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Conference Session
Integrating Mathematics and Engineering
Collection
2005 Annual Conference
Authors
Stephen Pennell; Peter Avitabile; John White
can investigate the frequency response of a mass-spring-dashpot system using theMATLAB or Labview GUI’s shown in Figure 2. The students specify the mass, damping andstiffness values via keyboard entry or scroll bar values. The frequency, damping, criticaldamping, etc. of the system are reported along with plots of the time response, frequencyresponse and the root locus plot. As values are changed the plots update and the plot of thepoles in the s-plane are easily observed. Page 10.176.3 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005
Conference Session
Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session
Collection
2005 Annual Conference
Authors
Frank Pietryga
: ds 1 = − ×s dt 20For this example, (s) is the number of pounds of salt in the tank at time t. The initial conditionfor this problem is at t = 0 minutes, there is 20 pounds of salt in the tank. The MATLABstatement written to solve the above ODE is as follows: solution_3 = dsolve(‘DS=-(1/20)* S’,‘S(0)= 20’,‘t’);The MATLAB statements written to provide the output to the graphical environment are asfollows: ezplot(solution_1,[0 100]),… xlabel(‘Time,Minutes’),ylabel(‘Salt in Tank,Pounds’),… Page 10.1128.8 grid
Conference Session
Innovative Techniques
Collection
2005 Annual Conference
Authors
Kellen Maicher; Patrick Connolly
applied and theoretical spatial visualization publications in engineering graphics. The Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 60(4), 12-33. 6. Sorby, S. A. (1999). Developing 3-D spatial visualization skills. The Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 63(2), 21-32. 7. Sorby, S. A. (2001). Improving the spatial skills of engineering students: Impact on graphics performance and retention. The Engineering Design Graphics Journal, 65(3), 31-36. 8. Bertoline, G. R., & Wiebe, E. N. (2003). Technical graphics communications (3rd ed.). Boston : McGraw Hill. 9. Newby, T. J., Stepich, D. A., Lehman, J. D., & Russell, J. D. (2000). Instructional technology for teaching and learning. (2nd ed.). New Jersey
Conference Session
Teaching Experiences in OME
Collection
2005 Annual Conference
Authors
Robert Dullanty
investigation and evaluation of an existing 1940’s erawarehouse foundation for use as a new wharf foundation in Charleston, SC.The South Carolina State Ports Authority operates six waterfront sites that handle containerizedcargo, bulk cargo and break-bulk cargo. As a container port, Charleston generally ranks fourthin the U.S. in terms of containerized cargo volume. This is done through four terminal siteslocated in the Charleston, South Carolina area. The South Carolina State Ports Authority alsooperates two smaller bulk and break-bulk ports located in Port Royal, South Carolina andGeorgetown, South Carolina.Evaluation and Upgrade of Container Crane Rail Beams at the North Charleston TerminalThe South Carolina State Ports Authority (Ports Authority
Conference Session
Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session
Collection
2005 Annual Conference
Authors
Ganesh Venayagamoorthy
students is mainly the great exposure to the differentparadigms of computational intelligence in a one semester. One of the undergraduate studentswho took the class in Spring 2004 is currently doing research in the area of evolvable hardwareand had his first publication in the Fall semester of 2004 [12]. The other undergraduate student isinterested in doing a MS degree in the area of computational intelligence. All the graduatestudents who took the course are pursuing a thesis involving one or more paradigm(s) ofcomputational intelligence. The offering of the CI experimental course at the 300 level allowingboth undergraduate and graduate students has been a successful effort. The experimental coursewill be offered once more in the Fall semester of
Conference Session
Industrial Engineering Poster Session
Collection
2004 Annual Conference
Authors
Michael Sanders; Ken Morrison
