Metaverse-based Water Level Simulator for the Festo MPS PA Workstation

Abstract

Abstract The compact workstation developed by Festo represents a bench-scale model for facilitating industrial process simulations in the laboratory and enabling students to study common control systems used in the industry directly. The latest development of the virtual Festo modular production system (MPS) process automation (PA) workstation has yet to be able to provide open access. In the virtual world, it needs interaction between the user, which still needs to be accommodated. This research attempts to develop a metaverse-based simulator of the Festo MPS PA workstation using the Roblox platform. This research focuses on designing a level control system, considering aspects such as the 3D model, control interface design, the implementation of system equations and controller algorithms, and the system’s response. The findings reveal Roblox’s potential in developing a virtual educational ecosystem for engineering, demonstrated by the design of an open-loop system with an average error of 11.4% compared to a real system. In the case of a closed-loop system with interactive PID control, the system response exhibits an average error of 8.03%.