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2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Richard B. Mindek

Development of a Programmable Logic Controller Experiential Learning Platform Richard B. Mindek, Jr. Western New England College, Springfield MassachusettsAbstractAn experiential learning platform was recently developed to expose graduate engineering students, aswell as undergraduate junior and senior mechanical engineering students, to the concept, components,operation, and application of programmable logic controllers (PLCs). The platform consists of aprogrammable logic controller, which can be programmed with a desktop PC, in order to control severalsimple output devices. The system allows students to write their own ladder logic programs, and

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Richard B. Mindek

Development of a Programmable Logic Controller Experiential Learning Platform Richard B. Mindek, Jr. Western New England College, Springfield MassachusettsAbstractAn experiential learning platform was recently developed to expose graduate engineering students, aswell as undergraduate junior and senior mechanical engineering students, to the concept, components,operation, and application of programmable logic controllers (PLCs). The platform consists of aprogrammable logic controller, which can be programmed with a desktop PC, in order to control severalsimple output devices. The system allows students to write their own ladder logic programs, and

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2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Richard B. Mindek

Development of a Programmable Logic Controller Experiential Learning Platform Richard B. Mindek, Jr. Western New England College, Springfield MassachusettsAbstractAn experiential learning platform was recently developed to expose graduate engineering students, aswell as undergraduate junior and senior mechanical engineering students, to the concept, components,operation, and application of programmable logic controllers (PLCs). The platform consists of aprogrammable logic controller, which can be programmed with a desktop PC, in order to control severalsimple output devices. The system allows students to write their own ladder logic programs, and

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2010 North Midwest Section

Authors

P. B. Ravikumar

_________________________ (Abstract or concrete?)QUESTION III: In achieving goals, are you _________________________ (Cooperative or Utilitarian)?QUESTION IV: What are you most proud of about yourself? (Select ONE from the following): a. Of the degree to which you are graceful in action b. Of the degree to which you are empathic in action c. Of the degree to which you are competent in action d. Of the degree to which you are reliable in actionQUESTION V: What do you respect the most about yourself? (Select ONE from the following): a. Of the degree to which you do good deeds b. Of the degree to which you are daring c. Of the degree to which you are benevolent d. Of the degree to which you are autonomousQUESTION VI: What are you most confident of about

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

B. Lee Tuttle

Session 2563 Creative Concept Convergence Tools for Use in the Product Development Stage of DFM/A B. Lee Tuttle GMI Engineering & Management Institute Flint, MI 48504Many engineers have embraced a rekindling of the creative thinking ( Divergent Thinking ) skillswere prevalent during the era of Value Engineering. However, once 50 - 75 concept ideas havebeen developed at the concept level most engineers have few if any concept Convergence tools.Although many engineers implementing concepts of DFM/A have adopted the

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

B. S. Sridhara

1 Session 1547 Sunrayce 97 - A New Learning Experience for the Engineering Technology Students at Middle Tennessee State University B. S. Sridhara Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) Abstract The US Department of Energy (DOE) organizes a solar car race called Sunrayce,once in every two years. This race is open for all colleges and universities on the NorthAmerican continent. As faculty advisor for the undergraduate team at Middle TennesseeState University, I

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2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Jillian B. Schmidt

2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference Implementation of Weekly Active Learning Days in a Junior Level Aerospace Engineering Lecture Course Jillian B. Schmidt Missouri University of Science and TechnologyAbstractAerospace Structures 1 is a required junior level lecture course taken by approximately 80students each academic year. Traditionally, this course has consisted of three 50-minute lecturesections per week, and students were assigned grades based on homework and exam scores.Beginning in Fall 2022, this course was re-designed to eliminate graded homework and replacethis graded component with participation in a

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2002 ASEE North Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Keith B. Lodge

The programming of a microcontroller as an integral part of process control for undergraduate chemical engineersKeith B. Lodge*Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, the University of Minnesota Duluth,1303 Ordean Court, Duluth, Minnesota 55812-3025AbstractNew funding in our College of Science and Engineering has become available for the enhancement ofcourses with computer technology. I took this opportunity to try an experiment in the teaching of processcontrol to chemical engineers. Inexpensive and reliable microcontrollers are now commonplace. I amusing the Basic Stamp, Parallax Inc., with the intention of getting the students to build and tune their ownliquid-level loops. This experiment was

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2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Bill B. Elmore

LEGOTM Robotics—a tool for integrating K-12 Outreach, Freshman Engineering and Service LearningBILL B. ELMORE, Ph.D., P.E.Holder of the Hunter Henry Chair, an endowed teaching chair, and Associate Director of theDave Swalm School of Chemical Engineering at Mississippi State University, Bill Elmore isin his seventh year of service to Mississippi State and twenty second year of highereducation. His research interests include biotechnology for renewable fuels and chemicals,enzyme-based microreactors and engineering education. 237238239240241242243244245

