Design and Implementation of real-time virtual and remote control laboratories for virtual and distanced education

Abstract

Recent advances in computer networks and computer science have created a proper environment to control and monitor systems. With the needs today's society to virtual and distanced educations, developments of virtual universities and an increase in candidates of such programs, the need to develop virtual and remote laboratories to access via networks for virtual universities seems to be serious. In this paper, with in introduction to various approached for data transmission within Lab VIEW environment, design and developments of real-time virtual laboratories with networked control and monitoring capabilities are described. Then, a typical development of the electric machines laboratory of Shiraz University is presented.

Keywords

• remote control
• laboratories
• virtual learning
• distance education