hi guys. you asked where i stand at the moment. i just recieved my brief a few days ago and dont really have much done other than do a little bit of research on the web. the brief i received is posted below word for word. the project was started last year where the mathlab code was written so i guess i actually have to build it and test it.
The Inverted Pendulum Problem is a well known control problem involving a trolley which can move in a straight line, and which carries a pendulum which initially hangs vertically downwards. The idea is to move the trolley in such a way as to cause the pendulum to become inverted (upside down), and to control the motion of the trolley in such a way as to keep the pendulum in the vertically upwards position. This problem has been investigated in recent times by Hassan Kaghazchi using a PLC controller-based system. The aim of this Project is to try and model this dynamic system using the Working Model Software. The Working Model Software is a 2-D rigid-body dynamic-system modeller- see
www.workingmodel.com. The Matlab program will be linked to Working Model to provide the feedback control. This Project is a continuation of the project undertaken recently by Andrew Hogan."
Any suggestions where i should start?