Conference Session

ECE Capstone and Engineering Practice

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Baladi; P. David Fisher

Session 3232 Embedded Computer System Design: A Framework P. David Fisher, Michael Baladi Michigan State UniversityAbstractThe area of embedded (computer) systems represents a very fertile framework for electrical andcomputer engineering students to acquire their major design experience. Analog, digital, andmixed-signal technologies continue to evolve at a very rapid pace, with a large gap existingbetween fundamental topics covered in introductory courses and the integrated knowledge andskills needed by practicing engineers to design embedded systems. Consequently

Conference Session

ETD Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Chun Ling Huang; Jiecai Luo; Asad Yousuf

= 2 (1) Ei ( s ) LCs + RCs + 1 d 2 eo (t ) de (t ) In time domain: LC 2 + RC o + eo (t ) = ei (t ) (2) dt dt (b) Mechanical Systems6: Consider a spring-mass damper system with an extra force r(t), and corresponding friction force and viscous force produced. The moving position y(t) satisfies in time domain: Page 9.1391.2

Conference Session

Assessing Teaching & Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Pavelich; Stephen Krause

subtopics to be to be covered.2. Search the literature for research on misconceptions in those topic areas.3. Write at least three questions in each sub-topic.5. Administer these questions to students. (Version A)6. Eliminate weak questions based on the discrimination index, difficulty index, and thecoefficient alpha.7. Administer the remaining questions to students. (Version B)8. Interview students on selected questions.9. Modify questions based on results from test and student interviews.10. Administer the modified questions. (Version C)11. Repeat steps 8 through 10 until acceptable reliable results are attained.To date the chemists at ASU, particularly Brooke Jenkins, have taken the process through step

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rafael Niyazov; Mahmoud Ardebili

laboratory experiments, the coefficient of static friction is determined by conducting a standard experiment. In the second part, two slender rods AC and CB (shown in fig. 4.) are pin-connected at one end. Rod BC‘s end is attached to block B, which is resting on a rough surface. Rod AC’s other end is attached to a fixed support. Starting with AC making an angle of 30° with the horizontal surface, a downward vertical force F is applied at C. Students determine the maximum vertical force F for which equilibrium is maintained. They repeat the exercise at angles of 45, 60° and 75° and observe the impact of angle on magnitude of the vertical force. The laboratory experiment is designed to reinforce topics such as Theory of

Conference Session

Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Steif

of the conceptual errors behind each wrong answer.Example of question on free body diagramsA free body diagram is to be constructed of the assemblage which includes three of theweights (W1, W3 and W6) and the cords connecting them.Which is the correct free body diagram? (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) Figure 1. Example of concept question addressing free body diagrams. Page 9.733.4 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ø

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BME Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Walsh

students to take the professional licensing examination in the state of California, per learning objectives (a) through (o), listed below. (7) To create an environment where motivated faculty can achieve their professional goals while furthering the aspirations of biomedical engineering students. (8) To provide an undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Curriculum with strong links to the existing 4+1 program MS Engineering, Biomedical Engineering Specialization, and to enrich curricular offerings for the MS program.To support these goals, the learning objectives for students participating in the program are: (a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering; (b) an

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Dillard

Sensor 1 Sensor 2 (a) (b)Figure 2. (a) The chronograph tube showing the snapoff serial communications board with Page 9.391.5battery. (b) The marker with chronograph attached and read for use. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual conference & Exposition CopyrightÀ 2004, American Society for engineering Education The PIC12F675 was used to measure the elapsed time between the paintball passing theoptical sensor pairs. Three critical hardware features were

Conference Session

Materials Science for Nonmajors

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2004 Annual Conference

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Stephen Krause

response to the Tier I question. An example that is related to the MCI might be asfollows. Page 9.974.3 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education When a cold worked material is heated and then cooled, its strength: a) increases b) decreases c) stays the sameWhile the correct answer, b), may be given, it does not reveal if the concept underlying thephenomenon is understood. The associated Tier II question from the MCI with studentgenerated distracters is as follows. After a piece of Cu

Conference Session

Energy Projects and Laboratory Ideas

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Laura Genik; Craig Somerton

properties.Project 2: For the residential construction theme, project 2 involves modeling and design offans. The project statement is given in Appendix B. This project is framed within the context ofthe design of residential ventilation systems. This project is the most computer intensive of all ofthe projects as it requires the students to write a MATLAB program and use both a MATLABpseudo-code and an Excel spreadsheet program. All relevant fan equations and operatingconditions are provided to the students.Project 3: The third project for the residential construction theme involves the selection offurnace, air conditioner, and insulation type and thickness. Its project statement is given inAppendix C. Using a fairly simple in-house DOS program

