Conference Session

Graduate Studies Division (GSD) Technical Session 6: Programs in Graduate Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tess Bisbee Meier, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Ceren Yilmaz Akkaya, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Yunus Doğan Telliel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Graduate Studies Division (GSD)

Paper ID #42677ConGrad: A Graduate Education Framework for Convergence Research andExperiential LearningMs. Tess Bisbee Meier, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Tess Meier is a PhD Candidate in Robotics Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). Her research there focuses on wearable assistive and rehabilitation robotics but has a newfound interest in teaching & scholarship, and education research. As a Future of Robots in the Workplace – Research and Development NRT Fellow, Tess is being trained in designing, advising, and executing convergence research projects. She is interested in educating the next

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Technical Session 7

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maher Shehadi, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI)

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

condition surveys for various mechanical and electrical and systems. He has conducted several projects to reduce carbon dioxide and other building emission impacts by evaluating and improving the energy practices through the integration of sustainable systems with existing systems. His current research focuses on engaging and educating students in sustainable and green buildings’ design and energy conservation. He is currently investigating various ways to reduce energy consumption in office buildings. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Using Capstone PBL to Demonstrate Achievement of ABET OutcomesAbstractInteractive learning has been proven to increase students’ retention

Conference Session

Supporting Biomedical Engineering Students in Holistic Development

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Emily Dosmar, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; B. Audrey Nguyen, The University of Akron

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Biomedical Engineering

American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Applying the framework of Fink’s taxonomy to the design of a holistic culminating assessment of student learning in biomedical engineeringAbstractA cohort of junior biomedical engineering students concurrently enrolled in Biomechanics,Biomaterials, and an associated lab class (BME Labs) were assigned a comprehensive, fullyimmersive final project in lieu of final exams. In a typical quarter, Biomechanics andBiomaterials culminate in a traditional 2-4 hour final exam, while BME Labs terminates in acondensed 2-week design mini-project. This integrated final project was motivated by studentfeedback regarding their

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Curriculum and Programs

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Riem Rostom, Indiana State University; Sheikh Fahad Ferdous, Indiana State University; A. Mehran Shahhosseini, Indiana State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

- gineering and engineering technology courses. Her research interest is in building conservation of energy and engineering education.Dr. A. Mehran Shahhosseini, Indiana State University A. Mehran Shahhosseini is a Professor in the Department of Applied Engineering and Technology Man- agement and director of the PhD Program in Technology Management at Indiana State University. He has published over 50 articles in different journals and conference proceedings. He has served as an investi- gator for research projects sponsored by National Science Foundation, Ford Motor Company, and the US Army. Before working at Indiana State University, he was a faculty in the University of Louisville for 10 years. He also has over four

Collection

2015 EDI

Authors

Ronald Welch

experience guidance/training 3. Impact on students who serve is4. Impact on those served can be documented through reflective, (and is) documented qualitative, and quantitative methods Community Service Learning at West Point• Tasked with building an experiential independent study project for every Civil Engineering Student• Only had 1-2 per year; needed 16-20 per year• Developed projects in 3 areas: – UG Research – Competition – Community Service 4 Service Projects at West Point• FBI Training Facility• Reconfiguration of training facilities for Homeland Security

Conference Session

Design for Manufacture and Industry

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Semke, University of North Dakota; Richard Schultz, University of North Dakota; James Albrecht, Imation Corp.; Jason Moses, Imation Corp.; Peter Ridl, Imation Corp.

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Design in Engineering Education

Corporation to conductresearch on precision engineering projects. The cooperation between these groups hasestablished a successful, unique, effective, and synergistic program that would not be possiblewithout the contributions of each partner. The projects have been ongoing for four years andcontinue to evolve. The lessons learned from this experience are presented to share insightslearned on developing long-term professional relationships between university and industrypartners. Topics include the choice of appropriate projects, the use of capstone design courses,the contributions of graduate students, opportunities for internal and external funding,management strategies, and dealing with intellectual property ownership issues.Thus far, the

Conference Session

Investigating Instructional Strategies

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harold R. Underwood, Messiah College

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #18886Formalizing Experiential Learning Requirements in an Existing Interdisci-plinary Engineering CurriculumDr. Harold R. Underwood, Messiah College Dr. Underwood received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign (UIUC) in 1989, and has been a faculty member of the engineering Department at Messiah College since 1992. Besides teaching Circuits, Electromagnetics, and Communications Systems, he su- pervises engineering students in the Communications Technology Group on credited work in the Inte- grated Projects Curriculum (IPC) of the Engineering Department, and those who

