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Instrumentation and Control Applications

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James Rehg; Peter Shull

Session 2259 Distributed Control Systems in the Process Control Laboratory James A. Rehg, Dr. Peter J. Shull Penn State AltoonaAbstractIndustrial process control, which moved from Direct Digital Control (DDC) to DistributedControl Systems (DCS) in the late 1970s, is now making another transition to FieldControl Systems (FCS). While FCS is just a form of DCS, it adds additional dimensions tothe control function through the use of networked systems and smart control elements.Foundation Fieldbus (FF), an implementation of FCS based on international standards,was introduced in 1994 and is

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ET Capstone Projects

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James Everly

Session 3447 An RF Communications Laboratory Capstone Electronic Design Experience James O. Everly, P.E. University of CincinnatiAbstractA direct conversion short wave receiver is used as a laboratory capstone electronic designexperience in the Topics of Electronic Communication Laboratory offered to ElectricalEngineering Technology students at the University of Cincinnati. The direct conversion receiveris used to illustrate the reception of continuous wave (CW) and single-sideband (SSB) signals inthe 40-41 meter (7.0-7.3 MHz) short wave bands. The receiver is implemented

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Trends in Energy Conversion/Conservation

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Khaled Mansy

Session 2233 The Artificial Sky Laboratory at Oklahoma State University Khaled Mansy, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State UniversityAbstractUtilization of daylight is one of the most cost-effective energy-efficient strategies to design andengineer low-energy buildings. Integration between daylighting and electric lighting systems incommercial buildings results in a significant reduction in annual energy use and operating cost.As in other engineered systems, quantification of the performance of daylighting systems shoulddictate their design. In the US however, the majority

Conference Session

Innovations in the ChE Laboratory

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Ron Artigue; Mark Anklam; David Miller; Dan Coronell; Atanas Serbezov; Sharon Sauer; Alfred Carlson

Session 2213 Improving Student Learning in the ChE Laboratory David C. Miller,* Mark Anklam, Ronald S. Artigue, Alfred Carlson, Daniel G. Coronell, Sharon G. Sauer, and Atanas Serbezov Department of Chemical Engineering Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyAbstract: The unit operations lab brings together a significant number of educational goals forthe students: experiencing a broad range of equipment and instrumentation, enhancing teamingskills, learning to analyze experimental data, and developing written and oral communicationskills. To help improve the

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Electrical ET Labs

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Walter Banzhaf

Session 3549 Digital Oscilloscopes: Powerful Tools for EET Laboratories Walter Banzhaf, P.E. Ward College of Technology, University of HartfordIntroductionThe digital oscilloscope has gained in popularity as the laboratory measurement tool of choice inEET laboratories, and much has been written about integrating its use into existing courses.1,2This paper will present some innovative ways to use a digital oscilloscope that have proven to beeasily accomplished and highly useful in baccalaureate undergraduate EET courses, from firstyear through fourth year.Digital oscilloscopes are

Conference Session

Remote Sensing and Telemetry

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Ingvar Gustavsson

Session 2359 User-defined Electrical Experiments in a Remote Laboratory Ingvar Gustavsson Department of Telecommunications and Signal Processing Blekinge Institute of Technology, SwedenAbstractLaboratory exercises in electrical engineering courses can be performed remotely using realequipment. A number of user-defined experiments on electrical circuits have been conductedover the Internet at Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH), Sweden; the experiments have beencarried out in different locations simultaneously using the same experimental hardware located

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Computer-Based Measurements

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Stephen Williams; Hadi Saadat

Session 3159 Innovations in Undergraduate Control System Instructional Laboratory Hadi Saadat, Stephen Williams Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, WI 53202 Abstract With the growth of microcomputer capabilities, control engineering has witnessed a significant shift towards digital implementation of digital controllers. Many modern industrial and commercial control systems employ digital computers. With the use of

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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Howard Smolleck

