Simulators As Visual Aids To Reinforce Courses In Automation And Industrial Robotics
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https://doi.org/10.62161/revvisual.v17.5905Keywords:
Automation courses, Visual adis, Simulators, Simulation, EducationAbstract
The basic automation courses present in various engineering careers,
have seen the need to implement new methodologies that bring students
closer to real practice. During the pandemic, the need to implement
teaching methodologies such as simulation based on visual aids to
achieve this objective was observed. That is why this literature review
aims to generate a scope on the use of simulators in automation courses,
and to present the simulators that have been successfully used in the
teaching of this course, in addition to highlighting the advantages of its
use in education.
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