Conference Session

Instrumentation and Control Applications

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Mueller

Actuator ModuleSoftware ImplementationThe programming language is based on a pretty much a standard BASIC interpreter. It runs on aPC and provides for downloading of the program to the microprocessor. The program listing isincluded in Appendix B. “Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Page 8.967.5 Copyright  2003, American Society for Engineering Education” Figure 5. Program Flowchart of Actuator ModuleWhen the module is powered up, it initializes some variables and then waits for the MultipurposePushbutton to be pressed

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Wiley; Hamid Khan

.602 .465 Linear-by-Linear .375 1 .540 Association N of Valid Cases 22 a. Computed only for a 2x2 table b. 2 cells (50.0%) have expected count less than 5. The minimum expected count is 1.45. With the questions grouped by satisfaction and morale, one can determine if there is a Page 8.908.9correlation between respondents’ morale and the use of forced ranking. Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in BME

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Russ Poldrack; Richard Hoge; Randy Gollub; Mark Vangel; Ian Lai; Douglas Greve; Julie Greenberg

stimulation,” Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 89(12) pp. 5675-9(1992).5. Bandettini, P.A., Jesmanowicz, A., Wong, E.C., and Hyde, J.S. “Processing strategies for time-course data sets infunctional MRI of the human brain,” Magn Reson Med 30(2) pp. 161-73 (1993).6. Friston, K.J., Jezzard, P., and Turner, R. “Analysis of Functional MRI Time-Series,” Human Brain Mapping 1 pp.153-171 (1994).7. Savoy, R.L. “History and future directions of human brain mapping and functional neuroimaging,” ActaPsychologica, 107, pp. 9-42 (2001).8. Gold, S., Christian, B., Arndt, S., Zeien, G., Cizadlo, T., Johnson, D.L., Flaum, M., and Andreasen, N.C.,“Functional MRI Statistical Software Packages: A Comparative Analysis,” Human Brain Mapping, 6(2), pp. 73-84(1998).9. Jezzard, P

Conference Session

Using IT to Enhance Design Education

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Vavrek

. Wt ⋅ Pd ⋅ SF sat = ⋅ Ko ⋅ Ks ⋅ Km ⋅ K B ⋅ Kv ⋅ K R F ⋅ J ⋅ YN (1) K R ⋅ SF Wt ⋅ K o ⋅ K s ⋅ K m ⋅ K v sac = ⋅ Cp ⋅ Z N ⋅ CH F ⋅ Dp ⋅ I (2)The spur gear program will assist the user in selecting a material based on bending stresses andcontact stresses. This is a long and involved process to select a material. There are many factorsand inputs that must be determined, as can be seen from the two

Conference Session

Sustainability and the Environment

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Domenico Grasso

society, but with an optimisticunderstanding that they may become the well educated engineers that will think broadly,bridge many disciplines, and lead our society to a sustainable and equitable future.Referencesi McMichael, A., Planetary Overload, 1993.ii McKibben, B., “A Special Moment in History”, The Atlantic Monthly, 281 (5): 55 – 78,1998. Page 8.512.7iii Wilson, E.O., “Back From Chaos”, The Atlantic Monthly, 281 (3): 41 – 62, 1998.iv Hardin, G., "The Tragedy of the Commons,", Science, 162:1243-1248, 1968.v Ridley, M., Low, B.S., “Can Selfishness Save the Environment?”, The Atlantic Monthly, 272, (3): 76-86,1993.vi Constanza, R

Conference Session

Manufacturing Competitiveness

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Metzinger, DePuy Orthopaedics; Niaz Latif, Purdue University - Calumet

non-value added activity required to bring a product through theproduction flow from raw material to the customer is called the value stream (Rother and Shook,1999). The purpose of value stream mapping is to highlight the sources of waste and eliminatethem by implementation of a future-state value stream. Documenting the current state of theprocess is important so that all value-added and non-value-added operations can be visualized.The non-value-added steps in the production of shoulder humeral heads are (a) travel distance,(b) WIP inventory, (c), material waste, (d) rework, and (e) extra inspection operations, which allincrease production lead time. Value-added steps in the production of shoulder humeral headinclude (a) machine, (b) polish

Conference Session

Assessment Issues

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Reuben Fan; Sean Brophy

this module/granule?) to restrict an instructor but a. What educational level(s) will use this granule? b. What will the learning objectives be at each level (in terms of content and to minimize the variation of learning process)? content.3. Specify Inputs in some detail for each educational level/audience that the module is intended for: a. What science background is required/recommended for utilization of the module? b. W hat engineering background is required for utilization of the module? c. What cognitive background is required for

