Scilab for Real-time Control
Real-time Control System Design, Analysis & Implementation with Scilab/Xcos
Using the hardware to make the class more fun! This could be achieved by Scilab/Xcos with other addons to make the interfacing to the physical world.
“Scilab/Xcos is not just for simulation or computation, but also a tool to communicate with physical hardwares”
Course Synopsis
Control Design and implementation is a challenging field, in which it covers from the modeling to the implementation that involves extensive knowledge covering different knowledge domains and platforms. Teaching control subjects is even more challenging, as different stages might need different software for illustration, while for the software which claimed to be able to integrate all process together, is too expensive to be acquired and impractical when the students going to industry, as the industry would not afford the expensive software most of the time.
This course makes this scenario different. We use the software chain which cover from control system modeling, analysis, design, simulation and implementation, all under open source environment!
The more interesting part is, user does not need to know about C-coding, and they could control the control plant at the end of the course. Using the block diagram approach, the real-time code on the RTOS are automatically generated and implemented to the controller!
Course Objectives
Real time control applications offen proven to be challenging for anyone, dealing with various hardware, operating systems and time. Here, in this course we will show you the ease of use. The main objective of this course is to learn important practices to ensure the best and most stable real time control design with SCILAB
Who Must Attend
Engineer, researchers, scientists, and managers from the academic, manufacturing, government and defense sectors who want to start implement embedded real-time control in their application.
Prerequisites
Candidates must have experience with basic computer operation. Preferably attended our Numerical Computation with SCILAB and Control Systems Design with Scilab & Xcos course.
Course Outline
Introduction
- What is real-time control and what structure to use
- PC-based Real-time Control, Pros and Cons
- Interfacing Control Plant with Hardware
Real-time Toolchain
- From Concept (Block Diagram) to Implementation (Automatic Code Generation)
- Scilab and Other Open Soure Real-time toolchain
Interfacing with hardware
- Sensors and Actuator
- Sending and Receiving Signals
- Forming a closed-loop system in Real-time
Control Modeling
- Modeling using Identification Method
- Comparing with Mathematic Model
- What to do with the Model?
Controller Design and Implementation
- Controller design base on the model
- Trying out controller in Simulation
- Implementing controller to control Real Plant
Case Studies
- DC Motor Control Position and Speed Control, a full flow from identification, controller design, to the implementation
- Inverted Pendulum control using LQR balance controller