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The Role of Interactivity in Control Learning
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The personal experience of the author in the use of interactive tools in order to make students more active and involved in their own control engineering learning process is presented.About:
This article is published in IFAC Proceedings Volumes.The article was published on 2003-06-01. It has received 110 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Interactivity.read more
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Hands-on experiences of undergraduate students in Automatics and Robotics using a virtual and remote laboratory
TL;DR: An experience teaching based on a blended-learning method using as experimentation tool a virtual and remote robotic laboratory called RobUALab is presented, which is also described in the paper, in Automatics and Robotics subjects of the Computer Science degree at the University of Alicante.
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Development of a Web-Based Control Laboratory for Automation Technicians: The Three-Tank System
Raquel Dormido,H. Vargas,N. Duro,José Sánchez,Sebastián Dormido-Canto,Gonzalo Farias,Francisco Esquembre,Sebastián Dormido +7 more
TL;DR: A Web-based control laboratory for experimentation on a nonlinear multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) system: the three-tank plant is introduced and students can learn in a practical way many fundamental aspects of control processes.
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Real-time collaboration of virtual laboratories through the Internet
Carlos A. Jara,Francisco A. Candelas,Fernando Torres,Sebastián Dormido,Francisco Esquembre,Oscar Reinoso +5 more
TL;DR: A new dynamic collaborative e-learning system which combines the main advantages of virtual laboratories and collaborative learning practices and its successful application in a distance education environment among different universities from Spain is described.
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Interactive Learning Modules for PID Control
TL;DR: A collection of interactive learning modules for PID control based on the graphical spread sheet metaphor designed to speed-up learning and to enhance understanding of the behavior of loops with PID controllers is described.
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The learning of control concepts using interactive tools
TL;DR: Easy Java Simulations (Ejs), a Java‐based tool that helps create interactive dynamic simulations, is introduced, a freeware, open source, tool aimed for educators with low profile in programming but deep knowledge on certain technical and scientific fields.
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Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos: With Applications to Physics, Biology, Chemistry and Engineering
TL;DR: This book discusses Chaos, Fractals, and Dynamics, and the Importance of Being Nonlinear in a Dynamical View of the World, which aims to clarify the role of Chaos in the world the authors live in.
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Control System Design
TL;DR: A key aspect of the book is the frequent use of real world design examples drawn directly from the authors' industrial experience, represented by over 15 substantial case studies ranging from distillation columns to satellite tracking.
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Computer Controlled Systems
TL;DR: The degree of success of a computer control application depends mainly on the effectiveness of the algorithm, which is generally designed from plant specifications and desired performance characteristics.
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Control learning: present and future
TL;DR: The time has arrived for virtual and remote labs to make use of the facilities that the World Wide Web provides and the replacement of traditional laboratories with virtual or remote laboratories is presented.