutton on each floor. Terminal strips areprovided for I/O connections. Students are required to use a National Instruments data acquisitionsystem with analog I/O and digital I/O capability. The objective of the project is for students todesign the software (using LabVIEW) and hardware interfacing electronics for the simulatedelevator control

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurements: Innovative Course Development

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hong Zhang, Rowan University; Ying Tang, Rowan University; Courtney Richmond, Rowan University; Patricia Mosto, Rowan University

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Instrumentation

the guidance of faculties from these departments. In thismultidisciplinary project, the students designed and built an easy-to-use yet versatilesurface robot that can autonomously cruise on the surface of water and take underwaterdata in real time. In less than two years, the robot has evolved from a proof-of-conceptprototype to a functioning robot that can autonomously pilot itself and test water qualityas deep as 30m. Extensive field tests have been performed at various locations withdifferent water qualities and weather conditions. Currently, the multidisciplinary group isgearing up to develop a third generation amphibious robot that can launch itself andreturn to the land. This robot, also called IMAPS2, will also be applied to the

Conference Session

Modern Software Measurement Techniques

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamad Mustafa, Savannah State University; Rossmery Alva, Savannah State University; Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University

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Instrumentation

AC 2009-557: MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROJECT AND COLLABORATIVE TEAMSMohamad Mustafa, Savannah State UniversityRossmery Alva, Savannah State UniversityAsad Yousuf, Savannah State University Page 14.894.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Multi-disciplinary Project and Collaborative TeamsAbstractMulti-disciplinary Project and Collaborative Teams (MPACT) is a collaborative effortbetween faculty and undergraduate students of Civil and Electrical EngineeringTechnology programs. This project is part of an undergraduate research projectsupported by the Minority Access to Graduate Education and Careers in Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (MAGEC-STEM

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

AC 2012-3288: CAPSTONE PROJECT: ELECTRONIC NAME TAG SYS-TEMDr. Asad Yousuf, Savannah State UniversityDr. Mohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State University Page 25.286.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Capstone Project: Electronic Name Tag SystemAbstractConcept of Capstone projects provides the students with a challenging interdisciplinaryengineering and technology problems that requires them to integrate the core concepts fromengineering technology courses. The interdisciplinary project provides the students with a betterperspective of real world engineering and technology projects. This paper outlines a

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurements: Innovative Course Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hong Zhang, Rowan University; Courtney Richmond, Rowan University; Ying Tang, Rowan University; Patricia Mosto, Rowan University

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Instrumentation

, often limiting their use to a handful of researchinstitutes who can afford the associated costs. Although these organizations alwaysencouraged external participation, the time and level of involvement required can beprohibitive for individuals or groups from smaller institutions. It is therefore desirable forsmaller or less soluble educational institutions to have their own robotic probing andsurveillance system if they intend to conduct these types of scientific studies in the field. In this multidisciplinary project, we designed and built a low cost, low maintenance,easy to operate Interactive Mobile Aqua Probe & Surveillance (IMAPS) system forschools, researchers, and environmental and biological workers. The robotic sensor

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurements: Innovative Course Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Beams, University of Texas-Tyler

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Instrumentation

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

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

manufacturing Systems Development Applications Department of IEEE/IAS. He authored more than 25 refereed journal and conference publications. In 2009, he as PI received NSF-CCLI grant entitled A Mechatronics Curriculum and Packaging Automation Laboratory Facility. In 2010, he as Co-PI received NSF-ATE grant entitled Meeting Workforce Needs for Mechatron- ics Technicians. From 2003 through 2006, he was involved with Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Ill., in developing direct computer control for hydrogen powered automotives. He is also involved in several direct computer control and wireless process control related research projects. His interests are in the area of industrial transducer, industrial process control

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

AC 2012-3696: DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF I-LABORATORYFOR INSTRUMENTATION, SENSORS, MEASUREMENTS, AND CON-TROLS COURSESDr. Radian G. Belu, Drexel University Radian Belu is Assistant Professor within the Engineering Technology (ET) program, Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA. He is holding the second position as Research Assistant Professor at Desert Research Institute, Renewable Energy Center, Reno, Nev. Before joining to Drexel University, Belu held faculty and research positions at universities and research institutes in Romania, Canada, and the United States. He also worked for several years in industry as a project manager and senior consultant. He has taught and developed undergraduate and graduate

