Real-time control teaching using LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT robot

A current trend in learning programs, even at high-degree studies. is applying the concepts of ldquolearning be projectsrdquo, In this context, the LEGOreg MINDSTORMSreg NXT modular robot appears as a simple. flexible and attractive educational platform to achieve the referred challenge in many domains of information technologies. especially in real-time control, The project team can operate with the real system (e.g. constructed robot) to realize a number of particular tasks, The ready-to-use embedded platform and dual microcontrollers architecture represents actual trends in the modern control systems designs, The open hardware and software architecture gives unlimited possibility to handle all devices connected to the main control of brick and write effective control algorithms, The proposed rescue robot project is a good example of the simple system where. a number of real-time control problems can be analyzed. The project on this scale requires detailed planning. cooperation in teams. extensive literature survey, and comprehensive software design, That is exactly, what we need for ldquolearning by projectsrdquo concept.