MAESC 2012

Manufacturing

May 1, 2012 @ Christian Brothers University

 

 

TENTATIVE PROGRAM OVERVIEW

 

Time

Track 1

Track 2

Track 3

Track 4

Track 5

7:45 – 8:00 a.m.

Check-in & On-site Registration (Assisi Hall Lobby)

8:00 – 8:50 a.m.

(0.5 PDH)

Welcome & Keynote Address Session

 

Welcome & Keynote Speaker Introduction (Malasri)

 

Keynote Address

Manufacturing in Shelby County

Reid Dulberger

President & CEO, Economic Development Growth Engine for Memphis & Shelby County (EDGE)

 

Conference Overview (Shiue)

 

(AH153)

 

8:50 – 9:00 a.m.

Break

9:00 – 10:20 a.m.

(1.5 PDHs)

Session 1-A

Lean Manufacturing Seminar

 (AH153)

Session 2-A

Wireless Communication Systems

(AH155)

Session 3-A

Civil Engineering 1

(AH151)

Session 4-A

Mechanical

Engineering

(AH005)

Session 5-A

Green

Engineering 1

(AH013)

10:20 – 10:30 a.m.

Break

10:30 – 11:50 a.m.

(1.5 PDHs)

Session 1-B

Sig Sigma Seminar

(AH153)

Session 2-B

Electrical

Engineering 1

 (AH155)

Session 3-B

Civil Engineering 2

 (AH151)

Session 4-B

Packaging 1

(AH005)

Session 5-B

Green

Engineering 2

 (AH013)

11:50 a.m. – 12:50 p.m.

Lunch (Assisi Hall Lobby)

1:00 – 2:20 p.m

(1.5 PDHs)

Session 1-C

Good Manufacturing Practices Seminar

 (AH153)

Session 2-C

Electrical

Engineering 2

 (AH155)

Session 3-C

General

Engineering 1

(AH151)

Session 4-C

Packaging 2

(AH005)

Session 5-C

Antenna for Space Applications

 (AH013)

2:20 – 2:30 p.m.

Break

2:30 – 3:50 p.m.

(1.5 PDHs)

Session 1-D

The Role of IT in Manufacturing Seminar

(AH153)

Session 2-D

Computer

Engineering

(AH155)

Session 3-D

General

Engineering 2

(AH151)

 

Session 4-D

Robotics

 (AH005)

Session 5-D

Recent Advances in Antenna Design for Wireless Devices (AH013)

 

Note:  PDH = Professional Development Hour (for registered professional engineers)


Sessions

 

Track

Sessions

Titles

 

Authors

 

Welcome/Keynote Address

Moderator: Siripong Malasri

Welcome

Keynote Speaker Introduction

Keynote Address: Manufacturing in Shelby County

Conference Overview

 

Malasri

Malasri

Dulberger

Shiue

1

 

Session 1-A

Seminar 1

Moderator:

 

Lean Manufacturing

House

Session 1-B

Seminar 2

Moderator:

 

Six Sigma Seminar

Babin

Session 1-C

Seminar 3

Moderator:

 

Good Manufacturing Practices Seminar

Farmer

Session 1-D

Seminar 4

Moderator:

 

The Role of IT in Manufacturing

Brittain

2

Session 2-A

Wireless Communication Systems

Moderator:

Error Performance of BPSK Cooperative Wireless Communication Systems with Co-Channel Interference in Nakagami Fading Channels

 

Akhoirshida and Matalgah

 

Error Performance of DBPSK Wireless Communication Systems with Co-Channel Interference in Nakagami Fading Channels

 

Akhoirshida and Matalgah

 

Error Performance of NCBFSK Wireless Communication Systems with Co-Channel Interference in Nakagami Fading Channels

 

Akhoirshida and Matalgah

 

Session 2-B

Electrical Engineering 1

Moderator: Khokiat Kengskool

Power Efficiency in Energy-aware Data Center Network

 

Cheocherngngarn, Andrian, Pan, and Kengskool

 

Power Electronics Lab

 

Bermel

 

Session 2-C

Electrical Engineering 2

Moderator:

Open Source Home Security System

 

Chu

Portable Electronic Device Detector

 

Kelly

 

Session 2-D

Computer Engineering

Moderator:

SLOT Security

Brooks

 

ThyssenKrupp SG200 Elevator Speed Governor Test System Prototype

 

Denton

Modeling Nolan Engineering Building with Kinect

 

Wellman

3

Session 3-A

Civil Engineering 1

Moderator:

Design of a Light Rail System in Metropolitan Memphis

 

