Laboratory for a Second Course in Controls

机电一体化是制造工程科学的一个新领域，其中机械，电子和计算机组件采用并行设计理念。标准机械工程课程在微处理器、计算机接口和面向通信的编程领域缺乏内容，这对需要掌握工业机电一体化的机械工程专业学生提出了特殊的挑战。这个项目为第二门控制课程建立了一个实验室。控制的第一门课程包括传统的经典控制主题，如拉普拉斯变换、频域设计和根轨迹设计；并介绍了工业控制实践中所需要的数学工具。本实验是控制的第二门课程，通过介绍在工厂车间实现控制概念所需的编程和接口技能来继续这一主题。本课程旨在填补学术工程知识与实际工程知识之间的空白，并为学生毕业后立即应用于工业做好准备。＊＊＊

9350865 Timmerman Mechatronics is a new area of manufacturing engineering science where mechanical, electronic, and computer components are employed using a concurrent design philosophy. The lack of content in the standard Mechanical Engineering curriculum in the areas of microprocessors, computer interfaces, and communications oriented programming presents exceptional challenges to Mechanical Engineering students who need to master mechatronics for industrial careers. This project establishes a laboratory for a second course in controls. The first course in controls includes traditional classical controls subjects such as Laplace transforms, frequency domain design, and root locus design; and presents the mathematical tools needed for industrial control practice. This laboratory, for a second course in controls, continues this subject by presenting the programming and interfacing skills needed for the implementation of controls concepts on the factory floor. The class is intended to fill the gap between academic engineering knowledge and practical engineering knowledge, and to prepare the student to be of immediate use to industry upon graduation. ***