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2015 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Paul B. Crilly

2015 ASEE Northeast Section Conference Teaching an Undergraduate Electromagnetics and Antennas Course Using A Hand-Held RF Analyzer - Engaged Learning Paul B. Crilly Department of Engineering, Electrical Engineering, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, New London, CT 06320AbstractThis paper describes an experiential learning concept to teach undergraduate electromagneticsand antenna theory using a hand-held RF analyzer and other basic laboratory apparatus. Theanalyzer contains both an RF source and spectrum analyzer. The RF source serves to enableSWR measurement for stub matching, measuring cable losses, detecting cable faults, cablelengths, and such

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2005 GSW

Authors

Chad A. B. Wilson

Section T4A1 Meeting Two Needs: Teaching Engineering through Writing Chad A. B. Wilson Cullen College of Engineering University of Houston AbstractThis essay describes the theory behind the use of writing in engineering classes, as wellas several strategies for implementing such content-based writing. Despite thewidespread use of writing in disparate disciplines across the university, writing is notgenerally an integral component of “content” courses in engineering. In this essay, I buildon recent theories of

Conference Session

CAD Applications in MET Courses

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

B. Sridhara

Session 3649 Some New Techniques in Teaching Computer-Assisted Drafting/Design (CADD) B. S. Sridhara Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU)AbstractIn our Engineering Technology program, we teach three courses in CADD covering 2-Dconcepts and solid modeling. AutoCAD and Mechanical Desktop (MDT) are the primary CADsoftware that we use in our instruction. We want to provide our students with experience in thepractical applications of CADD. Dr. Sridhara assisted a local non-profit organization that waslandscaping an adult care center and

Conference Session

ETD Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

B. Sridhara

should briefly outline theirreasons for wanting to complete an undergraduate research project. Faculty mentors shouldprovide an assessment of the proposed research project considering the following factors. a) The time period during which the student will work on the project b) The total amount of time the student is expected to spend on the project c) The total amount of time the faculty member is expected to spend on the project d) The percentage of time the student is expected to spend on related activities such as laboratory work or data gathering, data analysis, other computer work, library work, and report writing e) In what other journal or conference their work might be presented besides presenting at the CBAS

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2009 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

B. Samanta

TIME SERIES PREDICTION USING COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE B. Samanta biswanath.samanta@villanova.edu Department of Mechanical Engineering Villanova University, Villanova, PA 19085. Abstract: In this paper, two CI techniques, namely, single multiplicative neuron (SMN) model and adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS), have been proposed for time series prediction. A variation of particle swarm optimization (PSO) with co-operative sub-swarms, called COPSO, has been used for estimation of SMN model parameters leading to COPSO-SMN. The prediction effectiveness of COPSO

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

B. Samanta

relevant articles.III.A Machine condition monitoring, detection, diagnosis and prognostics [20, 23-29, 34-37]Feature selection is an important issue in many real-world problems. Hybrid CI techniques havebeen proposed by author for feature selection in machine condition monitoring, detection,diagnosis and prognostics. Figures 1(a) and (b) show the role of a hybrid CI combination (PSOand PSVM) in separation of the data clusters for machine condition detection compared toprincipal component analysis (PCA). The classification success the CI (98-99%) is much thanPCA (59-65%) [35]. Normal

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2007 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

J. Oh; B. Kissick

. • Value people, hard work, humor, knowledge and service.1 O’Donovan, E. “Professional learning communities” District Administration 43.3 2007 Vol.2 p942 Kraat, S. B. Ed. Relationships between Teaching Faculty and Teaching Librarians. New York: Haworth20053 Elmborg, J.; Hook, S. Ed. Centers for Learning: Writing Centers and Libraries in Collaboration.American Library Association 20054 Information literacy in action: collaboration, retrieved February 2007, from Association of College andResearch Libraries Web site:http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlissues/acrlinfolit/infolitresources/collaboration/collaboration.htm5 Oh, J.; Collins, J.; Kissick, B.; Starkey, A. “Information Literacy Teams: Bridging the Fluency Divide”2005 ASEE Conference

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Jr., Edward Evans; Richard B. Englund

Session 3550 A Bridge to High-School Girls: A Versatile Recruiting Tool Edward R. Evans, Jr., Richard Englund The Pennsylvania State University at ErieAbstract:High school girls are bombarded by counselors and others, encouraging them to consider careersin science and engineering. We feel that encouragement is of greatest value with a sampling ofthe career; therefore we designed and built a 16-foot long wood and steel bridge to enhance arecent recruitment session. The girls in the session were introduced to structural topics, thenthey assembled the bridge and were able to cross it at

