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

Author

Casini, Marco ; Prattichizzo, Domenico ; Vicino, Antonio

Author_Institution

Dipt. di Ingegneria dell´´Informazione, Univ. of Siena, Italy

Volume

46

Issue

2

fYear

2003

fDate

5/1/2003 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

252

Lastpage

257

Abstract

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/∼control/act.

Keywords

Internet; computer aided instruction; control engineering education; control system CAD; distance learning; educational courses; student experiments; user interfaces; Internet; MATLAB/Simulink environment; automatic control telelab; controller design; distance learning; students; user-friendly interface; Automatic control; Computer aided instruction; Control systems; Distance learning; Education; Educational technology; Internet; Java; Laboratories; MATLAB;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Education, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9359

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TE.2002.808224

Filename

1198634