Open source hardware—arduino: case study on mechanical engineering students design project

• Autores: Ayhan Istanbullu, Mustafa Tasci
• Localización: The International journal of engineering education, ISSN-e 0949-149X, Vol. 35, no. Extra 5, 2019, págs. 1326-1335
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This paper examines the effectiveness of using Arduino, which is open source hardware, as a learning instrument to teach how toapply software programs into mechanical projects by encouraging team working and utilizing project based learning (PBL)approach for mechanical engineering education. The compulsory Engineering Design Course in the curriculum of the Departmentof Mechanical Engineering was selected because of its strong relationship with the sector and real-world projects while lending itselfto addressing to see the major consequences of using PBL and open source hardware. Fifteen third-year mechanical engineeringstudents took the lecture. A survey was conducted to see learners’ attitude toward using this technique and to evaluate the effect ofusing open source hardware in engineering education. The lecturers have focused on the usefulness and ease of using Arduinoplatform to develop real-life projects for the learners. The results will provide useful data to future research on using open sourcelecture materials in engineering education.