Conference Session

Software Engineering Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Deorio, University of Michigan; Andrew Giugliano, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

research interests are in Computer Science pedagogy. He is an experienced student instructor. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Long Term Effects of Partner Programming in an Introductory Computer Science Sequence Andrew Giugliano and Andrew DeOrio agiuglia@umich.edu, awdeorio@umich.edu Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science University of MichiganAbstractComputer scientists often work in teams on complex software projects, and their education oftenincludes group work or pair programming. In the literature, group work and pair programminghave been

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arnold Stanley Berger PhD, University of Washington, Bothell

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

design lifecycle  Engage in community-based educational activitiesWith these goals in mind the Capstone Experience was designed so a team of three or fourstudents would form small “consulting engineering” companies and then, over the course of twoquarters (six months), work on projects submitted by companies in the area.The student teams are mentored by an engineer or manager at the company and “managed” atour university by part-time faculty from the local industrial talent pool. The Capstone facultybrings the necessary real-world experience and soft skills, such as creating and trackingschedules that students need to execute their projects within the allotted time.In Capstone I the student team creates their development contract. It is then

Conference Session

The Teacher as Manager: Best Practices for Culminating Design Experiences

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tonya Lynn Nilsson P.E., Santa Clara University; Kevin D. Hall, University of Arkansas; Ronald W. Welch, University of Texas, Tyler

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Civil Engineering

incorporating appropriate engineering standards andmultiple realistic constraints.” 1 ABET does not define the required course content or length, thetypes of projects that are considered a culminating design experience, requirements related toindividual and/or team projects, or which skills to assess. It is reasonable, then, to ask whatconstitutes an appropriate major design experience. There are a significant number of papers inthe literature by individual departments describing their approach, but few that provide acompendium of common themes and methodologies.An exception is the 2005 national survey of all engineering departments conducted by Howe andWilbarger.2 Their study was a follow-up to a 1994 survey conducted by Todd et al.3 Theoriginal 1994

Conference Session

DELOS Best Paper Nominations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kip Coonley, Duke University; Lisa Huettel, Duke University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

design course. As a direct result ofthese curricular modifications, goal-oriented and design-focused projects have become the norm,rather than the exception. Within a year of the reform, students taking courses as part of therevised curriculum were designing projects using the very latest available integrated circuits andsoftware. As student projects increased in sophistication, a growing need for state-of-the-artSurface Mount Technology (SMT) facilities and Printed Circuit Board (PCB) etchingcapabilities was recognized. To support these projects, an SMT facility with PCB etchingcapability was developed. The use of SMT and PCB etching techniques enables students topursue much more complex and creative design projects using current, industry

Conference Session

Design Across Disciplines

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

engineering in 1987 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Gennert is interested in computer vision, image processing, scientific databases, and programming languages, with ongoing projects in biomedical image processing, robotics, and stereo and motion vision. He is author or co-author of more than 100 papers. He is a member of Sigma Xi, NDIA Robotics Division, and the Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council Robotics Cluster, and a Senior Member of IEEE and ACM.Dr. Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Taskin Padir is an Assistant Professor of electrical and computer engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He is also a faculty member in the Robotics Engineering program. He advised capstone

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew N. Vavreck

Session 1566 Enhancement of an Introductory Course in Dynamics and Machine Elements Andrew N. Vavreck, Ph.D. Penn State University, Altoona CollegeAbstractThis paper discusses improvements which were made to an introductory dynamics and machineelements course at Penn State Altoona, in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in the Fall of 1998. Theimprovements included implementing two team design projects, one on kinematics and theother incorporating kinetics and machine elements as well; inclusion of peer assessment of thedesign projects; balanced incorporation of

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lei Miao, Middle Tennessee State Univ.; Cen Li, Middle Tennessee State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

and underrepresented studentsand requires institutional efforts to help the students adjust in the sophomore year. In this paper,we present a research project funded by a Student Engagement, Retention, and Success (SERS)grant from the Tennessee Board of Regents. The goal of the project is to improve the GPA andretention rate of underrepresented and minority students by engaging them in a summer researchand enrichment program. The project was carried out in Summer 2020. Compared with similaractivities in the literature, our program has the following unique features: (1) Low floor, widewalls, and high ceiling; (2) Collaborative learning in a cross-disciplinary setting; (3) Hands-onand real-world oriented; and (4) It was offered online instead

Conference Session

M2C: Learning by Design 2

Collection

2019 FYEE Conference

Authors

Scott Duplicate Streiner, Rowan University; Duncan Davis, Northeastern University; Richard Tyler Cimino, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Kaitlin Mallouk, Rowan University

