CN106228855A - A kind of child towards STEM and Maker education creates platform - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a kind of towards STEM and Maker education, be suitable for the wound type computer platform of basic education stage child " innovative study, study is created ".It is characterized in that, use open software and hardware architecture of increasing income, it is possible to realize software and hardware interactive learning programing function, improve the ability of practice of starting of child, intention and creation for their fantasy provide one and are uniformly controlled platform and display stage；Children's study is put into practice, intention achievement can realize, show and share on " stage " that platform provides.This platform also has certain deformability, realizes various robots form by installing different external component, gradually steps up difficulty constantly to meet the exploration demand of senior class child；When child needs exchange and helps, quickly can be linked up by the audio/video communication functional realiey of platform.Whole platform structure is compact, takes into account mobility and fixing use, has abundant external interface, coordinates different stage, external electrical module and vehicle chassis components can realize the experimental courses of multiple complexity, experience and create enjoyment.

Description

A kind of child towards STEM and Maker education creates platform

Technical field

The invention belongs to field of computer technology, relate to a kind of towards STEM and Maker education, be suitable for the basic education stage Wound type child's computer platform of " innovative study, study is created ".

Background technology

Along with STEM and MAKER education is accepted by everybody, increasing child intelligence education product continues to bring out, simply Initiation Programming Games can improve child's logical thinking ability well, coordinate some hardware more can play exercise child move The effect of hands ability.

What children education product appearance at present was most is that child programs robot series products, and this series products has outside novelty See, it is desirable to certain ability that uses one's hands and brains, price has the biggest gap, the most not also with the difference of hardware capability Deng, it is all kinds of STEM course and the Maker modal introducing product of education.But most family can't accept this kind of Child's high-tech education product, main reason is that child growth is rapid, and capability improving is fast, interest is easily abandoned the old for the new, leads The life cycle causing product is extremely short.Robotic programming toy general utility functions are limited, it is difficult to having bought accessory, programming also can only be for spy Determine products-hardware itself, owing to use and the programming language interface of different manufacturers product are the most different, cause teacher and child to want Constantly study could be grasped, and neither one is from easy to difficult in study, incremental process, typically can only attract child several days Or the attention of some months.

The Chinese government is distinctly claimed and encourages the new educational pattern such as interdisciplinary study (STEM education), wound visitor's education, Power promotes the information literacy of student, creativity consciousness and innovation ability, with the culturing innovative talent.Learning machine letter in the market Single without program capability, child's panel computer lacks extension mouth without hardware programming ability, and robotic programming toy is expensive, takes down notes This and desktop computer are not suitable for child and use, and market lacks and a meets child's continuous learning and wound exclusively for what child made Make the computer platform of needs, school and family be also required to one can cover child's whole basic education stage can innovate Practise, start unified child's computer platform of creation, gain sharing, fair play.

Summary of the invention

It is an object of the invention to the theory by STEM&Maker educates and implement in education product, towards STEM and Maker Education, produces and meets wound type child's computer platform of Chinese education national conditions and supporting learned lesson, for basic education The Continuous Innovation study of stage child and study are created, and improve the ability of practice of starting of child, for the wound of their fantasy Meaning and creation provide a unified platform and stage.

The technical solution adopted in the present invention is: child creates and learns the software and hardware architecture of increasing income that platform employing is open, it is provided that open The interface between software and hardware put, it is possible to realize software and hardware interactive learning programing function, the software and hardware intention achievement of child can be at platform Realizing, show and share in the unification " stage " provided, this platform also has certain deformability, can be by installing difference portion Part realizes multiple robot form, gradually steps up difficulty, constantly meets the exploration demand of senior class child, when child needs exchange With when helping, quickly can be linked up by the audio/video communication functional realiey of platform.

Child creates platform and uses ARM based on low power processor to increase income mainboard as in system-computed and control The heart, operating system is based on Linux, and is child's custom-made desktop, can select its age suitable according to child's age size The desktop theme of section, relevant education software and wound visitor's course.

Stage 2 is platform part the most flexibly, is also that child starts to learn and the laboratory table of creation, before being positioned at display Portion, the top of main frame.Stage uses antistatic transparent plexiglass plate, and lamella lucida makes child it can directly be seen that main frame interior Portion, understands computer system all parts, releases the mystique to computer.Stage can be changed according to course, as long as from master Releasing in the rear portion of machine, it is possible to inserts new stage.Experiment module can be sticked in advance according to different experiments in stage surface Title and wiring interface position figure, make child look at the most directly perceived, and the most kindergarten child can be built by figure.If Using in school, the stage that student builds may be inserted into any wound and learns computer platform, makes mutual exchange study and wound Make contest more convenient.Owing to stage uses poly (methyl methacrylate) plate, it is highly convenient for punching and processing, it is also possible to oneself design and customization Module on stage and part, create the stage of oneself.

