System Dynamics & Control Laboratory

The System Dynamics and Control Laboratory located in JD 1123 supports instruction in four of the department’s courses - ME 384 (System Dynamics), ME 484 (Control of Mechanical Systems), ME 486 (Senior design) and at the graduate level, ME 684 (Design and Control of Dynamic Systems).

This laboratory supports the Autonomous Intelligent Vehicle senior project; all design and construction for this project takes place in this laboratory. Students analyze and design a system, size components, select sensors, measure signals, build the drive circuitry, test the system, develop the software, and finally test and tune the control system.