Estimating Drive Velocity with Sphero RVR Using MATLAB
Alejandro Espera, The University of Tennessee
This teaching activity primarily allows students to write a program to collect position data from the rover robots and process them in MATLAB using the Sphero toolbox. They will evaluate the actual distance ...

Predicting California Housing Prices: Data Visualization and Machine Learning in MATLAB
Chao Wang, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus
This exercise aims to give freshman engineering students a brief introduction to data science, data visualization and machine learning.

Introductory Data Analysis for Mineral Processing
Nathalie Risso, The University of Arizona
This in-class workshop seeks to familiarize students from mining and geological engineering with basic tools used for data analysis. The learning outcomes include to formulate goals for data-driven model generation ...

Solving Engineering Problems Using MATLAB: Systems of Linear Equations
Legun Emmanwori, South Carolina State University
Linear systems of equations arise in many problems in engineering and science, as well as in mathematics. Students in the Mechanical Engineering Technology program will learn how to use MATLAB in solving three ...

Computational Plasticity Algorithms
Wei Tong, Southern Methodist University
The elastic-plastic deformation of a metal sample is history-dependent and path-dependent. This assignment introduces a simple explicit numerical algorithm and two enhancements for incremental stress integration of ...

Integrated Study of Electric Circuits: Theory, MATLAB Simulation, and Hands-On Lab Applications
Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
The Electric Circuits lab activities integrate theoretical concepts with MATLAB Live Script codes and Simscape simulations to create a more effective hands-on experience. Students begin by reviewing theoretical ...

Modeling Optical Imaging System
Sean Pang, University of Central Florida
This activity is based on my course OSE4830 at University of Central Florida in optical imaging systems. I hope this serves a quick and concise introduction to the mathematics and physics models of two- and higher ...

Predicting Coronary Heart Disease Using Machine Learning Model
Abhishek Appaji, BMS College Of Engineering
This activity introduces students to supervised learning methods and basic data science techniques using MATLAB. The focus is on the prediction of CHD using logistic regression. This activity involves implementing ...

Motion Analysis of a Four-bar Mechanism
Mingli Han, Prairie View A & M University
This project allows students to connect the classic four-bar linkage mechanism studied in class to a real-world example: a landing gear mechanism. Students will first design and simulate the motion of the landing ...

Frequency Plots for Base Excitation
Natasha Smith, University of Virginia-Main Campus
Students generate transmissibility vs. frequency ratio plots for a spring-mass-damper system with base excitation with contours for five different damping ratios.