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2000 Annual Conference

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William G. Fahrenholtz; Mohamed N Rahaman

Session 3464 Undergraduate Laboratory Experience for Ceramics Mohamed N. Rahaman, William G. Fahrenholtz Department of Ceramic Engineering University of Missouri-RollaAbstractAn appreciation for experimental work and the development of laboratory skills are essentialparts of undergraduate materials education. To develop effective laboratory courses in materials,the unique characteristics and properties of ceramics must be considered. Normally, ceramicscannot be produced by the methods commonly used for metals and polymers because ceramicsare more refractory and

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2000 Annual Conference

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Eric A. Stueber; Chiang Lin; Susan M. Morgan

Session 1554 Web-Based Database for Laboratory Courses Chiang Lin, Susan M. Morgan, Eric A. Stueber Southern Illinois University EdwardsvilleAbstractAs many other departments are doing, the Department of Civil Engineering at Southern IllinoisUniversity Edwardsville is in the process of incorporating the Internet into courses. Inconjunction with a project to develop course web pages, it was determined that there was a needin laboratory courses to find a method for students to share data more readily. In the past, thestudents posted their laboratory data on a hall bulletin board. However, these

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2001 Annual Conference

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David Probst

Session 2661 Advanced Laboratory as Liberal Education David K. Probst Southeast Missouri State UniversityAbstractThe first semester advanced physics laboratory course has been structured in a way that permitsstudents to receive credit for an interdisciplinary course in the liberal education program ofSoutheast Missouri State University. It achieves this by integrating the disciplines of physics,engineering physics, mathematics, written communication, and oral communication. As a result,students can complete a course requirement for a major or a minor in

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2001 Annual Conference

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Denny Dailey

Session 3286 Arbitrary Function Generator Laboratory Project Denton Dailey Butler County Community CollegeAbstractThis paper describes the design and operation of a relatively simple ROM-based arbitraryfunction generator1 that is suitable for use as an intermediate-level laboratory project inthe electronics/electrical engineering technology curriculum. The project integrates manyaspects of both analog and digital electronics. From the hardware perspective, the digitalportion of the system includes counters, timers, read-only memory (ROM) and a digital-to-analog converter (DAC). The

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2001 Annual Conference

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Zheng-Tao Deng; Abdul Jalloh; Amir Mobasher; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo

Session 1566 Building Synergy in Mechanical Engineering Laboratories A. A. Mobasher, A. R. Jalloh, Z. T. Deng, R. Rojas-Oviedo Mechanical Engineering Department Alabama A&M University Huntsville, AL 35762 Amobasher@aamu.edu; ajalloh@aamu.edu; aamzxd01@aamu.edu; rojaso@asnaam.aamu.eduAbstractInstruction in engineering laboratories provide unique opportunities for students to havehands on experiences and is revealing for them to see that some simple experiments do notprovide the “exact

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1998 Annual Conference

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William J. Hutzel

Session 1633 Development of a Building Automation Laboratory William J. Hutzel Purdue University, West LafayetteAbstractThe Applied Energy Laboratory within the School of Technology at Purdue University is aninstructional facility for heating, ventilating, and air conditioning equipment. The equipment forindoor climate control includes a forced air system, a hydronic (water-based) system, heat pumps,and solar collectors. All components are linked to an environmental chamber so that theperformance of each type of equipment can be evaluated. To keep pace with state of the

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1998 Annual Conference

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Shy-Shenq P. Liou; Peter Leung; James Kang; Hans Soelaeman

Session 1526 and 2526 A Distance Learning Power Electronics Laboratory Shy-Shenq P. Liou, Hans Soelaeman, Peter Leung, James Kang School of Engineering San Francisco State University 1600 Holloway Avenue San Francisco, CA 94132AbstractThis paper describes the proposed power electronics laboratory offered in conjunction with powerelectronics course, ENGR 455, to senior or high junior Electrical Engineering students in the Schoolof Engineering, San Francisco State University. The focus of

