Afonso Henriques Fontes Neto Segundo

Afonso Henriques Fontes Neto Segundo, Joel Sotero da Cunha Neto, Paulo Cirillo Souza Barbosa et al.

Considering the difficulty of students in calculating the direct and inverse kinematics of a robotic manipulator using only conventional tools of a classroom, this article proposes the application of Project Based Learning (ABP) through the design, development, mathematical modeling of a robotic manipulator as an integrative project of the disciplines of Industrial Robotics, Microcontrollers and Computer Assisted Design with students of the Control and Automation Engineering of the University of Fortaleza. Once designed and machined, the manipulator arm was assembled using servo motors connected to a microcontroled prototyping board, to then have its kinematics calculated. At the end are presented the results that the project has brought to the learning of the disciplines on the optics of the tutor and students.

Afonso Henriques Fontes Neto Segundo, Joel Sotero da Cunha Neto, Maria Daniela Santabaia Cavalcanti et al.

Knowledge about programming is part of the knowledge matrix that will be required of the professionals of the future. Based on this, this work aims to report the development of a teaching tool developed during the monitoring program of the Algorithm and Computer Programming discipline of the University of Fortaleza. The tool combines the knowledge acquired in the books, with a language closer to the students, using video lessons and exercises proposed, with all the content available on the internet. The preliminary results were positive, with the students approving this new approach and believing that it could contribute to a better performance in the discipline.

Daniel Maia Evangelista, Pedro Benevides Cavalcante, Afonso Henriques Fontes Neto Segundo

The study of robotic manipulators is the main goal of Industrial Robotics Class, part of Control Engineers training course. There is a difficulty in preparing academic practices and projects in the area of robotics due to the high cost of specific educational equipment. The practical classes and the development of projects are very important for engineers training, it is proposed to use simulation software in order to provide practical experience for the students of the discipline. In this context, the present article aims to expose the use of the Robot Operation System (ROS) as a tool to develop a robotic arm and implement the functionality of forward and inverse kinematics. Such development could be used as an educational tool to increase the interest and learning of students in the robotics discipline and to expand research areas for the discipline.