A Componentizable Server-Side Framework for Building Remote and Virtual Laboratories

Authors

  • Jesús Luis Muros-Cobos
  • Juan A. Holgado-Terriza

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijoe.v8iS4.2278

Keywords:

Remote labs, virtual labs, online labs,

Abstract


Abstractâ??Currently, virtual/remotes laboratories are often being built to improve learning and researching capabilities in some areas of knowledge. Generally these virtual/remotes laboratories are built from scratch again and again, instead of reusing software and hardware infrastructures. This paper presents a new framework, RVLab, to help developers building flexible and robust server-side virtual and remotes laboratories quickly. RVLab affords support for the basic requirements of these systems such as the user management or the resources (instruments and devices) reservation. Unlike other lab systems, RVLab is adapted to devices and instruments of any real laboratory due to a secure and robust mechanism that allows the remote execution of lab programs. Moreover, it improves the user interaction with real labs, providing a real-time visualization of experiments and lab instruments by means of the control of video camera placed into lab, and the transmission of video streaming with different quality to users.

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Published

2012-12-05

How to Cite

Muros-Cobos, J. L., & Holgado-Terriza, J. A. (2012). A Componentizable Server-Side Framework for Building Remote and Virtual Laboratories. International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering (iJOE), 8(S4), pp. 43–51. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijoe.v8iS4.2278

Issue

Vol. 8 (2012): Special Issue: REV2012 (2)

Section

Papers

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