Application of Android OS as Real-time Control Platform

Abstract

This paper presents an application of an Android device to control a laboratory Antilock Breaking System (ABS). The controllers to avoid the locking of the wheel are considered. The architecture of Android OS is given. The discussion is focused on the features of the Android helpful to build real-time control systems. The mobile phone acts as a controller performing the control algorithm of avoiding the locks of the wheel. The controller application is implemented in Java which is the basic Android development language. The controller use only standard system functions without the use of real-time extensions. The results of experiments show punctuality of control task running on Android. Also the braking experiments are given. The conclusions include comments on the applicability of Android devices as a platform for real-time control.