Authors:
Andrew P. H. Weightman
1
;
Peter R. Culmer
1
;
Martin C. Levesley
1
and
Ben Hanson
2
Affiliations:
1
School of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Leeds, United Kingdom
;
2
School of Mechanical Engineering, University College London, United Kingdom
Keyword(s):
e-Learning, Remotely Operated Experiments.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Case-Studies and Applications
;
Computer-Supported Education
;
e-Learning
;
Game-Based and Simulation-Based Learning
;
Instructional Design
;
Learning/Teaching Methodologies and Assessment
;
Web-Based Education
;
Web-Based Teaching and Learning Technologies
Abstract:
This paper presents the findings of a pilot study to examine the possibility of delivering a control and
dynamics laboratory session, using equipment located at the University of Leeds, to students at University
College London (UCL), utilising the ReLOAD (remote access to real experimental equipment) system. The
ReLOAD system has been developed to provide improved access to experimental equipment, used as part of
undergraduate engineering degree programmes. Key to its operation is the availability of the system to serve
video clips that record the experiment in progress, providing essential visualisation plus an improved sense
of realism for the user. Students at UCL remotely performed an experiment to determine the effect of
varying the feedforward and feedback gain on the dynamics of an electro mechanical servomechanism.
Evaluation of the ReLOAD system, performed by the module leader at UCL, shows the system has huge
potential to allow more efficient and collaborative use
of laboratory equipment across the global
engineering education community.
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