Control Systems Laboratory Development

In this paper we describe some experiments that can serve to support an integrated classroom - workstation - laboratory control systems engineering curriculum. The experiments were selected to be representative of control system problems one can expect to encounter in Aeronautics and Astronautics, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineeing and thus provide a cross - departmental setting for control systems education and research. Selection of the experiments was guided by the desire to use the control system laboratory to support undergraduate courses, graduate courses and research as well as future industry short courses.