organizations havelearned to be extra careful on the promises made by their selected improvement philosophy.They have decided to invest more on sustainability of improvement and longevity of benefitsto their stakeholders, primarily their customers and employees. As a result, improvementinitiatives that offer comprehensive and fundamental cultural and structural changes are moreand more preferred by business leaders. Two of most widely accepted and commonlyimplemented improvement philosophies during the recent years are Lean Production Systems(LPS) and Six Sigma among the US industries. Although the name has been changed toreflect the organization’s individuality, the principle s of LPS, pioneered by ToyotaCorporation as Toyota Production System (TPS
Conference Session
Innovations in Nuclear Education I
Collection
2004 Annual Conference
Authors
Jerome Davis; Roman Stemprok; Charles Bittle; Mitty Plummer
the currentlevel in the mid 40’s. Initially, it seemed as though other possible participants were holding backto see what happened to the first graduates. As the years went by, two women entered theprogram and one received a UNT degree. The other chose to complete her degree in anotherprogram. Both still work at the power plant.V. Instructor Profiles.The program started with one director and a part time instructor from the physics department.After two years, the director left and a new director, who had a PhD in Nuclear Engineering washired. Several instructors were hired from the plant staff for teaching evening courses. Each ofthese instructors has a master’s degree in his or her technical specialty and the majority meet theTechnology
Conference Session
ECE Capstone and Engineering Practice
Collection
2004 Annual Conference
Authors
Michael Baladi; P. David Fisher
intellectual property, etc. We answerthese questions in the sub-sections that follow by first providing a generic model for anembedded computer. We then use this model to define the concept of an embedded system.Model of an Embedded ComputerFrom an abstract perspective, we view the embedded computer as a basic system building block(see Fig. 1). Our embedded-computer model incorporates the following importantphysical/logical attributes. Input—I(k) Embedded Computer Output—O(k) Clock—C(k) State—S(k) Page
Conference Session
Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session
Collection
2005 Annual Conference
Authors
Joerg Mossbrucker; Owe Petersen; Robert Strangeway
Appropriate Somew hat appropriate 250 Maybe for others Not appropriate 200 I learned a lot Most parts w ere new 150 Some parts w ere new Maybe others gained Old new s 100
Conference Session
Crossing the Discipline Divide!
Collection
2005 Annual Conference
Authors
Dana Warren; Abolghasem Shahbazi; Jianzhong Lou; Keith Schimmel
) microspheres from blends of poly (ε-caprolactone) and poly (ethylene glycol)s. Polymer 40, 1731-1735.3. Hodgson, S.C., Bigger, S. (2001), Studying synthetic polymers in the undergraduate chemistry curriculum, J. Page 10.1401.5 Chem. Edu., 78(4), 555-556. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2005, American Society for Engineering Education4. Lipinsky, E.S. , Chemicals from biomass: petrochemical substitution options. Science 212 (1981), pp. 1465– 1471.5. Bogaert, J.C. and Coszach, P. , Poly(lactic acids): a potential
Conference Session
Issues of Building Diversity
Collection
2005 Annual Conference
Authors
Carla Purdy; Mara Wasburn
would alsohelp researchers to be more aware of what is not known and thus could help to speed up progressin this area.3. ConclusionAlthough some studies of the problems of diversifying the science and engineering graduatepopulation have been done12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20, much more work is needed in this area. Attractingmore of our qualified students to graduate degree programs will require continued effort, but thebenefits to the engineering profession will be enormous.Bibliography1. S. Greenwood-Gowen and A. Waller, An Introduction to Educational Research, ASEE National MeetingWorkshop, Montreal, Canada, June 16, 2002.2. National Science Foundation ADVANCE Program, RFP, 2002,http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2002/nsf02121/nsf02121.htm#TOC3. Report of
Conference Session
Academic Standards and Academic Issues
Collection
2004 Annual Conference
Authors
Hamid Eydgahi; Bob Lahidji
Power Process Leadership Choice Principle-Centered Utility Coercive Power Power Power Honor Fairness Fear Sustained Proactive Functional Reactive Temporary Reactive Influence Influence Control From: Cover, S. R. (1992). Principle-Centered Leadership; P. 106.Easter Michigan University is a comprehensive university committed to excellence in teachingthrough
