Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

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2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mukasa Ssemakula

-likesetting1,2. The LF model emphasizes practical experience and consequently, EngineeringTechnology (ET) and other programs that emphasize hands-on experiences for students are wellsuited to implementing the LF model. This paper describes a project whose goal is to adapt theLF model for implementation in regular academic programs oriented to practical applicationswithout having to build an actual factory. This work is being accomplished by modifying five carefully selected courses in ourprograms, leading to the use of coordinated projects across those courses. The projects focus onthe making of functional model engines. In the various courses, students will generate CADdrawings of all the engine components, produce process plans for and make

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Zbigniew Prusak

approaches had become largelyinsufficient. As search for more efficient transfer of engineering knowledge and skills continues,some engineering programs have been almost totally revised to allow room for learning throughdoing, by creating educational environment that closer reflects real-world engineering practice 12 . Such environment accentuates team projects using laboratory experimentation as a mean fordevelopment of skills needed in realization of the projects. Since majority of successfulimprovement undertakings start with setting a goal, engineering activities are not limited to solvinga technical problem; these also encompass explanation of why a particular solution to a problem isthe best and implementation of the solution 13, 14 .2

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Raul Ordonez; Harriet Benavidez; Anthony J. Marchese; James A. Newell; John L. Schmalzel; Beena Sukumaran; Ravi Ramachandran; Julie Haynes

laboratory experiments, realworld design projects and research. The solutions of these problems require not only proficiency inthe technical principles, but, as importantly, require a mastery of written and oral communicationskills and the ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team. In the sophomore year,communication (written and oral) and design (semester long multidisciplinary design project) areintegrated. The course is team-taught by faculty from the College of Communication and theCollege of Engineering. Students pick one of two design projects. The first is to design and build aguitar effects pedal. The second involves an economic and engineering analysis of the design andoperation of a baseball stadium.Introduction In 1992

Conference Session

Graphics Applications in ME

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Holly Ault

engineering.2 Writing in the humanities does notdepend heavily upon graphics. Mechanical design, in particular, requires extensive use ofgraphics, not only conventional orthographic drawings, but also sketches, solid models, graphicalrepresentations of various analyses and experiments, prototypes, and other graphical andphysical models to communicate design concepts and outcomes effectively. This paper willpresent a review of the use of graphics tools by students in a sophomore level introductorymechanical design course and senior design projects with a focus on the use of graphicalcommunication techniques and physical objects to develop and communicate design concepts.BackgroundEngineering design graphics has been taught traditionally as the

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Rudy Rogers; Rebecca Toghiani

means, DOE grantedour laboratory a study to determine feasibility of safely storing above-ground natural gas insynthetic gas hydrates. The research suggested a process that provided rapid hydrate formation,complete conversion of interstitial water, and packing of hydrate mass as it formed; 156volumes of gas at standard temperature and pressure stored in 1 volume of the ice-like hydratewas accomplished. Subsequently, as a semester project, a group of five senior chemicalengineering students were asked to put the hydrate research findings into an innovative large-scale plant design for their capstone design course; they were to select, size and cost theequipment; they were to create process flow charts, perform mass/energy balances, and performan

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Callen; Steven Usselman

predecessors confronted just a few years ago. They are far more likely to findthemselves working in teams that take full responsibility for key projects or for solving critical problems demandingtimely response. Those teams may well include not just technicians, but people informed about economics andpublic policy and able to communicate their ideas to diverse audiences. Indeed, the most successful contributorswill likely be those individuals who reach across disciplines and blur the lines between the technical and non-technical dimensions of the task at hand. It will help, too, if they are sensitive to matters of race, ethnicity, andgender. For the teams may well consist of a broad range of individuals, and the tasks at hand are those of a

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

William Smyer; L. R. Johnson

Session 2525 IE Capstone Design Course with IE and ME Team Collaboration W. N. Smyer, E. W. Jones, and L. R. Johnson Mississippi State UniversityAbstractThis paper presents an overview of the capstone design course in Industrial Engineering atMississippi State University, a required course for the Bachelor of Science degree in IndustrialEngineering. In the course, students are formed into project teams, each of which selects onemanufactured product to analyze as part of a comprehensive venture analysis.The unusual aspect of this course, and the focus of this paper, is the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John J. Duffy, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Manuel A Heredia, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

as more prominently inlaw. And if service is part of the engineering profession, should it become part of the educationof engineering students? How? Should it be integrated into technical courses, as in service-learning, or should it be left to extra curricular activities?Student opinions were sampled recently. Courses with service-learning projects have beenintegrated into existing required courses in engineering over the past six years in fivedepartments of University of Massachusetts Lowell. A recent sampling of entering engineeringstudents at this university revealed that 75% agreed with the statement that public service shouldbe considered as part of the engineering profession. A survey of all students in the sameengineering school at

