Title :
Implementing a multidisciplinary system design and engineering course using Solar Splash ´97
Author :
Chen, John C. ; Hughes, Esther A. ; Wang, Shih-Liang ; Collis, Ward J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., North Carolina A&T State Univ., Greensboro, NC, USA
Abstract :
In this paper we describe our experience with implementing a multidisciplinary systems design and engineering course by participation in a national student design competition, while simultaneously satisfying the capstone-design requirement within the engineering curriculum. A team of faculty from the departments of mechanical, electrical and industrial engineering acted as consultants to a team of twelve electrical and mechanical engineering senior students whose joint task was to design, construct and test a solar-powered boat. The boat was entered into the 1997 Solar Splash regatta, held in June 1997 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Keywords :
educational courses; electric vehicles; electrical engineering education; mechanical engineering; solar cell arrays; solar cells; systems engineering; Solar Splash ´97; capstone-design requirement; electrical engineering senior students; engineering course; mechanical engineering senior students; multidisciplinary system design course; national student design competition; solar-powered boat; student team; Boats; Design engineering; Design optimization; Educational institutions; Electrical engineering; Knowledge engineering; Mechanical engineering; Springs; Systems engineering and theory; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 1997. 27th Annual Conference. Teaching and Learning in an Era of Change. Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
Pittsburgh, PA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4086-8
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.1997.635941