Conference Session
Issues in Computer Education
Collection
2004 Annual Conference
Authors
Timothy Nix
easily applied to problem solving inthe U. S. Army. All cadets are required to take two or more courses in InformationTechnology and/or Computer Science. At a minimum, a cadet can take two classes inInformation Technology which teach basic problem solving as part of their curriculum.Additionally, some students select a three course engineering sequence in computerscience which further develops their problem solving skills. Finally, those cadets whomajor in computer science are exposed to advanced methodologies such as an object-oriented approach to problem solving. This paper examines the approach to teachingproblem solving within the introductory core information technology course (IT105) andthe first course of the Computer Science major (CS301
Conference Session
Advances in Civil Engineering Education
Collection
2004 Annual Conference
Authors
Justine Stiles; Ashly Middelberg; Farhad Reza; Subhi Bazlamit
Session # 1515 Intr oducing Resear ch into Under gr aduate Honor s Pr ogr am Subhi M. Bazlamit, Far had Reza, Ashley Middelber g and J ustin Stiles Ohio Nor ther n Univer sity, Ada, OH 45810Abstr actMost colleges and universities have some sort of system in place for recognizing theaccomplishments of highly qualified and motivated students who have achieved academicexcellence. One example of such a system is an established honors program. The honorsprogram at Ohio Northern University strives to stimulate highly qualified students in any field ofstudy who are capable of meeting academic challenges and
Conference Session
New Trends in ECE Education
Collection
2004 Annual Conference
Authors
James Sluss
Section #1432 A Graduate Degree Program in Telecommunications Systems Engineering J. J. Sluss, Jr., G. E. Crain, S. V. Kartalopoulos, H. H. Refai, and P. K. Verma School of Electrical & Computer Engineering Telecommunications Systems Program University of Oklahoma – Tulsa1. IntroductionThe education of students in the area of telecommunications systems engineering is of risingsignificance as global economies become ever more reliant upon telecommunicationstechnologies and services. Notwithstanding its broad-based origins from within electricalengineering
Conference Session
ASEE Multimedia Session
Collection
2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Tony Lin; Matthew Sanders
Session 2793 Empty Pop Cans and Analysis of Variance Tony Lin and Matthew S. Sanders Industrial Engineering Program Kettering University Flint, Michigan 48504IntroductionIt is always a challenge to not only teach the engineering students at Kettering University therequired knowledge and skills but also excite them about real world applications. After all,Kettering University is a fully co-op university, and its students need to apply what they learned inthe classroom to solve the problems they face at
Conference Session
Advancing Thermal Science Education
Collection
2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Chu Chen Chen
haveestablished state legislation to implement an Energy Conservation Measure (ECM) in all theirstate agencies.The third rationale for reviewing this issue is that the demand for qualified energy professionals[9, 10, 11] capable of implementing the latest technology for ECM requires highly skilled HVACEngineers able to design, operate, and maintain the facility. To achieve the energy savings, manyEnergy Service Company(s) (ESC) are formed. Therefore, the demand for recent collegegraduates in energy engineering is high.The International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol (IPMVP) overview [12]states “if all cost-effective efficiency investments were public and commercial buildings in theUnited States of America, for example, efficiency
Conference Session
Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session
Collection
2004 Annual Conference
Authors
Asad Azemi
that there is little opportunity left tolearn about computation.II. Current practiceThe introductory computer-programming course for engineers, which was once dominated byFORTRAN for several decades, was gradually changed to C and later to C++ during the late1980’s and early 1990’s. Currently most universities require only one computer-programming Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Page 9.1381.1 Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationcourse for their engineering students (excluding computer engineering and computer science
