Conference Session

Project-Based Learning Enhanced through Instrumentation

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyril B Okhio P.E., Kennesaw State University; Austin B. Asgill P.E., Kennesaw State University; Nicholas Velatini; Theodore Orrin Grosch, Kennesaw State University

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Instrumentation Division (INST)

his BSEE in 1982, MSEE in 1987, and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University in 1993. He have worked at Hughes Aircraft, General Electric, M.I.T. Lincoln Laboratory two start-ups. Dr. Grosch has taught at Univ ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 SMART TRAFFIC LIGHT SYSTEM FOR ARTERIALS (WIP)AbstractEnhancing student ‘Success’ by using improved student engagement strategies in high-impactpractices, specifically Capstone courses, is akin to university’s strategic planning processes.Example-Project titled ‘SMART TRAFFIC LIGHT SYSTEM FOR ARTERIALS’ represents aCapstone course in which training in Instrumentation has become very necessary and relevant.The Senior

Conference Session

Service Learning Projects in Developing Countries

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maya Trotz, University of South Florida; Amy Stuart, University of South Florida; Daniel Yeh, University of South Florida; Helen Muga, University of South Florida; Linda Phillips, University of South Florida; James Mihelcic, University of South Florida

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Environmental Engineering

Management, Professional Practice and Capstone Design. In 2000, at the request of her students, Ms. Philips started the International Senior Design (ISD) taking over 170 students to developing world countries to do their Capstone design projects (http://cee.eng.usf.edu/ICD). Ms. Philips is a lead author of the book Field Guide in Environmental Engineering for Development Workers: Water, Sanitation, Indoor Air, (American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Press, 2009).James Mihelcic, University of South Florida Dr. James R. Mihelcic is a Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering and a State of Florida 21st Century World Class Scholar at the University of South Florida. In 1997 he founded

Conference Session

Horizontal and Vertical Integration

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jack Bringardner, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

promoteinnovation through real world projects that connect student to faculty research.1 The goal of theVIP program at NYU Tandon School of Engineering is to add project-based curriculumthroughout the four year undergraduate degree. Increasingly, engineering educators areidentifying this project-based curriculum sequence as the cornerstone to capstone courses – first-year intro to engineering and capstone design curriculum. Vertically Integrated Projects allowstudents to continue developing skills from the first-year engineering design projects:entrepreneurship, innovation, design, teamwork, and leadership. In addition to these professionalskills, these Vertically Integrated Project teams will develop hardware, software, data analysis,planning and

Conference Session

Project-Based Learning Enhanced through Instrumentation

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl K. Frederickson, University of Central Arkansas

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Diversity

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Instrumentation Division (INST)

electronics, mechanics, computer programming, and robotics.The progression of classes provides students with the skills to develop autonomous roboticsystems as part of the senior design capstone. Senior Design students in the program haveparticipated in the Autonomous Vehicle Challenge (AVC) as part of the National RoboticsChallenge [1] each of the last two years. The Program has sent two teams to participate in theAVC each of the last two years (2022 and 2023). In the first year that AVC was available aftercovid (2022) the team placed 1st and 3rd in the competition.The Program applied for accreditation as an Engineering Physics program during the 2022/2023review cycle. The Engineering Physics designation best matches the interdisciplinary nature

Conference Session

Projects & Partnerships Result in Student Learning

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Wanless, Michigan Technological University; Scott Amos, Michigan Technological University; John Irwin, Michigan Technological University; David Wanless, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

BottleBot can be referenced in Appendix A Figure 2. Videos of the robotcan also be seen on YouTube.com and Geekologie.com along with an equally impressive Legobottle opener.Project BackgroundThe concept for this project took a very different angle than these previous very ambitiousexamples. Rather than using this idea as a senior design capstone project, the intent was tointroduce the project into the undergraduate freshman level courses and incorporate it all the way Page 13.1292.5through the senior level courses. The project would bring students’ various levels of knowledge

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pavlos George Mikellides, Arizona State University; Chen-Yuan Kuo, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

materials self-study after the need has been identified through a project’s context. It hasbeen used in many senior capstone and freshman design courses to enhance students’ competence indesign and other outcomes required by ABET. In most engineering programs, engineering analysis isstill taught mainly through sequences of traditional lecture-based courses. PBL, if adopted, usually isembedded in various courses that focus on specific technical areas to facilitate the learning process.Compared with independent project courses, such embedded PBL approach usually faces morerestrictions on its open-ended nature, project selection and technical topics covered. This paper presentsthe results of a study on the effectiveness of teaching engineering

