Conference Session

Starting Them Early

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brianna L Dorie, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Zdanna Tranby; Scott K Van Cleave, Science Museum of MN; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Gina Navoa Svarovsky, Science Museum of Minnesota

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

been engagement tools within clinical contexts as a therapeutic tooland for play therapy4. Puppets provide a concrete focal point that enhances children’scomprehension, interest, and engagement during a discourse activity5,6. So instead ofdiscussing their own insecurities, fears, or opinions, the puppet is used as a surrogate aschildren project their own persona onto the puppet. Puppets have also been used toencourage children in mathematical lessons7, promote engagement in science9, and teachphonics9. Puppets have been shown to: • Decrease children’s fears of the interview process • Lower anxiety levels • Help assess children’s knowledge • Help children to adjust to environment • Provide effective

Conference Session

Engineering and Engineering Technology Transfer and the Two-Year College Student Part 2

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruk T. Berhane, Florida International University; Collins N. Vaye, Florida International University; Joseph Ronald Sturgess, Virginia Tech; Daniel Ifeoluwa Adeniranye, Florida International University

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Diversity

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Two-Year College Division (TYCD)

Africa.Mr. Joseph Ronald Sturgess, Virginia Tech Joseph Sturgess is a PhD student in the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, where he also serves as a graduate research assistant contributing to various projects supporting low-income STEM students and minority-serving institutions. His research interests include community college-minority serving institution partnerships, transfer students, post-traditional students and broadening participation in engineering education. He received his B.S. in electrical engi- neering from Tuskegee University, a M.S in journalism from the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, a M.S. in physics from Fisk University, a M.S. in

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI) Technical Session 10

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Clippinger, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend ; Ruth Camille Pflueger, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend College; Steven Nozaki, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend ; Johanna Fouts Bodenhamer

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division (MULTI)

provided with WATTStraining) as well as in the “experimental” year of the study (tutors provided with the WATTS training).Background:The students in the study were senior-year students enrolled in the capstone design sequence of an METprogram. The course sequence meets once a week during the fall and spring semesters and is taught bythe same instructor both semesters. Students are assigned to work on industry-sponsored design projectsin teams of three or four. Each team’s project work is facilitated by a faculty advisor drawn from the METdepartment faculty. During the course of the semester, the students are tasked with applying the designskills learned in other MET courses to their design project. Each student must select a component oraspect of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Weissbach, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis; Ruth Camille Pflueger, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend ; Immanuel Edinbarough, P.E., The University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Corinne C. Renguette, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis; Brandon Sorge, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis; Gamini P. Mendis, Pennsylvania State University, Behrend ; Matthew Rothrock; Annwesa Dasgupta; Johanna Bodenhamer, IUPUI

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

tutors that often staff them need to be prepared for the differences in writing betweenhumanities and STEM fields. The Writing Assignment Tutor Training in STEM (WATTS)model was designed to improve tutor confidence and student writing. In this innovative training,the writing center supervisor and STEM instructor collaboratively create a one-hour training fortutors about the assignment content, technical terminology, genre conventions, and instructorexpectations.A research study on this multidisciplinary collaborative project is being conducted to determinethe impact of WATTS on students, tutors, and faculty and to identify its mitigating andmoderating effects, assessing the elements of the model that have the most impact. Data from allWATTS

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2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Oghenetega A. Obewhere; Karen A. Cerda; Rajesh Keloth; Shudipto K. Dishari

are shared. The proposedhybrid STEM camp aims to create a nurturing and stimulating environment for young learners,fostering their passion for STEM, and preparing them for a successful future in these fields. Theinclusion of in-person workshops, enriched with immersive experiments and hands-on projects,will solidify theoretical knowledge with real-world applications, while the virtual componentsensure accessibility to a broader audience and promote collaboration between students acrossvarious geographical locations. The hybrid STEM camp is envisioned as an innovative anddynamic program, inspired by the experiences of the Nanomaterials group, to inspire and equipthe next generation of innovators and problem solvers in the world of

