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Proceedings of
American Society for Engineering Education 
North Central and Illinois-Indiana Section Conference
April 1-2, 2011
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, MI

 

Full Papers (Links provided for full papers from the IL/IN Section)

 

Successive Experiments in Frequency Analysis and Technical Writing Component of an Instrumentation Laboratory Course in Mechanical Engineering

Erik Bardy, Mark Archibald, Mark Reuber

 

International Based Engineering Management Course at Foreign Study Center with French University Partnership

Erik Bardy, Mike Bright, Frank Insignares, Mark Reuber

 

CAN-Based Instrumentation With CANoe and MATLAB

David McDonald

 

Student-Driven Development of a 1.2-MW Campus Wind Power Project

David R. Sawyers, Jr

 

Developing a Multi-Faceted Survey of Engineering Course for Junior and Senior Level High School Students for Junior and Senior Level High School Students

Robert J. Korenic

 

Capstone Lessons to Prepare Students for the Changing World of Corporate Innovation

Darrell Kleinke

 

Vermilion Point Project, Phase One: Communication Infrastructure and Energy Assessment

Ben Martin, Brad Ekin, Eric Hoxie, Jameson Mattice, John Preczewski

 

A Directed Project using Underclassmen

Gene L. Harding, Sean Hagan, Nathanial Strozier (IL/IN Section)

 

Tests for Assessing Graduating EET Students

William T. Evans William T. Evans

 

A Friendly Approach to Transient Processes in Transmission Lines

Andrew Rusek, Subramaniam Ganesan, Daniel N. Aloi

 

Energy Students’ Perceptions on Global Issues and Engineering

Paul J. Weber

 

Robotics and Alternative Energies Summer Camps for High School and Middle School Students at Baker College

Anca L. Sala, Tom Spendlove

 

Generator Exciter Replacement and Troubleshooting Efforts --A Capstone Experience Efforts A Capstone Experience

M.M. A Rahman, T. Petersen

 

Interdisciplinary Sophomore Design at Oakland University

Osamah Rawashdeh, Dave Schall, Richard Haskell

 

The Evolution of Freshmen Without Borders: Coordinating International Preprofessional Service within the First-Year Engineering Curriculum

Kenneth Reid, Robin White

 

Improvement of Engagement and Participation of First Year engineering Students through Metacognition Learning Tool

Quamrul H Mazumder

 

Use of on Use of on-line Metacognition Strategies in Large Classroom line Metacognition Strategies in Large Classroom to Improve Academic Performance of Mechanical Engineering Students

Quamrul H Mazumder

 

Teaching the NPD Lifecycle to Engineering Students

Terry Robert Schumacher (IL/IN Section)

 

An engineering mathematics course project on modeling automobile suspension system

Shengyong Zhang (IL/IN Section

 

 

Student Papers

 

Free Space Optical Communication

Kasey Hixson, Paul Trader and Chris Romanowski

 

A CFD Study of Pickup Trucks Aerodynamics

Wael Mokhtar,, Julie Kim, Justin , Pattermann,, Varun Menon, Jeremy Pruneau

 

ASME H2GO Design Project/Competition

Joel Gough, Lance Riedel, Laura Halash, James Martin, Joseph Langenderfer

 

The Web Camera Mouse with Smart Base: An Electrical Engineering Design Project

Richard Muysenberg, Lisa Zyonse, Olaoluwa Ayinde Fadiran, Wenjun Li, Qin Hu

 

Rain is a Good Thing: an ASME Project Rain is a Good Thing: an ASME Project

Aaron Klenke, Stephen Martin, Mark Netzly, Andrew Gross, Daniel Chen

 

Mobile Power Generation

Ryan Brune, John Garlitz, Jason VanAtta

 

2011 ASME Student Design Competition: Water Powered Model Car

Sheri Smith, Timothy Tori, Jeremy Kiley, Nick Grenon, Kristina Lemmer

 

The Effect of Crank Length on Delta Efficiency In Recumbent Cycling

Tyler Baker, Mark Archibald

 

Design and Construction of Vibration Test Stand

Michael Michael KrakKrak , Kurt Heitkamp, Lee Lee HeitkampHeitkamp , Josh Masters, Kurt Heitkamp Josh MastDavid Mikesell

 

Wind Data Analysis and Performance Predictions for a 400-kW Turbine in Northwestern Ohio