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Dale H. Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus

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Diversity

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Instrumentation

Paper ID #29453The Impact Detector Project: Mechanical and electrical worlds collideDr. 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. He is also a registered professional engineer and an instrument-rated private pilot

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurements: Innovative Course Development

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Heun, Calvin College

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Instrumentation

Web-based Instrumentation Design ProjectsAbstractAn engineering instrumentation design project assignment has been enhanced and improvedusing distributed internet-based data acquisition systems and web-based data dissemination.Students design, develop, and install an instrumentation system to collect data on an aspect of theoperation of an on-campus building. Past instrumentation systems have included measurementsof airflow through ducts, power consumed by vending machines, and energy waste in anoverheated room. Measurement data is collected by National Instruments FieldPoint® dataacquisition systems, analyzed by National Instruments LabVIEW® software, and published tothe World Wide Web by a customized publishing

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurements: Innovative Course Development

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Beams, University of Texas-Tyler

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Instrumentation

AC 2007-598: PROJECT GUISE: CURRICULAR INTRODUCTION ANDRESOURCES FOR TEACHING INSTRUMENTATIONDavid Beams, University of Texas-Tyler Page 12.1201.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Project GUISE: Curricular Introduction and Resources for Teaching InstrumentationAbstractProject GUISE (General-purpose, Universal Instrumentation System for Education) is acomputer-based laboratory instrument combining LabVIEW virtual-instrumentationsoftware and custom external hardware developed with support of the National ScienceFoundation under grant DUE 9952292. Descriptions of its development have beenpreviously published. However, an opportunity to

Conference Session

Novel Measurement Experiments

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Svetlana Avramov-Zamurovic, U.S. Department of Defense; Kevin Liu, USNA; Bryan Waltrip, NIST; Andrew Koffman, NIST

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Instrumentation

AC 2007-649: A STUDENT PROJECT: DEVELOPING LABVIEW DRIVERS FOR AMEASUREMENT BRIDGESvetlana Avramov-Zamurovic, U.S. Department of DefenseKevin Liu, USNABryan Waltrip, NISTAndrew Koffman, NIST Page 12.124.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 A Student Project: Developing LabView Drivers for a Measurement Bridge SVETLANA AVRAMOV-ZAMUROVIC Weapons and Systems Engineering Department, U.S. Naval Academy Annapolis MD, 21412, USA KAITIAN LIU U.S. Naval Academy

Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liping Guo, Northern Illinois University; Recayi 'Reg' Pecen

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Instrumentation

AC 2008-2550: STUDENT DESIGN PROJECTS IN A PROGRAMMABLE LOGICCONTROLLER (PLC) COURSELiping Guo, Northern Illinois UniversityRecayi "Reg" Pecen, University of Northern Iowa Page 13.1106.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Design Projects in a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) Course in Electrical Engineering TechnologyAbstractA Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) is a specialized computer used for the controland operation of manufacturing process and machinery. A junior/senior level PLC coursein a four-year electrical engineering technology institution mainly covers the followingtopics: PLC hardware components, developing fundamental PLC

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter D. Huerter, Purdue University Northwest

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Instrumentation

laboratory experiments.However, troubleshooting of equipment and complex machines are not given sufficient attentionfor a typical industrial setting during regular engineering coursework. Purdue UniversityNorthwest’s Outcome Based Education allows students to gain hands-on experiencetroubleshooting complex circuits, machines, and their subsystems.In order to familiarize students with troubleshooting and identifying equipment failures, theresurrection of a relatively complex and non-functional NovaMill 3-Axis CNC Milling Machineis selected as a Capstone Senior Design project. The objectives of this project include identifyingthe different sub-systems of the machine, isolating each sub-system, testing and documentationof initial status, identification

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Loker, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Stephen A. Strom, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

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Instrumentation

Paper ID #25526Innovative Laboratory Projects for a Measurements and InstrumentationCourseProf. David R. Loker, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College David R. Loker received the M.S.E.E. degree from Syracuse University in 1986. In 1984, he joined General Electric (GE) Company, AESD, as a design engineer. In 1988, he joined the faculty at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. In 2007, he became the Chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Program. His research interests include wireless sensor networks, data acquisition systems, and communications systems.Mr. Stephen A. Strom, Penn State Erie, The Behrend

