Conference Session

Real-Time and Embedded Systems

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard O'Brien; Jenelle Piepmeier

Session 1620Developing Feedback-Control Prototypes using a Real-Time Simulink Environment Jenelle Armstrong Piepmeier, Richard T. O’Brien, Jr. U.S. Naval Academy 118 Maryland Ave (Stop 14A) Annapolis, MD 21402An effective undergraduate controls curriculum will have strongly coupled laboratory andclassroom components. It is important that the students experience the application of theclassroom theory. Mathwork’s Simulink environment is ideal for teaching modeling andsimulation of feedback control systems. However, with the addition of a few blocks from

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerrolyn Hebert; Dawn McKinney

(AT), a division of Mentor Graphics, is an internationalcompany based in Mobile and is focused on embedded real-time processing. It was recognizedthat a partnership would be mutually beneficial to both parties by providing much neededequipment, resources and expertise to the university as well as giving students - potentiallyfuture AT employees - practical experiences using state of the art equipment to supplement theircourse concepts. It was understood and planned that no theoretical changes would be made to thecourses but that practical laboratory experiences would be integrated in order to reinforce thecore concepts. The following courses were targeted for this joint venture: operating systems,networks, real-time systems and advanced

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Amir Karimi

cost breakdown was performed showing asavings that exceeded the design goal. The proposed design allowed a variety of voltages andheat sizes to be derived by cutting a base heater that could be mass-produced. As a result of thisproject, the design team leader was hired as a full-time design engineer at ThermonManufacturing.Design of Below the Knee Prosthetic Socket: The University of Texas Health Science Center atSan Antonio (UTHSCSA) supported this project. Two students (Diane Higgs and PhanvanSanders) got part time employment in the Rehabilitation Engineering Laboratory of theUTHSCSA. The project deals with the development of design and optimization of a below theknee prosthetic socket for successful ambulation, comfort, and stability. The

Conference Session

Tenure and Promotion Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerry Samples

learned it toomust be kept current to be engaging. Continued study of the latest teaching methods, learning thenew technology, and learning about today's students are important to the success in theclassroom.Learn To Teach ExamplesTwo very short and very different cases will be discussed below. In each case the professor had afull teaching load, each was offered the opportunity for mentorship and outside assistance; onefaculty member is successful, the other was not. As in the case of the mentor relationship,cooperation and idea exchange are key to learning to teach.Case 1. A new faculty member with industrial experience and a doctorate was assigned to teachseveral classes and the associate laboratories. The mentor made classroom visits with

Conference Session

Where Are Tomorrow's Civil Engineers?

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sean Buchholtz; Reid Vander Schaaf

first module is an introduction and a welcome to the department. An eight-minute longdepartment video is shown which depicts different laboratories overseen by the department suchas the concrete and turbine labs. The video also recounts recent capstone student projectscomplete by our graduates.The second module is an introduction to the West Point Bridge Designer program (which will bediscussed later). The basic properties of the program are discussed and a demonstrationconducted. The students are then given a simple exercise to completely design a bridge using theWest Point Bridge Designer.The third and most interactive, team building module consists of dividing the students into groupsof four to compete in two design competitions, one using

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Russell; Walter Peters

Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education15. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Code of Ethics. 13 Jan. 2003 16. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Code of Ethics. 13 Jan. 2003 17. National Society of Professional Engineers. Code of Ethics. 13 Jan. 2003 18. The American Heritage College Dictionary. 3rd ed. NY: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1993.19. Honderich, Ted., ed. The Oxford Companion to Philosophy. NY: Oxford University Press, 1995.Biography:JAMES A. (JAMIE) RUSSELL is a PhD candidate in mechanical engineering and a graduate research associate inthe Laboratory for Sustainable Solutions. His research interests include environmental management systems,industrial ecology

