| Title | Translating Process Control Theory into Practice – An Innovative, Real-time, Online Simulation Approach to Digital Learning |
|---|---|
| Faculty/College/Unit | Applied Science |
| Status | Active |
| Duration | 2 Year |
| Initiation | 04/01/2022 |
| Project Summary | The undergraduate process control curriculum is typically designed with an abstract and mathematically rigorous approach, emphasizing process modeling and analysis, but with limited coverage of industrial process control design. A recent 2015 AIChE survey discussed these curriculum concerns, and urged institutions to equip students with a better ability to translate control theory into practice. In line with APSC's Strategic Plan towards the University for the Future and delivering leading-edge digital teaching, we propose the development of a novel, open-source, web-based process control simulator. This innovative platform will allow students to interact with a virtual plant that is fully instructor-customizable, in a flexible manner that covers the full spectrum of control tasks including step tests, systems identification, and controller design. This advanced educational tool will equip students with digital skills to prepare for the Future of Work, and provide valuable experiential learning opportunities on control engineering practice. |
| Funding Details | |
| Year 1: Project Year | Year 1 |
| Year 1: Funding Year | 2022/2023 |
| Year 1: Project Type | Small TLEF |
| Year 1: Principal Investigator | Bhushan Gopaluni |
| Year 1: Funded Amount | 31,164 |
| Year 1: Team Members | Bhushan Gopaluni, Professor, Chemical and Biological Engineering / Associate Dean, Faculty of Applied Science |