This project is devoted to the development of a digital twin of the magnetic levitation system (referred to also as maglev or MLS) . At first glance, it looks like a simple system with only one degree of freedom. However, observing the levitating sphere is rather fascinating as an unseen force stemming from the electromagnet is driving it. Furthermore, from the control system’s perspective, the levitation process can be somewhat tricky to model well.
The digital twin of the MLS already exists, however, several interesting problems can also be studied. For example, how to visualize the dynamic electromagnetic flux lines faithfully? Or, how to recreate the object for control experiments with Microsoft HoloLens 2? Or even better still, how, using HoloLens 2, to overlay the object in the real environment with the correct flux lines?
The requirements to take this topic are as follows:
- The ability and desire to work on complex mathematical modeling problems (in case of the flux line problem);
- At least basic knowledge of the finite element method is a valuable asset (in case of the flux line problem);
- Knowledge of the MATLAB/Simulink environment at least on the university course level;
- At least basic programming knowledge, preferably some rudimentary C++ knowledge as well (in case of HoloLens 2 implementation);
- Knowledge of Unreal Engine 4 is a valuable asset as this will ultimately be used for the visualization part.
