Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Owen; Jack Carter; Connie Martin; Cheng Liu; Ambrose Barry; J. William Shelnutt; Patricia Tolley; Nan Byars

. Six semester hours, representing the sciencecourse and the humanities/social science elective course, may be taken at the cooperatingtechnical and community colleges, for a total of 70 semester hours of such transfer credit (forstudents in this distance learning program only). Even though the program is spaced out over a period of four or more years, it is arelatively intensive commitment for the working adults, many with families, which it serves. Itrequires taking two courses per semester, involving two evenings per week plus study andresearch time. And it is relentless, maintaining this pace for four years. Furthermore, sincethere are no other cohorts planned at this time, any failure or withdrawal from a required courseis

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael D. Murphy; Kristen L. Wood; Daniel Jensen

document the steps of disassembly in a disassembly plan (in order to aid in reassemblingthe product) and also develop a bill of materials which lists all of the parts contained within theproduct. An exploded view and subtract-and-operate procedure are required to make the studentsconsider assemblability issues and to truly understand how their product fits together. Actualproduct function is documented and compared to the prediction. A morphological matrix isconstructed using the parts and their corresponding functions, and function sharing throughoutthe device is investigated. Once the students fully understand the physical nature of their productand its functionality, they are asked to develop complete QFD matrices for the product

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas R Phillips

adapted for manufacturing in Mexico, at a cost that would make a NAFTAtrading bloc more competitive against the Asian manufacturers.The best way for an exchange student to exploit these opportunities is to develop an overallexchange concept and goal - e.g., to gain an understanding of manufacturing engineering in Canadaor Mexico. This could be done through a combination of courses, projects, and industrial contacts.This is better than making the direct equivalency of courses the first priority. The objective should beto transcend the similarities and to learn what is different and distinctive. The next step is to presentexchange a learning project, We train our students to plan and carry out engineering projects, so whynot approach exchange in

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Wayne Padgett

from industrial sponsors, some primarily associatedwith the competition, and some specifically with the Rose-Hulman team. A list of industrialsponsors is given at the club web site2.The VehicleAfter several years of refinement, and a few substantial changes in the competition rules, the1998 vehicle consists of a large model helicopter with on-board computer and sensors, and aground station for image processing and path planning. Because of planned changes in thecompetition mission for 2000, the club is also adding a ground robot to the system, although thispart is not expected to be operational at the 1999 event.The main vehicle is based on a Bergen Industrial Twin model helicopter with a two-cylindergasoline engine and a five-foot diameter

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division (ETD) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston; Lisa Deane Morano, University of Houston

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

Technology programs. He is also member of AIChE and ASEE. Currently, he serves as director for ASEE’s Engineering Technology Council (ETC).Dr. Lisa Deane Morano, University of Houston Lisa Morano is a Professor of Biology and Microbiology at the University of Houston-Downtown (UHD). She is also the Director of the Center for Urban Agriculture and Sustainability (CUAS) at UHD. Her research has focused on the bacteria found inside plan ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024A Student Experiential Learning Program – An Interdisciplinary Approach to Sustainability Vassilios Tzouanas1 and Lisa Morano2 1

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON) Technical Session 2 - Engineering for One Planet (EOP)

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cherish C. Vance, The Ohio State University; Patrick J. Sours, The Ohio State University

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Environmental Engineering Division (ENVIRON)

accessible as aprimary focus to engineering students with tight degree plan requirements within their majors.The proposed specialization is an important long-term programmatic creation effort to advancesustainability education within engineering. The department chair has supported a multi-yeareffort to support and create student-centric community-engaged learning opportunities. Thisdepartment driven (top-down) effort is also supported at college level by the Associate Dean andDirector for Academic Programs in the College of Food, Agricultural and EnvironmentalSciences.The Engineering for One Planet Mini-Grant resources were to develop General Education courseofferings within the Sustainability theme as well as technical electives that promote

Conference Session

Joint Session: Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division and Civil Engineering Division

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M A Karim, Kennesaw State University; Youngguk Seo, Kennesaw State University; Parth Bhavsar, Kennesaw State University

