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  • Electrical Engineering Education
  • Robotics and Cyber-Physical Systems

Background:

  • MATLAB is a common first coding experience for Electrical Engineering students.
  • Introductory robotics courses often require C programming or dedicated syntax instruction.
  • Integrating robotics and cyber-physical systems earlier in the curriculum presents a challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an interface enabling remote control of wireless microcontrollers using MATLAB.
  • To facilitate earlier student exposure to robotics and cyber-physical systems.
  • To bypass the need for C programming in introductory robotics education.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a MATLAB class to abstract UDP commands over Wi-Fi.
  • Created a C++ library for receiving, parsing, and responding to UDP commands.
  • Implemented data streaming from the microcontroller back to the MATLAB client.

Main Results:

  • The interface leverages existing MATLAB knowledge, bypassing C programming requirements.
  • Students gained early exposure to hardware-software integration, signal processing, and systems engineering.
  • The system facilitated data observation, recording, manipulation, and analysis with live data streams and real-time plots.

Conclusions:

  • The developed interface enhances the learning experience for students in introductory robotics and cyber-physical systems.
  • This tool is crucial for exposing students to cutting-edge robotics and data science applications earlier in their degree programs.
  • The interface is available on GitHub for broader implementation.