A Hybrid Classical/Digital Control Systems Course with Laboratory Experiences

今天的趋势是朝着制造自动化和智能产品设计的高水平发展。所有这些产品或其制造过程都包含控制系统。最近的一项调查表明，工业上使用模拟和数字两种控制模式来实现控制器。因此，一个好的控制系统教育应该包括数字和模拟控制理论课程，并辅之以动手实验。以前的机械工程课程只提供模拟控制课程，没有实验室。由于最高学分限制，不能将数字控制课程添加到课程中。为了促进学生的学习，本项目提供了一套实验室实验，补充了一门模拟/数字混合本科控制系统课程。这种方法使学生能够在一门课程中学习模拟和数字控制系统的最基本理论，以及它们的实际物理实现。介绍了七个新的实验。其目的是更好地理解抽象控制系统理论的概念，突出数字和模拟控制模式之间的区别和相似之处，并教授这两种控制模式的数学控制器设计的硬件/软件实现。新实验室的设备包括伺服基础训练单元、函数发生器、示波器以及用于仿真、设计和实时控制的软件。所有机械工程专业的学生都能从这个项目中受益。其中一些实验也可用于向K-12学生进行激励性演示。*

Today's trend is toward a high level of manufacturing automation and design of smart products. All of these products or their manufacturing processes contain control systems. As indicated in a recent survey, both analog and digital control modes are used by the industry to implement controllers. Therefore, a good control systems education should contain courses both in digital and analog control theory supported by hands-on experiments. The previous mechanical engineering program has offered only an analog controls course with no laboratory. Because of the maximum credit limitations, a digital controls course cannot be added to the curriculum. To enhance students' learning, this project provides a set of laboratory experiments supplementing a hybrid analog/digital undergraduate control systems course is proposed. This approach enables the students to learn the most fundamental theory of both analog and digital control systems, as well as their actual physical implementation in a single course. Seven new experiments are introduced. The objectives are to provide a better understanding of the concepts of abstract control systems theory, highlight the differences and similarities between the digital and analog control modes, and teach the hardware/software implementation of the mathematical controller designs for both control modes. The equipment for the new laboratory includes servo fundamentals training units, function generators, oscilloscopes, and software for simulation, design and real-time control. All mechanical engineering students benefit from this project. Some of the experiments can also be used in motivational presentations to K 12 students. *