Conference Session

Materials, Manufacturing, and Machine Component Design

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Scott Pierce P.E., Western Carolina University; Wesley L. Stone, Western Carolina University; Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

in a Junior-Level Machine Design CourseAbstractThere is currently a trend in engineering education that emphasizes a blending of theory with theapplication of that theory to engineering practice. Current ABET criteria for accreditation ofengineering programs focus on the ability of students to recognize engineering problems in a realsystem and to correctly apply engineering principles to those problems. In this paper, the authorsdescribe a junior-level course in machine design that integrates a classic, theoretical treatment ofthe design of machine elements with a semester-long laboratory in which students design andanalyze a ski lift to be used on their campus. This is a required course for all Engineering

Conference Session

Automation, Instrumentation, and Computer Simulations

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alamgir A. Choudhury, Western Michigan University; Jorge Rodriguez P.E., Western Michigan University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

marketdominance. In this paper, the design of a manually powered hydraulic bicycle using energyefficiency as a primary design objective is presented. A laboratory setup is developed to testperformance of the hydraulic system components. Experimental analysis of component behaviorof a functional prototype of the hydraulic system is performed. The analysis result is used to selectcomponents for optimum performance of the system in its desired operational conditions. Themethodology can be utilized in design of similar systems where energy efficiency is a primarydesign objective.1. IntroductionWorldwide, the vast majority of energy is produced from fossil-based fuels resulting in theincrease of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere [1]. In the area of fluid power

Conference Session

Broad Perspectives on the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Troy J. Vogel, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; David L. Tomasko, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Concerns – Indicate major environmental and safety concerns with the process. Include safety certificates from the 8 SACHE safety modules here. Perform a PHA on one reactor, and one distillation column. One PHA must be a HAZOP, the other is your choice and will not be covered in course material. Create a P&ID for these two unit ops with the previous PHAs in mind.The Unit Operations course offers a structured review of safety instrumented systems,laboratory, and personal safety. These topics are formally evaluated individually prior to the startof lab work.The Ohio State UniversityAt The Ohio State University within the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering program,chemical process hazards, HAZOP analysis, laboratory

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock J. LaMeres, Montana State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

taught.1.2 Web-Based Delivery of Engineering Laboratory ExperimentsDelivering the laboratory component of an engineering course online has been identified by anumber of research groups ([1], [3], [19] and [20]) as the largest barrier to widespreadpenetration of web-based courses across the curricula in higher education. The importance of alaboratory experience is often inherently accepted by instructors as a way to reinforce classroomconcepts; however, there has been a considerable amount of research as to why a laboratoryexperience is important and what students gain from it. The authors of [20] provide acomprehensive and historical accounting of the purpose of a lab experience in engineeringeducation. The authors present that a lab gives

Conference Session

Assessment, Course, and Curricular Development

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan L. Falkenstein-Smith, Syracuse University; Ryan James Milcarek, Syracuse University; Michael J. Garrett, Syracuse University; Jeongmin Ahn, Syracuse University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

currently works as a Research Assistant in the Combustion and Energy Research Laboratory (COMER). His current research is focused on new catalyst development, ceramic materials for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), combustion, energy conversion, fuel cell modeling, fuel cell technology applications and system design. Ryan is a Syracuse University Graduate Fellow and an Astronaut Scholar.Mr. Michael J. Garrett, Syracuse University Michael Garrett is an incoming graduate student at Syracuse University. Throughout his undergraduate career he developed an interest in energy systems which encouraged him to pursue energy related research. During the summer of 2015, Michael began working as an Undergraduate Research Assistant in

Conference Session

Software and e-learning in the ME curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Van Karsen, Michigan Technological University; Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Jason Blough, Michigan Technological University; Henry Sodano, Michigan Technological University; Harold Evensen, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Laboratory at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He is a Registered Professional Engineer with a BS, MS and Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering and a member of ASEE, ASME and SEM.Henry Sodano, Michigan Technological University Henry A Sodano is a member of the Michigan Tech Department of Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics. His research interests lie in power harvesting, vibration control, and the novel application of smart materials. He obtained his B.S. and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the Virginia Tech. He is a member of ASME, AIAA, and SEM.Jason Blough, Michigan Technological University Jason Blough has been an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurements: Innovative Course Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Beams, University of Texas-Tyler