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Marlor, Northern Michigan University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2012-3584: A FACULTY ADVISER’S PERSPECTIVE ON DEVELOP-ING AN SAE BAJA PROGRAMDr. Robert A. Marlor, Northern Michigan University Robert Marlor is an Associate Professor in the Engineering Technology Department at Northern Michigan University. He received a Ph.D. in civil-structural engineering from Michigan Technological University n 2003. He is the Faculty Adviser for the NMU SAE Baja team. His research interests include load duration behavior of wood connections, project-based learning in engineering mechanics, and teaching design through SAE Student Design Competitions. Page 25.42.1

Conference Session

Development of Manufacturing Engineering Laboratories I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley C. Harriger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sergey Dubikovsky, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ed Lugo; David Gonzales, El Camino College; Buford F. Pringle, Butler Community College; John Anderson, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Manufacturing

AC 2012-5531: AEROSPACE MANUFACTURING MODULES FOR EX-ISTING MANUFACTURING PROGRAMSProf. Bradley C. Harriger, Purdue University, West LafayetteProf. Sergey Dubikovsky, Purdue University, West Lafayette Sergey Dubikovsky is Assistant Professor at Purdue University in the Aviation Technology Department. He teaches advanced aircraft materials and processes and advanced manufacturing and design process courses. His research focus is in immersive learning, problem and project-based learning, international engineering education, globalization, lean Six Sigma, and threaded and specialized fasteners. He worked previously in industry as a Design, Product, and Project Engineer. He has undergraduate and graduate degrees in

Conference Session

Robotics and Automation

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University; Yubin Lan, USDA ARS; Jian-ao Lian, Prairie View A&M University; Suxia Cui, Prairie View A&M University

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Engineering Technology

;M University. She received her B.S. and M.S. from Beijing Polytechnic University in 1996 and 1999 respectively, both in electrical engineering. She received her Ph.D. degree in computer engineering from Mississippi State University, Starkville, Miss., in 2003. She has published several journal and conference articles in the field of wavelets, image processing, and video coding. Her research interests include data compression, signal classification, image and video processing. She has funded research projects from NSF and ARO. Cui has memberships with IEEE, ASEE, and HKN honor society. Page 25.271.1

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Ali Abul-Fadl; Samuel Owusu-Ofori

Session 1566 Multidisciplinary Design of a Reporting System Utilizing Pager Technology Samuel Owusu-Ofori, Ali Abul-Fadl North Carolina A&T State UniversityAbstractThis is an industrial capstone design project involving the design of an electromechanicaltransfer system capable of winding and unwinding a material from one spool to another.The distance between the spools is provided. It is also specified that the material be underconstant tension during the operation; the linear speed of the material be user-controlledduring run time; and the system be able to

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2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Winston F. Erevelles

Session 3663 Design and Implementation of an Automated Cell for Injection Molding Winston F. Erevelles Robert Morris CollegeAbstractThe current paper describes a senior-level course in Robotics taught by the author at KetteringUniversity in the Spring session of 1999. The course was taught in project form and dealt withthe design and implementation of an automated manufacturing cell for molding, unloading, anddegating injection molded parts. The class had 11 students majoring in ManufacturingEngineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Applied

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2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Ciocci

were underrepresented in the engineering profession.At HACC we sought to accept females and minorities into the program. We were relatively successful with our student enrollments. The curriculum changedslightly over the five-year span of the program, but the project component and the Friday fieldtrips remained constants throughout. HACC intends to retool and reinstate the institute. Thefunding source changed during that time span, and we will need to revise the program prior tosoliciting new sources.Original Grant Faculty from the Mathematics, Engineering, and Technology Division supported thecollege’s Office of Institutional Development in writing the original grant. The proposal was toprovide high school rising sophomores the

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Edward Pines

from master’s level programs in engineering and business, providinga rich mixture of backgrounds for analysis and discussion. Problems studied include human-computer interfaces in planning, scheduling, and accounting systems, workplace designs forvarious types of teams, human error, and other ergonomics topics appropriate to themanufacturing environment. The legal and regulatory environment of the manufacturingworkplace are introduced to the design process. A design project including workplaceevaluation, analysis, and improvement proposals, is conducted with the assistance of NMSU’sAdvanced Manufacturing Center. The term “ergonomic design” is often abused in the marketing of manufacturingequipment and systems. In this course, future

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher G. Braun

Session 1532 Experiments on the Cheap: Using a Student Data Acquisition System Christopher G. Braun Colorado School of MinesMotivationThe cost of operating a dedicated laboratory facility for student educational use is large incomparison to operating a general purpose lecture room. Laboratory uses require thesetup of dedicated equipment, safety equipment and significant storage, often making theroom unsuitable for other purposes. Additionally, hands-on laboratory projects requiremore time in class per credit hour than lecture – typically 3 hours in lab per