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2023 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Mirit Shamir; Matthew Sanderson; Rebecca Cors; Nathan Hendricks; Stacy Hutchinson; Prathap Parameswaran; Melanie M. Derby

and practice, and design to establish knowledgebase in system thinking concepts and tools. Course grading includes reflections and analyses,system component maps, and a final project, an integrated system map. The evaluation resultsthrough the four (4) cohorts show that student ratings about their perceived ability to performFEW systems tasks improved from the beginning to the end of the course, from ‘somewhat able’to ‘very able.’ Students rated most course activities as “very useful”.IntroductionSystems thinking is an approach for examining complex events and systems in a holistic way [1].Its origin dates back thousands of years ago to indigenous cultures [2], and it is a framework forbetter understanding linkages and connections between

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division 2 - Engagement in Practice Lightning Round: Equitable Engagement and Transformative Education

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vincent Nguyen, University of Maryland, College Park; Jennifer Bishop, University of Maryland, College Park; Paige E. Smith, University of Maryland, College Park; Rebecca Kenemuth

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

mechanical engineering capstone projects, introducing non-profit partnerships related to designs for persons with disabilities, and founding the Social/Environmental Design Impact Award. He manages several outreach and diversity efforts including the large-scale Get Out And Learn (GOAL) engineering kit program that reaches thousands of local K-12 students.Jennifer Bishop, University of Maryland, College Park Jen Bishop is the Assistant Director - Outreach and Recruitment for the Women in Engineering Program at the University of Maryland, A. James Clark School of Engineering, where she draws upon her 10+ years of STEM and Maker education experience to inspire future engineers. Jen has a Bachelor’s degree in

Conference Session

Session 10 - Track 2: Get Outside and Learn (GOAL) Engineering Kits

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2023 Collaborative Network for Computing and Engineering Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Jennifer Bishop, University of Maryland College Park; Vincent Nguyen, University of Maryland College Park; Paige E Smith, University of Maryland College Park; Elisabeth Smela, University of Maryland College Park

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CoNECD Paper Sessions, Diversity

. Nguyen is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Maryland, College Park. He is a founding member of the Environmental and Socially Responsible Engineering (ESRE) group who work to integrate and track conscientious engineering aspects throughout the undergraduate educational experience across the college. His efforts include formally integrating sustainability design requirements into the mechanical engineering capstone projects, introducing non-profit partnerships related to designs for persons with disabilities, and founding the Social/Environmental Design Impact Award. He manages several outreach and diversity efforts including the large-scale Get Out And Learn (GOAL) engineering kit program that reaches thousands

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Siben Dasgupta

board. This paper describes how Wentworth Institute of Technology provides “hands on”experience with real signals by using a “laboratory” based on MATLAB and SIMULINK running on PC’s.In addition, an innovative approach is provided in this paper for integrating DSP course in to the graduateprogram at Heritage Engineering College in Calcutta, India.Digital Signal Processing at Wentworth Institute of Technology – Course OutlineThe DSP course at Wentworth Institute of Technology is developed with an objective to help the studentsto learn DSP’s and carry out a project in stages, through gradual steps, in subjects related with signalprocessing which can be found in industry, such as digital filters, echo cancellation, audio equalizers,modems, voice

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Chitra N. Javdekar

with Northeastern University, Massachusetts and funded by NSF. The engineering designcourse is a first-semester freshman engineering 4-credit course (Engineering Design with CAD -I) thatis based on instruction in Computer Aided Design (CAD), and is transferred to a four-year institution asa 2-credit course in CAD. The course essentially involved teaching students to create 3D models ofparts, and assemblies and 2-D drawings using SolidWorks. While Engineering Graphics is a traditionalcourse, it also posed a constraint in that the students did not have time to explore “engineering design”in a meaningful way and tended to spend more time learning the software (more than 80 percent) thanin working on projects that simulated the experience of

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Allen S. Guinoo; Joshua A. Stewart; Lin Lin

Joshua.Andrew.Stewart@maine.edu Llin@usm.maine.eduAbstract - This project is designed to implement the use of kerosene at 3%, and heating oil by 4% [4].These rising pricesactive solar technologies via a solar hot air system to help for fuel show the need to produce heat from alternate sources,reduce dependence on external energy sources to modern such as solar energy.homes. Empty and plated solar hot air collectors werefabricated and tested in different operation conditions todetermine the maximum effectiveness of the thermal solarenergy absorption. A photovoltaic panel is utilized to providepower for the control unit and the fan in the exhaust vent ofthe collector. The photovoltaic cells are used to help

