A Smartphone-Based Networked Control Platform: Design and Implementation

The rapid development of embedded systems and IT makes electrical devices functional and tiny. This progress is especially reflected in the smartphone industry. In this paper, a novel applicable wireless control platform based on smartphones is proposed. The system is of high value due to the advantages of smartphones such as mobility, resourcefulness, tiny and etc. Mechanisms are designed in this paper to guarantee the real-timeness of the controller. To ease the controller implementation, code auto-generation technique is integrated to the platform, which is able to convert Simulink block diagrams to executable files for Android smartphones. In addition, protocols are designed to transfer data to remote workstations such that the control system can be supervised and monitored on-line. At last, the control platform is tested on a spacecraft simulator. The experimental results validate the effectiveness and reliability of the designed platform.