Control Systems Analysis and Design Labs with Educational Plants

This article is devoted to using of the special laboratory plants in control education. The complex of control system analysis and design labs is presented, where each lab deals with one of the experimental control plants. The brief description of the plants is given and their main features are analyzed from the control point of view. The substantial formulations of the labs, which are discussed in the paper, include the problems of system identification, digital control systems design, signal processing and real-time implementation. The advantages of using MATLAB environment for the problem solution are pointed out. Finally, the examples of the labs are presented.