DIGITALISATION – IS HAPTIC UNDERSTANDING OUTDATED IN THE TEACHING OF GEOMETRICAL PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS (GPS)?
Year: 2024
Editor: Grierson, Hilary; Bohemia, Erik; Buck, Lyndon
Author: Sersch, Alina; Steger, Tobias; Sauder, Christian; Gust, Peter
Series: E&PDE
Institution: University of Wuppertal, Germany
Page(s): 551 - 556
DOI number: 10.35199/EPDE.2024.93
ISBN: 978-1-912254-200
ISSN: 3005-4753
Abstract
For the creation of standard-compliant drawings, the international standards system of Geometrical Product Specifications (GPS) is fundamental. This paper provides a current perspective on the teaching of GPS. What teaching approaches currently exist? And do these meet the requirements of educators in vocational schools and universities? Particular attention is paid to the use of commercial learning kits. Is learning through haptic models as well as learning by doing outdated in the age of digitalization? What are the learning contents and teaching objectives of such learning kits? To get to the bottom of these questions, a hybrid learning kit, which combines physical models with digital applications, is used and evaluated in a case study with mechanical engineering students as part of a lecture in the field of ISO-GPS [1]. Finally, the findings are presented in an optimized teaching/learning concept. The aim of this study is also to evaluate simple haptic models in the context of teaching GPS content in an increasingly digital society. Can such simple haptic objects still be convincing and help to understand complex issues? Or do students expect the use of technological visualizations from the field of computer vision?
Keywords: Haptic understanding, Geometrical Product Specifications (GPS), Teaching approaches, Learning kit, Engineering design