Johns Hopkins' Signals
and Systems Demos -- these are JAVA applets for viewing basic
signal processing concepts such as convolution and frequency
response (retrieved 3/2/00)
CMU's: MATLAB
tutorial -- this is an on-line tutorial for the control engineering
aspects of MATLAB. It gives several demos as part of the tutorial.
Gamelon directory of JAVA
applets for engineering concepts -- gives miscellaneous JAVA
applets for demonstrating various engineering concepts, these
are contributed by individuals.
Control Design Tools
Interactive Classical Controls
Tool, LSLNR,
a downloadable MATLAB-based GUI program that helps students perform
root locus and Bode plot design. (retrieved 2/5/99)
ICTOOLS,
an set of interactive downloadable MATLAB tools for fundamental
controls applications (retrieved 2/5/99)
CCSDEMO,
an downloadable interactive MATLAB-based GUI for controls design
and analysis (retreived 2/5/99)
PID calculator
from CICS Automation (free, downloadable Excel file), based on
the IMC method. (retrieved 2/5/99)
Systems and Controls Textbooks
Fundamentals of Signals and Systems Using
MATLAB, by Edward Kamen
and Bonnie Heck -- has Web companion page that includes interactive
Java demos, on-line MATLAB tutorial, and sample worked problems
(retrieved 2/6/99)
DSPFirst: a Multimedia Approach, by James McClellan, Ronald Schafer
and Mark Yoder -- has demos and sample worked problems, the Web
site has restricted access (retrieved 2/6/99)
Virtual Engineering/Science Laboratory
Course, this site contains
simple engineering experiments offered as part of introductory
engineering course at Johns Hopkins (retrieved 2/5/99)
On-Line
Controls Lab at University
of Tennessee at Chattanooga -- several controls experiments run
remotely
Remote Process Control Experiment at Case Western uses LabView, by Ken
Loparo (may have restricted access when a course needs the experiment,
an alternate
site gives background information) (retrieved 2/5/99)
Remote Instrumentation and Interface
Access at the University
of Deleware, part of a research project using LabView for access
to remote lab instrumentation (retrieved 2/5/99)
HP VEE Software, a visual programming language to develop test-and-measurement
software applications now has ActiveX Control which can be used
for Web applications and remote access of instrumentation, links
to its use
in education are also given (retrieved 2/9/99)
Control Theory and Engineering Links collects several resources for control,
including the complete and indexed collections of Eletter and
the Nonlinear Control Abstracts, as well as links to, books,
journals, software, and technical societies, and other web sites.