Conference Session

Experiential Learning in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liya (Grace) Ni, California Baptist University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Engineering. Her research interests include controls and robotics, particularly haptics with applications in virtual reality and teleoperation. Page 22.2.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Haptics-Enabled Rehabilitation: A Design Project for a Control Systems CourseAbstractThis paper presents an interesting design project for the Control Systems course offered toElectrical and Computer Engineering and Mechanical Engineering senior students. Studentsdesigned real-time control systems that involve haptic effects, meaning force feedback

Conference Session

SE Capstone Design Projects, Part II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Jacques, Air Force Institute of Technology; John M. Colombi, Air Force Institute of Technology; Richard G. Cobb, Air Force Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

years of active duty Air Force service, Dr. Colombi led command and control systems integration projects, systems engineering for the Air Force E-3 aircraft program office, researched biometric systems security at the National Security Agency and managed/ researched communications networking in the Air Force Research Laboratory.Richard G Cobb, Air Force Institute of Technology Page 22.7.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Fostering Systems Engineering Education Through Interdisciplinary Programs and Graduate Capstone ProjectsAbstract The

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Technical Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven G. Northrup, Western New England College

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2011-2444: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY SENIOR DESIGN PROJECT -REDSIGNED TO INCREASE INTERDISCIPLINARY INTERACTIONSteven G Northrup, Western New England College Steven G. Northrup is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Western New England College in Springfield, MA. His research interests are: systems engineering and control systems in alternative energy power production, embedded control systems, humanoid and mobile robotics, and pedagogy of multidisciplinary teamwork. He has worked on alternative energy systems in Guatemala and the US and worked in automotive electronics design for several years

Conference Session

Collaborative Learning, Project-Based, Service Learning, and Impacts on Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russell Korte, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Bruce Elliott-Litchfield, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Laura D. Hahn, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Aaron Daniel Lewicki, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Valeri Werpetinski, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Seung Won Hong, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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International

international service projects and how students learn to enhance creativity. An Illinois alumnus, he earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, worked in industry for four years, and earned his master’s and doctorate degrees in agricultural and biochemical engineering at Purdue University. Since 1986, he has been on the faculty at the University of Illinois, where he is a professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering.Laura D Hahn, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr. Laura Hahn is a zero-% time assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She specializes in curriculum and instruc- tion

Conference Session

Female Faculty, Learning, NSF, and ABET Issues at Two-Year Colleges

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

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Two Year College Division

AC 2011-100: A SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT FOR A FRESHMANENGINEERING COURSEDan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College DAN G. DIMITRIU has been practicing engineering since 1970 and taught engineering courses con- currently for over 20 years. He has been involved with several engineering societies and was elected vice-chair of the Two-Year College Division of ASEE in 2005. He has been the coordinator of the En- gineering Program at San Antonio College since 2001. His research interests are: alternative fuels, fuel cells, plastics, and engineering education.Jerry O’Connor, San Antonio College Jerry O’Connor has been teaching physics (and occasionally engineering and math) courses since 1980. He is currently the Department

Conference Session

Engineering Mechanics Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Schuster, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

AC 2011-1235: A SIMPLE LAB PROJECT INTEGRATING THEORETI-CAL, NUMERICAL, AND EXPERIMENTAL STRESS ANALYSISPeter Schuster, California Polytechnic State University Peter Schuster is an Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Cal Poly State University. His areas of interest are design, stress analysis, and biomechanics. Page 22.101.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Simple Lab Project Integrating Theoretical, Numerical, and Experimental Stress AnalysisAbstractLearning is enhanced when students consider problems from different

Conference Session

Design Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John E. Pakkala, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

dynamics simulation tool developed by students and for use by student design teams ispresented in this work. The project is the result of work done by students participating in anexchange program between international partner universities. Students in the exchange programcomplete a Senior Capstone Design project and additionally write a Diploma Thesis as part ofearning degrees from both universities. The simulation tool is meant for use in the early stages ofthe design of four-wheeled vehicle projects such as the SAE Mini-Baja challenge or the SAEFormula competition. The simulation tool uses MATLAB and Simulink and simulates a14-degrees-of-freedom (DOF) system. The model can accommodate different suspension linkagesand allows anti-roll bars in the

Conference Session

FPD X: First-Year Design with Projects, Modeling, and Simulation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifford A. Whitfield, Ohio State University; Philip Schlosser, Ohio State University; John A Merrill, Ohio State University; Elizabeth Riter, Ohio State University; Kuldeep Agarwal, Ohio State University

