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A Project-Based Mechatronics Program to Reinforce Mechatronic Thinking – A Restructuring Experience from the University of Canterbury
2008
IFAC Proceedings Volumes
The project-based course "Introduction to Mechatronics Design" features a series of application-oriented laboratory projects using a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC). ...
The restructured program of balanced essential skills training coupled with focus streams of specialization may signal a paradigm shift in engineering education. ...
This introductory mechatronics design course with balanced ingredients aims to equip the students with baseline knowledge about mechatronics systems, and basic mechatronics design skills. ...
doi:10.3182/20080706-5-kr-1001.02639
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Teaching Mechatronics to Non-traditional Mechanical Engineering Students – An Adaptive Approach
2021
International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP)
Students enrolled in mechatronics usually demonstrate a wide range in knowledge and skill preparation, especially in the areas of electronics, instrumentation, and programming. ...
The most encouraging feedback lies in the fact that students' interests in the broad field of mechatronics are greatly inspired by the course. ...
She has taught a broad range of courses in general engineering, kinematics and dynamics, systems and control, robotics and mechatronics at universities in Australia, Singapore, and US. ...
doi:10.3991/ijep.v11i3.15833
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Implementing Bloom's Taxonomy Tool for Better Learning Outcomes of PLC and Robotics Course
2020
International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning (iJET)
The application of these concepts is PLC and Robotics course where the students can apply and practical experience the output. ...
Current leading technology PLC and Robotics course, (which require prerequisite knowledge of courses like Instrumentation, Microprocessors, Mechatronics) are very well connected for applying the gained ...
(3year 2-semester) PLC and Robotics (4 year-1-semester)
Mechatronics: The Mechatronics course is set with an objective to acquire knowledge in order to automate a processor to control parameters of ...
doi:10.3991/ijet.v15i05.12173
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Real-world industry collaboration within a mechatronics class
2008
2008 38th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference
Student learning activities included designing a robot from a box of FisherTechnik materials, without the aid of instruction manuals; writing program code using the PCS environment; and integrating hardware ...
After four weeks of building, training, and testing, each team's robot was unique. In the final competition, each robot was assigned to a particular room in the ICU to perform a specific task. ...
ACKNOWLEDGMENT The authors gratefully express sincere thanks to the corporate partner PCS Edventures, Inc. for providing the robotic materials and PCSRC2 software interface ...
doi:10.1109/fie.2008.4720526
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A COURSE IN MECHATRONICS AND CALLING THE BLUFF ON ACTIVE LEARNING
2011
Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA)
and enthusiasm among the students for the subject in a manner that should be present in all engineering courses. ...
An elective course in mechatronics engineering at Queen's University is put forward as an example of how one course can encompass all of these elements, and equally important, be able to promote the excitement ...
impact on the design of mechatronic systems. ...
doi:10.24908/pceea.v0i0.3892
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Experiences from developing a new course in mechatronics
2015
2015 16th International Conference on Research and Education in Mechatronics (REM)
Experiences from a new course in mechatronics at Technical University of Denmark are conveyed in this paper. ...
Furthermore the course uses project work as a method to keep the students actively participating and in part have them teach each other the subjects. ...
It is well known that to create motivated students they need to be actively engaged in solving a task related to the curriculum [5] . ...
doi:10.1109/rem.2015.7380383
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The potential of a robotics summer course on Engineering Education
2018
European Robotics Forum
RobotCraft is an international internship with a summer course in robotics designed especially for BSc to PhD students. ...
This paper describes the methodology used to introduce participants to a hands-on technical craft on robotics and to acquire experience in the low-level details of embedded systems. ...
Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology) as part of project UID/EEA/50014/2013. ...
dblp:conf/erf/FerreiraCAP18
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Intensive summer course in robotics – Robotcraft
2018
Applied Computing and Informatics
Attendants started this course with a brief introduction to robotics; learned to draw, design and create a personalized 3D structure for their mobile robotic platform and developed skills in embedded systems ...
This paper describes a two-month summer intensive course designed to introduce participants with a handson technical craft on robotics and to acquire experience in the low-level details of embedded systems ...
