Applying PBL in the Development and Modeling of kinematics for Robotic Manipulators with Interdisciplinarity between Computer-Assisted Project, Robotics, and Microcontrollers

TL;DR

This paper demonstrates how Project Based Learning enhances understanding of robotic manipulator kinematics by integrating design, modeling, and interdisciplinary collaboration in an educational setting.

Contribution

It introduces a PBL approach for teaching robotic kinematics, combining design, microcontroller programming, and interdisciplinary coursework to improve student learning outcomes.

Findings

Improved student comprehension of kinematics concepts.

Successful integration of design and control in a robotic manipulator.

Positive feedback from students and tutors on the PBL approach.

Abstract

Considering the difficulty of students in calculating the direct and inverse kinematics of a robotic manipulator using only conventional tools of a classroom, this article proposes the application of Project Based Learning (ABP) through the design, development, mathematical modeling of a robotic manipulator as an integrative project of the disciplines of Industrial Robotics, Microcontrollers and Computer Assisted Design with students of the Control and Automation Engineering of the University of Fortaleza. Once designed and machined, the manipulator arm was assembled using servo motors connected to a microcontroled prototyping board, to then have its kinematics calculated. At the end are presented the results that the project has brought to the learning of the disciplines on the optics of the tutor and students.