coupled phenomena of hot structures. My investigation into this area is to incorporate thermal protection systems either through material\structure deign or passive\active control systems. Additionally, my interests lie in fluid structure interactions, numerical algorithm enhancement for faster and more efficient solvers, etc.Mr. Michael Golub, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis Michael Golub is the Academic Laboratory Supervisor for the Mechanical Engineering department at IUPUI. He is an associate faculty at the same school, and has taught at several other colleges. He has conducted research related to Arctic Electric Vehicles and 3D printed plastics and metals. He participated and advised several
Switching Regulator OperationIntroductionAt the University of Virginia, we have experienced increased student interest in alternate andrenewable energy topics in Electrical and Computer Engineering over the past five years. Thishas presented a challenge, as we currently only offer a single "Electromagnetic EnergyConversion" course, which is in a lecture format with a required associated laboratory section.To address this challenge, we have been systematically phasing out older topics, i.e., D.C.motors, and adding course content relevant to photovoltaics and wind energy production, i.e.,microgrids [1]. This has necessitated a redesign of some of our laboratory experiences andrequired us to reconsider the most efficient way to transmit a breadth of
mistake in the reports is due to unit conversions when students calculate the interiorpressure using the strain data.DESCRIPTION OF THE EXPERIMENTThis experiment involves measurement of circumferential strain on a soda can to deduce itsinternal pressure using thin-wall pressure vessel stress-strain relations. The experiment isconducted in mechanical engineering department of a private technological university, and thisexperiment is a part of a junior-level engineering experimentation course. Students are given thefollowing statement in the beginning of the laboratory experiment,“You are a product line engineer for a leading soda manufacturing plant. Recent failures in theproduct line required you to measure the internal pressures of unopened soda
CFD simulations. The challenges in this studyprovided excellent opportunities for the students to use an engineering perspective to figure outdifferent ways to overcome any issues faced.References[1] A. R. Bielefeldt, K. Kowalski, C. Schilling, S. Schreier, A. Kohler, and R. S. Summers, “Removal of virus to protozoan sized particles in point-of-use ceramic water filters,” Water research, vol. 44, no. 5, pp. 1482–1488, 2010.[2] D. Peabody, “Field and laboratory comparison of the hydraulic performance of two ceramic pot water filters,” 2012.[3] A. C. Kelly, “Finite element modeling of flow through ceramic pot filters,” Ph.D. dissertation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2013.[4] R. W. Schweitzer, J. A. Cunningham, and J. R
detailed below.Phase 1: Evaluation of facilitiesDuring the first phase of the program, faculty members of Universidad del Valle met with theFulbright specialist to evaluate a proposed curriculum for the new aerospace master’s degreeand to tour the facilities to determine the best laboratories to conduct the hands-on training. Dueto the warm and humid weather in Cali and the lack of air-conditioning in the machininglaboratory it was decided to change the original agenda and to start the hands-on training in themornings when the weather was cooler and to conduct the lecture and software training in theafternoons in a classroom/laboratory. The first impression was that there was no infrastructurefor advanced composite training available. Through the
is a mechanical engineering graduate student interested in structural and material sci- ence applications. His research interests revolve around CAD modeling, additive manufacturing, design for sustainable manufacturing and bioengineering.Mr. Michael Golub, IUPUI Michael Golub is the Academic Laboratory Supervisor for the Mechanical Engineering department at IUPUI. He is an associate faculty at the same school, and has taught at several other colleges. He has conducted research related to Arctic Electric Vehicles and 3D printed plastics and metals. He participated and advised several student academic competition teams for several years. His team won 1st place in the 2012 SAE Clean Snowmobile
students with practical andsometimes quite authentic experiences of what it means to be a disciplinary participant. One ofthose important knowledge practices is scientific documentation or keeping a lab notebook. Labnotebooks perform a number of key functions. They at once provide a record of a scientist’s orengineer’s work, serve as an important reference for other scientific genres, e.g., future reportsand/or articles, and perform as a kind of journal that enables questioning presuppositions,considering new approaches, and generating new ideas.Given the importance of notebooks, there is surprisingly little scholarship on how to teach theiruse. Stanley and Lewandowski [2] surveyed students in undergraduate laboratory courses andevaluated how
Paper ID #23456Enhancing a Real-time Audio Laboratory Using the MATLAB Audio SystemToolboxMr. Kip D. Coonley, Duke University Kip D. Coonley received the M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, in 1999 and the B.S. degree in Physics from Bates College, Lewiston, ME, in 1997. Following graduation from Dartmouth, he developed electronically controlled dimmers for fluorescent and incan- descent lamps at Lutron Electronics, Coopersburg, PA. From 2001 to 2005, he was a Research Engineer at RTI International, where he designed high-efficiency thermoelectrics using epitaxially grown super