This way, there can be a simple reactive walk node to control Intensive summer course in robotics Figure 1 . Main hardware parts of the robotic system. ...
doi:10.1016/j.aci.2018.04.005
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Where does Arduino's power come from?: An extended literature review
2018
Journal of Learning and Teaching in Digital Age
Due to the contribution of Arduino technology to design and development process of educational robotics system, this study revealed that recent studies mostly focused on the efforts of integration and ...
In-depth examination showed that that there were various approaches and practices in the case of using Arduino technology in literature. ...
Some college level courses use Arduino based robotics system to teach subjects such as Computer Science/Engineering, pre-university level programming, mechatronics and physics courses. ...
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An Inclusive Musical Mechatronics Course
[chapter]
2017
Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
This paper presents the design of a novel course in mechatronics, based on a project-based learning pedagogical philosophy that uses music as the theme to introduce to a diverse range of learners, the ...
The course is designed at a post-graduate level and is targeted at international students who are likely to have a diverse range of background knowledge and potentially even a greater diversity in practical ...
What kind of feature extraction systems are appropriate in a mechatronics context? How can we create a feature extraction toolchain? • What types of actuators may be used in mechatronics? ...
doi:10.1007/978-3-319-50337-0_17
fatcat:y6gnwlemjjdejbxherz4gmhzd4
An Inclusive Musical Mechatronics Course
2017
International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP)
This paper presents the design of a novel course in mechatronics, based on a project-based learning pedagogical philosophy that uses music as the theme to introduce to a diverse range of learners, the ...
The course is designed at a post-graduate level and is targeted at international students who are likely to have a diverse range of background knowledge and potentially even a greater diversity in practical ...
What kind of feature extraction systems are appropriate in a mechatronics context? How can we create a feature extraction toolchain? • What types of actuators may be used in mechatronics? ...
doi:10.3991/ijep.v7i1.6641
fatcat:igs2gyy3kzhbxd5hu3voocg5au
Participation in Robotics Competition as Motivation for Learning1
2014
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
This article describes the influence of the robotics competitions on the student's interest in more profound knowledge of control theory and computer science. ...
Motivation for learning is a central problem in a modern university, since motivation is a source of activity; it performs an urging function and brings sense into education process. ...
The usefulness of robotic kits Nowadays there are many robotic kits on the basis of which educational courses can be created ( Fig.1) : Mechatronics Control Kit, Festo Didactic, Lego Mindstorms, Bioloid ...
doi:10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.09.330
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Lego Based Computer Communication for Business and Learning
[chapter]
2012
E-Learning-Organizational Infrastructure and Tools for Specific Areas
The acquired skill can then be used to programme very small components such as 8-pin PIC16F84 micro controller used by mechatronic students in course MMB 416. ...
To introduce students to automation in a far more challenging and exciting manner, LEGO Mindstorms will be used in the following courses: measurement and instrumentation and mechatronic, robotics, process ...
doi:10.5772/29712
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A Glimpse on Recent Educational Activities in the Nonlinear Control Field
2019
IFAC-PapersOnLine
This contribution aims at making an overview of the most recent activities/contributions in education in the control field by members of the Technical Committee Nonlinear Systems, in order to share the ...
best practices and ideas in the community, as well as to investigate into the level of awareness, interest and involvement of the TC members in several aspects concerning education. ...
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The authors wish to thank the members of the IFAC Technical Committee on Nonlinear Systems and the members of the IEEE Technical Committee on Nonlinear Systems and Control who participated ...
doi:10.1016/j.ifacol.2019.08.194
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A Multidisciplinary Mechatronics Program: From Project-Based Learning to a Community-Based Approach on an Open Platform
2020
Electronics
In accordance with this strategy, in our proposed method, students from Mechatronics Engineering first had to work together with other learners in the electronics, software, control automation, and mechanics ...
By collaborating with their peers in developing this hardware, students become better equipped with specialized knowledge. ...
As a result of students engaging in learning before class and applying relevant theory in class, they acquire a deeper understanding of the content and how to use it. ...
doi:10.3390/electronics9060954
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