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Although we still have few weeks of summer ahead, professors are already getting ready for their fall courses and labs. Many of you got inspired at ASEE 2011, ACC 2011, NIWeek 2011 or at other engineering conferences and are ready to enhance your teaching and research with new ideas, tools and technology. We hope our August newsletter will also provide some inspiration and tips engineering educators can use:
Share with us what inspired you this summer and how you plan to implement new ideas in your teaching and research!
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 Conference Highlights
A Tattoo from Austin |
 After a few years' break, Paul Karam, Quanser's Director of Engineering hit the road this summer to take part in the major engineering conferences in North America. Paul recapped his experience from the ASEE and ACC conferences in our last issue of eNEWS. Here is his perspective on NIWeek 2011, hosted by National Instruments in Austin, TX. Find out what resurrected his faith in conferences, what the highlights of the conference were for him - and whether he is getting a new tattoo.
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Focused on QUARC:
Build Models Much Faster |
Those familiar with QUARC control design  software know it's an ideal tool to teach control concepts and equally valuable for research. The soon-to-be released version QUARC 2.2 brings new advanced features, such as an LLVM-based cross-compiler. Utilizing the computational power of the PC, this cross-compiler significantly reduces model build time for Linux Verdex targets, used for example in Quanser unmanned vehicle systems technology.
Learn how QUARC 2.2 significantly reduces model build time.
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Focused on Innovation Technology That Drives Education Forward |
 The Innovation Hub, a showcase of cutting- edge technology, is becoming an important part of the ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. This year the Hub attracted engineering educators with the prototype of a QGV, the Quanser unmanned ground vehicle. The technology is a great example of an easy-to-use platform that can be integrated into advanced research as well as an undergraduate curriculum. |
| In Your Own Words |
 "We are using Quanser teaching tools in our undergraduate labs for many years. In fact, we are often complimented that our control systems labs are the best they [students] experienced in all the various disciplines in their studies.
Dr. David Wang, University of Waterloo, Canada
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Tell us what you are working on in your lab. We'll publish stories, photos or videos on our blog. Simply email editor@quanser.com |
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Re-engineering Biomedical Education
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Image courtesy of McMaster University, Canada
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A unique course in Medical Robotics gives undergrad students at McMaster University hands-on access to medical robots in their lab and a range of opportunities in their future careers.
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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.
Take the survey now.
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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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