Conference Session

Teamwork & Assessment in the Classroom

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Newell

& Exposition, Montreal, Quebec, 2002.[21] J. A. Newell, A. J. Marchese, R. P. Ramachandran, B. Sukumaran, and R. Harvey, "Multidisciplinary design and communication: a pedagogical vision," The International Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 15, pp. 379, 1999.[22] J. L. Schmalzel, A. J. Marchese, and R. Hesketh, "What's brewing in the engineering clinic?," Hewlett Packard Engineering Educator, vol. 2, pp. 6, 1998.[23] J. A. Newell, S. Farrell, R. Hesketh, and C. S. Slater, "Introducing emerging technologies into the curriculum through a multidisciplinary research experience," Chemical Engineering Education, vol. 35, pp. 296, 2001.[24] Office of Instructional Development

Conference Session

Improving Teaching and Learning

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Deepti Suri

didnot achieve each class objective as well as the students in class in Spring 2001 had. This is alsoreflected in the distribution of final grades. For Spring 2002 the grade distribution was A-4, AB-1, B-1, BC-4, C-3, CD-1, F-5 whereas for Spring 2001 it was A-5, AB-4, B-2, BC-4, C-1, CD-3,D-1, F-1. Surprisingly enough, the students in the class in Spring 2002 also did not seem toblame the class for it. In fact, there was a slight overall improvement in the scores they had givento the course for helping them achieve these objectives. Table 1: Course Objectives for SE-281 O1 Understand and apply object-oriented design patterns O2

Conference Session

Technical Issues in Arch Engineering

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

David Click; Dan Pearce; P. Paxton Marshall

Bridging the Engineering/Architecture Divide: The UVA Solar Decathlon TeamThe Solar Decathlon was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy to inspire researchin energy-efficient housing and demonstrate the current practicality of solar energy. TheUniversity of Virginia entered this contest with a team of students, faculty and communityrepresentatives drawn from a broad range of backgrounds and organizations. Thecollaboration of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the School ofArchitecture required team members to bridge a cultural divide that included disparateskills, language, and perceptions. The award-winning result was both deemed as "highdesign" architecturally and as an advanced engineering solution. The success of

Conference Session

TC2K Issues and Assessment

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Lin; Harold Broberg

evaluation andsafety, online design magazines, design libraries, ethics, design research, etc), adiscussion page for posting questions, E-mail, and samples of previous senior designproject presentations.The expected course outcomes are as follows: EET 490/EET491 Course Outcomes: A student who successfully fulfills the course requirements will have demonstrated the ability to 1. integrate the knowledge gained in earlier courses, and be creative in identify, analyze, and solve a real-world problem with a hardware and/or software solution (Criterion 1, items a, b, f, h, i, j), 2. observe and apply ethical principles, personal values, and responsibility management practices (Criterion 1, items i, j

Conference Session

Computer-Based Measurements

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Webb; Julie Spader; Essaid Bouktache; Chandra Sekhar; Jai Agrawal; Omer Farook

project’s objective was to develop an asynchronous data transmission for controlling a motorvia the Internet. This method is equally applicable for controlling a motor driven instrument or aprocess from a remote location, monitoring and control of multiple motors/processes from acentralized remote location through the Internet or local area networks. Another application isdistance learning classes with virtual laboratory in the design, testing and trouble-shooting inmany electrical areas.This project incorporates (a) A stepper motor, (b) LabVIEW[3], a software residing in acomputer at the primary site for data acquisition and control, (c) A server to store data and thecontrolling software (d) A remote site computer with programs written in visual

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Lynn Wang; Paul Klenk; Gary Ybarra

S.F. Chihpman, L.R. Brush, and D.M. Wilson (eds.) Women and Mathematics. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. 1985. pp. 123-150.10 Blaidsdell, S. “Women in Science and Engineering Investments.” Request for Proposal. 1998. 1-2. as cited by Secola, P.M., Smiley, B.A., Anderson-Rowland, M.R., Castro, M. and Tomaszewski, B. “Assessing the Effectiveness of Saturday Academies in an Engineering Outreach Program.” Proceedings. Frontiers in Education Conference. 2001.11 Eccles, J.S., Wigfield, A., Harold, R.D., and Blumenfield, P. “Age and gender differences in children’s self- and task- perceptions during elementary school.” Child Development. Vol. 64. No. 3. 1993. 830-847.12 Burkam, D.T., Lee

Conference Session

Innovation in Design Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Young

following: a. Fly two laps around the Johnson track area, 30 points maximum. Lap scoring startsupon takeoff from the ground and ends upon landing after two complete laps. The scoringalgorithm is: up to 1:20 - 30 points 1:20 to 1:40 – 25 1:40 to 2:00 – 20 2:00 to 2:20 - 15 2:20 to 2:40 - 10 2:40 to 3:00 - 5 3:00 and greater - 0 points. Two pylons will be set up at opposite ends of the Johnson flying area. The planes mustpass beyond and circle around the pylons; if they "cut" a pylon, they must go back and circle thepylon. b. Land and load a cargo of a single chicken's egg to be supplied by the contestmanagement. The time required to

