A DC Motor Position Control System in a 3D Real-Time Virtual Laboratory Environment Based on NCSLab 3D

Authors

  • Zhongcheng Lei Department of Automation, School of Power and Mechanical Engineering, Wuhan University, 430072, China.
  • Wenshan Hu Department of Automation, School of Power and Mechanical Engineering, Wuhan University, 430072, China.
  • Hong Zhou Department of Automation, School of Power and Mechanical Engineering, Wuhan University, 430072, China.
  • Liang Zhong Department of Automation, School of Power and Mechanical Engineering, Wuhan University, 430072, China.
  • Xingran Gao Department of Automation, School of Power and Mechanical Engineering, Wuhan University, 430072, China.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijoe.v11i3.4556

Keywords:

3D virtual laboratory, DC motor, control algorithm, real-time experiments, wiring

Abstract


Virtual laboratories and remote laboratories have been a great complement of traditional laboratories in the last few decades. Virtual laboratories, which use computer technology to perform experiments utilizing virtual instrumentation instead of physical devices, are warmly welcomed for its low-cost advantage, 24/7 operation, remotely accessibility and sharing features. In this paper, a DC motor control system which can be used to carry out the experiments of position control in real time based on NCSLab framework is presented. After describing the process of 3D modelling, rendering in Flash 3D engine and control algorithms that are generated using Matlab Real-Time Workshop, a position control experiment is conducted and the experimental results are demonstrated as an example. For most virtual control laboratories, users are only allowed to design the algorithms and then monitor the control results. However, wiring process which is also an important part of practical control experiments cannot be emulated. To address this problem, a new experiment modelling method which allows the users to do the wiring in the 3D real-time virtual laboratory is proposed in this paper. It could make users feel more sense of reality and immersion when performing the virtual experiments.

Author Biographies

Wenshan Hu, Department of Automation, School of Power and Mechanical Engineering, Wuhan University, 430072, China.

Wenshan Hu received the B.S and M.Sc. degrees in control theory and applications from Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, in 2002 and 2004, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in control engineering from the University of Glamorgan,Pontypridd, U.K., in 2008. He was a Visiting Research Fellow at the Faculty of Advanced Technology, University of Glamorgan, during 2008 to 2010. In June 2010, he joined the Department of Automation, Wuhan University, as an Associate Professor. His main research interests include networked control systems and network-based control laboratories.

Hong Zhou, Department of Automation, School of Power and Mechanical Engineering, Wuhan University, 430072, China.

Hong Zhou received the B.S. degree from the Central South University of Technology (now the Central South University), Changsha, China, in 1982, the M.Sc. degree from Chongqing University, Chongqing, China, in 1988, and the Ph.D. degree from Wuhan University, Wuhan, China, in 2006. He was an Assistant Engineer with Changshou Power Plant, Chongqing, during 1982 to 1985. He has been with the Wuhan University of Hydraulic and Electrical Engineering (now a part of Wuhan University), Wuhan, since 1992. He was the Head of theDepartmentofAutomation,WuhanUniversity,during2002to2006andhas been a Professor in the department since 2000. He has worked on more than 30 academic research and industrial technology projects. His main research interests are smart grid and networked control systems

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Published

2015-05-04

How to Cite

Lei, Z., Hu, W., Zhou, H., Zhong, L., & Gao, X. (2015). A DC Motor Position Control System in a 3D Real-Time Virtual Laboratory Environment Based on NCSLab 3D. International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering (iJOE), 11(3), pp. 49–55. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijoe.v11i3.4556

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 3 (2015)

Section

Papers