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First-Year Programs

success among students with learning disabilities. Dr. Merrill currently serves as an advisor for Engineers for Community Service (ECOS), a student-run organization at Ohio State. He teaches a Service-Learning course for Engineering students, which also involves traveling to Honduras with his students over Spring Break to implement projects on behalf of a rural orphanage. He is a two-time recipient of the College of Engineering’s Boyer Award for Excellence in Teaching. Address: The Ohio State University, 2070 Neil Ave., 244E Hitchcock Hall, Columbus, OH 43210-1278; telephone: (+1) 614.292.0650; fax: (+1) 614.247.6255; e-mail: merrill.25@osu.edu.Ms. Elizabeth Riter, Ohio State University Elizabeth is currently a

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter L Schmidt, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Daniel Hoch, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Nabila A. Bousaba, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; William F. Heybruck, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Deborah L Sharer, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Valentina Cecchi, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Gary Teng, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Elizabeth Sharer, Francis Marion University

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Design in Engineering Education

AC 2011-1535: AN OPTIMIZATION ROUTINE FOR ASSIGNING STU-DENTS TO CAPSTONE PROJECT GROUPSPeter L Schmidt, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Peter L. Schmidt received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Louisville, a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and his doc- torate degree in mechanical engineering from Vanderbilt University. He is currently an assistant professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He has served as a research associate and as an instructor at Vanderbilt University. He has also worked at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Crane, Indiana; at Precision Rubber, now part of Parker Hannifin in

Conference Session

Case Studies, Engineering Education and Outcome Assessment Around the Globe

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Baker, The University of Vermont; John Merrill, The Ohio State University; David Munoz, Colorado School of Mines

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International

AC 2010-1962: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & ENGINEERING:PERSPECTIVES ON INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECTS IN HONDURASDan Baker, The University of Vermont Daniel Baker is an Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Community Development and Applied Economics at the University of Vermont. He specializes in participatory and collaborative projects between academic institutions and community groups -- in international, regional, and local settings. With a background in technology transfer, agricultural economic and business analysis, he is engaged in numerous projects throughout Honduras. He is also a PI for a multi-year grant investigating agricultural labor practices in Vermont.John Merrill, The Ohio State

Conference Session

The Best of Design in Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Williams, Virginia Tech; Erin Crede, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech; Richard Goff, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

AC 2010-2201: EFFECTS OF STUDENT-CUSTOMER INTERACTION IN ACORNERSTONE DESIGN PROJECTChristopher Williams, Virginia Tech Christopher B. Williams is an Assistant Professor at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, where he directs the Design, Research, and Education for Additive Manufacturing Systems (DREAMS) Laboratory. His joint appointment in the Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Education departments reflects his diverse research interests which include layered manufacturing, design methodology, and design education. As a member of an instructional team that orchestrated a service-learning design project for the first-year engineering program, Professor

Conference Session

Aspects of Public Policy in Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Roper, George Mason University

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Engineering and Public Policy

AC 2010-2228: GREEN TOURISM PROJECT AS PART OF SMART URBANGROWTH CLASSWilliam Roper, George Mason University Dr. Roper is a professor at George Mason University. He is a Founding Director & President of Rivers of the World Foundation and a Sr. Advisor to the consulting firm of Dawson & Associates. He joined George Mason after serving as Professor and Chairman of the Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering at George Washington University. During that time he also served as Sr. Science and Technology Advisor to the NGA. Prior to this position he was the director of the U.S. Army Geospatial Center in Alexandria, VA and earlier Dir. of the Corps of Engineers world-wide civil

Conference Session

Effective Methods for Recruiting Women to Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna Milgram, Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science (IWITTS); Daniella Severs, Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science (IWITTS)

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Women in Engineering

AC 2010-2242: CALWOMENTECH PROJECT: RECRUITING AND RETAININGWOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMSDonna Milgram, Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science (IWITTS)Daniella Severs, Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science (IWITTS) Page 15.255.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 CalWomenTech Project: Recruiting and Retaining Women in Technology ProgramsAbstractThe Institute for Women in Trades, Technology Science’s (IWITTS) CalWomenTech Project isbeing highlighted by NSF following an expert panel review at the three year mark in December2008 for demonstrating significant achievement and program

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I

Collection

2015 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Yiming Rong, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Topics

International Forum

Paper ID #14274Ten Year Experience of Global Capstone Design Projects in ChinaDr. Yiming Rong, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Yiming (Kevin) Rong is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Associate Program Director of Manufacturing/Materials Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He received his Ph.D in Me- chanical Engineering from University of Kentucky, in 1989. Dr. Rong worked as a faculty member at Southern Illinois University for eight years before joining WPI in 1998. Since 2010, Professor Rong has also worked at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, taking the leadership in Manufacturing Engineering

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Pune Innovation Centre; Ayano OHSAKI P.E.

