CoursesAbstractRobotic motion control methods and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) are critical inengineering automation and process control applications. In most manufacturing and automationprocesses, robots are used for moving parts and are controlled by industrial PLCs. Properintegration of external I/O devices, sensors and actuating motors with PLC input and outputcards is very important to run the process smoothly without any faults and/or safety concerns.Most traditional electrical and computer engineering (ECE) programs offer high level of motiontheory and controls but little hands-on exposure to PLCs which are the main industrialcontrollers. This paper provides a framework for a hands-on project to integrate PLCs in robotarm motion control
Paper ID #38389Eco-STEM: Transforming STEM Education using an Asset-based Ecosystem ModelGustavo B Menezes (Professor)Corin L. Bowen (Postdoctoral Researcher) Corin (Corey) Bowen (she/her/hers) is a postdoctoral researcher in the College of Engineering, Computer Science and Technology at California State University, Los Angeles, where she is working on the NSF-funded Eco-STEM project. Her engineering education research focuses on structural oppression in engineering systems, organizing for equitable change, and developing an agenda of Engineering for the Common Good. She conferred her Ph.D. in aerospace engineering
which require students to complete after each level of the game. Player informationand assessment data are saved on the cloud through GameSparks for further analysis. Thesegames have been utilized many times in the classroom with positive student feedback andpromising evaluation results. In this poster, we will present game design, development, andassessment results.Project Implementation The goal of our project is to develop and assess three educational games that aim to helpstudents master important abstract concepts in cyber security in a fun and competitiveenvironment. The major project activities are shown in Figure 1. Three games have beendeveloped to teach cybersecurity concepts including Buffer Overflow, Access Control, LAN andARP
)represent a unique yet understudied student group that comprises substantial numbers of thosehistorically underrepresented and underserved in STEM (i.e., due to race, ethnicity, gender, socialclass, ability, orientation, etc.). The individual diversity reflected by SVSMs, as well as theirtechnical interests, leadership and teamwork skills, maturity, life experience, and self-discipline,highlight SVSM as promising candidates for helping the field of engineering meet 21st centurySTEM workforce diversity goals [1,2].Project Goals and Work PlanThe overall goal of this NSF CAREER project is to advance full participation of SVSM within higherengineering education and the engineering workforce via two complementary work streams: aresearch plan and an
students in education major. Results of thestudy demonstrated that cross-disciplinary collaboration and interaction effectively enhanceengineering soft skill development, particularly in Presentation, Teamwork, and Leadership.Based on the challenge and findings from the pilot study, the program structure has evolved eachyear for the ensuing two academic years to further strengthen the interaction among the mentors.For example, the second phase of the mentorship program was redesigned to accommodate theteam project approach for the high school robotics club where mentors had more opportunities toguide and support the high school students. In this paper, we describe the approach to ourprogram revision beyond the pilot study and identify the issues
and evaluation and special knowledge about STEM education in community colleges and four-year institutions. She presently serves as the external evaluator for seven NSF-funded projects. These include evaluation of two projects aimed at increasing participation in undergraduate research for students from minoritized populations and an ini- tiative to increase diversity in a predominantly white elite engineering college through collaboration with local community colleges. Eva is also evaluating an ATE project to recruit and prepare community college students for careers in bioscience and a project to train and support faculty to use Mastery-Based Grading in STEM courses. Past projects include evaluation of an NSF
mechanics, sustainable infrastructure development, and material model development. He had been actively involved in planning, designing, supervising, and constructing many civil engineering projects, such as roads, storm drain systems, a $70 million water supply scheme which is comprised of treatment works, hydraulic mains, access roads, and auxiliary civil works. He had developed and opti- mized many highway design schemes and models. For example, his portfolio includes a cost-effective pavement design procedure based on a mechanistic approach, in contrast to popular empirical procedures. In addition, he had been equally engaged in the study of capacity loss and maintenance implications of local and state roads (a World
Paper ID #32569Incorporating Virtual Reality in Construction Management EducationMs. Ramyani Sengupta, Purdue University, West LafayetteDr. Anthony E. Sparkling, Purdue University, West Lafayette Anthony Sparkling is an Assistant Professor in Construction Management Technology (CMT) at Pur- due University where he teaches courses in mechanical and electrical systems, electrical estimating, and electrical construction. His research interests include teams, organizations, contract governance, organi- zational processes, project/team performance and behavioral feedback systems. He has a growing interest in the skilled
and compared to identify if it is a fake or not. Through this project, wehope to improve the chances of fighting Deepfake and reducing the adverse effects that could havecaused by Deepfake videos and images. IntroductionA Deepfake is the product of a deep learning algorithm, known as GAN, trained to recognizepatterns in actual audio and/or visual recordings of a person and manipulating it to generate fakeaudio/visual recording. As stated in the Bloomberg article1, it is very easy now to make a deep fakeand they are acting as one of the biggest security threats. The impact of the deep fake can be huge,and it can affect financially as well as in terms of reputation as mentioned in the Harvard