Conference Session

ETD Design II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John L. Irwin, Michigan Technological University; David Wanless, Michigan Technological University; Paul Sanders, Michigan Technological University; Scott W. Wagner, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

inquiry learning and technology.Dr. David Wanless, Michigan Technological UniversityProf. Paul Sanders, Michigan Technological University Paul Sanders earned his B.S. in metallurgical and materials engineering from Michigan Technological University and his Ph.D. in materials science from Northwestern University. His Ph.D. research was on the processing, structure, and mechanical properties of nanocrystalline palladium and copper. He post- doc’d at Argonne National Laboratory and Harvard University using lasers for solidification processing and material characterization. He then worked for 10 years on chassis materials (brake rotors and wheels) in Research and Advanced Engineering at Ford Motor Company. During that time, he

Conference Session

Projects in ECE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph P. Hoffbeck, University of Portland

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

or DSP environment, and the recordings for these projects are available forfree from the author.BackgroundThe FFT and filter design are two fundamental techniques in DSP. Showing the students someexamples of how these techniques can be used in practice can help motivate them to learn themathematical theory. Some DSP courses incorporate laboratory experiments1,2,3, some useMATLAB/Simulink projects4,5,6, and some use web-based environments7. The projectsdescribed below are used in the author’s undergraduate DSP lecture course, which has a coursein signals and systems as the prerequisite. Some of the projects are assigned as part of ahomework assignment and some of them are standalone projects. The goal of the projects is toincrease the

Conference Session

Design Tools and Methodology I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; John J. Wood, U.S. Air Force Academy; Philip Knodel, U.S. Air Force Academy; Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Robert Vincent, U. S. Air Force Academy

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

University of Technology and Design (SUTD). Wood completed his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering (Division of Engineering and Applied Science) at the California Institute of Technology, where he was an AT&T Bell Laboratories Ph.D. Scholar. Wood joined the faculty at the University of Texas in Sept. 1989 and established a computational and experimental laboratory for research in engineering design and manufacturing. He was a National Science Foundation Young Investigator, the Cullen Trust for Higher Education Endowed Professor in Engineering, and University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas, Austin.Dr. Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin Richard H. Crawford is a

Conference Session

Projects in Instrumentation and Control

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Akram Hossain, Purdue University, Calumet; Tanima Zaman, Purdue University Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

manufacturing Systems Development Applications Department of IEEE/IAS. He authored more than 25 refereed journal and conference publications. In 2009, he as PI received NSF-CCLI grant entitled A Mechatronics Curriculum and Packaging Automation Laboratory Facility. In 2010, he as Co-PI received NSF-ATE grant entitled Meeting Workforce Needs for Mechatron- ics Technicians. From 2003 through 2006, he was involved with Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Ill., in developing direct computer control for hydrogen powered automotives. He is also involved in several direct computer control and wireless process control related research projects. His interests are in the area of industrial transducer, industrial process control

Conference Session

Impacts on Engineering Education Through Collaborative Learning, Project-based, and Service-learning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brett Quentin Tempest, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Miguel A. Pando, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Samuel T. Lopez, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

International

engineeringethics and to demonstrate the necessity of creating multidisciplinary teams. Students returnedfrom the trip with a heightened interest in the historical, sociological and anthropological detailssurrounding the project. Civil and Environmental Engineering faculty have organized to offer a for-credit summerdesign studio with the title “Engineering for Development Workers.” The course will beinstructed within the context of a development scenario in an Andean village in Peru. While theengineering content is coordinated to parallel Structural Materials Laboratory and GeotechnicalEngineering Laboratory, additional lecture material is scheduled for the general development

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Jordan Sheen, Brigham Young University; Dale C. Rowe Ph.D., Brigham Young University; Richard G. Helps, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