Platform uses the most general standard external hardware interface, respectively arranges 7 Grove interfaces in stage both sides, entitled Grove0 ~ Grove6, Grove7 ~ Grove13, for connecting the most common various based on Grove interface electronic die Block.Main frame leaves 7 USB interface foremost, for connecting external USB equipment and having the experiment module of USB interface.

Platform provides 64 GPIO mouths able to programme, is divided into four groups, often 16 mouths of group, and numbering respectively GPIO0 ~ GPIO15, GPIO16 ~ GPIO31, GPIO32 ~ GPIO47, GPIO48 ~ GPIO63, can directly quote during programming.In order to more Attracting the curiosity of child, at the anterior color LED dot matrix screen installing two pieces of 8X8 of main frame, dot matrix screen is directly inserted into GPIO Mouthful, whether the effect of dot matrix screen is when usually using, and shows some extraneous informations, such as time, expression, weather, temperature, have External call, whether there is message etc..Primary stage child can learn to control the display of dot matrix screen when learning GPIO programming, Color LED dot matrix screen can be taken off during child advanced stage, directly use these GPIO mouths, this interface compatibility arduino interface, Arduino module can be here inserted into or directly connect other electronic modules by winding displacement and be programmed use.

Child, due to himself feature, prefers audio-video frequency content and exchange way intuitively, photographic head before stage+module Each with rear photographic head one, being respectively used to different occasions, the rear photographic head 4 at display top is normal usage, for video Shoot oneself during communication, be equivalent to realize video telephone function.Front photographic head 8, facing to stage and display screen, can do certain angle The rotation of degree, preferably shooting stage and the content of display.Front photographic head is used for the child teacher to far-end or friend's exhibition Showing oneself achievement, it is achieved share, when child consults experiment problem to teacher, teacher can pass through this front photographic head at far-end Check the wiring of stage and the operation content of screen, it is simple to remote guide.

Support 12 two ends at display back use Damping rotation shaft, make display can rest on optional position, display Can be to put into three kinds of modes, one is common mode, and display screen, just to front portion, uses for normal；Another kind of for storage mould Formula, display leans forward, and screen folds towards stage, it is simple to reduces volume and reduces space hold or convenient carrying；The third is machine Device people's pattern, display screen moves forward and forward upward looks up about 45 degree, becomes the face of robot, and screen is used for showing robot Expression or related data information.

The deformability of platform mainly leaves 3 mounting hole site, for the robot of advanced stage on host backplane Facilitate connecting base plate during pattern, it is achieved different robot forms, as shown in accompanying drawing 10,11 walking robot, accompanying drawing 12, Sweeping robot shown in 13, it is simple to the children's development that ability is strong controls and uses.Oneself can also design various merit The chassis of energy is arranged on below platform host, realizes controlling by platform.

Main frame front bottom end is steep cliff shape, and recessed part is used for putting into keyboard.

Whole platform structure is compact, takes into account mobility and fixing use, has abundant external interface, coordinate different dances Platform, external electrical module and chassis can realize inexhaustible experimental courses and create enjoyment.

Implement the wound type computer platform of the present invention, have the advantages that (1) due to use the hardware increased income and Interface, it is ensured that systemic openness, it is simple to buy various external connection module, effectively reduces product price, extends making of platform Use the time.(2) being easily disposed at wound visitor space and realize fair play, unified platform makes student can enter state at any time, And the compatibling problem of various system and hardware need not be considered, it is simple to mutually learning and communication and realize intention, beneficially team unity. (3) unified calculating and programming platform decrease the study and work amount of teacher, and more energy can be placed on novelty practice Education content aspect.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Fig. 1 learns platform forward sight axonometric drawing for wound.

Fig. 2 learns platform backsight axonometric drawing for wound.

Fig. 3 learns platform side view and front view for wound.

Fig. 4 is that main frame interior view taken out out backward by stage.

Fig. 5 is display folding storage figure.

Fig. 6 main frame front portion GPIO and front photographic head installation diagram.

Fig. 7 system interface scattergram.

Fig. 8 stage uses simplified example figure.

Fig. 9 robot mode location of displays figure.

The robot on walking chassis is installed bottom Figure 10.

Figure 11 walking robot front view and side view.

The robot on chassis of sweeping the floor is installed bottom Figure 12.

Figure 13 sweeping robot front view and side view.

