Student-focused undergraduate laboratory development: Position control of a printer head

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  • W.P. Heath
    University of Manchester
  • O. Onel
    University of Manchester
  • P.M. Green
    University of Manchester
  • B. Lennox
    University of Manchester
  • Z. Gai
    Hong Kong University
  • Z. He
    University of Manchester
  • M.C.R. Liñan
    University of Manchester
We discuss the development of laboratories for our introductory undergraduate control course. Specifically we discuss the development of, and modifications to, a laboratory rig for printer head control. The rig is cheap and versatile. The laboratory reinforces the effects of PID tuning on a second order system in closed-loop. Students have been involved at all stages of the development and have directed the work. The result is a highly successful laboratory package that has been received with enthusiasm
Original languageUnknown
Pages (from-to)232-237
Number of pages6
JournalIFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline)
Volume46
Issue number17
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 Sept 2013
Externally publishedYes
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