Twin Activate: Controlling a Ball Balancing Table
Altair EmployeeThis series has been organized into 9 videos covering an introduction to BBT, general approach to systems modeling and control design. This is part of Twin Activate - System Simulation & Controls eLearning, you can find the files to follow along there.
GETTING STARTED
In this video we will provide an introduction to the system solution for controlling the BBT.
HARDWARE AND PLANT DESCRIPTION
In this video we will look at a description of the hardware in the simulation and an overview of plant modeling.
PERFORMANCE METRICS
In this video we will look at an overview of second order systems and performance metrics.
P CONTROL
In this video we will look at open loop versus closed loop systems, an introduction to PID, and an overview of P control.
PV AND PD CONTROL
In this video we will look at the PV and PFD controls available in the Activate simulation.
PID CONTROL
In this video we will look at an overview of the PID controller and the PID controller with anti-windup.
PID CONTROL ANTI-WINDUP OPTIMIZATION
In this video we will look the optimization of the PID controller with anti-windup.
MODEL COMPARISON
In this video we will look at an overview of the plant model comparison and the controller design workflow.
OBSERVERS
In this video we will look at an observer and how it can be designed to estimate the state of a system from measurements of the outputs.