The Mechatronics Design Workshop

本项目涉及机电一体化设计实验室，用于DTeC III，三门课程序列中的第三门。该课程向工科学生介绍图形学、计算机应用、写作和口头交流，以及开放式问题解决。二年级学生在机电一体化实验室进行的项目将为残疾人社区的外部客户提供服务，并将提供使用课程中所学知识和技能的实践，接触工程专业人员的工作环境，以及团队项目管理和解决问题的经验。1995年，宾厄姆顿大学的沃森工程学院获得了州政府的批准，将其基于转学的工程项目扩展到前两年。巧合的是，大学教员批准了一项通识教育（general . ed .）的要求，要求学生在头两年完成。设计、技术和传播（DTeC）课程序列始于1995年9月，旨在满足Gen.Ed的作文和美学要求。要求，以及图形学、计算机编程、工程设计和技术写作方面的ABET要求。课程由三个24名学生组成，学习图形、计算机应用和写作/设计，每周轮流进行三个小时的实验。最终，每年将有200名学生进入该课程。DTeC的目的是提高工程教育的入学率和保有率，特别是对妇女和少数民族。经验表明，与社会相关的实践活动对记忆的保留很重要。从简单的练习开始，一系列针对残疾人的项目将人的因素与使用计算机、图形和由计算机控制的机电设备创造有用的产品联系起来。机电车间教学是机电一体化教学的补充。实验室设备将包括与DTeC项目接口的多功能模拟和数字I/O系统，以及主机和开发软件。

This project addresses a Mechatronics Design Laboratory for use in DTeC III, the third of a three course sequence. The sequence introduces engineering students to graphics, computer applications, writing and oral communication, and open-ended problem solving. The projects undertaken by sophomores in the mechatronics laboratory will be for external clients in the disabled community, and will provide practice in using the knowledge and skills learned in the course sequence, exposure to the working environment of the engineering professional, and experience with team-based project management and problem solving. In 1995, The Watson School of Engineering at Binghamton University received State approval to expand its transfer-based engineering program to include the first two years. Coincidentally, the University Faculty approved a general education (Gen.Ed.) requirement to be met in the first two years. The Design, Technology, and Communication (DTeC) course sequence, which started in September 1995, is designed to meet the composition and aesthetics Gen.Ed. requirements, as well as ABET requirements in graphics, computer programming, engineering design, and technical writing. The course consists of three 24-student sections studying graphics, computer applications, and writing/design, rotating through three two-hour labs per week. Eventually, 200 students will enter the course sequence each year. DTeC is designed to improve enrollment and retention in engineering education, in particular, for women and minorities. Experience has shown that hands-on activities with social relevance are important in retention. Starting with simple exercises, a sequence of projects for the disabled tie human factors to the creation of useful products using computers, graphics and mechatronic devices controlled by a computer. Machine and electronic shop instruction complements the mechatronics instruction. The laboratory equipment will include multifunction analog and digital I/O systems which interfa ce to the DTeC projects, and the host computers and development software.