Boulanger, McGinnis, and Fox

 

The Dixon Gallery and Gardens Geomatics Project

 

Caughman, Lin, McGinnis, McGinnis, Skaggs

 

Assessment of Backwash Water Discharge Operation at Sheahan Pumping Station, Memphis, Tennessee

 

Malasri

Session 3-B

Civil Engineering 2

Moderator:

Sediment Supply or Release

 

Elgohry, Ding, and Altinakar

 

A Study of the Flow Characteristics near Channel Confluence using CCHE2D/3D Models

 

Wei and Jia

Seawater Intrusion Model for Coastal Aquifer: Floridan Aquifer, Florida-USA

 

Noosai and Fuentes

 

Session 3-C

General Engineering 1

Moderator: Ali Pourhashemi

U.S. Technology Transfer

 

Johnson

 

Use of Case Studies in Design Courses in Engineering

Madhavan and Pourhashemi

 

Session 3-D

General Engineering 2

Moderator:

Off-Grid Cashew Roaster

 

Peterson, Magnuson, Calvert, and Hall

 

Power and Temperature Monitoring

 

Polischeck

 

4

 

Session 4-A

Mechanical Engineering

Moderator:

2D Dual Layer Thermo-Fluidic Sensitivity Analysis and Topology Optimization

 

McConnell and Pingen

Low-cost Plastic Injection Mold Design for Laboratory/Education Environment

 

Shiue

 

Age Strengthening in Gray Cast Iron: Manufacturing Application, Truths, and Myths

 

Teague

Session 4-B

Packaging 1

Moderator: Siripong Malasri

Correlating Peel and Burst Test Data for Unrestricted Pouches with Fin Seal Edges

 

Brown, Ray, and Tsai

 

Packaging Analysis

 

Powers, Warren, and Brown

 

Session 4-C

Packaging 2

Moderator: Siripong Malasri

Distribution Tote Testing: A Weight Study

 

Malasri, Aung, Edwards, Archer,

Moser, and Shiue

 

Subsequent Impact Acceleration Analysis of Air Pillow Study

 

Malasri, Aung, Moser, Warren, Jordan, Harvey, and Siow

 

Session 4-D

Robotics

Moderator:

SoutheastCon 2012 Hardware Competition Entry

Davis and Menezes

 

PringLess Drains

 

Quinn, Maharrey, and Porterfield

 

5

 

 

Session 5-A

Green Engineering 1

Moderator: Khokiat Kengskool

The Design and Optimization of Residential Fixed-Panel Photovoltaic Systems under the TVA Green Power Switch Program

 

Sterrett and Cain

 

The Conversion of Biomass to Liquid Fuel: Switchgrass Pyrolysis Process

 

Noosai, Kengskool, and Pipatmanomai

 

Session 5-B

Green Engineering 2

Moderator:

“Green” Optic Heart Rate Monitor

 

Harrell

 

Project Green Speed

 

Smith

Session 5-C

Antenna for Space Applications

Moderator: Ahmed Khidre

Active-Feed Beam-Scanning Reflectarray Antennas

 

Nayeri, Yang, and Elsherbeni

 

Phase Range Limitations for Multi-Layer Transmitarray Antennas

 

Abdelrahman, Yang, and Elsherbeni

 

Session 5-D

Recent Advances in Antenna Design for Wireless Devices

Moderator: Payam Nayeri

A Printed Rectenna with Data Communication Function

 

Yang, Elsherbeni, and Yang

 

Reconfigurable Microstrip Yagi-Uda Antenna with Steerable Circularly Polarized Beam

 

Khidre, Yang, and Elsherbeni

 

 


 Index (By Author)

 

Authors

Title

 

Session

Abdelrahman, Yang, and Elsherbeni

 

Phase Range Limitations for Multi-Layer Transmitarray Antennas

Antenna for Space Applications

Akhoirshida and Matalgah

 

Error Performance of BPSK Cooperative Wireless Communication Systems with Co-Channel Interference in Nakagami Fading Channels

 

Wireless Communication Systems

Akhoirshida and Matalgah

 

Error Performance of DBPSK Wireless Communication Systems with Co-Channel Interference in Nakagami Fading Channels

 

Wireless Communication Systems

Akhoirshida and Matalgah

 

Error Performance of NCBFSK Wireless Communication Systems with Co-Channel Interference in Nakagami Fading Channels

 

Wireless Communication Systems

Babin

 

Six Sigma Seminar

Seminar 2

Bermel

 

Power Electronics Lab

Electrical Engineering 1

Boulanger, McGinnis, and Fox

Design of a Light Rail System in Metropolitan Memphis

 

