{"title":"Using Discrete Event Simulation Software in a MET Program","authors":"A. Verma","doi":"10.1115/imece2001/met-25506","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/imece2001/met-25506","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Discrete event simulation software can be an effective tool for teaching comparative analysis of manufacturing systems for improving performance. ProModel software is used in a computer integrated manufacturing course in the Mechanical Engineering Technology Program for this purpose. Use of this tool allows an instructor to demonstrate the pros and cons of various manufacturing scenarios and recommend a solution. Student interest is enhanced by assigning simulation of real life problems from local industries.","PeriodicalId":215390,"journal":{"name":"Innovations and Applied Research in Mechanical Engineering Technology","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115207160","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Student Exchange Program With Siemens-Westinghouse","authors":"Hugh K. Rogers","doi":"10.1115/imece2001/met-25500","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/imece2001/met-25500","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 A Student Exchange Program began with four students from Germany visiting Siemens-Westinghouse and the University of Central Florida in Summer, 1999, as an initiative from Siemens training officials in Muelheim, Germany. In Summer 2000, a program with four German apprentices coming to the U.S. and four U.S. interns working and studying in Germany was very successful. The initial UCF students continued part-time work at Siemens during their senior year and were offered full-time employment upon graduation. Not only did the German students complete their work, but some of them returned for employment in the U.S.\u0000 Siemens, as a multinational enterprise, is preparing technologists and engineers to understand product design and manufacturing for integrated systems in international markets. Students will benefit from an understanding of the systems, standards, and cultures involved. The internship model being developed uses the best from the German and U.S. systems and merits further study and implementation.","PeriodicalId":215390,"journal":{"name":"Innovations and Applied Research in Mechanical Engineering Technology","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128037377","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Undergraduate Research Into Motorsports Safety at UNC Charlotte","authors":"Edwin Braun","doi":"10.1115/imece2001/met-25511","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/imece2001/met-25511","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) program at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte) has encouraged industrial collaboration in its Senior Design capstone course. Very few projects have drawn the interest and enthusiasm as a recent set of projects in Motorsports Safety. The Senior Design course has dual purposes: to serve as an integrative capstone design experience, and to teach the basics of the engineering design process. Some of the process elements include: requirements capture, project planning and tracking, technical research, decision analysis, evaluation, and documentation.","PeriodicalId":215390,"journal":{"name":"Innovations and Applied Research in Mechanical Engineering Technology","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130890351","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of an Injection Valve for Liquid Molding Applications","authors":"Christopher P. Karas, V. Sheyman, M. Rathod","doi":"10.1115/imece2001/met-25508","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/imece2001/met-25508","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 This paper is deals with the development of an innovative pneumatically operated injection valve for liquid molding applications. The work in this paper was carried out in a senior design project of one of the authors.\u0000 A specialized pneumatically operated valve to eliminate the manual step of tubing removal has been designed, fabricated and tested. To evaluate this valve, special test equipment was designed and fabricated, and a specific procedure for testing was developed. The results obtained from the testing indicated that the valve works properly according to the established specification and requirements, and passed air leak checks at different inlet and outlet configurations.\u0000 The proposed valve is very unique since it allows the catalyzed resin to flow into the mold cavity when it is opened. It allows cycle flushing of the solvent and air into a waste receptacle when it is closed. From the testing and understanding the functionality of the developed valve, it is determined that pneumatically operated injection valve is a viable component that could be used in a production environment to further enhance productivity.","PeriodicalId":215390,"journal":{"name":"Innovations and Applied Research in Mechanical Engineering Technology","volume":"57 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124746226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Use of Spreadsheets for Significant Engineering Analysis in Engineering Technology and Physical (and Natural) Science Courses: The Development of an Instructional Primer of Spreadsheet Solution Techniques in Applied Mechanical Engineering Technology Subjects","authors":"F. A. Di Bella","doi":"10.1115/imece2001/met-25501","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/imece2001/met-25501","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The course work in any engineering discipline is necessarily based on an assumption that the student has a good foundation of fundamental engineering mathematics. Yet, many Engineering Technology courses have been born out of the desire to provide the student with the more straightforward and practical application of the art and science of engineering to realistic engineering problems while minimizing the need for sophisticated mathematical solutions.\u0000 This dilemma can be resolved by utilizing an inexpensive mathematical tool that is virtually omnipresent in even the least expensive PC: the spreadsheet. It is a software package that even the most mathematically challenged student is well aware and is comfortable in using for routine mathematical if not specifically, engineering applications: data reduction, curve-fitting, plug-in iterative solutions, etc.\u0000 This paper will describe the author’s effort, with the support from Northeastern University’s Provost Office and The Center for Effective University Teaching (CEUT), in providing the ET student (and in the future, the physical science student) with a powerful tool for solving non-trivial engineering and physical science problems while also helping the student understand the engineering and scientific fundamentals behind the solutions. This effort will hopefully culminate in the development of an instructional Primer that can be used by engineering and Arts and Science students when studying engineering and physical (and natural) sciences.","PeriodicalId":215390,"journal":{"name":"Innovations and Applied Research in Mechanical Engineering Technology","volume":"56 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121736799","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Design-Build-Test Senior Design Project","authors":"T. Boronkay, J. Dave","doi":"10.1115/imece2001/met-25503","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/imece2001/met-25503","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Every student in the Mechanical Engineering Technology Department must complete a Senior Capstone Design Project course sequence as a requirement for the partial fulfillment of the Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology degree. Mechanical Engineering Technology students at the University of Cincinnati must design, build, and test their product for the satisfactory completion of the Senior Design Project course sequence. At many institutions the capstone projects do not include the build and test components.