A 25 mm diameter, hollow steel sphere is suspended in space with visually appealing results and convenient time constants. Both analogue & digital control solutions are implemented.
 MATLAB compatible, interface card und cables included. The required MATLAB™ license is not supplied.
 Features
  - Visually & technically interesting control problem  
- Non-linear model  
- Unstable system  
- MATLAB-compatible version available  
- LabView-compatible version available  
- All-in-one system  
- Analogue operation  
- Digital operation 
Curriculum Coverage
 Analogue Operation
  - Non-linear models  
- Unstable systems  
- Linearisation about an operating point  
- Infra-red sensor characteristics  
- Lead-lag compensation  
- Perturbation sensitivity  
- PD control 
Digital Operation
  - Non-linear models  
- Unstable systems  
- Linearisation about an operating point  
- A/D & D/A conversion  
- State space PD control  
- PID control  
- Calibration  
- Regulation & tracking control 
Additionally required:
  - MATLAB Models for Magnetic Levitation System (33-942-SW)  
- A Windows PC with a PCI slot and with Windows 7 (x86 or x64) or 10 (x64) (not supplied by LD DIDACTIC GmbH)  
- Windows 7 Service Pack 1: from MATLAB™ Version R2015b (V8.6) to R2017b (V9.3) - Windows 10: MATLAB™ Version R2019a (V9.6) or later (not supplied by LD DIDACTIC GmbH).  
- MATLAB™ Toolboxes: Simulink, Control System, System Identification, Simulink Desktop Real-Time, MATLAB Coder, Simulink Coder (not supplied by LD DIDACTIC GmbH)