Electronic Technology Course Research Articles

FPGA BASED INDIVIDUAL COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE LABORATORY EXERCISES

Computer Architecture is the study of digital computers towards designing, building and operating digital computers. Digital computers are vital for the modern living because they are essential in providing the intelligences in devices such as self-driving cars and smartphones. Computer Architecture is a core subject for the Electronic (Computer) Engineering course at the Universiti Malaysia Sabah that is compliant to the requirement of the Washington Accord as accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Council of the Board of Engineers of Malaysia (EAC). An FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) based Computer Architecture Laboratory had been developed to support the curriculum of this course. FPGA allows a sustainable implementation of laboratory exercises without resorting to poisonous fabrication of microelectronic devices and installation of integrated circuits. An FPGA is just a configurable and therefore reusable digital design component. Two established organisations promoting computer engineering curriculum, ACM and IEEE, encourages the use of FPGA in digital design in their latest recommendation and together with the EAC, emphasises the grasp of the fundamentals for each student. The laboratory exercises are individual exercises where each student is given a unique assignment. A laboratory manual is provided as a guide and project specification for each student but overall the concept of the laboratory exercise is a student-centred one. Each student is allowed to pace their effort to achieve the sessions of the laboratory exercises starting from session one to session ten. A quantitative analysis of the effectiveness of these laboratory sessions is carried out based on the numbers of students completing the laboratory sessions. These sessions start from an 1:FPGA tutorial to implementations of features of a microprocessor of 2:Immediate Load, 3:Immediate Load to Multiple Registers, 4:Addition, 5:Operation Code, 6:Program Memory, 7:Jump, 8:Conditional Jump, 9:Register to Register and 10:Input-Output. The results of three batches of students show that within the time limits of a one credit hour course, students had managed to complete some aspects of the implementation of a simple microprocessor.

A computer game for teaching and learning algebra topics at undergraduate level

AbstractTechnology is increasingly changing the way that engineering students are taught. In recent years, we have witnessed a significant growth in using computer game technologies for teaching and learning in different engineering fields and contexts. This approach offers the ability to create complex and highly interactive scenarios with a solid theoretical basis to teach material in new and highly interactive ways. This paper introduces the application of the game‐based learning approach and instructional design for creating a 2D computer game in order to support mathematics teaching and learning in the first‐year of an undergraduate engineering course. Additionally, an experiment was conducted on a Computer and Electronic Engineering course to evaluate the effects of the proposed game by following the “competency‐based learning” approach on students with sequential and global learning styles. The results showed that the computer game increased the learning experience and motivation of global learners when learning mathematical topics.

Study on the Simulation Teaching Method of Sine Wave Generation Circuit in Electronic Courses

The major feature of the electronic technology course is the relatively abstract content. Students are not easy to quickly understand them in the learning process, therefore, they need to spend a lot of spare time to continue to consolidate, and it has a general teaching effect. Multisim is an EDA software tool for electronic circuit design and simulation. If we can put the simulation process in teaching, it is beneficial to improve the quality of teaching, also it would make the abstract contents clearly of the course. This paper focuses on the electronic technology teaching content of the RC bridge oscillator circuit analysis with MULTISIM.

Teaching real‐time video processing theory by using an FPGA‐based educational system and the “learning‐by‐doing” method

ABSTRACTIn the present study, we introduce a FPGA‐based educational system called RELI‐EVA (REconfigurable‐Logic‐based system for Implementation and Evaluation of real‐time Video processing and analysis of Algorithms), which has been integrated into a Computer and Electronic Engineering course by following the “learning‐by‐doing” approach. Therefore, the aim of this system is to provide engineering students with an intuitive tool in order to understand the main algorithms for real‐time video processing and create and test some new algorithms before their real implementation in physical systems. Moreover, with the aim of demonstrating the potential of the developed FPGA‐based system, the development of a practical example for edge detection is presented in order to support the theoretical basis of real‐time video processing. Additionally, a qualitative research method was followed to evaluate the proposed tool. A high percentage of the surveyed students corroborated the success of RELI‐EVA as part of an engineering course. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Comput Appl Eng Educ 25:376–391, 2017; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/cae; DOI 10.1002/cae.21805

Reform of Graduate Course of Analytical Chemistry Majors: Taking Electronic Technology Course as an Example

Reform of Graduate Course of Analytical Chemistry Majors: Taking Electronic Technology Course as an Example

