scholarly journals A flexible user-interface for audiovisual presentation and interactive control in neurobehavioral experiments

F1000Research ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Christopher T Noto ◽  
Suleman Mazhar ◽  
James Gnadt ◽  
Jagmeet S Kanwal
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
Data Acquisition ◽  
Digital Signal Processor ◽  
Digital Signal ◽  
Stimulus Presentation ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Level Control ◽  
Interactive Control ◽  
High Level ◽  
Behavioral Monitoring

A major problem facing behavioral neuroscientists is a lack of unified, vendor-distributed data acquisition systems that allow stimulus presentation and behavioral monitoring while recording neural activity. Numerous systems perform one of these tasks well independently, but to our knowledge, a useful package with a straightforward user interface does not exist. Here we describe the development of a flexible, script-based user interface that enables customization for real-time stimulus presentation, behavioral monitoring and data acquisition. The experimental design can also incorporate neural microstimulation paradigms. We used this interface to deliver multimodal, auditory and visual (images or video) stimuli to a nonhuman primate and acquire single-unit data. Our design is cost-effective and works well with commercially available hardware and software. Our design incorporates a script, providing high-level control of data acquisition via a sequencer running on a digital signal processor to enable behaviorally triggered control of the presentation of visual and auditory stimuli. Our experiments were conducted in combination with eye-tracking hardware. The script, however, is designed to be broadly useful to neuroscientists who may want to deliver stimuli of different modalities using any animal model.

scholarly journals A flexible user-interface for audiovisual presentation and interactive control in neurobehavioral experiments

F1000Research ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Christopher T Noto ◽  
Suleman Mazhar ◽  
James Gnadt ◽  
Jagmeet S Kanwal
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
Data Acquisition ◽  
Digital Signal Processor ◽  
Digital Signal ◽  
Stimulus Presentation ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Level Control ◽  
Interactive Control ◽  
High Level ◽  
Behavioral Monitoring

A major problem facing behavioral neuroscientists is a lack of unified, vendor-distributed data acquisition systems that allow stimulus presentation and behavioral monitoring while recording neural activity. Numerous systems perform one of these tasks well independently, but to our knowledge, a useful package with a straightforward user interface does not exist. Here we describe the development of a flexible, script-based user interface that enables customization for real-time stimulus presentation, behavioral monitoring and data acquisition. The experimental design can also incorporate neural microstimulation paradigms. We used this interface to deliver multimodal, auditory and visual (images or video) stimuli to a nonhuman primate and acquire single-unit data. Our design is cost-effective and works well with commercially available hardware and software. Our design incorporates a script, providing high-level control of data acquisition via a sequencer running on a digital signal processor to enable behaviorally triggered control of the presentation of visual and auditory stimuli. Our experiments were conducted in combination with eye-tracking hardware. The script, however, is designed to be broadly useful to neuroscientists who may want to deliver stimuli of different modalities using any animal model.

scholarly journals An Advanced Robot Control System Using a DSP-Based Vector Computation Engine

1990 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 445-451
Author(s):  
Nobuaki Takanashi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Digital Signal Processor ◽  
Position Control ◽  
Transfer Functions ◽  
Data Transfer ◽  
Digital Signal ◽  
Single Chip ◽  
Level Control ◽  
Robot Controller ◽  
Time Motion ◽  
High Level

In this paper, explanations for the configuration and usage of a vector computation engine designed to meet the growing demand for higher-speed operation, more precise robotics and real-time motion simulation are given. Presented is an example of its application to a robot controller making full use of high operational performance. This engine is a floating-point vector processor based on a single-chip digital signal processor (μPD77230) with vector matrix and various functions such as a trigonometrical function, data transfer functions-- being built into an internal instruction memory. In this engine, a multiplication of 4 × 4 element transformation matrices can be done in less than 30pseconds. Active stiffness control operation (involving force control in addition to position control) in less than 0.7 milliseconds. In other words, this single-chip engine makes it possible to achieve high-level control comparable to a minicomputer, thus providing a compact, light and inexpensive robot controller.

scholarly journals Novel Control Platform Development for PMLSM Drive System Based on Virtual Instrument

2013 ◽  
Vol 416-417 ◽  
pp. 530-535
Author(s):  
Jian Xun Jin ◽  
Wei Xu ◽  
Yan Chen ◽  
You Guang Guo ◽  
Jian Guo Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Data Acquisition ◽  
Virtual Instrument ◽  
Digital Signal Processor ◽  
Pulse Width Modulation ◽  
Digital Signal ◽  
Drive System ◽  
Signal Source ◽  
Computational Capability ◽  
Data Acquisition Card ◽  
Platform Development

