The automatic control telelab: A user-friendly interface for distance learning

IEEE Transactions on Education

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 252-257

  Casini, Marco ^a   Prattichizzo, Domenico ^a   Vicino, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Control systems; Distance learning; Education; Remote laboratory; Virtual laboratory; Web

Indexed keywords

CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTROL SYSTEM SYNTHESIS; REMOTE CONTROL; ROBOTIC ARMS; STUDENTS; USER INTERFACES; VIRTUAL REALITY; WEB BROWSERS; WORLD WIDE WEB;

COMPUTER AIDED CONTROL SYSTEM DESIGN; DISTANCE LEARNING; REMOTE LABORATORY; VIRTUAL LABORATORY; WEB BASED EDUCATION;

DISTANCE EDUCATION;

EID: 0038623130     PISSN: 00189359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TE.2002.808224     Document Type: Article

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