Remote access laboratories in Australia and Europe
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Article Title | Remote access laboratories in Australia and Europe |
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ERA Journal ID | 20622 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Ku, H. (Author), Ahfock, T. (Author) and Yusaf, T. (Author) |
Journal Title | European Journal of Engineering Education |
Journal Citation | 36 (3), pp. 253-268 |
Number of Pages | 16 |
Year | 2011 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Place of Publication | London, United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0304-3797 |
1469-5898 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/03043797.2011.578244 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03043797.2011.578244#preview |
Abstract | Remote access laboratories (RALs) were first developed in 1994 in Australia. The main purposes of developing them are to enable students to do their experiments at their own pace, time and locations, and to enable students and teaching staff to get access to facilities beyond their institutions. Currently, most of the experiments carried out through RALs are heavily biased to electrical, electronic and computer engineering disciplines. RALs in different Australian and European universities were mentioned and their pros and cons were also discussed. It can be argued that RALs will develop further and faster in the future with improving Internet technology; the rising costs of real experimental equipment will also speed up their development because by making the equipment remote accessible, the cost can be shared by more universities or institutions and this will improve their cost-effectiveness. Their development would be particularly rapid in large counties with small population like Australia, Canada and Russia. |
Keywords | remote access laboratories; Australia; Europe; web-based access; LabVIEW; SCADA; iLab |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390405. Educational technology and computing |
409999. Other engineering not elsewhere classified | |
460799. Graphics, augmented reality and games not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | File reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher/author. |
Byline Affiliations | Department of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering |
Department of Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q0w1q/remote-access-laboratories-in-australia-and-europe
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