The RoboCup nanogram league: An opportunity for problem-based undergraduate education in microsystems

IEEE Transactions on Education

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 394-399

  Firebaugh, Samara L ^a   Piepmeier, Jenelle A ^a  

^a UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Microelectromechanical devices; Microrobotics; Problem based learning; Scratch drive actuators; Student competitions; Undergraduate education

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; EDUCATION; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MACHINE DESIGN; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MICROSYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; STUDENTS;

MICROROBOTICS; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; SCRATCH DRIVE ACTUATORS; STUDENT COMPETITIONS; UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION;

TEACHING;

EID: 56049083535     PISSN: 00189359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TE.2008.919699     Document Type: Article

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