Inter-university project based on LEGO NXT

Piłat, Adam; Kornecki, Andrew J.; Thiriet, Jean-Marc; Grega, Wojciech; Ryšavý, Ondřej

doi:10.1109/cca.2009.5280972

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“…It combines the power of the Matlab environment with a command line function to control the NXT brick, so that it is supported under Windows and Linux. With this environment, the main workload is performed by the PC Considering the broad variety and complexity of languages that may be used to program the brick, the flexibility of Mindstorms in teaching throughout primary [11], middle, and high school [12] in addition to undergraduate engineering subjects [4,13,17] is easy to imagine. Another advantage that we have observed when using Mindstorms for teaching is the flexibility of the platform.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Another intercultural approach is shown in Ref. 13, where a collaborative system among robots to search for a target is developed.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The robotic LEGO platform has been used previously for teaching in a wide variety of engineering subjects [4,13,17], and its use for education has been successfully tested [27]. For our purposes, this robotic kit is suitable in this subject for the implementation of search and planning algorithms such as A Ã or STRIPS [28] for simple problems.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Design and implementation of intelligent systems with LEGO Mindstorms for undergraduate computer engineers

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Pegalajar

2011

Comp Applic In Engineering

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ABSTRACT:We provide a set of projects to put in practice artificial intelligence techniques using LEGO Mindstorms in an undergraduate computer degree, covering reactive and deliberative agents, rule-based systems, graph search algorithms, and planning methods. The projects have been applied for teaching in a third-year undergraduate subject of a computer engineering degree at the University of Granada (Spain). After the contextualization and development of the projects, we discuss the results, advantages, and drawbacks of our experience. ß

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confidence: 99%

“…Another intercultural approach is shown in Ref. 13, where a collaborative system among robots to search for a target is developed.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Design and implementation of intelligent systems with LEGO Mindstorms for undergraduate computer engineers

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2011

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“…An innovative learning approach was implemented involving students from multilingual, geographically separated institutions in a coordinated educational experience in laboratory CPS development [7]. The project was realized as a component of the ILERT engaging on-site students and faculty of universities from four countries (USA, Poland, France, and Czech Republic).…”

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Real-Time Cyber-Physical Systems: Transatlantic Engineering Curricula Framework

Grega¹,

Kornecki²

2015

Annals of Computer Science and Information Systems

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Abstract-How to educate future engineers, so that they acquired new skills and competences to become developers of Cyber Physical Systems (CPS)? The paper demonstrates a curriculum framework that was developed and successfully implemented some years ago, as an outcome of two international projects undertaken by a consortium of the European and American universities. The projects had focused on special category of CPS -Real-Time CPS. Examples of laboratory environment supporting education in the field of Real Time CPS are given in the paper.YBER Physical System is an example of advanced complex technological system interfacing with physical plant and with computing environment running software intensive and most often time critical application. CPS's are often safety-critical. In case of missed time deadlines or component failures CPS may result in violating safety constraints and event life-threatening consequences. We refer to such systems as Real-Time Cyber-Physical Systems (R-TCPS).Car airbag system is a good example of such system. When a cyber-physical safety system in a car detects a crash, the airbag must inflate in tens of milliseconds to avoid injuries of the driver. The success of the airbag system relies upon the crash sensors working accurately and extremely quickly but also upon algorithms processing in real time. Such a time-critical and safety critical functionality requires specific engineering solutions.Typically, the challenges of R-TCPS are viewed as separate problems of data measurement, transfer, distributed control, real time operating systems, etc. Domain experts contribute individual components of a design, but they often lack cross-disciplinary knowledge of how these components interact and what impact their behavior may have on other components. As the prevalence and sophistication of cyberphysical systems increases, so does the need for developers with sufficient cross-disciplinary education. In summary, designing of R-TCPS require a multi-disciplinary and 1 The work presented in this paper was supported by the AGH University of Science and Technology, grants number 11.11.120.768, 11.11.120.396 and by the U.S. Department of Education FIPSE grants P116J060005 and P116J080025.integrating knowledge, covering a broad area, from control theory to real-time computing.The problem addressed in this paper is education: how to educate future developers of R-TCPS that would often work in multinational companies interacting with fellow engineers from different countries?The following ABET Engineering Criteria Program Educational Outcomes were formulated for accreditation process of CPS education [1]:• Ability to apply mathematical models of physical systems, cyber systems, and their composition.• Ability to design and conduct simulations and tests of a cyber-physical system and to analyze the results.• Ability to apply good engineering practices in the design of a system that mixes cyber and physical components subject to constraints including safety, security, cost, and dependability.• Ability t...

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“…The ability to work in an international and intercultural environment appears as an important issue (Pilat et al 2009), strongly supported by the European Union through mobility programs across Europe. In the conclusions of Pilat et al (2008), the interest for entrepreneurial skills is also mentioned and such skills may be of first importance for innovation.…”

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Establishing a Systems & ICT Master program in the International Framework

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Thiriet²,

Rétière³

2011

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This paper presents a new international master curriculum in the field of information and control technologies (ICT) focused on industrial process automation (IPA). The education objectives are set according to the latest concepts developed in ICT for process automation, with clear specifications towards engineering and industry. The curriculum, expected learning outcomes and general and specific competencies are defined following some quality specifications issued at the European level. The organization and recognition issues for student exchange objectives between the European Union (EU) and the United States of America (US) are discussed. Finally, a feedback from the first years of the program provides some insights for the students' enrollment, projects definition and possible ways of curriculum improvement. The proposed program architecture, contents and pedagogic approach can serve as a motivation for new developments in Systems & ICT Master programs and related curriculum design.

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Inter-university project based on LEGO NXT

Cited by 6 publications

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Design and implementation of intelligent systems with LEGO Mindstorms for undergraduate computer engineers

Design and implementation of intelligent systems with LEGO Mindstorms for undergraduate computer engineers

Real-Time Cyber-Physical Systems: Transatlantic Engineering Curricula Framework

Establishing a Systems & ICT Master program in the International Framework

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