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Assessment Issues

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2002 Annual Conference

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Malgorzata Zywno

Switched Replications experiment, and it used existing Page 7.1205.2 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Education(intact) groups. A quasi-experimental design was assumed. However, because the students wereoriginally randomly assigned into their sections upon registering at the university, the design wasin fact close to a random experiment. During the two-week experiment, both instructors (referredto as Instructor A and Instructor B) covered the same lecture material and the same applicationexamples

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Peter Boyle

the problem, along with the computer code, nomenclature and pseudographics protocol ofAppendices A and B.Position, Fig. 2. The locus of joint B is circular and vertical with the coordinates (XA,ZA)defined by the crank angle q. The joint A moves in a horizontal circular path, centre D, with aradius equal to the length of the output link AD. Also joint A must have a location on thesurface of a sphere, centered at B, with a radius equal to the length of the coupler link AB. The Page 7.781.2unknown coordinates (XA,YA) are found by the simultaneous solution of the appropriate"Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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Benjamin L. Sill; Elizabeth R. Crockett; Matthew Ohland

) are shown below. The course is not offered in the spring semester. Table 1. Fall 2000 Course Schedule for Clemson’s Introduction to Engineering Week, Class Topic (2 classes/week, labeled a & b) 1a. Syllabus review (half week) 2a. Clemson computer system (half class gets this) 2b. Overview of engineering majors at Clemson University assign teams (half of class gets this) / Minidesign #1 assigned 3 Learning Styles Inventory (night – 1 class, 2 hours) 3a. Teams and Team Skills 3b. Intro to General Engineering 4 Begin Departmental Presentations 4a. Biosystems

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ECE Laboratory Development and Innovations

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2002 Annual Conference

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Nathaniel Whitmal

required e lective courses rose from50% to 80% over a four-year period. For this reason, DSP-oriented labs and senior designcourses have become very popular in recent years. A number of these courses focus onprogramming of DSP chips: typical examples are given in [2,3,4,5,6,7,8].This paper describes the implementation and assessment of a DSP-based laboratory course that istailored to the particular needs of students at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). In 1970,WPI developed a unique outcome-oriented, project-based engineering curriculum, referred tolocally as the WPI Plan [9]. The WPI Plan is distinguished by several features: · Courses are offered in four seven-week terms, identified by the letters A, B, C, and D. Students

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Khalid Al-Olimat

functiondivergence as illustrated by the example below. This function inputs four arguments. The firstthree are the vector component while the fourth argument is the type of that vector. By inputtingthe vector type only one function call was needed to perform the divergence operation for threedifferent coordinate spaces.Example: Switchyard Programmingfunction div = divergence(A,B,C,type)switch typecase 'cartesian' %The Cartesian coordinate system divergence is performed here %Computes the first derivative of each unit vector in terms ofthat variable A = diff(A,sym('x')); B = diff(B,sym('y')); C = diff(C,sym('z'));case 'cylindrical' %The Cylindrical coordinate system divergence is performedhere %Computes the first derivative of each unit

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Developing ABET Outcomes F--J

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2002 Annual Conference

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Karim Nasr; Raymond Berg

7.141.5 Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationoutcomes (A-K) and the additional program-specific educational outcomes (L-S). The markedboxes indicate a “high” or “very high” correlation between the student learning objective and theABET/ME outcome. Refer to Appendix A for a text description of the A-S outcomes.Table 1. Correspondence between the capstone student learning objectives and ABET/ME program educational outcomes (A - S). Program Outcomes: ABET’s EC 2000 Outcomes (A – K) and Additional M. E. Dept. Outcomes (L-S) Student Objectives A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S 1 x x x x x x x x x

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Effective Energy Laboratory Ideas

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2002 Annual Conference

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Xiaoguang Yang; Chika Nwankpa; Anthony Madonna; Karen Miu

appropriate number of measurements and sampling rates required for each experiment.This remains as future work.In summary, each lab station consists of four main parts: (i) a power station, (ii) a distributionfeeder box, (iii) a transfer station and (iv) a PC for computer control and measurement display.Within each lab station and its subsequent lumped parts, a large number of individual componentsmust be displayed and interconnected without overwhelming students and other users. As aconsequence, detailed layouts for each part have been carefully designed to maximize transfer ofcontent. Also, the same color coding scheme has been utilized throughout RDAC: red – phase A,blue – phase B, yellow – Phase C and white for neutral (shown as black in most

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Engineering Management Curriculum

