DropBot: An open-source digital microfluidic control system with precise control of electrostatic driving force and instantaneous drop velocity measurement

2013 ◽  
Vol 102 (19) ◽  
pp. 193513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan Fobel ◽  
Christian Fobel ◽  
Aaron R. Wheeler
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Velocity Measurement ◽  
Driving Force ◽  
Precise Control ◽  
Drop Velocity ◽  
Digital Microfluidic

Effect of Inner and Outer Wheels Driving Force Control on Small Electric Vehicle

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 8246-8254
Author(s):  
K. Shibazaki ◽  
H. Nozaki
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Angular Velocity ◽  
Electric Vehicle ◽  
Force Constant ◽  
Force Control ◽  
Driving Force ◽  
Vehicle Control ◽  
Steering Angle ◽  
Force Control System ◽  
The Difference

In this study, in order to improve steering stability during turning, we devised an inner and outer wheel driving force control system that is based on the steering angle and steering angular velocity, and verified its effectiveness via running tests. In the driving force control system based on steering angle, the inner wheel driving force is weakened in proportion to the steering angle during a turn, and the difference in driving force is applied to the inner and outer wheels by strengthening the outer wheel driving force. In the driving force control (based on steering angular velocity), the value obtained by multiplying the driving force constant and the steering angular velocity,  that differentiates the driver steering input during turning output as the driving force of the inner and outer wheels. By controlling the driving force of the inner and outer wheels, it reduces the maximum steering angle by 40 deg and it became possible to improve the cornering marginal performance and improve the steering stability at the J-turn. In the pylon slalom it reduces the maximum steering angle by 45 deg and it became possible to improve the responsiveness of the vehicle. Control by steering angle is effective during steady turning, while control by steering angular velocity is effective during sharp turning. The inner and outer wheel driving force control are expected to further improve steering stability.

Open-Source Real-Time Robot Operation and Control System for Highly Dynamic, Modular Machines

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Peekema ◽  
Daniel Renjewski ◽  
Jonathan Hurst
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Real Time ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Frequency Control ◽  
Human Robot Interaction ◽  
Sensors And Actuators ◽  
Key Innovation ◽  
Hard Real Time

The control system of a highly dynamic robot requires the ability to respond quickly to changes in the robot’s state. This type of system is needed in varying fields such as dynamic locomotion, multicopter control, and human-robot interaction. Robots in these fields require software and hardware capable of hard real-time, high frequency control. In addition, the application outlined in this paper requires modular components, remote guidance, and mobile control. The described system integrates a computer on the robot for running a control algorithm, a bus for communicating with microcontrollers connected to sensors and actuators, and a remote user interface for interacting with the robot. Current commercial solutions can be expensive, and open source solutions are often time consuming. The key innovation described in this paper is the building of a control system from existing — mostly open source — components that can provide realtime, high frequency control of the robot. This paper covers the development of such a control system based on ROS, OROCOS, and EtherCAT, its implementation on a dynamic bipedal robot, and system performance test results.

Maintaining Low Exhaust Emissions With Turbocharged Gas Engines Using a Feedback Air–Fuel Ratio Control System

1987 ◽  
Vol 109 (4) ◽  
pp. 487-490 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. W. Eckard ◽  
J. V. Serve´
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Temperature Control ◽  
Exhaust Emissions ◽  
Ambient Conditions ◽  
Load Range ◽  
Heating Value ◽  
Gas Engine ◽  
Precise Control ◽  
Natural Gas Engine ◽  
Fuel Ratio

Maintaining low exhaust emissions on a turbocharged, natural gas engine through the speed and load range requires precise control of the air–fuel ratio. Changes in ambient conditions or fuel heating value will cause the air–fuel ratio to change substantially. By combining air–gas pressure with preturbine temperature control, the air–fuel ratio can be maintained regardless of changes in the ambient conditions or the fuel’s heating value. Design conditions and operating results are presented for an air–fuel controller for a turbocharged engine.

Design of Distributed Control System of Liquid Fermentation Based on S7-300 PLC and WinCC

2014 ◽  
Vol 651-653 ◽  
pp. 697-702
Author(s):  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Xuan Li ◽  
Fang Yang ◽  
Jiao Jiao Wang
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Distributed Control ◽  
Frequency Control ◽  
Distributed Control System ◽  
Precise Control ◽  
Liquid Fermentation ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Fermentation Parameters ◽  
A Company ◽  
Control Accuracy

In order to improve the automation level for the control system of liquid fermentation of a company in Hubei province, and combine with the requirements of the company, a distributed control system of liquid fermentation is designed. The control system is composed of host computer based on WinCC, and the slave computer is S7-300 PLC of SIEMENS. The fermentation parameters, including rotation speed, temperature, pH, DO, O2, CO2, can be real-time online collected, and realize the frequency control of motor and precise control of temperature. The experiment result shows that the system runs stably and credibly, the parameters can be collected accurately and the temperature control accuracy has been achieved to be ±0.1°C.

scholarly journals A Prologue of Git and SVN

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 988-990
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Control Systems ◽  
Source Code ◽  
Version Control ◽  
Control Software ◽  
The World ◽  
Revision Control ◽  
Version Control System ◽  
General Public License

Version Control Software or Revision Control Software are the most important things in the world of software development. In this paper, we have described two version control tools: Git and Apache Subversion. Git comes as free and open source code management and version control system which is disseminated with the GNU general public license. Apache Subversion abbreviated as SVN is one amongst a software versioning and revision control systems given as open source under Apache License. Git design, its functionality, and usage of Git and SVN are discussed in this paper. The goal of this research paper is to accentuate on GIT and SVN tools, evaluate and compare five version control tools to ascertain their usage and efficacy.

Development of Low-Cost Wearable Servo Valve Using Buckled Tube Driven by Servo Motor

2013 ◽  
Vol 393 ◽  
pp. 532-537 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Nasir ◽  
Tetsuya Akagi ◽  
Shujiro Dohta ◽  
Ayumu Ono ◽  
Yusuke Masago
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Flow Rate ◽  
Position Control ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Control Valve ◽  
Artificial Muscle ◽  
Pneumatic Actuators ◽  
Servo Valve ◽  
Precise Control ◽  
Care Systems

Recently, power assisted nursing care systems have received much attention and those researches have been done actively. In such a control system, an actuator and a control valve are mounted on the human body. Designing the system, the size and weight of the valve become serious concerns. The purpose of our study is to develop a small-sized, lightweight and low-cost servo valve for precise control using wearable pneumatic actuators. In this study, a low-cost wearable servo valve that can control the output flow rate by changing the twisted angle of the buckled tube in the servo valve is proposed and tested. The position control system of McKibben rubber artificial muscle using tested valve and embedded controller is also proposed and tested. As a result, we confirmed that the tested servo valve can control the flow rate in both supply and exhaust in an analog way. In addition, the estimated cost of the proposed valve can be reduced about 100 times cheaper (10 US Dollar) compared with the typical servo valve.

scholarly journals Remote-Control System for Greenhouse Based on Open Source Hardware

2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (30) ◽  
pp. 178-183
Author(s):  
Yong Wu ◽  
Li Li ◽  
Minzan Li ◽  
Man Zhang ◽  
Hong Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Control System ◽  
Remote Control ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Remote Control System ◽  
Open Source Hardware
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