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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Salah Badjou

, it is conserved and may not becreated. Heat from solar energy or combustion of hydrocarbons may be converted to mechanicalkinetic energy through heat engines. When heating is the desired result, solar energy may bemost efficiently directly converted into heat. Electric technology is powered by electric energywhich is obtained through the transformation of other forms, such as mechanical energy ofrotation in generators or from the transduction of solar light by photovoltaic cells. Non-renewable sources include the hydrocarbons. Another non-renewable form is nuclear energy.The proportion of each energy type currently in use is shown in Fig. 1 [1]. It is seen that thehydrocarbon sources dominate, and next nuclear energy sources. The major

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Daniel Domato; Marco Castaldi; James Patrick Abulencia

green engineering without having to create a semester-long independent course.Introduction: “The need for energy and fuels is one of the common threads throughout history and isrelated to almost everything that man does or wishes to do [1].” For the past one hundred years,the primary sources of energy producing materials have been crude oil and coal. And with theprices of crude oil increasing and the availability of natural resources decreasing, thedevelopment of alternative fuels is now on the forefront of the scientific and economic world.Globally since 1860, our energy consumption has increased exponentially. This trend can beseen in Figure 1: Figure 1. World energy Consumption by resource, 1860 – 1990 [1] To this

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Xiaobin Le P.E.; Ali Moazed; Anthony Duva; Richard Roberts

Application of the SolidWorks in teaching mechanical design for the digital generation Xiaobin Le, Ali Moazed, Anthony Duva and Richard Roberts Department of Electronics & Mechanical, Wentworth Institute of Technology Boston, MA 02115Abstract: Some problems for students in engineering design are (1) having difficulty tovisualize the complicated component or assembly from 2D drawings, (2) not sure how tomanufacture designed components, (3) not sure how to properly assemble the components and(4) not sure whether the component or assembly has enough strength /stiffness. With appearanceof true 3D CAD software such as SolidWorks, the concepts of

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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R. Radharamanan; Jeng-Nan Juang

membrane (PEM) fuel cells are nowattracting enormous interest for various applications such as low-emission vehicles, distributedhome power generators, and power sources for small portable electronic products [1, 2, 3].Recent studies indicate that water management is crucial for efficient operation of PEM fuel cells[4, 5]. The water content of the polymer electrolyte must be sufficient to provide good ionicconductivity, but too much water can flood the pores of the catalyst and gas-diffusion layers.In the process of producing electricity by means of PEM fuel cells, hydrogen fuel passes throughan anode catalyst layer where the hydrogen gas separates into protons and electrons. The protonspass through the PEM while the electrons pass through an

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Ismail I. Orabi

mechanicalengineering capstone design courses. Examples of the current projects will be presented.IntroductionSenior design engineering courses have increasingly used industry-sponsored projectsthat give students opportunities to address real world problems [1-4]. Capstone design coursesare also a site for developing many of the higher-level engineering learning outcomes and thoserequiring integration of innovation, problem solving and knowledge. The vast majority ofcapstone design instructors assign great value to the capstone design course [5-6]. Many believetheir courses offer potential for achieving and assessing all of the engineering criterion 3outcomes required by ABET [7].The mechanical engineering capstone design instructor has initiated the industry

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Andrzej Zarzycki

digital objects.Presently, BIM-based tools lack significant generative design modules and thus becomeperipheral within the architectural design process. This deficiency reflects the difficulty ofreconciling the generative-lateral modes of creativity with the didactic-hierarchical modes ofproblem solving. At the same time, general-use, generative design software lacks the databasedimension and material-based knowledge associated with its digital models. Often limited tosimple mesh definitions, traditional digital models exist outside real units and dimensions,without any physical reference to the outside world. In this aspect, these digitally created designsstill operate within the old paradigm, defined by Alberti [ 1], in which design is

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Tyler J. Martin; Matthew S. Jolda; Christopher M. Linden; Douglas E. Dow

theseavailable tools. Different people have different optimal learning styles. Seven types of learningstyles have been identified, which individuals use to learn or gain knowledge. Any combinationof these styles can be used but individuals often primarily utilize one or two learning styles [1].The following descriptions of learning styles classify the preference of an individual whilelearning. Social learners prefer to work in groups while solitary learners gain more working ontheir own. Aural learners use sound and music to learn while verbal learners use speech andwords either written or spoken. Visual learners learn by seeing how something is done througheither pictures or images. Logical learners learn by using reasoning or systematic