AC 2012-3612: LARGE SCALE, REAL-TIME SYSTEMS SECURITY ANAL-YSIS IN HIGHER EDUCATIONJordan Sheen, Brigham Young University Jordan Sheen is a graduate student in the School of Technology at Brigham Young University (BYU). Sheen completed a B.S in information technology at BYU in 2011, where his main interests were in cyber security and embedded systems. In his graduate program, Sheen will focus on the security of critical infrastructure components. In his spare time, Sheen enjoys walking with his wife, wrestling with his three sons, and cooing for his infant daughter.Dr. Dale C. Rowe Ph.D., Brigham Young University Dale Rowe’s is an asst. professor of IT and a director of the Cyber Security Research Laboratory. His

Conference Session

Focus on Elementary

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly L. Lundstrom, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara M. Moskal, Colorado School of Mines

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

workshop is structured forinstruction of STEM and renewable energy topics, while the remaining time is devoted to hands-on experiments with scientific equipment.Specific topics and lessons that were taught in the 2011 summer workshop include the following:circuits and currents, hydrates and molecular simulation, conductors and insulators, electricityand magnetism, forms and sources of energy, energy storage and batteries, history of energy,optics, photovoltaics, solar and thermal energy, hydrogen and fuel cells, and energy-efficientbuildings. Teachers and graduate students can than use these lesson ideas in their classroom.Lastly, in an effort to enhance elementary teachers' experience with renewable energy and realworld laboratories, graduate

Conference Session

Computer-based Measurements

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Rafiq Muqri, DeVry University, Pomona; Shih Ek Chng, DeVry University, Pomona; Furqan Muqri, University of Texas; Aceela Muqri, VCU School of Medicine

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

care, and medicalstudents for quick health screening and cardiologic health assessment. Students progressivelylearn to monitor and interpret the conventional noninvasive electrocardiography by leveragingthe power of java’s graphical user interface and data structures.The paper explains the laboratory setup of a basic 3-lead EKG monitoring station using moderndata acquisition tool and software for EKG feature extraction. Students will begin their analysisby looking at rate, rhythm, axis, hypertrophy, and infarction and correlate the characteristicappearance on the EKG with existing conditions, certain pathology, and drug or electrolyteeffects. A diagnostic tool using Java and Objective-C programming is then developed. Thegraphical user

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jai P. Agrawal, Purdue University, Calumet; Omer Farook, Purdue University, Calumet; Abdulhaleem Abdullah Alowaisheer, Fluor Daniel Technologies, Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

every semester of the ECET program ofundergraduate study. The class of Spring 2011 had twenty two students. In the first part of 3fourweeks, the students are introduced to the architecture of the 8-bit microcontroller Microchip PIC16F887 and the basics of embedded C programming. In the next eight weeks the students work onthe pre-designed laboratory exercises to acquaint them on using input and output ports, interruptfacilities, the timers, comparators and analog to digital converter modules of the microcontroller. Inthe final three weeks, they are assigned a project in which the students use most of the tools learnedin the class

Conference Session

Teacher and Counselor Professional Development

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2010-1101: RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR TEACHERS SITE: APROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT FOR TEACHERSVikram Kapila, Polytechnic University VIKRAM KAPILA is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Polytechnic Institute of NYU, Brooklyn, NY, where he directs an NSF funded Web-Enabled Mechatronics and Process Control Remote Laboratory, an NSF funded Research Experience for Teachers Site in Mechatronics, and an NSF funded GK-12 Fellows project. He has held visiting positions with the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, OH. His research interests are in cooperative control; distributed spacecraft formation control; linear/nonlinear control with applications to robust control

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Warren Hull, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University; Arlene Russell, University of California, Los Angeles

(CPR) program was developed. Since 1999, she has led more than 50 CPR workshops for over 700 faculty from community colleges through research universities and has implemented CPR in her own classes varying in size from 14 AP high school students to 320 UCLA freshmen. She has been involved in national assessment activities for 25 years as chair of the California Chemistry Diagnostic Test committee, which develops and validates a national test for placement of students in entry–level college chemistry courses. She is the director of the Lower Division Undergraduate Laboratory Program and teaches the range of general chemistry courses in this area. At the graduate level she teaches technical