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale H. Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus

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Instrumentation

Paper ID #11860A Two Semester, Multi-Approach Instrumentation Project for MechanicalEngineering StudentsDr. Dale H. Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus DALE H. LITWHILER is an Associate Professor at Penn State, Berks Campus in Reading, PA. He re- ceived his B.S. from Penn State University, M.S. from Syracuse University, and Ph.D. from Lehigh Uni- versity 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

Conference Session

Developing New Instrumentation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jahangir Ansari, Virginia State University; Yoon Kim, Virginia State University

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Instrumentation

Engineering Education, 2006 Instrumentation for Vibration and Modal Testing - A Senior Design ProjectAbstractThis project was designed for senior students to enhance their hands-on experience withtechnical instruments and computer based simulations.Throughout this project, senior students constructed an instrumental set-up to experimentallyidentify modal characteristics of a bell-shaped structure. Impact excitation method was used toidentify the first five resonance frequencies and a commercial FEA package was used to verifythe validity of the set up for further applications.IntroductionAt Virginia State University, senior project is a three credit elective course that engineeringstudents can take in their

Conference Session

Great Ideas for Projects that Teach Instrumentation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farid Farahmand, Sonoma State Univeristy; Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford

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Instrumentation

Engineering Topics to Freshmen Students Using Roomba Platform1. IntroductionThis paper describes integration of low-cost Roomba autonomous vacuum cleaner robotsinto Introduction to Engineering course offered by the Department of EngineeringScience at Sonoma State University. The main purpose of introducing Roomba platformis to teach and integrate introductory engineering concepts, such as numbering systems,microcontrollers, serial and parallel interfaces, sensor technologies, wireless technology,and high-level programming language, such as LabVIEW. Through his experiment, astheir final design project, teams of freshmen students were required to design their owncreative Roomba projects involving sound, light, sensors, and even

Conference Session

Great Ideas for Projects that Teach Instrumentation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Keller, University of Tulsa; Jeremy S. Daily, University of Tulsa

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Instrumentation

Conference Session

Great Ideas for Projects that Teach Instrumentation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meghan Marie Rock, Rochester Institute of Technology; Harry Marx, Rochester Institute of Technology; Seth M. Kane, Rochester Institute of Technology; Robert Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology; Larry Villasmil, Rochester Institute of Technology, College of Applied Science and Technology; James H. Lee, Rochester Institute of Technology

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AC 2011-2361: EFFECTIVELY UTILIZING LOCAL AND REMOTE THERMO-FLUIDS LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS TO ENHANCE STUDENT LEARN-ING.Ms. Meghan Marie RockMr. Harry Marx, Rochester Institute of Technology Harry Marx graduated from the Rochester Institute of Technology in March 2011 with a B.S. in Mechan- ical Engineering Technology. He is currently an employee of Micron Technology.Mr. Seth M Kane, Rochester Institute of Technology 5th year Mechanical Engineering Technology Major. Actively pursuing Bachelors degree. Worked at Johnson and Johnson as a Project Management Co op. Also worked at Fisher-Price as a Product Devel- opment Intern.Robert Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) Rochester Institute of Technology

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Great Ideas for Projects that Teach Instrumentation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed B. Niku, California Polytechnic State University; Ross James Miller

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Instrumentation

the skin ispopulated with a large array of touch sensors, a flexible tactile skin sensor can bedeveloped. Although this sensor does not communicate with the brain or the centralnervous system, nonetheless the information it provides can be used in a variety of formsto aid the user.Similarly, a tactile sensor that provides almost-continuous information about an object,forces involved, and shapes, can be used in many robotic applications, including hapticsand animatronics applications. This can be extended to advanced toys that can react tohuman touch and behave accordingly.In this project, stretchable, deformable, tactile sensors were developed to provide a largearray of sensory information that may be used by a microprocessor for other

Conference Session

Great Ideas for Projects that Teach Instrumentation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

El-Sayed Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Zengqian Wang, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven K. Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Instrumentation

plasticity theory, structural design and analysis, engineering analysis and finite element methods and has interests in remote laboratories, project-based learning and student learning assessment. His research is in the areas of remote sensing and control with applications to remote experimentation as well as modeling of microstructure changes in metal forming processes. He publishes regularly in peer-reviewed conference proceedings and scientific journals. At the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition in Chicago, USA, he received the Best Paper Award for his article ’A Virtual Laboratory on Fluid Mechanics’.Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Instrumentation and Measurement: Innovative Courses

