Developing an Integrated Dynamical Systems Modelling Experience

开发集成动力系统建模体验

• 批准号: 0310445
• 负责人: Robert Throne
• 金额: $ 18.48万
• 依托单位: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-07-15 至 2006-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0310445&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Developing; Integrated; Dynamical; Systems; Modelling

Interdisciplinary (99) The use of models is ubiquitous and essential in undergraduate engineering education. However, students often do not understand the distinction between a mathematical model and a real system because they do not have enough opportunities to compare the behavior of models with the behavior of real systems. This project is developing an integrated dynamical systems modeling laboratory shared between the departments of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman. The laboratory is modeled after and adapted from the Interdisciplinary Controls Lab developed at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs by Plett and Schmidt, and the Dynamic Systems and Controls Lab developed at Northwestern University by Freeman. Our laboratory involves all mechanical and electrical engineering students at Rose-Hulman, as well as middle/high school students through our Explore Engineering outreach program. Exposing students to dynamical systems in a laboratory setting, in which mathematical models often lead to only an approximate description of the system behavior, helps the students better understand the uses and limitations of models.

跨学科（99）模型的使用是无处不在的，在本科工程教育中必不可少。然而，学生往往不理解数学模型和真实的系统之间的区别，因为他们没有足够的机会将模型的行为与真实的系统的行为进行比较。该项目正在开发一个综合动力系统建模实验室，在Rose-Hulman的电气和机械工程部门之间共享。 该实验室是仿照和改编自跨学科控制实验室开发的科罗拉多大学在科罗拉多斯普林斯普利特和施密特，和动态系统和控制实验室开发的西北大学弗里曼。我们的实验室涉及所有机械和电气工程专业的学生在罗斯-休尔曼，以及初中/高中学生通过我们的探索工程外展计划。让学生在实验室环境中接触动力系统，其中数学模型通常只会导致系统行为的近似描述，有助于学生更好地理解模型的用途和局限性。