The highly mathematical nature of introductory level vibrations and control theory courses
results in students struggling to understand the concepts. Hands-on activity demonstrated in …

There is still a demand for compact, portable, low-cost laboratory equipment for
undergraduate engineering students, since turn-key systems are expensive and require …

Undergraduate mechanical engineering students struggle in comprehending the
fundamentals presented in an introductory level mechanical vibrations course which …

Mechanical engineering students often learn the fundamentals of vibrations along with the
time response of underdamped, critically damped, and overdamped systems in machine …

Commercially available turn-key systems are expensive and require substantial lab space,
making it harder to accommodate many in vibrations laboratories. This study presents a low …

There is still a demand for novel laboratory equipment designs that are to be utilized in
undergraduate level machine dynamics, mechanical vibrations, control theory and their …

The vast majority of undergraduate engineering students struggle to acquire a deep
understanding of complex topics presented in mechanical vibrations and control theory …

Learning by doing has proven to have numerous advantages over traditionally taught
courses in which the instructor teaches the topic while students remain passive learners with …

Software obviously plays a relevant role in both control education and engineering.
Methodology-centred tools help learning in the class and are also useful for high-level tasks …

Limited resources available to the engineering faculty and students impede student learning
and deep understanding of the material that is presented in the dynamics and mechanical …