PROJECT-BASED INTEGRATION OF ROBOTICS PLATFORMS INTO EDUCATIONAL PROCESS IN UNIVERSITIES

There is a lack of a number of relevant technologies relevant to modern development of curriculum in robotics for secondary and higher educational institutions in Russia. In the presented work, the question of the creation educational materials on robotics, mechatronics, control theory and the introduction of a design-based learning in the teaching of robotics is being studied. Ultra-mobile chassis for service robots that can overcome obstacles up to a meter in height was developed. It has open hardware and software architecture and can be a platform for student start-ups, experiments, diploma works. Simple integration with other existing technologies and algorithms for mobile robots. Simulation environment for virtual programming of each hardware complex is provided. Educational and methodological materials and laboratory work on robotics, control theory, mechatronics, mathematical modeling. Separation of tasks, the joint construction of a mathematical model and the programming of a complex robotic system. The main emphasis in training is on the solution of model problems, the project approach is widely used. Such tasks can become a basis for individual course and diploma papers, for example, creating robots for the various scenarios. This educational platform is tested in the course "Introduction to Robotics and Artificial Intelligence" at the Kuban State University, Krasnodar. (C) 2017 Published by Future Academy www.FutureAcademy.org.UK