Author : David Chandler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (166 download)
Book Synopsis Control System Plant Simulator by : David Chandler
Download or read book Control System Plant Simulator written by David Chandler and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Control systems are found in many aspects of modern life. From household appliances such as computer controlled ovens and refrigerators to complex missile defense systems, the popularity and importance of automated controllers has grown exponentially over the past few decades. This thesis proposes to develop a simulation framework that can be used in the development of such digital control systems in academic environments. Control Systems Design is a common subject for engineering students world-wide. Many tools exist to help students design and simulate digital controllers, such as MATLAB and SIMULINK, but actually implementing and testing a designed controller is important as well. Students learn far more from their studies when the y have an actual laboratory experiment to help relate the abstract concepts of engineering to the real life design problems. A number of simplified physical systems such as the inverted pendulum and digital servo are common in academic environments, but designing controllers for more practical systems is difficult due to the prohibitive costs associated with the equipment involved. Most simulation frameworks readily available for students focus on the controller itself. They aid in design of the controller's mathematical model, but do not aid in physically testing the actual implementation of the controller. The Control System Plant Simulator will simulate the object a digital control system designer wishes to control -- referred to as a 'Plant.' The Control System Plant Simulator follows the Hardware-in-the-loop concept in that it takes the place of a physical plant. Designed and implemented controllers are attached to the Control System Plant Simulator, which will behave just as an actual plant will from the viewpoint of the controller. The simulator will read input from a digital controller external to the host computer of the simulator. It will evaluate the input in real-time, and provide output to the digital controller just as the actual plant will. The Control System Plant Simulator can be used to aid in the development of control systems. Individuals can use the tool to prototype control systems without being forced to use expensive or limited physical resources. This can reduce production costs of control systems, and make possible more realistic control systems development in academic environments where resources are more limited. This allows for the education of the next generation of control system designers and implementers in a more realistic setting"--Abstract.