SMCRVI - a Labview/Matlab based tool for remote monitoring and control

Modeling and dynamic simulation are now basic tools for understanding and verifying theoretical subjects. However, the experimentation with a plant cannot be replaced by simulation. Laboratory experiments play and will certainly play an important role in control-engineering education. The high number of students and the limitations of economic resources require an efficient use of laboratory experiments. This paper presents SMCRVI - a tool that combines the use of Matlab and Labview to allow students to gain remote access to laboratory experiments. By means of a client/server architecture students are able to share online experiment data and to perform practical tests, without leaving their Matlab environment