• What is the ACE-Box?

    • The ACE-Box is an open-access, portable, 3D-printed tool kit enabling students and engineers to learn and apply automatic control engineering (ACE) without needing a full laboratory
    • ACE-Box comes in two forms, designed to work together when creating control systems:
      1. ACE-Box (Base + Sense): Focused on fundamentals and measurement.
      2. ACE-Box (Actuate): Focused on actuators.
    • The two ACE-Boxes package the essential hardware, sensors and actuators so it can be set up on a desk or at home.
    • The ACE-Box tools are set up for use with MATLAB & Simulink, enabling practical controller design and experimentation.

  • ACE-Box (Base + Sense)

    • The ACE-Box (base and sense) is illustrated here, with the 16 key components labelled
    • The ACE-Box, labelled (1), the securing block, labelled (2) and the tray, labelled (3) are manufactured using 3D printing
    • A list of the required components and their sources is also provided above via the link, corresponding to labels (4) to (16).
    • Due to the open-source design of ACE-Lab, the library of exercises will continue to expand, supported by contributions from both academia and industry.

    ACE-Box (Actuate)

    • The ACE-Box (Actuate) is illustrated here with the key actuator components detailed in (a), along with some typical lab set-ups (b, c and d)
    • The ACE-Box, the tray, DC motor wheel (attachment) and stepper motor arrow (attachment)are manufactured using 3D printing, with the necessary files available above via the link
    • A list of the required components and their sources is also provided via the link
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