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An Integrated Reusable Remote Laboratory to Complement Electronics Teaching

… , IEEE Transactions on, 2010

The great majority of the courses on science and technology areas where lab work is a fundamental part of the apprenticeship was not until recently available to be taught at distance. This reality is changing with the dissemination of remote laboratories. Supported by resources based on new information and communication technologies, it is now possible to remotely control a wide variety of real laboratories. However, most of them are designed specifically to this purpose, are inflexible and only on its functionality they resemble the real ones. In this paper, an alternative remote lab infrastructure devoted to the study of electronics is presented. Its main characteristics are, from a teacher's perspective, reusability and simplicity of use, and from a students' point of view, an exact replication of the real lab, enabling them to complement or finish at home the work started at class. The remote laboratory is integrated in the Learning Management System in use at the school, and therefore, may be combined with other web experiments and e-learning strategies, while safeguarding security access issues.

Remote control of laboratory equipment for basic electronics courses: A LabVIEW-based implementation

Computer Applications in Engineering Education, 2013

This article describes a LabVIEW-based implementation of remote control of laboratory equipment for basic Electronics courses. Remote control of laboratory equipment is demonstrated on an example of recording the amplitude characteristics of a T-notch filter. Overview of traditional, virtual, and remote laboratory features is given, too. Real laboratory setup is presented, including hardware and software components and virtual instruments, as well as solutions for remote laboratory access. Finally, the way of putting the laboratory online and the course of the experiment are shown.

Design, Implementation and Evaluation of a Remote Laboratory System for Electrical Engineering Courses

2006

This paper describes an Internet-based laboratory, named Remote Monitored and Controlled Laboratory (RMCLab) developed at University of Patras for electrical engineering laboratory education. The key feature of this remote laboratory is the utilization of real experiments, in terms of instrumentation and lab circuits, rather than simulation or virtual reality environment. RMCLab is able to provide affordably and simultaneously its services to many users through the Internet. A wide variety of lab experiments are supported, including not only fixed circuits but also students' custom circuit designs; thus contributing to students' authentic understanding of theory subjects. RMCLab can be accessed via the web through

Design of a generic, interactive, virtual and remote electrical engineering laboratory

FIE'99 Frontiers in Education. 29th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference. Designing the Future of Science and Engineering Education. Conference Proceedings (IEEE Cat. No.99CH37011, 1999

This paper presents a work-in progress concept of a generic interactive virtual and remote engineering laboratory. The laboratory, accessible over heterogeneous computer networks (LAN/WAN), is a collaborative learning environment where teachers and students can interact and perform laboratory experiments. To demonstrate its usefulness, feasibility, performance and challenges, we will incorporate a stepper motor data acquisition system so that students will be able to command it via the Internet instead of attending a regular laboratory session. This stepper motor system setup will give students the ability to experiment from any personal computer and to do so as much as they wish. As well, a concrete learning scenario design permits us to carefully develop software and hardware components that will complement the overall laboratory concept, and make it more student-friendly and accessible.

Virtual Remote Electronic Laboratory

IEEE Students Conference, ISCON '02. Proceedings., 2002

In this paper the development of a Virtiml Remotc Electronic Laborutory rind ifs iinplemeatation using N(itional Jnstrnmenf j . LabVIE W is discussed. The techniques presented in this paper are general purpose arid con he used to develop any laboratoiy that requires simulation. hands-on experience. and the nhility to run the lub over o network of computers. As a case study a Digital Signal Processing course taught in rhe Department of Ekctronic Engineering at Sir Sved University ' of Engineering rind Teclinolog); Is selected. The practird iriiplenzenrrrtion ofrhis loboratoly using LabVlEW is also rlisciissed in this paper. The main adva?tage of this lahorntop is that the stlrderzts can perform the e.rperiments of dflereiit subjects remotely through hiternet. Engineering education has always been djwnnicaNy interrelated &h technologv change. Educators a n d r.r$ewchers w o~l d n~i d e are using National Instrument 's fi~~oducts to automgte routine tasks. accoinphsh new ohjectives, replace outdated and expensive equipment. and denionstrnte stirdents the potential of high technology fliysiral systunrs are modeled arid nrarzipulated in sofhioi-e, and realized in hardware to demonstrate what differences may occur with real-life applications. By solvbig problems using soffware-based virtual instruments and cictual hardware, students gain an crppreciation of the interaction of process instrumenration and computers.

A remote laboratory for electrical engineering education

This paper presents the remote laboratory “eLab”, realized at the University Bordeaux 1 and dedicated to electrical engineering education. The different lab experiments are usable for both undergraduate and graduate lab courses. The full range of measurement equipment is available on-line, which permits performing DC, AC and transient measurements. Each user (student) has his personal account and a personal user space. He can access to prior measurements, add comments and print out the data or store them in a spreadsheet form. Currently, about 100 different circuits are available for on-line investigation.

Remote Laboratory for Supporting e-Studies in Electronics

International Journal of Online Engineering, 2006

E-learning becomes more and more popular today. It gives an opportunity for studying to persons who are not able to attend traditional courses and lectures for some reasons. In areas such as humanities or economical education, E-trainings provide a student with practically the same quality of learning materials. But in case of technical education a student must have traditional laboratory lessons to obtain practical knowledge on the subject. It concerns chemistry, physics, electronics and other technical disciplines. However, modern network technologies allow creating remote laboratories for supporting e-studies. The idea of using the remote lab for support of e-teaching electronics is discussed in the article. The structure and functionality of the remote laboratory are described. The software and hardware parts of the remote lab are considered and presented, as well.

Different Uses for Remote Labs in Electrical Engineering Education: Initial Conclusions of an Ongoing Experience

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, 2018

Laboratories are a fundamental part of engineering education due to the very nature of the engineering profession. This is a characteristic of all engineering courses, though it may vary from one curriculum to the other and even in the same curriculum. This paper is dedicated to the analysis of different applications of a remote lab in an Electrical Engineering curriculum. If the types of experiments it offers are concerned, it is classified as an Electric and Eletronic Circuits lab; one in a set that also has Digital Electronics, Analog Electronics, Electrical Machines, Control Systems, etc. But it is not a traditional labit is a remote lab, with traditional components remotely accessed over the Internet. This work presents the preliminary results of the deployment of VISIRa remote lab for Electric and Electronic Circuits in some courses. It discusses the different course contexts and how the use of VISIR was adapted to each one. Results of students' opinions are presented and discussed.

Remote Laboratories in Engineering Education

2015

The remote laboratory experiments in engineering education became a useful tool as a great challenge for specialists. Setting up a new educational platform with remote laboratory experiments, many students from many countries can access them in order to complete, enhance their education in engineering. This paper presents a new and full functionally remote laboratory in electronic engineering field and some criteria for technical evaluation in order to be integrated in engineering education