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At the end of June, Vancouver, BC could probably could have boast the world's highest concentration of engineering professors. The Annual Conference and Exposition of the American Society for Engineering Education brought together hundreds of engineering educators from a wide range of disciplines to exchange ideas and discuss the future of engineering. Almost at the same time, San Francisco, CA got under control: the city welcomed control researchers, engineers and other delegates to this year's American Control Conference. Our engineers were at both of these premier engineering events and are happy to share the highlights with you. Read on to learn what the delegates saw at ASEE 2011 and ACC 2011: You can still request a complimentary copy of the recently published Norman Nise textbook and see how virtual experiments can help you teach control.
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 ASEE 2011 - Focused on Teaching
Helping Students Understand the Theory |
 Are your students actually understanding and assimilating the control theory you're teaching? Will they be able to apply it in real world applications? A modern control lab with versatile, high quality control workstations that allow a 'building blocks' approach to teaching can be the answer. The delegates at ASEE 2011 experienced the Rotary Control Lab in action and saw how easy it is to switch any of the ten add-on modules and create new experiments of varying complexity, across a wide range of topics, disciplines and courses.
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ACC 2011 - Focused on Research:
More Control for Robotic Research |
L ooking for ways to bring more control and simplicity into your robotics research? Delegates at the ACC 2011 stopped by Quanser's booth to learn about open architecture robotic platforms based on popular industrial and commercial robots, such as KUKA and Denso. Bundled with Quanser's powerful control software, QUARC, these platforms allow researchers to implement their own research projects and get quick, accurate test results in such areas as robot-assisted surgery, force feedback teleoperation and space and undersea exploration, to name just few.
Read about Quanser's open architecture robotic platforms.
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Conference Highlights
From the Perspective of Quanser Engineer
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 Over the last nine years, Paul Karam, Director of Engineering at Quanser has represented the company at many conferences and done it all: from setting up the exhibit booth, running Quanser demos on the showfloor to presenting papers. Looking back at the past ASEE and ACC conferences and comparing them to this year's events in Vancouver and San Francisco, he noticed some significant differences. Read about the conferences from the perspective of a Quanser Engineer. |
| In Your Own Words |
"We've a great experience with Quanser and their support team. Other than the advantage of using their experiments for effective teaching, it is great to know that support is available whenever needed."
Dr. Rifat Sipahi, Northeastern University, USA
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Modern Control Lab Improves Teaching and Recruitment
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Dr. Mascaro from the University of Utah wanted his students to gain valuable hands-on experience. Utilizing Quanser's rotary control systems, he built a modern lab that has improved instruction in his Robotic Control and related courses and is also a powerful recruitment tool.
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Attributes of a Global Engineer ASEE Survey
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What skills and experience will engineering students need to successfully compete in today's global workplace? Participate in the ASEE survey aimed at enhancing the preparation, performance and employability of engineering graduates.
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Teach Control with the Help of Virtual Experiments |
Control Systems Engineering by Norman S. Nise is the most widely adopted textbook for core control courses. The sixth edition offers a dynamic new feature: the text is supported by 10 virtual experiments from Quanser, which are powered by LabVIEW.
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