What are the specific objectives of this work package and how do they contribute to the general objectives of the project?
The aim of this work package is to provide students and teachers with ready-made hardware/software programs, packages and libraries that they can use. All of these products will be used for teaching as well as for learning programming and preparing the robots for competitions. Building the Robo STEM Educational Projects with robotic arm and Raspberry Pico W processor will give the VET students valuable knowledge about electronics and the theory of mobile manipulators and robotic arms.
The programming scripts and lessons will use Python programming language, following the latest requirements andconcepts of the national educational systems of the partner countries, and the EU trends. The WP is designed to use the process of creating the outcomes as a cooperation and co-creation fostering activity. The co-leadership of the WP activities ensure shared contribution and integration of requirements of participants from different countries and background, providing that the WP outcomes will need wider scope of needs of different stakeholders in EU.
What will be the main results of this work package?
The team will The WP will provide hardware, software and teaching/learning content for:
1. “Line tracking with number of laps” (programmatic) – A perpendicular line (marker) is placed on the line; the robot counts crossing it as a marker and they have to make n laps and the robot stops after the n-th.
2. “Manipulation of an object with the arm of a mobile robot” (programmatic) – A straight line (at least 1 meter) with a perpendicular line at the end (marker), the robot stops at the marker, rotates the arm laterally to a set angle (for example 45°) closes the gripper and grasps an object, picks it up, rotates to 45° in the other direction, lowers the arm/gripper, opens the gripper and leaves the object, raises the arm back to transport position, returns 10 centimeters back, rotates 180 degrees in place, starts movement in the opposite direction, finds the line and returns along it to the beginning (to a marker – perpendicular line)
3. “Master control of a mobile robot” (manual control) – Using 3D printer, we will design and create different obstacles and “garage cells” with different openings (so that the robot can enter only forward or only sideways in particular cell). The children will control the robot using the mecanum wheel’s the ability to move omnidirectionally, avoiding the obstacles (arranged, so that they have to pass diagonally) and will be “parking” in different types of “garage cells”, using the capabilities of the mecanum wheel drive.
4. “Separate garbage collection” (Manual Control) – Various colored foam objects are scattered on the race field, collect them and carry them and drop them into “garbage containers” (3D printed). The Robo STEM Platform will be build using Raspberry Pico W processor. These outcomes will be created while fostering international cooperation and co-creating
What qualitative and quantitative indicators will you use to measure the level of the achievement of the work package objectives and the quality of the results?
The project will adopt a general quality concept created by the Quality Assurance, Monitoring and Evaluation Group (QM&EG) and based on RACER indicators and metrics that utilize qualitative and quantitative data. The project team believes that it is highly recommendable to use standards and best practices rather then approaching the work in an add-hoc reactive mode. This approach is cost-effective for knowledge-based tasks – such as the WP2, WP3, WP4 and WP5. Although the WPs are different and cover different part of the overall concept, they all involve creative knowledge based expert work, which is best managed by a standard, well-structured, quality focused approach. High quality processes tend to result in high quality outcomes. The metrics are standard – just the numbers are specific for the corresponding work package.
This WP will use at least the following specific progress and quality indicators:
Quantitative indicators
A1. Number of participants in the Workshop sessions (at least 1 per partner)
A1. Number of ideas, generated by the brainstorming sessions (at least 1 per topic)
A2. Partner’s involvement measured by number of comments (at least 1 per document from each partner institution).
A3. Number of mechanical problems per hour (in alpha phase – less than 3)
A3. Number of mechanical problems per 10 hours (in final phase – less than 3)
A4. Partner’s involvement measured by number of recommendations (at least 1 per document from each partner institution).
Qualitative
A1. Participants’ satisfaction (at least 75%)
A1. Feedback analyses (identification of at least one area of improvement)
A2. Clarity of the scope definition
A3. Number of robo STEM projects provided (at least four)
A4. Feedback analyses (identification of at least one area of improvement)
A5. Satisfaction of the institutions after the pilot (positive feedback).
Help create synergies in the team. This activity is of crucial importance for the successful implementation of the
WP. It is both a team-building and co-creation activity. During it all stakeholders present their vision on the problem and the possible solutions, the needs of the users are examined in details to create a better understanding of the requirements and the field of possible solutions. The process is creative and encourages thinking outside the box and innovation. This activity is essential part of all creative processes and similar workshops are planned in the beginning of WP2, WP3, WP4 and WP5 – as consisting of creative knowledge based expert work.
Boost the knowledge sharing, ensure common understanding and team focus. The activity aims to provide structure and elicit innovative solutions for the identified user needs. This activity provides validation and verification of the user requirements and expert validation of the selected solutions. It is very important to be performed before the implementation phase in order to avoid misunderstandings that will result in a solution that does not address the user needs.
This is a highly recommender quality procedure and similar activities are planned for WP2, WP3, WP4 and WP5 (creative knowledge work).
Contributes to achieving the main WP objectives by creating the planned tools.
Help boost quality. This is an internal testing and validation procedure, aiming to remove defects and identify improvement opportunities. It is led by a VET partner. It is crucial for the WP quality and exists in WP2, WP3, WP4 and WP5.
Help move the results from the lab to the real world. Make them available to the target groups and the public (standard for all creative knowledge based expert WPs).
