A LabVIEW Based On-Line DC Servo Control Experiments For Students’ Laboratory
Keywords:
LabVIEW, iLab, PID ControllerAbstract
In this paper, the development of DC control experiments using ilab interactive architecture is presented. The study is to design and develop Graphic User Interfaces (GUIs) using LabVIEW, to enable students in performing position control, speed control and system modeling of the Quanser DC Motor Control System experiments platform. This platform is implemented online using Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T) interactive laboratory architecture. The scope of this project is to apply virtual instruments to implement the Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controller in position control, speed control and modeling of the control system. PID controller was used to control the output response and stabilize the control system. Interactive software is developed to help the students to visualize and analyze the system.
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