Abstract: Peer review of teaching is assumed to be an excellent tool, next to student evaluation, to measure the quality of a professor. This argument builds on the fact that only peers can understand the material of the engineering ...

Abstract: Educational experts, past and present, urge engineering colleges nationwide to transform their pedagogical paradigm from a predominantly lecture- to an inquiry-based teaching approach. Written comments by two seniors, ...

Abstract: One factor for the success of Macintosh computers in the computer market is attributed to user‐friendliness when it comes to interacting with the operating system and application software. While DOS‐oriented systems have ...

Abstract: The utilization of bar code‐based materials management systems has helped the Department of Defense, as well as entire industries, to save hundreds of millions of dollars through improved productivity, timeliness, and data ...

Abstract: Work in construction always requires moving within, and interacting with, a complex environment while handling heavy materials and building elements to be joined, inserted, or aligned. Modern design software is able to ...

Abstract: One of the first construction operations for building a stationary habitat on the moon or Mars will be excavation of soil. The reasons for this necessity are manyfold and range from the need to protect inflatable habitats ...

Abstract: In a general sense, control can be described as a cyclic sequence of observing, planning, and executing new actions. Similar to the human body, robotic devices are being equipped with a wide variety of sensors for the ...

Abstract: The establishment of an efficient transportation system is key to any human development on Earth or in space. Different technologies for transporting humans and goods have been developed, the diversity of which indicates ...