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1998 Annual Conference

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Eric W. Tisdale

Session 2663 Electronic Laboratory on the Internet Eric W. Tisdale Ball State UniversityAbstractThe focus of this paper will be on the usage of an electronics laboratory on the Internet as analternative or in addition to a physical hardware electronics lab. Software simulators, logistics,cost, security, the Internet, the World Wide Web, and usefulness of the marriage will bediscussed.IntroductionResearch was started to discover what support could be given to a sophomore level basicelectronics AC/DC class by using remote resources. Some students need more

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1998 Annual Conference

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Salvatore A. Marsico

Session 2520 INTEGRATING MULTIMEDIA INTO THE LABORATORY EXPERIENCE Salvatore A. Marsico, M.M.E., J.D. The Pennsylvania State University at Wilkes-Barre Commonwealth College The Associate Mechanical Engineering Technology program at Penn State University atWilkes-Barre offers a three course sequence in applied mechanics: statics, strength and propertiesof material, and strength and properties of materials laboratory. To aid in the understanding ofthe relationship between theory and application students chose to analyze suspension bridges

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1997 Annual Conference

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Wils L. Cooley

Session 3630 A "Distance Education" Simulated Electronics Laboratory Wils L. Cooley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering West Virginia UniversityINTRODUCTIONThe State of West Virginia has a tradition of making it possible for citizens to commuteeasily to higher education from wherever they may happen to live in the state. Thiseducational commitment means that the State College and University System supportsmany small institutions in remote parts of the state. It is becoming clear that the state canno longer afford to maintain the present system, especially when

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1997 Annual Conference

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Glenn S. Kohne

Session 2520 Graphing Laboratory Data in Microsoft Windows Glenn S. Kohne Loyola College in MarylandAbstractAs the volume of Windows applications multiplies and their sophistication increases, eachapplication tends to do more functions thereby making its installation, configuration, and usemore complex. There is a population of laboratory instructors who would like to make availableto their students some very specific data handling programs that would be simple to install,configure, and use. This paper introduces and makes available two such data capture andgraphing

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1997 Annual Conference

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Ajay Mahajan; David McDonald

Session 1559 An Innovative Integrated Learning Laboratory Environment Ajay Mahajan and David McDonald Lake Superior State University AbstractThe current paradigm in engineering course instruction builds on a lecture prerequisite structurebut ignores the need for a laboratory prerequisite structure. Educational quality is thereforediminished as instructors optimize specific laboratories but fail to optimize the overall programlaboratory experience. This paper presents a learning environment that forces students to use notonly concepts and skills but

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1997 Annual Conference

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Jawaharlal Mariappan

SESSION 3666 A LABORATORY FOR MECHATRONICS COURSES Jawaharlal Mariappan GMI Engineering & Management Institute Flint, MIABSTRACTMechatronics is a relatively new field that represents the integration of mechanical, control,electronics and computer engineering for the design of products and processes. Understandingthe rapidly changing needs of the industry, recently, academic institutions in the US have begundeveloping and implementing mechatronics courses that are multidisciplinary in nature. Theobjective of these courses is to provide the students with

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1997 Annual Conference

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Neda Fabris

Session 2392 Laboratory Workshop for Mothers and Daughters Neda Fabris California State University, Los Angeles ABSTRACT During the last two years I have organized and conducted two six week workshops for female highschool students and their mothers at California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA), to awakentheir interest in engineering careers. In this paper I am describing the project and discussing theresults obtained. INTRODUCTIONIn an increasingly technology-and engineering-oriented

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1997 Annual Conference

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Clifford R. Mirman

Session 1426 A Mechanical Engineering Design Laboratory - Integrating Numerical and Experimental Analysis. Clifford R. Mirman Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Mechanical and Materials Engineering Department Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA 18766 Email: cmirman@wilkes.eduAs we enter the twentieth century, engineers must have the tools which will permit them to fulfillmultiple engineering tasks in the workplace. This

