Title :
Open laboratory for robotics education
Author :
Fernández, Josep ; Casals, Alícia
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Autom. Control & Comput. Eng., Univ. Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
fDate :
April 26-May 1, 2004
Abstract :
Laboratories are key components in the learning process of applied matters. The laboratory enables students to acquire methodologies, work habitude, knowledge on equipment operation and experience, in conditions as near as possible to their future professional activity. The evolution of communication and information technologies opens new possibilities in educational methods. The purpose of this paper is to present a Web based system for the implementation of a robotics laboratory with didactic finalities. The laboratory is to be accessible indifferently and simultaneously, in situ or via Internet. The system presented aims at providing access to the laboratory at any time, from everywhere, without space problems, paying special attention to safety requirements. For these reasons we call it an Open laboratory.
Keywords :
Internet; computer aided instruction; control engineering education; distance learning; laboratories; robots; virtual reality; Internet; Web based system; World Wide Web; didactic finalities; information technology; learning process; open laboratory; robotics education; robotics laboratory; Computer science education; Control engineering computing; Educational programs; Educational robots; Laboratories; Mobile robots; Orbital robotics; Programming profession; Robot programming; Robot sensing systems;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 2004. Proceedings. ICRA '04. 2004 IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8232-3
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.2004.1308091