Collection

2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Hudson V. Jackson; Evelyn A. Ellis

aligned with the realworld needs of business and industry. Several programs such as STEM summer programs and internshipshave been developed to address these issues, but to a large extent, such programs are short-term based.Additionally, they mostly target high school students; are only applicable in one grade level; or are onetime project-based events. What would be the impact of systematically exposing PK through high schoolstudents to engineering concepts, applications, and career opportunities on a long-term, continuous basisat each grade level? If students are constantly reminded that engineering is part of their daily lives, thiscould generate a lifetime interest in the engineering profession and engage them in benefiting humanity.The

Collection

2015 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

John E. Patterson

caused failure ofthe structure. This research provides a basis for evaluation of the forensic investigation of thecausal factors which impact residential structures. The derived results are applied to preventsimilar damage in future impacts.When conducting research projects proper and applicable research methods are required to insureaccurate and reasonable procedures to complete the project. This project provides an avenue forstudents to perform pure research by collecting data following a hurricane and if possible, priorto the storm by examining the structures in a high probability zone. To conduct investigativeresearch, as in the evaluation of the damage caused to a structure in a hurricane, the chosenmethod must draw upon applied techniques1

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Andrea Baruzzi; Theresa M Calcagno

project. For thepurpose of this discussion, we will focus on how Infoguides can be used to incorporateinformation literacy skills into undergraduate courses.Infoguide Integration in IT103For some courses, library instruction is not feasible due to time or other constraints. At GMU,IT103 – Introduction to Computing is one such course. IT103 is a general educationrequirement for all students. Students can test out of it, but the vast majority (approximately1100 each Fall and Spring semester) take the class. Due to the large number of sections of IT103offered (15-17 sections during fall and spring semesters), it is not possible to conduct libraryinstruction for each.To address the information needs of IT103 students, the library developed a course

Collection

2015 ASEE Zone 3 Conference

Authors

deficiencies in higher level learning skills of engineering students isthrough experiential learning.Experiential learning Kolb6 stated that experiential learning is the process of making meaning from directexperience, i.e., "learning from experience". As early as 1976, American Society for EngineeringEducation (ASEE) published a report on experiential learning where Harrisberger et al.7evaluated six different experiential learning programs in engineering with the intent to determinethe learning outcomes and learning potential of experiential project activities. The reportidentified the following skills and attributes that can be reinforced by a well-designed experientiallearning program: problem-solving skills, interpersonal awareness, creative

Collection

2010 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Oenardi Lawanto

) goalorientations. Self-efficacy for learning and performance (SELP) is a strong belief about thestudent’s ability and confidence to perform the task.A total of 113 students participated in the study. These students participated in five schools thatimplement Project Lead the Way curriculum in three states. After having completed their designproject, each student was asked to complete a modified version of the Motivated Strategies forLearning Questionnaire (MSLQ) survey instrument which evaluated their IGO, EGO, and SELP.Several correlation tests were conducted to evaluate how students’ IGO, EGO, and SELPimpacted their work on an engineering design. The results show that there was a significantcorrelation between students’ IGO and EGO, IGO and SELP, and EGO

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Nebojsa Jaksic

the ideas and decides which three ideas to recommend for further consideration.Curricular ContextAt our institution, there are two undergraduate engineering programs: industrial engineering andmechatronics. Apart from disciplinary courses emphasizing design, students from both programsare required to take a two course sequence in their senior year: the Senior Seminar (two semester-credits) and the Senior Design Project (three semester-credits). In the Senior Seminar coursestudents are introduced to some general design ideation concepts like brainstorming, brainwriting,collaborative sketching, morphological analysis, transformational design using mind-mapping,design by analogy, TRIZ, and the S-field theory. In the Senior Design Project course

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Clint Staley; Michael Haungs

. Subject matter suitable for recorded lecture. 3. Reasonably mature student body able to work with online materials requiring good self- discipline, e.g. not fall term freshmen. 4. Subject matter that does not rapidly evolve, so that investment in recordings and perhaps automated grading is worthwhile.It is also helpful if most student homework and projects are evaluable by automated systems.Point 2 is of particular interest. Experience with online instruction of remedial students, such asthe Udacity experiment at CSU San Jose, suggest that the less structured nature of onlineteaching may be a poor fit for remedial or less mature students.Description of the Model. Our high-efficiency model follows the standard inverted

