自动化课程教学中MATLAB的应用探讨

Probe into the Application of MATLAB in the Teaching of Automation Course

自动化技术是一门集控制、系统、信号处理、电子和计算机技术于一体的综合技术,自动化专业课程既有独立性又有交叉性,教学中带来一定的难度。该专业的传统教学中存在着“老师难讲学生难学”的情况,主要是由于教学内容抽象,涉及面广,内容多,计算量大,作图量大,学生理解困难不容易掌握;如将MATLAB软件应用于传统教学的课程中,把过去大量的推导计算与图形绘制,利用现代的计算工具只需一个指令得到,解决教学复杂的问题;同时,将涉及内容用工具模块组建模型,进行控制系统实施动态仿真运行,在调整中体会控制效果,既形象又生动,学生易于掌握,从而为自动化课程的教学改革提供了广阔的前景。

Automation is a comprehensive technology that integrates control, system, signal processing, electron and computer together. The independence and chiasma of automation course bring certain difficulties for teaching. The main reason for the situation existed in the traditional teaching that ＂teach with difficulty and study with difficulty＂ is that the teaching content is abstract, the range for learning is wide, the task of calculating and graphing is great and the knowledge is hard to understand. The application of MATLAB software can solve the above - mentioned complex problems by only several instructions rather than the great calculations and drawings. It can also build model and implement dynamic simulation so that the effect can be easily embodied and the knowledge can be easily mastered by students. The conclusion is that the application of MATLAB can provide wide prospect for the teaching of automation course.