A Multidisciplinary PBL Robot Control Project in Automation and Electronic Engineering

Autor/inn/en	Hassan, Houcine; Domínguez, Carlos; Martínez, Juan-Miguel; Perles, Angel; Capella, Juan-Vicente; Albaladejo, José
Titel	A Multidisciplinary PBL Robot Control Project in Automation and Electronic Engineering
Quelle	In: IEEE Transactions on Education, 58 (2015) 3, S.167-172 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-9359
DOI	10.1109/TE.2014.2348538
Schlagwörter	Problem Based Learning; Robotics; Automation; Engineering Education; Electronics; Foreign Countries; Technology Uses in Education; Educational Technology; Student Attitudes; College Students; Competition; Reports; Student Surveys; Spain (Valencia) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Problem-based learning; Problemorientiertes Lernen; Robotertechnik; Ingenieurausbildung; Elektronik; Ausland; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Unterrichtsmedien; Schülerverhalten; Collegestudent; Wettkampf; Abschlussbericht; Berichten; Schülerbefragung
Abstract	This paper presents a multidisciplinary problem-based learning (PBL) project consisting of the development of a robot arm prototype and the implementation of its control system. The project is carried out as part of Industrial Informatics (II), a compulsory third-year course in the Automation and Electronic Engineering (AEE) degree program at the School of Engineering at Universitat Polite`cnica de Vale`ncia, Vale`ncia, Spain. The robot arm is a low-cost prototype, initially controlled with a joystick. The aim of the project is, first, to design and implement a full control system for the robot, including the necessary circuitry for microcomputer (ARM Cortex)-based control and, second, to pit the designed robot in competition against other students' robots. Incorporation of multidisciplinary PBL required changes in the organization of the course, which features various learning activities and their continuous evaluation; it also required knowledge of five other courses in the AEE program. PBL methodology is compared to a traditional method; the results obtained proved highly satisfactory. Moreover, the PBL robotic experience was highly rated by some 900 students. (As Provided).
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