Interactive laboratory complex for training ground in the field of automation and process technology management

DOI: 10.21293/1818-0442-2025-28-3-29-37

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Abstract: The article discusses the development of an interactive laborato-ry complex (ILC) for a training laboratory platform that inte-grates real equipment, virtual models and educational services. A multi level architecture is proposed for the platform and the ILC, including object, logical and visual levels, the MARS modeling environment, a laboratory management information system and a microcontroller component. A demonstration example with an air cooling unit illustrates the interaction be-tween the digital twin and the physical object. Analysis shows that the ILC combines the advantages of physical and virtual laboratories, providing accessibility and reliability in education.

Keywords: interactive laboratory complex, digital twin, virtual laboratory, real equipment, MARS modeling environment, training platform

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Shurygin Yu. A., Dmitriev V. M., Gembuh L. A., Kochergin M. I. Interactive laboratory complex for training ground in the field of automation and process technology management. Doklady Tomskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta sistem upravleniya i radioelektroniki, 2025, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 29–37. DOI: 10.21293/1818-0442-2025-28-3-29-37

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  • Shurygin Yu. A. , Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics (Tomsk, Russia)
  • Dmitriev V. M. , Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics (Tomsk, Russia)
  • Gembuh L. A. , Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics (Tomsk, Russia)
  • Kochergin M. I. , Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radioelectronics (Tomsk, Russia)

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