Conference Session

Teamwork and Assessment

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Fabio Carrera; David DiBiasio; Natalie Mello

. Moto ondoso, the wall damage caused by therelentless pounding by boat wakes, is a complex problem that involves chemical and otherengineering issues, culture, and economics. It is also a political and social problem frequentlyappearing in the popular press and in public demonstrations (see Figure 1). (a) from La Nuova Venezia, July 8, 2002 (b) Figure 1. a) Article describing a protest along the Grand Canal concerning moto ondoso policies. b) Anti-wake banners posted along a Venetian canal.Yet, WPI undergraduate student teams have made contributions toward solving this real problemwhile receiving academic credit. A key element is effective teamwork at both the student andfaculty levels. That

Conference Session

Capstone Course in Industrial Technology

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Recayi Pecen; Ronald O'Meara

Page 9.375.3 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Educationillustrates solar panel placement and securing wiring connections in the metallic frame. Figure 1. CAD Drawing of Metallic FrameFigure 2. 100 W PV Panel placement and electrical wiring connection to the other PV module.Figure 3 illustrates electrical connections inside the enclosed metallic box shown in Figure 1. A 12-15 V, 25 A maximum current capacity charge controller is used to avoid excessive voltage charge ofdeep cycle marine batteries shown in Figure 3 (b). A dc circuit breaker and a surge arrester to protect

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Youakim Kalaani

. Page 9.1072.4Figure 1. Computer Simulation of a Simple Generator Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Education To measure the effectiveness of these different teaching methods, a student survey wasadministered towards the end of the semester. All responses are tabulated below with briefinterpretations.1) Please give the following: a) Your Major------ b) Your GPA------ c) Years in college------ Table 2. Student Population and GPA Major Number of Students Years in college GPA IT

Conference Session

ET Design Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Harry Fox

outcomes described above. The presentation is organized intocourse aspects - first semester, course aspects – second semester, and course evaluation.Course Aspects – First Semester The course was originally developed in 1998 as a single spring-semester course but wasrevised in the 2000-2001 academic year to a two-semester sequence: Senior Design A and SeniorDesign B. In the fall semester of their final year students take the lecture course Senior DesignA, during which the planning and preparation of the robotics project take place. In the followingspring semester students take the lecture-laboratory course Senior Design B, during which the

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Watkins; Joel Esposito; Matthew Feemster

to selectthe position and velocity after the gear train as the desired output. As a result, we provided themidshipmen with a customized SIMULINK/Quanser interface block (see Figure 11) that accountedfor the gear effects. Custom SIMULINK/Quanser Figure 11: SIMULINK/Quanser for (a) Step Response and (b) BodeRemark #4 In order to prevent stiction friction forces from affecting the step response data, themotor was initially rotating at an arbitrary set point speed when the 3.0 V step change was applied(see Fig. 8).Remark #5 Calculation of K tb and J m from step response or

Conference Session

Design in Freshman Year

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2004 Annual Conference

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Philip Parker; Max Anderson

surveys were distributed to the two ICEE sections (total of 70students) and six GE102 sections (total of 176 students). The six GE102 sections acted as our“control” sections. The purpose of the entrance survey was to a) determine why students decided Page 9.235.2to pursue engineering in the first place; b) assess student confidence in obtaining an engineeringProceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationdegree; c) evaluate student attitudes toward engineering. The purpose of the exit survey was

Conference Session

Molecular and Multiscale Phenomena

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2004 Annual Conference

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Richard Turton; Joseph Shaeiwitz

. “Frontiers in Chemical Engineering Education,” CCR/NSF Workshops, see information at http://web.mit.edu/che-curriculum.2. Cussler, E. L. and Moggridge, G. D., Chemical Product Design, Cambridge University Press, New York, 2001, Chapter 1.3. Turton, R., Bailie, R. C., Whiting, W. B. and Shaeiwitz, J. A., Analysis, Synthesis, and Design of Chemical Processes (2nd ed.), Prentice Hall PTR, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2003, Chapter 24.4. Skeist, I., Handbook of Adhesives (2nd ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1977.5. Shaeiwitz, J. A., Whiting, W. B., and Velegol, D., “A Large-Group Senior Design Experience: Teaching Responsibility and Life-Long Learning,” Chemical Engineering Education, vol. 30, no. 1, 1996, pp. 70-75.6. Shaeiwitz, J. A. and

