Cyber-Physical Systems for Real-Time Hybrid Structural Testing: A Case Study

In this paper, the authors have described how real-time hybrid testing motivates development of infrastructures that can ad-dress the kinds of requirements described. They presented the design and implementation of novel middleware for a Cyber-physical Instrument for Real-time hybrid Structural Testing (CIRST) they are developing in this research. This paper demonstrate both the suitability of the CIRST middleware for real-time hybrid testing, and the need for further investigation into remaining sources of timing variability and other factors that may impact real-time hybrid test systems.