Conference Session

Creating a Technology Incubator and Creating a Seed Fund

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Laughlin, University of Maryland; Scott Magids, University of Maryland; David Barbe, University of Maryland

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

from industry and the remaining $14B from state and localgovernment, institutional and other sources.1 This funding provides an exceptional foundationfor new scientific discovery, as well as for the advancement of applied technologies.Unfortunately, a relatively small percentage of these new discoveries ever translate into long-term commercial successes. Several impediments, both institutional and market-driven, conspireto keep inventions from finding their way into, or better yet becoming the foundation of,commercial ventures. Examples of institutional impediments include: (a) lack of marketacceptance for university licensing practices, (b) conflict of interest concerns for faculty,particularly within public universities, (c) lack of

Conference Session

Creating a Technology Incubator and Creating a Seed Fund

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Wierman, Johns Hopkins University; Lawrence Aronhime, Johns Hopkins University; Marybeth Camerer, Johns Hopkins University; Benjamin Gibbs, Johns Hopkins University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, molecular biology, and entrepreneurship journals. He received his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mathematics from the University of Washington. wierman@jhu.eLawrence Aronhime, Johns Hopkins UniversityMarybeth Camerer, Johns Hopkins University Marybeth Camerer is the Administrative Manager of the Center for Leadership Education. She began working at Johns Hopkins in 1999 and was for several years the sole staff member in the W. P. Carey Program in Entrepreneurship & Management. Marybeth works closely with Center Director John Wierman, and is responsible for the administration of the Center. Marybeth holds a B. A. in English from the University of DelawareBenjamin Gibbs, Johns Hopkins

Conference Session

ETD - A Technology Potpourri II

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmad Fayed, Southeastern Louisiana University; Genesis Alegria Aguilar, Southeastern Louisiana University

Senior Design II) was assigned tothis project. The team use performed three major types of experiments for different settings andmaterials. The experiments ranged from simulation of a simple system to analyzing the output ofthe system under different conditions including the addition of a vibration absorber. Figure 1 Quanser Shake Table II (a) (b) (c) Figure 2 Accelerometer and data acquisition kit (a) Signal Conditioner, (b) accelerometer, (c) Coaxial cable1. First set of ExperimentsThe first set of experiments were to estimate the elastic properties of three different materials,namely Steel, Aluminum, and 3D printed Polylactic

Conference Session

Preparing a Modern Aerospace Workforce

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sven Bilen; Lisa Brown; Mieke Schuurman; Timothy Wheeler; Julio Urbina

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

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Conference Session

Building a Community in Materials

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Stair, Northwestern University; Jefferson Z. Liu, Northwestern University; Mark Asta, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

compression;(B) volume conserving orthorhombic strain; (C) volume conserving monoclinic strain.The energy vs. the deformation is fit to determine the three independent elastic constantsdescribed in Equation 1. Page 11.1356.6 Figure 1. Three deformation modes used to compute the three independent elastic constants for FCC Cu. (A) hydrostatic compression; (B) volume conserving orthorhombic strain; (C) volume conserving monoclinic strainPart I – Bulk Modulus/ Hydrostatic deformationThe first deformation mode to consider is that of hydrostatic deformation, illustrated in Figure1A. This will allow us to determine the bulk

Conference Session

ETD - A Technology Potpourri I

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Jay Porter, Texas A&M University; Emel Cevik, Texas A&M University; Mathew Kuttolamadom, Texas A&M University; Jennifer Whitfield, Texas A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Maram Alaqra

SciTeacher Educ, vol. 25. no. 2., March, pp. 145-156, 2014.[4] B. Yalvac, O. A. Bewaji, M. E. Spier, G. M. Elizondo, C. T. Umah, T. Sherron,J, T. Lightfoot, C. L. Cannon, and R. S. Fuchs-Young, “Promoting the STEM pipeline andenhancing STEM career awareness through participation in authentic research activities (RTP,Diversity),” In Proc. of American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) AnnualConference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, 2018. Available: https://peer.asee.org/30908.[5] M. D. Johnson, E. Ozturk, L. Valverde, B. Yalvac, and X. Peng, "Examining the role ofcontextual exercises and adaptive expertise on CAD model creation procedures," in Human-Computer Interaction Part II vol. 8005 LNCS, M. Kurosu, Ed., ed. Berlin: Springer-Verlag

Conference Session

ETD - A Technology Potpourri II

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Corinne Mowrey, University of Dayton; Raymond Smith, East Carolina University; Henry Lester, University of Dayton; Khalid Zouhri, University of Dayton; Jacob Cress, University of Dayton; Carson Running, University of Dayton; Kayla Nulph, University of Dayton

