Developing of a Process Control Laboratory for Education in Agricultural Engineering

Abstract This paper describes the development of a process control laboratory at the Department of Physics and Process Control, Godollő University of Agricultural Sciences, Hungary to be used for educational purposes in agricultural engineering. The main intention of the development is to provide practical exercises for the MSc and PhD students studying on the course "Process control" and for the related other subjects. The laboratory set-up covers technological processes as hot water making, greenhouses, drying, etc. ADAM modules are used for data acquisition and control purposes. Recently, a simplified greenhouse and a solar collector model are introduced for making practice of modelling, simulation, parameter identification and control studies.