in the Introductory Electrical Circuits Laboratory Shaghayegh Abbasi1,*, Ernest M. Kim1, and Thomas F. Schubert1 1 Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering, University of San Diego, San Diego, CAAbstract were then compared to the results of a MultiSim Monte Carlo circuit simulation.It is a challenge at times to include probabilityand statistics in electrical engineering courses. This paper presents the laboratory experimentIn this student experience, experimental data and procedure, results of student experiments,was compared to
Paper ID #21219A Cost-effective Laboratory Setup for Teaching System Dynamics and Con-trolsDr. Pavan K. Karra, Trine University Pavan Karra is Associate Professor at Trine University where he teaches in the field of Dynamics and Controls. He can be reached at karrap@trine.edu. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 A cost-effective laboratory setup for teaching system dynamics and controls Karra, Pavan, Trine UniversityAbstractSystem Dynamics and Controls class at Trine University had been handicapped by lack ofequipment for
Paper ID #22166A Course Improvement Strategy That Works: The Improvement of StudentSatisfaction Scores in a Lecture and Laboratory Course Using a StructuredCourse Modification MethodologyMs. Tracy L. Yother, Purdue Polytechnic Institute Tracy L. Yother is a PhD student in Career and Technical Education in the College of Education at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. Ms. Yother currently teaches the undergraduate Powerplant Systems course in the Aeronautical Engineering Technology (AET) program. She possesses a B.S. and M.S. in Aviation Technology. She also holds an airframe and powerplant certificate. Ms
accomplished over a four-week period of one laboratory session per week, 2.8 hours persession, and three lectures sessions per week, 0.8 hours per session. An outline of the projecttasks is presented by week.Project Tasks • Understand the operating principles of ADS-B In and Out, and the technical standards of ADS-B Out. (Week 1 Lecture, one 0.8-hour session) • Understand the framework of designated ADS-B receiver, data flow and the function of each component. (Week 1 Lecture, one 0.8-hour session) • Check for understanding using a short quiz on architecture and data flow. Discuss applications of ADS-B in industry (Week 1 Lecture, one 0.8-hour session) • Verify that all students have completed the previous labs in the
Paper ID #21976Alternative Approaches to Undergraduate Engineering Laboratory Experi-ence for Low-income NationsKimia Moozeh, University of Toronto Kimia Moozeh is a PhD Candidate, graduate research and teaching assistant in Engineering Education at the University of Toronto. She received her Hon. B.Sc. in 2013, and her Master’s degree in Chemistry in 2014. Her dissertation explores improving the learning outcomes of undergraduate engineering laborato- ries by bridging the learning from a larger context to the underlying fundamentals, using digital learning objects.Dr. Nadine Ibrahim, University of Toronto Nadine
analysis applied to the design process.Dr. Christopher G. Levey, Dartmouth College Christopher G. Levey received the B.A. degree in physics from Carleton College in 1977 and the Ph.D. degree in physics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1984. He was then at AT&T Bell Labs in Murray Hill, NJ until 1986, when he joined the faculty of Dartmouth College, first in the Physics Department, then in the Engineering School. His research has included optical properties, high Tc super- conductor devices, stress engineered microrobots, binary optics, and micro-inductors. He is an Associate Professor at the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth and as Director of Instructional Labs he is responsible for laboratory
, he earned a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2011 at the University of Virginia. His current research interests include machine learning, embedded systems, electrical power systems, and engineering education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 BYOE: Circuit Modules for Visualizing Abstract Concepts in Introductory Electrical Engineering CoursesPresenter Information:The author welcomes the opportunity to collaborate on the development of courseware related toundergraduate laboratories for electrical and computer engineering. Design files and printedcircuit fabrication for these experimental setups are open-source and available from the author.Contact
assistance with Fidget Cars.AbstractWe present the Fidget Car – a one degree-of-freedom car driven by a DC motor – for use in smallgroup laboratory exercises or classroom-based small group learning activities of 10-40 minutes inlength. These activities can be directed towards a number of STEM courses, ranging fromundergraduate mathematics or introductory engineering to systems and controls classes inelectrical and mechanical engineering. The motivation for developing these activities is to enablestudents to develop intuition regarding core systems and controls concepts prior to or integratedwith presentation of mathematical concepts and analysis techniques: the activities are designed toenable students to “visualize” the mathematics of systems. We
the development and implementation of a sophomore level laboratory courseentitled “Experimental Design and Technical Writing.” The course was created to meet multipleobjectives for a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) program at the University of South-ern Indiana. First, stakeholders from the program advisory board identified the importance andneed for improvement in the communication skills of graduates. In particular, they expressed adesire for employees to excel with various forms of written memoranda and reports, and the abil-ity to comfortably deliver formal and informal oral presentations. Furthermore, the importance ofwriting within one’s discipline was affirmed at the university level with a 2014 rewrite of the gen-eral