Conference Session

Learning Enhancements for CHE Courses

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Polly Piergiovanni; S. Scott Moor

. computer software and calculator). We have received a sample of some plastic b alls tha t we are considering usin g for experiments in Wurster coating. Wurster coating is a flu idized bed coating process w here th e exact size and density of the particles used is importan t. Your job is to estim ate the size and density of balls from this potenti al source. Discuss in your group (1) What is the goal of this experiment? (2) What exper iment you would do? i. What would you measure? ii. What technique would you use to make your measurements? What tools would you need? iii. How would you take the measurements

Conference Session

Mentoring Women and Minorities

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Angela Linse; Rebecca Bates

information? How can I standardize vocabulary? How can I encourage faculty to talk about active learning if they do not think about it in those terms?The resulting interview questions were: a) What is your biggest challenge in your classes? b) What are the biggest challenges facing your students in the courses you teach? c) What do you do to meet the challenges and help your students meet them? d) In your large lecture courses (N>50), what do you find most useful for engaging students? e) Is this different from what you would do in a smaller course? f) What do you see as your responsibilities in your classes? g) What are your expectations of students in your classes (i.e., their responsibilities)? h) How

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Azzedine Lansari; Abdullah Abonamah; Akram Al-Rawi, McKendree University; Faouzi Bouslama, Université Laval

50000 Epochs 4 x 10 Fig.5. Sum-squared error of the neural networks » A=sim(net,P ) » B1 =sim (net,B ) A= B1 = Columns 1 through 7 Columns 1 through 7 0.9665 0 .9695 0 .0272 0 .0149 0

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Taryn Bayles

engineering programs demonstrate that their graduates have: (a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering (b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data (c) an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs (d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams (e) an ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems (g) an ability to communicate effectively (i) a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning (k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering

Conference Session

Building Cross-Disciplinary Partnerships

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Plichta; Mary Raber

Session 3454 The Enterprise Program at Michigan Technological University Results and Assessment To Date Dr. Mark R. Plichta Mary B. Raber Michigan Technological UniversityAbstractIn 2000, Michigan Technological University restructured its entire curricular offering in associa-tion with an academic calendar change from quarters to semesters. As part of this restructuringthe university developed the Enterprise Program (www.enterprise.mtu.edu), a new andinnovative experience that provides all students on

Conference Session

Virtual Instrumentation

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

M. Kostic

EducationResults and DiscussionAs seen in Figure 6(a, b & c), the input variables are presented as the virtual instrument controlson its control panel. Several characteristic examples are presented on Figures 6a, 6b, and 6c, andare discussed next. As seen on these figures, the same signal (green thin curve) "measured" withdifferent damping ratios and natural and sampling frequencies, appears quite differently in form,shape and even frequency (red thicker curve). This paper's theme phrase, "What we ‘see’ is notwhat it is!" is compellingly self-evident, especially during interactive presentation, or in a limitedform, available as an interactive online experiment on the Web[4]. The simulations presented onFigure 6 expends on similar previous work[1

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jessica Matson

3100 Course Summary IME 3100 Engineering Economy Course Outcomes Course % Credit Hrs. a. Summarize concepts of time value of money. 5 0.15 b. Perform interest formula calculations for cash flow diagrams. 15 0.45 c. Develop the cash flow diagram for a project. 10 0.30 d. Perform an economic analysis, including sensitivity analysis, of 30 0.90 alternative projects using interest formulas. e. Determine the effect of taxes and

Conference Session

International Collaborative Efforts

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Reid Vander Schaaf; Ronald Welch

occurs each June. Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationStudents gain practical experience on the capabilities of construction equipment and anappreciation of operator skills through hands-on training in building temporary/permanentfacilities, roads, and airfield aprons.Objectives The objectives of the two summer programs are to: a. Allow USMA CE students to gain practical engineering experience away from the West Point environment. b. Introduce students to the US Army Corps of Engineers. c. Allow USMA students the opportunity to participate in the USAFA FERL

Conference Session

Academic Standards and Academic Issues

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Andrew Sterian; Paul Plotkowski; Jeffrey Ray

Page 8.484.3 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education (a) (b) Figure 1: Excerpts from the assessment of academic progress report.database using the GDBM database technology.Our database snapshot is then uploaded to a secure Apache web server. This server uses PythonCGI scripts to provide a web interface to the database contents. The web interface also allows forthe maintenance of a separate annotation database (also using GDBM) that is used to indicatecourse substitutions, waivers

