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Exploring Engineering Through Robotics
 This
course will provide the Student the opportunity to be both introduced to
the fundamentals of engineering and immersed in a robotics experience that
will serve as an exciting, popular vehicle for the delivery of those
fundamentals. While the focus will be on robotics, the course will
introduce the student to the various engineering disciplines and teach him
or her some engineering fundamentals. These basic engineering topics will
include the engineering design process, teamworking skills, engineering
drawing and communications, elements of problem solving with computers,
simple programming elements and logic, and engineering professionalism and
ethics. Approximately 60% of the available time will be spent with the
students in 2- or 3-person teams in the hands-on activities of designing,
building, programming, and testing small autonomous robots made from the
Lego™ Mindstorms NXT System kits. The other portion of the time will be
spent on learning engineering fundamentals, touring on-campus University
laboratories, doing robotics research, and developing and practicing
engineering skills. An introduction to solid modeling and working with the
Autodesk™ Inventor computer-aided design application will be included. An
interactive bridge-building computer application will also be introduced.
What does the program cover?
 | Building Robots |
| Team Problem Solving |
| Engineering Problems |
| Hands-On Laboratory |
| Computer-aided Design and Software Modeling |
| Team Project Design & Build |
| Engineering Design & Experimentation |
| Engineering Laboratory Tours |
| Lunch Provided |
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Where is the program held?
The Ohio State University is an active center of higher education located
in Ohio's capital city with a world-class reputation in academics. Daily
sessions are held in the First-year Engineering Program’s classrooms and
laboratories in Hitchcock Hall.
Who are the instructors?
Dr. John Demel
Mechanical Engineer,
Coordinator for First-year Engineering Program
Dr. Richard Freuler
Aerospace Engineer,
Coordinator of Engineering Honors Program
How much does the program cost?
For commuter students there is no cost. However, if a student chooses to
stay on campus, the cost is limited to on-campus housing and meals. The
cost per session for on-campus dormitory housing (multiple occupancy) and
morning & evening meals is $253.00, payable on the day of dorm check-in.
Please note that lunch is provided at no cost for all Summer Experience
participants, whether a dorm resident or commuter student.
General Information
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Dorm resident participants must arrange for
transportation to the OSU campus on the Sunday prior to the start of the
Summer Experience program and be checked into the dorm by 5:00pm. The
dorm check-in date is July 27, 2008. |
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The acceptance of your application assumes that a
parent/guardian will assure full attendance for the entirety of the
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The program operates daily from 8:30am to 4:30pm during
a session, and there are planned and supervised evening activities for
the optional resident part of the Institute. |
How do I apply?
Application
Materials: Download
materials from
http://feh.osu.edu/ESE/.
Need More Info? Call Moni Wood at (614) 292-8357 or email
Wood.153@osu.edu.
Applications will be reviewed and selected according to your GPA and the
teacher recommendation. First priority will be given to students
completing their junior year of high school.
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