Low-cost Carry-home Mobile Platforms for Project-based Evaluation of Control Theory*. Issue 1 (July 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Steinhauser, Armin; Verbandt, Maarten; van Duijkeren, Niels; Van Parys, Ruben; Jacobs, Laurens; Swevers, Jan; Pipeleers, Goele
• Is Part Of: IFAC-PapersOnLine. Volume 50:Issue 1(2017)
• Page Start: 9138
• Page End: 9143
• Publication Date: 2017-07
• Subjects: Control engineering education -- low-cost laboratory -- embedded control system; Automatic control -- Periodicals; 629.805
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2017.08.1718
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2405-8963

Abstract

Abstract: This paper presents mobile platforms that were recently designed in support of an introductory control course. Through dedicated assignments, the students are guided to implement and validate all parts of the course on a setup, ranging from basic time-domain system identification, over root locus analysis and loop shaping PID design, to state feedback, state estimation and Kalman filtering. The platforms are flexible, allowing for numerous extensions and variations; cheap, allowing for a large pool of setups from which the students can borrow platforms to take home; and of sufficient quality, allowing the students to get maximal insight in the course material. The setups are easy to set up and administer using the supporting material provided by the authors.