Development of Biomimetic Robots in the EPS Engineering Programme Capstone Project

DEVELOPMENT OF BIOMIMETIC ROBOTS WITHIN EPS ENGINEERING CAPSTONE PROJECT

Benedita Malheiro, Manuel Silva, Paulo Ferreira, Pedro Guedes, Cristina Ribeiro, Fernando Ferreira and Abel Duarte

School of Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal

Syllabus

DEVELOPMENT OF BIOMIMETIC ROBOTS IN EPS@ISEP8 October 2015 TEEM 2015

3. European Project Semester at ISEP (EPS@ISEP)

3. Biomimetic Projects

4. Conclusions

1. European Project Semester (EPS)

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1. BACKGROUNDEuropean Project Semester (EPS)


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Context


1. EPS

Engineering Programme Curriculum

EPS capstone project/internship programme

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European Project Semester

• What? – Project based learning one semester capstone/internship programme addressed ‑

to students from diverse national and scientific backgrounds (engineering, product design and business)

• When? – 1995, Denmark, Prof. Arvid Anderson

• Goal? – Foster the development of international competences, project organised

learning, teamwork and complementary transversal skills among engineering graduates


1. EPS

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European Project Semester

• Where? – EPS Providers are a group of 16

European Universities from 12 countries

• EPS@ISEP?– Spring 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and

2015– 90 students | 19 teams | 14 countries

| 22 engineering, product design and business programmes


1. EPS

USA

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2. CAPSTONE/INTERNSHIP PROGRAMMEEuropean Project Semester at ISEP (EPS@ISEP)


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Study Plan


2. EPS@ISEP

Module ECTUProject 20

Project Management and Team Work 2

Marketing and Communication 2

Portuguese 2

Energy and Sustainable Development 2

Ethics and Deontology 2

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http://ave.dee.isep.ipp.pt/~mbm/PROJE-EPS/

Schedule


2. EPS@ISEP

Project

Project Management

Energy and Sustainable Dev

Ethics & Deontology

Marketing

Communication

Foreign Language

Team Building

15 weeks

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Teams & Proposals

• Teams (4-6 students) assembled according to member– Diversity - different scientific and cultural backgrounds (mandatory)– Teamwork profiles - Belbin test

• Proposals:– Multidisciplinary– Open


2. EPS@ISEP

Bio-inspired Swimming Robot | Flying RobotData Centre HumidifierLevel/Weight Monitoring System for Oil Tanks Fluid Disinfection System based on UVContext-aware Smart ObjectInteractive Sound & Light TableEnvironmental Buoy/Regatta Beacon | Wing SailPet Tracker | Surf Board LoggerSolar Dryer | Solar DehydratorAquaponic System | Aquaponic ShelterInsectarium

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http://www.eps2014-wiki1.dee.isep.ipp.pt/doku.php



• Dedicated room (teams, lectures and project development)

• Team space (table, binder, placard and shelf)

• + + for all modules

• EPS@ISE P account ([email protected]) and calendar (all EPS activities)

• Electronic resources / team:– folder– (template comprising work plan, logbook, report and deliverables)

Space & Tools


2. EPS@ISEP

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mailto:[email protected]

Staff in 2015


2. EPS@ISEP

International Relations Office

Complementary Module Lecturers

Project Supervisors

7 departments

472 h

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Approach

• Coaching: joint supervision model

• Assessment: Self, Peers, Teachers

• Conflict resolution: team rules

• Deliverables: – Wiki– Intermediate + Final Report– Intermediate + Final Presentation– Video + Poster + Brochure– Paper– Manual


2. EPS@ISEP

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Participants

• Spring 2011 – 8 students | 2 teams






Minimum of (3 countries && 3 scientific backgrounds) / team

2011 2012 2013 2014 20150

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StudentsNationalitiesBackgrounds

2. EPS@ISEP

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Implement and Operate

Validation

Test and Debugging

Assembling

CDIO Compliant Process


3. EPS@ISEP

Conceive and DesignEco-efficiency Measures for Sustainability

Ethical and Deontological Concerns

Marketing Plan

Project Management

State of the Art

Solution Requirements and Architecture

Selection and Procurement of Materials

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3. BIO INSPIRED ROBOTSBiomimetic EPS@ISEP Projects


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Bio Inspired Projects and Teams

• Swimming Robot – Bro-Fish, Team 1, Spring 2014:– Alicia, civil engineering (SP)– Magdalena, naval architecture and maritime engineering (DE)– Marcin. mechanical engineering and computer science (PL)– Rasmus, electrical engineering (FI)

• Flying Robot – MyBird, Team 3, Spring 2014:– Iain, mechanical engineering (UK)– Bénédicte, product design (BE) – Yvonne, sales and marketing engineering (DE) – Rauno, materials engineering (EE)


3. BIOMIMETIC

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Swimming Robot Team


4. BIOMIMETIC

The project has suffered a number of setbacks. We have, however, learned a lot from this project and we can draw conclusions from our experiences.

We are convinced that any research done in the aquatic field may help preserve biodiversity, find and use natural resources more sustainably, improve means of transport, understand climate and weather, and finally improve our economy. We like the biomimetic approach of the

task. Nature provides a database of solutions that – due to selective pressure – ensure a high degree of efficiency. That is why we want to try to discover the principles behind, mimic them and apply them to manmade craft.

A Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Maritime Engineer and Civil Engineer have supported this project. This diversity is a great advantage when it comes to facing problems. Our different points of view help to find efficient solutions.

http://www.eps2014-wiki1.dee.isep.ipp.pt

Multidisciplinary Teamwork

Challenge, inspiration & motivation

Eco and Ethical Awareness

Active Learning

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Flying Robot Team


4. BIOMIMETIC

Communication management is the key to success, and this is not only the case in your own team but also outwith the team, between the teachers. If the communication management is not going well, the time management fails too because you greatly depend on one another to meet deadlines.

We realized that in the beginning we had no idea we had to take quality and procurement management into consideration, which appeared to be a useful tool.

This project appealed to us because it would be challenging, yet possible. Furthermore we found it to be a very interesting topic since none of us has any experience with robotics, but all are interested in the field of mechanics. Besides our interest in robotics, we liked the bio-inspired aspect of the proposal, since nature creates the most elegant and intelligent solutions to its problems.

In the first few months of the project we learned a lot about team work. All of us have had to work in teams before, which was not always easy, but we are now in a multidisciplinary team and it is even more difficult to work efficiently.

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Multidisciplinary teamwork

Challenge, inspiration & motivation

Active Learning

Cross-cultural communication

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4. CONCLUSIONSEPS@ISEP & Biomimetic Projects


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Conclusions

• EPS capstone/internship project-based learning programme– Multicultural and multidisciplinary teams – Complementary project supportive modules– Joint supervision model– Open multidisciplinary proposals

• Biomimetic proposals– Challenging , inspirational and motivational– Multidisciplinary – Ecological and Ethical awareness


3. CONCLUSIONS

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DEVELOPMENT OF BIOMIMETIC ROBOTS WITHIN THE EPS ENGINEERING CAPSTONE PROJECT

Benedita Malheiro, Manuel Silva, Paulo Ferreira, Pedro Guedes, Cristina Ribeiro, Fernando Ferreira and Abel Duarte

School of Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal

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