CAMeL: an open CACSD environment

Author

Rutz, Rüdiger ; Richert, Jobst

Author_Institution

Mechatronic Lab., Paderborn Univ., Germany

Volume

15

Issue

2

fYear

1995

fDate

4/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

26

Lastpage

33

Abstract

This article introduces the design environment CAMeL (Computer-Aided Mechatronic Laboratory), which supports the whole design cycle of mechatronic systems. Modern CACSD tools have to be open and easily combinable with other existing tools designated to perform special design tasks. CAMeL is a process-based development framework for control systems. Beside an internal toolset for linear analysis, nonlinear simulation, and optimization based on the system description language DSL, CAMeL has the possibility to use other, i.e., commercial, design environments to enhance its performance. In addition, CAMeL software processes are able to communicate online with technical processes. Thus design and optimization of controllers can be performed directly in the real plant

Keywords

control system CAD; control systems; mechatronics; CAMeL; Computer-Aided Mechatronic Laboratory; DSL; internal toolset; linear analysis; mechatronic systems design cycle; nonlinear simulation; open CACSD environment; optimization; system description language; Automotive engineering; Design optimization; Finite element methods; Laboratories; Mechatronics; Modems; Performance analysis; Physics computing; Process design; Solid modeling;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Control Systems, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1066-033X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/37.375280

Filename

375280