In this paper, the authors present an interdisciplinary design project that was introduced into the electrical engineering curriculum as an example of project-based education. Within the project, students design and implement an autonomous rail system intended for people transportation from system specifications down to a fully working system including hardware and software. The educational assets and drawbacks are discussed as well as the practical issues of setting up a large educational project. The current state of the project and an overview of future improvements based on student feedback are highlighted as well.


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    Title :

    PeopleMover: an example of interdisciplinary project-based education in electrical engineering


    Contributors:
    Daems, W. (author) / De Smedt, B. (author) / Vanassche, P. (author) / Gielen, G. (author) / Sansen, W. (author) / De Man, H. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2003


    Size :

    11 Seiten, 5 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English







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