ECE4530: Control-Systems Laboratory
Supervised: Spr. 2004, Spr. 2003, Spr. 2002, Aut. 2000, Aut. 1999, Aut. 1998.

 Summary

To date, I have supervised the instruction of ECE4530 three times. (The lab has been taught by Mrs. Clinton Eads, and Roger Perkins, PhD students, on all occasions). I have significantly modified the lab course every time it has been offered.
In 1998, I based the lab course entirely on simulation via Matlab on a digital computer. This was done out of necessity since the control lab I inherited had no devices to control. I wrote a proposal to NSF for new lab equipment, but this proposal was declined.
In 1999, I modified the lab course to include simulations on a GP-6 analog computer. While this is still simulation, it is one step closer to a real control design. I re-wrote the proposal to NSF (with the help of Dr. D. Schmidt), and this time we were successful.
In 2000, I re-wrote the entire lab reader to use the new lab equipment purchased with the NSF grant monies. This course has been very well received by the students, and has resulted in significantly better learning. See the “Documentation of Research” section of this dossier for more information regarding the NSF proposal and the ASEE paper which resulted from it.
I typeset the lab reader. The reader has been made available on the internet for other faculty to use.

 Files available for viewing

View the 2000ff ECE4530 Lab Reader (97 pages; Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader–only available on CD-ROM dossier)
View the 2000ff ECE4530 Solutions Manual (64 pages; Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader–only available on CD-ROM dossier)
View the 1999 ECE4530 Lab Reader (50 pages; Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader–only available on CD-ROM dossier)

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