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Introduction to the Pre-Conference Workshop "LEGO Mindstorms with MATLAB & Simulink for Teaching Controls, Robotics and Mechatronics" at the IEEE Annual Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), held March 12, 2013 at TU Berlin. Introducing hardware support in MATLAB & Simulink for Arduino, Raspberry Pi, LEGO Mindstorms NXT, and many others, plus highlighting the increasing relevance of project-based learning in higher education.
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1© 2013 The MathWorks, Inc.
Hardware Support for Project Based Learning
Mischa Kim and Joachim Schlosser
March 12, 2013
IEEE EDUCON 2013, Pre-Conference Workshop
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What Does Project-Based Learning Mean To You?
What Approaches Have you Tried?
What Brings You Here Today?
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Project-Based Learning
Project-based learning is a comprehensive approach to classroom teaching and learning that is designed to engage students in investigation of authentic problems.*
* Motivating Project-Based Learning: Sustaining the Doing, Supporting the Learning, Educational Psychologist Volume 26, Issue 3-4, 1991
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MATLAB & Simulink + Project-Based Learning
Simulation
Hardware
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Hardware Support for Project-Based Learning
Lego NXT
Arduino
BeagleBoard
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Arduino™
An open-source microcontroller board Low cost (20€-40€) Portable and versatile
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Simulink Arduino Target
Algorithms from Simulink run autonomously on Arduino.
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Simulink Arduino Target
Graphical Simulink interface Ready-to-use IO library Focus on algorithms, one button to create embedded
application Good for courses including:
– Control/Mechatronics
– Senior Design
– Freshman Engineering
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Lego® Mindstorms® NXT
A microcontroller with a large set of sensors and actuators
Easy assembly No engineering background necessary
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Simulink Lego Mindstorms NXT Target
Ready-to-use blocks for sensors and actuators Industry driven design and implementation workflow Good for courses including:
– Robotics
– Freshman Engineering
– High School Outreach
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Raspberry Pi ®
An open-source single-board computer Compatible with USB devices like keyboard, mouse,
WiFi, and web cam ~35€ Stereo audio in and out, HDMI, Ethernet
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Simulink Raspberry Pi Target
Graphical Simulink environment, one button embedded workflow
Leverage MathWorks image and video processing toolboxes
Good for courses including:– Digital Signal Processing
– Image Processing
– Speech Recognition
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>>targetinstaller
H/W target set-up, plain and simple
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Project-Based Learning – Learning by Doing
Available in Student Version, too.
Both simulation and hardware solutions
Affordable hardware platforms
Industry-driven workflow for engineering education
Conclusions – MATLAB & Simulink + Hardware
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Online Resources
Academia Site – Professors, Researchers, Students Hardware for Project-Based Learning Classroom Resources Free Interactive Tutorials on MATLAB & Simulink On-Demand Teaching Webinars Student Version – includes 10 Toolboxes
