A work method where teams, composed of members from distinct cultural and knowledge backgrounds, address a problem, task or product spanning multiple disciplines, usually too complex for a single individual.
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Robotics and the European Project Semester
Manuel Fernando Silva (Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal), Abel José Duarte (Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal), Paulo Duarte Ferreira (Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal), and Pedro Barbosa Guedes (Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal)
Copyright: © 2022
|Pages: 15
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-2309-7.ch011
Abstract
Robotics is a multidisciplinary subject that typically involves mechanics, electronics, and computer science concepts. For this reason, robotic projects are particularly well suited to the European Project Semester framework since they allow students with different backgrounds to contribute to the overall team objective in their specific knowledge areas. This chapter briefly presents illustrative examples of robotic projects that have been developed by teams of students participating in the European Project Semester at the School of Engineering of the Polytechnic Institute of Porto. It concludes by presenting and discussing student feedback, namely on the program and the projects developed.