Session ____ Recent Experience with Directed Mentoring and Laboratory Development in the Electric Power Area Satish J. Ranade, Howard A. Smolleck, Joydeep Mitra Klipsch School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, New Mexico State UniversityAbstract A Directed Mentoring program was developed during the past two years at New MexicoState University (NMSU) with local electric utility support of committed internship positions andacademic-year support for students. The program’s objectives and progress were described in apaper presented in 2003. The mentoring program

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TIME 2: Laboratories

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John Matsson

Session 2166 Laboratory Experience with a Model Jet Turbine John E. Matsson Oral Roberts UniversityAbstractThis paper describes the experience gained from the operation of a JetCat model turbojetengine as part of an undergraduate mechanical engineering program. The engine wasremotely controlled from a laptop using Jettronic for Windows software for the serialinterface. Engine speed, fuel consumption, and exhaust gas temperature were measuredusing the software and the thrust was determined from a digital force gauge andcompared with calculations based on different readings

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Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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Alfred Breznik

Session number :2004-1577 Hands-on learning system for Wireless laboratory courses Alfred Breznik, Carlo Manfredini Emona InstrumentsChallenge to be addressed:The challenge for the teaching of Telecommunications in the undergraduate laboratoryhas always been how to cover the ever expanding field of important new topics whilstmaintaining a solid grounding in the fundamentals, as well as how to do this without theneed for excessive and ever increasing laboratory equipment.Ideally the equipment needs to operate at a logical level which facilitates learning butwithout the need for lengthy setup time and without being too much of a ready

Conference Session

Manufacturing Laboratory Experience

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Can Saygin

Session 3263 Paper #1669 A Manufacturing Laboratory for Integrated Hands-on Applications Dr. Can (John) Saygin Engineering Management Department University of Missouri – Rolla Rolla, Missouri 65409 - 0370 E-mail: saygin@umr.edu Phone: + 1 – 573 – 341 – 6358 Fax: + 1 – 573 – 341 – 6567 URL: http

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Innovations in the ChE Laboratory

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David Miller; Julia Williams

Session 2213 Incorporating Peer Review in the Chemical Engineering Laboratory David C. Miller, Department of Chemical Engineering Julia M. Williams, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyThe Unit Operations laboratory represents an important site for the development oftechnical and non-technical skills in chemical engineering students. Coming in the finalyear of students’ course work, the projects of UO lab give students the opportunity tocombine experimental experiences with team work and communication, a combinationthat chemical engineering educators would agree is

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Information Technology

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Wayne Jones; Robert Wright

Session 1449 The Collin County Community College District Convergence Laboratory Wayne A. Jones, Robert Wright Division of Engineering Technology Collin County Community College District 9700 Wade Boulevard, Frisco, TX 75035AbstractThis paper presents and describes the novel next generation convergence lab located in theEngineering Technology (ET) Division at Collin County Community College District’s(CCCCD) Preston Ridge Campus in Frisco, Texas. The laboratory currently

Conference Session

Virtual Instrumentation

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Michael Parten

Session 1241 Using Virtual Instruments in a Measurements Laboratory Micheal Parten Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Texas Tech UniversityI IntroductionLearning instrumentation and how to make measurements is important to all engineering studentsearly in their academic careers. In many cases, knowing how an instrument works, aids inunderstanding limitations of instruments. Although learning how to use a single instrument isimportant, learning to use groups of instruments together to make required measurements andanalyze the data is

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2003 Annual Conference

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William Lan; Karlene Hoo; Jason Williams; Harry Parker; Charles Smith; Theodore Wiesner

2793 The Virtual Chemical Engineering Unit Operations Laboratory Jason L. Williams, Marcus Hilliard, Charles Smith, Karlene A. Hoo, Ph.D., Theodore F. Wiesner, Ph.D., P.E., Harry W. Parker, Ph.D., P.E. and William Lan, Ph.D.* Department of Chemical Engineering/*College of Education Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 79409AbstractThere appears to be a growing trend in the chemical process industry (CPI) to reduce thedependency on pilot-plant studies by increasing the use of computer process modeling. For theCPI, this approach is reliable, safe, and

