Magnetic Levitation Control
Course Description: ME 344 (Control Systems)
Project Length: 3 weeks
Project Description:
This project was the major project for the ME 344 course. The goal of the project was to utilize LabVIEW in conjunction with a 33-210 magnetic levitation system to control the levitation of a magnetic ball. This is meant to be done by means of a PID controller and evaluated by four different inputs: height, sine, square, and random. For clarification, the random input adds a square wave at random intervals. After successfully getting the magnetic ball to levitate, my group and I were tasked with presenting our simulation to the course lab manager and answering analytical questions at the end.
Skills Obtained/Used:
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LabView
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Advanced Understanding of PID Controllers
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Steady-State Response
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Executing Analytical Solutions (Homogenous and Heterogenous)
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In-Depth Analysis of Experimental Data
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Comparison of Experimental vs. Theoretical Models
Experimental Results
After completing this project, I learned a lot of important lessons. The most important lesson from this project pertained to that of which heuristic component to adjust first. .... Our subteam ran into a few challenges along the team. One of them was that we struggled to maintain a steady form of communication considering that we were all on different schedules. Additionally, we experienced a problem . However, I overcame these issues . Overall, this was a succesful project and I gained more knowledge about
Key Takeaways/Evaluations:
After completing this project, I learned a lot about what affects. Prior to this experiment, I had only known that magnetism is what attracts metal objects.
Our subteam ran into a few challenges along the team. One of them was that we struggled to maintain a steady form of communication considering that we were all on different schedules. Additionally, we experienced a problem . However, I overcame these issues . Overall, this was a successful project and I gained more knowledge about
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At the end of the project, the team and I had to present our magnetic levitation simulation to the course lab manager. Each trial, which consisted of the height, sine, square, and random inputs, evaluated how well the system responded to each of the four inputs on the LabView Front Panel.
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Although our system responded well to each input, there is room for improvement. For example, when
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Attached is a link to a PDF file of my full lab report for this experiment: Magnetic Levitation Control Project - Lab Report