ME 451 Laboratory
Spring 2013


Announcements:


**Here is the updated policy for students who have previously taken the vibrations laboratory.**






Instructors:   Brian Feeny
                      Jongeun Choi

TAs:  Scott Strachan (Lead)
          Mustafa Acar
          Victoria Hills
          Hailu Getachew
          Onur Kapucu
          Snehan Peshin


Course Information:

       Lab Info and Procedures
       Lab Schedule
       Lab Groups

Pre-Lab Material:

       Lab 1: DSPSlides with Audio
       Lab 2: Free Vibes Review
       Lab 3: Forced Vibes Review
       Lab 4: Modal Analysis Review | Video Part I | Video Part II
       Lab 5: DC Motor Review | Video Part I | Video Part II
       Lab 6: Speed Control Review | Video Part I | Video Part II
       Lab 7: Position Control Review | Video Part I | Video Part II |
SISOtool Tutorial
       Lab 8: Inverted Pendulum Review | Video | Experiment Tutorial

Lab Manuals and Short Forms:


       Lab 1:  Signal Processing: Manual | Short Form | Labview_Program
       Lab 2:  Free Vibration: Manual | Short Form | Labview_Program
       Lab 3:  Forced Vibration: Manual | Short Form | Labview_Program | Sys_Resp.xls | Damping_Plot
       Lab 4:  Modal Analysis: Manual | Short Form | Matlab_Program
       Lab 5:  DC Motor Modeling: Manual | Short Form | Labview Program
       Lab 6:  Speed Control: Manual | Short Form | Labview Program
       Lab 7:  Position Control: Manual | Short Form | Labview Program
       Lab 8:  Inverted Pendulum: Manual | Short Form | Labview Program | Matlab NL Solver | Matlab Root Locus
 
Long Forms (aka Formal Reports) - Labs 2 and 5:

       Review the Lab Schedule for timeline details
       Writing Guide
       Motivational Theme