Description :  Learning by doing requires a hands-on laboratory experience for the combined lecture and laboratory basic measurements course at Louisiana Tech University. Therefore, basic measurements experiments were constructed to be performed by student groups in the undergraduate basic measurements course designed for mechanical engineering majors. These experiments were selected to illustrate important basic measurements principles presented in the lecture portion of the course. For example, concepts such as static calibration, signal characteristics, dynamic response of measurements systems, sampling, and uncertainty are experienced first hand in the laboratory. Students also gain experience with a variety of measurement equipment, techniques, and software that are typically used in industry. The relatively low cost of each experiment allows for multiple stations so that small groups can easily perform the experiments. When possible, these experiments have been selected for the ability to vary the experiments each time the course is taught.

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Principal Investigator:  Barker, Mark  --  Mechanical Engineering

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Collaborators:  Dr. Carey Cox

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Funding Agencies:  Board of Regents

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Amount Awarded:  $47, 595

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Start Period:  06/01/2003

End Period:  06/30/2005