Design and Implementation of an IoT-Based Smart Classroom Incubator

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BURUNKAYA M., Duraklar K.

APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL, cilt.12, sa.4, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3390/app12042233
  • Dergi Adı: APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Aerospace Database, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Applied Science & Technology Source, Communication Abstracts, INSPEC, Metadex, Directory of Open Access Journals, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: smart classroom, smart classroom incubator, classroom automation, control of environmental factors, IoT, ENVIRONMENTAL-QUALITY, UNIVERSITY CLASSROOMS, THERMAL COMFORT, AIR-QUALITY, STUDENTS, SYSTEM, AWARE, ENGAGEMENT, INTERNET, BLUE
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Ambient conditions influence human health, emotions, and mental power. Therefore, numerous studies have been conducted in different disciplines on the measurement and control of ambient conditions in classrooms. Moreover, a number of studies identify some physical and mental performances of students simultaneously or for informative purposes by utilizing various hardware and software. However, these studies did not consider automatic control processes and individuality in fulfilling classroom ambient conditions, which influence students' behavior. This study aims to reduce the adverse impacts of environmental factors on learning and control more necessary physical parameters with higher accuracy using the latest technology and methods. Thus, a new smart classroom incubator (SCI) algorithm, including hardware, software, and experimental studies, in which individual differences could be considered even in the same classroom environment, and its implementation were presented. The system enables access and monitoring of data wherever there is Internet connection. Moreover, it was designed based on IoT because it allows for data transfer over web services or data-dependent operations. All the necessary equipment was placed in the classroom without affecting the learning environment and distracting the class. Cronbach's alpha coefficient, which indicates the reliability of the implemented model, was 0.891.