Conference Session

Renewable Energy in Classroom

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Naren Reddy Dhansri, TAMUK

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

Convex Systems, Intelligent Control. Page 24.840.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 LABORATORY EMULATION OF WIND TURBINE OPERATIONS Abstract: This study aims to introduce renewable energy sources with a focus on windpower and presents a horizontal-axis wind turbine emulation experiment by using frequentlyused electric drives laboratory components, including Matlab, dSpace, Permanent Magnet DCmachines, as well as associated pre-lab analysis and post-lab report evaluations. The pre-labassignment motivated the participating students to conduct research on various

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Computer/Communications ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Chandra Sekhar; Jai Agrawal; Omer Farook

Session: 2247 SIMULINK Laboratory Exercises In Communication Technology Jai P. Agrawal, Omer Farook and C.R. Sekhar Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology Purdue University CalumetAbstract In this paper, we present simulation exercises with emphasis on learning to build blocksand subsystems and integrating them into a communication system. Through these exercises, thestudents learn to build communication subsystems from the basic building blocks that areavailable in the SIMULINK library. The subsystems are built as close approximation

Conference Session

Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Hur Koser; Dennis Freeman; Alexander Aranyosi; Aleem Siddiqui

Session 1426 A Microfluidics Laboratory Teaching Module A. J. Aranyosi *,+, Aleem Siddiqui*, Hür Köser#, Dennis M. Freeman *,+ *Massachusetts Institute of Technology / #Yale University / +Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and TechnologyAbstractWe have developed a teaching module to engage undergraduate engineering students in anintroductory research project. Pairs of students proposed and carried out self-designed projectsto study diffusion in microfluidic

Conference Session

Portable/Embedded Computing II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Linda Lim; James Kokernak; Dean Lewis; Abhijeet Golwelkar; Paul Schoch

Labor ator y Intr oduction to Embedded Contr ol Paul M. Schoch, Abhijeet Golwelkar , Linda Lim, Dean Lewis, J ames Koker nak* Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute/ * Advanced Ener gy Conver sionIntr oduction:LITEC, Laboratory Introduction to Embedded Control, is an introductory laboratory coursetaken by more than 500 engineering students per year, from all disciplines, at RensselaerPolytechnic Institute. The course goals are: 1) engage the students, 2) provide a modernlaboratory experience, 3) reinforce engineering and science topics, and 4) introducemicrocontrollers. The fourth goal is based on the fact that embedded control is generic to allengineering

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Electromechanical Engineering Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jan Lugowski

Session 1449 Development of a Motion Control Laboratory for Fluid Power Education Jan T. Lugowski Purdue UniversityIntroductionTwo years ago, in 2002, the fluid power laboratory in the Department of Mechanical EngineeringTechnology (MET) received a grant to develop a motion control laboratory and incorporate itinto the delivery of MET fluid power program at Purdue University. The funds are used topurchase new and upgrade existing equipment, and to make all the work necessary to incorporateit into the courses. The goal

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Electromechanical Engineering Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Satyajit Verma

Session number : 1449 Process Bench for Engineering Technology Laboratory Satyajit Verma Texas A&M University - Corpus ChristiThis paper is a report on work in progress. It describes student involvement in designing aprocess bench. The Texas A & M University - Corpus Christi has recently established four yeardegree programs in Mechanical Engineering Technology and Control Systems EngineeringTechnology. Laboratory equipment are being purchased and laboratory exercises are beingdeveloped. Many courses e.g. Fluid Mechanics, Principles of Measurements, Control Systems,Digital Logic

Conference Session

Life Sciences and ChE

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Vyas Harinath; Pfumai Kuzviwanza; Jianzhong Lou; Leonard Uitenham; Keith Schimmel

Session #3613 Biodegradable Polymer Characterization Laboratory Unit Keith A. Schimmel, Jianzhong Lou, Pfumai Kuzviwanza, Arvind Vyas Harinath, Leonard Uitenham North Carolina A&T State UniversityAbstractA current research area of significant environmental, economic, and scientific importance isbiodegradable polymers.1-4 Biodegradable polymers is also an area that has great promise forbeing used to integrate life science into the chemical engineering curriculum. To this point,however, high quality laboratory manuals on biodegradable polymers have not been developed.Therefore