A novel control platform for the permanent magnet linear synchronous motor (PMLSM) drive system has been built up based on virtual instrument (VI) and relavant data acquisition card (DAQ) devices. In the traditional control platform, it mostly depends on digital signal processor (DSP), which needs a lot of time to further develop the interface between the personal computer (PC) and operators, and its computational capability is not strong than computer. To overcome these shortages, a novel control platform is presented on the base of one PC, one LabVIEW, and one multifunctional data acquisition card. Firstly, a space vector pulse width modulation (SVPWM) signal source is executed in the VI. Then in order to improve the precision of control system, the field oriented control (FOC) is proposed for the PMLSM. Finally comprehensive experiments verify with relative simulations.

scholarly journals Controller Design and Preliminary Testing of a Powered Below-Knee Prosthetic Device

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinming Sun ◽  
Philip A. Voglewede
Keyword(s):  
Digital Signal Processor ◽  
Controller Design ◽  
Digital Signal ◽  
Power Input ◽  
Dc Motor ◽  
Bench Test ◽  
Area Network ◽  
Level Control ◽  
Lower Limb Prosthesis ◽  
Dsp Control

A powered lower limb prosthesis, which consists of a four bar mechanism, a torsional spring and a brushed DC motor, was previously designed and fabricated. To regulate the motor power input, a two level controller was proposed and built. The control algorithm includes a higher level finite state controller and lower level PID controllers. A digital signal processor (DSP) control board and MATLAB Simulink are used to realize the higher level control and a DC motor controller is used to realize the lower level PID control. Controller Area Network (CAN) communication was used to communicate between the two level controllers. To preliminarily test if the motor can generate required power, a bench test was performed. The results show that the motor needs to be overpowered to achieve the required moment.

Position Sensorless Control for PMBLDC Motor Drive Using Digital Signal Processor

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (07) ◽  
pp. 1650077 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sachin Singh ◽  
Sanjeev Singh
Keyword(s):  
Digital Signal Processor ◽  
Sensorless Control ◽  
Digital Signal ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Open Loop ◽  
Brushless Dc Motors ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Permanent Magnet Brushless Dc ◽  
Signal Processor ◽  
Position Sensorless

This paper presents a complete position sensorless control scheme for permanent magnet brushless DC motors (PMBLDCMs) using back-EMF sensing method. The controller is designed in such a way that it provides smooth shifting from open-loop speed-up mode to back-EMF sensing mode at any speed, especially at very low speeds, i.e., less than 2% of the rated speed. The proposed scheme is a simple and cost effective implementation of back-EMF sensing method, which does not require any filtering or phase shift to generate commutation pulses. The proposed controller is designed and modeled for a PMBLDCM rated at 4600[Formula: see text]rpm, 310[Formula: see text]V and 2.2[Formula: see text]N[Formula: see text]m torque and its performance is simulated in MATLAB/SIMULINK environment. The obtained simulation results are validated on a prototype developed in the lab using a digital signal processor (DSP) namely TI 2812 DSP in a wide range of speeds in position sensorless mode.

Virtual Gain for Audio Windows

1998 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Cohen ◽  
Nobuo Koizumi
Keyword(s):  
User Interface ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Digital Signal Processor ◽  
Digital Signal ◽  
Mutual Distance ◽  
Front End ◽  
Spatial Sound ◽  
Gain Adjustment ◽  
Audio System ◽  
Signal Processor

Audio windowing is a front-end, or user interface, to an audio system with a real-time spatial sound back end. Complementing directionalization by a digital signal processor (DSP), gain adjustment is used to control the volume of the various mixels ([sound] mixing elements). Virtual gain can be synthesized from components derived from collective iconic size, mutual distance, orientation and directivity, and selectively enabled according to room-wise partitioning of sources across sinks. This paper describes a derivation of virtual gain, and outlines the deployment of these expressions in an audio windowing system.

scholarly journals Measurement Instruments and Software Used in Biotribology Research Laboratory

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-36
Author(s):  
Andrei Tyurin ◽  
German Ganus ◽  
Mikhail Stepanov ◽  
Gafurzhan Ismailov
Keyword(s):  
Data Acquisition ◽  
Digital Signal Processor ◽  
Digital Signal ◽  
Measuring Method ◽  
Laboratory System ◽  
Measurement Instruments ◽  
Real Time System ◽  
Automatic Control Theory ◽  
Pin On Disc ◽  
Circuit Techniques

Abstract Precision measurements of friction processes have a key role in a variety of industrial processes. The emergence of fine electronic circuit techniques greatly expands capabilities of control. There are some difficulties for their full implementation today, especially when it regards the accuracy and frequency of measurements. The motion-measuring method in real-time system is considered in this article, paying special attention to increased accuracy. This method is based on rapid analog digital converter (ADC), transmission program and digital signal processor (DSP) algorithms. Description of laboratory devices is included: Tribal-T and universal friction machine (MTU-01) designed for “Pin on disc” tests. Great emphasis is placed on the usability of accelerometers. The present study examined the collected data via laboratory system for data acquisition and control, and processing it in the laboratory of Biotribology. Laboratory supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) algorithms is described below. Task of regulation is not considered. This paper describes only methods of automatic control theory to analyze the frictional quality.

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