Actuator Software: Internet Directory

The vast majority of web information on actuator control comes from engineering, primarily electrical and robotic. The links below are a compiled list of the most helpful sites in PID theory, MEMS design and other engineering concepts related to actuator control. Also listed are a few tutorials for control in MatLAB, and LabVIEW.

• Comsol is a numerical design software. It is helpful for designing MEMS actuators.

• An introduction to PID control theory from the University of Michigan.

• Programmable Controllers, Theory and Implementation

• Robotics at the University of Texas.

• AUTOSAR (Automotive Open System Architecture) for actuator control.

• MatLab tutorial for actuator control.

• LabView, a software for designing control interfaces.