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Motivating And Investing In The Freshmen: Paving The Way For The Future, Allen Estes, John Lawson

Architectural Engineering

This paper describes an introductory freshman experience course, “Introduction to Building Systems” that was seven years in the making and meets several critical goals for this engineering department. As one of their very first courses, this two-unit course is taken in the Fall quarter by every incoming freshman, which translates into an annual enrollment of 50 to 120 students, depending on the year. Meeting twice a week, the first meeting is in a large lecture format where all of the students are together and are introduced to the topic for the week which includes structural systems, timber, concrete, steel, earth/foundations, …

Teaching Systems And Robotics In A Four-Week Summer Short Course, Andrew Danowitz, Bridget Benson, Jeremy Edmonds

Computer Science and Software Engineering

This paper describes a four-week summer short-course designed to introduce students with limited hands-on technical experience to the low-level details of embedded systems and robotics. Students start the course using a Raspberry Pi 3 to learn the basics of Linux and programming, and end the course by competing in a capture-the-flag type competition with the web-configurable GPS-guided autonomous robots they designed and tested in the course. Throughout the course, students are introduced to programming languages including Python and PHP, advanced programming concepts such as using sockets for inter-process communication, data interchange formats such as JSON, basic API development, system concepts …

Developing A Robust Teaching Portfolio As A Doctoral Student In A Research-Intensive Engineering Program, Anahid A. Behrouzi

Architectural Engineering

Successful faculty applications to teaching/undergraduate institutions can be difficult for doctoral students transitioning directly from a research-intensive engineering program. Oftentimes, these prospective faculty members have limited opportunities to engage in engineering education research, to serve as a primary instructor for a lecture course, or to receive adequate mentoring to prepare them for the environment of a teaching/undergraduate institution.

This paper will highlight the lessons learned by a new faculty member at a top-ranked undergraduate institution (and recent doctoral candidate at a R1 research institution) about how students can build a comprehensive teaching portfolio outside of the traditional coursework and research …

"Subjects-Of-A-Life," Entelechy, And Intrinsic Teleology, Josephine Donovan

Between the Species

Abstract

This article explores the question of what is a “subject-of-a-life,” Tom Regan’s celebrated term for a living entity to whom, he argued, we humans owe ethical duty. I return to ancient concepts of entelechy and teleological organization, arguing that, stripped of theological implications, they provide a usable basis for modern theorizing about organism and an ethical foundation for condemning such practices as transgenic engineering. Every creature, it is argued, has its own inherited formal identity, which it strives to sustain. This reality is ethically pertinent knowledge which humans are obliged to respect and honor.

Emg-Driven Inverse Dynamic Analysis Of Knee Contact Forces During Gait And Cycling Using Opensim, Megan V. Pottinger, Katherine Mavrommati, Scott Hazelwood, Stephen M. Klisch

Biomedical Engineering

Joint contact forces determine the loading experienced by cartilage tissue and, thus, may be used to predict risk of cartilage tissue damage and osteoarthritis (OA). Participating in low impact and/or non-weight bearing activities such as cycling may help reduce knee OA risk by limiting forces exerted during exercise [1]. Cycling is a common recommendation for rehabilitative or fitness sustainment exercise for select patients [1]. Although knee joint contact forces have been directly measured in gait and cycling using instrumented knee implants [2,3] and calculated in gait using EMG-driven analysis [4]; they have not been calculated in cycling using EMG-driven analysis. …

Principal Component Analysis Of Gait And Cycling Experiments: Crosstalk Error Reduction And Corrected Knee Axes, Jordan Skaro, Harsh Goel, Scott Hazelwood, Stephen M. Klisch

Biomedical Engineering

Crosstalk is a leading source of error in motion analysis [1-2]. Due to incorrect flexion axis direction that develops from marker placement error, crosstalk results in a strong, anatomically incorrect correlation between flexion-extension (FE) and adduction-abduction (AA) motions [1-2]. Thus, crosstalk limits the ability of biomechanical models to reflect the “true” motion of the knee. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) has been proposed as a post-hoc correction for crosstalk in prior gait studies [1-2]; however, previous studies have not proposed a method to determine PCA corrected knee axes. Further, it is not clear how PCA should be implemented in motion analysis …

Elbow And Shoulder Joint Torques Are Correlated With Body Mass Index But Not Game Pitch Count In Youth Baseball Pitchers, Jim Douglas Darke, Eshan M. Dandekar, Arnel Aguinaldo, Scott Hazelwood, Stephen M. Klisch

Biomedical Engineering

The number of ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) reconstructive (i.e. “Tommy John”) surgeries performed on youth baseball pitchers have more than doubled since 2000 [1]. Routinely pitching while fatigued is considered a leading factor associated with UCL injuries; adolescent pitchers who had elbow or shoulder surgery were 36 times more likely to have routinely pitched with arm fatigue [1]. MLB/USA Baseball Pitch Smart guidelines limit 9-10 yr. old pitchers to a maximum 75 pitches per game, a figure based on long-term studies related to injury prevention [2]. Several studies have shown that pitching kinematics (e.g. elbow flexion/extension and pronation/supination, scapulothoracic internal-external …