Tagged Topics

Student Development

Paper ID #11009Project Based Learning (PBL) - Across Disciplines and Across CulturesDr. Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Pune Innovation Centre Page 20.32.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Project Based Learning (PBL) - Across Disciplines and Across CulturesAbstractThere is a critical requirement for today’s engineering education to transcend the barriers ofglobal cultures and universal disciplines. The paper presents an experiment where the essentialswere packaged in a joint Indo

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session II - Faculty Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Mohammad Kamal Hossain, Tuskegee University; Stacy Benjamin, Northwestern University; Kwanju Kim, Hongik University; Manuel Löwer, RWTH Aachen University; Pradosh K. Ray, Tuskegee University

Tagged Topics

Faculty Development

last five years.Mrs. Stacy Benjamin, Northwestern University Stacy Benjamin is the Director of the Segal Design Certificate program at Northwestern University. Prior to joining Northwestern, she worked for nine years at IDEO, in the Boston and Chicago offices, where she led projects across a broad range of industries including medical, business, industrial, and consumer goods. She received her M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from UCLA and a B.S in Mechanical Engi- neering from the University of Rochester. Benjamin’s expertise is in user-centered engineering design, innovation strategies, and project management.Prof. Kwanju Kim, Hongik University Kwanju Kim is a professor in the Department of Mechanical and System

Conference Session

Recruiting, Retention & Advising

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Pierre Larochelle

Session #XXXX State of the Art in Freshman Programs Unifying Assessment of Freshman Design Teams With Team Project Management Pierre Larochelle Florida Institute of Technology Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering 150 West University Blvd. Melbourne, FL 32901AbstractThis paper discusses efforts to unify the assessment of first-year engineering designproject teams with the project management skills and techniques employed by the teams.Assessment of the performance of individual design project team members is always

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Hilary Lackritz, Purdue University; Laura Demsetz, College of San Mateo; Olivia Graeve, University of Nevada-Reno; Amy Moll, Boise State University; Elliot Douglas, University of Florida; Stacy Gleixner, San Jose State University

AC 2005-1201: DEVELOPMENT OF PROJECT-BASED INTRODUCTORY TOMATERIALS ENGINEERING MODULESAmy Moll, Boise State UniversityElliot Douglas, University of FloridaHilary Lackritz, Purdue UniversityLaura Demsetz, College of San MateoOlivia Graeve, University of Nevada-RenoStacy Gleixner, San Jose State University Page 10.473.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2005 Session 1526 Development of Project-Based Introductory to Materials Engineering Modules S.H. Gleixner1, E. Douglas2, O. Graeve3, H. Lackritz1, L. Demsetz4, A. Moll5

Conference Session

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Li Qian

Teaching Multi-axis Complex Surface Machining via Simulation and Projects Li Qian Department of Engineering Technology & Management South Dakota State University Brookings, SD 57006AbstractMulti-axis Computerized Numerical Control (CNC) machines have become the applicationof choice for complex sculptured surface machining. Simulation of tool paths and machineoperations is desirable for cost and time savings. These advanced technologies are beingintegrated into a senior Manufacturing Engineering Technology (MNET) curriculum at theSouth Dakota State University (SDSU).Seven

Conference Session

Real World Applications

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Youakim Kalaani

Session 2249 A Solar System Project to Promote Renewable Energy Education Youakim Al Kalaani Northern Illinois University, Technology DepartmentAbstractAs issues such as climate change, global warming, increased blackouts, and oil price fluctuationcontinue to pepper the news, it is likely that the use of renewable energy will become anincreasing national priority that will affect the next generation of college students. Indeed, astatewide survey conducted by the Illinois Clean Energy Foundation, has found that the vastmajority of Illinois residents, from both urban and rural

Conference Session

Industrial Collaborations

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Srikanth Pidugu

ASEE 2005-66 University-Industry-High School Educational Partnership: Fuel Cell Energy Project S. B. Pidugu, S. Midturi and A. D. Jones University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Engineering Technology 2801 S. University Avenue Little Rock, AR, 72204Abstract The University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) partnered with three agencies andselect local high schools to instruct students on the principles and applications of fuel cells andkey

Conference Session

Integrating Mathematics and Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Shane Palmquist

