Closed loop control of curing process using Lab VIEW

Abstract

The objective of this project is to simulate a curing process chamber found in many industry settings. Curing involves any
process where heat is used to catalyze or initiate chemical and molecular level structural changes in polymeric materials such as
epoxies, phenolic, polyesters and silicones. The project aims to simulate the entire process of temperature control, its variations
and as to how PID controller determines its response in LabVIEW. Each set point is attained and controlled for the specified
time. On a waveform chart, all the important process parameters like set point, process variable and controller output are plotted
using a DAQ card to the host computer running LabVIEW