Conference Session

Laptop/Handheld Computing in Education

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Christopher Carroll

Session 1420 Pocket PCs as Tools in Digital Circuit Laboratories Christopher R. Carroll Electrical and Computer Engineering University of Minnesota Duluth ccarroll@d.umn.eduAbstractDigital circuit laboratories are notoriously brimming with high-technology instrumentation and allsorts of gadgets that can boggle the mind of students entering any electrical or computerengineering program. These labs are generally the first electrical or computer

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Civil ET

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2003 Annual Conference

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Alberto Gomez-Rivas; George Pincus

Session 2649 Integration of Class and Laboratory in Engineering Technology Alberto Gomez-Rivas, and George Pincus Professor and Chair of Engineering Technology, and Professor and Dean College of Science and Technology, University of Houston-DowntownAbstractThis paper examines use of integrated class/lab and assignment of real practical problems in aspecialized Engineering Technology program (Structural Analysis and Design). Courses instructural design combine theory, testing and applications. Typically, the problem is presented asa specific application and includes hands-on laboratory

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Charles Knight

Session 2366 DEVELOPING A 21st CENTURY MECHANICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY CURRICULUM Charles Knight, University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaAbstractElectronic instrumentation and computer data acquisition has revolutionized the experimentallaboratory. Universities with limited funding face major challenges in upgrading theirlaboratories. Industry advisors tell us they expect our engineering graduates to have modernlaboratory skills. Many engineering faculty members do not possess the modern skills requiredto develop and/or teach laboratory curriculums required in the 21st century. This situation hasdeveloped

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Jeffrey Newcomer

Session 3548 Development of Pneumatics-Based Fluid Power Laboratory Exercises Jeffrey L. Newcomer, Ph.D. Engineering Technology Department Western Washington University Bellingham, WA 98225-9086AbstractThis paper describes four pneumatic laboratories used in a Fluid Power class in the EngineeringTechnology Department at Western Washington University. These laboratories introducestudents to the fundamentals of pneumatic components and control of pneumatic circuits, as

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Roger Minear

Session 2551 DEVELOPMENT OF UNDERGRADUATE LABORATORY EXPERIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING Roger A. Minear, Ph.D. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignAbstractCurrently, undergraduate students in environmental engineering at the University ofIllinois and many other schools have very limited laboratory experience. This is a greatdisadvantage in a profession where field and laboratory techniques are crucial skills forthe job market and for graduate school. With the assistance of The National ScienceFoundation and the University of

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Edwin Zivi; Jenelle Piepmeier

Session 2220 Dynamic System Animation Within a Simulink Laboratory Environment Edwin Zivi, Jenelle Armstrong Piepmeier U.S. Naval AcademyAbstractRecent innovations in the animation of student developed, laboratory simulations have beenfound to significantly improve student understanding and enthusiasm. This animation canbe implemented using Matlab s-functions that are typically called from a Simulinksimulation. These rudimentary animations have been found to be relatively easy toconstruct and well received by students. General observations and

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William Berg; Morris Boughton

Session 2649 Enhanced Suitcases for Upper Division Electronics Laboratories William M. Berg, Morris W. Boughton University of Texas at BrownsvilleAbstractInexpensive ($200 - $350) attaché cases filled with equipment pertinent to a basic electronics testlaboratory have revolutionized basic electronic laboratory courses. These are called electronicstrainers or mini labs by two of the manufacturers. At a minimum, the cases contain a prototypingboard, power supplies (± 5v, ± 12v, and variable), function generators, potentiometers, andswitches, LEDs, and clocks, for analog and

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Robert Gilbert; Cynthia Finley

Session 2793 Evolution of an Undergraduate Probability and Statistics Laboratory Cynthia A. Finley, Robert B. Gilbert The University of Texas at AustinAbstract An interactive laboratory that combines experiential and cooperative learning is used as partof a probability and statistics course for undergraduate civil engineering students. The goal ofthe laboratory is to help students see how probability and statistics are used in real civilengineering problems, reinforcing lecture topics and giving practice in recognizing andmanaging

