TY - JOUR
T1 - Enhancing the learning experience using simulation and experimentation to teach mechanical vibrations
AU - Aziz, El Sayed
AU - Esche, Sven
AU - Chassapis, Constantin
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Mechanical vibrations represent an important subject in mechanical engineering. This paper describes a simulation-based online laboratory that was developed to assist students in understanding the concepts of mechanical vibrations in the context of practical engineering applications. This system was designed with a flexible multi-layered graphical user interface, and it can be used to illustrate the physical phenomena of vibrations in a visual manner. It comprises interactive applications, virtual experiments, and auxiliary tools for instruction. Examples from real engineering systems provide the missing link between the theoretical concepts and the real engineering world, thus helping the students to capture the essential aspects of the problems in a mechanical model, making reasonable simplifying assumptions, and reducing this model into solvable problems such as single-degree-of-freedom free and forced vibrations. In addition, the remote control of real instruments through the Internet was integrated into the vibration laboratory experience.
AB - Mechanical vibrations represent an important subject in mechanical engineering. This paper describes a simulation-based online laboratory that was developed to assist students in understanding the concepts of mechanical vibrations in the context of practical engineering applications. This system was designed with a flexible multi-layered graphical user interface, and it can be used to illustrate the physical phenomena of vibrations in a visual manner. It comprises interactive applications, virtual experiments, and auxiliary tools for instruction. Examples from real engineering systems provide the missing link between the theoretical concepts and the real engineering world, thus helping the students to capture the essential aspects of the problems in a mechanical model, making reasonable simplifying assumptions, and reducing this model into solvable problems such as single-degree-of-freedom free and forced vibrations. In addition, the remote control of real instruments through the Internet was integrated into the vibration laboratory experience.
KW - Online learning environment
KW - Simulations
KW - Virtual learning environment
KW - Web-based laboratory
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M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85029077846
JO - ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
JF - ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
T2 - 114th Annual ASEE Conference and Exposition, 2007
Y2 - 24 June 2007 through 27 June 2007
ER -