Title :
Control systems lab using a LEGO Mindstorms NXT motor system
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. & Mechatron. Eng., Univ. of Stellenbosch, Matieland, South Africa
Abstract :
This paper introduces a low-cost LEGO Mindstroms NXT motor system (for short, LEGO motor system) for teaching classical and modern control theories in standard third-year undergraduate courses. The LEGO motor system in conjunction with Matlab, Simulink and several necessary toolboxes can be used to demonstrate: (1) a modelling technique; (2) PID (proportional-integral-differential) control; (3) state feedback control and estimator design. This paper describes the use of these demonstrations during three lab sessions, and illustrates their usefulness for helping students to understand the modelling and control systems theories.
Keywords :
control engineering education; control systems; educational courses; three-term control; LEGO mindstorms NXT motor system; Matlab; PID control; Simulink; control systems lab; control systems theory; estimator design; modern control theory; proportional-integral-differential control; state feedback control; Bluetooth; Education; Mathematical model; Sensors; State feedback; Steady-state; Control Systems; LEGO Mindstroms NXT;
Conference_Titel :
Control & Automation (MED), 2010 18th Mediterranean Conference on
Conference_Location :
Marrakech
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8091-3
DOI :
10.1109/MED.2010.5547663
