Using remote experimentation for study on engineering concepts through a didactic press

One of the difficulties present in the engineering teaching is the lack of practice and interaction with the phenomena in study. The use of remote experiment can aid in this learning process reducing difficulties and shortcomings related to the lack experimentation and interaction with phenomenon that occur in traditional classes. This paper reports on the use of a remote experiment used for students learning about material elastic properties (Hook´s Law). The experiment in this paper is composed of: a helical spring coupled to a didactic press, a Raspberry Pi controller, a local server and a Website for accessing educational content and controlling the experiment. The learning environment also allows access through mobile devices. During the experiment, charts and parameter tables are displayed on the screen. These data are sourceof informationfor students calculating and analyzing the phenomenon observed, relating theory to practice.