Rapid Prototyping Technology for Undergraduate Hardware Design Courses

随着基于综合CAD、仿真和快速制造的快速成型新技术的普及，工业中的硬件设计过程正在发生重大变化。本科课程没有跟上工业的快速发展，让我们的学生对毕业后将面临的世界毫无准备。该项目为基于快速成型技术的本科五金设计课程提供了一种新的途径。这包括一种新的模块化教科书，以及用于这些课程的现有CAD软件和硬件平台的创新分布。受赠人为这个项目提供的资金与NSF奖大致相当。

The process of designing hardware in industry is undergoing significant change as the new technologies of rapid prototyping, based on synthesis CAD, simulation, and quick turnaround implementation, becomes pervasive. The undergraduate curriculum has not kept up with the rapid developments in industry, leaving our students unprepared for the world they will face upon graduation. This project offers a new approach to undergraduate hardware design courses bases on rapid prototyping technologies. This involves a new kind of modular textbook, combined with an innovative distribution of existing CAD software and hardware platforms for use with these courses. The grantee provides funds for this project that are about an equal match for the NSF award.