Integrating Experimentation with Theoretical and Simulation-Based Analysis in Electrical and Computer Engineering Laboratories

当前彻底改革的努力的一个组成部分 四年制本科课程是创造一个 虚拟实验室，它集成了现实世界 实验，通过设计和建造 电子和数字系统，理论和 对正在设计的系统进行基于仿真的分析。 的 实验室经验实现了两个重要的目标：第一， 它给学生一种使用真实的硬件的感觉， 创造了一个理论和 第二，它提供了发展的机会。 只有通过实践才能获得的直觉。 实验室 包括PC设备进行数据采集和实时 控制、基于PC的分析和仿真能力，以及 网络连接，以便在外部进行进一步的离线分析 实验室时间

An integral part of the current effort to completely overhaul the four-year undergraduate curriculum is the creation of a Virtual Laboratory, which integrates real-world experimentation, through the design and construction of electronic and digital systems, with theoretical and simulation-based analyses of the system being designed. The laboratory experience accomplishes two important goals: first, it gives the student a feel for working with real hardware and creates an awareness of the discrepancies between theory and practice; second, it provides an opportunity for developing intuition that comes only through practice. The laboratory includes PC equipment for data acquisition and real-time control, PC-based analysis and simulation capabilities, and network connections to allow further offline analysis outside of laboratory hours.