I love the inverted pendulum! It was my first love in control systems as I watched theory come to life and mathematics hard at work. It is an ideal showcase of the magic of feedback and how harnessing the dynamics...
I recently joined Quanser's Academic Applications team after completing my master's, and one of my first projects was to create new content for our QArm. Since we had already covered the kinematics of the robot, it was essential to now...
My colleague Filip Vranes recently updated the firmware for the end-effector data acquisition device (DAQ) that I designed for Quanser's QArm. With this latest firmware release, users can now take full advantage of the end-effector's functionality, giving users access to...
For those already familiar with reinforcement learning, the challenges of bringing it to the classroom are clear. It is a complex area of research and a moving target for educators. And because it is only a tool with no single...
Hello again! In the previous blog, I talked about the thought process that went behind developing Quanser's serial manipulator platform - the QArm. Today, I want to show you how I was able to rapidly develop a pick and place...
We have worked with quite a few arm manufacturers, such as Kinova, KUKA, or Denso in the past. Our open architecture via the rapid control prototyping software QUARC allowed you to use these devices from Simulink, designing your own algorithms...
