Equipment:
Backplane
Connectors
Heat Exchangers
Pumps
Sensors
Valves
Vessels
Activities:
K-12
Freshman Level
Sophomore Level
Junior Level
Senior Level
Fabrication Photos
2004 Day Camp
2005 Day Camp
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Project Summary
This project will produce a portable system of mechatronic,
thermal/fluid, and control elements that can be readily
configured by undergraduate and pre-college students, mostly
without any additional tools. The process control breadboard
system will be strategically integrated into each year of the
undergraduate curriculum using hands-on, team based design
activities. Design tasks can vary from relatively simple,
manually actuated systems, suitable for pre-college and
freshman engineering students; to fully automated,
multi-parameter systems with sufficient challenge for senior
level students.
This system is expected to significantly enhance the
ability to design, build and test fully functional, process
control systems by reducing the time and effort required for
element selection and system assembly. A variety of functional
elements have been provided to allow an externally constrained,
open-ended design experience at each academic level. Engaging
design experiences should enhance student understanding and retention
due to the creative nature of the activities.
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