Automating the Undergraduate Engineering Materials Laboratory.

在该项目下，材料科学和工程实力实验室将实现自动化。实验室将增加一台台式Instron型号1011,1000磅的负载能力，以补充现有的20,000磅负载能力的机器。新仪器配备了IEEE 488总线，将与配备国家仪器接口板和LabVIEW软件的Macintosh Plus计算机接口。学生将能够学习实时控制和计算机数据采集和分析。计划中的实验包括对金属和聚合物的测试。此外，数据采集系统将用于测量包括半导体在内的材料的电学性质。

Under this project, the materials science and engineering strength of materials laboratory will be automated. A bench-top Instron Model 1011, 1000 pound load capacity will be added to the laboratory to supplement an existing 20,000 pound load capacity machine. The new instrument is equipped with an IEEE 488 bus that will be interfaced with a Macintosh Plus computer equipped with a National Instruments interface board and labVIEW software. The students will be able to learn real time control and computer data acquisition and analysis. The experiments planned include the testing of both metals and polymers. In addition, the data acquisition system will be used to measure the electrical properties of materials, including semiconductors.