Kiefer, S. F., & Wilkerson, S. A., & Earle, A. J. (2024, June), Using Arduino Microprocessors in a Mechanical Engineering Curriculum  Paper presented at 2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon. 10.18260/1-2--48225

\bibitem{asee_peer_48225}
  Kiefer, S. F., \& Wilkerson, S. A., \& Earle, A. J. (2024, June), \emph{Using Arduino Microprocessors in a Mechanical Engineering Curriculum}
  Paper presented at 2024 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Portland, Oregon.
  10.18260/1-2--48225

Scott F. Kiefer, Stephen Andrew Wilkerson P.E., and Ashley J Earle.  "Using Arduino Microprocessors in a Mechanical Engineering Curriculum".  2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, Oregon, 2024, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2024.  https://peer.asee.org/48225 Internet.  15 May, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_48225}
  Scott F. Kiefer, Stephen Andrew Wilkerson P.E., and Ashley J Earle.
  "Using Arduino Microprocessors in a Mechanical Engineering Curriculum".
  \emph{2024 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Portland, Oregon, 2024, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2024.
  https://peer.asee.org/48225 Internet.  15 May, 2025

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AB  -      Over the past several years, the Mechanical Engineering Department at XXXXXXX seems to be using Arduino microprocessors more and more throughout the curriculum.  At first, they were only relied upon in one course, but now they have expanded into many other meaningful applications.  Incorporating the microprocessor into courses has provided a platform to use some innovative teaching techniques.  Depending on the faculty teaching the course, Arduinos are sometimes introduced in a sophomore level circuits course.  All juniors then use the Arduinos exclusively for interfacing with different sensors and actuators in an Instrumentation Lab course.  In this course, the microprocessors allow students to design their own experiments to evaluate sensors and to complete a final project of their own design.  A senior level Automatic Controls course has also leveraged the Arduinos to learn about different control methods through several different hands-on experiments.  The microprocessors allow students to easily change the gains in different types of control algorithms and experience first-hand how the physical response of the system changes.  Finally, a senior level elective class in Sustainable Energy has benefited from the use of Arduinos.  Students have been able to develop hands-on experiments to explore solar and wind tracking, and measure the power output of alternative energy systems.  The expanded use of the Arduino microprocessors has allowed faculty to enhance learning through hands-on experiences throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum.  
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