Title :
Sensor data acquisition, processing and presentation in first year engineering programmes
Author :
Gadzhanov, Stamen ; Nafalski, Andrew ; Nedic, Zorica
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng., Univ. of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Abstract :
The advancements of modern technologies have influenced the way laboratory components of engineering and science programs are conducted at universities. At the University of South Australia a series of experiments involving computerized measurements has been developed for the first year course Electrical and Energy Systems. The experiments are related to real world applications including heart pulse rate monitoring and four dimensional tilt sensing aiming to inspire and motivate students to engage better with equipment and measurement data analysis. This paper describes the experiments developed for this project and details experiences of their use in teaching the first electrical engineering course.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; computerised instrumentation; data acquisition; educational courses; electrical engineering education; teaching; University of South Australia; computerized measurement; electrical and energy systems course; electrical engineering course; equipment data analysis; first year engineering program; measurement data analysis; science program; sensor data acquisition; sensor data presentation; sensor data processing; student engagement; student motivation; teaching use; Data acquisition; Education; Instruments; Laboratories; Pulse measurements; Robot sensing systems; Temperature measurement; LabVIEW environment; computerized measurements; data acquisition; first year engineering programmes;
Conference_Titel :
Teaching, Assessment and Learning (TALE), 2014 International Conference on
DOI :
10.1109/TALE.2014.7062568
