Development of an Application Oriented Introductory Automatic Control Laboratory

该项目将提供设备，以开发面向应用的自动控制入门级讲座/实验室课程。本课程将强调真实系统的详细建模、基本控制器设计技术、实际考虑因素以及控制器的实际电路实现。本课程的目的是让学生对控制理论有一个全面的了解，并让他们有机会体验更接近真实世界的工程设计和实施实践。将编写课程材料，以提供进行实验和设计练习所需的理论背景和分析技术。正在采购的主要仪器包括：数字存储示波器、打印机、函数发生器、数据采集卡和个人计算机。数字存储示波器将使学生能够记录在分析机械系统时经常遇到的缓慢变化的信号。在PC上运行的软件包将用于分析、控制器开发和模拟。

This project will provide equipment to develop an application- oriented introductory level lecture/laboratory course on automatic control. The course will emphasize the detailed modeling of real systems, basic controller design techniques, practical considerations, and the actual circuit implementation of controllers. The aim of this course is to give the students a comprehensive view of control theory and to give them the opportunity of experiencing design and implementation practice that is closer to real-world engineering. Lecture material will be developed for providing theoretical background and analysis techniques needed for carrying out the experiments and design exercises. The major instruments being acquired include: digital storage oscilloscopes, printers, function generators, data acquisition cards, and personal computers. Digital storage oscilloscopes will enable the students to record slowly varying signals which are often encountered when analyzing mechanical systems. Software packages running on the PCs will be used for analysis, controller development, and simulations.