研究グループ紹介：徳島大学 理工学部理工学科 電気電子システムコース 北條・山中研究室

研究グループ紹介：徳島大学 理工学部理工学科 電気電子システムコース 北條・山中研究室

《模拟电子技术》课程“混合 + 复合式”教学的改革与探索

《模拟电子技术》课程是一门电子信息类非常重要的专业基础课，对后续课程的学习起到承上启下的作用。在传统课堂中有效引入“翻转课堂”教学模式，将“互联网+”时代提供的丰富资源、视频和图片等影音资料融入到教学中，线上线下混合式教学；在实践教学环节采用“虚拟仿真项目法”、“任务驱动项目法”，课内课外复合式教学；以学生为主体，突出教学新思路，以培养学生的实际应用和创新能力为目标，对“模拟电子技术”课程的教学进行了“混合 + 复合式”改革与探索，激发学生求知的欲望和学习的积极性，从“要我学”转变为“我要学”，教与学的效率显著提高，教学效果也大大提升。 The course of analog electronic technology is a very important basic course for electronic infor-mation. It will serve as a link between the following courses. In the traditional classroom, the “flipped classroom” teaching model is effectively introduced. The “Internet plus” era provides abundant resources, such as video and picture video data into teaching, online and offline blended teaching. In practice teaching, the “virtual simulation project method” and “task driven project method” are adopted. In class and after class compound teaching, it takes students as the main body and stresses new ideas in teaching, aiming at training students’ practical application and creative ability. The reform and exploration of “mixing and compounding” are carried out in the course of “analog electronic technology”, which stimulates the students’ desire for knowledge and the enthusiasm of study. The efficiency of teaching and learning has been greatly improved, and the teaching effect has also been greatly improved.

テクノクラフトによる和歌の情景表現

It is thought that many primary school girls and female junior high school students are interested in a love story in a comic book, a novel, a TV drama, or a movie. In addition, they are interested in handcrafts and fashion. Therefore we make them express the performance of the scene of HYAKUNIN-ISSYU and MANYOUSYUU which are traditional Japanese language culture by using the microcomputer-controlled crafts. Through the students' creative activities of art design, we make them interested in electronic work, engineering, traditional culture and physical science course. This will be a teaching material of logical communication to put one's ideas across.

Applying Recommendations to Align Competences, Methodology, and Assessment in Telematics, Computing, and Electronic Engineering Courses

The alignment between competences, teaching-learning methodologies, and assessment is a key element of European higher education. This paper presents the efforts carried out by six telematics, computer science and electronic engineering education teachers toward achieving this alignment in their subjects. In a joint work with pedagogues, a set of recommended actions are identified. A selection of these actions are applied and evaluated in the six subjects. The cross analysis of the results indicates that the actions allow students to better understand the methodologies and assessments planned for the subjects, facilitate (self-) regulation, and increase students' involvement in the subjects.

Application Study of 3D Display Technology in EDA Experiment

Experiment is an important part in the teaching process of electronic technology course, and EDA virtual experiment provides an interactive, active participatory and responsive learning environment for the students by creating a virtual environment. This learning environment can help students to grasp the theoretic knowledge from classroom learning faster and better, deepen the understanding of basic concepts and principles and be familiar with the use of commonly used electronic instruments, which would promote the cultivation of students' quality. Moreover, in the environment of 3D display, students can observe three-dimensional objects from different perspectives and won't be confused with the excessive crosses of conductor design, so as to strengthen their feelings on the actual electronic devices.

Research of Project-Based Teaching for Analog Electronic Technology

According to the weak foundation of independent college students and the characteristics of anolog electronic technology course, project-based teaching method was proposed to explore the teaching reform theory and practice. Some reform ideas of the project-based teaching are described and an example of audio power amplifier is introduced. Practice of teaching students shows that project-based teaching method can stimulate their learning interest, train their innovative ability and increase their comprehensive ability.

Teaching Innovation and Exploration of College Electronic Measurement Technology Course

In this paper, the course content of electronic measurement technology is introduced from subject perspective. Some problems existing in theory and practice teaching are analyzed in detail. According to the current situation of curriculum teaching in our university, innovation and exploration is carried out and some reform measures are put forward based on existing methods. Finally, the improvement on the forms and contents of course assessment is envisaged. Curriculum reformation combines classical measure theory with modern test technology properly as well as considers its theory and application, remarkable teaching effect is obtained then. It provides a new teaching method suitable for electronic measurement technology course.

A Cost-Effective Approach to the Design and Implementation of Microcontroller-based Universal Process Control Trainer

This paper presents a novel approach to the design and implementation of a low-cost universal digital process control trainer. The need to equip undergraduates studying Electronic Engineering and other related courses in higher institutions with the fundamental knowledge of digital process control practical was the main objective of the work. Microcontroller-based design and implementation was the approach used where only one AT59C81 with few flip-flops were used for the whole eight processes covered by the trainer thereby justifying its low-cost and versatility.

Research on Developing Vocational College Students’ Creativity Based on Task-based Teaching Method

This paper is intended to explore the influence of the task-based teaching method on vocational college students in the course of Auto Electronic Control Technology. In order to achieve this goal, this research, based on the principles of universality and exploitability of creativity, takes teaching experiments. Two tools are employed in this research: one is Williams’ Creativity Scale, which is used to measure the examinee’s creative personality; the other is an investigation on students’ attitudes towards the task-based teaching method. As is shown in our research, this method is quite popular with a majority of students, which improves students’ imagination, adventure, challenge and creativity, hence an effective way to improve students’ creativity.

