Laboratory Measurement Activities in a First-Year Engineering Technology Class

Abstract

Joe Fuehne received a B.S. degree in aeronautical/astronautical engineering in 1983 from the University of Illinois and M.S. (1988) and Ph.D. (1990) degrees in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M University. In between undergraduate and graduate school, he worked for two years in the flight test department at McDonnell Aircraft Company in various locations, including the Naval Air Test Center at Patuxent River in Maryland and the Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards Air Force base in California. During graduate school, Dr. Fuehne focused his efforts on finite element analysis of laminated composite materials. After graduate school, Dr. Fuehne spent seven years in Houston, Texas, working for the Cooper Cameron Corporation doing finite element analysis on oil field equipment. From 1998 to 2002, Dr. Fuehne performed similar work on automobile exhaust systems for ArvinMeritor Inc. in Columbus, Ind. In January of 2002, he accepted a position as an assistant professor of mechanical engineering technology for Purdue University at their satellite campus in Columbus, Ind. Since then, Dr. Fuehne has taught 15 different classes in the MET department and authored papers on real-world applications in thermodynamics, assessment practices targeted at ABET accreditation, K-12 outreach programs , and measurement science and training.

Implement and Integrate Flipped Metrology Laboratory in Manufacturing Education

“…Yip-Hoi and Gill [5] also combined the GD&T concepts in model-base definition CAD model in the junior-level course Design for Manufacture with the senior-level course Design of Tooling. Rios [6] implemented both 3D-printed parts and functional gages to illustrate the effects of maximum material condition or least material condition in GD&T; Fuehne [7] simulated industrial environment when maintaining the metrology laboratory at 20 ± 0.5 °C and < 50% humidity. The instructor requested students to build solid models using a CAD software, 3D-print the parts, and then complete with GD&T measurement before writing an inspection report.…”