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

Project TUNA II –Bode Analyzer and Teaching ToolAbstractStudents measuring the frequency response of a linear circuit (e.g., an active filter) by manualmethods find the task mind-numbing and repetitive, and the purpose was frequently lost in theminutiae of data-taking. Project TUNA (Texas Universal Network Analyzer), a Bode analyzerfor low to moderate frequencies, was conceived as an answer to this problem. The prototype ofProject TUNA was developed as a project in Electronics II (EENG 4409) in 1999, andpermanent copies were constructed in 2000. Project TUNA has been integrated into theelectronics curriculum of UT-Tyler since that time. It is used as both a laboratory instrument andas a teaching tool, particularly to illustrate the principles of

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University; Nael Barakat, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

. Page 11.125.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 A Student Owned Microcontroller BoardAbstractLaboratories provide valuable opportunities for students to work with professional equipment.This equipment is often costly, potentially unsafe, easily damaged, or difficult to operate. Forthese and many other valid reasons students are often provided limited access to equipment.Unfortunately when a laboratory is closed a student does not have access to the equipment. More-over, when the course is complete the student loses access altogether. Clearly this goes against ourdesire as educators to maximize student learning opportunities.At Grand Valley State University (GVSU) junior level students majoring in

Conference Session

Effective Learning Innovations in Civil Engineering Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guoqing Zhou, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

results demonstrated thatthe new teaching improvement is capable of adding students’ GIS knowledge.1. INTRODUCTION The GIS courses for graduate and undergraduate students are offered in Old DominionUniversity (ODU) via distance education mode. The distance courses are delivered to 15 states,50 higher education centers, and 4 oversee navy bases (Japan, Koera, Mid-East, and Canada) viaboth the regular classroom and ODU’s TTN (Tele-Tech-Net) system (active satellites, streamvideo, video tapes, DVD, etc.). One of the problems in the distance courses is that the remotestudents have difficulty to access the large volume of geospatial data for their homework anddistance laboratory via internet. The GeoBrain system, which is funded by NASA

Conference Session

BME Assessment and the VaNTH ERC

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Verstraete, University of Akron

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

Page 12.1483.5 assessed through the assignment of homework problems using Excel® Spreadsheets and exam questions. Exam results on this subject, for the three students, were as follws: 1-20/20, 1-18/20 and 1-8/20%.CO-2: Understand error analysis and how to report uncertaintiesThis course outcome is implemented through the building of a DC voltmeter, then calibrating it, and writing aspecification sheet that includes error and uncertainty analysis. The experimental design intentionally introducedreproducibility, linearity and accuracy errors. The results of this error analysis was evaluated through ahomework and laboratory assignments. Laboratory exercises included measuring the speed of sound in the field(1-18/25, 2-24/25), measuring the speed

Conference Session

Model Eliciting Activities

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; John Anthony Christ, U.S. Air Force Academy; Ronald L. Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Tamara J. Moore, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

. Besterfield-Sacre’s current research focuses on three distinct but highly correlated areas pf innovative design, entrepreneurship, and modeling. She is an Associate Editor for the AEE Journal.Dr. Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University Brian P. Self obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees in engineering mechanics from Virginia Tech and his Ph.D. in bioengineering from the University of Utah. He worked in the Air Force Research Laboratories before teaching at the U.S. Air Force Academy for seven years. Self has taught in the Mechanical En- gineering Department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, since 2006. During the 2011-2012 academic year, he participated in a professor exchange, teaching at the Munich University

