Education
Educational topics that may be exploited on this attractive bench include
- control loop design
- PID controller tuning
- process model identification
- process model simulation
- using Matlab / Simulink scientific computational platform
- using Scilab / Xcos open-source scientific computational platform
- signal processing
- dynamic simulation of control loops
- computer vision – image processing
- 3D modeling and printing
- drone physical modeling
- electronics and avionics
- real-time control and its on-line debugging
- visualization design – primary flight display, process views
- SCADA server installation and database parametrization
- …
Attractive affordable laboratory stands
- suitable for university as well as high school
- from a simple one low-cost quadrocopter drone bench
- up to large swarm of intercommunicating special on-measure multi-rotor drones
- stands for drones aviailable
Examples of controller tuning experiments with DRONTECHLAB
Scientific computational platform for programming and analysis of control algoritms – Scilab / Xcos, Matlab / Simulink (tool under development).
- flight control algorithms programmed using functional diagrams in dynamic simulator Xcos or Simulink.
- dynamic simulation of control algorithms available
- advanced control structures available – RST controller, state-space, gain-scheduling control.
Attractive user interface for control design and visualization
- control design via control function diagrams
- open freely-programmable web-based visualization
- easy-to-use signal graphs, trends
- animations, numbers, texts, images, buttons
