ReImagine Lab: Bridging the Gap Between Hands-On, Virtual and Remote Control Engineering Laboratories Using Digital Twins and Extended Reality
Ieee Access
; 10:89924-89943, 2022.
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in English
| Web of Science | ID: covidwho-2018606
ABSTRACT
Practical work is one of the most important instructional tools in control engineering. To address concerns linked to the cost and space requirements of traditional hands-on laboratories, technology-enabled laboratory modes, such as virtual, remote, and take-home laboratory modes are proposed. Each of these alliterative laboratory modes has its own set of benefits and emphasizes a distinct learning goal. Furthermore, due to lockdown and physical proximity restrictions imposed by policies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the employment of these laboratory modes has been quickly increasing. The laboratories' development, operation, and maintenance become more fragmented as a result of these many possibilities. In this study, we propose " ReImagine Lab" as a framework for leveraging digital twins and extended reality technologies to streamline the development and operation of hands-on, virtual, and remote laboratories. By increasing the level of interaction, immersion, and collaboration in technology-enabled laboratory forms, this framework intends to boost student engagement. The benefits of this framework are demonstrated by examining several use cases, and a 37-person "system usability study" is conducted to assess the usability of virtual laboratories employing desktop computers and immersive virtual reality.
Control systems; Digital twins; Remote laboratories; Mathematical; models; Control engineering; Synchronization; Solid modeling; Fourth; Industrial Revolution; Virtual reality; Laboratories; Control system; digital twins; extended reality; virtual reality; industry 40; remote; laboratories; virtual laboratories; metaverse; KNOWLEDGE
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Ieee Access
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2022
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