A new hardware-in-the-loop simulator for control engineering education

As a part of a "lab-at-home" education paradigm for control engineering courses, this paper proposes (and elaborates) a novel hardware-in-the-loop simulator with 3D animation capabilities. The developed software, which can be tailored to simulate any dynamic systems in non-real-time, is de...

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Published in2014 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON) pp. 1 - 8
Main Authors Usenmez, Serdar, Yaman, Ulas, Dolen, Melik, Koku, A. Bugra
Format Conference Proceeding Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.04.2014
Subjects
Computational modeling
Computer programs
control engineering education
Control systems
dynamic systems
Dynamical systems
Dynamics
Engineering education
Hardware
hardware-in-the-loop simulation
lab-at-home
Registers
Satellite antennas
satellite tracking antenna
Satellites
Simulation
Software
Three dimensional
Three-dimensional displays
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Summary:As a part of a "lab-at-home" education paradigm for control engineering courses, this paper proposes (and elaborates) a novel hardware-in-the-loop simulator with 3D animation capabilities. The developed software, which can be tailored to simulate any dynamic systems in non-real-time, is designed to work in conjunction with a control hardware. In the paper, the specific application of the software to a graduate-level course is presented within the framework of a final term project involving the control of a satellite tracking antenna. The success of the software (along with the methodology) is rigorously evaluated through the information collected in three academic semesters including the course instructor's feedback and the questionnaires filled out by the students.
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ISSN:2165-9559
2165-9567
DOI:10.1109/EDUCON.2014.6826058