Title :
A network based virtual lab for motion control applications
Author :
Mirabella, O. ; Brischetto, M. ; Raucea, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Eng. & Telecommun., Univ. of Catania, Catania
Abstract :
In this paper we describe the architecture and implementation of a virtual lab designed to show the effect of the network delay on a distributed network-based control system. In particular, we focus on electric motor actuators which represent one of the most time-critical devices in the process control area. The virtual lab allows the user to send commands to the motors through several communication networks with different features and to evaluate the performance degradation produced by the network delay.
Keywords :
computer networks; control engineering computing; delays; distributed control; electric actuators; motion control; virtual instrumentation; communication networks; distributed network-based control system; electric motor actuators; motion control applications; network delay; performance degradation; process control area; time-critical devices; virtual lab; Actuators; Communication networks; Communication system control; Control systems; Delay effects; Distributed control; Electric motors; Motion control; Process control; Time factors;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Motion Control, 2008. AMC '08. 10th IEEE International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Trento
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1702-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1703-2
DOI :
10.1109/AMC.2008.4516090
