A Modular and Open-Source Remote Laboratory for Practical Education on Mechatronic Test Benches

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Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRobotics in Education - Proceedings of the RiE 2025 Conference
EditorsRichard Balogh, David Obdržálek, Nikolaos Fachantidis
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages460-473
Number of pages14
ISBN (electronic)978-3-031-98762-5
ISBN (print)9783031987618
Publication statusPublished - 29 Aug 2025
Event16th International Conference on Robotics in Education, RiE 2025 - Thessaloniki, Greece
Duration: 23 Apr 202525 Apr 2025

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NameLecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Volume1544 LNNS
ISSN (Print)2367-3370
ISSN (electronic)2367-3389

Abstract

Laboratory experiments are a crucial and most practical part in university courses to apply and observe inner dependencies of theoretical concepts introduced in lectures, especially in engineering. The capacities for these are usually limited due to the high personnel support effort, which increases with the number of students. Therefore, remote laboratories (ReLabs) can provide a scalable, continuously available substitute or additional offer to the usual on-site laboratories. Upon a ReLab, developed in 2017, we propose a further development as well as the implementation in two additional courses. The ReLab is completely open-source on the software side and only requires off-the-shelf personal computers and webcams next to the custom test bench on the hardware side. To evaluate the benefits to students, we surveyed participants from three courses.

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    e-learning, online education, remote laboratory

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A Modular and Open-Source Remote Laboratory for Practical Education on Mechatronic Test Benches. / Sterneck, Tim; Zumsande, Johannes; Habich, Tim Lukas et al.
Robotics in Education - Proceedings of the RiE 2025 Conference. ed. / Richard Balogh; David Obdržálek; Nikolaos Fachantidis. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2025. p. 460-473 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 1544 LNNS).

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Sterneck, T, Zumsande, J, Habich, TL, Mohammad, A, Ehlers, S, Schappler, M & Seel, T 2025, A Modular and Open-Source Remote Laboratory for Practical Education on Mechatronic Test Benches. in R Balogh, D Obdržálek & N Fachantidis (eds), Robotics in Education - Proceedings of the RiE 2025 Conference. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol. 1544 LNNS, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 460-473, 16th International Conference on Robotics in Education, RiE 2025, Thessaloniki, Greece, 23 Apr 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-98762-5_39
Sterneck, T., Zumsande, J., Habich, T. L., Mohammad, A., Ehlers, S., Schappler, M., & Seel, T. (2025). A Modular and Open-Source Remote Laboratory for Practical Education on Mechatronic Test Benches. In R. Balogh, D. Obdržálek, & N. Fachantidis (Eds.), Robotics in Education - Proceedings of the RiE 2025 Conference (pp. 460-473). (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 1544 LNNS). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-98762-5_39
Sterneck T, Zumsande J, Habich TL, Mohammad A, Ehlers S, Schappler M et al. A Modular and Open-Source Remote Laboratory for Practical Education on Mechatronic Test Benches. In Balogh R, Obdržálek D, Fachantidis N, editors, Robotics in Education - Proceedings of the RiE 2025 Conference. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2025. p. 460-473. (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-98762-5_39
Sterneck, Tim ; Zumsande, Johannes ; Habich, Tim Lukas et al. / A Modular and Open-Source Remote Laboratory for Practical Education on Mechatronic Test Benches. Robotics in Education - Proceedings of the RiE 2025 Conference. editor / Richard Balogh ; David Obdržálek ; Nikolaos Fachantidis. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2025. pp. 460-473 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems).
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