Abstract
The design and development of a suitable controller for controlling the position of a metallic body suspended freely in space under the influence of a magnetic field (from an electromagnet) are discussed. Since this system is dynamically very fast and unstable in nature, the controller structure is so designed that the stability conditions are satisfied. The controller is then realized using 8-bit microprocessor.
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Pawan Kapur
Kapur, P (Dr): (b. Dec. 1950): Obtained BSc (Honours in Physics), B Tech in Radio Physics & Electronics and M Tech in Control systems and Digital Techniques from the University of Calcutta in the years 1969, 1972 and 1974 respectively. He worked as research Fellow at the Bielectronics Laboratory of the Institute of Radio Physics and Electronics of the Univ. of Calcutta where he did his PhD in Biomed. Engg.
Hr has been with CEERI since 1975 where he is working on the design and development of Microprocessor Based Process Control Instrumentation System for the sugar industry. From June 1969-Dec. 1980 he was on a deputation program to W. Germany on a DAAD Fellowship where he worked on Microprocessor Based Systems Design at the Department of Automatic Control of Technical Univ. of Munich.
Dr Kapur has more than 25 research papers. He has also various internal reports and two patents to his credit. His present areas of interest are: Micro-processor Based System, Process Control Instrumentation Systems and Medical Electronics.