Conference Session

Project-Based Student Learning: Part I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Everly, University of Cincinnati

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Engineering Technology

positions in industry working for such companies as Battelle's Columbus Laboratories, Rockwell International, and Claspan Corporation. He joined the University of Cincinnati in 1985. Page 14.638.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Frequency Response of RF Transceiver Filters Using Low-Cost Vector Network AnalyzersAbstractThis paper focuses on the construction and testing of a 7 MHz Radio Frequency (RF) transceiverto provide a "Project Based Learning" RF capstone experience for students in Electrical andComputer Engineering Technology. The Transceiver Project is structured to

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Unique Projects and Pedagogies

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Robin K. Hill, University of Wyoming

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First-Year Programs

. in philosophy and Ph.D. in computerscience), I want the students to think at a high level about the benefits, issues, affordances, andlimitations of computing, and of all technology. The novel provides connections between the twoparts of the course, the technical and the social, and the theme that crosses from one to the other,as a bridge between the computer virus material and the biological virus material, models the veryidea of integration across diverse studies. A capstone question, how facilities of the modernInternet might help save people in a disaster brought about by a plant or animal virus, elicits yetanother perspective on the relationships among these subjects.ResultsThe author regrets that no quantified results are available, no

Conference Session

Project-based Learning in ET Programs

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University; Suxia Cui, Prairie View A&M University

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Engineering Technology

is very important to find topics for students’ capstone design projects. This paperpresents an approach which successfully combines external funding resources, faculty expertise,and collaboration resources for a project-based learning environment. In 2010, authorscollaborated in a USDA supported project to establish an agricultural robotics lab and In 2012,authors collaborated in another USDA supported project to establish an intelligent equipment labboth in Prairie View A&M University. The overall objectives of the projects are to establish anagricultural robotics lab and intelligent equipment lab for precision agriculture on Prairie View

Conference Session

Design Projects in Wind and Solar Energy

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alvin Post, Arizona State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

problem. Ingeneral, there is at least the potential that these fluids could contaminate the pumpedwater or otherwise enter the environment. Furthermore, they can be expensive, and arerarely available where ‘appropriate technology’ is needed.Two separate student-designed pumps are presented that seek to overcome theselimitations. They were developed as part of 2-semester ‘Capstone’ design project classes.In one, air separates a small charge of working fluid from well water, reducing thepotential for contamination. The other pump is designed to boil water at lowertemperatures than might otherwise be necessary, by use of an inverted water column, andis useful when water need only be lifted a few meters. An alternative to this design is alsosuggested

Conference Session

Promoting ET thru K-12 Projects

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Warren Hill

of the things that make theprogram successful, the history of PLTW, and how colleges and universities can get involvedwith the program. The pre-engineering courses that make up the pre-engineering curriculum inthe high schools are project based and as a result, the students get to immediately apply what theyare learning. The courses that make up the program will be presented and additionally, some ofthe reasons a high school would want to get involved in the program will be discussed.What is Project Lead the Way?Project Lead the Way (PLTW) is a high school pre-engineering program that has as its main focusgetting high school students to enroll in engineering and engineering technology programs incollege and to succeed in those programs. To

Conference Session

Engineering Management: Project Management and Partnerships

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew J. Czuchry, East Tennessee State University; James H. Lampley, East Tennessee State University; Leendert M. Craig, East Tennessee State University; Addison Scott Karnes, East Tennessee State University

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Engineering Management

engineering undergraduate students. Ourcurrent article suggests coaching points based on two decades of capstone projects that havesuccessfully promoted economic development in the region we serve, while simultaneouslycreating integrative opportunities for MBA and MS Engineering Technology Graduates todemonstrate mastery of the subject matter. Recently we extended our alliance to a cross-disciplinary partnership between the College of Business and Technology and the College ofEducation. Our cross-disciplinary graduate student team addressed a highly nonlineartechnology-education-business issue in a political scenario and recommended mutually beneficialsolution paths. During the 2015 Annual ASEE Conference, a glaring need was revealed forenhanced

Conference Session

Community Engagement in Engineering Education Projects

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University; Guanghsu A. Chang, Western Carolina University; Paul M. Yanik, Western Carolina University; Chip W. Ferguson, Western Carolina University

