DocumentCode :
2460011
Title :
An integrated junior-year laboratory based on an autonomous mobile robot platform
Author :
Hung, John Y.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Auburn Univ., AL, USA
Volume :
3
fYear :
1998
fDate :
4-7 Nov. 1998
Firstpage :
1154
Abstract :
In the Fall 1997 quarter, the Department of Electrical Engineering (EE) at Auburn University implemented a new curriculum model. A significant feature of the new curriculum is a set of 6 core laboratories, occurring over the sophomore and junior years. Unlike prior EE laboratories that are closely aligned with a specific course topic, the new core laboratories are designed to present EE topics in an integrated, multidisciplinary fashion. In this paper, the author describes one of the junior-year laboratory courses, "EE 305-Laboratory V". The EE 305 laboratory course appears in the students\´ second quarter of the junior year, and is based on a design problem in which teams of 2-3 students attempt to design and fabricate an electronic control system for a small autonomous mobile robot. Topics from several EE subdisciplines are studied as students attack the design project. In addition to reinforcing concepts from earlier and concurrent courses, the course serves as a platform for exposing students to topics that appear in greater depth in later courses, including electives. Also, students mature in areas such as oral and written communication, awareness of professional ethics issues, and working effectively in a team-based setting.
Keywords :
control engineering education; control system synthesis; electrical engineering education; mobile robots; student experiments; Auburn University; Department of Electrical Engineering; EE 305-Laboratory V; autonomous mobile robot platform; control system design; core laboratories; curriculum model; design problem; electronic control system fabrication; integrated junior-year laboratory; junior year laboratories; oral communication; professional ethics issues; team-based setting; written communication; Control systems; Design engineering; Digital control; Education; Engineering profession; Ethics; Hardware; Laboratories; Mobile robots; Vehicles;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers in Education Conference, 1998. FIE '98. 28th Annual
Conference_Location :
Tempe, AZ, USA
ISSN :
0190-5848
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4762-5
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/FIE.1998.738595
Filename :
738595
Link To Document :
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