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2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Lucie Alidieres-Dumonceaud; Chantal Charnet

platforms.Learning platforms allow the student’s work to be organized, and for digital resources to bereadily available, which can be submitted and reviewed. But also, students can communicatewith teachers and tutors.In France, except in experimental cases in a few penitentiaries, prisons are not connected tothe Internet. Therefore, educational and technical solutions for this particular setting must beprovided by instructors in higher education as well as instructional designers. The researchpresented in this paper is ongoing and it focuses on the project entitled, IDEFI (Initiativesd’Excellence pour l’enseignement et la formation innovantes) i, at the University of Paul-Valéry Montpellier.The objective of this project is to increase the success rate of

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2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Jeffrey Ashworth; William Crisler

utilized in aerodynamics, aircraft performance, and static aircraftstability to analyze the performance characteristics of a student-selected, existing aircraft. Thecourse lectures contain references from many authors/texts for researching and understandingvarious techniques to analyze aircraft characteristics. Students apply the various techniques ingroups of three in the five assigned projects. The projects also enhance communication skills byrequiring five written reports and a final presentation. An outstanding motivational aspect of thecourse is the students compare results to published results of existing aircraft. In the secondcourse (Aircraft Preliminary Design), student groups of 6 to 9 (Integrated Product Teams, IPTs)are given only

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2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

John T. Tester

“D4P,”curriculum, a series of innovative undergraduate classes which involve team-oriented learningclasses for the students in each of their freshman, sophomore, junior and senior years. The D4Pcourses engaged students to learn by actively using engineering education tools that address theissues of realizing a design: problem solving, project management, and teaming.The D4P program provided courses that emphasized team-oriented design and project management.However, traditional manufacturing knowledge and basic skills were not originally addressed,because the program, prior to the 2000’s was not sufficiently large to generate sufficient resources tosupport an ongoing manufacturing laboratory. With the advent of increased enrollments and

Conference Session

Full Papers IV

Collection

FYEE 2025 Conference

Authors

Rumeysa Tekin Baturalp, Texas Tech University; Nurcan Bac, Texas Tech University

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FYEE 2025

more concrete examples of what courses students study and the typesof careers they can pursue—such as sample projects, internship experiences, or alumni joboutcomes.Q4: Helpfulness of Department Seminars: Nearly two-thirds of students (64%) found theseminars helpful in shaping or reinforcing their major choice, including 34% who said theyprovided clear direction. Another 35% were neutral, finding the information useful but notdecisive, and no students rated the seminars as unhelpful. These results suggest the seminars arebroadly effective but vary in impact, especially for students already committed to a major. Thishighlights the need for presentations that balance general overviews with more detailed supportfor those still exploring their

Conference Session

Full Papers IV

Collection

FYEE 2025 Conference

Authors

Katerina Goseva-Popstojanova, West Virginia University; Daniel Mackin Freeman, University of Washington; Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University

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FYEE 2025

projected toincrease by 33% from 2023 to 2033, far outpacing the average growth for all occupations [2].To address the workforce gap, West Virginia University (WVU) launched a B.S. in Cybersecurityand an Area of Emphasis (AoE) in Cybersecurity for other B.S. majors in 2018. The B.S.program earned ABET accreditation in 2022 and is designated by the NSA as a National Centerof Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education (CAE-CD). Aligned with this mission, theNSF S-STEM funded project “Attracting and Cultivating Cybersecurity Experts and Scholarsthrough Scholarships” (ACCESS) aims to increase the annual enrollment in WVU’scybersecurity programs and support student success and career readiness. ACESS incorporatesseveral co-curricular activities

Conference Session

ERM WIP IV: Examining Undergraduate Recruitment & Retention

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlie Cooper M.Ed., University of Georgia; Herman Ronald Clements III, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, Purdue University – West Lafayette; Danielle V. Lewis, University at Buffalo; Kevin Jay Kaufman-Ortiz, Purdue University/Cornell University; Matthew Bahnson, Purdue University – West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Allison Godwin, Cornell University; Linda DeAngelo, University of Pittsburgh

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

majors and is currently a Graduate Research Assistant for the UBelong Collaborative.Mr. Herman Ronald Clements III, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PWL) (COE) H. Ronald Clements is a postbaccalaureate research assistant in the STRIDE lab at Purdue University and an incumbent graduate student for the 2020-2021 year. He works on the project titled aˆ CœCAREER: Actualizing Latent Diversity: Building Innovation throuDr. Danielle V. Lewis, University at Buffalo Dr. Danielle Vegas Lewis is currently the Postdoctoral Associate in Dr. Courtney Faber’s ENLITE lab in the Department of Engineering Education at the University at Buffalo. Her research agenda aims to understand and disrupt the ways in which socially constructed

