Angular velocity control for a windmill radiometer

Author

Arenas, A. ; Victoria, L. ; Abellan, F.J. ; Ibanez, J.A.

Author_Institution

Dept. de Fisica, Murcia Univ., Spain

Volume

42

Issue

2

fYear

1999

fDate

5/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

147

Lastpage

152

Abstract

In this paper, an inexpensive and simple control experiment which could be readily used to demonstrate proportional integral (PI) compensator design through root locus is presented. This work is also a useful example of analog control, which is not often seen today. It is of interest to anyone teaching an introductory control course. The variable to be controlled is the angular velocity of a windmill radiometer whose vanes turn when exposed to infrared radiation. An experimental setup using a reflexive photoelectric sensor and basic electronic circuitry makes possible the design and implementation of a high-performance control system

Keywords

angular velocity control; control engineering education; photoelectric devices; radiometers; root loci; student experiments; two-term control; analog control; angular velocity control; electronic circuitry; high-performance control system; infrared radiation; introductory control course; proportional integral compensator design; reflexive photoelectric sensor; root locus; windmill radiometer; Angular velocity; Angular velocity control; Blades; Education; Electric variables control; Pi control; Proportional control; Radio control; Radiometry; Sensor systems;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Education, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9359

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/13.762953

Filename

762953