Establishment of Laboratory for Dynamic System Integration for Undergraduate Education

我们国家大多数即将毕业的电气工程大四学生并没有面临整合从各种课程中获得的知识的挑战。 这个关键问题是通过建立一个新的顶点实验室课程及其相关的动态系统集成实验室的试点项目来解决的，该实验室用于教授高年级学生系统集成概念。 新实验室由六个模块化实验室站网络组成。 每个实验室站均由 SUN 3/140 工作站、6 轴 PUMA 260 系列机械臂和带有视觉处理单元的 CCD 相机组成。 以太网连接将所有设备连接到文件服务器和工程范围的计算机网络。 本实验课程的目标和显着特点是： o 为电气工程本科生提供顶点体验。 o 利用带有集成视觉传感器（CCD 摄像机）的最先进的计算机控制机器人系统作为教学工具，对本科生进行系统集成概念的教育。 o 为一些本科生独立项目和未来课程开发提供系统设施。 由于所有设备均已商用，这一经验可以与其他大学分享。 该试点项目的结果将在专业期刊上报道。

Most of our nations's graduating electrical engineering seniors have not been challenged to integrate their knowledge obtained from a diverse range of course work. This critical problem is addressed by a pilot project for the establishment of a new capstone laboratory course and its associated Laboratory for Dynamic System Integration for teachings seniors system integration concepts. The new laboratory consists of a network of six modularized lab stations. Each lab station consist of a SUN 3/140 workstation, a 6-axis PUMA 260-series robot arm, and CCD camera with a vision processing unit. The Ethernet connection ties all the equipment together, to the file server and the engineering-wide computer network as well. The objectives and salient features of this laboratory course are: o To provide a capstone experience for undergraduate students in electrical engineering. o To utilize the state-of-the-art computer-controlled robotic systems with integrated vision sensors (CCD cameras) as an instructional vehicle for educating undergraduate students in systems integration concepts. o To provide a system facility for some undergraduate independent projects and future course development. Since all the equipment is commercially available, this experience can be shared with other universities. The results of this pilot project will be reported in professional journals.