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FYEE Conference - Paper Submission

year classes. Mostly recently, he has implemented a series of escape room projects to teach engineering to first year students through the process of designing, prototyping, and building these play experiences.Dr. Richard Tyler Cimino, New Jersey Institute of Technology Dr. Richard T. Cimino is a Senior Lecturer in the Otto H. York Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at New Jersey Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D in Chemical & Biochemical Engineering from the Rutgers University, with a focus in adsorption science and the characterization of porous materials. His research interests include engineering ethics and process safety, and broadening inclusivity in engineering, especially among

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5B: Work-In-Progress: 5 Minute Postcard Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hyun J. Kwon, Andrews University

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First-Year Programs

visual/multimedia illustrations,provide students a means of developing project portfolios, as well as providing better datamanagement, knowledge sharing, and easy access and the ability to share their own work.Freshman engineering students in “Introduction to Engineering and Design” were required todevelop web pages for their term projects and to turn in URL links or html documents instead ofconventional project reports. The quality of the students’ reports was, measured against a rubricas a means of direct assessment along with student feedback obtained in the form of after-classsurveys. When compared against the term reports from previous years’ students, the overallquality of communication skills improved by 14% in the overall delivery

Conference Session

BIM and Other New Construction Practices

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Althea Arnold, University of North Texas

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Construction

to cutting edge technology currently beingused by progressive industries, give students experience working in teams and making bothwritten and oral presentations. These objectives are in line with the ABET requirements forcapstone courses: (1) “draw together diverse elements of the curriculum,” and (2) “developstudent competence in focusing both technical and non-technical skills in solving problems.” TheSenior Design capstone course is a two semester course pair required of all graduating seniors inthe degree program. Students in these courses closely follow actual construction projects over thenine month course duration. Students choose from projects in commercial construction,residential subdivision construction, heavy highway or

Conference Session

Pedagogical Approaches in Construction Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Nicholas II, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Don Chen, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Construction

Paper ID #9970Development of Multicourse Undergraduate Learning Communities (MULC)in a Civil Engineering Technology and Construction Management Curricu-lumDr. Thomas Nicholas II, University of North Carolina, CharlotteDr. Don Chen, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Page 24.428.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 MULC: Multicourse Undergraduate Learning CommunitiesAbstractThe project based classroom has grown in popularity with the academic community, primarilydue to the new generation of students

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Beams

Session 1320 Developing Computer-Based Laboratory Instruments in a New Undergraduate Electrical Engineering Program—a Summary David M. Beams University of Texas at TylerABSTRACT: This paper describes the culmination of a two-year project which had two aims:(1) development of computer-based laboratory instruments (CLIs) consisting of LabVIEWvirtual- instrument programs coupled with custom external hardware; (2) integration of theseCLIs into the undergraduate curriculum. Students were brought into the design process whereverpossible, giving them first- hand

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

D. Smith; James Squire

Session 2425Role of the Community in Teaching Undergraduate Engineering Design James C. Squire, D. Todd Smith Virginia Military InstituteAbstract: The local communities surrounding universities provide a wealth of opportunities forengineering students to practice engineering design while making real contributions that affectpeople’s lives. Such design projects also directly address ABET EC2000 criteria that studentsshould understand the impact of engineering in a societal context. This article identifies severalsources within the community that supply engineering problems suited for

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

James Hanson

Session 2315 Early Experimentation with Civil Engineering Materials James L. Hanson Lawrence Technological UniversityAbstractA new project-based teaching method emphasizing laboratory experimentation is being used atLawrence Technological University. It has excited and energized the students about civilengineering applications. Engineering concepts are introduced early in the students’ academiccareers using civil engineering materials. Laboratory activities related to a Civil EngineeringMaterials course are being used for outreach, recruitment, and an intensive laboratoryexperience

Conference Session

Closing Manufacturing Competency Gaps I

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Bradley Kramer

students, the MLC provides internship opportunities forengineering students to work on real engineering projects for client companies. These projectshave resulted in new products and machines and improved production processes and systems.Ultimately, AMI projects have increased sales, saved and added jobs, and reduced costs forKansas companies. The experience gained by students working in the MLC fills many of thecompetency gaps identified in the SME/MEP Critical Competency Studies.In this center, undergraduate and graduate students from engineering, computer science, andbusiness colleges work as interns on product and process development projects contracted withindustrial partners. An interdisciplinary group of interns is assigned to work under

Collection

1996 Annual Conference

Authors

Kelin Kuhn

course in each of two different breadth areas and atleast three elective courses in one depth area. These requirements make it necessary to construct breadth courses with good engineering sciencecontent as well as a significant design experience -- but which only consume a single quarter of the students' time.Furthermore, since resources cannot support both a breadth and depth version of a class, these classes must bedetailed enough to serve as part of an in-depth sequence. This paper will focus on the course Laser Engineering, which has been developed to meet these difficultrequirements. The course includes a design project self-selected by the students. This paper will discuss thelogistics of managing a self-selected design

