EFFICIENT learning in the engineering field requires a
mixture of theoretical and practical exercises. Therefore,
laboratory experiments play, and will certainly play, an important
role in control-engineering education [1]. During experimental
work, students become acquainted with real-world
features and gain experience and knowledge, which cannot be
obtained by just using simulations. Although classical handson
laboratories are very useful and educational, they have many
limitations regarding space, time, and staff costs. They are
usually fully occupied, and students have to conclude their
research within the time that is allotted for experimental work.
The problems with traditional classical laboratories can be
avoided by using remote experiments and remote laboratories.
In remote experimentation, students operate with the real system,
although they are not physically present in the laboratory.
Such a solution presents a cost-effective way of opening up
a laboratory for students 24 h a day. The remote users can
conduct their experiments by accessing the laboratory when
they most need it and from a remote location that is more