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Community Engagement Division

nature of the integration between the sophomore and senior students is slightly distinct, andis not as interactive as the one discussed above. The sophomore students are required to attendsome of the presentation sessions and group meetings of the senior students (working on theirCapstone projects). They are also required to attend the poster presentation session made by thesenior students at the culmination of their Capstone project. The sophomore students are requiredto write reflection papers to explain their experience and to explain their understanding of theproject. The main rationale behind this interaction is to introduce the sophomores to the open-ended, and often vague, project objectives of the Capstone projects. Furthermore, the

Conference Session

Outreach Projects and General Energy Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology; Melissa Zaczek, Cummins; Timothy Schriefer, Rochester Institute of Technology; Patrick Kelley, Carnegie Mellon University; Mallika Ramaswamy, Rochester Institute of Technology; Nicholas Ryczko, Pratt & Whitney

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

AC 2007-1205: TRAVELING ENGINEERING ACTIVITY KITS – ENERGY ANDTHE ENVIRONMENT: DESIGNED BY COLLEGE STUDENTS FOR MIDDLESCHOOL STUDENTSElizabeth DeBartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology ELIZABETH A. DEBARTOLO is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the Rochester Institute of Technology. She earned her BSE at Duke University in 1994 and her MSME and Ph.D. at Purdue University in 1996 and 2000, respectively. She works with several students in the area of fatigue life prediction. Dr. DeBartolo serves on her college's leadership teams for both multi-disciplinary capstone design and outreach program development.Margaret Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology

Conference Session

Project Based Learning In ET Program

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chih-Ping Yeh, Wayne State University; Gene Yeau-Jian Liao, Wayne State University; Joseph L Petrosky, Macomb Community College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

responders, high school and middle school teachers, and corporate partners.Master of Science in Electric Drive Vehicle EngineeringThe MS-EVE program is designed to admit students with Bachelor’s degrees in engineering orengineering technology, or with mathematics-based science degrees in exceptional cases orequivalent. Students will receive the master’s degree after completing 32 credits of formalcourses, directed studies, research, or thesis. The program offers a thesis and a non-thesis option,both of which have a group of required core courses, supplemented by elective courses.With an emphasis in integrated learning by reinforcing theoretical comprehension with computersimulations, hands-on learning in the laboratory, and capstone design projects

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 5: COVID-19 Pandemic Lessons and Best Practices

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yanjun Yan, Western Carolina University; Ivo Draganov; Hugh Jack (duplicate), Western Carolina University; Tasho Tashev; Mary Anna Lafratta

. The studentsurveys showed that these projects were effective in achieving the course outcomes [1]. AtWestern Carolina University (WCU) that multiple authors are affiliated with, a five-PBL-coursesequence (one course in each of the first three years and two courses in the senior year) isincorporated into the curriculum of all the programs within the department (encompassingelectrical and mechanical disciplines in engineering technology and engineering programs), sothat the students can gradually sharpen their technical expertise, professional skills, andteamwork to perform well in the year-long capstone projects in their senior year, often sponsoredby the local industry.For an instructor or a class of students new to PBL, the uncertainty in

Conference Session

First Year Computing Topics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krista M Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Allen Benjamin Drown, Ohio State University; Lauren Corrigan, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

with specificprograming fundamentals. This would help inform future project decisions.References 1. Baibak, T, and Agrawal, R., “Programming Games To Learn Algorithms”, Proceedings of the 2007 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI, June 2007. 2. Maxim, B., “Serious Games as Software Engineering Capstone Projects,” Proceedings of the 2008 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 2008. 3. Estell, J.K., “Writing Card Games: An Early Excursion into Software Engineering Principles”, Proceedings of the 2005 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon, June 2005. 4. Helber, E., Brockman, M., and Kajfez, R

Conference Session

Project-Based and Experiential Learning in Manufacturing

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University; Richard Y Chiou, Drexel University; Tzu-liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas at El Paso

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Manufacturing Division (MFG)

manufacturing cell integrated with collaborative robotand 3-axis cnc machine.Students in the Engineering Technology programs are required to complete a yearlong three seriesof capstone course MET 42X Senior Design Project. This three-quarter course sequence aims totrain the students in identifying projects of relevance to society, in planning and scheduling asolution, and in entrepreneurial activities that may result from the project. The course is worth threecredit hours per quarter offering. The course is also intended to cover an industrial project startingfrom the proposal writing and conceptual design to final prototype building and concept realizationsteps. The course is focused on proposal and project progress report writing, prototype

Conference Session

Project-Based Student Learning: Part II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks; Frances Jallu, Pennsylvania State University, Berks

