A hardware-software approach for design and control of mechatronics devices

This paper presents an integration of hardware-software approach for the design and control in real time for mechatronicssystems using low cost hardware, but with high perfor mance. The proposed tools allow both working without in production phaseas in simulation phase, being a useful tool for the design of mechatronics devices. For this purpose Rapid Control Prototypingusing a Model Based Design with high abstraction programmi ng level capabilities have been used. This model provides to theuser a fast coding and testing environment and ensures a critical safety compliant low cost embedded controller, according to SILdirectives. For the software prototyping it has been used the d eveloped tool and Simulink Code Generator, which is a tool widely usedin engineering which allows the integration with other design and analysis high level software. The developed blocks optimize thecode that is embedded in the controllers, improving the chances of microcontrollers compared to other solutions. As experimentalplatform a robotic prototype designed to the analysis of service robots have been used, which integrate design, analysis and controlphases. The proposed system allows to test the contr oller both in simulation and real hardware in a coordinate way. Validationtests are carried out in a robotic prototype designed to the analysis of service robots have been used, which integrate design,analysis and control phases

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