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Takács G, Mihalík J, Gulan M, Vargová A, Mikuláš E, Ožana Š. MagnetoShield: A Novel Open-Source Magnetic Levitation Benchmark Device for Mechatronics Education and Research. Sensors (Basel) 2024; 24:538. [PMID: 38257629 DOI: 10.3390/s24020538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2023] [Revised: 01/04/2024] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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This article presents an open-source device illustrating the well-known magnetic levitation experiment. The uniqueness of this particular device lies in its exceptionally small dimensions, affordability and availability, which makes it a perfect design for take-home experiments for education but it can also serve as a referential design for testing various control algorithms in research. In addition, this paper provides a comprehensive hardware design for reproducibility along with the detailed derivation of the mathematical model, system identification and validation. Moreover, the introduced hardware comes with an easy-to-use open-source application programming interface in C/C++ for the Arduino IDE, Simulink and CircuitPython. REXYGEN, another environment similar to Simulink, had also been used to demonstrate the capabilities of the MagnetoShield.
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- Gergely Takács
- AutomationShield.com Open-Source Initiative, 812 31 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- AutomationShield.com Open-Source Initiative, 812 31 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- AutomationShield.com Open-Source Initiative, 812 31 Bratislava, Slovakia
- Institute of Automation, Informatization, and Measurement, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, 812 31 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- AutomationShield.com Open-Source Initiative, 812 31 Bratislava, Slovakia
- Institute of Automation, Informatization, and Measurement, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, 812 31 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- AutomationShield.com Open-Source Initiative, 812 31 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Cybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava, Czech Republic
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Guzmán JL, Žáková K, Craig IK, Hägglund T, Rivera DE, Normey-Rico JE, Moura-Oliveira P, Wang L, Serbezov A, Sato T, Beschi M. Teaching Control during the COVID-19 Pandemic. IFAC Pap OnLine 2022; 55:31-36. [PMID: 38620941 PMCID: PMC9536764 DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2022.09.221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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This paper aims to analyze some different solutions that were adopted in control education activities during the pandemic. The authors of this paper are educators in the control education field from different countries on all the continents, who have developed a questionnaire with the idea of collecting data about the COVID-19 pandemic impact on the control education activities. The main objective is to study the diverse alternatives that were used worldwide to perform the online educational activities during that period, such as methodologies, tools, learning management systems (LMS), theoretical exercises, laboratory experiments, types of exams, simulators, software for online lecturing, etc. As a result, comparisons between pre-and during-pandemic educational resources and methods are performed, where useful ideas and discussions are given for the control education community.
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- Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia
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- University of Pretoria, South Africa
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- RMIT University, Australia
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- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, USA
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- University of Hyogo, Japan
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Riera B, Maze C, Debernard S, Philippot A, Galaup M, Panzoli D, Renard D, Pettinelli B, Eynard B. Hybridization of automation practical courses. IFAC-PapersOnLine 2022; 55:115-120. [PMID: 38620756 PMCID: PMC9536761 DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2022.09.266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Since 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic has led universities around the world to hybridize courses (i.e., replacement of classroom time by online activities), most often as a matter of urgency. The difficulty of hybridization depends on the kind of course (lectures, tutorials, practical works) and the type of course (mathematics, chemistry, engineering, informatics…). ET-LIOS is a 2 year project started in November 2020, led by the GIS S.mart (scientific interest French grouping for Industry 4.0) and 14 French universities. The objective is to propose solutions and resources to hybridize higher education courses dedicated to the Industry of the Future. In this paper, firstly, we present the problems to be solved to hybridize practical works. One of the challenges is to carry out solutions which can be used easily and adapted by all partners of the ET-LIOS. Secondly, for combinatorial logic practical work, we propose to use simulation softwares (HOME I/O and CONNECT I/O) installed on the students' computer, conjointly with customizable SCORM (Sharable Content Object Reference Model) packages which can be integrated in existing learning platforms of course management (LMS) like Moodle. This SCORM package enables students to test and to get feedback of their proposed solutions. The approach has been tested with Bachelor students in a combinatorial logic practical work. First results are very encouraging.
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- B Riera
- University of Reims Champagne Ardenne, CReSTIC, UFR Sciences Exactes et Naturelles, Moulin de la Housse, BP 1039, 51687 Reims, France
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- Jean-François Champollion National University Institute for Teaching and Research, SGRL, Pl. de Verdun, 81000 Albi, France
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- Univ. Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, LAMIH, CNRS, UMR 8201, F-59313 Valenciennes, France
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- University of Reims Champagne Ardenne, CReSTIC, UFR Sciences Exactes et Naturelles, Moulin de la Housse, BP 1039, 51687 Reims, France
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- Jean-François Champollion National University Institute for Teaching and Research, SGRL, Pl. de Verdun, 81000 Albi, France
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- Jean-François Champollion National University Institute for Teaching and Research, SGRL, Pl. de Verdun, 81000 Albi, France
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- University of Reims Champagne Ardenne, CReSTIC, UFR Sciences Exactes et Naturelles, Moulin de la Housse, BP 1039, 51687 Reims, France
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- University of Reims Champagne Ardenne, CReSTIC, UFR Sciences Exactes et Naturelles, Moulin de la Housse, BP 1039, 51687 Reims, France
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- Université de Technologie de Compiègne, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Roberval Institute, CS 60319, F.60203 Compiègne Cedex, France
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Farias G, Cervin A, Årzén KE, Dormido S, Esquembre F. Java simulations of embedded control systems. Sensors (Basel) 2010; 10:8585-603. [PMID: 22163674 PMCID: PMC3231210 DOI: 10.3390/s100908585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2010] [Revised: 08/26/2010] [Accepted: 08/26/2010] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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This paper introduces a new Open Source Java library suited for the simulation of embedded control systems. The library is based on the ideas and architecture of TrueTime, a toolbox of Matlab devoted to this topic, and allows Java programmers to simulate the performance of control processes which run in a real time environment. Such simulations can improve considerably the learning and design of multitasking real-time systems. The choice of Java increases considerably the usability of our library, because many educators program already in this language. But also because the library can be easily used by Easy Java Simulations (EJS), a popular modeling and authoring tool that is increasingly used in the field of Control Education. EJS allows instructors, students, and researchers with less programming capabilities to create advanced interactive simulations in Java. The paper describes the ideas, implementation, and sample use of the new library both for pure Java programmers and for EJS users. The JTT library and some examples are online available on http://lab.dia.uned.es/jtt.
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- Gonzalo Farias
- Department of Computer Science and Automatic Control, UNED, Juan del Rosal 16, Madrid 28040, Spain; E-Mail: (S.D.)
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- Department of Automatic Control, Lund University, Box 118, Lund SE-221 00, Sweden; E-Mails: (A.C.); (K.Å.)
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- Department of Automatic Control, Lund University, Box 118, Lund SE-221 00, Sweden; E-Mails: (A.C.); (K.Å.)
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- Department of Computer Science and Automatic Control, UNED, Juan del Rosal 16, Madrid 28040, Spain; E-Mail: (S.D.)
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- Department of Mathematics, Murcia University, Murcia 30071, Spain; E-Mail: (F.E.)
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