Conference Session
Educational Research Initiatives at NSF
Collection
2004 Annual Conference
Authors
Nicole DeJong Okamoto
describe the barrier(s) being overcome, the steps thatwill be taken to overcome those barriers, and the evaluation methods, as well as the long-termcurricular goals of the project. A variety of exemplary STEM materials should be examined andevaluated, and suggestions for implementation should be made. These projects should involveinput from both faculty and students. The proposals should not come from an individual butrather a group working together to conquer the problem identified. As with the first type ofproject, the materials and practices of other institutions that are to be evaluated should beidentified, and how they will help meet the goals of the project should be clearly discussed.Expected funding levels are up to $75,000.The program
Conference Session
Engineering Education: An International Perspective
Collection
2004 Annual Conference
Authors
Mulchand Rathod
Session 3560 ORGANIZING THE FIRST EVER CONVENTION OF ALUMNI OF SARDAR PATEL UNIVERSITY OF INDIA IN THE USA Mulchand S. Rathod, PhD, PE Division of Engineering Technology College of Engineering Wayne State University Detroit, MI 48202 SUMMARY During the summer of 2003, a group of alumni of Sardar Patel University (SPU), named after the first deputy prime minister of India, convened a team to organize the first ever alumni convention of SPU in the USA. This paper
Conference Session
What's New in Entrepreneurship Education
Collection
2004 Annual Conference
Authors
Patrick Crago; Dale Flowers
Engineering Education Table 1: Numerical SummaryCore Courses in the Biomedical Entrepreneurship Program Course InstructorSemester Number Credits Title Evaluation(s) Evaluation(s)Summer (1) IIME 400 3 Professional Development 3.8 3.8Summer (1) IIME 405 3 Project Management 3.8, 4.1 4.0, 4.4Summer (1) IIME 410 3 Accounting, Finance and Engineering Economics* 2.4, 4.5 2.2, 4.8Summer (1) IIME 415
Conference Session
Technology, Communications & Ethics
Collection
2004 Annual Conference
Authors
Christopher Long
receive information indirectly.3) This is an example of a pause in conversation.4) Three members of the group are conversing together in rapid succession or simultaneously such that it is not clear who controls the flow of communication.5) One mentor and the faculty member speak simultaneously to one of the undergraduate students.6) Two separate conversations occur simultaneously dividing the grouping in two.Table 1 depicts the coding of a session. The events are numbered chronologically and markedby their start times. The type of each event is noted. Initials are used to indicate the speaker(s)and the recipient(s) (audience). Each event is then further classified, based on the form ofcommunication being employed
Conference Session
Computers in ME
Collection
2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Sushil Chaturvedi
Performing Interactively a Thermo-Fluids Laboratory Experiment in the Virtual Domain S. K. Chaturvedi, A. O. Akan, T. Abdel-Salam and A. Priyadershini College of Engineering and Technology, Old Dominion University Norfolk, Virginia 23529Abstract This paper deals with the development of an experiment in the virtual domain for theundergraduate thermo-fluids laboratory in the mechanical engineering program. A physicalexperiment titled “Venturimeter as a Flow Measuring Device” is replicated as a computer-basedexperiment as part of the ongoing effort at Old Dominion University to develop web-basedlaboratories that would provide students hands-on experience in the virtual domain
Conference Session
Real-World Manufacturing Education
Collection
2002 Annual Conference
Authors
Attila Yaprak; Ece Yaprak; Mulchand Rathod
Session 3563 INSTITUTIONAL ADAPTATION OF THE GREENFIELD COALITION’S CAPSTONE DESIGN COURSE Ece Yaprak, Attila Yaprak, Mulchand S Rathod Division of Engineering Technology/Business School/Division of Engineering Technology Wayne State University, Detroit, MichiganSUMMARY In most capstone design courses, students go through the complete design processstarting with a description of the problem and ending with a prototype. Many schools haveone or two-semester-long classes where students work in groups or individually. Thecapstone design course in the Division