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Sylmarie Davila-Montero, The Citadel

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Professional Papers

? “What languages are needed?” “What are you looking to get out of Questions for the “Network availability?” the visual aid?” customer and “Cost limitations for the project?” “What is the time frame for project other “Timeline/deadline?” completion?” stakeholders “What is the budget?” • Students responded that they felt most distanced…: o “Brainstorming idea for product.” o On day 5, after they were done preparing their prototypes and presentations. o More than 50% of the students never felt distanced. • Students felt that the action that was most affirming or helpful was… o

Conference Session

Professional Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Kari J Lippert, University of South Alabama; Sean Walker, University of South Alabama; Roy Daniel McLeod, University of South Alabama; Sudhanshu Tarale, University of South Alabama; Christine Goldman Robinson, University of South Alabama; Matthew Christopher Monday, University of South Alabama; David Seger, University of South Alabama

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Professional Papers

Systems.Roy Daniel McLeod, University of South AlabamaSudhanshu Tarale, University of South AlabamaChristine Goldman Robinson, University of South Alabama Registered Professional Engineer in Alabama and Mississippi; Currently working full-time in consulting engineering for Schoel as Sr. Project Manager and utility team lead, after teaching Civil Engineering at UA-Huntsville and consulting part-time from 2006 -2022.Mr. Matthew Christopher Monday, University of South Alabama Computer Engineer with B.S in Computer Engineering and a M.S. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of South Alabama. Current PhD student in systems engineering at the University of South Alabama.David Seger, University of South

Conference Session

Student Papers

Collection

2025 ASEE Southeast Conference

Authors

Frederick Rowell, Clemson University; Todd Schweisinger P.E., Clemson University; John R. Wagner P.E., Clemson University

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Student Papers

knowledge of collaborative design withintegrated PLM tools. The following two sections discuss the benefits, drawbacks, and difficultiesof using advanced PDM software, including features such as CAD and PDM integration,engineering workflows, and collaborative design tools.3.1 PDM ApplicationPDM software is one of the essential parts of a digital collaborative design space, as it facilitatesall the different PLM software tools and processes discussed earlier in this paper. Teamcenter canintegrate CAD, CAE, and CAM software into its central database to create a repository for allproduct-related data. For this project, Teamcenter was the foundation for building the trackedvehicle's digital twin. To introduce Teamcenter, a presentation was created

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2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Jean-Paul Brice; Matthew Stein

A 3D Manipulation Robot for Internet Use with Sensory Substitution Jean-Paul Brice Roger Williams University Matthew Stein Roger Williams UniversityAbstract The Ihands project [1] at Roger Williams University is an online robot that allows Internet usersto manipulate objects through a graphical user interface. The robot resembles a hand with two pairs ofopposed fingers and a perpendicular thumb. The fingers are integrated with sensors to provide hapticfeedback to the users. Users also have visual feedback and are able to move the hand and grab objectsplaced on a

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Tyler J. Martin; Matthew S. Jolda; Christopher M. Linden; Douglas E. Dow

learning environment, but lacks instruction and advice on strategy orskillful play. These types of systems simply teach a player how to play one step at a time, asopposed to thinking several moves ahead, which is how masters develop strategy for the game.Need and Proposed SolutionNo available chess systems on the market optimally benefit both visual and kinetic learners. Asystem for chess that would provide a simple and easy way to understand using the visual andkinetic environment would help those types of learners understand and develop skill at the gameof chess. This project designed, built, and tested a prototype of such a system. The design allowsfor kinetic learners to manipulate the pieces and for visual learners to see all the places where

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2010 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Dan Brosnan; Dana Hawes; Max Nielsen; Salah Badjou

Autonomous Garbage Removal System Dan Brosnan Dana Hawes Max Nielsen Salah Badjou, Ph.D. Department of Electronics and Mechanical Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston, MA 02115 Session Topic: Teaching project based courses and design courses, including senior design course AbstractThis paper reports on the design, construction and testing of an automated garbage removalsystem. This project was undertaken in the course of junior-level