Using an android app for teaching mechanism and machine theory

Abstract

In recent years, the results obtained by the Engineering students of the subject Mechanism and Machine Theory at the Universidad Carlos III of Madrid are not the expected results. This is due to the lack compression of the students to the theory of the subject. This forces teachers to find new ways to help students to reach the desired level. So, the present work focuses in helping students to enhance their knowledge about the theoretical concepts of Mechanisms and Machines. Following the idea of promoting the student’s personal work and the idea that the student does not have too much time, the designed tool will be an Android App tool. The Android App has been programmed with Android Studio. It is intended to achieve two goals, firstly, it is accessible and, secondly, it is portable.