Conference Session

TIME 7: ABET Issues and Capstone Courses

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Erik Bowman; Kenneth Siegenthaler

Session 3266 A Community Public Service Capstone Engineering Design Project: A Collapsible Ramp for an Electric Cart/Wheelchair Kenneth E. Siegenthaler and Erik C. Bowman Department of Astronautics United States Air Force AcademyAbstractA capstone engineering design and construction course, required for graduation at theUnited States Air Force Academy, has often involved community service projects. Onesuch project was the design and construction by students of a collapsible electriccart/wheelchair ramp for a

Conference Session

Math Software Use in Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Ryan

SUPPORT A LOAD B Figure 1 Schematic of Shaft/Gear SystemTo simplify the problem, students are asked to use a shaft with a uniform diameter along itslength. This diameter must be specified to satisfy three criteria: Page 9.1348.2 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright 2004, American Society for Engineering Education • The shaft should have an infinite fatigue life with a safety factor of at least two. • The shaft should have

Conference Session

Assessment Issues II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Vikas Yellamaraju; Richard Hall; Nancy Hubing; Ralph Flori; Timothy Philpot

offoundational knowledge. In addition, they responded to the following four questions using a 9-point Likert scale (1 = “strongly disagree” and 9 = “strongly agree”). a. I learned a great deal of information from the multimedia tutorials. (learning) b. I found the multimedia tutorials to be very motivational. (motivation) c. The web tutorials were effective in aiding me in recognizing how much I know and don't know about this topic. (metacognition) d. I found the navigational scheme for the web tutorials to be logical and easy to navigate. (usability-navigation)They were also asked to provide open-ended comments to support their responses to each ofthese items and to provide additional comments on the software effectiveness

Conference Session

K-12, Teamwork, Project-Based Scale Models

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2004 Annual Conference

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Joseph Reagan; Aldo Morales; Sedig Agili

proper selection of DSP parameters and use ofDSP techniques to provide an accurate guitar tuning such as frequency resolution andsampling rates. To make this paper self-contained, a brief discussion on guitarfundamentals is presented in section II. Hardware and Software selection is presented insection III. Implementation of the guitar tuner using the TMS320C5402 DSP Starter Kit(DSK) is discussed in section IV. The performance of the guitar tuner is evaluated anddiscussed in section V. Conclusions are given in section VI.II. Musical Tuning and Guitar FundamentalsA note is a name given to describe a musical frequency1. The chromatic scale is typicallyused in Western music and consists of the following twelve notes: A , A# , B , C

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren

., Wolfe, H., Scalise, A., and Besterfield-Scarce, M., 1999, “Engineering Attrition: Student Characteristics and Educational Initiatives,” presented at the 1999 Annual Conference and Exposition, Charlotte, NC, June 20-23, 1999. 3. Lam, P. C., Doverspike, D., and Mawasha, R. P., 1999, “Predicting Success in a Minority Enginering Program,” ASME Journal of Engineering Education, July 1999, pp 265-267. 4. Scalise, A., Besterfield-Sacre, M, Shauman, L., and Wolfe, H., 2000, “First Term Probation: Models for Identifying High Risk Students,” paper presented at the 30th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, October 18-21, 2000, Kansas City, MO. 5. Zhang, G., Anderson, T., Ohland, M., Carter, R., and Thorndyke, B

Conference Session

Innovative Classroom Techniques

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Silverstein

Session 3213 Process Simulation Failure as a Learning Tool David L. Silverstein University of KentuckyAbstractChemical process simulators have become ubiquitous in chemical engineering education.Students frequently view them as a black box of wonder that will make their engineeringlife much easier, when in fact the simulator may actually more closely resemblePandora’s Box. When given a choice amongst an analytical solution to model equations,a numerical solution to model equations, or a simulator solution, students often trust thesimulator results over their model, not realizing the simulator

Conference Session

Potpurri Design in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Jensen

products and propose what CNs led to different embodiment decisions. A.4 – Have students study failed products and determine what CN(s) were poorly met. B– B.1 – Have students take their CAD drawings and formulate prototypes Fabricate using a rapid prototyping machine. prototype B.2 – Have students develop virtual prototypes using simulation software. B.3 – Have students manufacture a functioning full-scale prototype usable for testing purposes. B.4. – Have students fabricate redesign options for existing products.3.4 Combining Morphological Options into Concept Variants (CVs)Concept variants (CVs) for the case of design of hands-on activities follows the sameprocess as it does for

