A Web-based system for control engineering education

Schmid, Christian; Ali, Ahmed Hussein

doi:10.1109/acc.2000.879212

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“…The second experiment uses a simple thermal plant [5] built with a PID industrial controller and simple electronic equipment to illustrate temperature-control techniques and the use of industrial controllers (see Fig. 2).…”

Section: B Thermal Plantmentioning

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“…Following this trend, many institutions around the world have been engaged in the development of Web-based experimental settings. Systems aiming at teaching and research in several different areas have been proposed, such as digital process control [3], proportional-integral-derivative (PID) control [4], embedded communication systems [5], supervisory control [6], robot and other systems teleoperation [7]- [9], and real-time video and voice applications. Mostly, these experiments utilize customized devices and software to make small-scale textbook-like experiments remotely available.…”

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Integrating Mixed-Reality Remote Experiments Into Virtual Learning Environments Using Interchangeable Components

Schaf

Pereira

2009

IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron.

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Abstract-This paper presents a proposal to integrate mixedreality remote experiments into virtual learning environments (VLEs) using the concept of interchangeable components, which can represent either real or virtual devices or software in industrial automation systems. Combinations of real and virtual technical plants and automation systems are used in different learning scenarios for teaching control and automation concepts. Configurations of interchangeable components can be dynamically created via a VLE by configuring database parameters. The proposed system includes a remote Web interface that follows a thin client strategy and is designed to be compatible with Web browsers, including basic Java support. As the architecture that supports the integration of virtual and real components is located on the server side, remote students/users are only concerned with the experiment and do not need to be aware of the system that provides this integration and flexibility. In the current version, interchangeable components are integrated via an Object Linking and Embedding for Process Control interface, which is a widely adopted standard in the control and automation area. The proposed approach also provides practical and theoretical support for experiments within a collaborative virtual environment. This paper includes a description of four experiments developed using the proposed environment and concepts.Index Terms-Collaborative work, computer-aided engineering, educational technology, learning systems.

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Integrating Mixed-Reality Remote Experiments Into Virtual Learning Environments Using Interchangeable Components

Schaf

Pereira

2009

IEEE Trans. Ind. Electron.

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“…Within the academic community, a number of web-based, e-learning teaching platforms have been proposed and developed [14]. Some of these systems are designed for general educational purposes that provide online forum and libraries, virtual classroom, peer networks [15,16]; internet-based virtual experimental systems, and virtual laboratories for complex process study in chemical engineering [17]; control engineering [18]; computer science engineering [19]; and electrical engineering; and electronics [20]. In many cases where e-learning and web-based teaching are adopted, positive feedback from both teachers and students are obtained [7].…”

Section: Problem-based Learning For Industrial Engineeringmentioning

confidence: 99%

IMELS: An e‐learning platform for industrial engineering

Lau

Mak

2006

Comp Applic In Engineering

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An Interactive Multimedia E-Learning System (IMELS) is developed to provide a comprehensive problem-based learning environment for the discipline of industrial engineering. This article gives an overview of the design of this interactive multimedia elearning system that facilitates the interactive, web-based teaching and learning of industrial engineering via a problem-based learning paradigm. To demonstrate the functionality of the system, one of the case problems that is incorporated in the system-the performance of system analysis of a production operation of a ''virtual company'' is presented. Through this example, the article highlights the characteristics of the system provides and discusses the significance of the features delivered by the IMELS.ß

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“…These publications comprise the course on control engineering that are trivial for all attributes of engineering. The notions wrapped in these publications are the preface to control structures and its categories, z-and s-domains for reasoning of disparate systems, criterion for strength of structures, preface to state-space theory and to digital control and the effects of inspection (Schmid, Ali, 2000).…”

Section: Theoretical Framework and Research Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%