# 87: Advanced Control Actuation Drive System Software
Project ID:
87
Team Members:
Jezreel Aquitania, Nicholas Nguyen, Bernardo Narez, Steven Adams
Faculty Advisor(s):
Christopher McMurrough
Department:
Computer Science & Engineering
Project Type:
Senior Design
Title:
Advanced Control Actuation Drive System Software
Abstract:
A control actuation system controls aerodynamic surfaces such as fins and canards to provide attitude and directional/steering control on aerospace vehicles. The Advanced Control Actuation Drive System is intended to be a motor drive amplifier that will be able to provide guidance for an aerial vehicle. The ACADS is designed to drive a brushless DC motor in forward and reverse directions and provide braking in both directions. When an electrical machine is required to work as both a motor and a generator in both forward and reverse directions, it is called four-quadrant operation. The ACADS will operate in all four quadrants. The ACADS will also have a human-to-machine interface
using Ethernet TCP/IP stack communication protocol that can provide real-time data visualization and input controls. The system provides motor controls that operate within -40° to +40° in 1° increments while maintaining a high angular slew rate (1° per 100ms). The ACADS can operate over a wide range of input voltages (18V DC - 60V DC) and temperatures range (up to 65°C). This project is a continuation from last semester's ACADS team.