Short Description-The aim of this paper is to introduce the use of Arduino, an established tool in the development of applications and deployment of educational content, as of a course related to the introduction to robotics. Robotics requires several skills and competencies that can be easily developed with tools like Arduino. These skills and competencies are related to the areas of knowledge used for the development of robotic applications, such as computer science, electricity, electronics and mechanics. Throughout this paper we present Arduino, the resources used for the deployment of the course and the results obtained from the educational experiences carried out. The results of the educational robotics course demonstrate how children with previous experience in Scratch programming, skills and competencies with simple Crumble-based robots can continue the learning process through classroom experiences using Arduino. In this way, students can improve skills and competencies already worked with tools such as Scratch and Crumble. Another important observation from the results is that it is important to adapt the difficulty of the content to each child. Finally, it is important to combine theory and practice to include fun and intertwined tasks with the challenges of applying theory to problem solving.

Arduino as an Educational Tool to Introduce Robotics

Commercial educational tools for teaching feedback concepts in control systems engineering and mechatronics are generally expensive, large, complex and sensitive instruments; therefore cannot be used for homework assignments outside the classroom. This paper presents a novel open-source teaching aid that can be readily manufactured under AC3 and as such, is financially accessible to students and universities operating on a tight budget. The device proposed in this paper implements a simple optical experiment, allowing students to follow a prescribed brightness level using feedback control concepts. In addition to real-time control, the apparatus is also suitable for teaching signal processing and system identification principles. The educational aid presented here is attached to the popular Arduino microcontroller prototyping platform in a form of a miniature extension shield, thereby using a standardized physical layout and software ecosystem. We describe the hardware, the application programming interface (API) and library written in C/C++ for the Arduino integrated development environment (IDE) and the accompanying Simulink toolbox; moreover present sample exercises for system identification and proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control.

OptoShield: A Low-Cost Tool for Control and Mechatronics Education

There are plenty of digital education tools to provide additional assistance for conducting lecture class in university For instance, online video source (eg, YouTube) provides practical coding exercise for web application development, interactive communication channel (eg, Google Hangout) provides platform for distance learning However, these tools are rarely to be connected with a real-life environmental conditions An advanced education system shall consider students attendance, activities and intention to pay attention as a part of assessment and provide appropriate education tools to improve the education quality Therefore, there is an urge to adopt recent Internet of Technology (IoT) to detect and sense the environmental condition (eg, room temperature, student activities) and produce necessary reaction (eg, air condition control, awake overslept students) In this paper, we propose an integrated platform by utilizing the advanced IoT devices to improve the quality of education Several IoT controller boards capabilities and features are described and compared for realizing the IoT solution in educational platform

A study on enhanced educational platform with adaptive sensing devices using IoT features

This full paper proposes an educational methodology to teaching and learning of programming using both open hardware tools and industrial components such as Arduino, Raspberry Pi, three phase motors and variable speed drives. The methodology aims to improve the algorithmic thinking in the students due to the deficiencies detected in it, as well as, it searches that the students learn a second programming language, using hands-on designs and activities that require the components mentioned. In addition, the methodology has been employed into the curriculum of a course of programming known as (open hardware) for students of technology in electronics (n = 22), observing that the students learn programming concepts in a better way and their motivation and engagement towards the software area was increased during the course. To technical level, the methodology uses the programming language Python in order to interact with the different ports, peripherals and utilities of the platforms mentioned, creating a link between these elements and the aspects concerning the software design, e.g., data types, classes, methods or Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs). Finally, the methodology takes into account two important aspects, firstly, the skills developed by the students in the proposal are involved into the BoK (Body of Knowledge) of different engineering areas as embedded systems, control and computer science and, secondly, programming is perhaps one of the most difficult areas in engineering but in turn, it has a ubiquitous nature in the areas mentioned.

Towards education alternatives to teaching and learning of programming: A course experience using open hardware tools

Article history: Received: 22 July, 2020 Accepted: 11 August, 2020 Online: 17 September, 2020 To cultivate creative talent, ways to learn creative problem-solving skills is needed, and one of them is programming. Arduino is a well-known tool used for programming education and the usefulness has been demonstrated in various case studies. However, there are several problems in existing Arduino-compatible kits as education tools, including the need for understanding hardware and the difficulty of expanding the kits with third-party hardware. In this paper, the design of an Arduino-compatible modular kit, called as FRUTO, is proposed that can be easily connected and conveniently programmed to overcome the problems. The structure and features of the FRUTO kit that implements the proposed design are also shown. The FRUTO kit consists of the FRUTO module that uses a unified connector for easy and intuitive connection and the FRUTO library that abstracts hardware-dependent code for easy programming. The FRUTO kit is easier to use and more scalable than existing kits. Even more, it can be used in various ways depending on the students’ familiarity with hardware and programming. These strengths will make the kit to be an appropriate tool for various microcontroller-related education as well as programming education.

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Arduino-Compatible Modular Kit Design and Implementation for Programming Education

In recent years, microcontroller open-platforms and visual programming languages have gained a lot of attention. Low-cost, ease of use and wide availability have opened a new door to democratize electronics. On top of that, Bring Your Own Device (BOYD) policies adopted at different learning stages allow the use of laptops or tablets together with those tools at home or in the classroom, enabling new possibilities in education. This work presents recent activities in this sense, creating electronic hardware for Arduino boards (Arduino shields) and visual software (Visual Basic and Scratch) for educational purposes at different levels. In particular, two experiences will be detailed.

Designing Arduino electronic shields: Experiences from secondary and university courses

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Designing Arduino electronic shields: Experiences from secondary and university courses