Conference Session

Portable/Embedded Computing II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Parten

Session 1824 Embedded Microprocessors in a Project Laboratory Micheal Parten Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Texas Tech UniversityI IntroductionElectrical and Computer Engineering students have a need to be able to design and build systemswith embedded microprocessors. They also need to be able to become familiar with differentprocessors. There are many different ways to teach microprocessors and their applications. AtTexas Tech University this goal is accomplished through a number of laboratories and courses.Students first

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Smith

ASEE 2003 Nashville TN Marvin C. Abrams, R. Frank Smith, and Hofu Wu California State Polytechnic University, Pomona CA SOFTWARE-HARDWARE LABORATORY INTEGRATION AND DISSEMINATIONAbstractA course has been developed under an NSF grant to demonstrate a pedagogicalapproach for integrating software solutions and physical measurements into theexperimental curriculum, and to allow interactive access of shared resourcesbetween educational institutions.The rapidly evolving nature of technology makes it impossible for most schools tokeep current with

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mahmoud Ardebili; Joel Hernandez

to a lack of funding to develop and implement a laboratory. This resulted in aseparation between theory and reality, which produced lack of experimental skills and lowmotivation for the course, except among students intending to pursue a degree in ElectricalEngineering. A NSF grant allowed us to develop a laboratory(1) that included experimentscovering the majority of the contents taught in lecture(2). The experimental set-up includedinstruments that could be used both in stand-along as well as in PC-controlled mode. Studentsinitially had challenging weeks learning circuit simulation software, developing proto-boardingskills, importing into and doing data processing with Matlab(3), and preparing reports. However,as the course progressed

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeff Frolik

Session 1526 A Comprehensive, Laboratory-Enhanced Communications Curriculum Jeff Frolik University of VermontIntroduction Over the past decade, the field of wireless communications has come into its own and isposed to become a ubiquitous technology with the recent arrival of 3G cellular, wireless localarea networks and wireless sensor networks. As such, today’s graduating electrical engineersneed marketable skills which are typically not developed in undergraduate curricula. This paperpresents ongoing activities at the University of Vermont (UVM) which

Conference Session

Novel Upper-Level Materials Curricula

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Henry; James Bandstra

Session 2164 An Innovative Materials Laboratory Collaboration James P. Bandstra, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Richard J. Henry, Concurrent Technologies CorporationAbstractThe University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown offers a Materials and Manufacturing Laboratorycourse in collaboration with Concurrent Technologies Corporation. This paper describes thecollaboration, the benefits of the collaboration, and the materials laboratory experiences that thecollaboration provides for the Mechanical Engineering Technology students.ObjectiveThe objective of this paper is to provide a description of how

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Walsh

Session __1526___ A Laboratory Experience with Thermal Gradients Daniel W. Walsh, Ph. D., College of Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoAbstractAn understanding of the behavior of materials at elevated temperatures is a critical component of theeducation of engineers. Engineers of most disciplines will encounter elevated temperatureenvironments in either the performance aspects of systems they employ and deliver or in the processingof components of systems they are attempting to produce. Sadly, few laboratory experiences

Conference Session

Electrical ET Labs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Veng Kouch

3549 PRACTICAL CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CLASSROOM AND LABORATORY Veng S. Kouch Georgia Southern UniversityAbstract:A practical control system (in which student s test t he fundamental blocks or the whole system) isa useful tool for enhancing understanding in the classroom or laboratory. Control systems builtfor training purposes are not widely available.This paper presents elements of the design, construction and testing of an electro-mechanicalcontrol system. The system is easily built, and provides excellent results. Only basic instrumentsare

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Manufacturing ET

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

James Rehg

Session 3548 PLC Laboratories – The Next Generation James A. Rehg, Associate Professor, Pennsylvania State UniversityAbstractProgrammable Logic Controllers (PLCs) were a novelty in the automotive industry aftertheir introduction in the early 1970s. Thirty years after their debut, PLCs are the defaultindustrial controller used in a broad range of control applications from simple machinesto entire production facilities. In the last ten years, PLC development followed thecomputer industry trend toward networked devices and shared databases. In the last threeyears, however, vendor

