TABLE OF CONTENTS Learning Objectives. On completion of this chapter the reader will have a knowledge on LabVIEW applications such as:
-Fiber-Optic Component Inspection using Integrated Vision and Motion Components
Data Acquisition and User Interface of Beam Instrumentation System at SRRC
VISCP: A Virtual Instrumentation and CAD Tool for Electronic Engineering
Distributed Multiplatform Control System with LabVIEW
The Virtual Instrument Control System
Controller Design using the Maple Professional Math Toolbox For LabVIEW
Embedding Remote Experimentation in Power Engineering Education
Design of an Automatic System for the Electrical Quality Assurance
Internet-Ready Power Network Analyzer for Power Quality Measurements and Application of Virtual Instrumentation in a Power Engineering Laboratory
PC and LabVIEW-Based Robot Control System
Mobile Robot Miniaturization: A Tool for Investigation in Control Algorithms
A Steady-Hand Robotic System for Microsurgical Augmentation
Since the 1980s, fiber-optic technology has been used for long distance telephone systems. Now with the increasing need for bandwidth, fiber-optic systems have become in high demand. These optical systems, whether transmitting data across continents or providing bandwidth for large cities, are very complex and consist of dozens of components, such as dispersion compensators, collimators, gratings, and attenuators, across the whole transmission path. Manufacturers of these optical components are challenged with making amazingly small and sophisticated devices, which will become even more intricate in the future.
In addition, these components are made from many different types of exotic materials (such...
