US-Switzerland Cooperative on: Student Research on Remotely Accessed Energy Labs

0427516Hutzel在这项为期两年的美国-瑞士合作研究教育项目中，普渡大学的William Hutzel将带领两组研究生前往瑞士卢塞恩，测试由美国国家科学基金会先进技术教育项目发起的远程访问实验室概念的极限。瑞士合作伙伴是位于瑞士卢塞恩的HTA（技术与建筑学院）HVAC（采暖、通风和空调）工程系的Rudolf Furter。学生团队将努力创建一个网络实验室设备的国际网络。通过远程访问，美国学生将在瑞士使用暖通空调设备进行实验，瑞士学生将在项目完成后对位于美国的各种设备进行监控。这个国际教育项目将建立一个物理上相隔数千英里的多地点实验室网络。瑞士团队将开发HVAC系统上传感器和执行器的详细摘要，并编写一系列预测性能的操作。美国团队将开发控制策略、图形和网络协议来控制暖通空调设备。然后，项目主管将评估和比较参与远程访问项目的美国和瑞士学生的表现。更广泛的影响这种持续的国际伙伴关系为常规的实验室工作增加了全球视角，并证明了全球工程研究和实践的必要性。作为一个教育研究项目和教学工具，它将在多个校外站点以远程学习形式使用设备时评估教学和学习，并为学生提供对当前暖通空调技术的了解。

0427516HutzelIn this two-year U.S.-Switzerland cooperative research education project, William Hutzel of Purdue University will take two teams of graduate students to Lucerne, Switzerland to test the limits of a remote access lab concept initiated under NSF's Advanced Technology Education program. The Swiss partner is Rudolf Furter of the HVAC (Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning) Engineering Department at HTA (Institute for Technology and Architecture) in Lucerne, Switzerland. Teams of students will work to create an international network of web-enabled laboratory equipment. Through remote access, U.S. students will conduct experiments using HVAC equipment in Switzerland and Swiss students will monitor and control a variety of equipment located in the United States when the project is completed. Intellectual MeritThis international education project will create a multi-site laboratory network physically separated by thousands of miles. The Swiss team will develop a detailed summary of sensors and actuators on the HVAC system and write a sequence of operations predicting performance. The U.S. team will develop control strategies, graphics and network protocols for controlling the HVAC equipment. The project directors will then assess and compare the performance of the U.S. and Swiss students who participate in the remote access project. Broader ImpactsThis sustained international partnership adds a global perspective to routine laboratory work and demonstrates the need for global engineering research and practice. As an education research project and teaching tool, it will assess teaching and learning when using equipment in a distance learning format at multiple off-campus sites as well as provide students with an understanding of current HVAC technology.