Conference Session

Computers in Education Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Easley, Louisiana Tech University; David Hall, Louisiana Tech University; Nicholas Beard, Louisiana Tech University; Glenn Fardsalehi, Louisiana Tech University; Nathan Wallace, Louisiana Tech University; Michael Swanbom, Louisiana Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

. Project-focused approaches increase theworkload of already busy faculty members and can be difficult to sustain, particularly whenbudgets are tight. Added responsibilities such as ordering and managing supplies, resolvingtechnical issues faced by students, and maintaining tools and machinery rob faculty of time thatcould be better spent focusing on the learning experience.Louisiana Tech University has addressed this issue by implementing a project-focusedcurriculum that we call Living with the Lab. This curriculum decreases a portion of the facultyworkload by transferring the ownership and maintenance of laboratory platforms and tools fromthe university to the students. Each student purchases a robotics kit with a programmablecontroller, sensors

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seyed Mousavinezhad, Idaho State University; R. Eugene Stuffle, Idaho State University; Wei Pan, Idaho State University; Steven Grant Maclure, Idaho State University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

UniversitySteven Grant Maclure, Idaho State University Page 24.308.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Computing Tools in an Advanced Filter Theory CourseAbstractSignal Processing (SP, including image processing) is a course offered by manyengineering and computing programs. In our school we offer a senior-level, first-yeargraduate course with both lecture and laboratory sections. There is also an Elective EECourse, EE 4474/5574, Advanced Circuit Theory which uses analog/digital filter circuitsas main topics. Our experience has shown that some students consider the subject matterto be

Conference Session

Capstone Projects and Experiential Learning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

breakdown of the workshop into three modules allows participants to pick and choosecomponents to match his/or her learning needs. All of the laboratory exercises are conductedusing The Altera® Development and Education (DE2) board which provides an ideal vehicle forlearning about digital logic, computer organization, and FPGAs. Featuring an Altera Cyclone® IIFPGA, the DE2 board offers state-of-the-art technology suitable for our laboratory use [2].Altera also provides the Quartus® II development software free to universities. Both DE2 FPGAevaluation boards and Quartus Development software have been received as a donation fromAltera Corporation.The Quartus II Software Design Series: This module of the workshop provides extensivetraining on how to

Conference Session

New Endeavors

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

David Ollis

current,most modern device; the content explains the operation and principles underlying thedevice’s performance, and the laboratory forces confrontation of device utilization anddissection with device explanation. Devices visited, one per week, in the correspondingweekly laboratory period are bar code scanner, compact disc player and burner, FAXmachine, electric and acoustic guitar, electric drill, bicycle, internal combustion engine,optical fibers, photocopy and scanner, digital and video cameras, cell phones, and(model) airplanes.Introduction The author created, in 1992, a device dissection laboratory for incoming first yearengineering students. As “It seemed desirable to base a new lab on some modern andemerging technologies”1,2, the

Conference Session

Forum for Nontraditional Engineering Programs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mikaya Lumori; Ernest Kim

Session 1732 A Review of Two Appr oaches to Teaching Applied Electr omagnetics Mikaya L.D. Lumor i and Er nest M. Kim Univer sity of San DiegoIntr oductionTwo different approaches to teaching the mandatory engineering electromagnetics courseare reviewed. Using basic theories developed in the course, divergent applications wereemphasized in different semesters of the course offering. The two separate applicationscovered were (a) radio frequency circuit design and (b) radar and antenna design. Thegeneral electromagnetic theory lectures were enhanced through laboratory experiences inthe two different

Conference Session

Course Development and Services

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gregory Mokodean; Xiannong Meng; Maurice Aburdene

courses hoping to gain first-hand knowledge of how the Internet works, how the webworks, how to set up an operational network and how to program the network to deliver variousapplications. In this paper, we summarize characteristics of computer network courses from theweb sites of 27 universities and colleges, mainly from the U.S. and from two other countries.We wanted to cover a variety of schools with different structures and objectives, including bothpublic and private, predominately undergraduate and graduate, and different regions of the US,from what was available on the web. We examined how the course is taught, what textbooks areused, which subjects and practices are covered in laboratory exercises, if any, and the topics ofcourse

