Yogyakarta, October 1, 2026. Six students from the Heavy Equipment Management and Maintenance Engineering Study Program at the Vocational School of Universitas Gadjah Mada (SV UGM) developed a joystick prototype as a physical interface for a digital twin-based excavator simulator. This activity was carried out under a Project-Based Learning (PBL) scheme focusing on instrumentation, from input devices to signal processing and transmission to the simulator.
The PBL team consisted of six 4th-semester students: Afif Bagas Septiawan, Muhammad Jihad Al Islam, Mirandika Muhammad Wahyu, Muhammad Wahyu Setiawan, Bagas Pandu Wicaksono, and Fadhilah Bramantya Pamungkas. The project was supervised by Ir. Irfan Bahiuddin, S.T., M.Phil., Ph.D., IPM, ASEAN Eng., and assisted by M. Hilmi Wicaksono, S.T., and Gusti Made Dananjaya Atmaja. The activities took place from May to June 2026 at the Heavy Equipment Electrical Laboratory and the Control and Automation Laboratory.