100 publications and holds 10 patents. His research interests are in the area of optical fiber devices with an emphasis on optical fiber based sensors.Prof. Brad L. Hutchings, Brigham Young University Brad L. Hutchings received the PhD degree in Computer Science from the University of Utah in 1992. He is currently an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Brigham Young University. In 1993, Dr. Hutchings established the Laboratory for Reconfigurable Logic at BYU and currently serves as its head. His research interests are custom computing, embedded systems, FPGA architectures, CAD, and VLSI. He has published numerous papers on FPGA-related topics and is an inventor/co
MotivationThere are a number of hardware platforms available for power electronics teaching laboratories.A typical unit is both physically very large and expensive limiting its usefulness for a typicalspace-constrained university undergraduate laboratory [6]. Other devices available may be of asmaller form factor but require interconnection of many different components to create a singlestation for a laboratory, and each station may cost well over $10,000 [4]. This price level maywell place these units out of consideration for smaller institutions, or those seeking to start powerand grid-based curriculum from scratch. One of our goals is a simple, compact setup that might be employed on a multi-use lab station ina typical undergraduate electronics
pathological), analysis and modeling of human postural control, and time-varying signals and systems. Engineering education research includes curriculum and laboratory development of biomechanics and bio-signal processing concepts. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Student Reflections on Experiences Gained from an Open-Ended Problem-Solving Bio-Signals LaboratoryAbstractKolb’s Experiential Learning Theory maintains that learning occurs through a combination ofdoing as well as reflecting on the doing. Likewise, Schon’s Theory of the Reflective Practitionerhighlights the value of reflection within professional practice, in particular when dealing withcomplex problems within
Paper ID #22272The Effects of Remote Laboratory Implementation on Freshman Engineer-ing Students’ ExperienceMs. Sulakshana Lal, Curtin University Sulakshana Lal is a second year doctoral student in Engineering education at the Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia. She also has a Master degree in Physics from Tribhuwan University , Nepal. Her current research involves studying about human interactions important for learning in engineering physical lab- oratory and identifying from those interactions that can be effectively transferred to remotely controlled engineering laboratory. She can be contacted at: s.lal2
. [Accessed January 12, 2019].[12] Aspencore, “The Colpitts Oscillator” Electronics Tutorials [Online]. Available: https://www.electronics-tutorials.ws/oscillator/colpitts.html. [Accessed January 12, 2019].[13] N. Lucas and F. Goodman, “Well-being, leadership and positive organizational scholarship: A case study of project-based learning in higher education” in Journal of Leadership Education, vol. 14, issue 4, 2015.[14] R. Savage, K. Chen and L. Vanasupa, “Integrating Project-based Learning throughout the Undergraduate Engineering Curriculum” in Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, vol. 8, issue 3/4, 2007.[15] R. Spearrin and F. Bendana, “Design-build-launch: a hybrid project-based laboratory course for aerospace
Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2011 at the University of Virginia. His current research interests include machine learning, embedded systems, electrical power systems, and engineering education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 BYOE: Simple Techniques for Visualizing Instrumentation Amplifier OperationPresenter information:The author of this Bring Your Own Experiment paper welcomes the opportunity to collaborateon the development of courseware related to undergraduate laboratories for electrical andcomputer engineering. Design files and printed circuit fabrication information for theseexperimental setups are open-source and available from the
deflection of the member and therefore failure. Thisstructural failure is known as buckling and might happen even if the compressive strength of thematerial is larger than applied compressive force. Euler in 1757 developed a mathematical modelfor maximum buckling capacity of a member. He presented the maximum load that a membercan carry before failure due to buckling as a function of the length, moment of inertia of thecross section, modulus of elasticity of material and the fixity conditions of the member. Mostly,civil engineering students learn about the theory of buckling in the spring of their sophomoreyear in a Statics II course. Static II is combined with a two-hour weekly laboratory session. Inthis laboratory course different modes of failure
Paper ID #27773Design of a Laboratory Testbed for Modeling Industrial ExhaustDr. Gordon P. Smith, Western Kentucky University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Design of a Laboratory Testbed for Modeling Industrial ExhaustAbstractThere are a great many industries in the Kentucky and surrounding areas that utilize natural gasburners in their operation, typically on order of hundreds of thousands of cubic feet per month toliquefy and hold molten aluminum for their die operations. Much of the energy content of thisfuel is consumed in plant operation, but a significant amount of heat is released to the