ASEE Computers in Education Journal

ASEE's Computers in Education Journal

ISSN: 1069-3769

Archives for April 2024

Bridging Telecommunications and Power Systems Engineering: A Computer-Based Approach for Students

Telecommunication plays an increasingly important role in most of the technological disciplines. Thus, it has become important for the technical specialists in different fields of technology to acquire training and education in the fundamentals of telecommunications. Since the modern telecommunications systems are becoming increasingly dependent on computers for the transmission, reception, and processing of data, it is important to integrate computerbased concepts into telecommunications training and education courses/programs.

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Developing 3D Digital Visualization Tools for Enhanced E-Lab Learning

With the emergence and development of the internet field, online learning is proving to have a significant role in the upcoming era. In an effort to enhance internet learning of robotics and keep up with the rapid progression of technology, a new 3-Dimensional (3D) scheme of viewing the robotic lab has been introduced in addition to the remote controlling of the robots. The 3D visualization project consists of two types of technologies: (1) A cheaper but yet less reliable Anaglyph technology that can provide 3-Dimensional effects on a personal computer basis, (2) A more expensive but more reliable Polarized technology that can be used in a remote classroom. This new 3D system approach provides the students with a more realistic feel of the lab even though they are working remotely. An evaluation of the Anaglyph and the Polarized technologies has been performed which has portrayed the students' preference of the Polarized technology. As a result, the Polarized 3D technology has been tested as part of a lab in the MET 205 Robotics and Mechatronics class and has received positive feedback by most of the students. This type of research has introduced a new level of realism and visual communications to online robotic learning.

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