Knee Biomechanics During Cycling Are Similar For Normal Weight And Obese Subjects, Juan D. Gutierrez-Franco, Jordan Skaro, Scott Hazelwood, Stephen M. Klisch

Biomedical Engineering

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative disease of cartilage and bone tissue, and is linked to more than 70% of total hip and knee replacements [1]. In 1994 the direct and indirect costs of OA in the United States were $155 billion [2] and in 2006 OA resulted in approximately $10.5 billion in hospital charges [3]. Obesity is a risk factor for OA [1, 3, 4], likely due to increased knee loading [5, 6] and varus malalignment [7] in gait. Seated cycling has been recommended as a weight-loss exercise with lower knee loads than walking or jogging [8]. However, lack of …

Enhancing Regional Ocean Modeling Simulation Performance With The Xeon Phi Architecture, Chris Lupo, Maria Pantoja, Paul Choboter

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Ocean studies are crucial to many scientific disciplines. Due to the difficulty in probing the deep layers of the ocean and the scarcity of data in some of the oceans, the scientific community relies heavily on ocean simulation models. Ocean modeling is complex and computationally intensive, and improving the performance of these models will greatly advance and improve the work of ocean scientists. This paper presents a detailed exploration of the acceleration of the Regional Ocean Model System (ROMS) software with the latest Intel Xeon Phi x200 architectures. Both shared-memory and distributed-memory parallel computing models are evaluated. Results show run …

As-840-17 Resolution On Defining Student Success, Budget And Long Range Planning Committee

Academic Senate Resolutions

Adopts the definition for Student Success drafted by the Budget & Long-Range Planning Committee

As-836-17 Resolution On Aligning Uscp Criteria To Diversity Learning Objectives With Oversight By Ge Governance Board, Uscp Task Force

Academic Senate Resolutions

Renames the USCP Subcommittee the USCP Review Committee

As-834-17 Resolution On Rescinding Resolution As-603-03/Ic,Cc,Gec [Resolution On Credit/No Credit Grading (Cr/Nc)], Academic Senate Executive Committee

Academic Senate Resolutions

Rescinds AS-603-03

As-835-17 Resolution On Proposing New Courses Or Other Changes To Curricula, Glen Thorncroft, Paul Rinzler, Lauren C. Garner

Academic Senate Resolutions

Reaffirms that curriculum and instruction are the purview of the faculty

As-831-17 Resolution Of Commendation For Manzar Foroohar, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Resolutions

Commendation for Manzar Foroohar

As-838-17 Resolution On Review Of Courses With Condensed Time Schedules, Academic Senate Curriculum Committee

Academic Senate Resolutions

Requires approval for a course or group of courses that in its new condensed format averages less than 3 days per unit

As-833-17 Resolution Of Commendation For Gary Laver, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Resolutions

Commendation for Gary Laver

As-839-17 Resolution On Alternative Approaches To The Graduation Writing Requirement, Gwr Task Force, Dawn Janke

Academic Senate Resolutions

Request adoption of report on sustaining writing and writing education across all levels of a student’s college experience

As-837-17 Resolution On Electronic Wpaf And Workflow In Faculty Evaluation, Academic Senate Faculty Affairs Committee

Academic Senate Resolutions

Incorporated revisions to university personnel policies

Academic Senate - Agenda, 6/6/2017, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Agendas

No abstract provided.

As-832-17 Resolution Of Commendation For Craig Russell, Executive Committee

Academic Senate Resolutions

Commendation for Craig Russell

Academic Senate - Meeting Minutes, 6/6/2017, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Team 35 - Maize Mill, Jose Delgado, Chad Steese, Wes Curtis

Baker/Koob Endowments Awarded Projects

Our senior project team is designing a corn flour mill to help provide future sustainability to cater to the nutrition needs of the Malawian people. Engineers Without Borders (EWB) has been working on this issue for the past four years, but they have not achieved as high of yield of corn flour as desired. Using their advice, and the technical skills our team has learned through schooling, we will research, design, and eventually build a working prototype to address this issue. So far we have identified our customers needs, and done extensive background research into possible solutions. We have estimated …

Cal Poly Agbot 2017 Challenge Autonomous Corn Seeding Tractor, Charlie Ross, Nate Mccarthy, Dillon Beatty, Austin Della, Matt Valentine, Ryan Vyenielo, Caleb Fink