Session 682 Benefiting Professional Practice using Engineering Mathematics: A Project-Based Learning Approach Shane M. Palmquist Department of Engineering Western Kentucky UniversityAbstractTraditionally in the engineering profession, engineers are taught to read a problem, draw thediaphragm, identify the applicable engineering equations and solve for the numerical solution.While the methodology addresses the importance of understanding the problem, the process ofsolving leads to a single numerical value. As a

Conference Session

Trends in ME Education Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Forsberg

Session 1566 A Student-Centered Senior Capstone Project in Heat Exchanger Design Charles H. Forsberg Department of Engineering, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549OverviewHofstra University recently received a grant from the American Society of Heating,Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) for students to design and build a heatexchanger demonstration unit for the mechanical engineering laboratories. The grant wasawarded through ASHRAE’s Undergraduate Senior Project Grant Program. Senior mechanicalengineering students designed and built the heat exchanger unit as their

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Roslyn Smith; Amitabha Bandyopadhyay

SESSION 1621 A Senior Project in Construction Management Technology Based on Work sampling Amitabha Bandyopadhyay, Roslyn Smith SUNY Farmingdale, NY AbstractOne of the problems we face in 4-year engineering technology programs is to motivatestudents to work on a senior project that is based on the research methodology. Moststudents choose instead traditional design projects. The design projects are good forintegrating knowledge from various courses, but students do not get a chance to work onnew innovative areas where they have to

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Roxanne Jacoby

Session 1793 Instilling Essential Globalization Skills Through Internet Based International Joint-Venture Projects Prof. Roxanne Jacoby Department of Mechanical Engineering The Nerken School of Engineering, Cooper UnionAbstractThe rapid, relentless, globalization of manufacturing and services, and the substantial productivity gains of the pastseveral years, has created the need for well-rounded graduating engineers, understanding the business side ofengineering just as well as the technical side. They also have to

Conference Session

Technological Literacy I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Samuel Daniels; Bouzid Aliane; Jean Nocito-Gobel; Michael Collura

Session 1661 Project-Based Introduction to Engineering - a University Core Course Jean Nocito-Gobel, Samuel Daniels, Michael Collura, Bouzid Aliane School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, University of New HavenAbstractThis paper describes a first year engineering course that is taken by both engineering and non-engineering students. The project-based Introduction to Engineering course, EAS107P, fulfills auniversity core curriculum elective. Although engineering students take the course during theirfirst year, students from other majors typically elect to take the course later in their curriculum.The focus of EAS107P is

Conference Session

Industrial-Sponsored Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Fry

Session Number: 1325 The Benefits and Trade-offs of Web-Based Industry Sponsored Projects Richard Fry, IDSA, ITEA Assistant Professor, Industrial Design Program School of Technology Brigham Young UniversityIntroductionIndustrial Design has been a part of Brigham Young University for the past 35 years. BYU issituated in Provo, UT – 700 miles in any direction from the closest centers of Industrial Design.Sixty percent of all other industrial Design programs recognized by NASAD are located within100 miles of major manufacturing

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Troy McBride

Solar Boat/ Solar Car -- Challenging projects for first-year students Troy McBride Department of Physics and Engineering Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA 17022 email: mcbridet@etown.edu1. IntroductionIn the Spring semesters of 2003 and 2004, first year engineering students at ElizabethtownCollege were assigned time-consuming, challenging projects in the “Introduction toEngineering” course as part of their required curriculum. In the Spring of 2003, the assignedproject was the design and construction of a solar-powered boat capable of carrying one personaround

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Edwards; Hussein Vastani; Manuel Perez-Quinones

Supporting On-line Direct Markup and Evaluation of Students' Projects Hussein Vastani, Stephen H. Edwards, Manuel A. Pérez-Quiñones Department of Computer Science Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA 24061AbstractAutomated grading systems have been in use for several years. These systems automate part ofthe grading process by compiling, executing and testing student submitted source code.However, such systems often fail to include a mechanism to allow instructors or grader toprovide free form comments on student work. One must resort to other methods to providefeedback to

Conference Session

Controls, Mechatronics

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Pennell; Peter Avitabile; John White

Session 1166AN INTERWOVEN MULTISEMESTER DYNAMIC SYSTEMS PROJECT TO INTEGRATE STEM MATERIAL Dr. Peter Avitabile, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department Dr. Stephen Pennell, Professor, Mathematics Department Dr. John R. White, Professor, Chemical Engineering Department University of Massachusetts Lowell One University Avenue Lowell, Massachusetts USA Peter_Avitabile@uml.eduAbstractStudents generally do not understand how basic STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering