Conference Session

Modern Software Measurement Techniques

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Birdsong, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

of real world systems, modeling and controllerimplementation. There are currently four experiments: a two week analog DC servoposition control experiment, a two week LabVIEW based two tank water level regulator Page 12.478.2experiment, a two week LabVIEW based hydraulic servo control experiment and a oneweek frequency response experiment using the DC servo apparatus.An important goal is to periodically update the experiments to present hardware andsoftware that is state of the art so that students get exposure to tools that will benefit themin their careers as engineers. In the last decade hardware has been updated from analogcompensators to PLC

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurements: Innovative Course Development

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don Millard, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Frederick Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mohamed Chouikha, Howard University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

. This is about the cost of a textbook. It is a device that the students would own throughout their entire undergraduate career, and have applications beyond that of a particular class. For instance, the device could be used as a multimeter, scope or a controller (using the digital I/O in conjunction with the analog I/O); providing a highly useful project tool (signal processor/controller) for any individual studying to become a scientist or engineer.EVALUATION The following research questions are currently being tested and evaluated in diversesituations in the Circuits (for majors), and Electronics & Instrumentation (for non-majors) coursesat each of the partnering schools to study the resulting impact on student