Title :
The RoboCup Nanogram League: An Opportunity for Project-Based Undergraduate Education in Microsystems
Author :
Firebaugh, Samara L. ; Piepmeier, Jenelle Armstrong
Author_Institution :
United States Naval Acad., Annapolis
Abstract :
The new "nanogram league" of the international RoboCup competition creates an opportunity for project-based, undergraduate, microsystems education. The RoboCup problem was broken into three parts: general microrobot design and fabrication, machine vision and control, and design of a microrobot system to perform the RoboCup tasks. The design and construction of microrobots were the focus for a senior elective on microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). Concurrently, the vision portions of the problem were used as a project for a Machine Vision course. Students from both classes then formed design teams to create a system for competition.
Keywords :
computer vision; control engineering education; educational courses; electronic engineering education; microrobots; mobile robots; multi-robot systems; sport; MEMS; international RoboCup competition; machine vision; microelectromechanical systems; microrobot design; microrobot fabrication; microsystems education; nanogram league; project-based undergraduate education; Control systems; Educational robots; Electrodes; Fabrication; Machine vision; Microelectromechanical systems; Micromechanical devices; Robot control; Turning; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Microelectronic Systems Education, 2007. MSE '07. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2849-X
DOI :
10.1109/MSE.2007.86
