Closed-Loop Control for Hydraulic Laboratory Operation

by Dave Ehler, Bureau of Reclamation, United States,
Brent Mefford, Bureau of Reclamation, United States,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Soil Properties Evaluation from Centrifugal Models and Field Performance

Abstract:

The implementation of Closed-Loop Feedback Control in the Bureau of Reclamation's Hydraulic Laboratory flow delivery system has provided an important new modeling tool for the research engineer. The engineer now has the option of using closed-loop control, supervisory control, or traditional manual operation of physical models. The main laboratory flow delivery system provides automatic flow control using a programmable PID (proportional, integral, and derivative) algorithm.

Subject Headings: Flow control | Hydraulics | Hydraulic models | Decision support systems | Control systems | Bureau of Reclamation | Automation and robotics

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