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Appendix A
Sample Compositional Reports and their Linear Descriptions
Sample 1
LabVIEW is a graphical programming environment, i.e. a program or virtual instrument
(VI) is implemented via the construction of a visual representation of the desired function
rather than through text-based code . . . . The main two VIs implemented in our project
were RECORD.VI and PLAYBACK.VI. RECORD.VI allows the user to write a sequence of
robotic arm positions to a text file. Figure 3 shows the front panel of the VI, which includes
sliders that move each of the arm’s servos across its full range of motion and a “record”
button to save the arm’s current position. The path for a file to which the recorded
positions will be written is assigned in the “Name of the File to Record” box. Each
operation on the front panel corresponds to a tool on the block diagram, shown in Figure
2. PLAYBACK.VI plays back a sequence of positions recorded in the file specified “File
Name to Display” on the VI’s front panel. The front panel for PLAYBACK.VI is shown in
Figure 5. Other key elements of the front panel are displays of the current arm positions
and the number of arm positions in the file.
Linear Description of Schematic Structure
Labeling of Whole (“LabVIEW”) ^ Elaboration of Whole (“program or virtual instrument”)
^ and Activity (“implemented”) ^ Identification of Part (“RECORD.VI,” PLAYBACK.VI”) ^
Identification of Part (“RECORD.VI” and Activity (“allows to write”) ^ Identification of Part
(“robot arm”) ^ Elaboration of Part (“the front panel of the VI, “sliders, “record button”)
and Activity (“includes,” “move,” “save”) ^ Elaboration of Part (“path for a file”) and
Activity (“assigned”) ^Elaboration of Part (“operation of the front panel”) and Activity
(“corresponds”) ^ Identification of Part (“PLAYBACK.VI”) and Activity (“plays back”) ^
Elaboration of Part (“other key elements,” displays of the current arm positions,” “number
of arm positions in the file”).
Sample 2
Our Boltzmann Machine has two platforms at different levels (see Figure 1) to represent
lower and higher energy states. The lower level has nine ping pong balls to represent gas
molecules, and each level has a Squiggle Ball to represent randomness in the system. The
platforms are bordered by elastic rings top prevent [the ping pong and] Squiggle Balls
Proceedings of Research in Engineering Education Symposium 2011
Madrid, 4 th - 7 th October 2011