Conference Session

Lessons Learned From Design Projects

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2004 Annual Conference

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Peter Avitabile; Charles Goodman; Tracy Van Zandt

”, ASEE Session 22669) Onaral,B., “A Road Less Traveled”, ASEE Prism, September 199210) Avitabile, P., “Numerical Evaluation of Displacement and Acceleration for a Mass, Spring, Dashpot System”, ASEE 2004, Salt Lake City, June 2004Peter Avitabile is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department and the Director of the ModalAnalysis and Controls Laboratory at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He has 30 years experience indesign/analysis and modeling/testing dynamic/structural systems. He is a Registered Professional Engineer with aBS, MS and Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering. He is also a member of ASEE, ASME, IES and SEM.Charles Goodman is a Graduate Student in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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John Greco

VHDL and Programmable Logic."Proceedings of Frontiers in Education Conference, 2001. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2004, American Society for Engineering Education27. Zemva, A. and Trost, A. and Zajc, B "A Rapid Prototyping Environment for Teaching Digital LogicDesign." IEEE Transactions on Education, Nov. 1998.28. "Nim." http://sjhs.freeshell.org/nim/29. Shor, M. "Online Nim Games." http://www.gametheory.net/html/games.html30. Xilinx Corporation. http://www.xilinx.com31. Xess Corporation. http://www.xess.comBiographical SketchJohn Greco is a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Lafayette Collegein Easton, PA

Conference Session

Capstone Design II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen Davis

Spring 2003 (n=15) 1.00 0.00 a b c d e f g h i j k outcomeThe results indicate that all outcomes with the exception of (f) and (i) show positiveincreases in achievement levels. The sample size for the spring survey is smaller(slightly more than half) than that of the fall survey. The two questions from the CoEexit survey that show decreases for outcome achievement are discussed here. Outcome (f): “Do you have an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility?”Both of these topics can be addressed in more detail in the senior design course. In 2003-04, the course was moved to a classroom with

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chetan Sankar; P.K. Raju

,Copyright @2004, American Society for Engineering Education • Team A: Defend the decision to build the cell site at the Summit and develop a plan including drawings to support your decision. • Team B: Defend the decision to build the cell site on the top of the Sheraton and develop a plan including drawings to support your decision. • Team C: As consultants, find out design options through which future demands for service could be fulfilled quickly so that customers will remain with Powertel. Develop a plan including drawings to illustrate your design option. • Team D: As management team, decide which option is best: the green field or top of the Sheraton given the business, technical, engineering, and legal

Conference Session

ECE Capstone and Engineering Practice

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Idowu

online resources and access to various suppliers for circuit components and devices.The Thomas Register at http://www.thomasregister.com/ offers easy and instant access to severalthousand manufacturers, suppliers, products and services. Component specification sheets andcharts are within easy reach to expedite selection of parts for the project. On-line price list forcomponents and devices, and the process in place for request for quotations (RFQs) assist thestudent in evaluating the budgetary implications of their design choices.(b) Students will learn the key clusters of creativity, and the distinctive attributes of a creativeproduct or system.Most students approach the capstone design course with some trepidation as they are unsure ofwhere

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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James Sluss

industrial engineering.4. AdmissionApplicants to the program must submit official transcripts from an accredited Bachelors degree-granting institution, official scores from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), a professionalresume, and three letters of recommendation. All applicants must fulfill requirements foradmission into the OU Tulsa Graduate College2. Students entering the program are expected tohave undergraduate preparation in Electrical and Computer Engineering. For students with otherundergraduate majors, full admission will require candidates to have taken, or to complete whilea candidate with a minimum grade of B, four of the five following courses: Signals andSystems, Electromagnetic Fields, Electronics, Microprocessor System Design

Conference Session

Potpurri Design in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Todd; Spencer Magleby

Design Projects Addressed by Student Design Teams, Journalof Engineering Education, January, 2001, pp. 69-74.6 See reference #17 Miller, R. H. and B. M. Olds, A Model Curriculum for a Capstone Course in Multidisciplinary EngineeringDesign, Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 83, No. 4, 1994, pp. 311-316.8 Farr, John V., Marc A. Lee, Richard A. Metro and James P. Sutton, Using a Systematic Engineering DesignProcess to Conduct Undergraduate Engineering Management Capstone Processes, Journal of EngineeringEducation, April, 2001, pp. 193-197. Page 9.350.16 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education