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Ac 2007-2593: Preparing Mechanical Engineering Students for Senior Design Projects with Electronics Components
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Kiefer, Scott |
| Copyright Year | 2007 |
| Abstract | Many mechanical engineering students try to avoid having to work on senior design projects that include electronics because they feel like they are in over their heads. The attitude is understandable because most mechanical engineering students have very little opportunity to do any type of hands-on activities with electronics, and their graduation hinges upon completing their senior project. Most have taken one course in circuit analysis, but have never designed or built anything that includes any electronic components. This paper describes attempts to break down the stigma that mechanical engineering students often hold: “It is a job for the EE’s.” For the past two years, Tri-state University has had successful senior design projects in mechanical engineering that included electronic components. Some of the projects have been with multi-disciplinary teams including electrical and computer engineering students, and some of the projects have been exclusively mechanical engineering students. Providing the mechanical engineering students with the necessary background to be successful with the projects has come from two different methods. The first was to require the students to take a prerequisite course in mechatronics, and the second was to complete basic electronics projects in the two-semester mechanical engineering senior design course itself. Both methods have proven to be effective, and often provided benefits after graduation to the students participating in the projects. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.icee.usm.edu/ICEE/conferences/asee2007/papers/2593_PREPARING_MECHANICAL_ENGINEERING_STUDENT.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://peer.asee.org/preparing-mechanical-engineering-students-for-senior-design-projects-with-electronics-components.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
