A capstone design project for engineering technology students

Author

Anwar, Sohail ; Marchetti, Damian

Author_Institution

Penn State Univ., Altoona, PA, USA

Volume

2

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Abstract

This paper describes one of the capstone engineering design projects implemented by Penn State Altoona BSEMET (baccalaureate degree in electro-mechanical engineering technology) students during their senior year. This project is titled “Design and Implementation of a Vending Machine”. At Penn State Altoona, the vending machine is designed and built by individual students in one semester. The paper begins with a description of the BSEMET program. Next, the paper describes the BSEMET capstone project design course (EMET 440). Finally, the paper provides a description of one of the EMET 440 capstone design projects recently completed by students. The project consists of design and implementation of a vending machine using a PLC. The paper presents the design specifications of this vending machine and provides details regarding its design and implementation. Recommendations for design improvement are presented

Keywords

control engineering education; educational courses; BSEMET program; capstone design project; electro-mechanical; engineering technology; engineering technology students; programmable logic controllers; Accreditation; Application software; Control engineering education; Design engineering; Educational institutions; Educational programs; Educational technology; Mechanical engineering; Monitoring; Programmable control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frontiers in Education Conference, 2000. FIE 2000. 30th Annual

Conference_Location

Kansas City, MO

ISSN

0190-5848

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6424-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FIE.2000.896653

Filename

896653