A

PROJECT REPORT
ON
MODELLING AND SIMULATION OF
MECHATRONIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
USING LabVIEW

SUBMITTED BY:

RISHABH KAPOOR (20063040)

SNEH DUGAR (20063043)
ADITYA BANSAL (20064017)
SHANTHINANDAN (20063057)

UNDER SUPERVISION OF
Dr. RAJEEV SRIVASTAVA
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

MOTILAL NEHRU NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
(Deemed University)
ALLAHABAD
 CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the report entitled “MODELLING AND

SIMULATION OF MECHATRONIC CONTROL SYSTEMS” being
submitted by students mentioned above, towards the fulfilment of the
requirement for the award of the degree of Bachelors of Technology, in
Mechanical Engineering from the Department of Mechanical
Engineering of Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology,
Allahabad is a record of bonafide work carried out by them under my
guidance and supervision.

This report has not been submitted to any other University or

Institute for the award of any degree or diploma.

DATE: Dr. RAJEEV SRIVASTAVA

PLACE: ALLAHABAD ASSISTANT PROFESSOR

MED

MNNIT
 ACKNOWLEDGMENT

We feel immense pleasure and privilege to express my deep sense of

gratitude, indebtedness and thankfulness towards those who generously
helped me colour the mosaic of this project with their knowledge,
expertise and memories.

For their invaluable guidance, kind cooperation, inspiration and

encouragement during all the stages of my training, we would like to
thank Dr. RAAJEV SRIVASTAVA (ASSISTANT PROFFESOR),
MED, MNNIT ALLAHABAD.
As a final personal role, we are grateful to the ELECTRICAL
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT for their co-operation for giving us
opportunity to work in VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTATION
LABORATORY.

DATE: RISHABH KAPOOR (20063040)

PLACE: ALLAHABAD SNEH DUGAR (20063043)
ADITYA BANSAL (20064017)
SHANTHINANDAN (20063057)
 CONTENTS
S.No. Topic Page No.
1. Introduction 1
1.1 LabVIEW: An overview 1
1.2 Use of LabVIEW in mechanical engineering 3
2. Learning LabVIEW 4
2.1 Icons learned through case studies 4
3. Case Studies 6
3.1 Measurement of height of water flowing from 6
an upper tank in two bottom tanks.
3.2 Maintaining constant speed of turbine under 11
Fluctuating load
3.3 Measuring temperature at the work surface in 14
Grinding process
3.4 Calculation of maximum temperature inside 17
a pipe carrying steam
4. Applications of the various Case Studies:- 20
4.1 Measurement of height of water flowing from 20
an upper tank in two bottom tanks.
4.2 Maintaining constant speed of turbine under 20
Fluctuating load
4.3 Measuring temperature at the work surface in 21
Grinding process
4.4 Calculation of maximum temperature inside 22
a pipe carrying steam
5. BIBLIOGRAPGY 23