LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITYMECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM

Freshman Engineering

Overview of the Living WITH the Lab

Course Sequence

LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITYMECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM

Fall Winter Spring

Course Credits Course Credits Course Credits

ENGR 120 2 ENGR 121 2 ENGR 122 2

MATH 240 3 MATH 241 3 MATH 242 3

CHEM 100 2 CHEM 101 / 103 2 / 1 PHYSICS 201* 3

Courses meets twice per week for 110 minutes for the entire year.Three 2-credit hour courses.

LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITYMECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM

Living WITH the Lab• Students purchase their own personal “lab” for

$100 (the Boe-Bot)

• Provides a way to boost hands-on learning

• Provides for project-based learning

LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITYMECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM

ENGR 120 Project: Fabrication of a Centrifugal Pump

LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITYMECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROGRAM

ENGR 121 Project – The Fishtank• Closed loop control of temperature and salinity in a small tank• Teams of 2 initially later turning into teams of 4

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ENGR 122 – Open Ended Product Design

•Infrared glove remote control •Currency identification device

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WhiskerPhotoresistorsIR pairs Temperature Sensor Conductivity Sensor Hall Effect Sensor RF Keychain Transmitter and Receiver LEDs Buzzers Switchable Actuators: Pumps, motors, lights, etc. Continuous Rotation Servos

All students implement these sensors. Some students implement these sensors, depending on their chosen project.

GPS sensor

Ultrasonic Range Finder Accelerometer RF ID Tags and Reader GPS Receiver Compass Force Sensor Temperature and Humidity Sensor RF Communication Modules (Boe-Bot to Boe-Bot communication) Embedded Blue Transceiver Appmod (add Bluetooth capabilities to the Boe-Bot) Color Sensor (senses RGB colors at a point) CMUcam Vision SystemLimited Rotation Servos LCD Display Output

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AIM: Implement a threaded curriculum that boosts experiential learning and creates dynamic learners with a can-do attitude.

• Strong analytical skills.• Practical ingenuity, creativity; innovator.• Good communication skills.• Business, management skills.• High ethical standards, professionalism.• Dynamic/agile/resilient/flexible.• Lifelong learner.• Able to put problems in their socio-

technical and operational context.• Adaptive leader.