1. CyberLab Göteborg Meeting Alexander Kaplan Luleå University of Technology Project Coordinator Education and Culture Distance laboratory training by interactive ergonomic video-conferencing

2. Observation Experiment Outstanding, Unique Equipment Interested user Instructions Results, Analysis Communication Distant Laboratory Experiments Pay for Service Advanced Video-Conferencing

3. Basic Idea of Distant Lab-Training

4. Level of Sophistication Interactive Levels Lab-Video Conferencing

5. Work Plan

6. Phase i: CyberLab Development Identify the characteristic elements of lab training Identify the human behaviour Distinguish between general and lab type-dependent Create concepts for replacement by video-conferencing Detailed planning of possible concepts (equipment, etc.) Selection of the concepts and lab experiments

7. Original idea: Three methods Nottingham U: Portable camera – operator communication Twente U: Remote camera(s) – drives, zoom Budapest TU: Remote microscope – drives, magnification Abandoned: Remote robot camera – robot manipulation Are there other more promising concepts?

8. Interaction during lab training Trainee Team Trainee Teacher and Operator Laboratory and Experiment

9. Typical lab training: elements, interaction

10. Cases to distinguish A: Pure communication between 2 persons B: Pure communication in a team > 2 C: Communication incl. whiteboard, documents, samples D: Observing a lab facility E: Mounting or adjusting of hardware F: Programming via PC or control panel G: Handling samples (preparing, fixturing, observing) H: Executing and observing motion I: Observing a radiating process J: Observing monitors and displays on-line K: PC post-analysis (e.g. of sensor signals) L: Microscopy (positioning, handling, observation, zoom) Visual Audio Manual Digital

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12. Object size, distance, angle of view A: 2 persons communication B: Team communication C: Document communication Rotation, Zoom, Handling

13. Laboratory: object perspective Facility Laser Experiment Laser panel CNC panel PC Processing head Sample Trainer Team

14. Bird view of the lab: motions and angles CNC-workstation, Processing head, Experiment PC Laser Laser panel CNC- panel Team

15. CNC-workstation, Processing head, Experiment Substitution by a CyberLab PC Laser Laser panel CNC- panel Beamer Central camera Detail camera

16. Next meeting (Videoconference: June 2005) Date: September 2005 Place: ? Paris or Twente Goal What to do until the next meeting