Standartization Use Case of Solid-State Laser Lab and RF&Microwave Amplifier Remote and Virtual Laboratories at Labicom
This paper outlines a demonstration of a few remote and virtual laboratories at Labicom platform that were built with accordance to main IEEE P1876™ ideas. A few standardization approaches at above mentioned remote and virtual laboratories are briefly discussed. These laboratories were presented at interactive Labicom demo session during REV'16 conference and published in conference proceedings under title "Labicom Labs: Remote and Virtual Solid-State Laser Lab, RF&Microwave Amplifier Remote and Virtual Lab. Interactive demonstration of Labicom labs in winter 2016".
Using LabVIEW for building laboratory server: Pros and cons, design patterns, software architecturing and common pitfalls
This paper describes software engineering best practices in building remote laboratory servers with LabVIEW. Most remote laboratories are started as academic projects. They are usually developed by students during their course projects and not by professional software developers. Thus, such projects would benefit from professional guidance. In this paper we list common LabVIEW design patterns applicable to remote labs. Best practices are described and typical pitfalls are analyzed. Code snippets, demos and live examples will be given during accompanying presentation at the conference.
Providing a Consensus Definition for the Term "Smart Product"
The term "Smart Product" has become commonly used in recent years. This is because there has been an increasing interest in these kinds of products as part of the consumer goods industry, impacting everyday life and industry. Nevertheless, the term "Smart Product" is used with different meanings in different contexts and application domains. The use of the term "Smart Product" with different meanings and underlying semantics can create important misunderstandings and dissent. The aim of this paper is to analyze the different definitions of Smart Product available in the literature, and to explore and analyze their commonalities and differences, in order to provide a consensus definition that satisfies, and can therefore be used by, all parties. To embrace the identified definitions, the concept of "Smart Thing" is introduced. The methodology used was a systematic literature review. The definition is expressed as an ontology.