Developing a Remote Laboratory System of Stepper Motor for Learning Support

Contribution: This article proposes a low-cost and mobile device-based learning support system for the stepper motor, which provides Web-based remote laboratory. This system allows young engineers to learn about rotational principles, control methods, and programming in stepper motors. Background: F...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on education 2021-08, Vol.64 (3), p.292-298
Main Authors: Fukumoto, Hisao, Yamaguchi, Takashi, Ishibashi, Makoto, Furukawa, Tatsuya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Coils
Computers
Control
Control methods
DC motors
electrical machinery
Electronic devices
Engineering
Engineers
Engines
Handheld Devices
Hands on Science
Instructional Effectiveness
Laboratories
Laboratory Equipment
Laboratory Experiments
Laboratory Training
Learning
learning support system
Low cost
Microcomputers
Microscopes
Motion pictures
programming
Programming profession
Questionnaires
remote laboratory
Rotors
Science Laboratories
Servers
Smartphones
stepper motor
Stepping motors
Students
Support systems
Usability
Virtual environments
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Summary:Contribution: This article proposes a low-cost and mobile device-based learning support system for the stepper motor, which provides Web-based remote laboratory. This system allows young engineers to learn about rotational principles, control methods, and programming in stepper motors. Background: Familiarity with electrical machinery, such as motors, is an important factor for electric power engineers. Hands-on laboratories are the most effective and important learning method in the study of electrical machinery. However, the Hands-on laboratories require commitments of time, space, and significant number of expensive laboratory instruments. Intended Outcomes: In the proposed system, the students are free to repeat the experiment using a real stepper motor, for example, using a smartphone. This learning support system that combines remote laboratory and virtual laboratory is expected to be an easy-to-use for young engineers. Application Design: Proposed system consists of the low-cost microcomputers, such as raspberry Pi and Arduino, and does not use expensive software, such as LabVIEW and MATLAB. It has both low cost and compatibility with any mobile devices. Findings: The learning effectiveness and usability of the system were evaluated through questionnaires and tests for a total of 50 students at the authors' department. Consequently, the results of the evaluation tests and questionnaires demonstrated that the proposed system will be useful to study the stepper motor.
ISSN:0018-9359
1557-9638
DOI:10.1109/TE.2020.3042595