Title :
A design-based digital controls laboratory course
Author :
El-Kasabi, Mohamed A.
Author_Institution :
Saginaw Valley State Univ., USA
Abstract :
The format, contents, and teaching strategy of an undergraduate laboratory course in digital control systems at Saginaw Valley State University is described. The innovative approach used in this course involves: a) utilization of a digital signal processor for implementing the designed digital controllers; b) consolidation of theoretical concepts taught in the lecture through implementation of controllers with real systems; and c) computer simulation techniques are used mainly to speed design work, yet their shortcomings are recognized through consistent comparison of simulation results with those obtained by actual measurements
Keywords :
control engineering computing; control engineering education; controllers; digital control; digital simulation; simulation; Saginaw Valley State University; computer simulation techniques; digital controllers; digital controls laboratory course; digital signal processor; undergraduate laboratory course; Analytical models; Automatic control; Control systems; Digital control; Laboratories; Mathematical model; Performance analysis; Signal design; System performance; System testing;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 1993. Twenty-Third Annual Conference. 'Engineering Education: Renewing America's Technology', Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1482-4
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.1993.405420
