ME4232 - Handouts

Lab 2 : Cylinder Actuation

Lab 3 : Needle Valves

Lab 4 : Pressure Compensated Flow Control valves

Lab 5 : Pressure Relief Valves

Lab 6 : Meter-in / Meter-out Circuits

Lab 7 : Check and Pilot-Operated Check Valves

Lab 8 : Sequencing Circuits

Lab 9 : Flow Divider

Lab 10 : Bleed-off circuit

Lab 11/12: Synchronous/Asynchronous, Tandem/Parallel operations

Lab 13 : Hydraulic Power Steering

Lab 14 : Integrated Lab (Hydrualic Test Bench)

Electrohydraulics Labs - in MechE 458

Lab 15 : Introduction to the Electro-hydraulic Setups [2 sessions]

Lab 16 : Identification of the Closed loop system [2 sessions]

Lab 17 : Proportional (P) Control [1 session]

Lab 18 : Proportional and Integral (PI) Control [2 sessions]

Lab 19 : Reference Tracking : Feedforward Control [1 session]

Lab 20 : Internal Model Control [1 session]

Lab 21 : Adaptive Control [1 session]

Lab 22 : Integrated Lab : Force Control [3 sessions]

Lab Reports

• All lab reports must follow the ME lab report guidelines.

• Additional suggestions on how to write ME4232 reports

• Example of a high quality lab report

• Data sheets for most of the hydraulic components used can be found in the useful resources section

• Lab reports are due at the start of your lab section one week after completing the lab, unless otherwise directed.

• Late lab reports are accepted but 20% will be deducted for every week late.

Laboratory conduct

• Observe safety precautions at all times.

• During the lab sessions, your first objective is to learn about the system, component, or controller that you are working on. Data taking is for reporting purposes, so plan your experiments accordingly.

• Lab reports should be type written, succinct, but self-contained. Page limits are sometimes imposed. They should contain your observations (use well labeled graphs!) as well as explanations, and if appropriate, mathematical analysis.

• The exercises on the lab sheets are base line exercises. You are encouraged to formulate additional questions and to test them using the lab setup. How much you learn depends on how willing you are to ask and answer additional questions.

• Expect to do most of your learning in the lab or in front of your computer, rather than from lectures.

• Cheating will be dealt with severly. Your lab reports and your modeling exercises should be your own work, and reflect your understanding of the problem. You are encouraged to work with others to understand the material, but the lab reports must be your own work.

Previous Lab Handouts

Lab handouts from Fall 2012 (for reference only)

Lab handouts from Spring 2012 (for reference only)