Implementing PID Control on Arduino Uno for Air Temperature Optimization

This research investigates the precise regulation of liquid filling in tanks, specifically focusing on water storage systems. It employs the Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) control method in conjunction with an HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor and an Arduino Uno microcontroller. Given the paramount importance of water as a resource, accurate management of its storage is of utmost significance. The PID control method, known for its rapid responsiveness, minimal overshoot, and robust stability, effectively facilitates this task. Integrating the ultrasonic sensor and microcontroller further augments the precision of water level regulation. The article expounds upon the foundational principles of the PID control method and elucidates its application in the context of liquid tank filling. It offers a comprehensive insight into the hardware configuration, encompassing pivotal components such as the Arduino Uno microcontroller, HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor, and the L298 driver responsible for water pump control. The experimental approach is meticulous, presenting results from tests involving the Proportional Controller, Proportional Integral (PI) Controller, and Proportional Integral Derivative (PID) Controller. These tests rigorously analyze the impact of varying Proportional Gain (Kp), Integral Gain (Ki), and Derivative Gain (Kd) parameters on crucial performance metrics such as response time, overshoot, and steady-state error. The findings underscore the critical importance of an optimal parameter configuration, emphasizing the delicate equilibrium between response speed, precision, and error minimization. This research significantly advances PID control implementation in liquid tank filling, offering insights that pave the way for developing more efficient liquid management systems across various sectors. The identified optimal parameter configuration is Kp = 5.0, Ki = 0.3, and Kd = 0.2

Adaptive Building Envelope: An Integral Approach to Indoor Environment Control in Buildings

The problem of energy consumption of buildings is complex and multidimensional, as it is a cross section of building envelope performance, indoor environmental conditions and user demands and preferences. In order to fulfil the EU goal stated in the 2020 climate and energy package and beyond, the implementation of high-performance buildings is crucial. Part of the solution is properly designed, flexible and adequately controlled building envelope that can contribute to reduced energy consumption and to increased occupancy comfort. In the presented chapter first, a structured treatment of the indoor environment formation is proposed that can be used in order to define appropriate fields of interventions when designing building automation systems. Furthermore, interaction between adaptive building envelope elements, indoor and exterior environment is discussed and elaborated. Second, the conventional and artificial intelligence control approaches used in building automation are discussed and commented, whereas advantages and disadvantages of each group are discussed. At the end, an example of building automation system designed on the principles of a holistic treatment of indoor environment in buildings is presented. The discussed system was designed at the Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering using a combination of conventional and artificial intelligence control methods

New Approaches in Automation and Robotics

The book New Approaches in Automation and Robotics offers in 22 chapters a collection of recent developments in automation, robotics as well as control theory. It is dedicated to researchers in science and industry, students, and practicing engineers, who wish to update and enhance their knowledge on modern methods and innovative applications. The authors and editor of this book wish to motivate people, especially under-graduate students, to get involved with the interesting field of robotics and mechatronics. We hope that the ideas and concepts presented in this book are useful for your own work and could contribute to problem solving in similar applications as well. It is clear, however, that the wide area of automation and robotics can only be highlighted at several spots but not completely covered by a single book

Automated in-row weed trimmer

The Automated In-Row Weed Trimmer, or AIRWT, is a weed removal system designed to be used in vineyards in order to enable safe and e cient removal of weeds while preventing damage to the vines. The goal of the system is to reduce the need for the use of manual labor and herbicides while improving production rates of grapes by automating the weed removal process at vineyards. By implementing an automated system for weed removal, the team aims to resolve ethical issues in food production, primarily those surrounding human labor, environmental friendliness, and social sustainability. The focus of this report is to explore in depth the AIRWT system concept as well as its subsystems, in addition to reviewing its product development cycle

Safe-guarded multi-agent control for mechatronic systems: implementation framework and design patterns

This thesis addresses two issues: (i) developing an implementation framework for Multi-Agent Control Systems (MACS); and (ii) developing a pattern-based safe-guarded MACS design method.\ud \ud The Multi-Agent Controller Implementation Framework (MACIF), developed by Van Breemen (2001), is selected as the starting point because of its capability to produce MACS for solving complex control problems with two useful features:\ud • MACS is hierarchically structured in terms of a coordinated group of elementary and/or composite controller-agents;\ud • MACS has an open architecture such that controller-agents can be added, modified or removed without redesigning and/or reprogramming the remaining part of the MACS

