Development of a cupping test in remote laboratories for engineering education

A remote controlled cupping test for sheet metal as material characterization for forming technology is presented. This formability test is included in a tele-operative testing cell consisting of an additional testing machine, an industrial robot, and other necessary components for the automation and execution of experiments. First, a methodology is introduced explaining how the remote cupping test is realized. Afterwards, the integration of the cupping test in a remote laboratory is presented.