Civil Engineering 1

Brittain

The Role of IT in Manufacturing Seminar

 

Seminar 4

Brooks

 

SLOT Security

Computer Engineering

Brown, Ray, and Tsai

 

Correlating Peel and Burst Test Data for Unrestricted Pouches with Fin Seal Edges

 

Packaging 1

Caughman, Lin, McGinnis, McGinnis, Skaggs

 

The Dixon Gallery and Gardens Geomatics Project

Civil Engineering 1

Cheocherngngarn, Andrian, Pan, and Kengskool

 

Power Efficiency in Energy-aware Data Center Network

Electrical Engineering 1

Chu

Open Source Home Security System

 

Electrical Engineering 2

Davis and Menezes

 

SoutheastCon 2012 Hardware Competition Entry

Robotics

Denton

ThyssenKrupp SG200 Elevator Speed Governor Test System Prototype

 

Computer Engineering

Dulberger

 

Manufacturing in Shelby County

 

Welcome/Keynote Address

Elgohry, Ding, and Altinakar

 

Sediment Supply or Release

Civil Engineering 2

Farmer

 

Good Manufacturing Practices Seminar

Seminar 3

Harrell

 

“Green” Optic Heart Rate Monitor

Green Engineering 2

House

 

Lean Manufacturing Seminar

Seminar 1

Johnson

 

U.S. Technology Transfer

General Engineering 1

Kelly

 

Portable Electronic Device Detector

Electrical Engineering 2

Khidre, Yang, and Elsherbeni

 

Reconfigurable Microstrip Yagi-Uda Antenna with Steerable Circularly Polarized Beam

 

Recent Advances in Antenna Design for Wireless Devices

Madhavan and Pourhashemi

 

Use of Case Studies in Design Courses in Engineering

General Engineering 1

Malasri

 

Assessment of Backwash Water Discharge Operation at Sheahan Pumping Station, Memphis, Tennessee

 

Civil Engineering 1

Malasri, Aung, Edwards, Archer, Moser, and Shiue

 

Distribution Tote Testing: A Weight Study

 

Packaging 2

Malasri, Aung, Moser, Warren, Jordan, Harvey, and Siow

 

Subsequent Impact Acceleration Analysis of Air Pillow Study

Packaging 2

McConnell and Pingen

 

2D Dual Layer Thermo-Fluidic Sensitivity Analysis and Topology Optimization

 

Mechanical Engineering

Nayeri, Yang, and Elsherbeni

 

Active-Feed Beam-Scanning Reflectarray Antennas

Antenna for Space Applications

Noosai and Fuentes

 

Seawater Intrusion Model for Coastal Aquifer: Floridan Aquifer, Florida-USA

 

Civil Engineering 2

Noosai, Kengskool, and Pipatmanomai

 

The Conversion of Biomass to Liquid Fuel: Switchgrass Pyrolysis Process

Green Engineering 1

Peterson, Magnuson, Calvert, and Hall

 

Off-Grid Cashew Roaster

General Engineering 2

Polischeck

 

Power and Temperature Monitoring

General Engineering 2

Powers, Warren, and Brown

Packaging Analysis

 

Packaging 1

Quinn, Maharrey, and Porterfield

 

PringLess Drains

Robotics

Shiue

 

Low-cost Plastic Injection Mold Design for Laboratory/Education Environment

 

Mechanical Engineering

Smith

Project Green Speed

 

Green Engineering 2

Sterrett and Cain

 

The Design and Optimization of Residential Fixed-Panel Photovoltaic Systems under the TVA Green Power Switch Program

 

Green Engineering 1

Teague

Age Strengthening in Gray Cast Iron: Manufacturing Application, Truths, and Myths

 

Mechanical Engineering

Wei and Jia

A Study of the Flow Characteristics near Channel Confluence using CCHE2D/3D Models

 

Civil Engineering 2

Wellman

 

Modeling Nolan Engineering Building with Kinect

Computer Engineering

Yang, Elsherbeni, and Yang

A Printed Rectenna with Data Communication Function

 

Recent Advances in Antenna Design for Wireless Devices

 


Index (By Title)

 

Title

 

Session

2D Dual Layer Thermo-Fluidic Sensitivity Analysis and Topology Optimization by McConnell and Pingen

 

Mechanical Engineering

A Printed Rectenna with Data Communication Function by Yang, Elsherbeni, and Yang

 

Recent Advances in Antenna Design for Wireless Devices

A Study of the Flow Characteristics near Channel Confluence using CCHE2D/3D Models by Wei and Jia

