ME 144L
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Dynamic Systems and Controls Lab
The University of Texas at Austin
Main Page| Syllabus | Semester Schedule - Fall 2009 | Weekly Schedule
Week*
Lecture/Quiz (click titles to see slides)
Laboratories (click below to see doc map)
  No lab meetings (8/24-8/27)
8/28: Overview; Dynamic System Models; Simulation  
  Lab 1 (8/31-9/10): LabVIEW Simulation and Control
9/4: Simulation, Feedback Control Concepts  
  Lab 1 continued - optional attendance (9/7: Labor Day)
9/11: Two-Can System (updated)  
 

Lab 2 (9/14-9/24): Toucan Lab
9/18: Uncertainty in Models and Measurement Notebook check
  Lab 2 continued
9/25: Compound Pendulum and Computer-Based Measurement; Electrical Measurements (read this file)  
 

Lab 3 (9/28-10/1): Compound Pendulum and Friction Determination
10/2: Vibration and Its Measurement Notebook check
 

Lab 4 (10/5-10/15): Vibration and Its Measurement: Accelerometer
10/9: no lecture meeting (no quiz) - see notices  
  Lab 4 continued
10/16: Force and Motion Measurement  
 

Lab 5 (10/19-10/29): Strain Gauge Beam Sensor Lab
10/23: Impact Dynamics Notebook check
  Lab 5 continued
10/30: Basic Vision with LabVIEW  
 

Lab 6 (11/2-11/5): Introduction to Basic Vision
11/6: Analog Meter Needle Dynamics and Control  
 

Lab 7 ( 11/9-11/19): Analog Meter Needle Motion Measurement and Control
11/13: PID control; Ziegler-Nichols tuning  
  Lab 7 continued
11/20: Course Eval; Final Quiz Review  
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No lab meetings (11/23-11/26)
11/27: No lecture (11/26-11/27 - Thanksgiving)  
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Hands-On Quiz (11/30-12/3)
12/4: Final Quiz Notebook check
*Click on week number to see updated weekly notices. | Last updated November 20, 2009