Conference Session

Computer & Web-Based Instruction

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Rhode; Allen Jaedike; Michael Hennessey

. Topics covered will include sketching and visualization, descriptive geometry, multi-view drawings, dimensioning, creation and interpretation of working drawings and three-dimensional modeling. The course description is: Students will learn the basics of engineering graphics including freehand sketching andcomputer-aided-design/drawing using SolidWorks® 2004. The course will include extensivehands-on drawing time (free-hand and computer) as well as demonstrations, some extra time onthe computers during open laboratory time in addition to the time provided in class (laboratoryhours will be arranged). CAD is used in other courses (i.e. besides Engineering Graphics) throughout the BSMEprogram8 as well as in St. Thomas’ entry in SAE’s 2002

Conference Session

Manufacturing Program Innovation

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Hugh Jack

; laboratory experience: graduates must be able to measure manufacturing process variables in a manufacturing laboratory and make technical inferences about the process.The Manufacturing Image GapManufacturing has been changing. The introduction of new technologies and methods hasincreased the productivity of the average American worker and overall productivity has increased,but with fewer workers [7]. The composition of the workforce is shifting away from large num-bers of hourly workers and moving towards higher levels of education. Many of the manufactur-ing operations that have a high manual labor component are being shifted to other parts of theworld with significantly lower labor costs. As manufacturers adjust their use of manual

Conference Session

Education Ideas in Software Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Gassert; Deepti Suri

importance ofrequirements as sophomores in SE-2831 (Introduction to Software Verification), and SE-280(Software Engineering Process). The concepts learned in SE-3821 are reinforced in SE-380(Principles of Software Architecture) and the process is scaled up for the students in their three-quarter experience of “Software Development Laboratory” [5], where the students work on large-scale projects in a “real-world” setting.The unique thing about the Biomedical Engineering (BE) program at MSOE is that the studentsstart working on their design capstone project as freshman. The freshman and sophomore yearsare typically devoted to market and technology research phase. The various project groups aresupposed to have their design presentations sometime in the

Conference Session

Course and Program Assessment

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Cote

identify, formulate, and solve technical problems through the application of basic knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering principles including computational methods, computers, and modern technical tools. {1} (a-d, f, g) 2) A thorough understanding of the current technologies used in the power industry. This will include “hands-on” expertise developed during laboratory and cooperative education experience. {1} (a, b, d) 3) The ability to design and conduct experiments and to analyze and interpret data. Page 10.1274.4 {1} (c) Proceedings of

Conference Session

ME Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Kiefer; Nihad Dukhan

in an industrial environment that requires some engineering research. Undergraduateresearch programs are very likely to overcome such shortcomings and would provide thestudents with an approach to seek answers and a way of independent scientific thinking. Teaching independent study courses of six to eight students does not require much coursepreparation, and the students can be evaluated on the outcomes of their research projects withoutspending a lot of time with written homework or exams. Furthermore, the students can assist indeveloping projects and handouts that can later be used as hands-on laboratory exercises orclassroom demonstrations. At the same time, the students can acquire the background necessaryfor them to be valuable to

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Education: Upperclass Years

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

, an exemplary solution, and a summary of the difficulties and typical errors that might be encountered. ≠ Weiss and Castaldi22 described a tire gasification senior design project that integrates laboratory experiments and computer simulation. ≠ Benyahia23 outlines a project involving vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), emphasizing its compliance with ABET 2000 criteria. ≠ Hernandez et al.24 present a biodiesel design project which highlights the potential contributions of chemical engineering to areas such as new energy sources, global warming, and environmental sustainability. ≠ While the text by Allen and Shonnard25 does not have design problems per se, it does discuss concepts such as green

Conference Session

Curriculum in Electrical Power Engineering Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shiyoung Lee, Pennsylvania State University, Berks

