Teleoperation in the undergraduate physics laboratory-teaching an old dog new tricks

Author

Enloe, C.L. ; Pakula, William A. ; Finney, Greg A. ; Haaland, Ryan K.

Author_Institution

James Madison Univ., Harrisonburg, VA, USA

Volume

42

Issue

3

fYear

1999

fDate

8/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

174

Lastpage

179

Abstract

A common undergraduate physics experiment is modified for remote operation over the Internet. The software interface for such remote operation is particularly easily implemented using the National Instruments LabVIEW programming environment, which includes remote access of data acquisition hardware in its driver software. Necessary hardware modifications are also described. The value of such an activity lies in giving students an introduction to the process of “teleoperation”, which is already commonplace in some technical fields and is becoming more evident in others

Keywords

Internet; graphical user interfaces; physics; physics computing; student experiments; telecontrol; Internet; National Instruments LabVIEW programming environment; computer interface; data acquisition hardware; driver software; hardware modifications; remote access; remote operation; software interface; teleoperation; undergraduate physics experiment; undergraduate physics laboratory; Capacitors; Computer interfaces; Hardware; Inductors; Instruments; Internet; Laboratories; Physics; RLC circuits; Resonance;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Education, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9359

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/13.779895

Filename

779895