philosophy behind LaTeX as a typesetting and publishing software Understand the advantage of LaTeX over other commonly used text editors as MS Word Understand LaTeX commands, formats, fonts, and environments Understand the versatility and flexibility of LaTeX for creating bibliography, tables, mathematical equations, and for inserting figures Typeset technical reports such as a conference paper on LaTeX Typeset career-related document such as a resume and a cover letter on LaTeX Understand how to collaborate and share projects with co-authors, reviewers, instructors using Overleaf: a writing and collaborating toolTarget Audience:This workshop is designed for a diverse group of participants. These include researchers, K-12educators
. However, students are expected to apply science and engineeringaccording to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), principles acquired throughout their undergraduate academic80% of deviations in manufacturing are caused by human error and co-op experiences to the design of a product, system,and lack of process knowledge on the manufacturing floor. This device, and/or process. Students form teams and are assignednot only impacts public health and safety, but also leads to a high their design project and faculty advisor. Projects can berisk of failures and financial loss. Traditionally, these industrially, departmentally, or externally
. However, students are expected to apply science and engineeringaccording to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), principles acquired throughout their undergraduate academic80% of deviations in manufacturing are caused by human error and co-op experiences to the design of a product, system,and lack of process knowledge on the manufacturing floor. This device, and/or process. Students form teams and are assignednot only impacts public health and safety, but also leads to a high their design project and faculty advisor. Projects can berisk of failures and financial loss. Traditionally, these industrially, departmentally, or externally
. However, students are expected to apply science and engineeringaccording to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), principles acquired throughout their undergraduate academic80% of deviations in manufacturing are caused by human error and co-op experiences to the design of a product, system,and lack of process knowledge on the manufacturing floor. This device, and/or process. Students form teams and are assignednot only impacts public health and safety, but also leads to a high their design project and faculty advisor. Projects can berisk of failures and financial loss. Traditionally, these industrially, departmentally, or externally
. However, students are expected to apply science and engineeringaccording to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), principles acquired throughout their undergraduate academic80% of deviations in manufacturing are caused by human error and co-op experiences to the design of a product, system,and lack of process knowledge on the manufacturing floor. This device, and/or process. Students form teams and are assignednot only impacts public health and safety, but also leads to a high their design project and faculty advisor. Projects can berisk of failures and financial loss. Traditionally, these industrially, departmentally, or externally
. However, students are expected to apply science and engineeringaccording to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), principles acquired throughout their undergraduate academic80% of deviations in manufacturing are caused by human error and co-op experiences to the design of a product, system,and lack of process knowledge on the manufacturing floor. This device, and/or process. Students form teams and are assignednot only impacts public health and safety, but also leads to a high their design project and faculty advisor. Projects can berisk of failures and financial loss. Traditionally, these industrially, departmentally, or externally
Region D Chair for the National Association for Multicultural Engineering Program Advo- cates (NAMEPA). Enrique graduated from the Cockrell School of Engineering with a Civil Engineering degree and pursued industry experience for seven years where he held positions such as Project Engineer, Lead University Recruiter, Logistics Engineer, Cost Engineer and Project Manager.Ms. Tricia S. Berry, University of Texas, Austin Tricia Berry, Director of the Women in Engineering Program (WEP) at The University of Texas at Austin, is responsible for leading the efforts on recruitment and retention of women in the Cockrell School of Engineering. She concurrently serves as Director of the Texas Girls Collaborative Project, connecting
faculty recognizes the benefit in combining service learning activities intobeginning engineering courses, as well as capstone courses. This is done by planning a feasibleproject with a community-based organization, having both beginning and senior level engineeringstudents engage in it over a period of one to two semesters.The paper discusses an effective approach on how to integrate learning in a reverse hierarchicalmanner. It also presents measures to evaluate both successes and failures of this approach. Theprojected longevity of the approach, tackling various projects, is integrated into the study. The twoCECM faculty members also discuss the viability of transferring this approach to other universitiesand engineering colleges.INTRODUCTIONA
Lafayette with a research focus on characterizing behaviors in student designers. She previously worked as an environmental engineer specializing in air quality influencing her focus in engineering de- sign with environmental concerns. She earned her B.S. in General Engineering (Systems Engineering & Design) and M.S. in Systems and Entrepreneurial Engineering from the University of Illinois in Urbana- Champaign. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 NSF CORE: Large-scale Research on Engineering Design in SecondaryClassrooms with Big Learner Data Using Energy3D Computer-Aided DesignAbstractThrough a five-year collaborative project, Purdue University and the Concord Consortium areapplying
Mechanical Engineering at Saint Louis University. Page 14.299.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Bumblebee Saint Louis University The primary goal of capstone projects is to familiarize students with the design process. Throughstudent interaction and peer reviews students are able to gain valuable knowledge that cannot be taught inthe traditional lecture. This particular capstone project focuses on the design of an autonomous UAV that iscapable of loitering above a field for 10 hours while collecting pollen samples for post
