Preparing Next Generation Mechanical Engineers for a Smart World: Integrating Mechatronics and Internet-of-Things Technologies

为智能世界培养下一代机械工程师：集成机电一体化和物联网技术

基本信息

批准号：
2116226
负责人：
Hakan Gurocak
金额：
$ 24.06万
依托单位：
Washington State University
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
Standard Grant
财政年份：
2021
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2021-10-01 至 2024-09-30
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2116226&HistoricalAwards=false
关键词：
Preparing Next Generation Mechanical Engineers

项目摘要

This project aims to serve the national interest by enabling the future mechanical engineering workforce to contribute to the Industry 4.0 revolution through development of a modernized mechatronics course that incorporates Internet of Things (IoT) technologies. This project will create new educational materials and contribute to STEM education research through generation of new knowledge. Smart products are becoming universal and STEM workforce demands are shifting rapidly. However, the current mechanical engineering curriculum has not kept pace. This project will address the gap between workforce demands and the preparation of undergraduate engineering students by infusing skills from computer science into a new modernized mechatronics course grounded in the IoT technologies. The instructional model will incorporate project-based learning and active learning as well as software engineering methods from computer science. The expected outcome is a future mechanical engineering workforce that can design smart products with cloud connectivity to contribute to the Industry 4.0 revolution.An innovative aspect will be the use of a formal software engineering technique by mechanical engineering students to develop high quality code. The project will contribute to STEM education research by generating new knowledge regarding the efficacy of the new curriculum and challenges to its implementation as well as through the creation of assessment tools including IoT skills checklists, concept inventories, and scoring rubrics specific to IoT projects. The findings, all products of the project, and the assessment findings will be broadly disseminated through conferences, educational journals, a new project website, the NextGen STEM project website, and on YouTube with short videos. Many universities have mechatronics courses, which can be replaced by the new course. Coupled with the inexpensive hardware and the free open-source software, the products of the project can easily be transferred to other institutions increasing the potential for high impact in STEM education. The NSF IUSE:EHR Program supports research and development projects to improve the effectiveness of STEM education for all students. Through the Engaged Student Learning track, the program supports the creation, exploration, and implementation of promising practices and tools.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该项目旨在通过使未来的机械工程劳动力通过开发现代化的机电一体化课程（IOT）技术来为行业4.0革命做出贡献，以为国家利益提供服务。该项目将创建新的教育材料，并通过产生新知识为STEM教育研究做出贡献。智能产品正在变得普遍，STEM劳动力需求正在迅速转移。但是，当前的机械工程课程尚未保持步伐。该项目将通过将计算机科学的技能注入以物联网技术为基础的新的现代机电一体化课程，以解决劳动力需求与本科工程专业学生的准备之间的差距。教学模型将结合基于项目的学习和主动学习以及计算机科学的软件工程方法。预期的结果是未来的机械工程劳动力，它可以设计具有云连接性的智能产品，从而为行业4.0革命做出贡献。创新的方面将是使用机械工程学生使用正式的软件工程技术来开发高质量的代码。该项目将通过产生有关新课程和实施挑战的新知识以及创建包括物联网技能清单，概念清单以及特定于IoT项目的评分的评估工具来为STEM教育研究做出贡献。这些发现，项目的所有产品以及评估结果将通过会议，教育期刊，新项目网站，NextGen STEM项目网站以及带有简短视频的YouTube广泛传播。许多大学都有机电学课程，可以用新课程代替。再加上廉价的硬件和免费的开源软件，该项目的产品可以轻松地转移到其他机构，从而增加了STEM教育中高影响力的潜力。 NSF IUSE：EHR计划支持研发项目，以提高所有学生STEM教育的有效性。通过参与的学生学习轨道，该计划支持有希望的实践和工具的创建，探索和实施。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为是值得通过基金会的知识分子优点和更广泛的影响评估的评估来支持的。