Lesson Learned from Semester of Online Teaching of Automation Using Simulators

Ostrowski, Igor; Możaryn, Jakub; Wang, Jikun; Cukier, D.

doi:10.1088/1757-899x/1016/1/012005

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“…In [35], both online teaching and evaluation were compared against their in‐person counterparts, with additional information on the effect of the economic status of the students. Concerning teaching methodology, in [24], the use of simulators instead of laboratory equipment was analyzed, in the frame of an engineering automation course. Finally, an interesting study carried out at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain) and presented in [11] concluded that online teaching during the COVID‐19 lockdowns promoted better studying habits, particularly continuous studying.…”

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Tools for simultaneous online and in‐person teaching in a Linear Circuit Analysis subject

Fernández

Vicente

2022

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During the first semester of 2020-2021, classes for Linear Circuit Analysis subjects (Mechanical Engineering Degree, Miguel Hernandez University of Elche, Spain) were taught in a dual way because of the COVID-19 pandemic: students were able to attend in-person or online, as long as the in-person attendance limit was not surpassed. The same strategy was used for exams: each student decided whether to take the exam in-person or online. Specific software tools were used for the in-advance seat reservation and simultaneous online and in-person class attendance, and examination tools and strategies, with a special emphasis on avoiding online cheating. Online attendance was preferred by students (averaging 64.9% of global attendance for lectures and 84.5% for exams), with abrupt increases during the worst episodes of the pandemic. Video recordings of the lectures were made available to all of the students, with the most viewed video being accessed over 200 times. Concerning evaluation, no statistically significant differences were found between in-person or online average examination marks (p = .133), which may be an indicator of low online cheating. Student feedback showed their satisfaction with the dual teaching strategy, despite their initial doubts at the beginning of the course.

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Tools for simultaneous online and in‐person teaching in a Linear Circuit Analysis subject

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2022

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“…Many components such as sensors, actuators, electrical, mechanical, pneumatic and hydraulic drives are used in industrial applications. Integrating these components into working industrial applications requires a lot of time, money and research into the operation of systems from different manufacturers [1]. In recent years, virtual systems have been developed to facilitate the planning of industrial applications.…”

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Development and control of a virtual industrial process for assembling computers

Munđar

2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng.

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A virtual manufacturing method represents the emerging approach that allows companies to improve their processes in order to introduce new products more quickly to their markets in a cost-effective manner. This involves building a synthetic and integrated environment based on software tools and systems, such as Virtual Reality and Simulation, to facilitate such processes. This paper presents the development of virtual industrial environment, highlighting the development and control of virtual industrial process for assembling computers by combining two simulation software tools. Development of industrial process was performed using Factory I/O software tool, while the control program was developed using FluidSim software tool. This paper also highlights the usage of OPC communication protocol, that was used for communication between software tools during simulation.

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PROSIM in the Cloud: Remote Automation Training Platform with Virtualized Infrastructure

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The need for high-availability, efficient, training solutions for industrial automation technology is driving the adoption of new tools, software and services supporting the Industry 4.0 paradigm. Specific requirements include vendor agnostic and standards-based programming languages and availability of both physical input–output and industrial communication, while providing a rich and immersive experience through suitable human–machine interface components. The PROSIM platform represents an integrated embedded hardware-software system for programmable logic controller automation training which provides examples in increasing order of complexity, ranging from basic digital logic up to complex manufacturing simulations and process control. A fully software-based solution has been developed in order to complement the laboratory-based system as a training digital twin. We describe the design, implementation and evaluation of the platform as ported onto the HUBCAP collaborative sandboxing environment for virtualized operation. Integration of dedicated communication libraries for Open Platform Communications, Unified Architecture, with simulated programmable logic controllers such as PLCSIM and ARSim is also discussed for fully leveraging new features emerging from increased information and operational technology convergence witnessed in realistic, plant-level, environments. Qualitative and quantitative evaluation in comparison to the physical system while leveraging the resources provided by the cloud environment is carried out.

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Lesson Learned from Semester of Online Teaching of Automation Using Simulators

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Tools for simultaneous online and in‐person teaching in a Linear Circuit Analysis subject

Tools for simultaneous online and in‐person teaching in a Linear Circuit Analysis subject

Development and control of a virtual industrial process for assembling computers

PROSIM in the Cloud: Remote Automation Training Platform with Virtualized Infrastructure

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