Integrating nanopositioner design issues into an existing automatic controls course through homework

• Autores: Santosh Devasia, Jim L. Borgford Parnell
• Localización: The International journal of engineering education, ISSN-e 0949-149X, Vol. 28, no. Extra 5, 2012, págs. 995-1005
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This article describes the integration of design aspects of nanopositioners into an undergraduate, Automatic Controls (AC) coursein the Mechanical Engineering (ME) Department at the University of Washington (UW), Seattle. The course development is partof an overall effort to integrate nanotechnology into the undergraduate curriculum at UW through a mixture of new and existingcourses. The current article addresses challenges in adding new content in existing courses (such as AC) by integratingnanopositioner design issues with concepts already taught in the course (such as control design to increase bandwidth), and the useof homework (HW) to allow students to explore the application of course concepts into the nanotechnology area. Learningassessment results are presented to demonstrate that students were well able to meet the learning objectives.