AR/VR is not just a game! Virtual-real integration technology developed by motor drive control for HiL

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AR/VR is not just a game! Virtual-real integration technology developed by motor drive control for HiL

Last time we introduced what HIL is to you. This time we would like to introduce the only company in Taiwan that has developed HIL by themselves - Gathertech Intelligent Automation CO., LTD.. to you! Let's see how HIL can be used. how can it help you?

Introduction

Make good use of tools to improve R&D efficiency

The most basic technology of automation is motor drive control, which can be said to be the foundation of Industry 4.0. In the research and development of this technology, in addition to a few domestic manufacturers mastering the core technology, most of them rely on solutions provided by foreign countries.

Therefore, in order to improve the competitiveness of Industry 4.0, the improvement of motor drive control technology will be one of the necessary goals. In addition to the investment of manpower and capital, the process of research and development and the tools used are also key projects that cannot be ignored.

Lan Xinxiang, manager of the R&D department of Gathertech Intelligent Automation CO., LTD., said: "In addition to the spirit of hard work, who knows how to make good use of new tools to improve efficiency in this era!"

Controller-specific virtual reality

Hardware in the loop (HIL for short) is a technology that integrates computer simulation with a physical controller. Through high-speed and precise calculation and transmission, it can "make the controller operate in a simulated working environment".
Just like the virtual reality (VR) technology mentioned earlier, it uses the human brain and senses to make users feel like they are in an illusory environment.

Therefore, HIL allows the electronic controller to be in a "controller-specific virtual reality", powered by a signal-level power supply (3.3V/5V), allowing R&D personnel to develop, adjust and test the controller to avoid large high risk and high-power consumption of power experiments greatly improve the efficiency of research and development and reduce unnecessary costs

Gathertech Intelligent Automation CO., LTD. is the only HIL R&D and manufacturing plant in TW

HIL systems have long been widely used in industries with strict design specifications such as automobiles and aerospace, and the core technologies are all in the hands of foreign manufacturers.

At present, only Gathertech Intelligent Automation CO., LTD. has the technology to independently develop and manufacture HIL systems and has a lot of application experience in industrial control research and development.

Its HIL system" MR2 Hardware Online in the Loop System" has now become an important tool for several major industrial control manufacturers in Taiwan.

The main members of Gathertech Intelligent Automation CO., LTD. are domestic industrial control manufacturers, and they all have nearly ten years of experience in motor drive control research and development. They have a profound understanding of the advantages that HIL can bring when applied to motor drive control research and development.
Gathertech Intelligent Automation CO., LTD. said, "In the past, we bought HIL imported from abroad for use. In addition to experiencing the unique advantages of this system, I also found that there are some areas that can be improved, so I decided to come forward and become the first HIL manufacturer in Taiwan. In addition to wanting to introduce HIL to the field of industrial control, let more people know that there is such a useful tool, but also hope to help more Taiwanese manufacturers to deepen their independent research and development capabilities.”

Rooted in education, flipped teaching

Schematic diagram of HIL. Real-time simulation technology can be used to improve R&D efficiency and reduce costs without the need for high-power power supplies and power stages.

Gathertech Intelligent Automation - "MR2 Hardware Online in the Loop System"

HIL's unique flexibility and safety, like using simulation software, can be modified arbitrarily without a high-power power supply, so it is very suitable as a teaching platform.

Gathertech Intelligent Automation CO., LTD. launched MR2 Education & Training Turnkey, which uses HIL to match the training courses related to motor drive control, including MCU selection and setting, motor drive control software and firmware architecture, basic drive control functions, etc., and handed over complete example programs to the trainee,

We hope to help the school to cultivate students with both theoretical foundation and practical experience, and to match the school curriculum with the needs of the industry. MR2 Education & Training Turnkey is not only available for schools to offer related courses, but also suitable for small and medium-scale enterprises who are interested in investing in industrial control research and development, greatly reducing the risks and costs that may be brought about during the exploration period, and quickly entering the ranks of enterprises with independent research and development capabilities.

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