Virtual Festo MPS® PA Workstation for Level and Temperature Process Control

Chanchay, Darío J.; Feijoo, Juan Diego; Llanos, Jacqueline; Ortiz-Villalba, D.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-72208-1_13

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“…The pump flow 𝑞 𝑖𝑝 (𝑡) is represented in (9), 𝐾 𝑏 denotes the gain of the pump in 𝑐𝑚 3 /𝑠 and 𝑣 𝑡 the voltage applied to the pump. The input 𝑞 𝑖 (𝑡) in ( 11) is equal to 𝑞 𝑖𝑝 (𝑡) minus the flow 𝑞 𝑖ℎ (𝑡) in (10), where 𝑍 0 is the lift height of tank B102 and 𝑍 4 is the lift height of tank B101.…”

Section: A Mathematical Model Of the Level Processmentioning

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Advanced Controllers for Level and Temperature Process Applied to Virtual Festo MPS® PA Workstation

Feijoo

Chanchay

Llanos

et al. 2021

2021 IEEE International Conference on Automation/Xxiv Congress of the Chilean Association of Automatic Control (ICA-ACCA)

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In this research work, three advanced control algorithms are designed, implemented, and compared to control level and temperature processes in a virtualized Festo Modular Production System of Automatic Processes (MPS ® PA) workstation, with an educational focus. A traditional PID control strategy is designed using the lambda tuning technique for each variable, the second controller designed is a fuzzy PD controller with integral action at the output and finally, a Model Predictive Control (MPC) algorithm is designed. These three controllers have as objectives, to minimize the error in steady-state and reduce the sudden actions of control, the three control strategies are compared and the maximum overshoot, error in steady-state and settling time are evaluated as performance indicators, moreover, the actuator performance is analyzed. The design of the Festo MPS ® PA virtual workstation is also part of this research work. The gamification of the station allows teaching and learning control techniques under a controlled industrial environment. The designed virtual station has physical and operational characteristics identical to the real station with all its instruments virtualized in 3D using Computer-Aided Design (CAD). The controllers designed for the two variables were implemented in Matlab. The mathematical model of processes is linked to the Unity software through shared memory. The results indicate that the advanced controllers (diffuse and MPC) obtained the best performance, which allows increasing the actuators' lifetime.

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Advanced Controllers for Level and Temperature Process Applied to Virtual Festo MPS® PA Workstation

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Chanchay

Llanos

et al. 2021

2021 IEEE International Conference on Automation/Xxiv Congress of the Chilean Association of Automatic Control (ICA-ACCA)

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“…In a similar approach, a FESTO virtual workstation was proposed, similar to the one in a real-life laboratory, allowing the level and temperature control of two tanks. That work presented objects in three dimensions and the use of a control algorithm by means of shared memory [14]. Following that study, several applications and studies have been carried out, such as the evaluation of advanced control strategies that have improved the performance of the variables to be controlled [15].…”

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Development and Application of a Virtual Reality Biphasic Separator as a Learning System for Industrial Process Control

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In this study, we propose a virtual reality biphasic separator methodology in an immersive industrial environment. It allows the training of students or engineers in process and automatic control. On the other hand, the operating performance of a biphasic separator requires advanced automatic control strategies because this industrial process has multivariable and nonlinear characteristics. In this context, the virtual biphasic separator allows the testing of several control techniques. The methodology, involving the immersive virtualization of the biphasic separator, includes three stages. First, a multivariable mathematical model of the industrial process is obtained. The second stage corresponds to virtualization, in which the 3D modelling of the industrial process is undertaken. Then, the process dynamic is captured by the plant model implemented, in the software Unity. In the third stage, the control strategies are designed. The interaction between the virtual biphasic separator and the control system is implemented using shared variables. Three control strategies are implemented and compared to validate the applicability: a classic control algorithm, namely, the proportional integral derivative (PID) control method, as well as two advanced controllers—a numerical controller and model predictive control (MPC). The results demonstrate the virtual separator’s usability regarding the operating performance of the virtual biphasic separator, considering the control techniques implemented.

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Advanced Control Algorithms for a Horizontal Three-Phase Separator in a Hardware in the Loop Simulation Environment

Aimacaña-Cueva

Gahui-Auqui

Llanos

et al. 2023

Communications in Computer and Information Science

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Virtual Festo MPS® PA Workstation for Level and Temperature Process Control

Cited by 5 publications

References 14 publications

Advanced Controllers for Level and Temperature Process Applied to Virtual Festo MPS® PA Workstation

Advanced Controllers for Level and Temperature Process Applied to Virtual Festo MPS® PA Workstation

Development and Application of a Virtual Reality Biphasic Separator as a Learning System for Industrial Process Control

Advanced Control Algorithms for a Horizontal Three-Phase Separator in a Hardware in the Loop Simulation Environment

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