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jeffrey Short

, as part of the total performance assessment, are discussed in the next section. Thesubsequent sections will explain and discuss five different types of performance appraisals.II. B. 1. Purposes for Performance AppraisalsW. Edwards Deming and some of his followers have been enthusiastic about eliminating theindividual performance appraisal, because they find it is detrimental to the system view o f theorganization and does not properly consider individual variation in measurement data [10,11].Deming even goes so far as to label appraisals as the third Deadly Disease of Companies of theWestern World [10]. A summary of Deming’s charges is presented in Table 1.Appraisals nourish short-term focus and Appraisals feed rivalry and

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Stephen Renshaw; Joseph Ekstrom

were examined. Even though there is general consensus on most of these coreconcepts in current textbooks (see appendix B) there is no consensus on the sequence ofpresentation. Most texts include digital communications with the computer networkingtopics. The IT curriculum at BYU includes a digital communications course that is aprerequisite for this networking course. One approach would be to use a single book forthe two semester sequence. However it was decided to use a more specialized digitalcommunications text for that course to facilitate coverage of digital communicationstopics that are not necessarily associated with networking. Some of the more recenttexts56 do not include as much digital communications. It is not clear whether this

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Yu-Hur Chou; Shang-Hsieh Hsieh

Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education Page 7.249.3 Table 1. The format of a tagged testing document Please find the capacity of nominal moment M n of the beam shown as the following cross-section ? Mn b = d = d’ = f’c = fy = As = b: Width of beam d: Effective depth of beam f’c: The strength of Concrete fy: The yielding stress of steel bar As: The total tensile reinforcement ../graphics/test2.bmp ../answers/a13

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To Design and Conduct Experiments

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2002 Annual Conference

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James Benson; John Baker; David Silverstein

thecylinder. The plant transfer function, G(s), relates piston position, Y(s), to a valveopening position, X(s). If the piston mass is negligible, then G(s) can be approximated asa transfer function in the form: Y ( s) A G ( s) = = 2 (1) X (s) s + B sThe mechanics of hydraulic cylinders will not be overviewed here, but the constants, Aand B, depend on parameters such as hydraulic fluid bulk modulus, piston area, effectiveentrained fluid volume, and other system constants. References are available withdetailed discussions (see, for instance, Marks’ Standard Handbook for

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Philip Carpenter; Harvey Smith; Murali Krishnamurthi

A (4-step Likert B (3-step Likert Topic of Questions Scores Scale) Scale) A*B Improved learning skills (team 3.35 2.21 7.49 work/ analysis) Coverage of environmental topics 3.63 2.46 8.91 Career benefits 3.20 2.22 7.15 Quality of course content 3.14

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Jasper L Steyn; Tobia Steyn

based on the hypothesized task-specialized functioning of thephysical brain. A thinking preference profile, compiled from scores on an inventory, is displayedon a four-quadrant grid. The higher a score in a quadrant, the stronger the preference for thethinking style related to that quadrant. The Herrmann Brain Dominance profiles in Figure 2 areexamples from the study and illustrate the tilt when a strong preference for the thinking modeassociated with a specific quadrant is dominant.A preference for the A-quadrant (upper left quadrant in Figure 2A) means that a person favorsactivities that involve critical, logical, analytical and fact-based information. Individuals with a B-quadrant preference (lower left quadrant in Figure 2B) favor organized

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Mary Stephen; Jerry Weinberg

Session 1526 A Laboratory Experience for Teaching Participatory Design in a Human-Computer Interaction Course Jerry B. Weinberg, Mary L. Stephen Southern Illinois University Edwardsville / Saint Louis UniversityI. IntroductionThe ability of computer technology to improve productivity and enhance quality of life restssquarely on how well the technology application fits our conceptual understanding of how thingswork1. While it is important for a software product to provide the necessary functionality toperform its intended use, it is also important that this

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Assessment Issues

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2002 Annual Conference

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Steve Watkins; Richard Hall; Nancy Hubing; David Oglesby; Vikas Yellamraju; Ralph Flori; Timothy Philpot

Session 3130 A Model for the Evaluation of Innovative Engineering Courseware: Engineering an Assessment Program Richard H. Hall, Timothy A. Philpot, David B. Oglesby, Ralph E. Flori, Nancy Hubing, Steve E. Watkins, and Vikas Yellamraju University of Missouri – RollaAbstractThis paper describes a general model for assessment of instructional innovations used by theUniversity of Missouri – Rolla’s Media Design and Assessment Laboratory and an example ofthe model’s application. This model is based on three themes: a) iterative assessment with on-going

