Ball and Beam Control System

Googol technology, starting from HKUST in 1999, is the first high-tech company in the Asia Pacific region specializing in R&D, production, marketing, and assisting regulators and motion control systems. Googol technology provides a platform for technological innovation for machine manufacturers, focusing on research in four base technologies - motion control technology, servo drive technology, computer vision technology, and mechanical design optimization. With deepened international and national cooperation, combining production and research, and actively cultivating system integrators, Googol technology's motion control products and systems are applied in a wide range of industries, such as microelectronics, robotics, CNC machine tools, electronic processing and testing, printing, packaging, production automation, and other industrial control uses.

The Ball & Beam control system of the GBB series is specially designed for introductory courses in automatic control, modern control engineering, and electric motor control. It is capable of controlling the position of a stainless steel ball on the track by adjusting the rotation angle of a beam. The system consists of two parts, namely the Ball & Beam body and the control system. The Ball & Beam body consists of a V-grooved steel bar and a freely rolling ball. The linear sensor measures the position of the ball on the track by measuring the output voltage of the stainless steel bar. A DC motor is connected to a gear reducer, which controls the angle of the beam and, consequently, performs the position control of the ball. Experiments such as system modeling, feedback controller design, P, PD, and PID control system design,

Experimentar:

● PID correction

● Correction of root locus 

● Frequency domain correction 

● State feedback control

● Modeling mechanisms and stability analysis.

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