The "Take-home Maglev lab" is a small lab in development at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) tailored to students in control and related fields. It is intended as a kit that students can bring home and assemble on their own, with additional lab-assignments for teaching anything from fundamental to advanced concepts within control engineering.
See the wiki for more information on the project.
This repository contains a
- MATLAB simulator: Implementation of several models with examples, see main.mlx for how to use it.
- Design files & software: PCB files, test code and example usage for the physical system.
- Student contributions: Code and project reports from student projects.
Following is information on student reports, development history for the hardware and grants provided for the project.
- M. Brønstad, J. O. Deila, J. Dyerskog, and M. Langklopp, "Magnetic levitation system: Design, prototyping and testing of a digital PID-controller", B.S. thesis, ITK, NTNU, Trondheim, 2022.
- A. Morselli, "Re-design of a magnetic levitation platform: from an early prototype to a working system", B.S. thesis, DDD, UNIPD, Padova, 2022.
- A. Nicetto, "State Space Observers and Controllers for a Take-Home Magnetic Levitation System", B.S. thesis, DDD, UNIPD, Padova, 2022.
- F. D. Marchi, "Modeling and Control of a Magnetic Levitation System", B.S. thesis, DDD, UNIPD, Padova, 2022.
- H. A. Engmark, K. T. Hoang, "Modeling and Control of a Magnetic Levitation Platform.", presented at the 22nd IFAC World Congress, Yokohama, 2023 pp. 7276-7281.
- A. Lincetto, "Towards a Pythonic framework for control and analysis of magnetic levitation systems", B.S. thesis, DDD, UNIPD, Padova, 2023.
- G. Piccolin, "considerations on the software and hardware requirements for the implementation of take-home Maglev control labs", B.S. thesis, DDD, UNIPD, Padova, 2023.
- S. Graffer, "State estimation of a Maglev system with the Luenberger observer", Project thesis, ITK, NTNU, Trondheim, 2023.
- P. I. D. K. Fosmo, "Control of a magnetic levitation system using feedback linearization", Project thesis, ITK, NTNU, Trondheim, 2023.
- S. A. Senkaya, "A take home portable MagLev lab for learning electronics and control", Project thesis, ITK, NTNU, Trondheim, 2023.
| Version | Developer | Goal | Status | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V1.0 | M. Brønstad J. O. Deila J. Dyrskog M. Langklopp |
Leviation | ✅ | Stable levitation ~ 2 min |
| V2.0 | M. Brønstad J. O. Deila J. Dyrskog |
Smaller form factor, more robust | ✅ | Stable levitation >> 2 min |
| V2.5 | JH Technical AS | Fix minor bugs, improve heating and components | ✅ | Stable levitation >> 2 min |
| V2.6 | A. Morselli | Fix faulty wiring, changing sensors | ✅ | Stable levitation >> 30 min |
| V3.0 | A. Morselli | Modular redesign for first 'Take-home lab' | 🔨 |