The Reaction Wheel Pendulum: An Interactive Virtual Laboratory for Control Education

Authors

  • Arturo García UNED
  • Natividad Duro UNED
  • Raquel Dormido UNED
  • Sebastián Dormido UNED

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijoe.v6i3.1348

Keywords:

Automatic Control, Control Education, Interactive Systems, Laboratories

Abstract


This paper describes a virtual laboratory which illustrates a real-world application of fundamental control principles: the Reaction Wheel Pendulum. The goal of the paper is to motivate students to learn in a practical way different fundamental aspects of control processes. The laboratory has been developed using the programming support provided by Easy Java Simulations, an open-source tool for teachers with limited programming skills who want to create Java applications and applets.

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Published

2010-07-27

How to Cite

García, A., Duro, N., Dormido, R., & Dormido, S. (2010). The Reaction Wheel Pendulum: An Interactive Virtual Laboratory for Control Education. International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering (iJOE), 6(3), pp. 54–58. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijoe.v6i3.1348

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Section

Short Papers