The automatic control telelab: a user-friendly interface for distance learning

In this paper, a remote laboratory of automatic control is presented. The main target of this laboratory is to allow students to easily interact with a set of physical processes through the Internet. The student will be able to run experiments, change control parameters, and analyze the results remo...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on education 2003-05, Vol.46 (2), p.252-257
Main Authors: Casini, M., Prattichizzo, D., Vicino, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Architecture
Automatic control
Computer aided instruction
Control engineering education
Design automation
Distance education
Distance learning
Education
Internet
Matlab
Student experiments
Students
User interfaces
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Summary:In this paper, a remote laboratory of automatic control is presented. The main target of this laboratory is to allow students to easily interact with a set of physical processes through the Internet. The student will be able to run experiments, change control parameters, and analyze the results remotely. The automatic control telelab (ACT) allows the user to design his/her own controller by means of the MATLAB/Simulink environment, and to test it on the actual plant through a user-friendly interface. An additional feature of ACT is its architecture, allowing for an easy integration of new processes for control experiments. The ACT is reachable at http://www.dii.unisi.it//spl sim/control/act.
ISSN:0018-9359
1557-9638
DOI:10.1109/TE.2002.808224