Rltool for Scilab: a public domain tool for SISO system design

Author

Pendharkar, Ishan

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Indian Inst. of Technol., Bombay, India

Volume

25

Issue

1

fYear

2005

Firstpage

23

Lastpage

25

Abstract

"Rltool for Scilab" is a software tool for simulating linear systems designed for undergraduate control education. The features incorporated into this package are generally limited to what a student encounters in a first course on control systems. Every effort has been made to provide an easy to use graphical user interface and a powerful simulation environment. Rltool for Scilab aims to be as inexpensive as possible. It has zero cost, hidden or otherwise, making it an attractive choice for educational institutions with a low budget and for students who like a simple and free tool to play with control engineering concepts.

Keywords

control engineering education; courseware; educational computing; graphical user interfaces; linear systems; software tools; Rltool for Scilab; control systems; graphical user interface; linear system simulation; software tool; undergraduate control education; Control engineering; Costs; Educational institutions; Hardware; Internet; Linux; Operating systems; Packaging; Software packages; Software tools;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Control Systems, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1066-033X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MCS.2005.1388795

Filename

1388795