Overview

Students can use this module to learn practical problem-solving skills for mechanical and aerospace engineering. A classic application context for the design challenge is the two-wheeled Segway self-balancing electric vehicle.

  • Rotary Inverted Pendulum module easily attaches to the Rotary Servo Base Unit
  • High-resolution encoders to sense rod and shaft angles
  • Easy-connect cables and connectors
  • Fully compatible with MATLAB®/Simulink® and LabVIEW™
Modeling Topics
  • State-space representation
  • Linearization
Control Topics
  • Hybrid control
  • Pole placement
  • Energy-based/non-linear control

The following additional components are required to complete your workstation, and are sold separately:

For Simulink

  • QUARC® add-on for MATLAB®/Simulink®
  • Rotary Servo Base Unit
  • Quanser VoltPAQ-X1 linear voltage amplifier
  • One of the following DAQ devices:
    • Quanser Q2-USB
    • Quanser Q8-USB
    • Quanser QPIDe

For LabVIEW

  • Quanser Rapid Control Prototyping (Q-RCP) Toolkit® add-on for NI LabVIEW™
  • Rotary Servo Base Unit
  • Quanser VoltPAQ-X1 linear voltage amplifier
  • One of the following DAQ devices:
    • NI CompactRIO with Quanser Q1-cRIO
    • NI myRIO with Quanser Terminal Board
    • Quanser Q2-USB
    • Quanser Q8-USB
    • Quanser QPIDe

Product Details

Rotary arm length 21.6 cm
Rotary arm mass 0.257 kg
Pendulum length 33.7 cm
Pendulum mass 0.127 kg
Encoder resolution 4096 count/rev

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