Abstract
Cranes provide an excellent platform for teaching system dynamics and controls. Cranes have a simple pendulum-type oscillation that is useful for demonstrating basic ideas. Cranes also have additional dynamic effects such as motor dynamics, velocity limits, payload variations, and nonlinear slewing dynamics that make them well suited for advanced study. If the cranes are made remotely operable, then students can also study tele-operation and control of systems with time delays. System dynamics and control courses taught at the Georgia Institute of Technology utilize cranes in both the lecture and laboratory exercises. The primary goal of using the cranes is to provide hands-on experiences in system dynamics and implementation of controllers on real systems. This paper describes the cranes and the complementary curriculum.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 17th World Congress, International Federation of Automatic Control, IFAC |
| Edition | 1 PART 1 |
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| State | Published - 2008 |
| Event | 17th World Congress, International Federation of Automatic Control, IFAC - Seoul, Korea, Republic of Duration: Jul 6 2008 → Jul 11 2008 |
Publication series
| Name | IFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline) |
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| Number | 1 PART 1 |
| Volume | 17 |
| ISSN (Print) | 1474-6670 |
Conference
| Conference | 17th World Congress, International Federation of Automatic Control, IFAC |
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| Country/Territory | Korea, Republic of |
| City | Seoul |
| Period | 07/6/08 → 07/11/08 |
Funding
The authors would like to thank Siemens Energy and Automation, the Georgia Tech PURA, the National Science Foundation, CAMotion, and the 21st Century Center of Excellence in Robotics at the Tokyo Institute of Technology for providing equipment and funding.
Keywords
- Control education