Practical Control Engineering Education (2025 - 2026)

Abstract

The project aims to develop an open-access, portable, 3D-printed experimental toolkit that supports hands-on learning and application of Automatic Control Engineering (ACE), removing dependence on conventional laboratory infrastructure.

Description

The project aims to develop an open-access, portable, 3D-printed experimental toolkit that supports hands-on learning and application of Automatic Control Engineering (ACE), removing dependence on conventional laboratory infrastructure. Alongside the physical platform, the project will develop the ACE-CORE framework: a structured set of  engineering methodologies that guide learners through the full control engineering lifecycle. The toolkit will be tightly integrated with MATLAB and Simulink, enabling students and engineers to move seamlessly between simulation-based design and real-time experimental implementation. This digital-physical workflow will support model-based design, rapid prototyping, data-driven system identification, and control performance evaluation, ensuring that users gain both theoretical grounding and authentic applied engineering experience in portable, scalable learning environments.