Labs, M E 345


Instructions and details about the labs for this course:

Lab rules, regulations
Lab reports - format, etc.
Lab sections

Lab manuals and associated files for this course are listed here for convenience.
Note, however, that some files and videos associated with the individual labs are available on the Lectures/Labs/HW tab only.

Lab 0 (pdf) - Demo lab and form lab groups
Lab 0 (doc) - Demo lab and form lab groups

Lab 1 (pdf) - Introduction
Lab 1 (doc) - Introduction
MATLAB data acquisition file
Instructions for MATLAB DAQ

Lab 2 (pdf) - Basic Statistics
Lab 2 (doc) - Basic Statistics
Resistor color code calculator
Vernier_scale_Wikipedia.pdf
How_to_read_micrometer.pdf

Lab 3 (pdf) - Correlation and Regression
Lab 3 (doc) - Correlation and Regression
The_555_Timer_IC.pdf

Lab 4 (pdf) - Experimental Design
Lab 4 (doc) - Experimental Design
Get RSM data (webpage)
Get RSM data (Excel file)

Lab 5 (pdf) - Digital Data Acquisition and FFT
Lab 5 (doc) - Digital Data Acquisition and FFT
Matlab_Music_Aliasing.m
Matlab_DAQPad_Data_Acquisition.m
Matlab_Whistle_Data_Acquisition.m
Whistle frequency form
Whistle frequency results
LabVIEW_DAQPad_FFT_Analysis.vi
LabVIEW_USB_DAQ_write_instructions.pdf

Lab 6 (pdf) - Filters
Lab 6 (doc) - Filters

Lab 7 (pdf) - Op-amps
Lab 7 (doc) - Op-amps

Lab 8 (pdf) - Strain Gage
Lab 8 (doc) - Strain Gage

Lab 9 (pdf) - Dynamic Systems
Lab 9 (doc) - Dynamic Systems
LabView vi for Lego demo

Lab 10 (pdf) - Temperature Measurement
Lab 10 (doc) - Temperature Measurement

Lab 11 (pdf) - Mechanical Measurements
Lab 11 (doc) - Mechanical Measurements

Lab 12 (pdf) - Fluid Measurements
Lab 12 (doc) - Fluid Measurements
This lab report must be turned in at the end of lab class.
FlowManager_screen_dumps.pdf


Prepared by Professor John M. Cimbala, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University
Latest revision, 19 August 2013