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1998 Annual Conference

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Donald L. Buchwald

Session 3549 Machine Vision and Robotics Laboratory Donald L. Buchwald Kansas State University-SalinaThe modern mechanical engineering technician/technologist must function in an increasinglyautomated world of design and manufacturing of today's products. The focus of this paper is on howto apply, not how to design, effective automated systems using some of the emerging building blocksof automated manufacturing systems. It will concentrate on the applied emphases of introductoryand advanced courses in automated manufacturing systems that can be taken by associate

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1998 Annual Conference

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Daniel T. Schwartz

Session 2413 A MULTIDISCIPLINARY ELECTROCHEMICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY COURSE Daniel T. Schwartz Department of Chemical Engineering Box 351750 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195-1750Roughly 5% of the U.S. gross national product is spent on value-added electrochemical processesor value-degrading electrochemical corrosion.1 This sizable economic impact suggests thatmany, if not most, engineers and scientists will

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1998 Annual Conference

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J.P. Uyemura; J.A. Buck; H. Owen; D.J. Blumenthal; C.M. Verber

Session 1526 An Optical Communication Design Laboratory J.A. Buck, H. Owen, J.P. Uyemura, and C.M. Verber School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, GA 30332 D.J. Blumenthal Department of Electrical Engineering University of California Santa Barbara, CAA senior-level design laboratory course is described, in which an evolving fibercommunication network is expanded or improved upon by successive generations ofstudents. In this pipelined approach, the

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1998 Annual Conference

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Shelton L. Houston; Kamal S. Ali

3548 TS/2 RECONFIGURABLE LOGIC IN LABORATORY INSTRUCTION Shelton L. Houston and Kamal S. Ali School of Engineering Technology University of Southern Mississippi Box 5137, Hattiesburg MS 39406ABSTRACT:Traditionally, laboratory instruction in computer and electronics engineering technologyhas relied mainly on SSI and MSI integrated circuits. This placed a limitation on thenumber of components per lab experiment, and hence, a limitation on the complexity ofthe laboratory tasks presented to students. Exasperated by the

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1998 Annual Conference

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Ronald D. Earley; Thomas G. Boronkay

Session1547 Simulation Software in a Dynamics Laboratory Thomas G. Boronkay, Ronald D. Earley University of Cincinnati/Miami UniversityAbstractThe first course in dynamics is generally taught without providing any laboratory experience tothe students. Concepts of particle and rigid body kinematics and kinetics are introduced andreinforced through the assignment of a significant number of textbook problems. While thistechnique provides the student ample practice in the areas of conceptual theory and formulaapplication and manipulation, it is lacking in the area of visual reinforcement

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Student Division (STDT) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Narangoo Tumur, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Amardeep Kaur, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

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Student Division (STDT)

Paper ID #41611Board 172: Engineering Electromagnetics Laboratory DevelopmentMiss Narangoo Tumur, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville Narangoo Tumur is a senior electrical engineering student at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. She is the president of IEEE student chapter at SIUE, and the member of ASEE.Dr. Amardeep Kaur, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville Dr. Amardeep Kaur is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE). She received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at Missouri University of Science and

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division (TELPhE) Technical Session 3

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Robinson, Saint Vincent College

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Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Towards a Philosophy of Engineering Education LaboratoriesAbstractMost engineering educators agree that laboratories are a key part of the engineering curriculum,but there is less agreement about what labs are to accomplish. This ambiguity may be partiallyattributed to changing views in science more broadly about the role of experimentation andparallel changes in emphasis on lab education throughout the twentieth century. Whenlaboratories are seen as practical necessities, their perceived importance decreases. At present,many are returning to the view that laboratories play a key epistemic role. This paper develops arole for philosophy in understanding the purpose of laboratories. Concepts from

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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrian Ieta, Oswego State University College; Rachid Manseur, State University of New York, Oswego; Thomas E. Doyle P.Eng., McMaster University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

