In this paper, a virtual PLC environment aiming at assisting automation teaching, learning
and e-learning is proposed and discussed. The main contributions are a virtual PLC …

In this paper, the main functionalities of a WEB Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)
Simulator for programming in Structure Text (ST) language, in the context of industrial …

This paper presents the new internet remote laboratory (IRL), constructed at Mechanical
Engineering Department (MED), Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (ISEL), to teach …

This paper discusses the impact and significance of the PID controller and the fuzzy logic
controller on the performance of a DC motor, particularly its speed regulation. On the one …

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) have been used for long in Industry and are part of
learning programs in academia. The utilization of these devices must be done with care due …

This paper describes the online course and hands-on laboratory for studying automated
control systems. The lab, which is based on a DC motor, is an open source suitable for …

In this paper, a java-based simulator of Dynamical Systems and PID control is presented.
This simulator implements linear low-order process models (first order, second order and …

In this paper, a Java stand-alone application for linear control systems simulation is
presented. This simulator implements linear low-order process models (first order, second …

Nowadays, with the development of information technologies and the consequent industrial
automation modernization, as well as the perspective to follow this tendency in engineering …

Tese de Mestrado Page 1 António Manuel Lira Gomes Borracha Laboratório Remoto de
Automação Industrial (Lab-RAI) Dissertação para obtenção do Grau de Mestre em Engenharia …