E2LP remote laboratory. New challenges in system development

Abstract

The embedded engineering became the key success factor in many segments of human activities. Therefore, the needs for embedded engineers rapidly grew in last years. The engineering education in embedded systems is facing new challenges with the interdisciplinary approach and the high development dynamics of many specific components. The paper presents the results of Remote Laboratory (RL) service for distance learning for Embedded Systems, developed under Embedded Engineering Learning Platform (E2LP) – 7th Framework Programme funded project. This project provides an unified learning platform for embedded engineering over-coming an important problem of the high introduction overload by separate courses typical for embedded engineering studies. The developed E2LP includes the unified platform for typical courses (digital system design, computer system design) accompanied with basic set of exercises. The study efficiency is improved using the RL functionality. E2LP RL delivered secure and open access e-learning portal, which allowed to create full course and provide alternative teaching methods through the real-time experiments. The whole concept was evaluated at partner universities as well as at Warsaw University of Technology, where we introduced the new learning model in Digital System Design course.