Low Cost Motor Control Systems Laboratory Kit for Distance Learning Courses

摘要

Certain barriers remain for implementing a hands-on laboratory in distance learning courses. Many affordable and useful home laboratory kits are available for courses such as circuits, electronics, embedded systems, but some introductory courses remain out of reach. In this paper, we describe a low-cost, turnkey control system laboratory kit that is affordable, safe, and robust enough to satisfy the demands of a college level controls course. This laboratory kit integrates a DC motor, sensor, microcontroller, and a USB interface into an integrated system for home use. The embedded firmware in the kit allow the student to characterize the motor in the kit, design a PID control loop and create Bode plots of the loop response.