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A Modular and Open-Source Remote Laboratory for Practical Education on Mechatronic Test Benches

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Abstract

Laboratory experiments are a crucial and most practical part in university courses to apply and observe inner dependencies of theoretical concepts introduced in lectures, especially in engineering. The capacities for these are usually limited due to the high personnel support effort, which increases with the number of students. Therefore, remote laboratories (ReLabs) can provide a scalable, continuously available substitute or additional offer to the usual on-site laboratories. Upon a ReLab, developed in 2017, we propose a further development as well as the implementation in two additional courses. The ReLab is completely open-source on the software side and only requires off-the-shelf personal computers and webcams next to the custom test bench on the hardware side. To evaluate the benefits to students, we surveyed participants from three courses.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRobotics in Education - Proceedings of the RiE 2025 Conference
EditorsRichard Balogh, David Obdržálek, Nikolaos Fachantidis
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages460-473
Number of pages14
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-031-98762-5
ISBN (Print)9783031987618
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 29 Aug 2025
Event16th International Conference on Robotics in Education, RiE 2025 - Thessaloniki, Greece
Duration: 23 Apr 202525 Apr 2025

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Volume1544 LNNS
ISSN (Print)2367-3370
ISSN (Electronic)2367-3389

Conference

Conference16th International Conference on Robotics in Education, RiE 2025
Abbreviated titleRiE 2025
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityThessaloniki
Period23 Apr 202525 Apr 2025

Keywords

  • e-learning
  • online education
  • remote laboratory

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Signal Processing
  • Computer Networks and Communications

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