Web-based control and robotics education

Spyros G. Tzafestas (auth.), Spyros Tzafestas (eds.)9048125049, 9789048125043, 9789048125050

The development of the Internet and World Wide Web technology has motivated the introduction of new ways for distance learning and education. This book provides a timely and cohesive set of contributions that present methodologies, technologies and practical tools for teaching control and robotic systems analysis and design over the Web. It is the first book of its kind in control and robotics education.

The emphasis is placed on the two major means for web-based control and robotics education, viz. virtual labs and telelabs. In a virtual lab the remote student can use a simulation/animation of the system under control for the experiments, whereas in a telelab the student can remotely conduct real physical experiments via the Web.

The book includes sufficient background and review material and investigates valuable new tools and best practices validated by several case-studies in many academic environments under a variety of educational conditions and requirements.

The book aims to enhance technological and educational skills with the ultimate goal to encourage web-based control and robotics learning.

Table of contents :
Front Matter….Pages i-xxiv
Teaching Control and Robotics Using the Web….Pages 1-38
Control System Design and Analysis Education via the Web….Pages 39-59
Web Based Control Teaching….Pages 61-82
Web-Based Control Education in Matlab….Pages 83-102
Object-Oriented Modelling of Virtual- Laboratories for Control Education….Pages 103-125
A Matlab-Based Remote Lab for Control and Robotics Education….Pages 127-151
Implementation of a Remote Laboratory Accessible Through the Web….Pages 153-169
Teaching of Robot Control with Remote Experiments….Pages 171-194
Web-Based Laboratory on Robotics: Remote vs. Virtual Training in Programming Manipulators….Pages 195-225
Design and Educational Issues within the UJI Robotics Telelaboratory: A User Interface Approach….Pages 227-247
Web-Based Industrial Robot Teleoperation: An Application….Pages 249-266
Teleworkbench: A Teleoperated Platform for Experiments in Multi-robotics….Pages 267-296
Web-Based Control of Mobile Manipulation Platforms via Sensor Fusion….Pages 297-312
Web Based Automated Inspection and Quality Management….Pages 313-332
Back Matter….Pages 333-346