Board # 63 : Teaching Microcontrollers with Emphasis on Control Applications in the Undergraduate Engineering Technology Program

Yu, Wangling; Farook, Omer; Agrawal, J. P.; Ahmed, Ashfaq

doi:10.18260/1-2--27895

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“…They can be used in everything from relatively simple systems such as washing machines and vacuum cleaners, to much more advanced systems such as cars and robots [9]. In fact, they have become ubiquitous in our daily lives [10]. Its widespread adoption has necessitated changes to educational curricula, as institutions of higher learning move to make their programmes more relevant to the everchanging technological landscape.…”

Section: The Rise Of Microcontrollers In Educationmentioning

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Analyzing the Application of Two Main Microcontrollers in Engineering Education – A Case Study of three IEEE Conferences Focusing on Education

Swart¹

2021

Adv. sci. technol. eng. syst. j.

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Microcontrollers have revolutionized the field of Engineering Education. Their popularity and cost-effectiveness have opened a large door of activity for innovative projects at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The purpose of this article is to review this activity in terms of where two of these microcontrollers have been used in Engineering Education so as to recommend further possible applications. Focus is limited to papers presented at three IEEE-based conferences over the past 10 years that mentioned the Arduino or Raspberry Pi. Documentary analysis is thus used where the abstracts of the conference papers were reviewed. Results indicate that EDUCON dominated the field of microcontroller education from 2013 to 2016, while the last three years have seen more papers dedicated to this topic being presented at the FIE series of conferences. A total of nine papers relating to microcontroller education has also been presented at TALE between 2012 and 2019. The main application of these microcontrollers has been in the field of Robotics, with general electronics and design-based learning following suit. At least 11 conference papers focusing on the use of these microcontrollers at school level were found. Overall, the Arduino outranks the Raspberry Pi by almost 4:1, with the most cited papers relating to Robotics education, to helping students at home to complete science and technology experiments and to programming. Further applications can extend to energy monitoring and academic development workshops.

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Section: The Rise Of Microcontrollers In Educationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Analyzing the Application of Two Main Microcontrollers in Engineering Education – A Case Study of three IEEE Conferences Focusing on Education

Swart¹

2021

Adv. sci. technol. eng. syst. j.

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Board # 63 : Teaching Microcontrollers with Emphasis on Control Applications in the Undergraduate Engineering Technology Program

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Analyzing the Application of Two Main Microcontrollers in Engineering Education – A Case Study of three IEEE Conferences Focusing on Education

Analyzing the Application of Two Main Microcontrollers in Engineering Education – A Case Study of three IEEE Conferences Focusing on Education

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