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2000 Annual Conference

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Prawit Potsawatsuk; Mohammed Enamul Haque; Amarneethi Vamadevan

Session 1426 JAVA Simulation based Soil Mechanics Laboratory Course Studio Mohammed E. Haque, Amarneethi Vamadevan, Prawit Rotsawatsuk Western Michigan University, Michigan 49008AbstractIn the field of civil/geotechnical engineering, students conduct a variety of soil tests to fulfillundergraduate soil mechanics course requirement. There is a range of problems in soil laboratoryinstruction, such as, some students not getting hands on experience of conducting tests becauseof inadequate number of apparatus, time constraints and inability in exciting students to seriouslyconduct the experiments. However when these laboratory

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Yi Shang; Michael Jurczyk; Hongchi Shi; Anupam Joshi

Session 1526 Laboratory-Oriented Teaching in Web and Distributed Computing∗ Hongchi Shi, Yi Shang, Michael Jurczyk, and Anupam Joshi♣ University of Missouri-Columbia AbstractIn this paper, we present our experiences in teaching two laboratory-oriented courses in the Weband distributed computing area using our NSF-sponsored Distributed Systems Laboratory (DSL).The DSL consists of one Sun Enterprise 3500 server and 12 Sun Ultra 10 workstations connectedthrough fast Ethernet and ATM networks. The computer systems in

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William J. Hutzel

2333 Leveraging Campus Resources for HVAC Laboratory Development William J. Hutzel Purdue University, West Lafayette, INAbstractThe purpose of this paper is to explore innovative opportunities for stretching limited universityresources for laboratory development. The context of this discussion is an ongoing renovationproject in the Applied Energy Laboratory, which is part of the Mechanical EngineeringTechnology Department at Purdue University. A relatively small initial capital investment bythe University has been leveraged to provide more than $150,000 worth of heating

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Theodore E. Fahlsing

Session 3226 Monolithic Integrated Circuit Function Generator Lab Procedure Theodore E. Fahlsing Purdue UniversityAbstractThis laboratory exercise will use the XR2206 monolithic IC function generator. Theapproach will place emphasis on the evaluation of specifications from Exar’s data sheetsin comparison to laboratory measured data. The exercise will explore the parameters forsetting frequency, amplitude, and waveform shape. The use of the function generator toproduce amplitude modulation and frequency modulation signals will

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Marehalli G. Prasad; Consantin Chassapis; Sven Esche

Session 3220 Remotely Accessible Laboratory Approach for Undergraduate Education Sven K. Esche, Marehalli G. Prasad, Constantin Chassapis Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stevens Institute of TechnologyIntroductionToday, the hands-on activities typically associated with educational laboratories are widelyrecognized by all constituents of academia as imperative and integral elements of modernengineering curricula. This trend is evidenced through the new review criteria applied byeducational accreditation boards such as ABET and recent funding initiatives of governmental,charitable and

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

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2002 Annual Conference

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Paula Zenner; Charles Van Karsen

Session 1566 Experiential Engineers: Developing an Integrated Mechanical Engineering Laboratory Charles D. Van Karsen, Paula F. Zenner Michigan Technological UniversityAbstractThe Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics at Michigan TechnologicalUniversity has developed a required undergraduate laboratory that is a practical and relevantcomponent of an engineer’s education. The purpose is to provide a combined mechanicalengineering experience that reinforces the traditional elements of a curriculum. Solid Mechanics,Dynamics, and Heat

Conference Session

Biomedical Engr. Design and Laboratories

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2002 Annual Conference

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Ann Saterbak

Session 2209 Laboratory Courses Focused on Tissue Engineering Applications Ann Saterbak Department of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston TX 77005AbstractTwo new laboratory courses focused on tissue engineering have been developed andimplemented in the undergraduate Bioengineering Department at Rice University. The contentof these courses is quite unique, yet fully supports the department’s emphasis on biomedicalengineering at the molecular, cellular, and tissue levels. This sequence of required laboratorycourses is designed to teach students mammalian tissue culture techniques, to