Baker/Koob Endowments Awarded Projects

The Cal Poly agBOT team researched, designed, and built a Remote Controlled tractor to compete in Gerrish Farms’ agBOT Seeding Challenge 2017. The tractor was procured from the BioResource and Agricultural Engineering department. The tractor served as the base unit, with supporting components mounted onto it. Steering the tractor was accomplished with a auxiliary hydraulic motor mounted to the steering wheel. Throttle and choke were controlled by servo and linear actuator respectively. Both the three point hitch and PowerTakeoff was controlled by linear actuators. All controls were executed by an arduino microcontroller, which was equipped with a remote control. The …

Inclusive Lectern Ii, Pedro Mogollon, Joanna Moraza

Baker/Koob Endowments Awarded Projects

The Inclusive Lectern fills a need at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo for American with Disabilities Act (ADA) complaint lecterns, which accommodate presenters who use wheelchairs. While a prototype of the Inclusive Lectern was completed in 2015 there are inherent and vital flaws. This year's engineering team shall address these flaws by improving the actuation system (electrical-linear actuator) that enables adjustment of the lectern height. In addition, a retracting system will be incorporated, consisting of force transducers and micro-controllers for collision prevention between the work surface and the legs of the user when lowering the lectern. The new system will …

Joseph's Jogger, Robert Trujillo, Carolina Reyes, Josh Egli, Luke Kraemer

Baker/Koob Endowments Awarded Projects

We are committed to design, manufacture, and test a sports jogger for Special Olympian Joseph Cornelius. Joseph actively participates in numerous marathons and triathlons. He is an inspiration to his athletic team and those who know of him. Because Joseph has spastic quadriplegia, he counts on his jogger in order to participate in races with his father and team. His jogger has crossed many finish lines; hence, it is worn out and does not provide Joseph with the comfort or safety he needs. Therefore, our engineering team is dedicated to design a new and suitable jogger that will not only …

Water Fun At Exploration Station, Nicholas Runyan, Raymond Morales, Heriberto Rodriguez, Alejandro Gonzales-Smith

Baker/Koob Endowments Awarded Projects

H20 Innovations is comprised of three California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) engineering seniors: Nicholas Runyan (Mechanical Engineering), Raymond Morales (Mechanical Engineering), and Heriberto Rodriguez (Computer Engineering). For our senior project, we are working with the Exploration Station to bring an engaging and educational new exhibit to their visitors. The Exploration Station is a nonprofit children's science museum located in Grover Beach, California, catering to large groups of students and families during its hours of operation on Thursday through Sunday. They take much pride in the quality and quantity offun and interactive science exhibits within their building --once the location …

Cal Poly Compost Chomper, Anthony Jungquist, Cory Parmenter, Joe Mcgill

Baker/Koob Endowments Awarded Projects

Students in the garden program at the Captain Raymond Collins Elementary School spend excessive time and energy manually chopping garden leftovers to make compost. The students need a safe, easy to operate, pedal-powered device which chops the material while encouraging a lifelong passion of gardening and engineering. The Cal Poly "Compost Chomper" senior project team has been assigned to create a working device that will satisfy the needs of the garden. To fulfill this goal, the "CP CompChomp" team will use a "design, build, test" approach consistent with the mechanical engineering senior project structure. The final product will be transported …

Pedal-Powered Drivetrain System, Callaghan Fenerty, Geremy Patterson, Bradley Welch

Baker/Koob Endowments Awarded Projects

This proposal seeks funding for a senior design project in the college of Mechanical Engineering. Cal Poly alumni and professional engineer Geoffrey Wheeler is sponsoring the project. He requires us to design a drive system that will provide reliable mechanical power to a variety of other machines in the absence of electrical power. The intention behind this project is that the resulting system would be implemented in developing countries where electricity from the grid is unreliable. Our system will be capable of producing a broad range of output torques and speeds in order to run a diverse array of implements. …

Avalon Submersible Support Structure, Alexandra Zaragoza, Octavio Mendoza, Austin Eslinger

Baker/Koob Endowments Awarded Projects

The Morro Bay Maritime Museum (MBMM) is a local non-profit organization that is currently looking for a new way to support the Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV), Avalon, that they have on display. The DSRV is currently sitting on a Short Haul Vehicle (SHV) trailer and the total weight (32 tons) is currently being supported by the SHV’s tires. This is a source of concern for the MBMM due to the weathering the tires have undergone. The MBMM is looking for a support structure that will aesthetically add to the display and take the weight off of the tires for …

Construction Agility - An Integrated Management System, Remington J. Goodwin

Liberal Arts and Engineering Studies

Construction Agility is a management system to be utilized by project managers to create a visual representation of work in progress on the jobsite. This visual component of Construction Agility increases awareness of job site activities among the general contractor, subcontractors, and visitors, thus increasing safety. The system is a Kanban, otherwise known as a batch system, that displays critical activities with physical moveable cards that display the task, the duration, and the proceeding party. There is a focus on handoffs which requires a willingness to open communication. The visual appeal and simplicity of the batch system for all to …