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Review of a Pilot Internet System Dynamics Course

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The University of Cincinnati has offered a Ph.D. level System Dynamics Course since the early 1980s. Originally, the course was concerned with experimental modeling aspects (impedance and modal modeling) and was complemented by a Fourier Analysis (Digital Signal Processing) and a Finite Element course sequence. In the 1990s, this course morphed from a lecture based course to a project based self study course with reduced formal lectures and more mentoring. The students in the course were broken up into groups of 3–5 students and they were required to use MATLAB to program the signal processing, parameter estimation and modeling algorithms. In 2006, this course was offered for the first time as an Internet Course to students at other universities and institutions. The main reason is that at any single site or university there are not enough students to justify offering such a course. This paper will review the progress of this effort.

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Abbreviations

CMIF:

Complex Mode Indicator Function

DSS:

Digital Sensor System

DOF:

Degree of Freedom

EMIF:

Enhanced Mode Indicator Function

ERA:

Eigenvalue Realization Algorithm

FEM:

Finite Element Modeling

FFT:

Fast Fourier Transform Algorithm

FRF:

Frequency Response Function

GUI:

Graphical User Interface

IMAC:

International Modal Analysis Conference

IT:

Information Technology

ITD:

I Time Domain

JMAC:

Japanese Modal Analysis Conference

MATLAB:

Matrix Laboratory

MIMO:

Multiple Input and Multiple Output

MRIT:

Multple Reference Impact Testing

NVH:

Noise Vibration and Harshness

PC:

Personal Computer

PTD:

Polyrefernce Time Domain

RBNB:

Ring Buffer Network Bus

SDA:

System Dynamic Analysis

SVD:

Singular Value Decomposition

UCSDRL:

University of Cincinnati Structural Dynamics Laboratory

MPA:

Universal Matrix Polynomial Approach

MPA:

Universal Matrix Polynomial Approach

VITALNET:

Virtual Instrumentation Test and Analysis Laboratory Network

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  6. Note: A modified version of this paper can be downloaded which means that the original paper can be updated periodically. For an archived conference reference document which will be used for historical purposes this is not an acceptable option but for course fare, this is an optimal option since it can evolve with the advancements of new concepts and technology.

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  1. Department Mechanical Engineering, PMA, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 300 B, B-3001, Heverlee, Belgium

    C. C. Claeys

  2. Department Mechanical Engineering, Biomechanics Section, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 300 B, B-3001, Heverlee, Belgium

    S. Leuridan

  3. Structural Dynamics Research Laboratory, University of Cincinnati, 2600 Clifton Avenue, Cincinnati, 45221, OH, USA

    D. Brown

  4. SPACEX, 1 Rocket Road, Hawthorne, 90250, CA, USA

    J. Connor

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  1. University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, 45221-0018, Ohio, USA

    Randall Allemang

  2. , The Enterprise Program, Michigan Technological University, Townsend Drive 1400, Houghton, 49931, Mississippi, USA

    James De Clerck

  3. , Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Riverside St. 197, Lowell, 01854, Massachusetts, USA

    Christopher Niezrecki

  4. & State University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Randolph Hall 114 T, Blacksburg, 24060, Virginia, USA

    Alfred Wicks

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Claeys, C.C., Leuridan, S., Brown, D., Connor, J. (2013). Review of a Pilot Internet System Dynamics Course. In: Allemang, R., De Clerck, J., Niezrecki, C., Wicks, A. (eds) Special Topics in Structural Dynamics, Volume 6. Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6546-1_28

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