scholarly journals Development of educational software for beam loading analysis using pen-based user interfaces

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong S. Suh
Keyword(s):  
User Interfaces ◽  
Shape Matching ◽  
Educational Software ◽  
Educational Tool ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
Engineering Software ◽  
Beam Loading ◽  
Solution Processes ◽  
Matching Technique ◽  
Graphical Feedback

Abstract Most engineering software tools use typical menu-based user interfaces, and they may not be suitable for learning tools because the solution processes are hidden and students can only see the results. An educational tool for simple beam analyses is developed using a pen-based user interface with a computer so students can write and sketch by hand. The geometry of beam sections is sketched, and a shape matching technique is used to recognize the sketch. Various beam loads are added by sketching gestures or writing singularity functions. Students sketch the distributions of the loadings by sketching the graphs, and they are automatically checked and the system provides aids in grading the graphs. Students receive interactive graphical feedback for better learning experiences while they are working on solving the problems.

scholarly journals Human Motion Analysis and Simulation Tools

2016 ◽  
pp. 359-388 ◽  
Author(s):  
João F. Nunes ◽  
Pedro M. Moreira ◽  
João Manuel R. S. Tavares
Keyword(s):  
User Interfaces ◽  
Wide Spectrum ◽  
Human Motion ◽  
Rehabilitation Robotics ◽  
Motion Simulation ◽  
Simulation Tools ◽  
Motion Data ◽  
Engineering Software ◽  
Software Applications ◽  
Computational Systems

Computational systems to identify objects represented in image sequences and tracking their motion in a fully automatic manner, enabling a detailed analysis of the involved motion and its simulation are extremely relevant in several fields of our society. In particular, the analysis and simulation of the human motion has a wide spectrum of relevant applications with a manifest social and economic impact. In fact, usage of human motion data is fundamental in a broad number of domains (e.g.: sports, rehabilitation, robotics, surveillance, gesture-based user interfaces, etc.). Consequently, many relevant engineering software applications have been developed with the purpose of analyzing and/or simulating the human motion. This chapter presents a detailed, broad and up to date survey on motion simulation and/or analysis software packages that have been developed either by the scientific community or commercial entities. Moreover, a main contribution of this chapter is an effective framework to classify and compare motion simulation and analysis tools.

Virtual preoperative measurement and surgical manipulation of sagittal spinal alignment using a novel research and educational software program

2010 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. E2 ◽  
Author(s):  
David B. Pettigrew ◽  
Chad J. Morgan ◽  
R. Brian Anderson ◽  
Philip A. Wilsey ◽  
Charles Kuntz
Keyword(s):  
Educational Software ◽  
Computer Software ◽  
Pedicle Subtraction Osteotomy ◽  
Educational Tool ◽  
Spinal Alignment ◽  
Sagittal Spinal Alignment ◽  
Software Program ◽  
Spine Surgeon ◽  
New Research ◽  
Surgical Manipulation

Understanding regional as well as global spinal alignment is increasingly recognized as important for the spine surgeon. A novel software program for virtual preoperative measurement and surgical manipulation of sagittal spinal alignment was developed to provide a research and educational tool for spine surgeons. This first-generation software program provides tools to measure sagittal spinal alignment from the occiput to the pelvis, and to allow for virtual surgical manipulation of sagittal spinal alignment. The software was developed in conjunction with Clifton Labs, Inc. Photographs and radiographs were imported into the software program, and a 2D virtual spine was constructed from the images. The software then measured regional and global sagittal spinal alignment from the virtual spine construct, showing the user how to perform the measurements. After measuring alignment, the program allowed for virtual surgical manipulation, simulating surgical procedures such as interbody fusion, facet osteotomy, pedicle subtraction osteotomy, and reduction of spondylolisthesis, as well as allowing for rotation of the pelvis on the hip axis. Following virtual manipulation, the program remeasured regional and global sagittal spinal alignment. Computer software can be used to measure and manipulate sagittal spinal alignment virtually, providing a new research and educational tool. In the future, more comprehensive programs may allow for measurement and interaction in the coronal, axial, and sagittal planes.

LEADME: An Educational Software for Composite Laminate Analysis and Design

2015 ◽  
Vol 1115 ◽  
pp. 578-581
Author(s):  
J.S. Mohamed Ali ◽  
Abeid Abeid Rubeya
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Graphical User Interface ◽  
Composite Laminate ◽  
Educational Software ◽  
Laminated Composite ◽  
Educational Tool ◽  
Analysis And Design ◽  
Mechanics Analysis ◽  
User Friendly

LEADME ( Laminate Analysis and Design Made Easy ), an educational software useful for the analysis and design of laminated composite structure has been developed. The software encompasses both the micro and macro mechanics analysis of lamina and laminate. The highlight of this software is that, apart from usual laminate analysis, the software is capable to solve practical laminate applications such as analysis of beams and also a design module is included. The software has been developed using MATLAB-Graphical User Interface (GUI) which makes it very user friendly. The results obtained from this software have been validated. It is expected that this software will serve as an educational tool complementing textbooks for students to gain better understanding of composite structural analysis.