Conference Session

A Renaissance in NRE Programs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Bennion; Jay Kunze; Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar; Michael Lineberry

The Idaho Universities’ Role with the New Idaho National Laboratory Jay F. Kunze, John S. Bennion, Michael J. Lineberry, and Mary Lou Dunzik-Gougar Idaho State UniversityPURPOSE and GOALS:The goal set by the U.S. Department of Energy is that the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is tobecome the preeminent, internationally recognized nuclear research, development anddemonstration laboratory for nuclear energy. It is the intent of the Idaho Universities to partnerwith the INL so as to assist in achieving this mission, for the benefit of nuclear energy to the nation and the world, and for the benefit of the local

Conference Session

Creative Ways to Present Basic Materials

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

M.L. Meier

entertainingsoftware such as programming languages, databases, and spreadsheets, even when it can reallyhelp them in their studies. In the case of spreadsheets, few students in our department had everused them in their engineering courses. This seemed surprising since spreadsheets are so easy touse, are ideal for performing routine calculations and plotting data, and a spreadsheet applicationhas probably been on every personal computer they have ever used. Normally this would notcause any concern except that many of our students continued to do much of their work usinghandheld calculators and pencils and were still drawing their graphs by hand, while at the sametime they’d never consider writing the text of their papers and laboratory reports without using

Conference Session

Computers in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Harry Hess

course relies heavily on involving the students in hands-on learning activities, itassists them to better understand theoretical concepts. The hands-on approach utilizes laboratoryactivities and is ideally suited for teaching the concepts of design and analysis of metallic andplastics welding fabrications and castings, lathe turnings, as well as the set-up and analysis ofplastics molding (injection, compression, thermoforming and extrusion blow) investigations.The laboratory environment, a custom facility containing laboratory size equipment, encouragesstudents to develop and present solutions to manufacturing processes, organizational andproduction systems problems through the use of solid modeling software, solid object processingplus metallic

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer ET

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Trippe

individual laboratory assignments.Text SelectionIt is imperative that the instructor use a text which completely covers the key topics foreach course. Additionally, the text must be technically accurate, readable, concise andhopefully filled with example programs and graphics (to accommodate visual learners).Finding a textbook that meets these requirements and emphasizes technical problemsolving is not an easy task.Generally texts address the use of programming and software code development to solvebusiness problems, display and graphics problems or engineering problems. The textselected for the first two courses of the sequence is based upon the solution of scientificand engineering problems (5). In addition to the basic C++ language features

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Naseem Ishaq; Salahuddin Qazi

Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Education” Page 6.585.6including material on distance education. One of its publication “ Prism” includes useful Websites recommended by educators 21.VI. Virtual and Web-based LaboratoriesWith the popularity of web-based instruction for distance learning, the need for providing web-based teaching methods and virtual lab for experimental laboratory has also increased. Numberof universities and colleges are developing such facilities to supplement their distance educationprograms. A virtual lab is a simulation of a

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Rosa Betancourt de Perez; Rosa Buxeda; Moises Orengo; Lueny M. Morell; Jose R. Lopez

and universities. The LSAMP project supports undergraduate education systemic reform in alliances that include partners from two- and four-year higher education institutions,businesses and industries, national research laboratories, local, state, and federal agencies. Inaddition to this principal focus, LSAMP projects also give consideration to the critical transitionpoints in SMET education: high school to college; 2-year and 4-year college; undergraduatestudy; and graduate-to-faculty career. Page 5.185.11 NSF Grant # HRD

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Rebecca K. Toghiani; Donald O. Hill; Craig Wierenga; Hossein Toghiani

the need to augment the traditional instruction of this subjectwith laboratory experiences so that their graduates are conversant in state-of-the-artinstrumentation and control as it is practiced in industry today. These laboratory experiencesallow the student to gain an appreciation for the contribution these tools make to the successfuloperation of a process unit or plant, to become familiar with instrumentation, and to be exposedto advanced control strategies in practice. This paper describes efforts at Mississippi StateUniversity to transform the process control instructional methods to facilitate the transition fromundergraduate student to practicing engineer in the area of process control. The Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