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL), Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

kind of major-related transferable skills did you learn during the independent study/undergraduate research? Please list them below: Q.11. Please explain how independent study/undergraduate research experience influences your academic and career plans. Also, you can make suggestions that could improve participant experience in the future course offerings. Figure 1: Survey questionnaire for the studyThe data collected through the surveys were analyzed to understand the students’ perceptionsand attitudes about the independent study. The Qualtrics survey was sent to about 22 studentswho took the independent study with the authors in the last few years, only 12 that is 55%responded. The

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 6

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isaac Heizelman, University of North Dakota; Nicholas M. Bittner, University of North Dakota; Enrique Alvarez Vazquez, University of North Dakota; Dan Ewert, University of North Dakota; Ryan Striker, University of North Dakota

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

. The self-assessment form can be found in Appendix A. In general, very few students are aware of ABETor of its student outcomes [11]. By having the students participate in the self-assessment processand reflect on their experiences, each student is able to identify outcomes which have not beenachieved and develop a plan to achieve all ABET outcomes prior to graduation. This proactiveself-assessment prompts students to identify weak points in their education and has the potentialto shape better student outcomes, filling all the ABET student outcomes and preparing studentsto be well-rounded engineers.[12]. The two senior semesters of IBL allow the students to directtheir learning and create their own learning experiences to address these

Conference Session

Community Building and Student Engagement

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl B. Schrader, Wright State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

Systemic Change inEngineering Education” [10]. A planned NAE Engineering of 2050 Report describes thedirection, the referenced ASEE Mindset Report sets the path, and The Blueprint for ChangeAward develops an actionable plan to get engineering where it needs to be.The author also had opportunity to spend time with invited researcher Dr. Amy Salazar,Associate Vice Provost of Student Success at Sam Houston State University (SHSU), in multiplevenues over several days in 2023 and 2024. Dr. Salazar conducted an in-depth study on LearningLoss influences on SHSU students, faculty and staff [3]. In addition to identifying overallimpacts to her institution – such as declining performance indicators like recruitment, retentionand persistence; loss of revenue

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 15

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren Singelmann, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Darcie Christensen, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Elizabeth Pluskwik, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Yuezhou Wang, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

Network Analysis (ENA)One possible strategy for analyzing the connections between these frame elements is ENA, amethod that uses coded data to find temporal connections between ideas within an individual orcommunity. Each of these codes are represented as a node in the network, and edges betweennodes represent the strength of an individual or community’s connection between those twocodes. For example, epistemic network analysis has been used to investigate how engineeringidentity emerges as students participate in a medical device company simulation [12], howstudents develop an epistemic frame when completing an urban planning simulation [13], andhow engineering values and epistemology emerge as students participate in a four-weekengineering

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 7 - Multi-URM Perspectives

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura J. Bottomley, North Carolina State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

director, or they may have been the product of such a program. In neither case,however, is it possible for new directors to understand and learn every aspect of planning andstrategy. Even if the previous director desires to impart all that they know, it is possible that thereis knowledge or meta-knowledge that they, themselves, are unaware they possess.Another challenge is the lack of widespread understanding of the state of the art in diversity,equity, inclusion, and belonging from a practitioner standpoint. The community exists in a stateof functional dichotomy between those designated as researchers and practitioners. In addition,there are many members of the academic community who are not aware of either the currentstate of practice OR

Conference Session

To Boldly Go... Engineering Librarians Explore New Connections with Users

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qing Li, IEEE

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Engineering Libraries

UPP to engage students in more interesting and interactiveways, such as planning a campus-wide library campaign. After the IEEE UPP launch, theconnection between the library and the Peking IEEE Student Branch was officially initiated. Thelibrarians, the SB and the author had several kick-off meetings and decided the SB would play amajor role throughout the campaign.The library campaign, under the theme of “Robots, Us”, aimed to make advanced technologiesand developments understandable for everyone, not just science and engineering students. Thegoal was to attract more users into the library, thus promoting library resources and serviceseffectively. The event was planned in three phases: exhibition, interaction and presentation.About 20

Conference Session

Robot Mania!