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Unique Lab Experiments

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2002 Annual Conference

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Robert Ryan

based on the assumption that the datavalues follow a normal, or Gaussian distribution, often referred to as the “bell-shaped” curve.There are a number of ways to test a distribution of values for Gaussian or normal behavior,including probability plots and the chi-squared “goodness of fit” test. Both of these tests can beefficiently performed in Excel. This experiment requires students to plot a bin histogram and testfor normal behavior using two distinct data sets of data values (named “A” and “B”) generatedby VBA Sub procedures. These Sub procedures are created in the Visual Basic Editor located in Page 7.1231.3 Proceedings of the 2002

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Gregory Chung

instructional and assessment purposes 37, 44.Problem solving in IMMEX. The general problem solving framework of an IMMEX task is tofirst present students with a problem scenario and then to provide students access to informationthat may or may not be useful to solving the problem. One problem solving strategy required bysome IMMEX tasks is elimination37. Successful participants need to use data to eliminatecandidate solutions to a problem. Effective use of this strategy is dependent presumably onscientific reasoning. Key cognitive processes underlying the use of the elimination strategy are(a) the interpretation of the available information in the context of other information and theproblem scenario, (b) the identification of relevant information, and

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Programming and DSP Potpourri

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2002 Annual Conference

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Joel Jackson

screenshot from a typical lecture may be seen in Figure 1 (a). The lecture module consists of asmall video of the lecturer’s face, a large box containing a lecture slide, and an outline for the Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Page 7.46.2  2002, American Society for Engineering Educationlecture that the student can use to advance to a specific point in the lecture. The lecture-makingsoftware inFusion is shown in Figure 1 (b). (a) (b)Figure 1: (a) An example of a

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Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

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2002 Annual Conference

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John Wood; Jason Bartolomei; Dave Winebrener; Don Rhymer; Brian Self; Daniel Jensen

symbols represent average scores with multimedia,the solid symbols without multimedia. Each type of symbol represents a different instructor – acircle for Instructor A, triangle for Instructor B, and a square for Instructor C. Note thatInstructor B did not conduct the Bending Quick Quiz, while Instructors A and C did not do theCombined Loading control group (i.e. all their groups were given the multimedia presentation).The horizontal axis delineates between the three different quick quizzes while the vertical axisquantifies the difference between the students’ scores after and before their “treatment”. Thetwo different “treatments” are the multimedia (MM) or a standard lecture (No-MM). 1.0

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Academic Issues

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2002 Annual Conference

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Paul Blowers

Fmathematical arguments from 1σ D Astatistics that seem to validateits use. It is also a comfortable 0 20 40 60 80 100tool to use becuase is it familiarto all college students and we Student Scoregrew accustomed to its use Figure 1 - A commonly used curved grading scale. Here,when we were in school. the average score is the cut-off between a B and a C whileHowever, using a curved one standard deviation segments are used for other cuts.grading scale has no realmathematical basis5. It

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Real-Time and Embedded Systems Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Gurdip Singh

focusing on developing an embedded system curriculum with the follow-ing innovative features: (a) an interdisciplinary curriculum and (b) integration of research resultsinto teaching. The design of embedded systems requires knowledge from many different disci-plines. For this purpose, we have designed a sequence of interdisciplinary courses for impartingembedded systems design education. The course entitled “Real-time Systems Theory” is a part ofthis curriculum. This course directly imports ideas developed as part of our research in embeddedsystems. The aim of this course is to provide students with a strong theoretical foundation fordesigning and analyzing embedded systems. This paper will present the motivation for designingthis course, the

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Using Technology to Improve IE Education

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2002 Annual Conference

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Uanny Brens Garcia; Douglas Bodner

planning formulas and graphs). After using the module, I am confident that I understand: a. Concept of backwards scheduling with finite processing 2.24 0.64 1.97 0.65 2.14 0.58 resources. b. How to minimize costs in production planning. 2.13 0.66 1.86 0.59 2.28 0.53 c. Effects of multiple products in the production planning 2.07 0.65 1.89 0.67 2.21 0.56 process. I recommend that this module be used as an instruction aid 1.84 0.64 1.69 0.58 2.10 0.56 in future classes.Similarly, we draw the conclusion that the students prefer to have lectures along with the moduleto help them understand concepts. This is reinforced by comments

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multim engr edu;dist.,servi&intern based