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Dan Brosnan; Dana Hawes; Max Nielsen; Salah Badjou

carry the household garbage bin from its storagelocation to the curbside and back once the garbage has been retrieved. A pictorial view of thissystem can be seen in Fig. 1 below. Current designs utilize systems which limit the functionalityof the devices.[1], [2], [3] This design alleviates these limitations while serving the purpose in amore effective and efficient manner while being affordable to both the designer and consumer.The design will be of great assistance to those who are physically incapable of performing thisotherwise common task. This includes the elderly, the handicapped, and those whose hecticlifestyle makes it impossible to accomplish the task. The project was to satisfy the requirementsof Junior-level Electromechanical Design

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Cameron Ian Cooper

-retention.IntroductionThis research follows a line of research started in 2008 [1]. The primary goal of this research is tounderstand the dynamics of a student body for the purposes of predictive modeling via neural networks.As evidenced, behavioral modeling of a student body in regards to success can be a difficult enterprise[2]. Student body data can become quickly obsolete and of little use for predicting student success.The initial stage of this research attempted to create a generalizable model for predicting first-semesterpersistence (i.e. identify students most likely to persist and conversely those students “at-risk” of notpersisting to their second semester of study). This model utilized the 2005 and 2006 freshman cohorts totrain and test a neural network

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Scott Grenquist

of(kilogram*meter) per (second2), in all their engineering calculations from that point on in their life. I believe that allowingstudents to substitute 1N for 1 (kilogram*meter) per (second2) is one of the greatest deficiencies in the instruction ofdimensions and units in this country today.Students should understand that the units of force are really (kilogram*meters) per (second2). Because the understanding offorce being (kilogram*meters ) per (second2 ) allows students to readily remember Newton's second law, it can also assist inunderstanding higher order derived dimensions. For instance, one equation that describes energy is that force times distanceequals energy. So, if the students know that force times distance equals energy, then

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Charles R. Sullivan; Mark J. Franklin

educational impact of theproject.Introduction Students are often most familiar with automobiles through the direct experience ofdriving them. Connecting study of vehicle efficiency to this experience helps to motivatestudents and to build more complete understanding. But class experiments including drivingautomobiles would pose serious logistical and safety problems. To provide students with suchan educational experience without these difficulties, we modified an open-source automobileracing computer game, The Open Race Car Simulator (TORCS) [1], to include a realistic modelof fuel consumption. The driving simulator, via three-dimensional graphics and a user interfacewith a steering wheel and pedals, provides students with a compelling

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Janet Baldwin

, rewind, and fast forward. The students would watch me writing on the “board”and hear me speaking. The intent was to have students take notes from the lessons, justas they would in class. They should also be doing the calculations and solving theexample problems with me. At any time during playback, the video could be paused orrewound to repeat. Shown in Figure 1 is a snapshot of a lesson video on 2-dimensionalequilibrium. Color is used very successfully for clarity, especially in the drawings. Inaddition, the page can be set up prior to recording, with pictures, videos, typed text, etc.The biggest difference between the online and face-to-face delivery was the access to theinstructor to ask questions and get further explanations. This was

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Paul C. King; Gerarda M. Shields

courses.INTRODUCTION Leading the IP curriculum development effort is an interdisciplinary team led by the partnership of alicensed Architect and a licensed Civil Engineer both full time professors at New York City College ofTechnology. This paper focuses on the curriculum development, implementation, and assessmentmethodology of the Integrated Projects courses.1. THE CITYPOLY – CITYTECH PARTNERSHIP1.1 Introduction to CityPoly High School CityPoly is one of four State-approved Career and Technical Education (CTE) demonstration sites inNew York City and has been named as one of 10 schools in New York City Chancellor Joel Klein’s 21stCentury Schools Initiative. The unique format of this CTE school is a 3 + 2 program in which studentscomplete a full 4 years

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Sudhanshu Sinha; Manohar Mareboyana

Kernel Density Estimation (KDE) [1, 4, 11,of simplified mean-shift filter and K-Means clustering are used 19, 20, 21, 22]. Elgammal, Duraiswami, Harwood, andin modeling the background. The most common models used Davis [4] have proposed background model based on KDE.for background estimation are mixture of Gaussian (MOG), They have used a kernel function for probability densityKernel Density Estimation (KDE), etc. Comparison of the estimation of a pixel at a given location from training setproposed approach with some of the aforementioned models and used it to determine if the new pixel is background orhave been made and it was observed that a relatively simple

