Learn how to develop software using the toy LEGO Mindstorms

Author

Garcia, Mario A. ; Patterson-McNeill, Holly

Author_Institution

Comput. & Math. Sci., Texas A&M Univ., Corpus Christi, TX, USA

Volume

3

fYear

2002

fDate

6-9 Nov. 2002

Abstract

The use of the toy LEGO Mindstorms has been used more often in engineering and computer sciences courses in several countries. Undergraduate students at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi implemented seven robotics applications as the final project for the Software Analysis and Design course. The students applied the knowledge acquired in other courses such as Software Engineering, Databases, and several programming courses. The students used Microsoft Project for the planning phase and the CASE tool Visible Analyst for the design phase. At the end of the semester there was a robot competition. Two projects are described in this paper.

Keywords

computer science education; educational courses; robots; software engineering; teaching; CASE tool; LEGO Mindstorms; Microsoft Project; USA; Visible Analyst; computer sciences courses; programming courses; software development education; university; Application software; Computer languages; Data engineering; Educational robots; Programming profession; Robot programming; Robot sensing systems; Software design; System analysis and design; Tactile sensors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frontiers in Education, 2002. FIE 2002. 32nd Annual

ISSN

0190-5848

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7444-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FIE.2002.1158730

Filename

1158730