Design of a Low-Cost Air Levitation System for Teaching Control Engineering

Air levitation is the process by which an object is lifted without mechanical support in a stable position, by providing an upward force that counteracts the gravitational force exerted on the object. This work presents a low-cost lab implementation of an air levitation system, based on open solutio...

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Published in:Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2017-10, Vol.17 (10), p.2321
Main Authors: Chacon, Jesus, Saenz, Jacobo, Torre, Luis de la, Diaz, Jose Manuel, Esquembre, Francisco
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
control engineering education
Control systems
Design
Design engineering
Design optimization
distance education
Engineering education
Gravitation
Laboratories
Levitation
Remote control
remote laboratories
Sensors
Teaching
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Summary:Air levitation is the process by which an object is lifted without mechanical support in a stable position, by providing an upward force that counteracts the gravitational force exerted on the object. This work presents a low-cost lab implementation of an air levitation system, based on open solutions. The rapid dynamics makes it especially suitable for a control remote lab. Due to the system's nature, the design can be optimized and, with some precision trade-off, kept affordable both in cost and construction effort. It was designed to be easily adopted to be used as both a remote lab and as a hands-on lab.
ISSN:1424-8220
1424-8220
DOI:10.3390/s17102321