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Talley, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford P.E., University of Texas, Austin; Christina Kay White, Columbia University; Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

activities. In a recent study of a summer program using LEGO Page 22.1024.3MINDSTORMS robotics, 10- to 13-year old students built submersible boats over 3.5hours at a summer camp5. Many students let the materials drive their progress andengaged in trial and error designs, becoming frustrated during the process. Some studentsstayed within the problem but spent time planning and were able to generate designs.Some students spent time planning and worked towards extravagant designs, and weredriven by creating designs that somehow outperformed others’ designs. One student spenttoo much time in planning and was not able to engage in the evaluation aspects of

Conference Session

Developments in BME Pedagogy and Assessment

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Linsenmeier, Northwestern University; Melvin Andrew McElrath, Marquette University; Wendy Murray, Northwestern University; Laura M. Haugh-Scheidt, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

AC 2011-1305: STUDENT REACTIONS TO ELECTRONIC LEARNINGMODULES IN BMERobert A. Linsenmeier, Northwestern University Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Neurobiology & Physiology. Director, Northwestern Center for Engineering Education ResearchMelvin Andrew McElrath, Marquette University I am a fourth year biomedical engineering student with an emphasis in biomechanics at Marquette Uni- versity. I spent this summer working under Professor Robert Linsenmeier data mining and investigating student reactions to CAPE modules. I have future plans to go on to graduate school and pursue my doctoral degree.Wendy Murray, Northwestern UniversityLaura M. Haugh-Scheidt, Northwestern University

Conference Session

ABET and Curriculum-Level Assessments

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard S. Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Angelo J. Perna, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Shari Klotzkin; John D. Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Reginald Percy Tomkins, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Chemical Engineering

connected to the subject matter that students are expected to acquire and retain. Thechallenges for university faculty to undertake changes in their syllabi (i.e. curriculum) andinstructional methodologies are very similar to those faced by K-12 teachers working toward thealignment of their curriculum and instruction with state content standards and indicators ofacademic progress 2. University faculty will need to realize that, as K-12 teachers have modifiedtheir teaching practice and lesson planning, faculty will also need to change their practice to meetaccreditation expectations. Page 22.1332.2An informative parallel exists between the attitudes

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies for Solid Modeling

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derek M. Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University; Jeffrey L. Newcomer, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

students to engineering andscience. A rarer application of LEGOs in engineering education is the use of virtual LEGO®environments. In addition to robotics, Lai-Yuen1 also describes the use of a virtual assembly ofLEGO® blocks to teach students concepts in micro-manufacturing. Kelley7 describes a similarapproach in which virtual LEGO® blocks are used to teach and implement Product DataManagement (PDM) techniques. Pasek et al.8 have developed automation to assemble LEGO®blocks as part of a CIM driven LEGO® Factory. This utilizes a virtual assembly of LEGO®blocks as input to process planning that sequences assembly of the LEGO® model in the factory.While these cases involve students creating virtual LEGO® assemblies, none of them include

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Courses and Outcomes I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald M Reimer, Lawrence Technological University; Ahad Ali, Lawrence Technological University; Sabah Razouk Abro, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

research projects with Chrysler, Ford, DTE Energy, Delphi Automotive System, GE Medical Systems, Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Interna- tional Truck and Engine Corporation (ITEC), National/Panasonic Electronics, and Rockwell Automation. His research interests include manufacturing systems modeling, simulation and optimization, reliability, intelligent scheduling and planning, artificial intelligence, predictive maintenance, e-manufacturing, and lean manufacturing. He is member of IIE, INFORMS, SME and IEEE.Sabah Razouk Abro, Lawrence Technological University Dr. Sabah Abro is an internationally educated math professor and program Director at Lawrence Tech- nological University. He graduated with a Bachelor degree from

Conference Session

Information Literacy Programs for First-Year Engineering Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Bowles-Terry, University of Wyoming; Larry Schmidt, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

before they come to the library for an instruction session. With a simple web formwe find out which library databases students have used before, how confident they are withacademic research, their working definition of scholarly resources, and what search conceptsthey have heard of before. With this information in hand, we have a better idea of what weshould focus on in the library session. Having the results of the background knowledge checkalso provides us with a jumping-off point for questions to actively engage students in theclassroom.Active learning in the classroom Page 22.554.3In Fall 2009 we began jointly revising the lesson plan for the