EE from the University of Houston, and a licence-es-sciences in Mathematics from the University of Algiers. He is registered as a professional Engineer in the State of Florida and the author of numerous articles in his areas of expertise including the textbook ”Robot Modeling and Kinematics” and its associated modeling and visualization software.Dr. Thomas E. Doyle P.Eng., McMaster University Page 22.489.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011DEVELOPMENT OF AN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH LABORATORYWe report our experience in setting up a research laboratory at a non-PhD granting

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Topics Related to Telecommunications

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yuhong Zhang, Texas Southern University; Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University; Lawrence O Kehinde P.E., Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State

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Engineering Technology

-based standards for accrediting engineering technology programsspecify that theory courses "should be accompanied by coordinated laboratory experiences…."2.Therefore, hands-on laboratory has been an essential part of undergraduate engineering programsbecause it allows students to experience the backbone of science and engineering by conductingexperiments, observing dynamic phenomena, testing hypotheses, learning from their mistakes,and reaching their own conclusions. The well prepared laboratory courses make the students beable to reinforce the theory they see in textbooks with in-class demonstrations and laboratoryexercises.In the Electronics Engineering Technology (ELET) and Computer Engineering Technology(CMET) programs at Texas Southern

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1999 Annual Conference

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Daniel J. Tylavsky

Session 2532 An Introductory Digital-Logic Design Laboratory Daniel J. Tylavsky (tylavsky@asu.edu) Department of Electrical Engineering Arizona State UniversityAbstractA series of digital-logic design laboratory experiments have been created for a first course indigital logic design. These laboratory experiments are aimed primarily at first and second yearelectrical engineering and computer science/engineering students. The laboratory exercisesinclude a set of six hardware laboratory experiments, and eight digital-logic simulationexperiments. To

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1999 Annual Conference

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Donald Zinger

Session 1333 AN INTRODUCTORY POWER ELECTRONICS COURSE LABORATORY Donald S. Zinger Northern Illinois UniversityAbstractIntroductory power electronic courses often do not have a laboratory component included withthem. Student learning, however, tends to be enhanced by including a laboratory. A set oflaboratory experiments that are closely tied to the introductory course is developed. Necessarymodifications to the lecture components are discussed. Surveys have shown that the studentshave found the laboratory useful in their understanding of the course

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1999 Annual Conference

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Ray Bachnak

Session 2259 Laboratory Experiments in Instrumentation and Control Ray Bachnak Texas A&M University-Corpus ChristiAbstractMost engineering and engineering technology curricula include courses that use laboratoryexperiments to prepare students to apply effective solutions to real world problems. Thisincludes the ability to define problems, identify alternative solutions, design circuits, andtest systems. This paper describes a set of experiments that were developed for a juniorlevel course in instrumentation and control. The experiments allow students to design,build, and test

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1999 Annual Conference

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Christopher Hall

Session 2302 Laboratory Instruction in Undergraduate Astronautics Christopher D. Hall Aerospace and Ocean Engineering Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityIntroductionOne significant distinction between the “standard” educational programs in aeronautical and astro-nautical engineering is the extent to which experimental methods are incorporated into the curricu-lum. The use of wind tunnels and their many variations is firmly established in the aeronauticalengineering curricula throughout the United States. In astronautical engineering

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1999 Annual Conference

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Muniram Budhu

Session 1315 A MULTIMEDIA GEOTECHNICAL LABORATORY TEST COURSEWARE by Muniram Budhu Professor, Department of Civil Engineering & Engineering Mechanics, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721ABSTRACTThis paper describes a virtual consolidation test module of a suite of interactive multimediageotechnical laboratory courseware. The module prepares students for the real test, supplementsand complements the hands-on experience, extends the range and convenience of testing, test priorknowledge, guides students

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1999 Annual Conference

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Terry Martin

Session 3532 PLC’s in the Control System Laboratory Terry Martin University of ArkansasAbstractThis paper describes how ladder logic, Programmable Logic Controllers, and operator interfaceshave been integrated into the analog/digital control systems laboratory at the University ofArkansas. This material is typically not taught to electrical engineering students during theirundergraduate education, but has been incorporated here due to demands from the manufacturingindustry today. A detailed course outline is presented and discussed. In addition, an