An autonomous mobile robot development platform for teaching a graduate level mechatronics course

Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference

Volumn 2, Issue , 2003, Pages

  Hoopes, Dan ^a   Davis, Tyler ^a   Norman, Kelly ^a   Helps, Richard ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomous robot; Experiential education; Interdisciplinary integration; Mechatronics; PC 104

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL EDUCATION; INTERDISCIPLINARY INTEGRATION;

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; CURRICULA; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; INTELLIGENT CONTROL; MECHATRONICS; SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

MOBILE ROBOTS;

EID: 1642519940     PISSN: 01905848     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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