Conference Session

Issues Affecting Engineering Program Development

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Miguel Angel Ramos, University of Houston; Lauren Chapman, Boston College; Mac Cannady, Boston College; Enrique Barbieri, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

discussions were two curriculum models proposed as alternatives to“traditional” engineering and engineering technology education degree plans. These aredescribed below as option 1 and option 2. Option 1: Two-Year Pre-Degree Requirement When properly designed and executed, the first two years of accredited, 4-year B.S. degrees in ET disciplines can serve as the pre-degree requirement for engineering-bound students. We submit then that the template for a 2-year, University-level, pre-engineering program is already in place in at least 100 US Universities. If executed, it is envisioned that a new first professional engineering degree can be defined whereby: 1. All engineering-profession-bound students would first complete 2 years completing E and ET

Conference Session

Capstone Projects and Experiential Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chip W. Ferguson, Western Carolina University; Phillip A. Sanger, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

timeno technique has been demonstrated to be superior. The most unpopular approach with thestudents, but the one that has the highest fidelity with the real world, has been the assignment ofteams by the instructor. The “best” results in our program have been a balance of instructorassignment and self selection through common interest in a specific project. Students select andprioritize the project topics that they prefer and the instructor then matches and forms teamsbased on that selection. In the coming classes, the authors are planning to use the “Teammaker”interview survey provided in the Comprehensive Assessment of Team Member Effectivenesstool (CATME) to assist in forming team based on project preference. This survey gathersinformation on

Conference Session

IE Technical Session I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lizabeth T. Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Industrial Engineering

teaches a wide range of subjects from Engineering Economy to Facilities Planning and Design. She has developed good relation- ships with local industry and provides her students with opportunities to participate in real projects for real clients. Page 22.438.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Design projects with out-of town companiesAbstractThe capstone design class in the industrial engineering department at California PolytechnicState University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) includes projects with companies. The projects arelarge ambiguous facilities

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew T. Rose

consultingengineering position. We are both aware of each other’s work schedule. She knows thatTuesday is my professional development day with no classes scheduled. Monday evenings aretherefore good for shopping together when we need to make a decision about a major purchase.On several occasions I have chosen to work at home on a Tuesday to be able to spend some timewith my wife during a week when she is working evenings. Scheduling household appointmentson Tuesdays has also allowed me to be present for furniture deliveries and the plumber. Thedisadvantage is that I have to discipline myself and work for most of a weekend day or severalevenings to make up the lost time.Although we both work together on our long-term financial planning, my wife generally

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles T. Jahren

for the mock bid letting are that the students will: Page 5.154.21. Understand the entire bidding procedure2. Appreciate the attention to detail required to submit a responsive bid3. Work effectively in groups4. Interact effectively with contracting agency personnel, suppliers, subcontractors and competing contractors.5. Discreetly handle confidential information6. Conduct a thorough site visit.7. Interpret contract documents including standard plans and general specifications8. Visualize and communicate the construction process required to complete the project.9. Estimate the prime contractor’s portion of the cost of the project and provide

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

V. Coppola; K. Powell; D. Hyland; B. Cosgrove; A. Waas; A. Messiter; Joe G. Eisley

the time that the Undergraduate Curriculum Task Force was doing its work, theAerospace Department was hiring a new chairman, contemplating a strategic-planning exer-cise, and beginning a curriculum revision effort of its own. This confluence of events led to anexcellent environment for a clean-slate approach to the Aerospace undergraduate curriculum. Page 2.458.5 5 Out of the department’s strategic planning effort, the following mission statement wasdrafted. In addition, a number of strategic goals and objectives were developed: the onesmost relevant to the undergraduate curriculum in the department

