Understanding the control loop – MTS Landmark TWX User Manual

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How MTS Files Work Together

The basic workflow is as follows:

You use the Station Manager application to open a Station Configuration.

You select a Parameter Set (which includes specific Sensor Calibration files) for your Station
Configuration.

You use the Station Manager application to optimize your Station Configuration for the test you desire
to run.

While keeping the Station Manager application running, you use the TW Express application to select
the Test Procedure appropriate for your test.

You start the test with the TW Express application.

You create a Test Report with the TW Express application.

Using MTS Applications and Files to Run Tests

Understanding the Control Loop

MTS Landmark Test Systems use closed-loop control, and understanding it lays a foundation for many of
the topics in this document. Closed-loop control is a basic servomechanism concept of controlling a test,
in which a controlling element controls a controlled element.

Closed Loop Control Concept

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