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Moujalli Hourani

2793 Innovation In solid Mechanics Laboratory Dr. Moujalli Hourani Associate Professor Department of Civil Engineering Manhattan College Riverdale, New YorkAbstract This paper presents an innovative approach adopted by the civil engineering departmentin the Solid Mechanics Laboratory Course “ENGS 231” to implement item b of criterion 3.“Program Outcomes and Assessment” of ABET 2000. Item b states “Engineering Programs mustdemonstrate that

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Siddhartha Bagchi

Asession2526@ Data Processing in Fluid Mechanics Laboratory Siddhartha Bagchi Civil Engineering Department, Manhattan College Riverdale, New YorkAbstractIn the criteria for Accrediting Engineering Program, it is emphasized that engineering programsshould demonstrate that their graduates have an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics,science, and engineering in their curriculum. They should also have the ability to design andconduct experiments, as well as analyze and interpret data. In the undergraduate Fluid MechanicsLaboratory the students

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Vladimir Nikulin; Victor Skormin

Session 1526 Engineering Laboratory Accessible via the Internet Victor Skormin, Vladimir Nikulin Binghamton University, State University of New YorkAbstractThis paper presents a system facilitating remote multiple-user access to advanced laboratoryinstrumentation via the Internet. The technique itself, and its potential for the enhancement ofengineering laboratory courses and, consequently, engineering programs nationwide andinternationally is discussed.1. IntroductionThe on-going revolution in information technology results in noticeable advancements inuniversity education. These

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Otto Fucik; Michael McKenna; Bogdan M. Wilamowski

Laboratory for the Introductory Digital Course Otto Fucik, Penn State University at Erie Bodgan Wilamowski, University of Wyoming Michael McKenna, University of WyomingAbstract This lab entails practical studying and designing of simple logic gates, combinationallogic circuits (adders, multiplexers, decoders, etc.), memory elements (flip-flops), and sequentiallogic circuits (state machines). The student will design, build, and use his/her own logic circuits.Logic designs will be done using computer-aided design (CAD) tools and implemented usingcomplex programmable logic devices (CPLD). In this laboratory, digital logic circuits will

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Jawaharlal Mariappan; Ravi Ramachandran; Stephanie Farrell

Session 1526 A MULTIDISCPLINARY CONTROL SYSTEMS LABORATORY Ravi P. Ramachandran1, Stephanie Farrell1 and Jawaharlal Mariappan2 1. Faculty of Engineering, Rowan University, Glassboro, New Jersey 08028 2. Aplusstudent Inc., Sewell, New Jersey 08080Abstract - The hallmark of the newly configured Rowan College of Engineering undergraduateprogram is multidisciplinary education with a laboratory emphasis. The development of a newmultidisciplinary control laboratory upholds our hallmark very well. We attempt to address thedemand of industry for acquiring control engineers (1) with a broad set of skills and acomprehension of

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Control Applications

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Knight

Session 2159 Modern Engineering Laboratories That Deliver Charles Knight Mechanical Engineering University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaAbstractElectronic instrumentation and computer data acquisition has revolutionized the experimentallaboratory. Universities with limited funding face major challenges in upgrading theirlaboratories. Industry advisors tell us they expect our engineering graduates to have modernlaboratory skills. Many engineering faculty members do not possess the modern skills required todevelop and/or

Conference Session

Internet Programming and Applications

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ralph Droms; John Jantzi; Daniel Hyde; Brian Hoyt; Xiannong Meng; Maurice Aburdene

Session 2258 An Undergraduate Networked Systems Laboratory Maurice Aburdene, Dan Hyde, Xiannong Meng, John Janntzi, Brian Hoyt Bucknell University Ralph Droms Cisco SystemsAbstractThis paper describes a new and innovative undergraduate networked systems laboratory, whichsupports both instruction and research in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciencedepartments at Bucknell University. The two departments have been pioneers in developinglaboratory exercises where students discover, design, explore and

