A Magnetic Levitation System for Control Engineering Education

工程-电气(55)这个项目正在为电气工程课程中的控制系统和数字信号处理课程开发教材。在控制系统课程中，传统的方法是以经典直流电机为主要例子。研究人员正在探索将磁悬浮(Maglev)原理融入控制系统、数字控制系统和信号/系统课程以及高级设计项目。这包括开发一种控制系统，使铁磁物体保持悬浮在电磁铁下而不接触，并移动悬浮的铁磁物体以模拟磁悬浮列车。这种固有的非线性和开环不稳定应用是对传统直流电机示例的补充，并提高了对磁悬浮列车等新兴技术的认识，同时为学生提供了技术挑战。预期成果包括开发一维、二维和三维磁悬浮系统的原型以及相关软件、实验室实验和教学材料。

Engineering - Electrical (55)This project is developing educational materials for control systems and digital signal processing courses in the Electrical Engineering curriculum. The conventional approach in control systems courses is to use the classical DC motor as a primary example. The investigator is exploring the incorporation of the principles of magnetic levitation (maglev) into control systems, digital control systems, and signals/systems courses as well as senior design projects. This involves developing a control system to keep a ferromagnetic object suspended, without contact, beneath an electromagnet, and to move the suspended ferromagnetic object to simulate a maglev train. This inherently nonlinear and open-loop unstable application complements the conventional DC motor example as well as increases awareness of an emerging technology such as the maglev train while offering a technical challenge for students. Anticipated outcomes include development of prototypes for one-, two-, and three-dimensional maglev systems along with relevant software, laboratory experiments, and instructional materials.