Preparing Leaders for Mechatronics Education

“机电一体化”是一种将机械工程、电子工程和计算机科学整合到基本设计过程中的战略，而不是单独设计每一组需求。这个项目将举办一个密集的暑期工作坊和一个后续会议，以提高来自美国各地机构的40名本科生教员的知识、技能和教学能力，以便在他们的机构推出和领导跨学科的“机电一体化教育”课程。研讨会将展示如何在本科阶段成功地引入机电一体化工程概念--从复杂产品的设计到最终制造。该计划将分以下三个阶段提供：CalPoly为期六天的住宅研讨会(95年夏季)，涉及复杂产品的设计和制造以及并行工程的实践项目和演示；为期两天的工业现场后续会议(96年夏季)，参与者报告在本国机构引入新概念的努力。在为期一年的后续阶段，与会者将利用电子邮件和电话会议设施交流意见。与会者将有充分的机会获得几种传统和最先进的制造工艺以及并行工程工具的实践经验。将编写讲稿、全面的多媒体课程材料，展示学员在研讨会期间在设计和制造复杂产品时使用的设备、软件和制造工艺，并将提供给学员。后续活动将以在工业现场举行会议的形式进行，并将通过参观旧金山湾区的工厂来提供业界参与。作为讲习班的一项成果，将编写与会者汇报其成就的会议记录。几篇论文将提交发表，并将在各国ASEE会议上发表演讲。

"Mechatronics" is a strategy which involves integrating mechanical engineering, electronic engineering and computer science into the fundamental design process, rather than engineering each set of requirements separately. This project will conduct an intensive summer workshop and a follow-up conference to enhance the knowledge, skills and instructional capabilities of 40 undergraduate faculty members drawn from institutions throughout the USA to launch and lead interdisciplinary courses in "Mechatronics Education" at their institutions. The workshop will illustrate how mechatronics engineering concepts can be successfully introduced at the undergraduate level in an integrated way--from the design of complex products to final manufacturing. The program will be offered in the following three phases: A six-day Residential Workshop at CalPoly (Summer '95) involving hands-on projects and demonstrations on design and manufacturing of complex products and concurrent engineering, a two-day follow-up session at an industrial site (Summer '96) in which participants report on efforts to introduce new concepts at their home institutions. During a one year follow-through phase, the participants will utilize electronic mail and teleconference facilities to exchange ideas. The participants will be provided with ample opportunities to gain hands-on experience with several traditional and state-of-the-art manufacturing processes as well as concurrent engineering tools. Lecture notes, comprehensive multi-media course material demonstrating the equipment, software and the manufacturing processes used by the participants during the workshop in the design and fabrication of the complex products will be prepared and will be made available to the participants. The follow-up activities will be in the form of a conference that will be held at an industrial site, and industry participation will be provided through tours of plants in the San Francisco bay area. Conference proceedings in which the participants report on their accomplishments will be prepared as an outcome of the workshop. Several papers will be submitted for publication, and presentations will be made at national ASEE conferences.