control of piezo actuator in Simulink Real-Time

I'm using piezo actuator (e.g. P-876 DuraAct) of Physik Instrumente to excite turbine's blades. Can the piezo be controlled with Simulink Real Time (PID-Tuner tool)? Which Interface (between Matalb/Simulink and hardware)should be used to control the structure with PID-Tuner in Simulink Real-Time?

Answer 1

[Diego Kuratli]

Do you already have a real-time target machine with the required I/O channels to interface to the piezo actuator?

The PID Controller can be used with Simulink Real-Time, and you can tune the PID parameters during real-time execution, e.g. using External mode or custom GUI. However, the PID Tuner App cannot be used for tuning the controller while running on the target machine.

[Akram Ouerdani]

Thanks!

Do you mean with target computer a machine like speedgoat for example?. The piezo actuator is steered by a card (e.g. E-413 DuraAct). We want now to control the piezos via Simulink Real-Time. You mean so, that the control can't be done automatically with PID-Tuner, but manually by using a defined GUI to adjust the different PID-parameters?