By Richard Chandra
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BACHELOR’S DEGREE in
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING - MECHATRONICS CONCENTRATION FACULTY OF ENGINEERING & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
SWISS GERMAN UNIVERSITY The Prominence Tower
Jalan Jalur Sutera Barat No. 15, Alam Sutera Tangerang, Banten 15143 - Indonesia
June 2019
Revision after Thesis Defense on 16th July 2019
Richard Chandra STATEMENT BY THE AUTHOR
I hereby declare that this submission is my own work and to the best of my knowledge, it contains no material previously published or written by another person, nor material which to a substantial extent has been accepted for the award of any other degree or diploma at any educational institution, except where due acknowledgement is made in the thesis.
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Erikson Ferry Sinaga, S.T., M.Kom
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Dr. Maulahikmah Galinium, S.Kom., M.Sc.
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Richard Chandra DESIGNING AND DEVELOPING PROJECT BASED LEARNING OF MECHATRONICS EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAM IN SENIOR HIGH
SCHOOL FOR BEGINNER LEVEL
By Richard Chandra
Erikson Ferry Sinaga, S.T., M.Kom, Advisor
SWISS GERMAN UNIVERSITY
In modern societies, young generations have a very good potential to develop creative technologies that help human beings in their daily activities. They should be given space to learn and explore their passion in technology in schools. In order to gain this outcome, providing Mechatronics extracurricular program for students who have high curiosity to learn technological trends in the future is important.
The objective of this thesis work is to design and develop project based learning (PBL) of Mechatronics extracurricular program in senior high school for beginner level. In addition, this thesis work will focus on developing and designing five simple projects for high school students using LEGO block building structures as the mechanical work with Arduino UNO as the microcontroller. For every project, there is going to be the development of practical module for the students to follow and understand. Furthermore, the projects should be cheap and affordable as this is an extracurricular program for high school students.
Keywords: Arduino, Project Based Learning, LEGO, Extracurricular Program
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Richard Chandra DEDICATION
I dedicate this thesis work to God, family and friends.
Richard Chandra ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This work would not have been possible without the support from my fellow lecturers and friends. I am especially indebted to Erikson Ferry Sinaga, S.T., M.Kom, who have been supportive of my thesis work and who worked actively to provide me with the protected academic time to pursue those goals.
I have found my coursework throughout these four years to be stimulating and thoughtful, providing me with the tools with which to explore both past and present ideas and issues.
Nobody has been more important to me to do this thesis than the members of my family. I would like to thank my parents, whose love and guidance are with me in whatever I pursue. They are the ultimate role models.
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STATEMENT BY THE AUTHOR ... 2
ABSTRACT ... 3
DEDICATION ... 5
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ... 6
TABLE OF CONTENTS ... 7
LIST OF FIGURES ... 9
LIST OF TABLES ... 13
CHAPTER 1 – INTRODUCTION ... 14
1.1 Background ... 14
1.2 Thesis Purpose ... 14
1.3 Thesis Scope ... 15
1.4 Thesis Limitation ... 15
1.5 Thesis Problem ... 15
1.6 Thesis Structure ... 15
CHAPTER 2 - LITERATURE REVIEW ... 17
2.1 Extracurricular Program in General ... 17
2.2 Project Based Learning in General ... 18
2.3 Project Based Learning in Mechatronics ... 19
2.4 Advantages of Project Based Learning in Mechatronics ... 20
2.5 Main Electrical Components ... 21
2.6 Main Mechanical Component ... 25
CHAPTER 3 – RESEARCH METHODS ... 26
3.1 Project Based Learning in Mechatronics for High School Students ... 26
3.2 Block Process of Mechatronics Extracurricular Development Model ... 29
3.3 Questionnaire Development ... 30
3.4 Methodology of PBL 1 – 3-Way Traffic Light ... 31
3.5 Methodology of PBL 2 – Automatic Light System ... 35
3.6 Methodology of PBL 3 – Water Level Indicator ... 39
3.7 Methodology of PBL 4 – Portal Gate System ... 44
3.8 Methodology of PBL 5 – Electric Fan ... 48
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CHAPTER 4 – RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS ... 54
4.1 Data Analysis of Questionnaire ... 54
4.2 Mechanical Result and Discussion of PBL 1 – 3-Way Traffic Light ... 55
4.3 Mechanical Result and Discussion of PBL 2 – Automatic Light System ... 58
4.4 Mechanical Result and Discussion of PBL 3 – Water Level Indicator ... 62
4.5 Mechanical Result and Discussion of PBL 4 – Portal Gate System ... 67
4.6 Mechanical Result and Discussion of PBL 5 – Electric Fan ... 69
CHAPTER 5 – CONCLUSIONS AND RECCOMENDATIONS ... 72
5.1 Conclusions ... 72
5.2 Recommendations ... 72
GLOSSARY ... 73
REFERENCES ... 74
APPENDIX A – Datasheets ... 75
APPENDIX B – Programming Codes for Each Project ... 83
APPENDIX C – Bill of Materials ... 88
CURRICULUM VITAE ... 89
