A systematic two-layer approach to develop web-based experimentation environments for control engineering education

Intelligent Automation and Soft Computing

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 505-524

  Vargas, H ^a   Sanchez J ^a   Duro, N ^a   Dormido, R ^a   Dormido Canto, S ^a   Farias, G ^a   Dormido, S ^a   Esquembre, F ^b   Salzmann, Ch ^c   Gillet, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Collaborative learning; Control engineering education; Distance learning; Interactive systerns; Remote laboratory; Web based experimentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 54249137416     PISSN: 10798587     EISSN: 2326005X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10798587.2008.10643009     Document Type: Article

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