J. Nazalewicz; H. Hadim; D. Donskoy; B. Gallois; Keith Sheppard

laboratory is implemented with emphasis on thefollowing objectives:1. Integration of design and engineering practice into engineering mechanics2. Providing a smooth transition from the introduction to engineering design course offered during the first semester53. Integration of statics and strength of materials as a more effective way of teaching engineering mechanics4. Providing ‘hands on’ experience as a more effective learning tool5. Teaching of other ‘soft skills’ based on ABET 2000 criteria6. Stimulating student interest in the subject of engineering mechanics7. Improving the retention rate for the engineering freshmen.The main aspects of the approach needed to achieve these objectives are described in thefollowing sections.III. Integration

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Stuart Steele

will be explored in order to emphasize the problemsolving and design experience. Both lecture and laboratory settings will be addressed. Theimpact of mobile computing with notebooks is reviewed from the viewpoint of team efforts andremote activity. Results from two courses in the Fall of 2000-2001 school year at PolytechnicUniversity will be shown, where notebook computers are now required and many classrooms,labs and campus areas utilize wireless operation. Covered are freshman and upper level courses.I. IntroductionRecently there has been a great interest and desire to make notebook (laptop) computersavailable for students at many universities. This is to provide a mobile type computing approachfor better communication between faculty and

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Mahmood Nahvi

Session 1526 PS/18 DSP Does It Mahmood Nahvi, Professor Electrical Engineering Department California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, CaliforniaContents:1. Summary2. Introduction3. Objectives of the Course and Laboratory4. Students' Background5. Laboratory Facilities6. Experiments7. Programming DSP Boards and Chips8. Discussion and Conclusion9. References1. SummaryUndergraduate engineering students are generally more enthusiastic about subjects whichprovide them with

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Salim A. Elwazani

contrasting but complementaryattributes. Lecture, representing the classic classroom type of activity, generates thelighting knowledge background necessary for interacting with design exercises. Lecturesinvolve a narrative mode of delivery and employ examinations as one measure of studentattainment. Design synthesis, representing a typical laboratory type of activity, developsthe skills and abilities for producing lighting design solutions. Synthesis exhibitsprescriptive and creative modes of work and expresses its outcome in such means asdrawings and reports. Case studies emphasize analyzing and researching building lightingsystems, both in the field and in the laboratory environment. Case studies exhibitexploratory, reflective modes of work and

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Deborah M. Mechtel; K.A. Korzeniowski

topics, with a clearerpicture of the electrical engineering curriculum. The depth and breadth of some of the topics is Page 3.530.1illustrated by presenting associated laboratory exercises. II. Course Content This paper reports on the implementation of a two semester core Electrical Engineeringcourse. Students are expected to have a background in Algebra to the extent that they are capable ofsolving multidimensional equations. The first semester course concentrates on building basic circuitanalysis tools including, but not limited to, Kirchhoff's Laws (KVL and KCL), Thevenin Circuitanalysis

Conference Session

Integrating Technical Research into Professional Development and K-12 Classrooms

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chelsey Simmons, Stanford University; Beth L Pruitt, Stanford University; Kaye Storm, Stanford University; Gary Lichtenstein

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

as thecuriosity, openness to new ideas and data, and skepticism that characterize science.”1 Exposingstudents to this expansive representation of science is expected to improve their skills astechnical workers and as thoughtful citizens. Pedagogical theories suggest that the most powerfulway to become proficient at a profession is to practice it or at least approximate its practices.2Evidence from laboratory-based professional development programs suggests this is true: teacherparticipation in research experiences can augment student achievement in a variety of measures.3,4 However, one comprehensive study suggests that teachers participating in the National ScienceFoundation’s Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) Program may not