Computer-aided education for magnetostatics

Author

Buret, François ; Muller, Daniel ; Nicolas, Laurent

Author_Institution

CEGELY, Ecole Centrale de Lyon, Ecully, France

Volume

42

Issue

1

fYear

1999

fDate

2/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

45

Lastpage

49

Abstract

The authors present a computer-aided education (CAE) package allowing the visualization of the magnetostatic field in and around the magnetic circuit of a double-U shaped contactor. The modeling of this device is performed by solving, in real-time, a nonlinear finite-element problem. The implementation of this method is optimized greatly in order to allow the animation of field patterns in real-time in reaction to any user interaction. An evaluation of the improvements brought by this technique to the learning capabilities of students is presented

Keywords

computer aided instruction; contactors; electrical engineering computing; electrical engineering education; finite element analysis; magnetic fields; magnetostatics; CAE package; computer-aided education; double-U shaped contactor; field patterns; learning capabilities; magnetic circuit; magnetostatic field; magnetostatics; nonlinear finite-element problem; user interaction; Coils; Computer science education; Contacts; Finite element methods; Magnetic circuits; Magnetic fields; Magnetic materials; Magnetostatics; Packaging; Visualization;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Education, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9359

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/13.746334

Filename

746334