Portable Kit for Experiential Learning in Programmable Logic Controller Education (PortablePLC)

用于可编程逻辑控制器教育体验式学习的便携式套件 (PortablePLC)

• 批准号: 1246072
• 负责人: Sheng-Jen Hsieh
• 金额: $ 20万
• 依托单位: Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2013
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2013-06-01 至 2017-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1246072&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Portable; Kit; Experiential; Learning; Programmable

The project is (1) designing and building a low-cost portable Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) kit with quick-disconnect modules for teaching about basic I/O devices, sensors, and automated systems; (2) creating instructional support materials that apply experiential learning strategies to integrate the PLC kit with lectures, out of class assignments, and lab exercises; (3) developing faculty expertise in integrating the PLC kit into course curricula; (4) evaluating the developed PLC kit and instructional support materials; and (5) disseminating the materials and findings through workshops, web pages, and the institutionalization of the developed materials. The developed kits and experiential learning materials are being evaluated in at least four undergraduate courses at Texas A&M University and in six courses at three universities with a high enrollment of underrepresented minorities, potentially impacting at least 280 students at TAMU and at least 120 students at the other institutions. In addition, the dissemination plan provides for further outreach to two-year colleges, minority serving institutions, and industry. This ensures that students from all backgrounds have an opportunity to learn PLC programming concepts.The project evaluation activities expand the body of knowledge about applications of experiential learning to engineering education. The results of this research advance knowledge in the area of automated manufacturing system integration, benefit the manufacturing industry, system integrators, and consumers and increase US competitiveness in manufacturing.

该项目是（1）设计和建立一个低成本的便携式可编程逻辑控制器（PLC）套件与快速断开模块的教学有关的基本I/O设备，传感器和自动化系统;（2）创建教学支持材料，应用体验式学习策略，将PLC套件与讲座，课外作业和实验室练习相结合;（3）发展教师的专业知识，将PLC工具包纳入课程;（4）评估开发PLC工具包和教学支持材料;（5）通过研讨会，网页和开发的材料的制度化传播的材料和调查结果。开发的工具包和体验式学习材料正在德克萨斯A M大学的至少四门本科课程和三所大学的六门课程中进行评估，这些大学的少数民族入学率很高，可能影响TAMU的至少280名学生和其他机构的至少120名学生。此外，传播计划还规定向两年制学院、少数民族服务机构和工业界进一步推广。这确保了来自各种背景的学生都有机会学习PLC编程概念。项目评估活动扩展了体验式学习在工程教育中应用的知识体系。这项研究的结果推进了自动化制造系统集成领域的知识，使制造业，系统集成商和消费者受益，并提高了美国在制造业的竞争力。