Dispatch & information system for control and keeping records of remote laboratory experiments

Practical work in the laboratory is the most important component in training of the polytechnic specialists. The usage of information and communication technologies as well as Internet makes it possible to increase the number of laboratory facilities available for training students. Bauman University has some laboratories of remote access specialized in such important disciplines like robotics, nanotechnologies, plasma physics, radio-physics, and etc. They are designed for shared use by universities not only in Russia, but also in other countries. These laboratories feature the automatic dispatch and information system that enables to carry out remote experimenters via personal cabinets, to store and process the obtained data, and, moreover, allows the system administrator to control the operation of the laboratory equipment. This paper illustrates all the stages, an establishment of remote training session, conduction of the experiment, and primary processing of obtained data. The diagram of equipment operation via Internet is shown, the structure and principles of interaction of the distributed software tools for the remote experimentation are considered.