Mid-South Instructional Technology Conference
Teaching, Learning, & Technology
Transforming the Learning Environment
April 4-6, 2004
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B. S. Sridhara, ETIS Department, MTSU Session Type - Poster Session |
Abstract
Group projects and project-based learning are essential parts of teaching and learning in many Engineering Technology courses. In ET 3840 Dynamics, students learn kinematics (time-space relationship) and kinetics (time-space-force relationship) of particles and rigid bodies. In the egg drop contest that is designed for this course students are given an opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge to an actual situation. In ET 4850 ñ Fluid Power, the working principle of a pneumatic actuator is demonstrated using an air motor. The specialty of this project is that the air motor is designed and built by ETIS students. CADD drawing files are directly sent to rapid prototyping machines and parts are fabricated out of ABS plastic. Metal parts are machined on CNC machines after converting the CADD files into CNC codes. Sridhara has developed digital videos that illustrate different aspects of the egg drop contest and air motor. Currently, they are used in the above mentioned classes as part of instruction. At the poster session we would like to show the videos.
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