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Freshman Design Experience: Solar Powered Irrigation System For A Remote Farm

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Oguz A. Soysal

Publication year - 2020

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Conference proceedings

DOI - 10.18260/1-2--8392

Subject(s) - metropolitan area , session (web analytics) , engineering education , computer science , engineering design process , engineering management , mathematics education , engineering , psychology , world wide web , mechanical engineering , medicine , pathology

"Introduction to Engineering Design" is offered at Frostburg State University for freshman students interested in engineering major. The main objective of this freshman design course is to introduce basic design concepts and to motivate the students towards their majors. The selected design topic in Fall-1999 was an automatic irrigation system powered by solar energy. During the design and prototype development process, students learned energy conversion principles, discussed various issues related to power generation, and gained hands-on experience on technical drawings and workshop activities. The paper discusses the educational impacts of the freshman design course on the motivation and professional orientation of students.

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