Laboratory Equipment for Improved Undergraduate Education inFluid Power Actuation and Control

该项目通过提升机械工程专业学生在该领域的实验室经验，提高了流体动力驱动与控制领域本科教学的有效性。通常的情况是，学生接触的实验室没有充分说明与流体动力有关的概念或组件，并在当前感兴趣的应用背景下进行充分说明。这个项目让学生接触到更多种类的流体动力元件和系统，并更深入地调查他们的行为，以便学生更好地认识到流体动力相对于其他形式的驱动(如机电驱动)的能力和局限性。当前感兴趣的应用也被强调，以更好地激励学生在设计项目和选修课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.