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Our goal is
to expand the usefulness of this material as much as possible. We are
currently implementing components of this project in the curriculum at
U Mass Lowell, and would like to see this done elsewhere as well.
(Additional
password-protected material is available by formal request via email.
please contact Dr. Peter Avitabile: peter_avitabile@uml.edu)
All materials
are under continuous development, and feedback
is welcomed.
First and second order systems
| Numerical techniques
| Fourier series
VMS |
Acquisition
and Laboratory | Differential
Equations Class Presentations
A
GUI, or Graphical User Interface, is
a user-controlled learning tool
designed to drive home important
aspects of course material that may
otherwise be lost in the
conventional lecture / homework /
test style of teaching.
Several
assignments have been developed for the MATLAB
and LabVIEW GUIs, to help students
understand the lessons the GUIs convey. A downloads
page also exists that lists all downloadable tutorials and GUIs in a
compact manner. These
assignments are also packaged with the GUI .zip files. Voice
annotated GUI overviews and assignment explanations are also
available.
First and second order systems
Projects:
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RC
Circuit Project for Differential Equations Class
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PDF |
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This project,
developed by Stephen Pennell, was given in a differential equations class.
It asks students to develop and analyze a mathematical model of an RC
circuit.
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Suggested
assignments for GUIs:
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First order systems Assignment PDFs |
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RC Circuit Low-Pass Filter GUI
Assignment |
MATLAB |
LabVIEW |
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RC
Step Response GUI Assignment
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MATLAB |
LabVIEW |
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Second order systems
Assignment PDFs |
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Step Response GUI Assignment |
MATLAB |
LabVIEW |
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Initial Condition Response GUI
Assignment |
MATLAB |
LabVIEW |
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Impulse Response GUI Assignment |
MATLAB |
LabVIEW |
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Complex Frequency Response GUI
Assignment |
MATLAB |
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S-Plane GUI Assignment |
MATLAB |
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System Response GUI Assignment |
LabVIEW |
First and Second Order Technical
papers:
Several
published papers describe how this material is being applied in the
classroom.
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Development of Visualization Tools for Response of 1st and 2nd
Order Dynamic Systems, P.Avitabile, J.Hodgkins, 2006 ASEE Conference,
Chicago, Illinois, June 2006. |
| Conference Paper |
PDF |
| Conference Presentation |
PDF |
FLASH |
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An Interdisciplinary, Multisemester Project Relating Differential
Equations and Engineering, S.Pennell, P.Avitabile, J.White, 2005 ASEE
Conference, Portland Oregon, June 2005. |
| Conference Paper |
PDF |
| Conference Presentation |
PDF |
FLASH |
| Integrating Fundamental STEM Material in
a Laboratory Based Dynamic Systems Course, P.Avitabile, J.Hodgkins,
T.Van Zandt, ASME 2004
IMECE, Anaheim, CA, November 2004. |
| Conference Paper |
PDF |
| Conference Presentation |
PDF |
FLASH |
| Dynamic
Systems Teaching Enhancement using a Laboratory-Based, Hands-On
Project, P.Avitabile, C.Goodman, J.Hodgkins, K.Stevens, T.Van Zandt,
G.StHilaire, N.Wirkkala, T.Johnson, 2004
ASEE Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 2004. |
| Conference Paper |
PDF |
| Conference Presentation |
PDF |
FLASH |
Numerical techniques
Projects:
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Numerical
Integration / Differentiation Project
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PDF |
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Students apply numerical
integration and differentiation to different data sets. Issues with
initial conditions, bias, delta-t spacing are encountered to help prepare
students for analysis of real lab data.
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Regression
Analysis Project
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PDF |
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This project, given in a math methods course,
introduces the students to regression analysis using MATLAB and Excel,
with the intent of making them think about how to apply the
techniques.