An automated targeting mechanism with free space optical communication functionality for optomechatronic applications

This thesis outlines the development of an agile, reliable and precise targeting mechanism complete with free space optical communication (FSOC) capabilities for employment in optomechatronic applications. To construct the complex mechanism, insight into existing technologies was required. These are inclusive to actuator design, control methodology, programming architecture, object recognition and localization and optical communication. Focusing on each component individually resulted in a variety of novel systems, commencing with the creation of a fast (1.3 ms⁻¹), accurate (micron range) voice coil actuator (VCA). The design, employing a planar, compact composition, with the inclusion of precision position feedback and smooth guidance fulfills size, weight and power (SWaP) characteristics required by many optomechatronic mechanisms. Arranging the VCAs in a parallel nature promoted the use of a parallel orientation manipulator (POM) as the foundation of the targeting structure. Motion control was achieved by adopting a cascade PID-PID control methodology in hardware, resulting in average settling times of 23 ms. In the pursuit of quick and dependable computation, a custom printed circuit board (PCB) containing a field programmable gate array (FPGA), microcontroller and image sensing technology were developed. Subsequently, hardware-based object isolation and parameter identification algorithms were constructed. Furthermore, by integrating these techniques with the dynamic performance of the POM, mathematical equations were generated to allow the targeting of an object in real-time with update rates of 70 ms. Finally, a FSOC architecture utilizing beam splitter technology was constructed and integrated into the targeting device. Thus, producing a system capable of automatically targeting an infrared (IR) light source while simultaneously receiving wireless optical communication achieving ranges beyond 30 feet, at rates of 1 Mbits per second

FPGAs in Industrial Control Applications

The aim of this paper is to review the state-of-the-art of Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) technologies and their contribution to industrial control applications. Authors start by addressing various research fields which can exploit the advantages of FPGAs. The features of these devices are then presented, followed by their corresponding design tools. To illustrate the benefits of using FPGAs in the case of complex control applications, a sensorless motor controller has been treated. This controller is based on the Extended Kalman Filter. Its development has been made according to a dedicated design methodology, which is also discussed. The use of FPGAs to implement artificial intelligence-based industrial controllers is then briefly reviewed. The final section presents two short case studies of Neural Network control systems designs targeting FPGAs

Migration and redesign of the control system fo the process of synthesis and unload of liquefied petroleum gas

At present, in a region of the plant where LPG (Petroleum Liquefied Gas) is synthesized and unloaded, we find a control system pending renewal, both in hardware and in software, as well as an error in the values of downloaded material about 10% and 15%. Considering these conditions, the project focuses on an improvement of the process control system, so two clear objectives can be described: The first one would be the migration to a new control system, including the PLC hardware, the communication system, the SCADA system and the PLC programming and configuration software, providing a better longevity and reliability to the LPG synthesis and unloading process. In the other side, the process had to be improved, through changes in the instrumentation architecture of the infrastructure to reduce product unload errors

The area wide real-time traffic control (ARTC) system : the logical structure and computational algorithms

With the high development of Chinese economy, the number of automobiles rises sharply. In order to let more vehicles pass the limited roads successfully, The Aerawide Real-Time Traffic Control CARTC) System cornes up. Although ARTC has been studied for many years in foreign countries, its study is still in the embryonic stage in China. After investigating, we discovered that system just recently. Only some simple Intelligent transport control has been realized in quite a few cities However, in many large and middle cities, Intelligent transport control is still in a research period. \ud We had been thinking about this research from juniors. We spent one year doing large quantity of social examination, investigating some roads personally and inquiring a lot of material from Internet and library. On the basis of this, we made the road sate model. Several typical states are represented on this model, so it is definitely representative. We chose the comparatively simple and easily operated green wave control. One computer controls six PLC. Long-range control is realized by dialing online the modulator-demodulator. We adopted some basic vague control thought, meanwhile, combined with actual circumstances, and designed a set of practical control algorithm. We mainly used VB6.0 and PLC programmed software from OMRON Company. In the end, we completed the control program of both the upper and lower bit machine. Of course, there are many immature and imperfect aspects in our design, I hope to get guidance and help from all people. \ud ______________________________________________________________________________ \ud MOTS-CLÉS DE L’AUTEUR : ARTC (Aerawide Real-Time Traffic Control), PLC (Programmable Logic Contrllor), ITS (Intelligent Traffic System