Automatic Control Engineering Laboratory

Practical First.Theory Follows.

Start with practical control engineering labs, then connect hands-on experience to applications and fundamental control theory through the ACE-CORE learning guides. Using MATLAB & Simulink, develop and test control algorithms with robust, affordable, portable ACE-Lab hardware.

The hardware

ACE-Lab Rigs

Robust, portable and modular hardware for developing microcontroller, electronics and measurement skills. ACE-Lab (Base + Sense) establishes the practical foundation, while ACE-Lab (Actuate) adds the actuators required for complete closed-loop control-system design and testing.

Start here ACE-Lab (Base + Sense)

Develop microcontroller basics, build simple breadboard circuits and explore measurement.

Add-on ACE-Lab (Actuate)

Adds actuators to ACE-Lab (Base + Sense) for complete closed-loop control-system design and testing.

Explore the Rigs and Practical Exercises

All Categories - ACE-Lab

02/07/2026 - 03/07/2026: ACE-Lab Demonstrated at Practical Engineering Education (PEE) Conference 2026

06/07/2026: ACE-Lab Workshop at the University of Dundee

09/07/2026 - 10/07/2026: ACE-CORE Presented at EERN Symposium 2026

01/08/2026: EUCA-Supported ACE-Lab Workshop Series Launched

16/07/2026: Aston University Guest Lecture on Autonomous Vehicle Control

19/07/2026: Recording Available for Invited Talk

21/01/26: Recording Available for Invited Talk

09/12/25: Article Contribtion

15/01/25: Recording Available for Invited Talk (Prior Work)

Practical First.Theory Follows.

ACE-Lab Rigs