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Integrating Rapid Manufacturing with Cyber Facility and Tutor System into Engineering Education

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Conference

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

San Antonio, Texas

Publication Date

June 10, 2012

Start Date

June 10, 2012

End Date

June 13, 2012

ISSN

2153-5965

Conference Session

Progress in Manufacturing Education II

Tagged Division

Manufacturing

Page Count

16

Page Numbers

25.804.1 - 25.804.16

DOI

10.18260/1-2--21561

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https://peer.asee.org/21561

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Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng University of Texas, El Paso

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Tzu-Liang (Bill) Tseng is Associate Professor of industrial, manufacturing, and systems engineeringat University of Texas, El Paso. He received his M.S. degree in industrial engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in 1995 and Ph.D in industrial engineering from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, in 1999. Tseng delivered research results to many refereed journals, such as IEEE Transactions, IIE Transaction, International Journal of Production Research, Journal of Manufacturing Systems,
International Journal of Management Science, OMEGA, and others (more than 100 refereed publications). He has been serving as a principle investigator of several research projects funded by NSF, NASA, DoEd, and KSEF. He is currently serving as an Editor of the Journal of Computer Standards & Interfaces.

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Noe Vargas Hernandez University of Texas, El Paso

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Noe Vargas Hernandez researches creativity and innovation in engineering design. He studies ideation methods, journaling, smartpens, and other methods and technology to aid designers improve their creativity levels. He also applies his research to the design of rehabilitation devices (in which he has various patents under process) and design for sustainability.

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Richard Chiou Drexel University

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Paras Mandal University of Texas, El Paso

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Paras Mandal is an Assistant Professor of industrial, manufacturing, and systems engineering at the University of Texas, El Paso. Mandal obtained a doctoral degree in interdisciplinary intelligent systems engineering. His teaching and research interests include electric power and renewable energy systems, power systems operations and markets, energy industry, artificial intelligence application to energy systems, and engineering education. He has published several peer-reviewed journal papers in the field of intelligent algorithm applications to power systems.

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Maria Veronica Gonzalez University of Texas, El Paso

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Juan Venegas

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Abstract

Integrating Cyber Based Rapid Manufacturing with Virtual Facility and Tutor System into Engineering Education Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, Noe Vargas-Hernandez, Richard Chiou, Paras Mandal, Karthik Varma Koppella and Juan Venegas MendezThe objective of this paper is to introduce, implement, and further enhance engineeringeducation in cyber-based rapid manufacturing using a virtual Rapid Prototyping (RP) simulatorand a tutor system within the established programs of Industrial, Manufacturing and SystemsEngineering and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso. This paperdescribes a state-of-the-art virtual rapid prototyping simulator in 3D environment and a tutorsystem. The purpose of the virtual RP simulator is allowing the users to learn how to operate theFused Deposition Modeling (FDM) 3000 machine in a virtual environment while the goal of thetutor system is to enhance student learning when the instructor is not available. The paper alsoaims at developing an effective learning model to facilitate student’s learning in rapidmanufacturing. Student learning from both real and virtual environment and with and without thesupport from the tutor system are evaluated and discussed in this paper.

Tseng, T. B., & Vargas Hernandez, N., & Chiou, R., & Mandal, P., & Gonzalez, M. V., & Venegas, J. (2012, June), Integrating Rapid Manufacturing with Cyber Facility and Tutor System into Engineering Education Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--21561

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