An Arduino kit for learning mechatronics and its scalability in semester projects

Arduino kits were used in place of general microcontrollers in a mechatronics course. The hand-on learning environment were mostly self-learned with provided learning kits, tutorials and examples from online resources with lecturers as facilitators. Efficient learning could be achieved with 20-30 st...

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Published in2014 IEEE International Conference on Teaching, Assessment and Learning for Engineering (TALE) pp. 505 - 510
Main Authors Chancharoen, Ratchatin, Sripakagorn, Angkee, Maneeratana, Kuntinee
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.12.2014
Subjects
Arduino
Communities
Cooperative Learning
DC motors
Education
Embedded System
Light emitting diodes
Mechatronics
Optical switches
Thai Students
Wiring
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DOI10.1109/TALE.2014.7062606

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Summary:Arduino kits were used in place of general microcontrollers in a mechatronics course. The hand-on learning environment were mostly self-learned with provided learning kits, tutorials and examples from online resources with lecturers as facilitators. Efficient learning could be achieved with 20-30 students in groups of 4 or 5 against 1 lecturer. The theory was assessed by a written exam from which comparable performances to previous years were observed. The learning kits were also used for the semester project in which students had a limited budget for parts and access to a small-scale manufacturing facility.
DOI:10.1109/TALE.2014.7062606