Caldwell Reed, Sarah Fiffick, David Sawyers

 

Analysis of the Power Conversion Efficiency on Energy Scavenging Interface Circuits

Kevin Petsch, Robert Balma, Tolga Kaya

 

Development of Thin Film Photolithography Process: Patterning Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) and Copper Electroplating

Robert Balma, Kevin Petsch, Tolga Kaya

 

Composite Propeller Construction

Andy Gunkler, C. Mark Archibald

 

Design of Optimal Turbines for Wind Energy Conversion

Chuck Witt, Josh Norman, Mark Archibald

 

Human Powered Hydrofoil Design & Analytic Wing Optimization

Andy Gunkler, C. Mark Archibald

 

Dielectric Properties of Low-Density Polypropylene with Multiwall Carbon Nanotube (PP/MWNT) Polymer Nanocomposites

Olaoluwa Ayinde Fadiran, Leela Rakesh, Stanley Hirschi, Axel Mellinger,, Anja j Mueller, James Falenderg ,

 

Tour Guide Robot: An Electrical Engineering Capstone Senior Design Project

Julie Mitchell, Andrew Adkins, Nathan Trela, Kumar Yelamarthi

 

Implementing an OpenFlow Switch With QoS Feature on the NetFPGA Platform

Yichen Wang, Yichong Qin, Long Gao

 

Pipe Loss Experimental Apparatus

Kathleen Lifer, Ryan Oberst, Benjamin Wibberley

 

Electrorotation of Electroporated Malignant and Normal White Blood Cells

Wenjun Li, Qin Hu

 

Alternative Materials for Steam Locomotive Staybolt

Craig Norman, Edward Craig NEdward Donatham Donatham

 

Dielectrophoresis (DEP) of Spherical Cells after Nano- Second Pulsed Electric Field (nsPEF) Induced Electroporation

Olaoluwa Fadiran, Qin Hu

 

Heat Index Characterization of the Human Body for a Wireless Track and Alert Sensor System (WTASS)

Olaoluwa Fadiran, Tolga Kaya

 

Quantifying Helmet Safety: The Design and Construction of a Testing Apparatus

Brandon Bryant, Nolan Faber, Shawn Fisher, Daniel Simon, Brian Dejong

 

Affecting electronic and wireless devices using low-energy wave-shaped pulses

Ben Hopf, Andrew Kimbell, David Silwanowicz, Alex Wolf

 

Characterization of Blind, Buried, and Through Hole Vias at High Frequencies

Seth Hendrickson, Jon Klein, Josh Manore, Kyson Mathiew, Ketan Shringarpure

 

Autonomous Recyclable Material Sorter

Oliver J Zemanek, Nathan P Geib, Eric G Tauzer, Jeffrey M Movsesian, Scott F Kiefer

 

Microstructural Analysis of Ceramic-Metallic Interpenetrating Phase Composites

Anthony Yurcho, Klaus-Markus Peters, Brian Hetzel, Timothy R. Wagner, Virgil C. Solomon

 

SmartOutlet: A Remotely Controlled Outlet

Ross Stienecker, Andrew Swick, MaryJo Guthrie, Mohammad Alsuraihi, and Srinivasa Vemuru

 

Need for Public Speaking in the Engineering Curriculum

Dan Budny, Tim Tallon

 

A Review on Basic Fuel Cell Design and Applications

Dean Alan Boomgaard, Kumar Yelamarthi, Leela Rakesh

 

 

Extended Abstracts

Creating an Atmosphere of Communication in a Deformable Solids Course

Craig James Gunn

 

Revisiting a Liberal Activity in a College of Engineering Engineers as Poets 10 Years Later

Engineers as Poets 10 Years Later

Craig James Gunn

 

Undergraduate and High School students interested in chemical engineering test the effects of phytochemicals on cancer cell lines

K. Virginia Lehmkuhl-Dakhwe, Awet Jonathan Afework

 

Using NetFPGA Platform as a Project-Based Learning Tool in Computer Engineering Program

Yichen Wang

 

Text Messaging as a Tool for Enhancing Student-Instructor Interactions

S. Patrick Walton, Daina Briedis, Stephen Lindeman, Amanda Portis, Jon Sticklen

 

Development of Rubrics for Assessment of General Education Learning Outcomes

Olanrewaju Aluko

 

The Robert E Noyce Program at the National Science Foundation

Sheryl Ann Sorby