Development of a Remotely Accessible Dynamical Systems Laboratory for Undergraduate Teaching

该项目的目标是开发和实施一个远程访问实验室的动力系统课程在大二第二学期的新工程课程在史蒂文斯理工学院。这门课程将提供一个教育经验，与课程设计4（专注于动态系统的设计），应用科学4（提供动态系统分析的数学基础），电子和仪器同时整合和教授。拟议的实验室实施是基于智能实验室设备的利用和史蒂文斯理工学院通过万维网的现有计算和网络基础设施的开发。实验室实验的所有预备教学材料以及学生的测试和自我评估工具将以电子形式在互联网上提供。在充分实施这种基于互联网的，远程访问，互动的方法来实验室教学的动力系统课程的本科工程课程与实验装置从不同领域的机械和电气工程，这种方法的扩展计划在土木和化学工程和其他教育领域的动力系统的其他应用。拟议的实验室设施旨在实现一套通用的课程目标，并在学生中开发行业所需的特定知识和技能。评估该项目成功与否的一个主要标准是学生在高级设计课程中展示能力的能力。

The objective of this project is to develop and implement a remotely accessible laboratory for the Dynamical Systems course in the second semester of the sophomore year of the new engineering curriculum at Stevens Institute of Technology. This course on dynamical systems will provide an educational experience which is integrated and taught concurrently with the courses Design 4 (focusing on the design of dynamic systems), Applied Science 4 (providing the mathematical foundations for the analysis of dynamical systems), and Electronics and Instrumentation. The proposed laboratory implementation is based on the utilization of smart laboratory devices and the exploitation of the existing computing and networking infrastructure of the Stevens Institute of Technology through the world wide web. All preparatory instructional materials for the laboratory experiments, as well as testing and self-assessment tools for the students will be provided in electronic form on the internet. After fully implementing this internet-based, remote-access, interactive approach to laboratory instruction in the Dynamical Systems course of the undergraduate engineering curriculum with experimental setups from diverse areas of mechanical and electrical engineering, the extension of this approach is planned for other applications of dynamical systems in civil and chemical engineering and to other educational areas as well. The proposed laboratory facility is aimed at achieving a set of general curricular objectives and developing specific knowledge and skill sets in the students that are desired by industry. A major criterion for the assessment of the success of the project will be the ability of the students to demonstrate the use of competencies in the Senior Design Courses.