terminal characteristics of several digital integrated circuits weremeasured, namely gates, counters, timers and clocks. The kits were utilized to build application circuits.These circuits were: (1) a digital combination lock, (2) a sensitive light actuated relay (3) digital dice and(4) a solar array battery charger. Student teams assembled and tested the operation of each kit. Teams discussed possibleapplication of these circuits. Based on the measurements taken during the first four weeks of thismodule, a design project is assigned. Each team successfully complete the design of a circuit or system.During the final class session, teams present their work orally and submit a short report on the workingdesign.INTRODUCTION At New
X X Physics X X Electronics X X X project & options Computers X X X X project & options Telecommunications X X project & options Theory of Signals and X X X project & Systems options
learning techniques covered in this Developing a student-centered learningpaper are: developing a student-centered learning atmosphere in the classroomatmosphere in the classroom, ]motivating students in a The MET 460 Manufacturing Capstonestudent-centered learning atmosphere, selecting a Project Course provides a learning experiencesuitable project for a student-centered learning course for the students in the Manufacturing Engineering Technology program at ASU. The course is well suited for innovative student
Session 3513 A Case Study in Stoichiometry Course Using Excel and Power Point Presentation M. Hossein Hariri Department of Chemical Engineering Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, IN 47803 AbstractProduction of syngas from coal was considered as a case study project for thestoichiometry course. In this case study we showed the students how to divide a complexprocess such as above to smaller single units as the first step. The flowsheets of eachsingle unit was drawn on a
the 1960’s developed curriculum projects titled “IACP” and “Jackson Mills” that led to thenew curriculum in technology education that provides more than just skill-based training, but curricula that developsstudents literacy in critical thinking, problem-solving and design. Donald Maley and the research andexperimentation emphasis in his “Maryland Plan” in the 1970-80’s and the national focus on design in the 1990’shas made technology education one of the main catalysts for pre-engineering education6. This can also easily berecognized in the “State Career Clusters” curriculum project in 2001 that established needed standardization forcurriculum related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) from the US Department
systems framework, used in the design ofproducts and manufacturing processes. Design of modern day products involves the knowledgeof different engineering disciplines, as well as an ability to communicate and work well in multi-disciplinary teams. Because engineers are traditionally trained in fields such as eitherMechanical or Electrical engineering, many of today’s engineering graduates are not wellprepared to function competently in environments that require them to work on products whereelectrical and mechanical knowledge areas are intertwined.An ongoing NSF-funded project addresses these competency gaps through the development oftwo courses incorporating team-oriented and project-based activities, as a follow-up to previousefforts centered
- and post-surveys were statistically significant for the researchskills and knowledge construct, but not significant for self-efficacy, intentions towardgraduate school, attitudes toward the discipline of the assigned REU project, help seekingand coping behaviors, grit, scientific leadership, or scientific identity. A second evaluationwas conducted, comparing student and faculty mentor post-survey scores on the self-efficacyconstruct. The results were not statistically significant, suggesting that students and facultymentors had similar opinions on the ability of students to perform discrete research processesby the end of the REU. In this paper, we will describe the REU program recruitmentstrategy, structure, and activities; provide student
Virginia University Institute of Technology offers an annual summer program for highschool and rising high school students interested in the Science, Technology, Engineering, andMath (STEM) fields. During this program, students spend a week on a college campus attendingSTEM classes taught by college professors, participate in engineering design projects andproblem solving challenges, and attend a STEM related field trip. Participants are mentored byand interact with both STEM professors and undergraduate STEM students throughout the weeknot only during classes and projects, but also during meals and free time. This less formalinteraction outside of classes is crucial in developing rapport with students so they feelcomfortable asking questions and
launched the Technology, Research, and Communication (TRAC) Writing Fellows Program, which has grown into an organization of 80 discipline-based peer writing tutors who, in total, work with more than 1,300 students at Lehigh each semester. His research interests include topics in writing across the curriculum, composition theory, argument theory, and peer learning with a special focus on writing fellows programs.Dr. Siddha Pimputkar, Lehigh University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019WIP: Integration of Peer Communication Fellows into Introductory Materials Science CoursesAbstractThis study is a work in progress. The purpose of this project was to enhance the
helpalongside an engineering faculty member and for open build time (currently all day Fridays),where individual students or student teams can come into the makerspace for peer assisted helpwith any aspect of their projects.3) Human-Centered Design & Societal Needs: Utilizing human-centered design for societalneeds was chosen to engage first-year students through the impact engineering can make to helpsociety. The goal was to engage and excite students by bringing them into being part of thesolution for designing and prototyping for the purpose of helping humanity. The 7-step human-centered design process shown in Figure 2 was created for the Engineering Design & Societycourse [1] to support both integration of human centered design and cover
- Related Workforce Development ProgramI. AbstractThe main objective of this nuclear-related workforce development (NWD) program is to use thescholarships provided by the federal funding agency ($5,000 per semester) in conjunction withWestern Carolina University’s engineering project-based learning sequence to recruit and retainstudents who will sustain our existing program for serving nuclear-related industry andacademia. Our secondary objective is to increase the quality, quantity, and diversity of studentsseeking these engineering degrees. The program seeks to recruit engineering studentsspecializing in electric power, mechanical, and electrical disciplines, jointly called EPME. Aprogram requirement is that these students pursue an