 

Civil Engineering 2

Active-Feed Beam-Scanning Reflectarray Antennas by Nayeri, Yang, and Elsherbeni

 

Antenna for Space Applications

Age Strengthening in Gray Cast Iron: Manufacturing Application, Truths, and Myths by Teague

 

Mechanical Engineering

Assessment of Backwash Water Discharge Operation at Sheahan Pumping Station, Memphis, Tennessee by Malasri

 

Civil Engineering 1

Correlating Peel and Burst Test Data for Unrestricted Pouches with Fin Seal Edges by Brown, Ray, and Tsai

 

Packaging 1

Design of a Light Rail System in Metropolitan Memphis by Boulanger, McGinnis, and Fox

 

Civil Engineering 1

Distribution Tote Testing: A Weight Study by Malasri, Aung, Edwards, Archer, Moser, and Shiue

 

Packaging 2

Error Performance of BPSK Cooperative Wireless Communication Systems with Co-Channel Interference in Nakagami Fading Channels by Akhoirshida and Matalgah

 

Wireless Communication Systems

Error Performance of DBPSK Wireless Communication Systems with Co-Channel Interference in Nakagami Fading Channels by Akhoirshida and Matalgah

 

Wireless Communication Systems

Error Performance of NCBFSK Wireless Communication Systems with Co-Channel Interference in Nakagami Fading Channels by Akhoirshida and Matalgah

 

Wireless Communication Systems

“Green” Optic Heart Rate Monitor by Harrell

 

Green Engineering 2

Good Manufacturing Practices Seminar by Farmer

 

Seminar 3

Lean Manufacturing Seminar by House

 

Seminar 1

Low-cost Plastic Injection Mold Design for Laboratory/Education Environment by Shiue

 

Mechanical Engineering

Manufacturing in Shelby County by Dulberger

 

Welcome/Keynote Address

Modeling Nolan Engineering Building with Kinect by Wellman

 

Computer Engineering

Open Source Home Security System by Chu

 

Electrical Engineering 2

Off-Grid Cashew Roaster by Peterson, Magnuson, Calvert, and Hall

 

General Engineering 2

Packaging Analysis by Powers, Warren, and Brown

 

Packaging 1

Phase Range Limitations for Multi-Layer Transmitarray Antennas by Abdelrahman, Yang, and Elsherbeni

 

Antenna for Space Applications

Portable Electronic Device Detector by Kelly

 

Electrical Engineering 2

Power and Temperature Monitoring by Polischeck

 

General Engineering 2

Power Efficiency in Energy-aware Data Center Network by Cheocherngngarn, Andrian, Pan, and Kengskool

 

Electrical Engineering 1

Power Electronics Lab by Bermel

 

Electrical Engineering 1

PringLess Drains by Quinn, Maharrey, and Porterfield

 

Robotics

Project Green Speed by Smith

 

Green Engineering 2

Reconfigurable Microstrip Yagi-Uda Antenna with Steerable Circularly Polarized Beam by Khidre, Yang, and Elsherbeni

 

Recent Advances in Antenna Design for Wireless Devices

Seawater Intrusion Model for Coastal Aquifer: Floridan Aquifer, Florida-USA by Noosai and Fuentes

 

Civil Engineering 2

Sediment Supply or Release by Elgohry, Ding, and Altinakar

 

Civil Engineering 2

Six Sigma Seminar by Babin

 

Seminar 2

SLOT Security by Brooks

 

Computer Engineering

SoutheastCon 2012 Hardware Competition Entry by Davis and Menezes

 

Robotics

Subsequent Impact Acceleration Analysis of Air Pillow Study by Malasri, Aung, Moser, Warren, Jordan, Harvey, and Siow

 

Packaging 2

The Conversion of Biomass to Liquid Fuel: Switchgrass Pyrolysis Process by Noosai, Kengskool, and Pipatmanomai

 

Green Engineering 1

The Design and Optimization of Residential Fixed-Panel Photovoltaic Systems under the TVA Green Power Switch Program by Sterrett and Cain

 

Green Engineering 1

The Dixon Gallery and Gardens Geomatics Project by Caughman, Lin, McGinnis, McGinnis, Skaggs

 

Civil Engineering 1

The Role of IT in Manufacturing Seminar by Brittain

 

Seminar 4

ThyssenKrupp SG200 Elevator Speed Governor Test System Prototype by Denton

 

Computer Engineering

U.S. Technology Transfer by Johnson

 

General Engineering 1

Use of Case Studies in Design Courses in Engineering by  Madhavan and Pourhashemi

 

General Engineering 1