Conference Session
ASEE Multimedia Session
Collection
2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Chris Gwaltney; Mark Valenzuela
professor of civil engineering at the University of Evansville. He receivedthe B. S. degree in Communications and the B. S. degree in Civil Engineering from UE in 1978 and 1982,respectively. He received the M. S. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois in 1989. He hastaught courses in geotechnical engineering, construction management, and surveying at UE for the past 12 years.Mark Valenzuela, P. E., is an assistant professor of civil engineering at the University of Evansville. He receivedthe B. E. degree in civil engineering from Vanderbilt University in 1990. He received his M. S. and Ph. D. degreesfrom Cornell University in 1993 and 1998, respectively. He has taught courses in structural engineering,materials, transportation
Conference Session
Capstone Design
Collection
2003 Annual Conference
Authors
Brian Thompson; Craig Gunn; Craig Somerton
Session 2425 The Role of the Faculty Advisor in the Capstone Design Experience: The Importance of Technical Expertise Craig W. Somerton, Brian S. Thompson, and Craig Gunn Department of Mechanical Engineering, Michigan State UniversityIntroductionThe capstone design experience in the mechanical engineering program at Michigan StateUniversity is achieved through the Mechanical Engineering Design Projects course: ME 481.This course utilizes industrially sponsored design projects for which the company makes both afinancial investment ($3500) and a personnel investment (a staff engineer is
Collection
2001 Annual Conference
Authors
Edward Vavrek
: Wt ⋅ Pd st = ⋅ K o ⋅ K s ⋅ Km ⋅ K B ⋅ K v (1) F⋅Jwhere st = bending stress (psi) Wt = tangential force (lb) Pd = diametral pitch (1/in.) F = face width of tooth (in.) J = geometry factor Ko = overload factor for bending strength Ks = size factor for bending strength Km = load distribution factor for bending strength KB = rim thickness factor Kv = dynamic factor for bending strengthThe bending stress should not exceed the design stress value based on the material selected. sat ⋅ YN
Collection
2001 Annual Conference
Authors
Joe Hartman
themselves.Accordingly, we adapted an actual problem that a team of engineers had solved previously forthe Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) - the Mode-Select (Mode-S) Enroute Air TrafficControl System. This problem was chosen for the following reasons: • It could be solved in a number of different ways. • It could be described by top-level blocks. • It was a project previously managed and known in detail by the instructor. • It required knowledge of redundancy and reliability to solve the problem.Reliability is a key element in the design of a multiprocessor computer for critical applications.The normal way to achieve the high reliability is to use redundancy techniques. Therefore, inaddition to introducing the basic elements of a computer, the
Collection
2000 Annual Conference
Authors
Pierre Chauvet; Gilbert A. Chauvet
physiological mechanisms to global function, in such a way that:1. A unique conceptual framework with general principles and concepts specific to biology are used, which provides: The same common bases for interpretation of biological phenomena; The same bases for, ultimately, improving biological knowledge. It will be shown that this is obtained using a specific formalism (the S-Propagator Formalism) to traverse levels of organization, and to study couplings between sub -systems in the organism.2. The results of simulations under the usual form of mathematical curves simultaneously associated with what happens in physical reality, e.g. injection of current at a given point across the membrane simultaneously with the recorded
Conference Session
ASEE Multimedia Session
Collection
2002 Annual Conference
Authors
William Duff
Session 2793 Experiences with a Paced Web-Taught Course in Numerical Methods in Engineering William S. Duff Department of Mechanical Engineering Colorado State UniversityI. Introduction and BackgroundIn the fall semester 2000 we instituted a paced completely Internet taught sophomore level numericalmethods course for engineers. Prior to this, in the fall 1999 and spring 2000 semesters, the course wastaught in a completely traditional manner. The transition to an Internet course was made in a