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Ashutosh Jaiswal
I.INTRODUCTION:
This report consists of a detailed explanation of the prospective equipment that
could be used in the experiments of Control System Laboratory. Four companies have
been contacted in order to evaluate the price and the shipping periods for various
equipments. The companies are,
The HVAC trainer kit gives a more real time application feel to the students.
Experiments like Maglev and D.C motor control may be looked upon as class room
oriented experiments. Temperature control may be looked upon as an exciting application
because it is seen regularly by students in air conditioning applications and this is a text
book example which is widely used in explaining the feedback control systems. The
QNET HVAC Trainer teaches students how to design a control system that regulates
temperature in a chamber using the NI ELVIS workstation & LabVIEW interface. The
trainer features a chamber equipped with a temperature sensor, heat source, and fan. The
equipment for this product is,
Possible Experiments:
• Tracking Control & Regulation
• Disturbance Rejection
• PID Controller Design
• Robust Control (H-infinity, µ-Synthesis, Sliding Mode)
• Intelligent Control (Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic, AI)
• State-Space Design (State-Feedback, Observer)
• Frequency Analysis (Bode and Nyquist Methods, Lead-Lag)
• Root Locus Design
• Multivariable Control Design
• System Modeling & Simulation (Coupled Dynamics)
• System Identification (MISO)
• Hardware-in-the-Loop
• Discrete Time Sampling
Based on the prices available with Quanser and based on the shipping options,
with the limited budget, Quanser products seem to be the best option for our laboratory.
As the probability of getting these products from Quanser is more, a detailed presentation
of products from other companies is not presented. A very brief table is given.
III. COMPARISON
Table 1: Comparision of different companies
III. CONCLUSION
Based on the price quotes, equipment availability, shipping times and most
importantly the available budget, products from Quanser seem to be an optimal choice.
As far as the equipment is concerned, Maglev, DC Motor Trainer kit and HVAC trainer
would be the most ideal choices, based on the curriculum and most importantly the
product’s compatibility with Labview (NI Elvis in particular). As far as other companies
are concerned then their equipment is designed mostly to be interfaced with
Matlab/Simulink. Considering the degree of complexity, compatibility and the expenses,
Quanser would be an ideal choice for the above mentioned equipments in Quanser.
Another facility provided by Quanser is that they are willing to send in a technician in
case there is a problem in setting up an equipment in the lab. However, the charges would
be about $500.
Appendix:
1) Find attached product information sheets for Quanser,
A. Maglev
B. DC motor control
C. HVAC Trainer
2) Quote sheet from Quanser
3) Quote sheet from Feedback