The Mechatronics and Controls Laboratory is engaged in the creation
and advancement of multiple academic curriculum courses at the
undergraduate level.
MAE 171A & 171B
Take-Home Control Kit for Experiments
A DC motor connected to a rod in several configurations offers a set
of interesting and representative plant models for control classes.
Control experiments may be conducted by using a programmable digital
control device such as National Instrument’s myRIO. This self-contained
kit packaged in a plastic box of size about 7″ × 9″ × 4″ can be
distributed to students to conduct experiments virtually anywhere.
Homework problems and mini-control-design projects are assigned using
the kit to motivate learning theory and provide hands-on experience.