Education technology to empower future engineers

We’ve leveraged our extensive expertise in power electronics and power systems to create specialized electrical and robotics courseware for universities and colleges, supporting engineering education at every level. Our comprehensive offering includes software, hardware, virtual labs, and customizable exercises, making it ideal for electrical engineering online courses, robotics engineering courses, and software engineering education. This approach enhances the efficiency, reliability, and affordability of teaching.

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<em>Education</em> technology to empower future engineers

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OVERVIEW

Essential tools for modern education

Enhance your classes with state-of-the-art virtual laboratories and courseware designed by educators, for educators. Developed through a collaboration between OPAL-RT and leading university professors worldwide, our courseware brings the latest technology to modern teaching. Whether you’re teaching an electrical course, a robotics course, or advancing software engineer education, our solutions deliver hands-on learning that meets today’s academic and industry needs.

ELECTRICAL COURSEWARE

Comprehensive electrical courseware for enhanced learning

Electric machines

This courseware is intended to teach the fundamentals of synchronous and asynchronous machines. Users are in-the-loop, interacting with virtual machines and doing experiments as they would with physical test benches. As a result, they will fully grasp the identification of steady-state model parameters, synchronous machine generator and motor operations, and asynchronous machine speed control. Learn more

Electric motor drives

This courseware is intended to teach various control strategies implemented in variable speed drives. Users grasp a deep understanding of concepts such as torque and speed linear control for brushed-DC motors, hysteresis self- and vector-current control for PMSM, indirect FOC for induction motors, and vector-control for doubly fed induction motor. Additionally, switches-based converters are employed in the scheme instead of the commonly used averaged models. Learn more

Fundamentals of electrical engineering

This courseware is intended to teach the fundamentals of electric engineering. Users are in the loop, interacting with a real-time virtual laboratory that includes passive elements (resistances, inductances, and capacitors), single- and three-phase transformers, dc and ac sources, scopes, and measuring instruments. As a result, students will fully grasp the fundamental notions of electric circuit theory, delta/star, series/parallel, hybrid connections, steady-state and transient analysis, instantaneous, mean, and RMS values, balanced and unbalanced systems, among others. Learn more

Power electronics

This courseware is intended to teach power electronics converters. Users can experiment and learn power electronics converters, such as choppers (buck, boost, buck-boost), rectifiers (single- and three-phase, diode- and thyristor-based), and inverters (single- and three-phase, two- and three-level NPC). Notions of PWM frequency, duty cycle, harmonic analysis, power flow computation, and filtering are thoroughly addressed. Control logic with HIL and RCP tools commonly used in innovative power electronics industry research and development are provided too. Learn more

Renewable energy

This courseware is intended to teach the real-time simulation of a microgrid and its major components. Users can experiment and learn about the real-time operation principles of renewable energy resources, such as battery energy storage systems, photovoltaic generation system, and wind turbine generation system; including different control and mitigation strategies used by power systems operators and utilities. Notions of maximum power point tracking, load shedding, demand response, and power flow are thoroughly addressed. Learn more

ROBOTICS COURSEWARE

Find the ideal robotics courseware for your needs

Serial robotics manipulators

This courseware is intended to teach serial robotics manipulators to university students. Students grasp deep understanding of concepts such as: DH-Table, direct and inverse displacement analysis, decoupled and non-decoupled architectures, kinetostatics and Jacobian analysis, dynamics, trajectory generation and tracking, pick-and-place operation, position and speed joints control, linear and non-linear end-effector control, and force-based control. The architecture covered are: 3dof planar robot, FANUC LRMate 200iC, and UR10e. Learn more

Wheeled mobile robots

This courseware is intended to teach wheeled mobile robots to university students. Students grasp deep understanding of non-holonomic constraints, kinematics and dynamics models. Control strategies for navigation includes: one-chained system form, input-output linearization, unstable zero-dynamics, Lyapunov function for navigation, and sliding mode. The architectures covered are differential-drive, Ackermann-based steering, articulated-based steering and wheeled pendulums. Learn more

Autonomous off-road vehicles

This courseware is intended to teach autonomous applications of off-road vehicles to university students who previously took the serial robotics manipulators and wheeled mobile robots courses. Three architectures are proposed: (i) a differential drive robot carrying a UR10e to move in a warehouse, (ii) an Ackermann-based steering tractor with a 3dof planar mower arm to drive on a highway and cut the grass, and (iii) an articulated-based steering tractor with a loader arm and bucket to load/unload material in a construction/mill court. Available soon.

