Application of a LabVIEW for Real-Time Control of Ball and Beam System

Hamed, Basil

doi:10.7763/ijet.2010.v2.155

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“…Therefore, an accurate control system should be implemented to manipulate the amount of heat provided by the heater in the hot tank. To this end, a PWM signal was generated in LabVIEW [11] to change the amount of heat by switching the heater on and off. The PWM duty cycle was manipulated by utilising a conventional PI controller.…”

Section: Hot Water Temperature Controller For Hot Storage Tankmentioning

confidence: 99%

Design and construct unit to control fluid entering solar collectors during efficiency tests

Mezaal¹,

Alameri²

2022

J Appl Eng Science

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This paper describes the development of an apparatus to control the fluids that enter a solar collector in experimental tests with respect to the Australian and New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 2535.1.2007. This standard explains the testing procedure, indicating that the inlet fluid should have specified temperature and flow rate uncertainties. The hardware components were constructed in the lab. A new sophisticated data acquisition system with an NI CompactDAQ was added to control the unit, and a new software application in LabVIEW was developed. The unit was operated in an open-loop to understand its behaviour as a multiple-inputs and multiple-outputs system (MIMO). A rule of thumb tuning method was used to design the proportional-integral PI controller for the heating system.Moreover, a custom decoupler with a PI controller was developed to reduce the interactions in the MIMO. The measured steady-state responses were analysed to determine the flow rate and temperature compared with the limited boundaries. The final results show that the system could supply water to the solar collector within the accuracy requirements. Achieving the fluid's absolute temperature and flow rate within the required constraints of the published standard has proven that the developed unit can be adapted to perform solar collector testing. However, additional steps are suggested for further work to enable the unit to provide field testing.

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Section: Hot Water Temperature Controller For Hot Storage Tankmentioning

confidence: 99%

Design and construct unit to control fluid entering solar collectors during efficiency tests

Mezaal¹,

Alameri²

2022

J Appl Eng Science

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“…Several experimental platforms using the ball and beam scheme have been reported in the past. For instance, in [4], a ball and beam system is constructed, and LabVIEW is employed for control and data management. Obviously, LabVIEW is not cheap software, and it requires some computational skills to drive it.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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One-Degree Aerial Device: Control and Experimental Development

Acho,

Buenestado,

Pujol-Vázquez

2024

Mathematical Problems in Engineering

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The ball and beam experimental platform is an unstable nonlinear system widely used as a benchmark control setup for testing different controller approaches, especially for beginners on automatic control to improve their control knowledge skills. In this paper, we innovate it by governing the angular position of the beam with a twin-rotor system. Our experiment consists of a beam that rotates through a pivot, in which two propellers are attached to the ends of this beam. Hence, we have a recent one-degree aerial device, and instead of using a ball, we employ a mass moving on the beam, presenting friction on position to its movements on the beam. Then, the control objective is to regulate the mass position at some predefined zone on the beam, ensuring stability and robustness in front of external perturbations and unmodeled uncertainties. To do so, we define a classical PI controller. To assess closed-loop robustness, a mass was introduced to one propeller to induce perturbation, thereby simulating modeling variations or disturbances. The experimental results prove the goodness of our experimental platform for drone applications.

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“…Numerous authors have derived the ball and beam system equations using the Lagrangian method. However, some have used Newtonian mechanics for the same purpose but overlooked the rotating coordinate system's effect, leading to incomplete equations [15], [16].…”

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Ball and Beam Control: Evaluating Type-1 and Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Techniques with Root Locus Optimization

Chotikunnan

Ma’arif

et al. 2023

IJRCS

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This study evaluates the performance of three control systems, namely the root locus method, type-1 Mamdani fuzzy logic system (FLS), and interval type-2 Mamdani FLS, in noise-free and noisy ball and beam systems. The main contribution of this study is enabling improved design and implementation of control systems in real-world applications by offering a comprehensive understanding of each control system's performance. The methodology involves conducting four tests focusing on various input types, including a 0.8-meter step input and sine wave function, and assessing the presence of noise in the system. The performance of each control system is analyzed using parameters such as rise time, setting time, and percentage overshoot, with the interval type-2 Mamdani FLS further examined by varying footprint of uncertainty values. Results from noise-free tests reveal that the root locus method has shorter rise and setting times, but a higher percentage overshoot compared to the type-1 Mamdani FLS and type-2 Mamdani FLS. In noisy environments, the type-2 Mamdani FLS with varying Footprint of Uncertainty values outperforms the type-1 Mamdani FLS with reduced rise time, setting time, and percentage overshoot. The root locus method shows a significantly higher percentage overshoot in noisy conditions compared to the other two control systems. In conclusion, the type-2 Mamdani FLS control system demonstrates superior capability under changing conditions compared to the type-1 Mamdani FLS, with its performance varying based on footprint of uncertainty values. This study highlights the importance of selecting the appropriate control system depending on specific needs and environmental factors.

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Application of a LabVIEW for Real-Time Control of Ball and Beam System

Cited by 14 publications

References 8 publications

Design and construct unit to control fluid entering solar collectors during efficiency tests

Design and construct unit to control fluid entering solar collectors during efficiency tests

One-Degree Aerial Device: Control and Experimental Development

Ball and Beam Control: Evaluating Type-1 and Interval Type-2 Fuzzy Techniques with Root Locus Optimization

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