Title :
A laptop servo for control education
Author :
Apkarian, Jacob ; Åström, Karl
Author_Institution :
Quanser Consulting, Markham, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
A novel portable laptop control experiment is presented, which does not require the space and expense typically required for undergraduate control laboratories. Interactive experiments are designed to cover all of the topics required for an introductory course in controls, as well as a haptics experiment. It is believe that the system is useful for practicing engineers who wish to update their control knowledge and skills.
Keywords :
control engineering computing; control engineering education; educational computing; haptic interfaces; interactive systems; laptop computers; student experiments; control education; control knowledge; control skills; haptics experiment; interactive experiments; laptop servo; portable laptop control experiment; undergraduate control laboratories; Computer science education; Control systems; DC motors; Industrial control; Libraries; Microcontrollers; Portable computers; Power engineering and energy; Servomechanisms; Systems engineering and theory;
Journal_Title :
Control Systems, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MCS.2004.1337864
