Open Source Remote Triggered Laboratory for Web based Manufacturing-A Case Study of 2D Plotter

Abstract

The recent advances in information and telecommunication technologies based on multimedia and global network will lead to innovations in the field of engineering especially in the machinery and mechanical engineering. The need for systems or machines, which can be accessed via internet and these technological advancements have resulted in the evolution of web-based manufacturing, which can be accessed through the remote environment. The appearance of ‘Remote laboratory’ reflects the development of e-learning. Access to e-learning resources is becoming easy via the internet and electronic media, which increases its flexibility in time, location and content. Once published on the internet, anyone on the web with the proper authentication can access and control the experiments. Remote laboratories will usually consist of a group of measuring instruments, encoders, and actuators connected to the internet through appropriate network equipment. Remote laboratories will allow students to access the set of experiments without any time and location restrictions. This paper focuses on the remotely operated open source laboratory for a student through web based manufacturing by taking 2D Sketcher as a case study. A student can deploy the codes on the web by which the machine will be accessed and live feed of the machine can be viewed by the students on their location.