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Jordan Cox; Farshid Zabahian

computer system is currentlybeing analyzed to find new ways to improve powerproduction. Permission to use the data had to be obtainedfrom the Enel Green Power regional manager. The data thenhad to be acquired from the Gauley River Project supervisor.Once the data was received, all the unnecessary recordingshad to be filtered out. An example of data retrieved from the Hydro after allunnecessary data was filtered out can be seen in Table 2. Theprimary formula that will be used can also be seen in Table 1  [1, 2]. Figure 1

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Moijue Kaikai; Erin D. Baker

, whichstudents from the High School of Commerce in Springfield, is a peaking facility. Both units 1 and 2 are two natural gas andMassachusetts. oil-fired combustion turbine generators, which can generate 48 Not only does the curriculum build on students’ global MW each. They serve as the site’s primary functioning unitsawareness, but it also serves to generate students’ interest in and operate when called upon to supply the grid with needed power [1]. Another relevant organization is Stop ToxicIncineration in Springfield, a grassroots organization dedicated multiple studies in different school

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Jordan Cox; Derek Burdette; Christopher Shaffer; Farshid Zabihian

; 𝑅! = 𝐶!! ∗ 𝜌 ∗ 𝐴 𝛺 ∗ 𝑅!"# ∗ 𝑅!"#                                 (4) Is the result of the vertical forces acting on all the Where,blade elements, and is given by the following equation, R_m = Rolling Moment 𝑇 = 𝐶! ∗ 𝜌 ∗ 𝐴 𝛺 ∗ 𝑅!"# !                                                                   (1) C_(R_m )=Rolling Moment Coeffificeint ρ=Density of airWhere

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Wilson Tsz-Hon Kowk; Zhineng Li; Rahel Steffen; Brendan O'Brien; M.C. Damas; Vazgen Shekoyan; Paul Marchese; Tak Cheung

capable of reading data in thecollege pre-engineering students some hands-on experience in FITS format. The free software ImageJ from NIH had beenresearch projects. The proposed algorithm would help to updated to read FITS files. Usually FITS file could be readestablish a publicly smartphone accessible, computing network and processed by FV-tool Visualizer available from NASAthat could assist in exploratory studies of FITS data in High Energy Astrophysics Division [1]Comparative analysescommunity college science and pre-engineering classes including of brightness statistics that describe the solar using algorithmsoutreach programs. included in mass

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Edwin Divakaran Maria Selvaraj; Jeremy Li

conditions. The important challenges arethe sensors and computers, CNC lathe and (i) Maintaining the precision,programming. By making a labour to do a same (ii) Making the part without making anywork repeatedly process will require only less measurements at any place ofnumbered artisan labours which makes the less manufacturing,labour cost for the product. The project concerns (iii) Using the artisan labours,with design the best manufacturing method for the (iv) Minimizing the time,the following product (fig I.2) from the given raw (v) Maximizing the accuracy,material (fig I.1). The part is used in the mass (vi

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Fernanda Gobbi de Boer; Carla ten Caten; Istefani Carisio de Paula

important to promote activities that make the professor a facilitator of learning In an environment of fast development and strong experiences and opportunities. This movement seeks a morecompetition, companies have been seeking for more and more active learning process, defined as any methodology whichqualified professionals, with the production engineer being a attempts to engage students in this learning. Thesefundamental part of this group of professionals [1], [2

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Amer H. Daggag

1 Greening Information Communication Technologies in Small-Medium Sized Companies Amer H. DaggagAbstract— Information Communication Technologies (ICT) I. INTRODUCTIONimply the convergence of the audiovisual, telephone networksand computer networks through a cabling link system for the Information Communication Technologies (ICT) means thepurpose of sharing information. This research analyzes the convergence of the audiovisual, telephone networks andpossible

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Tamer Abukhalil; Madhav Patil

heterogeneousthe same time and cost as that of multiple robotic agents. agents. In section IV we evaluate UBSwarm framework withDifferent robots, each one with its own configuration, are respect to human rescue and wall painting applications.more flexible, robust and cost-effective. Moreover, the desired Finally, Section V presents a summary of the work and drawstasks may be too complex for one single robot, whereas it can some conclusions.be effectively done by multiple robots [1, 2]. One of the keyadvantages of the corporative multi-agents robotic systems is II. RELATED WORKfault-tolerance in which a robot can take over the task of a A