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Engineering Technology

Construction of a Solar Powered Outdoor Digital Display as a Capstone Design Project,” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, 2004. 2. Haman, A., Ross, R., Schumack, M., et. al., “A Student-Centered Solar Photovoltaic Installation Project,” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, 2007. 3. Meah, K., Fletcher, S., Ula, S., and Barrett, S., “Integrating Wind and Solar Electric Energy into Power System Teaching,” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, 2007. 4. Al Kalaani, Y., “A Solar System Project to Promote Renewable Energy Education

Conference Session

Innovative Project-based Learning Practices in Manufacturing

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Karen Kenyon, Grand Valley State University; John Paul Farris, Grand Valley State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

. Page 26.628.12References:1. Goldberg, M.R. and Pearlman, J.L. Best Practices for Team-Based Assistive Technology Design Courses. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2013. 41(9): p. 1880-1888.2. Catalano, J. D., P. Wray, and S. Cornelio. Compassion practicum: a capstone design experience at the United States Military Academy. Journal of Engineering Education, 2000. 89(4): p. 471–4743. Enderle, J. D. An overview of the National Science Foundation program on senior design projects to aid persons with disabilities. International Journal of Engineering Education, 2000. 15(4): p. 288–2974. Green, M. G., J. S. Linsey, C. Seepersad , K. Schmidt, and K. L. Wood. Design for Frontier Environments: A Novel Methodology and Results of

Conference Session

Project-Based Education in Energy Conversion

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Smith, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Richard Cockrum, California State Polytechnic University Pomona; Phyllis Nelson, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Marvin Abrams, California State Polytechnic University Pomona

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

nighttime operation.IntroductionA senior project has been established to give students the opportunity toparticipate in real life research that is applicable to energy conservation in theState of California. This project will provide a capstone educational experiencefor senior students to enhance their ability to be initially productive professionalengineers. The project team consists of three faculty in the Electrical andComputer Engineering (ECE) Department and four senior students. This projectis due to be completed by the fall of 2007. This project will endeavor to establishand demonstrate the feasibility of producing a computer controlled power supplyfor large light emitting diode (LED) arrays. It will reduce energy consumptionand costs

Conference Session

Outreach Projects and General Energy Education

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bin Wu, University of Missouri, Columbia; Sanjeev Khanna, University of Missouri; Richard Wyatt, University of Missouri; Roger Korenberg, Missouri Department of Natural Resources

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

become more competitive through achieving lean production and energy efficiency and waste minimization. As a mechanism to facilitate this effort, we provide links to each others website and provide the necessary web materials.Student involvementUp to date, both undergraduate and graduate students have been successfully involved with theCenter’s work - graduate classes through group projects, and senior undergraduate classesthrough Capstone projects. In addition to engineering, students majoring in physics, biochemistryand management have also been involved in the effort. These students have tackled, or getinvolved in, many activities such as:• Training about industrial energy audits, jointly supervised and facilitated by the

Conference Session

Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Cressler, Georgia Tech

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

feel strongly about, regardless of their team’s official position.Each team receives a team grade, based upon a combination of: a) the written position statement,b) the instructor’s judgment of the team’s approach to their presentation and the strength of their Page 15.62.6arguments, and c) the audience’s opinion of each team’s effort (a debate evaluation is filled outby the class to provide critical feedback to each team). Team Widget Deconstruction ProjectStudents also engage in a collaborative capstone research experience in which 5-person teams dotheir own widget deconstructions and present those findings to

Conference Session

Simulations and Project Based Learning I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed H. Elsawy, Tennessee Technological University; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Sally J. Pardue, Tennessee Technological University

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Engineering Technology

was found that the combination of styromol coatingin the experimental mullite sand produced the fastest cooling rate, and the combination of theexperimental coat in the control mullite sand produced the cast with the least number of internaldefects. The undergraduate student participated in this research experience received credits towardher senior project capstone culminating experience in engineering technology. Moreover, thestudent demonstrated her compliance with Criteria 3-Student Outcomes: a, b, c, d, f, and g.Currently she is employed by GM Smyrna plant as Production Supervisor & Group Leader.REU BACKGROUNDThe REU project “Industrial Application of Sensing, Modeling, and Control” sought to enhancethe image of the metal casting

Conference Session

Great Ideas for Projects that Teach Instrumentation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Keller, University of Tulsa; Jeremy S. Daily, University of Tulsa