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

motor – are introduced. The characteristics of these motors and applicationmethods are emphasized in the classes and labs.Programming with an industrial control trainer (ICT) from Bytronic Inc. is the second exercise.The purpose of this exercise is to become familiar with various motion control components suchas the permanent magnet dc motor (PMDC) and linear and rotary solenoids3. The experiments Page 15.400.2with the proximity sensors, both capacitive and inductive types, and the photo sensors are alsoincluded in this laboratory exercise. The ICT lab provides numerous topics that students couldapply to real world problem solving. The topics

Conference Session

Project-based Education in Energy Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl Spezia, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Jason Buchanan, Southern Illinois Universaity, Carbondale

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

the digital scope and other test instruments. This related to all course laboratories. ≠ The student improved his design skills by demonstrating the use of component data sheets and software design tools. His testing, calibration and troubleshooting skills were enhanced. The undergraduate researcher prototyped a current sensor circuit for future use using a Hall Effect current sensor and OP AMPs. All courses use OP AMPs for design projects. ≠ The student gained programming experience with software used in classes. The control system course uses MATLAB to solve control problems. ≠ The student broadened his view of higher education and improved his ability to help other students. ≠ The student was better able

Conference Session

Distance and Web-Based Learning in ET: Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Ford, Western Carolina University; Robert Anderson, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

sciences that support program objectives. This component must include laboratory experiences which develop expertise in experimentation, observation, measurement and documentation. e. Social Sciences and Humanities: The social sciences and humanities content must support technical education by broadening student perspective and imparting an understanding of diversity and the global and societal impacts of technology. f. Technical Content: The technical content of a program must focus on the applied aspects of science and engineering in that portion of the technological spectrum closest to product improvement, manufacturing, construction and engineering operational

Conference Session

Diversity: Women and Minorities in Engineering Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Carryn Bellomo; Korinne Caruso; Rafic Bachnak

Engineering(FUSE), that uses all these methods to attract underrepresented students to science andengineering through a program that includes presentations at high schools, invitedspeakers, field trips, hands-on laboratory activities, and science and technology exhibits9.Specifically, the program involves attracting 11th grade students to attend a two-weekScience and Technology workshop. The workshop is designed to introduce students tojob opportunities in the food industry and agriculture, expose them to college life, involve Page 9.631.1them in hands-on activities, and encourage them to pursue science and engineering Proceedings of the 2004 American

Conference Session

Materials Selection & Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Mellodge, University of Hartford; Diane Folz, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Materials

AC 2010-1459: A SUMMER TRANSITIONAL PROGRAM FOR ANUNDERGRADUATE INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH PROJECT: PLANNINGAND ASSESSMENTPatricia Mellodge, University of Hartford Patricia Mellodge is an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Hartford. She received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Rhode Island. Her graduate work was completed at Virginia Tech where she received an M.S. in Mathematics and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering. Research interests include control system design, mathematical modeling of microwave processing, and bio-instrumentation.Diane Folz, Virginia Tech Diane Folz is a Senior Research Associate and Laboratory

Conference Session

Energy Education and Industry Needs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Recayi 'Reg' Pecen; Soner Tarim

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

, university laboratory? Where did the equipment come from? Did you build it? Did you loan it from somewhere? Did you work in a professional laboratory? Did you do the project yourself or did you receive help? If you received help the judges are looking for you to give credit to those individuals. Did you have clarity with the details of your science project? How well your project fits in with the theme of being beneficial to society will be taken into account?Table 5

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Johnson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

budgeted for the project versus the actual hoursand dollars spent.The use of standards is emphasized by the instructor of AT497. All of the projects in the coursemust use a form of FMEA. The students may choose to use either an SAE standard or the FAAhandbook method known as FMECA 6. The teams identify the choice of method in the proposalin the X. Procedures section, in the description of the Measure phase effort. This paper focuseson the use of SAE standards for PFMEA.One of the projects completed in spring 2009 involved a process improvement for the operationof a dynamometer in the engines laboratory. The team used SAE J1739 and the SOD scalesprovided in the standard. Another team used the standard in their project to improve a compositelayup