Low-Cost Virtual Laboratory Workbench for Electronic Engineering

The laboratory component of undergraduate engineering education poses challenges in resource constrained engineering faculties. The cost, time, space and physical presence requirements of the traditional (real) laboratory approach are the contributory factors. These resource constraints may mitigate the acquisition of meaningful laboratory experiences by students, which is especially true in developing countries. Virtual laboratories can be used to complement the traditional laboratory to enhance students’ laboratory experience. In extreme cases of lack of resources, the virtual lab can be used as an alternative laboratory . Although some research on the implementation of virtual laboratories has occurred, more efforts are required because of the diverse experiential needs and requirements of the engineering curriculum. This paper presents a low-cost, web-based virtual laboratory workbench for use as part of undergraduate electronic engineering courses. Some distinguishing features of the virtual workbench are that students can undertake curriculum-based laboratory activities in a realistic manner; it integrates a Bayesian Network-based assessment structure for the assessment of students’ performance; and it affords the instructor flexibility in designing laboratory exercises.

An introduction to fault diagnosis of permanent magnet synchronous machines in master's degree courses

AbstractEarly fault detection and diagnosis of high‐performance electric motors has been an active area of research for the past two decades. This work presents a practical session that facilitates instructing students in this field. To meet this objective, fault diagnostic methods based on the Fourier transform and the wavelet transform are successfully applied by means of processing and examining the frequency content of the stator currents acquired from healthy and faulty permanent magnet synchronous machines (PMSMs). The goal of this practical lab is to introduce Master's degree students to the topic of fault detection by covering both stationary and nonstationary operating conditions of the motor under study. The Technical University of Catalonia (UPC) has successfully incorporated the learning methodology proposed in this paper in a practical session of an electronic engineering course. The effectiveness of the proposed practical lab has been assessed using the results of a satisfaction questionnaire answered by students involved in the course. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Comput Appl Eng Educ 21: 349–359, 2013

Robotics: Modeling, Planning, and Control (Siciliano, B. et al; 2009) [On the Shelf

This book is a greatly extended and revised version of an earlier book in the series Modeling and Control of Robot Manipulators (2000, ISBN: 978-1-85233-221-1). However, the classic text on robot manipulators now covers visual control, motion planning, and mobile robots. This text is suitable for graduate and senior undergraduate students studying robotics, automation and computer, electrical, electronic and mechanical engineering courses with strong robotics content; academics researching and teaching robotics; and industry-based engineers dealing with all forms of robot.

Robotics: modelling, planning and control

The classic text on robot manipulators now covers visual control, motion planning and mobile robots too! Robotics provides the basic know-how on the foundations of robotics: modelling, planning and control. The text develops around a core of consistent and rigorous formalism with fundamental and technological material giving rise naturally and with gradually increasing difficulty to more advanced considerations. The theory of manipulator structures presented in the early part of the book encompasses: the fundamentals: kinematics, statics and trajectory planning; and the technology of actuators, sensors and control units. Subsequently, more advanced instruction is given in: dynamics and motion control of robot manipulators; mobile robots; motion planning; and interaction with the environment using exteroceptive sensory data (force and vision). Appendices ensure that students will have access to a consistent level of background in basic areas such as rigid-body mechanics, feedback control, and others. Problems are raised and the proper tools established to find engineering-oriented solutions rather than to focus on abstruse theoretical methodology. To impart practical skill, more than 60 examples and case studies are carefully worked out and interwoven through the text, with frequent resort to simulation. In addition, nearly 150 end-of-chapter problems are proposed, and the book is accompanied by a solutions manual (downloadable from www.springer.com/978-1-84628-641-4) containing the MATLAB code for computer problems; this is available free of charge to those adopting Robotics as a textbook for courses. This text is suitable for use in senior undergraduate and graduate courses in automation and computer, electrical, electronic and mechanical engineering courses with strong robotics content.

La Enseñanza de la Tecnología Electrónica Incorporando las Hojas de Datos de los Fabricantes

A teaching methodology for electronic technology courses is proposed. The method includes an appropriate balance between the necessary basic concepts and the information provided in the manufactures datasheets and catalogs. Using this new approach, the teaching of concepts and applications of rectification superconductor diodes is analyzed. The methodology has shown to be effective and should be included in electronic technology books.

Web-based Remote Semiconductors Devices Testing Laboratory

This paper presents the web-based remote laboratory that will be used as part of the practice for the Electronic Physics subject at the Electronic Engineering course of the National University of Rosario, Argentina. This remote laboratory was developed as a final project of the course by two students. In this project several semiconductors devices (diodes, BJT, J-FET, and phototransistors) can be tested in order to obtain the output characteristics of each one and to study the behavior in different conditions. The fact that the user (student) does not need to install any software to access via Internet and the low cost for implementation of the laboratory, are the most outstanding advantages of this Lab.