Rapid Prototype with Field Gate (A Design and Implementation of Stepper Motor Using FPGA)

This paper presents the design and implementation of a Stepper Motor using Nexys2 circuit board based on a Xilinx Spartan 3E Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) device with VHDL code. The algorithm implemented on FPGA allows a substantial decrease of the equivalent processing time developed by different velocity controllers. The Stepper Speed control is achieved using VHDL code, and the hardware digital circuit is designed for a programmable rotational stepper motor using VHDL as a tool and FPGA as a target technology. The 50 MHZ provided by the starter kit is divided to obtain the necessary delay time between the motor phases that ranges between 2 - 10 m seconds. Though output selections, the direction of rotation of the stepper motor besides the magnitude of the angle of movement and the rotation speed can be controlled. The major advantage of using reconfigurable hardware (FPGA) in implementing the Stepper Motor instead of a discrete digital component is that it makes modifications to the design easy and quick and also, the total design hence represents an embedded system (works without computer). The total programmable hardware design that controlled on the stepper motor movement, occupied an area that did not exceed 12% of the chip resources.

Design of a Multi-axis Motion Control Platform Based on LabVIEW’s Fuzzy Control Algorithm

This paper presents a fuzzy control algorithm applied to the position control of a multi-axis motion platform to achieve high precision motion control of the multi-axis motion platform.A LabVIEW-based multi-axis motion control system is designed.This system controls stepper motors using trapezoidal acceleration/deceleration pulse types and fuzzy control algorithms,which effectively avoids mechanical jitter and loss of step in the process of multi-angle motion of the stepper motor,and achieves accurate control of the stepper motor.The TCP/IP(transmission control protocol/internet protocol)communication protocol is used,so that data are output stably and not lost in the process of transmission and communication,achieving the purpose of interconnection of different systems and remote control of equipment.This control system has been tested to maintain a high level of stability and repeatability during actual operation.

Using IoT Innovation and Efficiency in Agriculture Monitoring System

Agriculture is undoubtedly a leading field for livelihoods in China.As the population increases,it is necessary to increase agricultural productivity.By capturing the support and the increment in production on farms,the need for freshwater used for irrigation increases too.Presently,agriculture accounts for 80% of overall water uptake in China.Unexpected overflow of water carelessly leads to waste of water.Therefore we created a programmed plant irrigation system with Arduino that mechanically supplies water to the plants and keeps it updated by transferring the message to user.Plant irrigation system employs the soil moisture sensor which controls a degree of moisture in the soil.If the humidity degree is lower,Arduino activates a pump of water to supply water to the system.The pump of water stops by design when the organism detects sufficient moisture in the ground.Each time the system is switched off or on,an electronic messaging is conveyed to the end-user through the IoT unit,informing the position of the soil moisture and the pump of water.A spray motor and the pump of water are grounded on the crane concept.Widely,this system is applicable for in small fields,gardens farms,etc.This design is entirely programmed and needed no human involvement.Furthermore,transmission of the sensor readings send through a Thing speak frequency to produce graphic elements for better inquiry.This study gathers the ideas of IoT(Internet of Things)with some engineering tools like machinery,artificial intelligence and use of sensors in an efficient way to respond current needs and extraction of resources by availing scientific methods and procedures that work on inputs.Moreover,this study further defines the engineering works that have been part of this field,but it requires more efficiency and reduction of energy as well as costs by adding more contribution of IoT in the field of agriculture engineering.

Design of Lower Limbs Powered Exoskeleton

In order to lighten the burden of health care workers and help people with Lower limb insufficiency to do rehabilitation training, this paper designs a model named exoskeletons rehabilitation robot to simulate the human gait, including exoskeletons and scooter structure, and designs the driver module. Finally, this paper uses Workbench software to do the stress and strain analysis, which validates the reliability of the whole design.

A genetic algorithm based lookup table approach for optimal stepping sequence of open-loop stepper motor systems

Stepper motor driven systems are widely used in industrial applications. They are mainly used for their low cost open-loop high performance. However, as dynamic systems need to be increasingly faster and their motion more precise, it is important to have an open-loop system which is accurate and reliable. In this paper, we present a novel technique in which a genetic algorithm （GA） based lookup table approach is used to find the optimal stepping sequence of an open-loop stepper motor system. The optimal sequence objective is to minimize residual vibration and to accurately follow trajectory. A genetic algorithm is used to find the best stepping sequence which minimizes the error and improves the system performance. Numerical simulation has showed the effectiveness of our approach to improve the system performance for both position and velocity. The optimized system reduced the residual vibration and was able to follow the trajectory with minimal error.

Development of an ionic polymer-metal composite stepper motor using a novel actuator model

A novel ionic polymer–metal composite(IPMC)actuated stepper motor was developed in order to demonstrate an innovative design process for complete IPMC systems.The motor was developed by utilizing a novel model for IPMC actuators integrated with the complete mechanical model of the motor.The dynamic,nonlinear IPMC model can accurately predict the displacement and force actuation in air for a large range of input voltages as well as accounting for interactions with mechanical systems and external loads.By integrating this geometrically scalable IPMC model with a mechanical model of the motor mechanism an appropriate size IPMC strip has been chosen to achieve the required motor specifications.The entire integrated system has been simulated and its performance verified.The system has been built and the experimental results validated to show that the motor works as simulated and can indeed achieve continuous 360
rotation,similar to conventional motors.This has proven that the model is an indispensable design tool for integrated IPMC actuators into real systems.This newly developed system has demonstrated the complete design process for smart material actuator systems,representing a large step forward and aiding in the progression of IPMCs towards wide acceptance as replacements for traditional actuators.

Design and experimental study of the control system for precision seed-metering device

The precision seeding technique has been developed at full speed along with the continuous development of new agricultural technologies,especially those concerning cultivated patterns.The seed-metering device is the key component of a precision seeder.A ground wheel is used to drive the seed-metering device of the conventional direct seeder.However,the wheel bears high resistance and easily slips.Moreover,the adjustment of the precision seeder’s seeding rate is more difficult.In order to solve these problems,a control system which could keep the rotational speed of the seed-metering device consistent with the seeder’s working speed for the precision seed-metering device was designed.The control system includes a Hall sensor,a single chip microcomputer system,a motor control module,a stepper motor and a display.The control system used a Hall sensor to measure the seeder’s working speed and employed a single chip microcomputer system to predict the rotational speed of seed-metering device.It would then determine the relationship between the seeder’s working speed and the rotational speed of the seed metering-device according to the seeder’s working state,distance between seeds and the requirement of sowing rate.The system could effectively reduce the influence of inhomogeneous sowing caused by the ground wheel’s slipping.The system was found to be reliable by the experiment.The seeding control system could also make the speed of the seed-metering device and seeder’s uniform,improving the uniformity of the amount of seeding,and achieving the goal of design.This new design provides a platform to solve problems of the seed-metering device and the seeder.