Practice of a mechanical engineering project class using a single board computer

Abstract

In the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Kanagawa Institute of Technology, first-year students take a class called "Mechanical Engineering Project I" which aims to develop an interest in, awareness of, and understanding of the importance of mechanical engineering. By the way, many of the products around us are composed of mechatronics, which is a fusion of mechanical engineering and electronic engineering. We believe that it is important to be exposed to and understand the fundamentals of mechatronics technology. Therefore, we launched and practiced a new theme of "moving things by programming" and "learning the basics of dynamics of machinery" using a single board computer in the class.