Ball and beam control system design using microcontroller

This project report will present a ball and beam system design using microcontroller. The system consists of two parts. The first part is hardware module and the second part is software module. Hardware module is interfaced with the software module. The ball and beam system is the most popular labor...

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Main Author:	Zainal, Sheikh Muhammad Hafiz Fahami
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2009
Subjects:	TK Electrical engineering Electronics Nuclear engineering
Online Access:	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/12028/6/SheikhMuhammadHafizMFKE2009.pdf
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spelling	my-utm-ep.120282017-09-20T05:58:13Z Ball and beam control system design using microcontroller 2009-11 Zainal, Sheikh Muhammad Hafiz Fahami TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering This project report will present a ball and beam system design using microcontroller. The system consists of two parts. The first part is hardware module and the second part is software module. Hardware module is interfaced with the software module. The ball and beam system is the most popular laboratory model used in control system due to its simple modeling and low in cost. However this system is an open loop unstable system. A ping pong ball will roll on the top of long beam with and acceleration is proportional to the angle of the beam. The ping pong ball may fall down from the beam if the system cannot be control properly. The main objective of the system is to regulate the position of the ball along the beam to its reference position. The main parts in this hardware module are Servo Motor and Sensor. Servo Motor responsible to make the beam moving. Analog distance sensor will detect the range or distance of the steel ball to it reference position. Structure parts are made from aluminum material because less weight and low cost compare to other material such as mild steel and stainless steel where it expensive and heavy in weight. For the software module, it will use microcontroller and this microcontroller must be able to communicate with a PC in order to relay diagnostic and statistic project, and must be able to function in absence of PC. Controller that will be used in this project is Proportional (P) controller and C language will be using to write the programmed using MPLAB software and burn into microcontroller using PIC2 kit software. The main parts in this software module is PIC16F877A, voltage regulator, motor driver for servo motor, boot loader (UIC programmer) and LCD display used to display the characters or current distance. 2009-11 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/12028/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/12028/6/SheikhMuhammadHafizMFKE2009.pdf application/pdf en public masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Electrical Engineering Faculty of Electrical Engineering 1 K. A. Lilienkamp,(1999) "A simulink-driven dynamic signal analyzer, “B.S.thesis,Massachusetts Institute of Technology”, Cambridge, MA, 1999. 2 R. Hirsch (1999) Shandor Motion Systems, "Ball on Beam Instructional System “Shoudar Motion System, 1999, Como, Italy. 3 Laboratory Assignment 4: Brushless Motor Control," lab handout for 2.737 Mechatronics, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Spring 1999 4 C. Richard, A. M. Okamura, M. R. Cutkosky,(1997) "Getting a Feel for Dynamics Haptic Interface Kits for Teaching Dynamics and Controls," 1997 ASME IMECE Annual Symposium on Haptic Interfaces, Dallas, TX, Nov. 15-21. 5 K. C. Craig, J. A. de Marchi,(1995)"Mechatronic System Design at Rensselaer," International Conference on Recent Advances in Mechatronics, Istanbul, Turkey, August 14-16. 6 R. A. Pease (1995), "What's All This Ball-On-Beam-Balancing Stuff, Anyhow," Electronic Design Analog Applications, p. 50-52, November 20, 1995, Britain 7 G. J. Kenwood, (1982) "Modem control of the classic ball and beam problem, “ B.S thesis Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, 1982.
institution	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
collection	UTM Institutional Repository
language	English
topic	TK Electrical engineering Electronics Nuclear engineering
spellingShingle	TK Electrical engineering Electronics Nuclear engineering Zainal, Sheikh Muhammad Hafiz Fahami Ball and beam control system design using microcontroller
description	This project report will present a ball and beam system design using microcontroller. The system consists of two parts. The first part is hardware module and the second part is software module. Hardware module is interfaced with the software module. The ball and beam system is the most popular laboratory model used in control system due to its simple modeling and low in cost. However this system is an open loop unstable system. A ping pong ball will roll on the top of long beam with and acceleration is proportional to the angle of the beam. The ping pong ball may fall down from the beam if the system cannot be control properly. The main objective of the system is to regulate the position of the ball along the beam to its reference position. The main parts in this hardware module are Servo Motor and Sensor. Servo Motor responsible to make the beam moving. Analog distance sensor will detect the range or distance of the steel ball to it reference position. Structure parts are made from aluminum material because less weight and low cost compare to other material such as mild steel and stainless steel where it expensive and heavy in weight. For the software module, it will use microcontroller and this microcontroller must be able to communicate with a PC in order to relay diagnostic and statistic project, and must be able to function in absence of PC. Controller that will be used in this project is Proportional (P) controller and C language will be using to write the programmed using MPLAB software and burn into microcontroller using PIC2 kit software. The main parts in this software module is PIC16F877A, voltage regulator, motor driver for servo motor, boot loader (UIC programmer) and LCD display used to display the characters or current distance.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Zainal, Sheikh Muhammad Hafiz Fahami
author_facet	Zainal, Sheikh Muhammad Hafiz Fahami
author_sort	Zainal, Sheikh Muhammad Hafiz Fahami
title	Ball and beam control system design using microcontroller
title_short	Ball and beam control system design using microcontroller
title_full	Ball and beam control system design using microcontroller
title_fullStr	Ball and beam control system design using microcontroller
title_full_unstemmed	Ball and beam control system design using microcontroller
title_sort	ball and beam control system design using microcontroller
granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Electrical Engineering
granting_department	Faculty of Electrical Engineering
publishDate	2009
url	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/12028/6/SheikhMuhammadHafizMFKE2009.pdf
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Ball and beam control system design using microcontroller

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