Conference Session

Unique Lab Experiments

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Nam Kim

Session 2526 PC-Based Transport Laboratory Experiments Nam K. Kim Department of Chemical Engineering Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI 49931Abstract The transport laboratory course in Chemical Engineering at Michigan Tech has beenoffered to undergraduate juniors as a 2-credit required course since 2000. The laboratoryequipment has been newly designed to accommodate an in-line digital computer for dataacquisition. The chemical engineering faculty focused on three

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Muniram Budhu

Session 2793 AN INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL GEOTECHNICAL LABORATORY Muniram Budhu, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering & Engineering Mechanics University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721 Tel: (520) 621 2145, Fax: (520) 621 2550, e-mail: budhu@u.arizona.eduAbstractThe purpose of this paper is to present an interactive multimedia geotechnical laboratory coursewarethat is suitable for web-based instructions and/or delivery by a CD-ROM. The virtual laboratorycourseware consists of a series of tests on soils that a student can conduct as if he/she were in a

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

W. Doyle St.John

Session 3280 A Laboratory Course in Sensors W. Doyle St.John University of Wisconsin - PlattevilleAbstractA novel feature of our engineering physics program is a 2-credit laboratory course coveringsensors and sensor systems. The engineering physics program accentuates areas which aremultidisciplinary with an engineering curriculum emphasizing physics, electrical, andmechanical engineering. Following the advice of our industrial advisors, we have developed acourse which covers basic sensor technologies, sensor calibration and applications, as well

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Jim Henry

Session 2213 Laboratory Remote Operation: Features and Opportunities Jim Henry University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaAbstractA number of laboratory experiments have been made available for remote operation via theInternet. These include some of the standard unit operations and controls systems laboratorystations. This paper looks at the features (or positive aspects or benefits or advantages) of thesedevelopments and the opportunities (or negative aspects or costs or disadvantages) of thesedevelopments. The paper presents and discusses both the student’s viewpoints

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Laboratories I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; Tony Lee Kerzmann, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

. Page 22.893.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Integrated Hands-On Mechanical Systems LaboratoriesAbstractHands on learning and experimentation are very important aspects of mechanical engineeringeducation. Unfortunately, the integration of kinematic system demonstrations, laboratoryactivities, and relevant assignments into engineering coursework is not always easilyaccomplished or cost effective. This educational initiative is based on a concept of developinglaboratory kits that would allow multiple levels of mechanical engineering courses to utilize thesame system for numerous laboratory sessions.IntroductionThere are indications that engineers are active learners and therefore

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Anthony Tzes; Hong Wong; Vikram Kapila

Session 1526 MECHATRONICS/PROCESS CONTROL REMOTE LABORATORY Hong Wong, Vikram Kapila, and Anthony Tzes Department of Mechanical Engineering Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NYAbstract Under an NSF—DUE sponsored laboratory development program, we have developed amultidisciplinary mechatronics/process control remote laboratory (MPCRL) consisting of anarray of experiments, which expose students to elements of aerospace, mechanical, electrical,civil, and chemical engineering. A new laboratory curriculum and manual have been developedto introduce students to PC-based

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Sanjeev Arora; Masoud Naghedolfeizi; Jim Henry

Session 2150 Remote Laboratory Operation: Web Technology Successes Masoud Naghedolfeizi, Sanjeev Arora, Jim Henry Fort Valley State University/ Fort Valley State University/ University of Tennessee at ChattanoogaAbstractNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has awarded Fort Valley StateUniversity (FVSU) a three-year project to develop an undergraduate minor program in computerbased measurement and instrumentation. The primary objective of this program is to enhancethe existing mathematics, engineering technology, and computer science programs at FVSU.The

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Ralph Tanner; Johnson Asumadu

Session 1526 REMOTE WIRING AND MEASUREMENT LABORATORY Johnson A. Asumadu, Ralph Tanner Western Michigan UniversityAbstractIn this project, a new architecture called "Remote Wiring and Measurement Laboratory(RwmLab)" is proposed that will allow students to physically wire up electrical and electronicscircuits using an Internet access. Likewise, they will be able to take real measurements overtheir Internet access. In this way, students will experience the nuts and volts, frustrations, andhands-on experience of a real-world laboratory environment while accessing the