The Mechatronics Design Workshop

该项目是一个机电一体化设计实验室，用于DTEC III，这是三门课程序列中的第三门。该系列课程向工科学生介绍图形学、计算机应用、写作和口头交流，以及开放式问题解决。在机电一体化实验室由大二学生承担的项目将面向残疾人社区的外部客户，并将提供练习使用在课程序列中学到的知识和技能，接触工程专业人员的工作环境，以及基于团队的项目管理和解决问题的经验。1995年，宾厄姆顿大学沃森工程学院获得了州政府的批准，将其以转学为基础的工程项目扩大到包括头两年。巧合的是，大学学院批准了通识教育(Gen.Ed.)头两年要满足的要求。设计、技术和交流(DTEC)课程序列于1995年9月开始，旨在满足作曲和美学教育的需要。要求，以及在图形、计算机编程、工程设计和技术写作方面的辅助要求。这门课程包括三个学习图形、计算机应用和写作/设计的24名学生小组，每周轮流参加三个两小时的实验室。最终，每年将有200名学生进入课程序列。DTEC的目的是提高工程教育的入学率和保留率，特别是针对妇女和少数群体。经验表明，具有社会相关性的动手活动对留住员工很重要。从简单的练习开始，一系列针对残疾人的项目将人的因素与使用计算机、图形和由计算机控制的机电设备创造有用的产品联系在一起。机械和电子车间指导与机电一体化指导相辅相成。实验室设备将包括与DTEC项目连接的多功能模拟和数字I/O系统，以及主机和开发软件。

This project addresses a Mechatronics Design Laboratory for use in DTeC III, the third of a three course sequence. The sequence introduces engineering students to graphics, computer applications, writing and oral communication, and open-ended problem solving. The projects undertaken by sophomores in the mechatronics laboratory will be for external clients in the disabled community, and will provide practice in using the knowledge and skills learned in the course sequence, exposure to the working environment of the engineering professional, and experience with team-based project management and problem solving. In 1995, The Watson School of Engineering at Binghamton University received State approval to expand its transfer-based engineering program to include the first two years. Coincidentally, the University Faculty approved a general education (Gen.Ed.) requirement to be met in the first two years. The Design, Technology, and Communication (DTeC) course sequence, which started in September 1995, is designed to meet the composition and aesthetics Gen.Ed. requirements, as well as ABET requirements in graphics, computer programming, engineering design, and technical writing. The course consists of three 24-student sections studying graphics, computer applications, and writing/design, rotating through three two-hour labs per week. Eventually, 200 students will enter the course sequence each year. DTeC is designed to improve enrollment and retention in engineering education, in particular, for women and minorities. Experience has shown that hands-on activities with social relevance are important in retention. Starting with simple exercises, a sequence of projects for the disabled tie human factors to the creation of useful products using computers, graphics and mechatronic devices controlled by a computer. Machine and electronic shop instruction complements the mechatronics instruction. The laboratory equipment will include multifunction analog and digital I/O systems which interfa ce to the DTeC projects, and the host computers and development software.