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Marsha King; Eric Spielvogel; Carol Dwyer; Dhushy Sathianathan

developed by a team of faculty from all majors with input from industry.• Faculty have the freedom to teach the course in their areas of interest using the resources available to them, as long as the competencies are satisfied.• The course content is defined by the course outline and the assigned design projects. The course outline is treated as a contract between the students and the faculty. The course outline is required to show that the course meets the defined competencies. The outlines are evaluated annually by a team of faculty.• Course resources, such as workbooks, textbooks, notes, design projects, developed by faculty are shared through a WWW database.• Student evaluations are performed to monitor the quality of

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1997 Annual Conference

Authors

T.R. Hsu; P. Reischl; P. Hsu; J.C. Wang; F. Barez; B.J. Furman

Continuation of Experiment # 11. Parts SorterThree laboratory experiments are briefly presented below : Lab#1 introduces students to voltage, current, and resistance measurement. Theobjective of the lab is to help the student to learn the functions of the digital multimeterand introduce them to three basic electronic components : the photoresistor, the lightemitting diode ( LED ), and the transistor. First the student is required to obtain the basicelectrical characteristic data ( resistance , current and voltage ) of each component underdifferent power supply condition. Next a project is given to the student to design,construct, and test a light-controlled switch for a typical automatic out-door lightingequipment. Fig.1 shows a light-controlled

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Salim A. Elwazani

in 1992 and 1993 offerings. The saved time from shrinking the lighting designproject--and also from shrinking the electrical system design project that year--was devotedto accommodating a laboratory analysis project on building accessibility. Page 3.412.23 Models for Lighting Page 3.412.34 Models for Lighting Page 3.412.45 Models for Lighting Page 3.412.56 Models for Lighting Page 3.412.67 Models for Lighting Page 3.412.7 8 Models for LightingThe

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Instructional Technology 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salvatore Marsico, Penn State University; Henrique Oliveira, University of Campinas; Débora Paula Simões, University of Campinas

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Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

Surveying Equipment Using Cost-Sensitive Devices to Promote Innovative Mapping Solutions in Undergraduate EngineeringAbstractEngineering applications typically use mapping products as input for developing solutions.Several levels of data acquisition can support engineering projects, such as orbital, aerial, andterrestrial data gathering. Considering the terrestrial level, the way to acquire data can be static,where the equipment is at a fixed position during the measurements, or kinematic (mobile), inwhich a platform carries the equipment during data acquisition - in movement. Terrestrial mobilemapping systems (TMMS) usually have sensors assembled in a vehicle that collect data whilemoving, and nowadays, these systems

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jae Hoon Ma, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ece Erdogmus, Georgia Institute of Technology; Erica Ryherd, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Kyungki Kim, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Catherine Armwood-Gordon, Tennessee State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #42865Board 199: An Overview of VADERs (Virtual/Augmented-Reality-based DisciplineExploration Rotations)Mr. Jae Hoon Ma, Georgia Institute of Technology JaeHoon Ma is a Ph.D. student in the School of Building Construction at Georgia Institute of Technology. He is currently working as a research assistant and project coordinator for the VADERs project (NSF #2202290).Ece Erdogmus, Georgia Institute of TechnologyErica Ryherd, University of Nebraska, LincolnProf. Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, University of Nebraska, Lincoln Heidi A. Diefes-Dux is a Professor in Biological Systems Engineering at the University of Nebraska

Conference Session

Engineering Engagement Activities

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Vian, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Maher Shehadi, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kevin D. Taylor, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology Division (ETD)

have focused on learning and discovery in areas related to HVAC, indoor air quality, human thermal comfort, and energy conservation. While working in industry, he oversaw maintenance and management programs for various facilities including industrial plants, high rise residential and commercial buildings, energy audits and condition surveys for various mechanical and electrical and systems. He has conducted several projects to reduce CO2 fingerprint of buildings by evaluating and improving the energy practices through the integration of sustainable systems with existing systems. Professor Shehadi also has an interest in air pollution reduction and in providing healthier environment by analyzing the various

Conference Session

Design and Graphics Potpourri

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William DeLuca, North Carolina State University; Nasim Lari, North Carolina State University; Jeremy V Ernst, North Carolina State University; Aaron C. Clark, North Carolina State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

