Putting Reusability First: A Paradigm Switch in Remote Laboratories Engineering

Authors

  • Christophe Gravier DIOM laboratory, TELECOM Saint-Etienne, Université de Saint-Etienne, Université de Lyon
  • Jacques Fayolle DIOM laboratory, TELECOM Saint-Etienne, Université de Saint-Etienne, Université de Lyon
  • Jérémy Lardon DIOM laboratory, TELECOM Saint-Etienne, Université de Saint-Etienne, Université de Lyon
  • Bernard Bayard DIOM laboratory, TELECOM Saint-Etienne, Université de Saint-Etienne, Université de Lyon
  • Gaétan Dusser DIOM laboratory, TELECOM Saint-Etienne, Université de Saint-Etienne, Université de Lyon
  • Romain Vérot dusserg@yahoo.fr

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijoe.v5i1.816

Abstract


In this paper, we present a new devices brought online thanks to our Collaborative Remote Laboratories framework. Whereas previous devices integrated in our remote laboratory belongs to the domain of electronics, such as Vector Network Analyzers, the devices at the concern in this paper are, on one hand, an antenna workbench, and on the other, an homemade switching device, which embeds several electronic components. Because the middleware and framework for our environment were designed to be reusable, we wanted to put it to the test by integrating new and different devices in our Online Engineering catalog. After presenting the devices to be put online, we will expose the software development efforts required in regards to the reusability of the solution. As a consequence, the expose work and results tend to make the Online Engineering software architects to think reusability first, breaking with the current trends to implement Remote Labs one after the other, without much reusability, apart the capitalized experience. In this, we defend a paradigm switch in our current engineering approaches for Remote Laboratories implementations: Reusability should be thought first.

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Published

2009-02-04

How to Cite

Gravier, C., Fayolle, J., Lardon, J., Bayard, B., Dusser, G., & Vérot, R. (2009). Putting Reusability First: A Paradigm Switch in Remote Laboratories Engineering. International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering (iJOE), 5(1), pp. 16–22. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijoe.v5i1.816

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Special Focus Papers