Ball and Beam

Challenge:
Design a control system to manipulate the position of a rolling ball on a beam.

Description:
A DC motor drives a beam such that the motor angle controls the tilt angle of the beam. A ball travels along the length of the beam. When the beam is horizontal, the ball does not experience any acceleration. The ball position is measured using a conductive plastic element mounted on the beam. An optional remote sensor is also available for operation in master / slave tracking mode.

The aim is to design a control system to track the ball to a commanded position. The system is supplied with a dual loop PD controller for the servo as well as the ball position. You may design any other controller you wish.

Difficulty:
Undergraduate – first course

Rotary Product Range

http://www.imath-asia.com/assets/index.php/quanser/2dof-inverted-pendulum/
2DOF Inverted Pendulum
http://www.imath-asia.com/assets/index.php/quanser/2dof-robot/
2DOF Robot
http://www.imath-asia.com/assets/index.php/quanser/2dof-robot-balancer/
2DOF Robot Balancer
http://www.imath-asia.com/assets/index.php/quanser/ball-and-beam/
Ball and Beam
http://www.imath-asia.com/assets/index.php/quanser/double-inverted-pendulum-2/
Double Inverted Pendulum
http://www.imath-asia.com/assets/index.php/quanser/flexible-link/
Flexible Link
http://www.imath-asia.com/assets/index.php/quanser/gyro-stable-platform/
Gyro / Stable Platform
http://www.imath-asia.com/assets/index.php/quanser/inverted-pendulum-2/
Inverted Pendulum
http://www.imath-asia.com/assets/index.php/quanser/multi-dof-torsion/
Multi DOF Torsion
http://www.imath-asia.com/assets/index.php/quanser/srv02/
Position Servo (SRV02)