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A remote laboratory experiment for 4‐quadrant control of a DC motor
Author(s) -
Irmak Erdal,
Bayindir Ramazan,
Colak Ilhami,
Soysal Mustafa
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
computer applications in engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.478
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1099-0542
pISSN - 1061-3773
DOI - 10.1002/cae.20361
Subject(s) - computer science , dc motor , quadrant (abdomen) , data acquisition , the internet , graphics , control unit , matlab , web server , control system , simulation , computer hardware , operating system , electrical engineering , engineering , medicine , pathology
Abstract This study presents development of the system architecture to perform laboratory experiments over the Internet for electrical engineering education. Design and implementation of four‐quadrant speed control experiment for a direct current (DC) motor is given in the article as a sample remote experimental study. The system designed consists of four main parts as a client, a server, a data acquisition unit and an experimental set with a control unit. MATLAB web server (MWS) is used to send and receive data or graphics over the Internet. While the experiment is being operated, the real experimental set placed in the laboratory can be monitored by the remote user. Evaluation results show that the system designed accelerates the learning period, increases the concentration on the experiment and provides a safe environment for four‐quadrant speed control experiment of a DC motor. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Comput Appl Eng Educ 19: 747–758, 2011