Design of a resistor using Geometric Modeling to be included in a virtual laboratory and develop a DC circuit practice

Abstract

This document presents the results of the research framed in the project named Design of a Virtual Laboratory to the Circuits Analysis and Instrumentation, using Geometric Modelling, where a basic element as the resistor is proposed to the development of exercises improving the basic skills in circuit analysis, according to the background about virtual laboratories usage in engineering education. Also, this research got the characterization of basic resistive elements to subsequently begin with complex designs as photoresistors whose behavior is similar. In this exercise some resources were used as well as Autodesk Maya to the physical structure of the element, and Unreal Engine to define the element’s interaction into the laboratory. The methodology of the design fits into the stablished one in project to define the mathematical equation that describe its behavior in similar conditions as reality and its virtualization to be included in virtual laboratory to finally end up with the validation of performance. As a result, the construction of a resistive device that represents the behavior as in reality was developed, and its satisfactorily incorporated into the virtual laboratory.

Keywords

• 3d
• blueprint programming
• electronic
• resistive circuits
• resistor