Developing a remote laboratory for engineering education

被引:106
作者
Fabregas, E. [1 ]
Farias, G. [1 ]
Dormido-Canto, S. [1 ]
Dormido, S. [1 ]
Esquembre, F. [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Nacl Educ Distancia, ETSI Ingn Informat, Dpto Informat & Automat, E-28040 Madrid, Spain
[2] Univ Murcia, Dpto Matemat, Murcia, Spain
关键词
Engineering education; Remote laboratories; Simulink; E[!text type='JS']JS[!/text;
D O I
10.1016/j.compedu.2011.02.015
中图分类号
TP39 [计算机的应用];
学科分类号
081203 ; 0835 ;
摘要
New information technologies provide great opportunities for education. One such opportunity is the use of remote control laboratories for teaching students about control systems. This paper describes the creation of interactive remote laboratories (RLs). Two main software tools are used: Simulink and Easy Java Simulations (EJS). The first is a widely used tool in the control community, whereas the second is an authoring tool designed to build interactive applications in Java without special programming skills. The RLs created by this approach give students the opportunity to perform experiments with real equipment from any location, at any time, and at their own pace. The paper ends with an evaluation of this approach according to students' criteria and academic results. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:1686 / 1697
页数:12
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