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Manufacturing a DC Power Supply with Internet of Things (IoT) Control Dashboard for Embedded Systems Education

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2022 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference

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Anderson, Indiana

Publication Date

April 9, 2022

Start Date

April 9, 2022

End Date

April 9, 2022

Page Count

12

DOI

10.18260/1-2--42133

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https://peer.asee.org/42133

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Tom M Lucas Purdue University

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Dr. Lucas' primary goal as a professor is to engage with students in the classroom and inspire them to develop their passion, understanding, and appreciation for STEM-based research and industry roles. This is accomplished by providing well-crafted and innovative learning experiences in engineering technology courses and through extracurricular outreach. His research background is in 3D (out-of-plane) micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) sensor and actuator design. His current teaching load primarily consists of courses related to advanced embedded digital systems.

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Jackson Douglas Couch Purdue University

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Ian Kendrick Darst

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Elliot Andrew Eickholtz

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Caleb Griffith EET

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Adam T. Mabe Purdue University

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Jacob Dylan Marrs

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Samuel David Mattingly Purdue University

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Alexander W Ramsey

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Abstract

Digital and embedded systems are at the core of many modern appliances, tools, and technologies. As a discipline, Embedded Systems is a broad topic that incorporates many electrical, mechanical, and computer science-based concepts. However, the style chosen to teach embedded systems is often from the perspective of a single discipline and does not fully explore the relationship between various fields of expertise required to produce a complete end product. Project-based learning is an excellent structure to compel students to explore the interaction of various disciplines using modern tools. This paper describes the implementation of a semester-long design and manufacturing project to create an Internet-of-Things DC Power Supply. The project was chosen to facilitate student exploration of the connections between different aspects of manufacturing a modern embedded system. This document will include details and analysis of the implementation, results, and student feedback. Completion of the project requires students to harness their prior knowledge in Electrical Engineering Technology (EET) while also exploring topics that are unfamiliar but critical to operation. The ultimate goal is that junior and senior level students in the EET degree path at Purdue Polytechnic Institute will develop strategies to learn unfamiliar topics by making connections to prior knowledge and experience – an extremely valuable skill for the long-term success of graduates that take jobs in modern manufacturing environments.

Lucas, T. M., & Couch, J. D., & Darst, I. K., & Eickholtz, E. A., & Griffith, C., & Mabe, A. T., & Marrs, J. D., & Mattingly, S. D., & Ramsey, A. W. (2022, April), Manufacturing a DC Power Supply with Internet of Things (IoT) Control Dashboard for Embedded Systems Education Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Illinois-Indiana Section Conference , Anderson, Indiana. 10.18260/1-2--42133

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