Basic Measurements Laboratory
Bogard Hall 118
This laboratory contains six student stations for the acquistion and
analysis of experimental data. Each student station consists of a
Gateway 2000 486/33C personal computer interfaced with a Keithley
500 data acquisition and control system, and Hewlett Packard Deskjet
600 (Color Cartridges avaiable). Software for data acquistion programming,
data reduction, curve fitting, graph plotting and statistical analysis
is provided for each student station. A variety of transducers for
sensing physical parameters is provided. A monitor projector allows
the monitor display from one of the student stations to be projected
on a large screen at the front of the room. This laboratory is also
used as a general-purpose computing laboratory. In addition to the
software directly related to measurement and data analysis, the computers
are equipped with word processor, spreadsheet, graphics, programming
language and engineering computation software. [TOP]
Aerodynamics Facilities Laboratory
Bogard Hall 118M
The Aerodynamics Laboratory includes on subsonic wind tunnel, one
supersonic wind tunnel and ballistic range. The subsonic wind tunnel
is an Aerolab educational tunnel with a 12-inch sqaure test section
and a maximum velocity of 145 mph. Models and instrumentation are
available to provide selection of basic aerodynamic experiments.
The supersonic wind tunnel is a blowdown facility with a 2x2 inch
test section capable of Mach numbers up to 3.5. Models are available
for pressure measurements and flow field visualization.
The ballistics range is used for experiments in internal flight
and terminal ballistics. Muzzle velocities up to 4200 fps are achieved.
Velocities are recorded using a digital chronograph and momentum
is measured with a ballistic pendulum. The projectile shock wave
pattern and wake flow field characteristic can be observed with
an in-flight photograph system.
Four student workstations are provided for each facility for a
total of twelve. The space is well lighted, air conditioned and
adequate for instruction. [TOP]
Micromachining Laboratory
The equipment in this laboratory has been expaneded to include a varity
of metrology tools. The equipment is state-of-the-art and is very
adequate for instruction in machining of micro structures, precision
machining, precision engineering and machine tool errors, error compensation
and surface metrology. [TOP]
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Microcomputer Laboratory
Bogard Hall 304/305
Prior to Fall 1994, this lab had been maintained jointly by the
ME/IE department and the college exclusively for Engineering 151
(Engineering Graphics). As of the fall quarter of the 1994-95 term,
the college no longer requires Engineering 151 as a part of the
common freshman year. The ME/IE department has equipped the lab
with eleven 486-66 Gateway 2000 personal computers. Software installed
on the computers includes MS-Windows for workgroups, WPWin in 6.0
or Word 6, CADKEY 7, AutoCad R12, TK Solver, MathCad 5 and MS Excel.
The lab is currently connected to the campus network (INTERNET)
and can accommodate 25 student stattions. Access is by numeric keypad.
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Computer Integrated Manufacturing Lab
This laboratory serves as the nucleus for most activities in conventional,
computer integrated manufacturing. The laboratory has a machining
cell composed of a Wacheon RL-2 CNC lathe with a Fanuc controller,
a Bridgeport NC vertical milling machine, and a Motoman robot for
parts loading and handling. The cell is controlled via microcomputers
and programmable logic controllers. The CAD-CAM conversion is made
by use of Mastercam software. The lab also contains a parts handling
conveyor served by a 6-axis AMERICAN robot, two ADEPT robots, and
several smaller Motoman robots. The lab is connected to its counterpart
in Electrical Engineering via a fiber optic communications link.
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Ballistics Research Lab
A ballistics range is used for research in internal, flight, and
terminal ballistics. Muzzle velocities up to 4200 fps are achieved.
Velocities are recorded using a digital chronograph and momentum
is measured with a ballistic pendulum. The projectile shock wave
pattern and wake flow field characteristic can be observed with
an in-flight photography system. [TOP]
Dynamic System Lab
Under the direction of Drs. Dale O. Anderson and Melvin R. Corley,
this teaching and research lab is devoted to dynamic systems, vibrations,
and automatic controls. The lab is equipped with two Ono-Sokki dual-channel
Fourier analyzers, accelerometers and impulse hammers with signal
conditioning, an MB-Dynamics 50 pound electrodynamic shaker and
power amplifier, Hewlett-Packard waveform generators and frequency
meters, two hydraulic servo workbenches, three electric servo control
workbenches, and numerous custom built spring-mass-damper and pendulum
demonstration systems. This lab supports courses in dynamic systems,
vibrations, and automatic controls. It also supports research in
vibration isolation, machine condition monitoring, structural modal
analysis, and automatic control systems. [TOP]
Thermofluids Lab
The Thermofluids Laboratory has the capability of supporting graduate
research, sponsored programs, and senior thermal design projects
in the areas of conduction, heat transfer, forced and natural convection,
and heat exchangers. A special tube bank apparatus is available
for research involving flow visualization and combined forced/natural
convection in tube banks. Automated data acquisition systems are
available, along with programmable controllers, for heat transfer
research and instruction at both the undergraduate and graduate
levels. The laboratory has the equipment for generation of liquid
nitrogen for cryogenic heat transfer research, in addition to the
instrumentation and equipment needed for heat transfer in the above-
ambient temperature range. [TOP]
Tribology Lab
This laboratory has the capability for supporting research in abrasive
wear in such mechanical components as disk brakes, multiple-disk
clutches, shoe brakes, and hydraulic actuators. The laboratory contains
a special brake/clutch wear test apparatus, with automated data
acquisition systems; Tabor Abrasive Wear Tester; analytical balances;
and surface roughness gauges. The laboratory has supported sponsored
research directed toward the development of an engineering model
for wear failure of aircraft brakes, clutches, and hydraulic actuators.
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Scientific Animation and Imaging Lab (SAIL)
This is a research lab devoted to scientific visualization including
desktop video animation and image processing. Under the direction
of Dr. Dale O. Anderson, the lab is equipped with a Zenith 386 computer.
The software includes AutoCAD rel. 10, AT&T GSL TOPAS 3-D modeling
and animation software, and several custom modeling and animation
scripting. The TOPAS software is capable of producing near-photorealistic
images from computer geometric models. This lab is capable of producing
full motion video animation at 30 frames per second of moving systems
of rigid bodies. [TOP]
Robotics Lab
This is a teaching and research lab under the direction of Dr. Dale
O. Anderson. It is equipped with three Rhino XR benchtop instructional
robots connected to IBM-PC compatible computers, three complete
Metrobyer 16 channel digital data acquisition and control systems,
an Imaging Technologies PC-Vision monochrome frame buffer, and two
pulnix monochrome cameras. The system software includes robot control
and image processing libraries for code development, as well as
several custom image processing codes. The lab supports courses
in robotics and machine vision and research in robotic manipulator
path planning, robot dynamics analysis, machine vision, object recognition,
and object feature extraction. [TOP]
Automation Lab
The purpose of the automation lab is to model, test, and evaluate
alternatives for automation in a work place. Some of the past studies
include development of a sorting station for quality control that
detects a missing part from the assembly and the development of
a customized bar code system with inventory and production planning
and the use of PLC's for controls and operational sequencing. [TOP]
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