A large-scale Web-based virtual oscilloscope laboratory experiment

Author

Ko, C.C. ; Chen, Ben M. ; Chen, S.H. ; Ramakrishnan, V. ; Chen, R. ; Hu, S.Y. ; Zhuang, Y.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore

Volume

9

Issue

2

fYear

2000

fDate

4/1/2000 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

69

Lastpage

76

Abstract

VLAB, a pilot Web-based virtual laboratory on an oscilloscope experiment, has been developed and launched for over 1000 first year undergraduate engineering students in the Faculty of Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS). Rather than simulating the oscilloscope display on the client as is often done in other virtual laboratories, the system uses real-time video capture of the actual oscilloscope display. In addition, the use of the mouse to turn the control buttons and knobs of the instrument has been implemented so that a more realistic feel of the instrument is provided. Since its launch, VLAB has in general received positive feedback from numerous users

Keywords

computer aided instruction; engineering education; information resources; oscilloscopes; student experiments; Faculty of Engineering; National University of Singapore; VLAB; Web-based virtual laboratory; first year undergraduate engineering students; oscilloscope experiment; real-time video capture;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Engineering Science and Education Journal

Publisher

iet

ISSN

0963-7346

Type

jour

DOI

10.1049/esej:20000204

Filename

843226