A project based approach to teach mixed-signal embedded microcontroller for DC motor control

Author

Gupta, Gourab Sen ; Mukhopadhyay, Subhas ; Tin, Chew Moi

Author_Institution

Inst. of Inf. Sci. & Technol., Massey Univ., New Zealand

fYear

2006

fDate

17-19 Jan. 2006

Abstract

A project based approach has been adopted to teach matlab/simulink based controller design, mixed signal embedded microcontroller (SiLab C8051F020) based implementation of the controller for DC motor speed control project, the laboratory part of the subject 143.335 Instrumentation, Electronics and Control Engineering at Massey University, New Zealand. The students developed a Matlab/Simulink based model to study the theoretical part of the controller design. The microcontroller based PID controller implementation was divided into five activities and each activity was assessed at regular intervals. The student feedback has been collected, the survey of which shows that the objectives were successfully met.

Keywords

DC motors; computer based training; control engineering education; electronic engineering computing; electronic engineering education; machine control; microcontrollers; mixed analogue-digital integrated circuits; power engineering education; teaching; three-term control; DC motor speed control; Instrumentation, Electronics and Control Engineering; Massey University; PID controller implementation; SiLab C8051F020 microcontroller; controller design; mixed-signal embedded microcontroller; student feedback; Control engineering; DC motors; Feedback; Instruments; Laboratories; Mathematical model; Microcontrollers; Signal design; Three-term control; Velocity control;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronic Design, Test and Applications, 2006. DELTA 2006. Third IEEE International Workshop on

Print_ISBN

0-7695-2500-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DELTA.2006.9

Filename

1581200