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Volume 14
June 2009

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Editor's Note
Engineering Education: Skills & Tools for Success
More Highlights from ASEE 2009: Engineering Labs of the Future
New Mechatronic Controls Collection: Ultimate Driving Sensation
Feature Story: Help your Students Make the Difference
QuaRC�: Is your HIL Card Supported?
Editor's Note

Dear Reader

June is very special not just because Canada's long-awaited summer starts, but also because Quanser launched five new mechatronic controls plants. And we got the chance to meet with many of you at two major conferences in the USA - American Control Conference 2009 and American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference and Exposition. We learned firsthand about innovative research and advances in teaching from professors, deans and industry leaders including National Instruments, The Mathworks and Maplesoft. In this issue we will share some highlights with almost 20,000 of our eNewsletter subscribers from around the globe.

June was also special for educators. Many of your friends and colleagues were recognized by ASEE for their lifelong contribution to the improvement of engineering education. Congratulations to the winners of ASEE's National and Society Awards from all of us at Quanser!

Sincerely,
Zuzana Fabusova, eNEWS Editor
TeachingEngineering Education
Skills & Tools for Success

Quanser at ASEE 2009What skills do engineers need to succeed? To help clarify, The Mathworks and Quanser gathered a panel of academic leaders from University of Dallas, Rice University and University of New Mexico along with industry experts from Boeing, Freescale, Quanser and Northrop Grumman at the ASEE. Stay tuned for a full report from the panel discussion. Be the first to get it - request your free copy today!

To teach the skills you need tools. Do you have the right tools in place to enable engineering students to innovate in the 21st century? A great question raised by Tom Lee of Maplesoft at the Go Global Pavilion at ASEE 2009. Get the highlights from this talk on our blog.
More Highlights from ASEE 2009
Engineering Labs of the Future

Engineering Labs of the FutureMany educators attending 2009 ASEE Annual Conference in Austin were looking for fresh ideas on how to build and run their labs and keep them up-to-date without spending too much. Quanser and National Instruments offered great advice - learn more aout future engineering laboratories on our blog.

Some more great ideas to help universities save funds, real-estate and time on engineering labs were presented by our Academic Solutions Advisor, Sunny Ray. Learn more about multi-disciplinary control labs on our blog. For a full overview and needs assessment email Sunny Ray.
NewNew Mechatronic Controls Collection
Ultimate Driving Sensation

Hexapod driving simulatorIn this issue we focus on Hexapod,
a 6 DOF motion platform from the new Mechatronic Controls Collection. What applications does Hexapod have? Unlimited - just let your imagination wander. One example is a driving simulator with visual feedback from a virtual environment. In this video, our "passenger" can feel realistic bumps on the road - otherwise known as vertical vibrations and centrifugal forces.

Let our academic consultants demonstrate the power of the Hexapod for you. Sign up for a free online webinar.
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FeatureHelp your Students  Make the Difference

Interview with Dr. David Wang, University of Waterloo

Watch a video interview with Dr. David Wang, Professor at the University of Waterloo to learn why he thinks Mechatronics is important for future engineers and how to help them get the best of it.


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MAY'S POLL RESULTS
Is it better to attend ACC or ASEE in June 2009?
ACC -  50%
ASEE - 17%
Both - 33%

EventsUpcoming Events
Meet Quanser and see live demos of our Mechatronic Controls Collection at:

SEFI 2009

MSC 2009

NIWeek 2009

ECC'09
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Tell us what plants you would like us to develop or enhance. Or share your stories, tips and ideas with us at  [email protected]