Introduction for freshmen to embedded systems using LEGO mindstorms

IEEE Transactions on Education

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 99-108

  Kim, Seung Han ^a   Jeon, Jae Wook ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

ANSI C language; Embedded systems; Freshmen; LEGO Mindstorms; Robotic Command Explorer (RCX)

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; LINGUISTICS; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS; STUDENTS;

ANSI-C LANGUAGE; BASIC CONCEPTS; C PROGRAMMING; FRESHMEN; LEGO MINDSTORMS; LEGO ROBOTS; REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS; ROBOTIC COMMAND EXPLORER (RCX);

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS;

EID: 60549092513     PISSN: 00189359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TE.2008.919809     Document Type: Article

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