Bring innovation to the classroom

Improve your classes with tailored electrical and robotics courseware that include software, virtual laboratories and customizable exercises.

BENEFITS

Enhance your classes with cutting-edge virtual labs

Versatile

Welcome users in virtual labs with a vast selection of components, including AC/DC sources, loads, transformers, batteries, PV cells, wind turbines, electric grids, serial robotic manipulators, wheeled mobile robots, four-channel scopes, and measurement instruments.

Real-world experience

Experience realistic simulations where mistakes have consequences—blowing a fuse is a possibility. It’s more than just a game; it’s hands-on training that familiarizes users with real equipment.

Interactive

Engage in real-time, user-driven interactions. Our intuitive platform also lets you design custom exercises for a personalized learning experience.

Self-learning

Accessible from students’ laptops, our courseware promotes active learning and autonomy, enabling students to complete most of their work remotely.

Cost-effective

No need for real-time simulators if budgets are tight. Our standalone products deliver powerful educational tools without costly hardware requirements.

Made by professors for professors

Our courseware is the result of a collaborative effort between OPAL-RT and worldwide university professors who are recognized pioneers in their respective fields.

PRESENTATIONS

Modernizing teaching methods

Discover how universities around the world have modernized their teaching methods by adopting real-time simulation in their educational programs.

Fraunhofer IEE: Innovative teaching methods for modern power and energy systems

Université Laval: Virtual labs using interactive real-time simulation for electrical machine teaching

USJ: Real-time simulation – How a backup formula became a must in educational and training tools

UTFPR: Control of grid-connected inverters – Renewable energy applications

HARDWARE

Our courseware runs on multiple hardware platforms

University computers and student laptops

Our electric and robotics courseware are standalone products that run on university computers and student laptops in MIL localhost mode. Electric courseware require 16GB RAM, while Robotics require 32GB.

OP4512

Electric Courseware run on our compact entry-level simulator, the OP4512, in MIL mode.

OP4512 and OP8666

In external controller mode, Electric Courseware require the OP4512, to simulate the electric system, and the OP8666 DSP board.

FAQ

Find the answers to your questions

How does OPAL-RT courseware support engineering education and software engineering education?

Our courseware is designed to bridge the gap between theory and practical application in both engineering and software engineering education. With real-time simulation tools and hands-on lab environments, we empower students to deeply understand system behavior and control logic—equipping them with the skills needed to excel in today’s high-tech industries.

What makes OPAL-RT’s electrical engineering courseware stand out?

We combine high-fidelity simulation software, customizable hardware, and expert-designed curriculum to deliver a complete learning experience. Our electrical engineering courseware is developed in collaboration with global academic leaders, ensuring relevance, scalability, and ease of integration into university programs.

Can our courseware be integrated into robotics engineering courses and a robotics course curriculum?

Absolutely. Our solutions include modules specifically developed for robotics engineering courses, covering topics like control systems, embedded programming, and real-time simulation. Whether you’re running a full robotics course or incorporating robotics into a broader program, our tools make advanced concepts tangible and engaging.

What are the key components included in your educational courseware packages?

Each package typically includes access to real-time simulation software, industry-relevant hardware platforms, pre-configured virtual labs, and a library of customizable exercises. These components are designed to improve both student comprehension and instructor delivery—ideal for electrical and robotics course settings.

How do you collaborate with universities to shape next-generation electrical and robotics engineering education?

We work closely with educators and researchers to co-develop courseware that meets academic standards and aligns with industry demands. This collaborative approach ensures our content remains cutting-edge, practical, and directly applicable to electrical courses, robotics engineering courses, and broader software engineering education.

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