Using LEGO Mindstorms and MATLAB in Curriculum Design of Active Learning Activities for a First-year Engineering Computing Course

Abstract

She is an instructor in the introductory engineering courses as well. The BSEN program at MacEwan has grown from forty students since in started almost fifteen years ago, to the current 216 students. The majority of the students in the program transfer to second year engineering at the University of Alberta.

WIP: Utilizing MATLAB in Combination with Lego Mindstorm EV3 Kits for a First-year Engineering Course

“…We rely upon MATLAB because it is user-friendly, has intuitive package management, and can be easily interfaced with the Lego Mindstorm EV3 robot. Our literature review only found a single source similar to our work utilizing both the Lego Mindstorm EV3 robot in combination with MATLAB software as a way to introduce students to programming basics [12]. In contrast, we present the fundamentals of programming prior to introducing the robots, allowing students time to grasp concepts before complicating codes with unfamiliar sensors.…”