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Improving Laboratories with Internet Controlled Equipment and Internet Student Support

This article discusses the benefits of improving laboratories by offering lab experiments via the web using internet controlled equipment. It also explores how internet student support, including team mailing lists, discussion forums, and intelligent agent responders, can enhance the online learning experience.

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Improving Laboratories with Internet Controlled Equipment and Internet Student Support

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  1. Improving Laboratories with Internet Controlled Equipment and Internet Student Support Jim Henry, Ph.D., P.E. Charles Knight, Ph.D., P.E. College of Engineering and Computer Science University of Tennessee at Chattanooga SouthEast ASEE, 2000 Roanoke, VA

  2. Chattanooga,Tennessee

  3. What is “Improving Laboratories”? More stationsMore reliability More experiments More accessibility More easily used

  4. What is "Internet Controlled Equipment"? Lab experimentsoffered via the WEB

  5. What is "Internet Controlled Equipment"? Lab experimentsoffered via the WEB WHY ? Accommodates Scheduling Problems Can serve equipment-challenged campuses It's all the go to get on the Web We enjoy doing this stuff

  6. What is "Internet Student Support"? Student supportoffered via the WEB Team mailing lists Discussion Forums FAQ Intelligent Agent responder

  7. Good News- Bad News Hardware experiments It works It's free Managing "distant" students

  8. WWW Protocol INTERNET . . . . . LabSERVER Document Server File Sharing LabCLIENTs

  9. Direct Connection Your Computer INTERNET . . . . . TCP/IP LabCLIENTs

  10. Mechanical Engineering Laboratory Details 5 - Stations Piston and Cam Kinematics Heat Exchanger Refrigeration Trainer Linear Vibrations Engine-Generator Set ...more to come

  11. Controls Laboratory Equipment Details 8 - Stations All S.I.S.O., “Stable” Pressure Level Position* Speed Flow Temperature Pendulum* Voltage

  12. Process Laboratory Equipment Details 9 - Stations Distillation Filter Absorber Dehumidifier Heat Pump Drying Oven Combustion Heat Exchanger Cooling Tower

  13. Laboratory Experiment Details System Identification Steady-State Step Ramp Sine Pulse "Custom" Feedback Control Proportional w/ bias Proportional Integral

  14. The Connections WWW based Netscape or Internet Explorer Familiar & accessible & friendly Direct via Internet Custom LabVIEW programs Other software to use MATLAB, e.g.

  15. The Connections WWW based Netscape or Internet Explorer Familiar & accessible & friendly Direct via Internet Custom LabVIEW programs Other software to use MATLAB, e.g.

  16. The Connections WWW based Netscape or Internet Explorer Familiar & accessible & friendly Direct via Internet Custom LabVIEW programs Other software to use MATLAB, e.g.

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  26. Web Sites chem.engr.utc.edu link to all Web-Labs: www.engineering-labs.net

  27. Vision & Plans Expanded learning opportunities Remote Engineering Asynchronous Laboratories University Partners Industry Partners

  28. Vision & Plans -- Students will have access to on-line labs with a variety of experimental systems in mechanical and chemical engineering

  29. Vision & Plans -- Students will be able to easily design and conduct experiments from home, dorm, computer lab or office

  30. Vision & Plans -- Students will be able to compare local lab experimental results with on-line lab results

  31. Vision & Plans -- Faculty will have materials to implement remote laboratory experiments in their own institutions

  32. Vision & Plans -- Faculty will have more diverse laboratory offerings

  33. Vision & Plans -- Faculty will be able to easily use on-line labs in classroom demonstrations

  34. Acknowledgements Tennessee Taxpayers National Science Foundation UTC's Center for Excellence in Computer Applications UC Foundation National Instruments Microsoft Corporation

  35. Acknowledgements Tennessee Taxpayers National Science Foundation UTC's Center for Excellence in Computer Applications National Instruments Microsoft Corporation

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