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Moussa Souare; Frank Merat; Christos Papachristou

as illustratedmeter via image processing. The method has been developed as an in Fig.2.algorithm with the ultimate goal of implementing the system witha microprocessor and inexpensive camera. The algorithmregisters successive dial images, subtracts them to detect dialmovement, and uses pattern recognition to locate each dial. Themovement of each dial is then used to calculate utilityconsumption. Sample meter images were obtained by scanning anactual rotary meter. The algorithm’s image resolutionrequirements were determined. The algorithm was simulated inMatlab and timing analysis performed to determine where thealgorithm may be improved. The algorithm was successfully run Fig. 1. Partial display of the kilowatt-hour meter

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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James Accuosti

ASEE 2014 Zone I Conference, April 3-5, 2014, University of Bridgeport, Bridgpeort, CT, USA. Factors Affecting Education Technology Success James Accuosti Dept. of Technology Management, School of Engineering University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, CT, USA jaccuost@my.bridgeport.edu Abstract— The purpose of this paper is to examine particular music [1], biology [12], to literacy [13], to college-leveland relevant factors that affect the outcome or implementation of economics

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Moussa Souare; Vira Chankong; Christos Papachristou

could easily be explained when it II. DETAILED STEPS FOR CARRYING OUTwas introduced to undergraduate students in Signals and CONVOLUTIONSystems class. Additionally, a simplistic method on integration The convolution integration is defined by,by parts by only applying an arrow diagram method (ADM) isexplained. The present paper better depicts the methodology (1)with different illustrations. Where x(t) and h(t) are two given functions or signals, y(t) Keywords ---Convolution, Integration by parts, Signals is the resultant convolution integral, t represents

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Aziz Obaid Alotaibi; Christian Bach

various means such as, the ease of use, obviousness, encouragement, Since the invention of web technology in 1989, the availability, and safety. Kknowledge concerns the webinternet has been widely used to provide useful technology content, richness of the website, its applicability for differentservices[1] and has played a significant role in shaping the types of customers, and support for knowledgetrends of developing societies. E- Learning, e-commerce and

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Martin Sinclair; Ioannis A. Raptis

[1]. In another work by Bohringer a reference location over a single cell. In section IV, the high[2], vibrating plates apply a frictional force to transport an level controller for a multi-cell surface is presented. Finally,object to a predefined point. In Quaid [3], work involved a experimental results and conclusions are given in sections Vnetwork of motors that operate a small mobile vibratory part and VI. II. E XPERIMENTAL P LATFORM In order to examine the capabilities of distributed ma-nipulation using large-scale networks as well as any poten-tial shortcomings of such systems, an experimental testbedplatform was developed. The system under investigation isan elastic surface that

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Ryan Kondracki; Courtney Collins; Khalid Habbab; Bijan Karimi

have drawbacks. One that we saw were cost, efficiency, and complexity. Many willof the most pressing issues with phones, tablets, and laptop say the goal of electrical engineering is to design a cost-PCs is power. We have not yet been able to develop efficient effective, efficient, and easy to use device or product.energy sources to match the efficiency of our devices. In fact, Patent #8,497,656 configures stationary solar panels in anmany laptops can drain a standard battery from a full charge in “umbrella” formation atop a stand attached to a table [1]. Wea matter of a couple hours. This team is proposing a solution saw this idea as an ingenious use of a product that will notthat will provide

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Thy Dinh; Bryan Slater

mechanical engineers i. Efficiency(Thy Dinh, Bryan Slater, and Branden Frazier) will beperforming an analysis of the 1996 Kawasaki Ninja 250R that After researching the gas engine on the 1996has been converted from a gasoline powered bike to an electric Kawasaki 250R, the specifications for the enginepowered bike. Using the knowledge gained from previous were found in two separate sources (1, 2) .To ensureengineering courses, the team members have sufficient accuracy, the two sources were compared. It wasknowledge and skill to complete the experiment. After the found that the sources were in congruence about thecompletion

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Sk Hasan Hafizul Haque; H. M. Imran Hassan; S. M. Abul Hossain

applied in modern control engineering in the last control engineering is the opportunity to control machines anddecade, this paper deals with the feasibility of employing industrial and economic process for the benefit of society.advanced control technique of Programmable Logic Controllers PLC provides above all the term we need. PLCs are used in(PLC) to linearize the input-output characteristics of control almost every aspect of industry to expand and enhancesystem. In machining, packaging, material handling, automated production [1]. Where older automated systems would useassembly or countless other industries applications the PLC is hundreds or