Study and Design of a Teaching Electrical Engineering System Based on Motion Sensors Using Arduino

The aim of the paper is a didactic one considering this work useful for the students of Transylvania University of Brasov - Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, the Department of Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics, at the courses Electrical Measurement and Data Acquisition. The disciplines are compulsory for our second-year students from the Electrical Engineering program from both, the Romanian and English language study programs of BA level. We start by covering a theoretical part including the principles of using measuring motion sensors, how they work and their role, as well as basic principles regarding the use of a servomotor and of the Arduino development board. After understanding the theory and practice of using the Arduino Board we present the actual experiment where 34 students were asked to answer a questionnaire highlighting how their learning and evaluation process was affected by the used method. The students were also asked to justify and explain their answers. We believe that by designing and implementing this method and application students will be able to put into practice the acquired theoretical knowledge, therefore the study could contribute to the improvement of the educational didactic process.