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Evaluation Of Cost Effective Sensor Combinations For A Vehicle Precrash Detection System, John Carlin, Charles Birdsong, Peter Schuster, William Thompson, Daniel Kawano
Evaluation Of Cost Effective Sensor Combinations For A Vehicle Precrash Detection System, John Carlin, Charles Birdsong, Peter Schuster, William Thompson, Daniel Kawano
Mechanical Engineering
The future of vehicle safety will benefit greatly from precrash detection -the ability of a motor vehicle to predict the occurrence of an accident before it occurs. There are many different sensor technologies currently available for pre-crash detection. However no single sensor technology has demonstrated enough information gathering capability within the cost constraints of vehicle manufacturers to be used as a stand alone device. A proposed solution consists of combining information from multiple sensors in an intelligent computer algorithm to determine accurate precrash information. In this paper, a list of sensors currently available on motor vehicles and those that show …
Enhancing Student Learning In Mechanics Through Rapid-Feedback, Jennifer Kadlowec, John Chen, Dexter Whittinghill
Enhancing Student Learning In Mechanics Through Rapid-Feedback, Jennifer Kadlowec, John Chen, Dexter Whittinghill
Mechanical Engineering
In this project our goal is to improve student learning in engineering mechanics courses. The aim to improve learning was accomplished by providing rapid feedback to students of their understanding of key concepts and skills being taught. The feedback system acts as a catalyst to encourage students, working in pairs, to assist each other in correcting misconceptions or deepening each other’s understanding of the concept or skill at hand. Furthermore, the system allows the professor to assess the students’ level of comprehension or misconception in a just-in-time fashion, and thus guide the pace of covering the material. The feedback is …
A Cartilage Growth Mixture Model For Infinitesimal Strains: Solutions Of Boundary-Value Problems Related To In Vitro Growth Experiments, Stephen M. Klisch, Robert L. Sah, Anne Hoger
A Cartilage Growth Mixture Model For Infinitesimal Strains: Solutions Of Boundary-Value Problems Related To In Vitro Growth Experiments, Stephen M. Klisch, Robert L. Sah, Anne Hoger
Mechanical Engineering
A cartilage growth mixture (CGM) model is linearized for infinitesimal elastic and growth strains. Parametric studies for equilibrium and nonequilibrium boundary-value problems representing the in vitro growth of cylindrical cartilage constructs are solved. The results show that the CGM model is capable of describing the main biomechanical features of cartilage growth. The solutions to the equilibrium problems reveal that tissue composition, constituent pre-stresses, and geometry depend on collagen remodeling activity, growth symmetry, and differential growth. Also, nonhomogeneous growth leads to nonhomogeneous tissue composition and constituent pre-stresses. The solution to the nonequilibrium problem reveals that the tissue is nearly in equilibrium …
Characterization Of Crack Propagation During Sonic Ir Inspection, Jacob Kephart, John Chen, Hong Zhang
Characterization Of Crack Propagation During Sonic Ir Inspection, Jacob Kephart, John Chen, Hong Zhang
Mechanical Engineering
Sonic IR is an emerging, thermal-based, nondestructive evaluation (NDE) technique. Typically a short burst of high power acoustical energy is injected into an object being studied and certain types of defects heat up and is detected using a thermal imaging camera. This inspection technique is very fast, lasting only a few seconds for total inspection time. However due to many uncertainties in the inspection process it has yet to be adopted widely by industry. There are many unknown parameters governing sonic IR, which need to be understood before it becomes a widely used NDE technique. This paper shows that under …
Application Of Nonlinear Dynamics Tools For Diagnosis Of Cracked Rotor Vibration Signatures, Jerzy T. Sawicki, Xi Wu, Andrew L. Gyekenyesi, George Y. Baaklini
Application Of Nonlinear Dynamics Tools For Diagnosis Of Cracked Rotor Vibration Signatures, Jerzy T. Sawicki, Xi Wu, Andrew L. Gyekenyesi, George Y. Baaklini
Mechanical Engineering
The nonlinear model of the cracked Jeffcott rotor is investigated, with the particular focus on study of rotor’s vibrational response using tools of nonlinear dynamics. The considered model accounts for nonlinear behavior of the crack and coupling between lateral and torsional modes of vibrations. Load torque is applied to the rotor which is laterally loadedwith a constant radial force (gravity force) and unbalance excitation. The co-existence of frequencies of lateral modes in the frequency spectra of torsional mode are characteristics of the coupling response of lateral and torsional vibrations. When only the lateral excitations are applied, vibration amplitude bifurcation plot …
Concepts Learning Using Technology For Rapid Feedback And Student Engagement, John Chen, Jennifer A. Kadlowec, Dexter C. Whittinghill
Concepts Learning Using Technology For Rapid Feedback And Student Engagement, John Chen, Jennifer A. Kadlowec, Dexter C. Whittinghill
Mechanical Engineering
In this project our goal is to improve student learning in the foundation mechanics course Statics. In this case improved learning is defined as knowledge retention (durability) and knowledge application in a different environment (transferability). We aim to do this by providing rapid feedback to students of their understanding of key concepts and skills being presented. The feedback system acts as the focal point and catalyst to encourage students to assist each other in correcting misconceptions or deepening each other’s understanding of the topic or skill at hand. Furthermore, the system allows the professor to assess the students’ level of …
Using Technology For Concepts Learning And Rapid Feedback In Statics, John Chen, Jennifer A. Kadlowec, Dexter C. Whittinghill
Using Technology For Concepts Learning And Rapid Feedback In Statics, John Chen, Jennifer A. Kadlowec, Dexter C. Whittinghill
Mechanical Engineering
In this project our goal is to improve student learning in the foundation mechanics course Statics as well as improve knowledge retention (durability) and knowledge application in a different environment (transferability). We aim to do this by providing rapid feedback to students of their understanding of key concepts and skills being presented. The feedback system acts as the focal point and catalyst to encourage students to assist each other in correcting misconceptions or deepening each other’s understanding of the topic or skill at hand. Furthermore, the system allows the professor to assess the students’ level of comprehension (or misconception) in …
Emerging From Engineering Education – Building A Remotely Operated Submarine, Hong Zhang, Bernard Pietrucha, John Chen
Emerging From Engineering Education – Building A Remotely Operated Submarine, Hong Zhang, Bernard Pietrucha, John Chen
Mechanical Engineering
In spring 2004, the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Rowan University offered a new course called “Emerging Topic – Designing and Building a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV)”. It is a project-based course where students are required to design, build and operate a submersible with provided materials. This course integrated many engineering aspects into one project and also exposed mechanical engineering students to Mechatronics. The course was welcomed by students and the response from them was quite positive.