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Rotary Servo Base Unit (with tachometer)
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The Rotary Servo Base Unit is a geared servo-mechanism system. The plant consists of a DC motor in a solid aluminum frame. This DC motor drives the smaller pinion gear through an internal gear box. The pinion gear is fixed to a larger middle gear that rotates on the load shaft. The position of the load shaft can be measured using a high resolution optical encoder or a potentiometer. The encoder is also used to estimate the speed of the motor.
- High-quality DC servo motor and gearbox
- High-resolution optical encoder to sense position and estimate motor speed
- Continuous turn potentiometer to sense position
- Variable loads and gear ratios
- Optional slip ring for continuous measurement from instrumented modules
- Ten add-on modules available
| Plant dimensions (L x W x H) | 15 cm x 15 cm x 18 cm |
| Plant mass | 1.2 kg |
| Motor nominal input voltage | 6 V |
| Motor maximum continuous current (recommended) | 1 A |
| Motor maximum speed (recommended) | 6,000 RPM |
| Potentiometer bias power | ±12 V |
| Potentiometer measurement range | ±5 V |
| Encoder resolution (in quadrature) | 4096 counts/rev |
Modeling Topics
- First-principles derivation
- Experimental derivation
- Transfer function representation
- Frequency response representation
- Model validation
Control Topics
- PID
- Lead Compensator
The following additional components are required to complete your workstation, and are sold separately:
For Simulink
- QUARC® add-on for MATLAB®/Simulink®
- 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™
- 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
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