Supervisory control system

1. Presenting the function and operating principle of each element.

a. Microprocessor, includes:
- ADC: transform analog signals to digital ones.
- PWM – DAC: transform digital signals to continuous ones.
- Frequency Sensor: read value from Hall sensor/Tachometer.
- Computer Algorithm: process data and generate control data.
- UART: a way of communication.
b. H-bridge – Power Amplifier: to amplify the signal to a higher level of
power.
c. DC motor: actuator.
d. Hall sensor – Tachometer: measure the mechanical output that is driving
the DC motor.
e. Terminal: used to display data
f. LCD Display: used to display data
Overall operating principle of the system:
- continuous signals will be sampled with an ADC to generate digital signals.
- Signals are processed by the Computer Algorithm to produce the output signal
“cn”, which is used to drive the system machine.
- “cn” is transferred back to analog form by an PWM/ DAC module.
- Power amplifier or H-bridge will increase the magnitude of power of the Pulse
width modulated signals to a certain level that can drive the DC motor.
- The hall sensor or the tachometer measures the mechanical output that is driving
the DC motor, and will be measured by the frequency sensor of the
Microcontroller to generate the feedback signal.
- The feedback value is also sent to the terminal via UART protocol and displayed
under active observations on an LCD display.