Remote Experimentation: Improving User Perception Using Augmented Reality

The possibility to conduct live experiments on real setups is a key pedagogical element which enablesteachers to give life to the subject matter. In order to avoid moving the experimental setup in theclassroom, or to overcome the difficulties of accessing laboratory facilities at any time, it is useful toprovide an interactive and remote access to such facilities. A good quality for the visual feedbackprovided to the user is a key to enhance the user perception of the remote system. A multiplatformclient-server solution based on personal computers, which share information through the Internet, hasbeen designed to serve this paradigm. LabVIEW is the ideal candidate to provide the interoperabilityand the advanced tools required for both the communication and visualization purposes.