Conference Session

Community Engagement in Diverse Contexts

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brandon S. Field, University of Southern Indiana; Adam Giles Tennant; David J. Ellert PE, University of Southern Indiana

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

license professional engineer registered in the state of Indiana. Prior to teaching, Dave worked 18 years as a consulting engineer designing HVAC systems for buildings. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Engaged Interdisciplinary Engineering Design in a Minka House for the AgingIntroductionA pilot demonstration Minka house has been built on campus in a collaborative project betweenthe Gerontology Department, the Engineering Department, and the MAGIC team. MAGIC is aninnovative gerontology care group external to the University which includes medicalprofessionals as well as aging experts; the acronym stands for “Multi-Ability, multi-Generational, Inclusive

Conference Session

Curricular and Non-curricular Models for Diverse Learners in Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #12779Minority-focused Engagement through Research and Innovative Teaching(MERIT)Dr. Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville Dr. Kai Jin is a Professor of Industrial Engineering and Co-PI of the MERIT project. Her research interests include Sustainable Energy, Green Manufacturing, Quality Control, and Multi Objective Decision Making and Optimization as well as Engineering Education. She has served as PI and Co-PI in several DoEd, DHS, NRC, and industry sponsored projects.Dr. Hua Li, Texas A&M University-Kingsville Dr. Hua Li, an Assistant Professor in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Texas A&

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Eduaction - Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Wilson, Western Kentucky University; Mark Cambron, Western Kentucky University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2007-266: USING INDUSTRIAL ADVISORY BOARDS TO ASSESS CAPSTONEDESIGN COURSESStacy Wilson, Western Kentucky UniversityMark Cambron, Western Kentucky University Page 12.1551.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Using Industrial Advisory Boards to Assess Capstone Design CoursesAbstractThe electrical engineering program at Western Kentucky University (WKU) was created in 2001with a focus on project-based education. Faculty have developed a series of experiencesthroughout the curriculum to support this mission which culminates in a year long designsequence. In this sequence, students must plan, design, and

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalie Mello, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Richard Vaz, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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International

experience is critical for continuous improvement and satisfyingaccreditation agencies. In this paper, we will focus on a particular model involving studentresearch projects in international locations, and will describe how the learning outcomes of theprogram are assessed for purposes of accreditation evidence and program improvement.At Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), about half of all engineering graduates travelinternationally to do academic work through the university’s Global Perspective Program, aprogram that grew from the project-based educational structure implemented at WPI in the early1970s. WPI sends more engineering students abroad than any other US university2. A uniqueprogram aspect is that students satisfy WPI general education

Conference Session

Integrating Art, Humanities, and Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy W. Simpson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Marcus Shaffer, Penn State Architecture; Elisha Clark Halpin, Penn State University, School of Theatre, Dance Program; Amy Dupain Vashaw, Center for the Performing Arts @ Penn State; Dorothy H. Evensen, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #7070Integrating Engineering and Arts through Capstone Design: Creative Cam-pus Meets the Learning FactoryProf. Timothy W. Simpson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Timothy W. Simpson is a Professor of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Penn State with affiliate appointments in Engineering Design and the College of Information Sciences and Technology. As the Director of the Learning Factory, he coordinated 150 industry-sponsored senior design projects each year for over 700 students in the College of Engineering. He also serves as the Director of the Product Re- alization Minor. His research

Conference Session

Intro to Engineering: Not Just 1st Year Engineers

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Hugh Jack; John Farris

authors conceived of this combined course designproject to improve the quality of the design projects in both courses. Although the projectwas not completely successful in improving the quality of the design project otherimportant, if not anticipated benefits were observed. This project created social andprofessional ties between juniors and freshmen that lead to a higher level of enthusiasm forthe engineering program. It also provided the freshmen an opportunity to observe juniorlevel students including work habits/organization, use of calculus and other fundamentalsand writing. The freshmen also benefited by being mentored by the juniors. The juniorsbenefited by getting some 'management' experience and reducing the total time required

Conference Session

Faculty & Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations, Interactions

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Richardson, Purdue University; Glenn Blackwell, Purdue University

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International

, mechanical andindustrial design departments of the Lucerne University of Applied Science and Arts –Engineering & Architecture (LUASA), as well as the Electrical and Computer EngineeringTechnology department of Purdue University.Students and faculty from Lucerne University traveled to Purdue University in the fall of 2008 tomeet and to determine assignments for the design and construction aspects of the project. Afterboth teams worked on the project during the fall, and winter of 2008 and the spring of 2009, thePurdue team then traveled to Lucerne, Switzerland, in May 2009 for two weeks to work on theintegration of the hardware and software aspects of the project. This project served as thecapstone senior design experience for the students from