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

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Instrumentation

insight into the “laboratory based problem solvinglearning environment” that has been developed with financial and technical assistancefrom local industries. The discussion will also identify how the “need” for this type ofproject based curriculum became obvious. Four prerequisite courses are briefly describedbefore focusing on the project based capstone course. These four courses provide thestudents with the technical skill sets needed to succeed in the senior level capstonecourse. Accomplishments and outcomes from the student perspective, the Universityperspective, and the industry perspective will also be shared.Our advancing world of computer integration, process control, industrial automation, andtelecommunications requires technical problem

Conference Session

Effective Projects and Experiments in Instrumentation and Control

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho, Moscow

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Instrumentation

. Page 22.269.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Automated Battery Charger Instrumentation Interface for Multiple Interconnected Battery Strings as a Student ProjectAbstract The goal of this project was to create a remote monitoring and control capability for theeight large battery charging units currently in use at the Naval Acoustic Research Detachment inBayview, Idaho. These units charge 1866 valve regulated lead acid batteries that provide powerfor propulsion, instrumentation, and control of the second Large Scale Vehicle (LSV 2), a Navyacoustic research submarine. These batteries must be charged while the submarine is dry dockedwith each of eight battery

Conference Session

Effective Projects and Experiments in Instrumentation and Control

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Tyler Schecklman, Savannah Technical College

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Instrumentation

infrastructure already exists and hence there is no need to install a medium forthe data to travel. This paper will present the home automation project designed/developed bythe students based on a socket connection functions from the Java.net library. Themicrocontroller and network connections in conjunction with sensors are used to control devicesin a typical home. For simplicity this paper will explore only three outputs from themicrocontroller and two analog inputs. The analog inputs will be used to measure temperatureand humidity. This system could be extended to run a whole home automation suite.IntroductionThe sensor network is a technique for implementation of ubiquitous computing environment. It isan environment that enables communications with

Conference Session

Effective Projects and Experiments in Instrumentation and Control

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Instrumentation

, the integration ofthis measurement apparatus can be divided by four parts: “system design”, “optical systemintegration”, “data acquirement”, and “data analysis”. Students from Physics Department andDepartment of Optics and Photonics had been participated in this project in their “Special TopicsStudy” course. In this paper, we would like to share our approach to realize the physical conceptwith the community in the hope that this selected topic will be helpful for teaching the principlesand methods about index characterization.Measurement principle and resultAs shown in Fig-1, one laser beam is incident on a prism of apex angle . The first air-prisminterface which laser beam enters is regarded as “entrance face” and the one which laser

Conference Session

Effective Projects and Experiments in Instrumentation and Control

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Akram Hossain, Purdue University, Calumet; Md. Rasheduzzaman, Purdue University, Calumet

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Instrumentation

Applications Department of IEEE/IAS. He authored more than 25 refereed journal and conference publications. In 2009 he as PI received NSF-CCLI grant entitled A Mechatronics Curriculum and Packaging Automation Laboratory Facility. From 2003 through 2006, he was involved with Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL in developing direct computer control for hydrogen pow- ered automotives. He is also involved in several direct computer control and wireless process control related research projects. His interests are in the area of industrial transducer, industrial process con- trol, modeling and simulation of Mechatronics devices and systems, wireless controls, statistical process control, computer aided design and fabrication

Conference Session

Effective Projects and Experiments in Instrumentation and Control

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Instrumentation

this project is to design a smart rod that will improve the accuracy of themeasurements of differential leveling over the currently used industry methods. The smart rodconsists of graduated rod that employs a tilt sensor (Parallax Memsic 2125 Dual-axisAccelerometer), transmitter (Parallax XBee 1mW Chip Antenna (XB24-ACI-001)), and ParallaxDiscovery board (Board of Education carrier board with BASIC Stamp 2 module). The tiltsensor is used to measure the rods’ angle with respect to the earth, and the transmitter wirelesslytransmits the angle data to an automatic level that is also equipped with a Parallax Discoveryboard (Board of Education carrier board with BASIC Stamp 2 module). The Parallax Discoveryboards are used to bridge the components