Table of Contents Foreword ............................................................................................................................................xxii Preface ............................................................................................................................................... xxiv Acknowledgment .............................................................................................................................xxvii Section 1 Teaching with Remote Laboratories: Case Studies Chapter 1 A LabVIEW-Based Remote Laboratory: Architecture and Implementation .......................................... 1 Yuqiu You, Morehead State University, USA Chapter 2 Teaching Hardware Design with Online Laboratories .......................................................................... 18 Reza Hashemian, Northern Illinois University, USA Timothy R. Pearson, Northern Illinois University, USA Chapter 3 New Tools in Hardware and Software Design Applied for Remote Photovoltaic Laboratory ............. 40 Petru A. Cotfas, Transylvania University of Brasov, Romania Daniel T. Cotfas, Transylvania University of Brasov, Romania Doru Ursutiu, Transylvania University of Brasov, Romania Cornel Samoila, Transylvania University of Brasov, Romania Dragos Iordache, Transylvania University of Brasov, Romania Chapter 4 Remote Experiments in Freshman Engineering Education by Integrated e-Learning ......................... 60 Miroslava Ožvoldová, University of Trnava, Slovak Republic & Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Czech Republic Franz Schauer, University of Trnava, Slovak Republic & Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Czech Republic Chapter 5 Implementation of Remote Laboratories for Industrial Education ....................................................... 84 Andreja Rojko, University of Maribor, Slovenia Thomas Zürcher, Biel Academy of Applied Science, Switzerland Darko Hercog, University of Maribor, Slovenia Renato Stebler, Biel Academy of Applied Science, Switzerland Chapter 6 Collaborative Development and Utilization of iLabs in East Africa .................................................. 108 Cosmas Mwikirize, Makerere University, Uganda Arthur Asiimwe Tumusiime, Makerere University, Uganda Paul Isaac Musasizi, Makerere University, Uganda Sandy Stevens Tickodri-Togboa, Makerere University, Uganda Adnaan Jiwaji, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Josiah Nombo, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Baraka Maiseli, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Teyana Sapula, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Alfred Mwambela, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Section 2 Teaching with Remote Laboratories: Best Practices and Pedagogy Chapter 7 Online Laboratory Education: Principles and Practices of the Integrated Laboratory Network ........ 125 Simon P. Albon, University of British Columbia, Canada Devon A. Cancilla, Western Washington University, USA Chapter 8 The Role of Internet-Accessible Laboratory Plants in the Teaching of Automatic Control ............... 144 Maja Atanasijević-Kunc, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia Rihard Karba, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia Vito Logar, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia Chapter 9 Evaluation of Remote Interface Component Alternatives for Teaching Tele-Robotic Operation ...... 163 Goldstain Ofir, Tel-Aviv University, Israel Ben-Gal Irad, Tel-Aviv University, Israel Bukchin Yossi, Tel-Aviv University, Israel Chapter 10 Teaching Technology Computer Aided Design (TCAD) Online ........................................................ 185 Chinmay K Maiti, Indian Institute of Technology, India Ananda Maiti, Indian Institute of Technology, India Chapter 11 AutomatL@bs Consortium: A Spanish Network of Web-Based Labs for Control Engineering Education ........................................................................................................................ 206 Sebastián Dormido, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Spain Héctor Vargas, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile José Sánchez, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Spain Section 3 System Architecture, Design, and Interfaces Chapter 12 On Infrastructures for Educational Online Laboratories .................................................................... 229 Sven K. Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA Chapter 13 Architectures and Design Methodologies for Scalable and Sustainable Remote Laboratory Infrastructures .................................................................................................................. 254 J. Lane Thames, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Randal Abler, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Andrew Hyder, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Robert Wellman, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Dirk Schaefer, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Chapter 14 A Lab Server Model for the iLab Shared Architecture ....................................................................... 276 Paolo Buschiazzo, University of Genoa, Italy Michael Niederstätter, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Austria Anna Marina Scapolla, University of Genoa, Italy Chapter 15 The VISIR Open Lab Platform ........................................................................................................... 294 Ingvar Gustavsson, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden Lena Claesson, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden Kristian Nilsson, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden Johan Zackrisson, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden Javier Garcia Zubia, University of Deusto, Spain Unai Hernandez Jayo, University of Deusto, Spain Lars Håkansson, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden Josef Ström Bartunek, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden Thomas Lagö, TechFuzion, USA Ingvar Claesson, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden Chapter 16 Online Workbenches for the Deployment of Electronics Experiments .............................................. 318 James L. Hardison, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA Danilo Garbi Zutin, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences, Austria Chapter 17 Web-Enabled Remote Control Laboratory Using an Embedded Ethernet Microcontroller ............... 338 Chandresh Dubey, Polytechnic Institute of NYU, USA Hong Wong, Gedex Inc., Ontario, Canada Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of NYU, USA Parth Kumarm, Polytechnic Institute of NYU, USA Chapter 18 Matlab RTW-Based Internet Accessible Remote Laboratory for Teaching Robot Control ................ 362 Zdenko Kovačić, University of Zagreb, Croatia Davor Jerbić, University of Zagreb, Croatia Vedran Vojvoda, University of Zagreb, Croatia Siniša Dujmović, University of Zagreb, Croatia Chapter 19 Remotely Accessible Systems for Computing Sciences Disciplines .................................................. 380 Mark Stockman, University of Cincinnati, USA Chapter 20 Remote Instrumentation for Science Education: Ensuring Security for Cyberinfrastructure- Enabled Learning ................................................................................................................................ 397 Fred E. Lytle, Purdue University, USA Gabriela C. Weaver, Purdue University, USA Phillip Wyss, Purdue University, USA Debora Steffen, Purdue University, USA John Campbell, Purdue University, USA Section 4 Policy Issues Chapter 21 What do Students Gain from Laboratory Experiences? ..................................................................... 416 James Trevelyan, The University of Western Australia, Australia Zol Bahri Razali, The University of Western Australia, Australia Chapter 22 Developing Remote Labs for Challenged Educational Environments ............................................... 432 Lawrence Olakunle Kehinde, Texas Southern University, USA Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University, USA Kayode P. Ayodele, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Olawale B. Akinwale, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria Chapter 23 Labshare: Towards Cross- Institutional Laboratory Sharing .............................................................. 453 David Lowe, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia Stephen Conlon, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia Steve Murray, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia Lothar Weber, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia Michel de la Villefromoy, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia Euan Lindsay, Curtin University of Technology, Australia Andrew Nafalski, University of South Australia, Australia Tee Tang, Queensland University of Technology, Australia Warren Nageswaran, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia Chapter 24 Collaborative Sustainability Strategies for Online Laboratories ........................................................ 468 Roger Watson, University of Cambridge, UK Aaron Coble, cmcl innovations, UK Amit Bhave, cmcl innovations, UK Andreas Braumann, University of Cambridge, UK Andrew Smallbone, cmcl innovations, UK Markus Kraft, University of Cambridge, UK & cmcl innovations, UK Section 5 Future Trends Chapter 25 Possible Futures for Remote Laboratories .......................................................................................... 493 Mark F. Schulz, The University of Queensland, Australia Phillip Long, The University of Queensland, Australia Chapter 26 Mobile Laboratory Model for Next-Generation Heterogeneous Wireless Systems ........................... 511 Ibrahima Ngom, École Supérieure Polytechnique/UCAD, Sénégal Hamadou Saliah-Hassane, Télé-université/UQAM, Canada Claude Lishou, École

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