2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Artificial Intelligence Solutions for System Design

Presented at Technology Integration in Manufacturing Curriculum

Accessible artificial intelligence platforms, especially ChatGPT, are now available to solve engineering questions. Here we evaluate this tool for finite state machine construction in Python. With well-guided queries, ChatGPT built sensible code that implements a microwave oven controller for hardware integration. However, to leverage ChatGPT user knowledge of the programming task was necessary, which included schematics, input, and output delineation, and debug expertise.

Authors

Dr. Hugh Jack P. E. http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4299-8561 Western Carolina University [biography]

Dr. Jack is the Cass Ballenger Distinguished Professor of Engineering in the School of Engineering + Technology within Western Carolina University. His interests include robotics, automation, and product design.
Dr. Scott Rowe http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5691-079X Western Carolina University [biography]

Scott Rowe is an Assistant Professor in Western Carolina University’s School of Engineering + Technology. He joined Western Carolina University in 2021 after studies in concentrated solar power and controls engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. Scott’s research relates to accessible and inexpensive engineering equipment for laboratory education.

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