Take-Home Mechatronics Control Labs: A Low-Cost Personal Solution and Educational Assessment
Take-Home Mechatronics Control Labs: A Low-Cost Personal Solution and Educational Assessment
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带回家的机电一体化控制实验室：低成本个人解决方案和教育评估
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2013
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Y. Chen
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B. Stark;Zhuo Li;Brendan Smith;Y. Chen
控制论，曾经被描述为“21世纪的物理学”，正在渗透到几乎所有高等教育的学科中。然而，对于许多学生来说，这是一个很难的话题，尤其是在本科较低水平的时候。提供实践经验对于教授困难的概念通常是一个很好的帮助，但是对于控制理论来说，如果学生没有准备好，强迫学生动手可能会分散学习的注意力。有效的控制理论实验课程建立在静力学和动力学、电路理论、信号处理和编程课程的基础之上。然而，本科学生的教育经验有限，通常缺乏其中一个或多个基础。再加上对教学实验室常见设备的不熟悉，学生们经常发现自己不堪重负，在设置中挣扎，限制了他们接触控制理论的话题。一些工业和教育公司引进了广泛的控制工作站，将综合控制理论带入教学实验室；然而，这些系统昂贵且专业化，限制了它们的覆盖范围和有效性。在本文中，开发了一个低成本的机电控制理论个人实验室装置，并提出了一套针对本科生的课程，以解决他们的基础不确定问题，并通过引入可移植性来提高可访问性，以最大限度地提高学习效果。ASME版权所有©2013
Control theory, once described as the “Physics of the 21st Century,” is pervading to almost all subjects of higher learning. However, it is a difficult topic for many students, especially when introduced at the undergraduate lower level. Providing hands-on experience is often a great aid for teaching difficult concepts, but for control theory forcing a hands-on component can distract from the learning if the students are unprepared. An effective control theory laboratory curriculum builds on the foundations of statics and dynamics, circuit theory, signal processing and programming course-work. However, undergraduate students have a limited educational experience and are typically lacking in one or more of those foundations. Coupled with the unfamiliarity of the common equipment found in teaching labs, students often find themselves overwhelmed and struggle with the setups, limiting their exposure to the topic of control theory. Some industry and education companies have introduced extensive control workstations to bring integrated control theory to a teaching laboratory; however these systems are expensive and specialized, limiting their reach and effectiveness. In this paper, a low-cost mechatronics control theory personal laboratory setup with a proposed curriculum is developed for undergraduate students that addresses their uncertain foundation and improves accessibility by introducing portability to maximize the learning outcomes.Copyright © 2013 by ASME