A Video game for teaching Dynamic Systems & Control to mechanical engineering undergraduates

Dynamic Systems & Control is one of the most difficult courses to teach in the mechanical engineering curriculum. The subject is very mathematical and the mathematical framework is unfamiliar to novice students. Recently we began using a video game to demonstrate and teach content of the course....

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Main Author: Coller, B D
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Concrete
Control systems
Education
Feedback control
Games
Laplace equations
Mathematical model
Mathematics
Mechanical engineering
Tsunami
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Summary:Dynamic Systems & Control is one of the most difficult courses to teach in the mechanical engineering curriculum. The subject is very mathematical and the mathematical framework is unfamiliar to novice students. Recently we began using a video game to demonstrate and teach content of the course. The game provides a natural way to align instruction with constructivist theories on how people learn. Herein, we describe the game and present preliminary results demonstrating its effectiveness.
ISSN:0743-1619
2378-5861
DOI:10.1109/ACC.2010.5530794