So, I hope my last blog post convinced you that pendulums have some serious real-life applications and how they can be used to teach and research important concepts in modelling and control systems. There are different types of pendulum systems...
You would be hard-pressed to find a physics, dynamics, or control system textbook without an example of a pendulum. Why is that? Many students struggle to see how doing work on a seemingly unpractical device will help them learn tools...
I've seen a lot of inverted pendulums balancing in my day. From single, double, and triple, to flexible, dual, and mounted on a seesaw, I thought I'd seen it all. But a few months ago, we met with a team...
You can find servomotors in many different systems. They are used in the joints of robot manipulator arms in car assembly plants, open valves in process plants, make electronic toys move, or are implemented in car power steering. They are...
The annual meeting of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association (ECEDHA) is one of my personal favorite conferences to attend. It's certainly because it's a great opportunity to have conversations with the people who are driving the future...
In the previous "intermediate control" blog post series, we highlighted the Ball and Beam and Magnetic Levitation systems as a great way to introduce the advanced control concepts without requiring students to use state-space techniques. Another great plant to use...
