Mechatronics Experiments in Mechanical Engineering Laboratory

本项目将机电一体化实验整合到机械工程（ME）实验室和课程中。机电一体化的本质是将复杂决策应用于物理系统的运行。虽然机电一体化提供了许多令人兴奋的挑战，但很难将其作为本科教育的专业或选修课。这个项目正在开发一种综合的方法，通过实验在现有的本科课程中传播机电一体化原理。机器、过程和系统的操作在一些特定的课程中，例如大一新生的设计、程序设计、计算机辅助设计（CAD）、流体力学、传热、测量、材料科学和制造，都将以一个重点的视角来涵盖。现有的机电工程实验室正在添置新设备，包括热系统、流体控制系统、机器人、直流电机、步进电机、模型建筑套件和玩具火车。所有这些物理系统都由计算机通过合适的电子接口控制，并通过示波器、函数发生器、放大器、电源和万用表等通用仪器进行测试。使用该设备，在流体、传热、测量、CAD、新生设计、控制和机电一体化实验室中进行了一些机电一体化实验。这个项目正在产生必要的推动力，使机电工程课程现代化。＊

This project is integrating mechatronics experiments in mechanical engineering (ME) laboratories and courses. The essence of mechatronics is the application of complex decisionmaking to the operation of physical systems. Although mechatronics provides many exciting challenges, it is extremely difficult to establish as a major or as an option in undergraduate education. This project is developing an integrated approach for the dissemination of mechatronics principles across the existing undergraduate curriculum using experiments. The operation of machines, processes, and systems is being covered with a focused perspective in specific courses such as freshman design, programming, computer-aided design (CAD), fluid mechanics, heat transfer, measurements, material science, and manufacturing. The existing ME laboratories are being enhanced with new equipment, including a thermal system, fluid control systems, robots, DC motors, stepper motors, model building kits, and toy trains. All these physical systems are being controlled by computers through suitable electronic interface, and are being tested by using general instruments such as an oscilloscope, function generator, amplifier, power supply, and multimeter. Using this equipment, several mechatronics experiments are being implemented for fluid, heat transfer, measurements, CAD, freshman design, control, and mechatronics laboratories. This project is generating the necessary thrust to modernize ME courses. *