The Experimental Vehicles Program Helps Advance the Mechatronics Engineering Program

• 作者: Saeed D.Foroudastan
• 来源期刊: 机械工程与自动化：英文版
• 学科: 工学
• 关键词: HANDS-ON LEARNING ENGINEERING MECHATRONICS PROJECT-BASED LEARNING EVP
• 年，卷（期）: 2018,（5）
• 页码范围: 222-225
• 页数: 4页
• 分类号: TH

摘要

Middle Tennessee State University(MTSU)started a Mechatronics Engineering program four years ago.Over those four years,enrollment has grown exponentially and has increased to over 400 students.One major factor that draws interest to this new program is the university’s Experimental Vehicles Program(EVP),created by Dr.Saeed Foroudastan.The EVP includes different student teams that work to design and build the four projects the EVP has evolved to:human-powered lunar rover(formerly known as The Great Moonbuggy Race),powered off-road Baja,gasoline-powered formula car,and all-electric solar boat.These projects are designed to greatly enhance each student’s classroom experience.The EVP provides students hands-on experience that allows them to apply what they have learned in the classroom to something in real life.The students are responsible for designing and building each project with their team,which also provides them with skills like effective communication,teamwork,project management and more.Each project also has a competition that members of the team normally travel to and are able to compete on an international level.The Mechatronics Engineering program and the EVP at MTSU are both providing truly great opportunities and preparing students well that wish to enter the engineering field after college.