Implementação de uma ferramenta computacional para prototipagem rápida de sistemas de controle

Abstract

The design of control systems has several stages, such as modeling, simulation, and controller implementation. In the academic environment, ways are sought to automate the implementation, so that students of control disciplines can focus on the mathematical model of the controller. A solution to mitigate this problem is the use of rapid prototyping of control systems with the model-based design method. In this context, this work presents the implementation of a Computer-Aided Control System Design (CACSD) tool for rapid prototyping of control systems. The software consists of a block diagram modeling environment, a real-time simulation system and visualization system. The developed tool was able to implement the rapid prototyping of simple control systems, allowing the partial use of the Model Based Design method with the steps of modeling, implementation and testing of control systems. The simulation results were consistent with the Matlab software, and its real-time performance proved to be sufficient for the simulation of systems with an integration step of 100 milliseconds or more.