20世纪70年代，由于计算机控制在暖通空调系统中的应用迅速增加，为机械工程专业的大学生开设了计算机控制基础课程。课程内容包括传感器和执行器、模拟和数字接口电路、微处理器和微型计算机编程，以及确定整个控制系统动态行为的分析技术。学生们的大部分时间都花在实验室里，在那里他们能够使用计算机控制系统的实际组件。自该课程首次推出以来，它在招生人数和所涵盖的材料方面呈现出稳步增长。 引文:研讨会，ASHRAE交易，1986年，第92卷，pt。2B，波特兰，或

Due to the rapid increase in the use of computer control in HVAC systems during the 1970s, a course on computer control fundamentals was developed for university students in mechanical engineering. The course includes material on sensors and actuators, analog and digital interface circuitry, microprocessor and microcomputer programming, and analytical techniques for determining the dynamic behavior of the overall control system. Much of the students’ time is spent in the laboratory where they are able to work with actual components of computer control systems. Since the course was first introduced, it has shown steady growth in terms of student enrollment and the material covered.