Conference Session

New Faculty Issues and Concerns

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Amy Miller

’ comments were tallied andcomplied for class. The results, in their entirety, are given in Appendix B; an abbreviated table ofmain concerns is shown in Table 1.The new faculty member first reviewed the results with the mentor. Several interesting pointswere noted. First, a major comment in all three classes was that the students did not want theinstructor to do book questions as classroom examples. Second, nine members of the 10:00 AMfluids class commented that the pace was too fast while none of the 9:00 AM class made a similarcomment. By comparing the results it was determined that the 10:00 AM class, made up of CETstudents, had a different background than the MET students in the 9:00 AM class, as a result,they required additional explanations of

Conference Session

Curricular Change Issues

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Carolyn Clark; Prudence Merton; Jim Richardson; Jeffrey Froyd

Session 2003-1892 Evolving Models of Curricular Change: The Experience of the Foundation Coalition M. Carolyn Clark, Jeff Froyd, Prudence Merton, and Jim Richardson Texas A&M University / Texas A&M University/ Texas A&M University/ University of AlabamaAbstractThis paper examines one aspect of the curricular change process undertaken by the FoundationCoalition, namely how the understandings about change held by the FC leaders evolved as theymoved through the process of developing and implementing a new curriculum. We show howthose change models became more

Conference Session

Outreach: Future Women in Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Suzanne Heyman; Aisha K. Lawrey; Ronald H. Rockland

2001SUZANNE B. HEYMAN is the Educational Technology Specialist for PrE-IOP. She has a B.S. in Education andan M.A. in Educational Communication, and Technology. She holds a New Jersey Teaching Certificate and hastaught in New Jersey schools. .Ms. Heyman's activities include professional development workshops, in-classsupport, curriculum development, development of evaluation tools, and educational technology support forteachers.AISHA K. LAWREY is the Project Manager for the Outreach component of PrE-IOP. She has a B.E. in ElectricalEngineering from Stevens Institute of Technology. Previously she was an instructor for the Consortium for Pre-College Education at UMDNJ. She volunteers as an Instructor at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Newark. Over the

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Kelvin Kirby

Session 2490 Prairie View A&M University SMET Enhancement Program Kelvin K. Kirby Program Manager, NSF SMET Enhancement Program Prairie View A&M University Prairie View, TexasSMET Enhancement Program OverviewThe National Science Foundation (NSF) – Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU)Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology - Enhancement Program (SMET-EP)has as its goal the significant increase in the number of students enrolling andsuccessfully completing an undergraduate degree within SMET-related disciplines atPrairie View A&M

Conference Session

Multimedia Engineering Education,Distance, Service, & Internet-Based Approaches

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Reza Sanati-Mehrizy; Afsaneh Minaie

type robot controller is usedfor each material transfer device. The vertically articulated robot is a SCORBOT-ER IX, whilethe horizontally articulated robot is a SCARA-ER 14. These assembly stations cost $74,470.b. Advanced Robotic/Machine Vision Training StationsAn advanced robotic/machine vision training stationoffers robotic control plus machine vision training.Machine vision technology can be leveraged forimage processing and enhancement, gauging andmeasurement and pattern matching. Flaw detectionand assembly inspection are practical applications forthis technology. The machine vision system (acomputer-controlled camera used for partrecognition, inspection and robot guidance) preparesstudents for state-of-the-art training in current

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanics Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Redfield Robin; Robert Borchert; Brian Self

motivation andunderstanding, and also to make the class more enjoyable for the students. Labs included a rocketlaunch, a lego car design project, and a catapult launch. While these labs increased the motivationand enjoyment in the class, there is a danger of overloading the students with projects anddecreasing the coverage of critical material. Extensive surveys were completed after eachsemester by both the instructors and the students, and appropriate changes to the course weremade. The surveys consisted of the typical student critiques, followed by thirty additionalquestions. Some were multiple choice, while many were open ended. More in-depth feedbackwas obtained by the use of a Student Management Team (SMT) and a focus group. The SMTwas a group

Conference Session

Potpourri Design

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein; Denny Davis; Kenneth Gentili

design environmentq Collaboration across disciplines and institutions that promotes: • new knowledge about engineering design • new pedagogical processes • materials that enrich design educationBased on feedback by collaborators across the northwest, TIDEE established three goalsfor its work in design education:(a) To articulate a set of universal design education outcomes for all levels of the undergraduate education experience,(b) To create tools for assessing the effectiveness of design learning accomplished via different instructional approaches found in community colleges, four-year colleges, and research universities across the region, and(c) To create instructional materials that help students master knowledge and