\u0000 This paper gives a short description of the Senior Design course sequence, the list of pre-requisite design courses, the design process used by the students to complete their projects. It addresses issues, such as, team versus individual projects, industrial versus personal projects, etc. It also describes typical projects, two of which are being used in industry with minor modifications.","PeriodicalId":215390,"journal":{"name":"Innovations and Applied Research in Mechanical Engineering Technology","volume":"88 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115248318","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of Molten Metal Stream Shrouding in Minimizing Surface Turbulence","authors":"M. Tomovic, Stefan Drambarean","doi":"10.1115/imece2001/met-25512","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/imece2001/met-25512","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 The metalcasting process is one of the most complex manufacturing processes. It is characterized by numerous physical phenomena that need to be completely understood and controlled. The focus of this paper is on the fluid mechanics of the molten metal stream entering the mold cavity. The flow pattern of the molten metal has a profound effect on the quality of the end casting. This has prompted numerous research efforts in developing methods of delivering molten metal to the mold cavity in a way that will result in relatively fast flow and minimally disturbed stream of molten metal with a minimum of surface turbulence. This paper compares the conventional method of molten metal delivery to the mold cavity with the recently implemented shroud pouring technique. The experimental and numerical results are correlated for one casting manufactured by Harrison Steel Castings Co., Attica, Indiana. The results show the complexity of the filling process during the transient flow stage and the need to rely on the numerical simulation for a full understanding of the process. In addition, the results show certain benefits of the shroud pouring technique compared to conventional pouring, and that pouring parameters and alloy chemistry have significant impact on the quality of the casting.","PeriodicalId":215390,"journal":{"name":"Innovations and Applied Research in Mechanical Engineering Technology","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126608311","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Creation, Development, and Approval of Design, Build, and Test Senior Design Projects","authors":"J. Dave, T. Boronkay","doi":"10.1115/imece2001/met-25502","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/imece2001/met-25502","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 Completing a Senior Design Project is a graduation requirement for all the students in the Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) Department at the University of Cincinnati. The project consists of a four-course sequence resulting in a working product. This group of courses is designed to help students synthesize and apply the knowledge and skills they have acquired prior to their senior year. It also makes them use their abilities to solve open-ended problems and prepares them for the transition to a non-academic environment. The completed projects are assessed by a team of practicing engineers during the Technical Exposition Day (Tech Expo). This paper describes the process which all students must go through to complete their senior capstone design projects with design, build, and test requirements.","PeriodicalId":215390,"journal":{"name":"Innovations and Applied Research in Mechanical Engineering Technology","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116443620","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Automobile Parts Provide the Framework for Teaching Around the Cycle in a Course on Manufacturing Materials and Processes","authors":"F. Sauerwine","doi":"10.1115/imece2001/met-25504","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/imece2001/met-25504","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 A course on manufacturing materials and processes was improved by dividing it into units identified by automotive components such as the piston, body panel, and tail light. To teach around the cycle within each module, the “WHY”, “WHAT”, “HOW”, and “WHAT IF” teaching objectives are addressed and a variety of learning activities are utilized; e.g.. lecturing with visual aids, computer-aided instruction, guided laboratory tests, company visits, problem solving, design sessions, and team projects. Presented and discussed are the contents of the course introduction, nine automotive units, and two capstone experiences. Based upon student evaluations of the course, covering topics in a framework of automobile parts was appreciated. However, the most preferred learning activity was guided laboratory tests. Proposed future work includes the development of additional process laboratories and a CD on material-process-structure-properties interrelationships.","PeriodicalId":215390,"journal":{"name":"Innovations and Applied Research in Mechanical Engineering Technology","volume":"54 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128160409","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Wrist Fracture Cooperative Biomechanics Research Project","authors":"R. Englund, T. Cooney, F. Buczek","doi":"10.1115/imece2001/met-25513","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1115/imece2001/met-25513","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 While injuries are common from skating sports, few biomechanics studies have compared fracture rates with and without protective wrist guards. All published testing results have been obtained from cadaveric specimens, generally with substantially axial loading. Loads to failure have been reported for slow loading by universal testing machines, and fracture patterns have been reported from more rapid loading with a pendulum system. An orthopaedic resident at Hamot Medical Center had an interest in in-line skating injuries and proposed to investigate whether wrist guards provided a reduction in the incidence of fractures from skating falls. The project started with the goal of demonstrating the value, or lack thereof, of wrist guards, and ended with simply trying to determine methodology which closely simulates wrist injury arising from a skating fall.\u0000 The hospital does not have engineering staff in the research department, nor extensive fabrication capabilities, and approached the School of Engineering and Engineering Technology of Penn State at Erie for assistance in design, construction, and data collection for a research project to investigate the efficacy of wrist guards. Assistance in kinematic aspects of falls was sought from the Motion Analysis Laboratory of Shriners Hospitals for Children - Erie. The logistics of a cooperative project between three institutions is the subject of this paper.\u0000 Initial planning for the project, revisions to the scope of the project, the financial arrangements, equipment design and construction, and data collection practices are described in this paper. Concluding remarks about the resources necessary for cooperative projects between medical schools and Engineering Technology departments are presented.","PeriodicalId":215390,"journal":{"name":"Innovations and Applied Research in Mechanical Engineering Technology","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130977193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}