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with Internet Controlled Equipment and Internet Student Support Jim Henry, Ph.D., P.E. Charles Knight, Ph.D., P.E. College of Engineering and Computer Science University of Tennessee at Chattanooga SouthEast ASEE, 2000 Roanoke, VA
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Improving Laboratories with Internet Controlled Equipment and Internet Student Support

Jim Henry, Ph.D., P.E.Charles Knight, Ph.D., P.E.College of Engineering and Computer ScienceUniversity of Tennessee at Chattanooga SouthEast ASEE, 2000 Roanoke, VA

Chattanooga, Tennessee

What is “Improving Laboratories”?

More stationsMore reliabilityMore experimentsMore accessibilityMore easily used

What is "Internet Controlled Equipment"?

Lab experimentsoffered via the WEB

What is "Internet Controlled Equipment"?

Lab experimentsoffered via the WEB

WHY ?Accommodates Scheduling ProblemsCan serve equipment-challenged campusesIt's all the go to get on the WebWe enjoy doing this stuff

What is "Internet Student Support"?

Student supportoffered via the WEB

Team mailing listsDiscussion ForumsFAQIntelligent Agent responder

Good News- Bad News

Hardwareexperiments

It works

It's free

Managing "distant" students

Mechanical Engineering Laboratory Details

5 - Stations Piston and Cam KinematicsHeat ExchangerRefrigeration TrainerLinear VibrationsEngine-Generator Set...more to come

Controls Laboratory Equipment Details

8 - Stations All S.I.S.O., “Stable”Pressure LevelPosition* SpeedFlow TemperaturePendulum* Voltage

Process Laboratory Equipment Details

9 - Stations Distillation FilterAbsorber DehumidifierHeat Pump Drying OvenCombustion Heat ExchangerCooling Tower

Laboratory Experiment Details

System IdentificationSteady-State StepRamp SinePulse "Custom"

Feedback Control Proportional w/ biasProportional Integral

The Connections

WWW basedNetscape or Internet ExplorerFamiliar & accessible & friendly

Direct via Internet Custom LabVIEW programsOther software to use MATLAB, e.g.

WWW Protocol

INTERNET . . . . .

DocumentServer

LabSERVER

LabCLIENTs

File Sharing

Direct Connection

INTERNET . . . . .

YourComputer

LabCLIENTs

TCP/IP

The Connections

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Direct via Internet Custom LabVIEW programsOther software to use MATLAB, e.g.

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The Connections

WWW basedNetscape or Internet ExplorerFamiliar & accessible & friendly

Direct via Internet Custom LabVIEW programsOther software to use MATLAB, e.g.

Web Sites

chem.engr.utc.edu

link to all Web-Labs:

www.engineering-labs.net

Vision & Plans

Expanded learning opportunities

RemoteEngineering

AsynchronousLaboratories

University Partners Industry Partners

Vision & Plans

-- Students will have access

to on-line labs with a

variety of experimental systems

in mechanical and

chemical engineering

Vision & Plans

-- Students will be able

to easily design and

conduct experiments

from home, dorm, computer lab

or office

Vision & Plans

-- Students will be able to compare

local lab experimental results

with on-line lab results

Vision & Plans

-- Faculty will have materials

to implement remote laboratory

experiments in their own institutions

Vision & Plans

-- Faculty will have

more diverse laboratory offerings

Vision & Plans

-- Faculty will be able

to easily use on-line labs

in classroom demonstrations

Acknowledgements

Tennessee TaxpayersNational Science FoundationUTC's Center for Excellence in Computer ApplicationsNational InstrumentsMicrosoft Corporation

Acknowledgements

Tennessee TaxpayersNational Science FoundationUTC's Center for Excellence in Computer ApplicationsNational InstrumentsMicrosoft Corporation