In figure: 1 main frame, 2 stages, 3 display, photographic head after 4,5 pick-up heads, 6 stage left Grove interfaces, 7 stages are right Side Grove interface, photographic head before 8,9 LED dot matrix screens, 10 USB interface, 11 keyboards, 12 display runing rests, 13 mainboards, 14 power supplys, 15 chassis connecting holes, 16 GPIO arrange maternal interface, utilizing camera interface before 17,18 walking robot chassis, 19 sweepers Device people chassis.

Detailed description of the invention

The angular field of view of consideration child and later stage are deformed into the size of robot, and display uses 12 inches of widescreens, point Resolution is 1024X768.

When enabling robot mode, it is possible to use Wireless Keyboard or on other computers by the side of network remote desktop Formula realizes far-end programming and controls.

In order to make the software also can be the most unified, system programming language be used uniformly across HTML5+CSS3+Javascript And Python, and visual programming pattern based on both language, the primary stage uses visual programming, when understanding programming Relevant IDE can be used after principle to be programmed, and unified programming language is easy to provide unified hardware library file, makes child At least can skillfully use a programming language to solve problem after the study in basic education stage.

The software learning resource of platform is the most critically important, acts on the gene of hardware development, and software selects open source the most as far as possible Service, in addition to the supporting curricular system of experiment, can be polymerized on current the Internet the outstanding educational resource of opening, integrate The high-quality resource of current STEM is also presented in face of each child.

Above example only in order to technical scheme to be described, is not intended to limit；Although with reference to previous embodiment Being described in detail the present invention, it will be understood by those within the art that, it still can be to aforementioned each enforcement Technical scheme described in example is modified, or wherein portion of techniques feature carries out equivalent, and these amendment or Replace, do not make the essence of appropriate technical solution depart from the spirit and scope of various embodiments of the present invention technical scheme.

Claims (7)

1. create platform towards the child of STEM and Maker education for one kind, it is characterised in that: platform has unified calculating and controls Center and various experiment " stage ", it is achieved child's software and hardware interaction programming study and intention achievements exhibition；It is hard that employing opens Part interface；Platform provides audio/video communication function to realize quickly linking up and remote interaction；Platform has deformability, by peace The different vehicle chassis component of dress realizes various robots form.

Stage the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: stage (2) is positioned at the front portion of display (3), main frame (1) Top, is that child starts to learn and the laboratory table of creation, and stage uses antistatic transparent plexiglass plate material, can be according to class Corresponding stage is changed in journey experiment, and stage surface is sticked experiment module and the title of wiring interface in advance, made according to different experiments Child can be built by figure intuitively.

The hardware interface of opening the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: each side arrange 7 at stage (2) Grove interface (6) (7), entitled Grove0 ~ Grove6, Grove7 ~ Grove13, for connecting based on Grove interface Electronic module；Main frame (1) has 7 USB interface (10) foremost, for connecting external USB equipment and having the reality of USB interface Electrical verification submodule.

The hardware interface of opening the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: provide 64 in the front portion of main frame (1) GPIO row's maternal interface (16), is divided into four groups, often 16 mouths of group, and numbering respectively GPIO0 ~ GPIO15, GPIO16 ~ GPIO31, GPIO32 ~ GPIO47, GPIO48 ~ GPIO63；Two pieces of LED dot matrix screens are assigned in advance on GPIO row's maternal interface (9), by GPIO mouth programming can be in LED dot matrix screen display simple text or graphical information；In child's senior study stage Time can take off LED dot matrix screen, GPIO row maternal interface in insert other electronic modules or connect other electronics by winding displacement Module is programmed using.

Audio/video communication function the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: dual camera before and after platform offer, main frame Anterior install before the camera lens of photographic head (8) facing to stage (2) and display (3), be used for shooting the interior of stage and indicator screen Holding, front photographic head shows oneself achievement for child to the teacher of far-end, and teacher remotely can check dance by front photographic head The wiring of platform and the display content of screen；The rear photographic head (4) on display (3) top is used for realizing video intercom function.

Deformability the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: runing rest (12) two ends at display (3) back Using Damping rotation shaft, display can put into three kinds of mode positions, and one is general mode, and indicator screen, just to front, is used Use in normal；Another kind of is storage pattern, and display leans forward, and indicator screen folds towards stage, it is simple to reduces volume and subtracts Few space hold or convenient carrying；The third is robot mode, and display moves forward and makes indicator screen forward upward look up 45 degree, screen is turned into the face of robot, for showing the expression of robot.

Deformability the most according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: leave chassis connecting hole (15) on main frame (1) base plate, For connecting the vehicle chassis component of difference in functionality, platform is transformed into various robots form.