General Format for Lab Reports


• TITLE PAGE (l)

Report title, course, your name, date lab performed, date lab due, date report submit­ted.

• OBJECTIVE OF THE EXPERIMENT (1)

Statement of objective or purpose of the experiment/lab

• THEORY/EQUATIONS USED (3) List the equations used for your lab calculations (if any).

• SAMPLE CALCULATIONS/DATA GENERATED (5) A sample of the calculations you performed to get your results.

• PROGRAM LISTING (5) A listing of your MATLAB program (if any)

• CONCLUSIONS/ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS (5)

List your conclusions. Include answers to all questions asked in the lab handout here. Make sure your answers are well explained

• RESULTS(S)
Your results, any problems you have had in this lab, your comments on the lab


• CLASS PARTICIPATION (5) (experimental labs)

Your active participation in the lab is crucial to the experience.   Additional unique insight presented in your report may also be represented here.

Please remember, it's what you put in your report that counts and not how much you put in it. Some of these labs require you to turn in MATLAB plots, do not turn in all that you have printed out, but only what has been asked for. If you are not sure about what you need to turn in, please ask the engineer. Once again, remember that most of the points that you get for a lab come from your answers to the questions in the lab handout.

Points may be taken off for grammar/spelling and sloppy presentation. The reports should be typewritten. PCs are available in the computer lab for word processing

• All students should know how to operate the equipment in the lab and take part in the execution of the lab. It will be reflected in your grades.

• Question/s about the labs will be asked on exams. Not specifics, but concepts, methods and techniques.


 

 LAB Calendar

 

Remarks

LAB. Topic

Week No.

 

Introduction to SIMULINK

1

 

Introduction to LabView

2

 

Laplace Transform

3

 

Block diagrams

4

 

First order process

5

 

Torsional Oscillations

6

 

Proportional control (P-Control) of second order system

7

 

Proportional plus Integral control (PI-Control) of second order system

8

 

Root Locus

9

 

Frequency Response

10

 

Frequency Response analysis (Bode Plot)

11

 

Transient response specification of a second order system

12

 

 

 

 

 

Lab Overview:


This laboratory covers the experimental aspects of the topic of automatic control within the field of mechanical engineering applications. The main interest is in modeling and simulation of dynamic systems with the aim of emphasizing the main concepts and training the students to conduct experiments and correlate the results. The same problem can be solved on more than one apparatus. This results in better appreciation of the problems of experimental work and helps furnish a deeper understanding of the subjects dealt with. The equipment existing in the laboratory serves both introductory and higher level courses suitable for undergraduates and postgraduates respectively. These include a pneumatic simulator comprising 3 first-order processors, together with three controllers, two analog computers containing six summers and six integrators, together with nonlinear and logic elements. In fluid dynamics there are three units; water level control, fluid power pack and hydraulic servo speed control. Also, measuring and indicating units are available which include paper recorder, x-y recorders and four-channel oscilloscopes.
 

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