Taking Dynamic Systems And Controls Laboratories One Step Further

As a result, when faculty in the respective Departments recently decided to incorporate laboratory experiments into the lecture-only Electrical Engineering (EE) Controls course and to update the Mechanical Engineering (ME) Controls laboratory course experiments, the opportunity arose to develop a Dynamic Systems and Controls laboratory using state-of-the-art equipment to provide a present-day-relevant education. In particular, we aimed to enhance student learning of a model-based, simulation-oriented approach to control systems analysis, design and development, and to provide them with the experience of implementing Digital Signal Processor (DSP)-based controllers.