Improvement of a Program in Linear Control Emphasizing Direct Digital Control Methods for Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science and Engineering Students

具有反馈控制的系统是许多现代设备、工业过程和科学实验中无处不在的组成部分。然而，在控制工程师的领域之外，很少有人了解当控制强加于自由系统时所产生的可用功率和限制。甚至很少有人意识到，当计算机被不正确地使用时，会产生一些伪影。本课题旨在改善线性控制理论的教学，特别是计算机直接数字控制方法的教学。本课程将引入改进的仿真方法，以提升控制策略理论方面的教学。将开设一门扩展的实验课程，使学生能够试验他们所开发的控制策略。所使用的设备将是目前在工业和科学实验室中广泛使用的设备。将教授网络和并发编程的方法。该课程的听众将是主修物理、化学和计算机科学的本科生，以及一些来自当地工业的工程师。该学院将以等额的资金配合奖金。

Systems with feedback control are ubiquitous components of many modern devices, industrial processes, and scientific experiments. However, outside the realm of the control engineer there is little understanding of the power available and the limitations incurred when control is imposed on free systems. Even less generally appreciated are the artifacts generated when computers are improperly employed. This project is designed to improve the teaching of linear control theory and, in particular, the teaching of the methods of direct digital control by computers. Improved simulation methods will be introduced to upgrade the instruction regarding the theoretical aspects of control strategies. An expanded laboratory course will be established in which students will be able to experiment with the control strategies that they have developed. The equipment employed will be that which is now coming into widespread use both in industry and in scientific laboratories. The methods of networking and concurrent programming will be taught. The audience for the course will be undergraduate physics, chemistry, and computer science majors, and a few engineers from local industries. The college will match the award with an equal amount of funds.