“CyberLab”Göteborg Meeting

Alexander KaplanLuleå University of TechnologyProject Coordinator

Education and Culture

“Distance laboratory training by interactive ergonomic video-conferencing”

ObservationExperiment

Outstanding, Unique Equipment Interested user

Instructions

Results, Analysis

Communication

Distant Laboratory Experiments

Pay for Service

Advanced Video-Conferencing

Basic Idea of Distant Lab-Training

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Interactive Levels Lab-Video Conferencing

Work Plan

Phase i: CyberLab Development

Identify the characteristic elements of lab trainingIdentify the human behaviour

Distinguish between general and lab type-dependent

Create concepts for replacement by video-conferencingDetailed planning of possible concepts (equipment, etc.)Selection of the concepts and lab experiments

Original idea: Three methods

Nottingham U: Portable camera – operator communicationTwente U: Remote camera(s) – drives, zoomBudapest TU: Remote microscope – drives, magnification

Abandoned: Remote robot camera – robot manipulation

Are there other more promising concepts?

Interaction during lab training

TraineeTeam

Trainee

Teacher and

Operator

Laboratoryand

Experiment

Typical lab training: elements, interaction

Cases to distinguishA: Pure communication between 2 personsB: Pure communication in a team > 2C: Communication incl. whiteboard, documents, samplesD: Observing a lab facilityE: Mounting or adjusting of hardwareF: Programming via PC or control panelG: Handling samples (preparing, fixturing, observing)H: Executing and observing motionI: Observing a radiating processJ: Observing monitors and displays on-lineK: PC post-analysis (e.g. of sensor signals)L: Microscopy (positioning, handling, observation, zoom)

Visu

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Audio

Man

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Digit

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Typical lab training: elements, interaction

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BCD

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CKL

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Object size, distance, angle of view

A: 2 persons communication

B: Team communication

C: Document communication Rotation,Zoom,Handling

Laboratory: object perspectiveFacilityLaser

Experiment

Laser panelCNC panelPC

Processing head

SampleTrainerTeam

Bird view of the lab: motions and angles

CNC-workstation,Processing head,

Experiment

PC

Laser

Laser panel

CNC-panelTe

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CNC-workstation,Processing head,Experiment

Substitution by a CyberLab

PC

Laser

Laser panel

CNC-panel

BeamerCentralcamera

Detailcamera

Next meeting

(Videoconference: June 2005)Date: September 2005Place: ? Paris or Twente

Goal

What to do until the next meeting