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套要求。该项目将举办一个密集的夏季研讨会和一个后续会议，以提高来自美国各地机构的40名本科教师的知识，技能和教学能力，在他们的机构推出和领导“机电一体化教育”的跨学科课程。该研讨会将说明如何机电一体化工程概念可以成功地引入到本科水平的综合方式-从复杂产品的设计到最终制造。 该计划将提供以下三个阶段：一个为期六天的住宅研讨会在CalPoly（夏季'95），涉及动手项目和示范设计和制造的复杂产品和并行工程，为期两天的后续会议在一个工业现场（夏季'96），参与者报告的努力，介绍新的概念在他们的家乡机构。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换意见。 与会者将有充分的机会获得实践经验，与几个传统的和国家的最先进的制造工艺以及并行工程工具。 将编写课堂讲稿和综合多媒体课程材料，演示学员在讲习班期间设计和制造复杂产品时使用的设备、软件和制造工艺，并提供给学员。 后续活动将采取在一个工业场所举行会议的形式，并将通过图尔斯参观旧金山弗朗西斯科海湾地区的工厂提供工业界的参与。 作为讲习班的一项成果，将编写与会者报告其成就的会议记录。 将提交若干论文供出版，并将在ASEE国家会议上作介绍。

"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.