NDLI: The Educational Impact of a Gantry Crane Project in an Undergraduate Controls Class

Content Provider	The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Digital Collection
Author	Michael, C. Reynolds Peter, H. Meckl Yao, Bin
Copyright Year	2002
Abstract	In the fall of 2001 we implemented a new controller design project in our Junior/Senior level controls class in Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. The old project, which involved the identification and control of a “black box”, failed to challenge and motivate students. Our new project is the design of a controller for the point-to-point motion of a gantry crane system. Student teams modeled the gantry crane and developed a controller to meet several performance specifications. The designs were implemented in Simulink with MATLAB’s Real-Time Workshop. A competition served to further motivate the students. In the end we were very impressed with the great effort the students gave and the quality of their designs. Each group presented their design and most students stayed and asked questions for several hours.
Sponsorship	Dynamic Systems and Control Division
Starting Page	987
Ending Page	992
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0791836290
DOI	10.1115/IMECE2002-32022
Volume Number	Dynamic Systems and Control
Conference Proceedings	ASME 2002 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition
Language	English
Publisher Date	2002-11-17
Publisher Place	New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Design Undergraduate students Students Workshops (work spaces) Gantry cranes Control equipment Teams Mechanical engineering
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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