) concepts. Cur- rently, Dr. DeLuca is the Principle Investigator of the GRIDc: Green Research for Incorporating Data in the Classroom project (Phase 1, 0737180; Phase 2, 0920268). The purpose of this NSF CCLI project is to develop curricula to teach STEM concepts associated with renewable energy technologies by provid- ing a living laboratory of performance data from numerous renewable energy systems. The overarching goal of the project is to develop undergraduate students’ higher-order thinking skills in the context of a data-rich learning environment. In addition, he is Co-PI of the NSF ITEST funded project GRADUATE: Games Requiring Advanced Developmental Understanding and Achievement in Technological Endeavors

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods and Learning Models

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rupa Purasinghe, California State University, Los Angeles; Peter Dusicka, Portland State University; Jeffrey W Berman, University of Washington; Edgar Bautista, California State University, Los Angeles; Michael Noddings, Portland State University; Linda My Hanh Nguyen; San Yu Aung, California State University of Los Angeles; Lang Anh Dam

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

AC 2011-2159: BRINGING CURRENT RESEARCH TO THE CLASSROOMUSING LINKED COLUMN FRAMED SYSTEM IN AN UNDERGRADU-ATE STRUCTURES LABRupa Purasinghe, California State University, Los Angeles Professor of Civil Engineering at California State University at Los Angeles, a predominantly an un- dergraduate institution. He teaches courses in computer aided analysis and design and capstone design project course.He is a co-PI for a NSF/NEES funded research project on Linked Column Framed system.Peter Dusicka, Portland State University Associate Professor Dusicka focuses his teaching and research on infrastructure engineering. He is the director of iSTAR (infraStructure Testing and Applied Research) Laboratory where he leads a team of

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Terry Martin

is given below in Figure 1. During Week 1 through Week 4, the structure andoperation of a PLC is presented in a class/laboratory setting. The students are setting at a PLCworkstation and the instructor is presenting material via overhead projection. As each instructionis presented, the students are able to do small exercises at that time utilizing the instruction tobetter understand the instruction. Also, during these weeks the students are working on several Page 4.420.1small homework types of problems outside of the scheduled laboratory time. Class Schedule Week 1 PLC

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Frank E. Falcone; Edward Glynn

Session2315 CEE 2602, Civil Engineering Measurements: A “Hands On” Introduction to the Profession Frank E. Falcone, Edward F. Glynn Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Villanova University; Villanova, PA 19085AbstractThe paper describes a sophomore-level course developed by the authors to provide anintroduction to the civil engineering profession. The course uses a blend on “hands on” fieldand laboratory work, case histories and projects to provide the students with an overview of thetasks and projects they will encounter in their professional

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Joseph A. Shaeiwitz

loop will require a paradigm shift infaculty attitudes and behavior. Faculty must be receptive to results from outcomes measures thatmay suggest students have not achieved the desired outcomes. They must be willing to alter thecurriculum and/or their teaching methods to ensure that students do achieve the desiredoutcomes. In this paper, the experiences at West Virginia University, mostly within the Departmentof Chemical Engineering, are used as examples of how results of outcomes measures have beenused for continuous program improvement. Results from Design Projects In the assessment plan in Chemical Engineering at West Virginia University, the primaryassessment measure is a series of individual

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1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert L. Avanzato

Session 3520 Collaborative Mobile Robot Design in an Introductory Programming Course for Engineers Robert Avanzato Penn State Abington College Abington, PA 19001A project-centered introductory computer course for freshman and sophomore engineers has beendeveloped at the Penn State Abington College. Students form teams to collaboratively design andimplement algorithms in the C language for autonomous mobile robots. The team projects have beendeveloped to “teach” critical programming

Conference Session

Robotics Curriculum

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Peterson, United States Air Force Academy; Patrick Sweeney, United States Air Force Academy; Delbert Christman, United States Air Force Academy

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2010-583: R2D2 AS A MOTIVATOR IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONBrian Peterson, United States Air Force AcademyPatrick Sweeney, United States Air Force AcademyDelbert Christman, United States Air Force Academy Page 15.1010.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 R2D2 as a Motivator in Engineering EducationThe use of robotic system applications continues to grow as a learning tool in electrical andcomputer engineering, but basic designs and projects have been well investigated and advancesin the field are becoming increasingly complex. Many new and interesting systems are beyondthe scope of what undergraduates can tackle as a capstone project. As a result

Conference Session

BME Course and Curriculum Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Sweeney, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Biomedical

research labs. Student response to this approach to teaching Bioelectricityat the senior level of our undergraduate curriculum was very favorable in a first offering lastyear. This paper provides a summary of the course structure, content, projects and evaluation ofassessment results from the first offering of this course with discussion also of additional projecttopics incorporated into the second offering.BackgroundCourses in Bioelectricity or Bioelectric Phenomena can be taught as early as the freshman orsophomore years in some undergraduate curricula. More commonly, such courses areconsidered specialized subject matter at the junior or senior level, or are delivered as graduateclasses. A survey of the now archived on-line Biomedical