Integrating Modern Design and Manufacturing Equipment into Engineering Curricula

工程-其他（59）工程教育面临的最大挑战之一是为本科生提供切合实际和引人入胜的学习经验，适当反映行业的关注和需求。产品设计和制造领域的技术正在快速增长，教育必须跟上，以培养能够有效地为成本驱动的项目做出贡献的工程师，并显着缩短周期。该项目将现代快速成型和CNC加工设备的综合使用融入三个工程部门的课程：机械，航空航天和民用。这两种技术都被用于机械工程的设计序列中，类似于它们在普渡大学和麻省理工学院的使用。学生能够快速构建设计概念和工作模型，加强课堂上教授的设计顺序。航空航天工程专业的学生正在使用该设备在课程序列设计，建造和测试学生创建的飞机。在目前的生产方法缓慢和过时的地方，拟议的设备提供了类似于工业中发现的个人学习经验。土木工程专业的学生正在课堂上使用该设备进行应力分析和增强可视化。该项目为学生提供了一个动手学习的环境，并使现代工程实践在设计和制造中的实施，以产生未来的行业领导者。评估涉及工业咨询小组。正在与地方和国家教育工作者分享教育资源、质量评估数据和机器能力。

Engineering - Other (59)One of the greatest challenges facing engineering education is to provide realistic and engaging learning experiences for undergraduates that properly reflect the concerns and needs of industry. Technology in the areas of product design and manufacturing is increasing at a rapid pace and education must keep up to produce engineers capable of contributing effectively to cost-driven projects with significantly reduced cycle times. This project adapts the integrated use of modern rapid prototyping and CNC machining equipment into the curricula of three engineering departments: mechanical, aerospace, and civil. Both technologies are being used in the design sequence of mechanical engineering, similar to their use at Purdue University and MIT. Students are able to quickly fabricate design concepts and working models, reinforcing the design sequence taught in class. Aerospace engineering students are using the equipment during a course sequence to design, build, and test student created aircraft. Where current methods of production are slow and out-dated, the proposed equipment provides individual learning experiences similar to those found in industry. Civil engineering students are using the equipment for stress analysis and enhanced visualization in the classroom. This project is providing a hands-on learning environment for students, and enabling the implementation of modern engineering practices in design and manufacturing to produce future leaders in industry. Assessment involves industrial advisory panels. Educational resources, quality assessment data and machine capabilities are being shared with local and national educators.