Creating Web-based Laboratories

Remote web-based experimentation, enabling students and researchers to access the laboratory anytime via the Internet, is becoming an increasingly attractive way to complement or even replace traditional laboratory sessions. Placing a video camera & microphone before the equipment and apparatus to capture what is actually happening in the laboratory allows the images and audio data to be streamed to the client side. Researchers in different countries can share equipment and conduct research cooperatively and remotely. The authors summarise their research and discuss the development of the 5 web-based laboratories launched from the National University of Singapore. The principles, structure, and technologies required for the creation of Internet remote experimentation systems are discussed with particular emphasis on the integration of hardware and software systems. Also highlighted is the design and development of interfaces and components for use in typical web-based laboratories or similar web-control applications.

Summary

Web-based laboratories are an innovative Internet application that enables users to conduct real experiments remotely. This book provides a systematic framework for the design and implementation of web-based laboratories showing Internet users how it is possible to operate real instruments via the Internet.

Product details

• Authors: C. C. Ko, Jianping Chen, Ben M. Chen, Jian-ping Chen, Chi C. Ko, Chen Jianping, C.C. Ko
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 10.12.2004
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Application software
• EAN: 9781852338374
• ISBN: 978-1-85233-837-4
• Pages: 300
• Illustrations: XVI, 300 p.
• Dimensions (packing): 16.9 x 24.1 x 2.3 cm
• Weight (packing): 580 g
• Series: Advanced Information and Knowledge Processing; Advanced Information and Knowledge Processing; Advanced Information and Knowl
• Subjects: Bildbearbeitung, Datenbank, Informatik, Expertensystem, B, Internet, allgemein, Webprogrammierung, Labor, Grafische und digitale Media-Anwendungen, Computernetzwerke und maschinelle Kommunikation, COMPUTERS / Computer Science, Unternehmensanwendungen, Suchmaschine, Netzwerk-Hardware, Recherche - Information Retrieval, Internet / Suchmethoden, Spezielle Anwender, Informationsrückgewinnung, Information Retrieval, Grafik (EDV) / Bildverarbeitung, Datenverarbeitung / Anwendungen / Betrieb, Verwaltung, Maschine / Suchmaschine, Bildverarbeitung, Database, EDV / Theorie / Informatik / Allgemeines, Wissensbasierte Systeme, Expertensysteme, Systemanalyse und -design, Wissensbasiertes System, COMPUTERS / Information Technology, Internet / Protokolle, Sicherheit, Technik, COMPUTERS / Networking / General, computer science, Internet / Programmierung, Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet), Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet), Multimedia Information Systems, Application software, Information Systems and Communication Service, Computers, Internet searching, Expert systems / knowledge-based systems, Graphical & digital media applications, Database Management System, Computer networking & communications, Special purpose computers, Special Purpose and Application-Based Systems