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Suggested
assignments for GUIs:
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Numerical Methods Assignment PDFs |
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Integration / Differentiation GUI Assignment |
MATLAB |
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Regression Analysis GUI Assignment
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MATLAB |
Numerical
Methods Technical papers:
Several
published papers describe how this material is being applied in the
classroom.
| Interweaving Numerical Processing Techniques in Multisemester
Projects, P.Avitabile, J.McKelliget, T.Van Zandt, 2005 ASEE
Conference, Portland Oregon, June 2005. |
| Conference Paper |
PDF |
| Conference Presentation |
PDF |
FLASH |
| Numerical Evaluation of Displacement and
Acceleration for a Mass, Spring, Dashpot System, P.Avitabile,
J.Hodgkins, 2004 ASEE Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 2004 |
| Conference Paper |
PDF |
| Conference Presentation |
PDF |
FLASH |
Fourier series
Project:
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LabVIEW
Fourier Series GUI Project
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PDF |
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Asks the students to develop their
own LabVIEW GUI to study the Fourier series and time and frequency
signals. LabVIEW notes are available
here.
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Suggested assignments for GUIs
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Fourier Series Assignments PDFs |
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Fourier Series GUI Assignment |
MATLAB |
LabVIEW |
Fourier
Series Technical papers:
Several
published papers describe how this material is being applied in the
classroom.
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Innovative Teaching of Fourier Series Using LabVIEW,
P.Avitabile, J.Hodgkins, T.Van Zandt, A.Butland, D.Nicgorski, 2006 ASEE Conference,
Chicago, Illinois, June 2006. |
| Conference Paper |
PDF |
| Conference Presentation |
PDF |
FLASH |
Virtual Measurement System
Suggested
assignments for GUI:
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Virtual Measurement System GUI Assignment PDFs |
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Virtual Measurement System GUI Assignment |
MATLAB
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VMS
Technical papers:
Published paper describing how this material is being applied in the
classroom.
| Developing a Virtual Model of a Second
Order System to Simulate Real Laboratory Measurement Problems,
P.Avitabile, T.Van Zandt, ASME 2004 IMECE, Anaheim, CA, November 2004. |
| Conference Paper |
PDF |
| Conference Presentation |
PDF |
FLASH |
On-line
acquisition system and laboratory projects: Contact
us
if you would like more details on the On-Line
Acquisition System.
| RUBE Initial Displacement
Project Assignment |
PDF |
On-line
acquisition and laboratory Technical
papers:
Several
published papers describe how this material is being applied in the
classroom.
| Second
Order Mechanical Online Acquisition System (R.U.B.E), P.Avitabile, T.Van
Zandt, J.Hodgkins, N.Wirkkala, 2006 ASEE Conference, Chicago, Illinois,
June 2006. |
| Conference Paper |
PDF |
| Conference Presentation |
PDF |
FLASH |
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Dynamic Systems Teaching Enhancement Using a Laboratory Based Project
(R.U.B.E), P.Avitabile, T.Van Zandt, J.Hodgkins, N.Wirkkala, 2006 ASEE Conference,
Chicago, Illinois, June 2006. |
| Conference Paper |
PDF |
| Conference Presentation |
PDF |
FLASH |
| Development
of a Measurement System for Response of a Second Order Dynamic System,
P.Avitabile, C.Goodman, T.Van Zandt, 2004 ASEE Conference, Salt Lake City,
Utah, June 2004. |
| Conference Paper |
PDF |
| Conference Presentation |
PDF |
FLASH |
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An
Online Acquisition System for a Second Order Mechanical System (R.U.B.E),
P.Avitabile, T.Van Zandt, J.Hodgkins, N.Wirkkala, 2006 ASEE Conference,
Chicago, Illinois, June 2006. |
| Conference Paper |
PDF |
| Conference Presentation |
PDF |
FLASH |
| Development
of a Hardware/Software Filtering System for Displacement/Acceleration
Response of a 2nd Order Dynamic System, P.Avitabile, T.Johnson,
D.Ouellet, N.Wirkkala. |
| Conference Paper (DRAFT) |
(DRAFT)
PDF |
| Conference Presentation |
PDF |
FLASH |
Differential
Equations Class Presentations
Presentations
were given in an undergraduate ordinary differential equations course
to drive home the importance of retaining course material for use in
solving real world problems.
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Dynamic Response using Multiple Sensors
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PDF
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FLASH |
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Shock Isolation
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PDF
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FLASH |
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Multiple
examples were presented to underclassmen of the importance of core
STEM material.
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