PowSysGUI: A new educational software package for power system stability studies using MATLAB/Simulink

2017 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 283-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Serdar Ekinci ◽  
Aysen Demiroren ◽  
Hatice Lale Zeynelgil
Keyword(s):  
Power System ◽  
User Interfaces ◽  
Software Package ◽  
Educational Software ◽  
Software Tool ◽  
Power System Stability ◽  
Test System ◽  
Engineering Problem ◽  
Graphical User Interfaces ◽  
System Stability

Graphical user interfaces have been progressively used in the classrooms to provide users of computer simulations with a friendly and visual approach to specify all input parameters with enhanced configuration flexibility. In this paper, an educational software package called PowSysGUI (Power System GUI), which runs on MATLAB and uses graphical user interfaces, has been developed for analysis and simulation of small to large size electric power systems. PowSysGUI is open-source software and anyone can see the inner structure of the program to figure out how to code a power engineering problem. It is designed as a simulation tool for researchers and educators, as it is simple to use and modify. PowSysGUI has algorithms for solving power flow, small signal stability analysis, and time-domain simulation. In the case studies, IEEE 16-machine 68-bus test system is given to show the features of the developed software tool. Moreover, classroom experience has shown that the developed software package helps in consolidating a better understanding of power system stability phenomena.

scholarly journals An elastic partial shape matching technique

2007 ◽  
Vol 40 (11) ◽  
pp. 3069-3080 ◽  
Author(s):  
Longin Jan Latecki ◽  
Vasileios Megalooikonomou ◽  
Qiang Wang ◽  
Deguang Yu
Keyword(s):  
Shape Matching ◽  
Partial Shape Matching ◽  
Matching Technique

scholarly journals DESIGNING PLAYFUL AND INCLUSING SPACES

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Bould ◽  
Charles Bezerra
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Cognitive Development ◽  
Social Play ◽  
Inclusive Design ◽  
Educational Tool ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
Design Students ◽  
The University ◽  
Planning Methodology

Play is one of the greatest learning tools that a child may experience; yet standard public outdoor modular playgrounds exclude all but able-bodied children. The needs of children and supervising adults are the same whatever their level of ability in terms of accessibility, social interaction and safety. Since March 2004 this inclusive design philosophy has been used as an innovative educational tool and a realistic full year project for design students at the University of Otago, in New Zealand. This project is part of a deeper research on designing playful and inclusive spaces. Inspired by the work of Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky, several issues concerning social play behaviour and cognitive development are currently being investigated. The goal is to develop a planning methodology for designing playgrounds that are accessible, stimulating and adventurous for all children.

scholarly journals Obesity: the new metabolic frontier

2004 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 10
Author(s):  
D.K. Yokaichiya ◽  
D.R. Araujo ◽  
J.A. Silva ◽  
B.B. Torres ◽  
E. Galembeck
Keyword(s):  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Cellular Response ◽  
Educational Software ◽  
Teaching Strategy ◽  
Educational Tool ◽  
Chat Rooms ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Nutrition Course ◽  
Active Learning Strategies ◽  
The Relationship

Working on active learning strategies for web based courses, the Biochemical Education Research groupfrom USP and Unicamp;s departments of Biochemistry has developed the educational software Obesity:the new metabolic frontier. The software was designed to be used as a major reference to study thissubject on 2003 Biochemistry of Nutrition course, and was based on the most recent publications aboutobesity, specially concerning the leptin role in this metabolic disturb. The most relevant characteristicof this software is the use of animated models to represent the cellular response and the presentationof many other mechanisms involved in obesity. We also intended to focus the relationship betweenleptin and other mechanisms that lead to obesity. The teaching strategy consisted in providing thestudents with the software and a text about Obesity. After few days, they should discuss the topic ina two-hour synchronous discussions chat-rooms (specially designed for this purpose), with a TeachingAssistant;s (TA) help. After the discussion, the students were asked to answer an evaluation surveyabout the activity and the software ecience to the learning process. The TAs were asked to evaluatethe software as a tool to help in teaching process. In the following week the students had to go backto the chat-rooms for an online synchronous test. The results of this experience (students and TAssatisfaction) were very clear and stimulated us to go on with software development and to improvethe use of this kind of educational tool in Biochemistry classes.

scholarly journals Privacy and E-Learning: A Pending Task

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 9206
Author(s):  
Marc Alier ◽  
Maria Jose Casañ Guerrero ◽  
Daniel Amo ◽  
Charles Severance ◽  
David Fonseca
Keyword(s):  
Educational Software ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
Software Programs ◽  
Computing Platforms ◽  
Data Surveillance ◽  
Learning Institutions

Most educational software programs use and gather personal information and metadata from students. Additionally, most of the educational software programs are no longer operated by the learning institutions but are run by third-party agencies. This means that in the decade since 2020, information about students is stored and handled outside premises and control of learning institutions. The personal information about students and their activity while they interact with learning management systems and online learning tools is increasingly in custody of cloud computing platforms, software-as-a-service providers, and learning tool vendors. There is an increasing will to use all the data and metadata from the activity of the students for research, to develop education management strategies, pedagogy approaches, and develop behavior control tools or learning tools informed by behavior analysis from learning analytics. Many times, these studies lack the ethical and moral perspective. In addition, there is an increasing number of cases in which this information has leaked or has been used in a shady way. Additionally, this information will be around for a long time, tied to the future digital profiles of the students whose data has been leaked. This paper hypothesizes that there has been an ongoing process of technological evolution that leads to a loss of control over personal information, which makes it even more difficult to protect user confidentiality and ensuring privacy, that data surveillance has entered the world of education, and that the current legal frameworks are not enough to really protect the student’s personal information. The paper analyzes how this situation came to pass, and why this is wrong. We conclude with some proposals to address it from its different root dimensions: technical, cultural, legal, and organizational.

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