Special Topics in Structural Dynamics, Volume 5

Abstract

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. © The Society for Experimental Mechanics, Inc. 2013.