Assistant Professor
EEC 256
(205) 975-3394
Office Hours: By appointment
Education:
- B.S., Wayne State, Electrical Engineering
- M.S., Capella University, Education Innovation and Technology
- Ed.D., Capella University, Education with Specialization in Personalized and Competency-Based Instruction
An Electrical Engineer and Educator with over 25 years working in various career positions as a Plant Electrical Engineer, Product Engineer, Electrical Systems Engineer, Software Test Engineer, Sr. Electronic Controls Engineer, Field Application Engineer, Electrical Supervisor/Program Manager, and Electronics Manager. I have worked on a variety of Industrial Controls, Plant Automation Systems, Consumer Electronics, and Vehicle Electrical-Electronic Systems. I have taught in K-12 school districts, university and community college institutions. Educational instruction focused on Electrical Engineering and Career and Technical Education.
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Recent Courses
- Industrial Controls
- Control Systems
- Introduction to Robotics
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Select Publications
Books
- D. Wilcher, "Lego Mindstorms Interfacing," McGraw Hill, 2002. ISBN-13: 978-0071402057
- D. Wilcher, "LEGO Mindstorms Mechatronics: Using Systems and Controls to Build Sophisticated Robots," McGraw Hill, 2003. ISBN-13: 978-0071417457
- D. Wilcher, "Learn Electronics with Arduino," Apress, 2012. ISBN-13: 978-1430242666
- D. Wilcher, "Make: Basic Arduino Projects: 26 Experiments with Microcontrollers and Electronics," Make Community, 2014. ISBN-13: 978-1449360665
- D. Wilcher, "Arduino Electronic Blueprints," Packt Pub, 2015. ISBN-13: 978-1784393601
- D. Wilcher, "M5Stack Electronic Blueprints," Packt Pub, 2023. ISBN-13: 978-1803230306
Other Publications
- Doctoral Capstone Project Monograph: An Action Research Study in Engagement Using Electronic Information and Communication Technologies Framework for Competency Based Learning
- Digital Electronics Education
- Developing Laboratory Based Electronics/Software Projects using a LEGO
- Mindstorms Programmable Brick