Free take-home virtual laboratories using professional simulation software

Arthur J. Lowery

doi:10.1117/12.2207330

Free take-home virtual laboratories using professional simulation software

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It is well known that computer simulations can aid the understanding of complex devices and systems, particularly if they allow the students to modify parameters and see the results on laboratory-like virtual instrumentation. However, a drawback of commercial simulation tools is that they cannot be distributed freely to students, for 'take-home' assignments. To address this problem, VPI has developed VPIplayer^™, which has the full simulation capabilities of VPItransmissionMaker^™ and VPIcomponentMaker^™, including exactly the same numerical models as the full commercial tools. VPIplayer can illustrate basic concepts through to complex systems designs, and is distributed freely to anyone with a PC. This paper discusses the advantages of using commercial software in education, introduces VPIplayer and how to create Virtual Laboratories, charts the range of possible experiments, and provides some illustrations of virtual 'take home' laboratories.

Original language	English
Article number	966309
Journal	Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume	9663
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2207330
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2003
Externally published	Yes
Event	International Topical Meeting on Education and Training in Optics and Photonics 2003 - Tucson, United States of America Duration: 6 Oct 2003 → … Conference number: 8th

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