VenDASys â?? A Versatile Experimentation Platform for Educational Purposes

Authors

  • René Sallier
  • Rüdiger MiÃ?ler
  • Benjamin Brück
  • Andreas Schütze

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijoe.v6i3.1350

Keywords:

open experimentation platform, micro-sensors

Abstract


In this paper we present an approach to increase the interest of pupils and high school students in modern science and technology. To achieve this, we developed a versatile experimen¬tation platform for the use in schools and school projects, called VenDASys (Versatile Control and Data Acquisition System). VenDASys allows the interfacing of individual (micro-)sensors or complete experimental set ups while minimizing the required electronics, which are often frustrating for students and teachers alike due to limi¬ted experience in this field. Thus, students (and teachers) can directly concentrate on and successfully deal with different sensors and experiments based on these sensors. We present the concept with an example project on blood pressure monitoring. Getting involved in comprehensible MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems)â??applications and solvable problems at a relatively early stage of their education will definitely increase the chances that high school students decide to choose a technical education later.

Author Biographies

René Sallier

Laboratory for Measurement Technology, Department of Mechatronics, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany

Rüdiger MiÃ?ler

Laboratory for Measurement Technology, Department of Mechatronics, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany

Benjamin Brück

Max planck Gymnasium, Saarlouis, Germany

Andreas Schütze

Laboratory for Measurement Technology, Department of Mechatronics, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany

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Published

2010-07-27

How to Cite

Sallier, R., MiÃ?ler, R., Brück, B., & Schütze, A. (2010). VenDASys â?? A Versatile Experimentation Platform for Educational Purposes. International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering (iJOE), 6(3), pp. 43–49. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijoe.v6i3.1350

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