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Instrumentation

programming of a simple control system in LabVIEW with the goal of achievingthe highest swing height for a given initial pressure. This is the capstone lab of the course andcomes after 4 dedicated LabVIEW programing labs and two previous, directed labs usingLabVIEW to interface with data acquisition (DAQ) hardware. Some previous familiarity with thepractical aspects of DAQ implementation is critical to the success of this experiment.Description of the Lab ExerciseThe goal of this is lab is two-fold.1) Determine the thrust characteristicsof a simple, pendulum attached,pressurized air rocket and 2) constructa simple control system that attains thehighest possible swing height for a giveninitial rocket pressure. This experimentintroduces the students to

Conference Session

Projects in Alternative Energy: Wind and Solar

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reg Recayi Pecen, University of Northern Iowa; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Bekir Z. Yuksek, University of Northern Iowa; Ulan Dakeev, University of Northern Iowa; Kenan Baltaci, University of Northern Iowa

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

schemes as advanced senior (capstone) design projects to be developed to monitor and control frequency and voltage of the AC grid.Table 1. Estimated energy output from a 10 kW Bergey Excel-S Wind Turbine at City: CedarFalls Turbine: Bergey Excel; 10 kW Loss Factor (%): 12 Tower Height: 100 feetThe objectives of a typical wind power education in a Baccalaureate degree program shouldinclude basic mathematics, physics, statistical analysis, computer programming, electricalcircuits, analog devices, digital electronics, conventional and renewable energy fundamentals,electrical machines, power electronics, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), electromechanics, measurement and protection fundamentals, power transmission lines, power

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Vuksanovich, Youngstown State University; Darrell Wallace, Youngstown State University

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Mechanical Engineering

paper is todetail investments and benefits of this type of collaborative experience for the student as well asthe requirements for implementation, assessment and success of the work.Assessment of the student’s progress throughout the project and the student’s scholasticimprovement overall were tracked by both MET and F&PA faculty. The results of theexperiment have provided enough confidence to conduct further experiments which are beingplanned for the Spring semester of 2010.I. IntroductionThe United States has long prided itself on the innovative capabilities of its industrial base.Henry Ford’s assembly line concept not only put the Ford Motor Company ahead of itscompetition when it was introduced, it also helped the United States out

Conference Session

Project Based Learning In ET Program

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston - Downtown; Matthew Stevenson; Sanjo Peter, University of Houston Downtown

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, students must work in teamsand complete a capstone project. This project, also called Senior Project in our terminology,provides students with an opportunity to work on complex control problems, similar to onesencountered in the industry, and employ a number of technologies and methods to provide apractical solution.In general, the Senior Project entails the design and construction of a process, identification ofkey control objectives, specification and implementation of required instrumentation for processvariable(s) monitoring and control, real time data acquisition and storage methods, modeling ofthe process using empirical and/or analytical methods, design and tuning of controllers, andclosed loop control performance evaluation.Equally

Conference Session

Project-Based and Experiential Learning in Manufacturing

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Javaid S Siddiqi; Alan S Gandy; Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing Division (MFG)

Engineering Education, 2024 Technical Training for Industry 4.0 Technologies: Low-Cost Gantry Candy Sorting System for Education and OutreachAbstractTechnology is changing at a much faster rate than ever. We call this the fourth industrialrevolution (Industry 4.0). In the authors’ community college and workforce developmentprograms, instructors focus on hands-on learning for high-level courses, including computervision (CV) and capstone courses. Often the learning experience is hindered by lack of resources.To introduce Industry 4.0 concepts to students, a low-cost automated system for sorting candythat uses a portable gantry robotic system with computer vision was developed.Existing work on candy sorting machines can be

Conference Session

Project-Based and Experiential Learning in Manufacturing

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Akbar M. Eslami, Elizabeth City State University; Kuldeep S Rawat, Elizabeth City State University; Chandra Bhushan Asthana P.E., Elizabeth City State University; Scott Bradshaw, Elizabeth City State University

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Diversity

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Manufacturing Division (MFG)

Bridge and Internship ProgramsAbstractUndergraduate students need exposure, initiation, motivation, and guidance to develop anorientation toward research that will benefit them not only in their capstone projects but also intheir future careers. Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) made such an opportunity availableto the rising junior and senior students of the Engineering Technology program.Fifteen rising junior students were selected to participate in the summer bridge program, and fourrising junior and senior students were selected to participate in a summer internship program atthe Coast Guard's aircraft facility. The project's scope was to engage students in designing,prototyping, and fabricating Unmanned Aircraft Vehicles (UAVs) and