Laboratory Equipment for Improved Undergraduate Education inFluid Power Actuation and Control

该项目通过提升机械工程学生在流体动力驱动和控制领域的实验室经验，提高本科教学的有效性。 通常情况下，学生接受的实验室暴露没有充分说明与流体动力相关的概念或组件，并且没有足够的深度和当前感兴趣的应用背景。 该项目使学生接触到更多种类的流体动力部件和系统，并更深入地研究它们的行为，以便学生更好地了解流体动力与其他形式的驱动（如机电驱动）相关的能力和局限性。 当前感兴趣的应用程序也被强调，以更好地激励学生在设计项目和选修课程的背景下更详细地研究流体动力。

This project is improving the effectiveness of undergraduate instruction in the area of fluid power actuation and control by upgrading the laboratory experience mechanical engineering students receive in this area. It has typically been the case that the laboratory exposure students receive has not fully illustrated concepts or components related to fluid power in sufficient depth and in the context of applications of current interest. This project exposes students to a greater variety of fluid power components and systems, and investigates their behavior in greater depth so that students develop a better appreciation for the capabilities and limitations of fluid power in relation to other forms of actuation such as electromechanical actuation. Applications of current interest are also highlighted to better motivate students to investigate fluid power in greater detail in the context of design projects and elective courses.