Conference Session

Robotics Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Beach, Western New England College; Michael Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; William Michalson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; James Van de Ven, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gretar Tryggvason, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Gregory Fischer, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

theentrepreneurial spirit to transform their creations into viable businesses. Therefore, we havebegun to engage young men and women in Robotics by building a university-based communityof entrepreneurial robotics students nationwide through a Robotics Innovations Competition andConference.The Robotics Innovations Competition and Conference, held Nov. 7-8, 2009, challengedstudents to design and build robots to perform useful and novel tasks through a university-levelcompetition. Entrants were judged primarily on the extent to which they met existing needs orcreated new markets, and secondarily with respect to design and analysis, implementation skill, and business plans. While robotics

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education III

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah McCubbin-Cain, University of Kentucky; Bruce Tschantz, University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

 Challenge the engineering education community to foster greater collaboration between universities and practicing engineers who specialize in dam engineering.A Shortage of Engineers: Perceptions and SolutionsOver the past two decades, an apparent decline in the percentage of college students studyingengineering led to speculation about its potential effects on the nation’s future. According to a Page 15.1353.32003 American College Testing (ACT) report2, fewer than six percent of seniors who took theACT examination in 2002 planned to study engineering; a decade earlier, the figure was nearlynine percent. A 2003 National Science Board report4

Conference Session

Thinking, Reasoning & Engineering in Elementary School

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Bedward, North Carolina State University; Eric Wiebe, North Carolina State University; Lauren Madden, North Carolina State University; James Minogue, North Carolina State University; Mike Carter, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

(measuring and creating devices), science contentknowledge and the practice of scientific inquiry. For the purposes of this study we are interestedin how the inquiry process is used in a similar fashion to the engineering design cycle (as definedby Informed Design) to investigate phenomena, answer questions and solve engineeringproblems. This is not unlike other initiatives that take a design-science approach to exploreengineering problems 9. Inquiry involves posing questions and making predictions, backgroundresearch, planning investigations, making observations, gathering evidence, proposingexplanations and communicating findings 4. There are opportunities to use inquiry-based sciencekits to engage in engineering problem-based learning but the

Conference Session

Thinking, Reasoning & Engineering in Elementary School

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gerald Mora, New Mexico Tech; Ricardo Negron, WPAFB; Robert McGahern, DDR&E; Eugene Brown, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

DaytonRegional STEM Center is an unprecedented partnership that combines the strength of educationprofessionals with the realities of industry needs, allowing students to make the connectionbetween what they are learning and how it will be used in future careers.Lesson Plans – The Center develops inquiry-based, hands-on STEM curriculum utilizingregional workplace sectors or clusters that map to real-world work being done at the AFRL in theareas of sensors, power/propulsion/energy, advance materials/manufacturing, air systems andmedicine/human performance. The Center works closely with AFRL STEM Fellows to developinquiry-based/hands-on instructional lessons based on AFRL work in order to capture the real-life connection between the study of math and

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Van Treuren, Baylor University; Ian Gravagne, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

become increasinglyimportant and will continue to be so in the future. As part of the Southern Association ofColleges and Schools (SACS) accreditation effort at Baylor University, the authors proposed aunique energy literacy class for incoming freshmen as an element of Baylor University’sQuality Enhancement Plan (QEP). The QEP called for the development of several EngagedLearning Groups (ELG) for freshmen (from any major on campus) which met one semester hourfor four semesters. The purpose of this particular ELG was to address the lack of energyawareness on the part of students involved in all majors. Entitled “Energy and Society,” thecourse was also part of the residential learning communities on campus. It revolved around thetopic of energy

Conference Session

Design Projects across the Curriculum

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Thomas, University of South Alabama; Michael Doran, University of South Alabama; James Sakalaukus, University of South Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

engineering design process. A series of preliminary designmeetings were held to develop a set of functional behaviors that included the following:≠ Speech recognition/synthesis capabilities - JagBot, like any tour guide, should be able to greet participants going on a campus tour. A directional microphone and a speaker should provide input/output for the speech synthesis system implemented in software.≠ Autonomous navigation - The robot should be able to determine its position at all times. As landmarks and locations are reached and identified, questions might be posed by the human participants that should be answered by JagBot and/or lead to possible detours from the planned route.≠ Physical interaction with participants - To