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2002 Annual Conference

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Asad Azemi

presented materials and their logicalbounding, grammar, spelling, fonts, etc., at times it may look and feel like writing a textbook!An undergraduate student assistant, who is familiar with the subject, can be very helpful in com-pleting this task.(ii) Transfer the lecture modules and example programs to the course web site or local computernetwork so that students can have access to them.The assumption is that the course has a web site and all related information including the coursesyllabus, daily schedule, and homework assignments are posted on the web (see figures 2(a)-2(b)and -3). Weekly quizzes or projects along with exams could also be included as a link to thedaily course schedule (see figures 4). These links should be activated just before

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Poster

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2002 Annual Conference

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Kathleen Kramer

” (independent) mode, and its use within a test piconet based upontheir Bluetooth modules was explained. a) b) [4] Figure 3 – a) Silicon Wave based Bluetooth RF transmitter and link controller b) Tektronix BPA100 Bluetooth Protocol Analyzer [5]ConclusionsThe course was viewed as a success by both students and faculty. Industry involvementmotivated the student and provided demonstration of topics that would not have been possible inthe same way at the university. More than half of those students who completed the course inFall 1999 went on to accept jobs

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Instructional Technology in CE 2

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2002 Annual Conference

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John Kemeny

video demonstrating the point load test is shown in Figure 4. Figure 4. Procedure for a point load test. a) sample preparation, b) testingDr. Kemeny is drawing on a number of sources in building the rock engineering collection. Firstof all, Dr. Kemeny is utilizing some of his own work 1,4. Secondly, Dr. Kemeny is drawing on Page 7.597.5active individuals and organizations in the rock engineering community. One of the most Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Maher Murad; Robert Martinazzi; Jerry Samples

92 92.5 brings to your class and the university? (4.65) (4.60) (4.63) 5-b Do you feel this exercise will permit you to be 83 87 85 more open with the professor in/out of class? (4.15) (4.35) (4.25) 5-c Do you feel this exercise was important to begin establishing a rapport with you and the 86 82 84 class? (4.30) (4.10) (4.20) 5-d Did this exercise increase your confidence in this professor as someone who cares about 96 91 93.5

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ASEE Multimedia Session

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2002 Annual Conference

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Steven Schreiner

engineering laboratory through remote web-based experiments.” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, Washington, DC. June 28- July1, 1998.[3] Li, Francis, James A. Landay, Anthony D, Joseph. “Supporting Collaborative Teams in Engineering Education.” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM. June 24- 27, 2001.[4] Baxter, Douglas H. “Examining the Benefits of a Self-Taught Solid Modeling Course.” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, Albuquerque, NM. June 24- 27, 2001.[5] Ronald E. Musiak, Eric W. Haffner, Steven Schreiner, Alan K. Karplus, Mary B. Vollaro, and Richard A. Grabiec. “Forging New Links: Integrating the Freshman Engineering Curriculum.” Proceedings of the ASEE Annual

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Current Issues in Computing

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2002 Annual Conference

Authors

E. Bernard White

available: A) Computer Graphics and Web Development B) Information Security and Network AdministrationA) Computer Graphics and Web Development Concentration. Courses in thefollowing three categories comprise the focus for this concentration: 1) Webdevelopment, 2) computer graphics, 3) database management. The student mustselect at least one of the five required courses from each of the three categories ofcourses listed under this concentration.B) Information Security and Network Administration Concentration. Coursesin the following three categories comprise the focus for this concentration: 1)information security, 2) network administration, 3) telecommunications. Thestudent must select at least one of the five required courses from

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Computed Simulation and Animation

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2002 Annual Conference

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Tony Wong; Pascal Bigras

directionalinformation is a function of the component’s causality. Thus, there exists for each componentport two possible causalities. This amounts to 2n possible configurations for an n-portcomponent. By applying the causality analysis this can be solved in polynomial time. For eachcausality, the numerical model of the ith component is a nonlinear ODE system of form x i = h i (x i ) + b i (x i , u i ) , (12) y i = g i (x i ) + d i (x i , u i ) Proceedings of the 2002 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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Computed Simulation and Animation

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2002 Annual Conference

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Said Oucheriah; Abul Azad

a pinned-free flexiblebeam, with a mass at the hub, which can bend freely in the horizontal plane but is stiff invertical bending and torsion. The model development utilises the Lagrange equation andmodal expansion method 13,14. To avoid the difficulties arising due to time varying length, thelength of the manipulator is assumed to be constant.A schematic representation of the manipulator with a moment of inertia I b , hub inertia I h , alinear mass density r , and a length of l is shown in Figure 1. The payload mass is M p andI p is the inertia associated with the payload. A control torque t (t ) is applied at the hub of themanipulator by an actuator motor. The angular displacement of the manipulator, in moving inthe POQ - plane, is