Hands-On Learning with a Series Elastic Educational Robot

Otaran, Ata; Tokatlı, Ozan; Patoğlu, Volkan

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-42324-1_1

Cited by 11 publications

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“…Haptic paddles have been implemented in multiple senior/graduate level courses, with devices like The Box [10] acting as a plant for embedded controls curriculum. Other paddles adopt a modular approach, either by increasing the degrees of freedom like the Snaptic paddle [11], adding additional sensing such as force sensing or electromyography [12], or altering the haptic paddle plant, such as the series-elastic implementation of the HandsOn-SEA [13] for higher level course objectives.…”

Section: Haptic Paddle Designs and Role In Pedagogymentioning

confidence: 99%

A Ball and Beam Module for a Haptic Paddle Education Platform

Rose

Bucki

O’Malley

2017

Volume 3: Vibration in Mechanical Systems; Modeling and Validation; Dynamic Systems and Control Education; Vibrations and Contr

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Single degree of freedom force-feedback mechatronic devices, often called haptic paddles, are used in university curriculum as well as massive open online courses (MOOCs). While devices differ based on the goals of a given course, broadly speaking they provide hands-on learning for students studying mechatronics and dynamics. We introduce the third iteration of the Haptic Paddle at Rice University, which has been modified to improve haptic performance and robustness. The modifications to the design increased device up time as well as the devices Zwidth. The performance improvement enables the addition of experimental plants to the haptic paddle base, which can be directed at advanced dynamics and controls courses, or special topics in mechatronics and haptics. The first module, a Haptic Ball and Beam, adds an underactuated plant for teleoperation or more complex control structures, and a testbed for haptic motor learning experiments in undergraduate coursework.

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Section: Haptic Paddle Designs and Role In Pedagogymentioning

confidence: 99%

A Ball and Beam Module for a Haptic Paddle Education Platform

Rose

Bucki

O’Malley

2017

Volume 3: Vibration in Mechanical Systems; Modeling and Validation; Dynamic Systems and Control Education; Vibrations and Contr

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“…Medical, veterinary and dental skills training forms the core of much research in this domain [14,20]. Recently authors have begun to explore the use of haptic devices in engineering education at university level [18,15,9,5,16]. A third group that may benefit from haptic principles in education are students in secondary education (that is in the age range of approximately 11 to 18 years old).…”

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A Classroom Deployment of a Haptic System for Learning Cell Biology

Tokatlı

Tracey

Hwang

et al. 2018

Haptics: Science, Technology, and Applications

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The use of haptic systems in the classroom for enhancing science education is an underexplored area. In the education literature, it has been reported that certain concepts in science education are difficult for students to grasp and, as a result, misconceptions can be formed in the students' knowledge. We conducted a study with 62 Year 8 (typically 12-13 years old) students who used a haptic application to study cell biology, specifically the concept of diffusion across a cell membrane. The preliminary analysis of the feedback from the students suggests opportunities for haptic applications to enhance their learning, and also highlights a number of points to consider in the design of the application, including the choice of haptic interface and the design of the virtual environment.

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