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Publications in Scientific Journals:

M. Kozek, C. Bilik, C. Benatzky:
"A PC-based Flexible Solution for Virtual Instrumentation of a Multi-Purpose Test Bed";
International Journal of Online Engineering, Vol.2, http://www.i-joe.org/ojs/index.php (2006), 4; 5 pages.



English abstract:
The aim of the paper is to give an overview of a test bed set up for lightweight flexible structures. The purpose of the test bed is to compare different concepts for suppressing structural vibrations. It is demonstrated that such a complex measurement and actuation task can be easily implemented on a single PC using standard software like Matlab/SIMULINK® with a minimum of custom hardware. With the help of this PC standard engineering tasks like measuring, identification of transfer functions, as well as controller design and implementation in soft real-time can be carried out easily (rapid prototyping). The resulting system is flexible and scalable, enabling an engineer to perform all the above mentioned tasks for a given test object within minimum time. Additionally, the utilization of Matlab/SIMULINK® facilitates the realization of a versatile virtual instrumentation system which is easy to use and may also be remote-controlled.

Keywords:
remote engineering, virtual instrumentation, rapid prototyping


Electronic version of the publication:
http://publik.tuwien.ac.at/files/pub-mb_5154.pdf


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