TY - GEN
T1 - On the design of a Virtual Learning Environment for mechanical vibrations
AU - Aziz, El Sayed
AU - Esche, Sven K.
AU - Chassapis, Constantin
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - A Virtual Learning Environment for assisting undergraduate engineering students in understanding the concepts of mechanical vibrations by simulation experiments was recently designed at Stevens Institute of Technology. This system enables the students to explore various vibration phenomena, including free and forced vibrations, transient and steady-state response, resonance, viscous and Coulomb damping, etc. When used in conjunction with an existing set of vibration devices that can be remotely operated through the Web, this simulator provides a rich laboratory environment for students, both on and off campus. This paper will describe the design, implementation and testing of the simulation module. Special attention was placed on devising an architecture that is computer platform independent and highly scalable in order to facilitate the sharing of this resource with other educational institutions. In addition to the design and implementation, this paper will also summarize briefly the usage of this vibration simulator in a course on machine dynamics taken by juniors in mechanical engineering and highlight some results of a pilot study on the educational effectiveness conducted in that course.
AB - A Virtual Learning Environment for assisting undergraduate engineering students in understanding the concepts of mechanical vibrations by simulation experiments was recently designed at Stevens Institute of Technology. This system enables the students to explore various vibration phenomena, including free and forced vibrations, transient and steady-state response, resonance, viscous and Coulomb damping, etc. When used in conjunction with an existing set of vibration devices that can be remotely operated through the Web, this simulator provides a rich laboratory environment for students, both on and off campus. This paper will describe the design, implementation and testing of the simulation module. Special attention was placed on devising an architecture that is computer platform independent and highly scalable in order to facilitate the sharing of this resource with other educational institutions. In addition to the design and implementation, this paper will also summarize briefly the usage of this vibration simulator in a course on machine dynamics taken by juniors in mechanical engineering and highlight some results of a pilot study on the educational effectiveness conducted in that course.
KW - Remote experiment
KW - Vibration
KW - Virtual experiment
KW - Virtual learning environment
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U2 - 10.1109/FIE.2007.4417817
DO - 10.1109/FIE.2007.4417817
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:50049085893
SN - 1424410843
SN - 9781424410842
T3 - Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE
SP - F2H7-F2H12
BT - 37th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE
T2 - 37th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE
Y2 - 10 October 2007 through 13 October 2007
ER -