0.8734752 Std Dev 14.310666 Std Dev 0.180566 N 325 N 325 (a) (b)Figure 1: Descriptive statistics for (a) student exam grades and (b) the proportion of time eachstudent used on their exams. Note that 10% of exam grades earned extra credit (>100%) and36% of exam times exceeded the allowed time (>1.0).Exam Questions and Effort MeasureThis study investigates

Conference Session

Learning as a Community

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Ricks, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Rhonda Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; John Nicklow, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Loen Graceson-Martin, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Lalit Gupta, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; James Mathias, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Jale Tezcan, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Kathy Pericak-Spector, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

the ERC.3. The COE hired 10 Peer Tutors to provide free tutoring in the ERC for engineering-related and university core courses.4. The COE elicited cooperation from the English and Speech Communication Departments to have one ESD section of first-semester Speech Communication and two ESD sections of first-semester English courses taught in the ERC.5. The COE revised the math curriculum to provide Engineering Learning Skills (ENGR 111 A/B) courses in the ERC to prepare freshman engineering students for Calculus.A goal for this study was to identify effective and sustainable components of the ERCcontributing not only to retention of freshman engineering students but also to their futuregraduation. The results of this study may help

Conference Session

A Technology Potpourri II

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jai P. Agrawal, Purdue University Northwest; Omer Farook, Purdue University Northwest; Zachary John Anderson; Dustin Glynn Walker, Purdue University Northwest

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

on the serial link to the Arduino. TheArduino turns on a LED and returns the message “job done”. MATLAB Script Adruino UNO Fig. 3 Arduino-MATLAB InterfaceLab 1 b) -Long-Distance Serial Link Between Two Arduino DevicesIn this part, MATLAB engine on the transmitter side TX is connected via wire-link toanother MATLAB engine on the receiver side RX. MATLAB TX prompts theArduino TX to supply the instruction code to blink an LED on the long-distancereceiver side Arduino RX. The Arduino TX lights up an LED to indicate that it hasreceived the prompt. It sends the required code to the MATLAB TX and turns off

Conference Session

A Challenge to Engineering Educators

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa DuPree McNair, Virginia Tech; Wende Garrison, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

person meetings B Winter/ Yes No No No All volunteers, all Spring 2012 participants part of a cohort related to another topic, met weekly C Spring 2012 Yes No No No All volunteers, all participants part of

Conference Session

A Technology Potpourri I

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Reg Pecen, Sam Houston State University; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Megan Gibson

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

section of the Brain Box is the Raspberry Pi microcomputer [8] as shown in Figure 2 (a). Itcontains the program that will run the entire system. The Raspberry Pi is a Raspberry Pi 3 B+ and has aCPU of 1.4 GHz and a Quad core ARM Cortex-A53 [9]. 2 Figure 2. (a) Raspberry Pi 3 B+ microcomputer [8-9] and (b) Arduino Uno microprocessor [10]The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ unit has 1GB of SRAM and an integrated dual-band Wi-Fi, with 2.4GHz and5GHz options. It also has an ethernet port that will support up to 300Mbps and has Bluetooth capabilities[8-9]. It supports a micro-SD storage, and has a 40-pin GPIO header to allow additional connections. Italso has

Conference Session

Building a Community in Materials

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olivia Castellini, University of Wisconsin-Madison; GIna Walejko, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Carie Holladay, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Terra Theim, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Anthony Cina, O'Keefe Middle School; Greta Zenner, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Wendy Crone, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Tagged Divisions

Materials

combinations of surfaces and probes andasking students to predict what would happen if they tried to map the surfaces with the probes.The assessment can be performed as a lab-practical-style exam, with the surfaces and probes setup at different stations around the classroom, or as a paper-and-pencil test using pictures of thesurfaces and probes, as in Figure 3. Probes Surface A Surface B a) You are a scientist who maps surfaces. You have probes A, B, C, D, and E, shown on the left. Rank the probes from the one that will give you the least detail to the one that will give you the most. Explain your answer. b) Which probe would give you the best results for mapping

Conference Session

Building a Community in Materials

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Gray

Tagged Divisions

Materials

) criteria B. Lay-up notation (textile terminology – warp face/direction – fill direction) ‚ A basic understanding of the characteristics of composite materials to include resins or Page 11.163.6 matrix types and fibers/forms A. Thermoset resins (epoxy – polyester – cyanate esters - bismaleimide - polyimides) B. Fibers (glass – aramid – carbon/graphite) C. Fiber forms (filament – strand/tow/end – roving – fabric – prepreg – tape) ‚ A basic understanding of composite material mixing and processing methods and tools along with safe handling requirements A. Manual and