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BALL AND BEAM

Introduce unstable closed-loop system control concepts


The Ball and Beam experiment is ideal for exploring various control concepts related to unstable closed-loop systems.
You can use it to demonstrate real-world control challenges such as aircraft roll control.
The Ball and Beam module consists of a beam with a resistor, forming the track on which the metal ball is free to roll.
The track is effectively a potentiometer, outputting a voltage proportional to the position of the ball. The module
attaches to the Rotary Servo Base Unit, allowing to control the tilt angle of the beam.

Features

Precise Robust
The system’s inherent precision A durable system able to
helps deliver accurate, repeatable accommodate enthusiastic
results required for teaching & undergraduate students.
research labs.

Comprehensive Courseware Expandable


ABET-aligned courseware for Use the Rotary Servo Base Unit
MATLAB®/Simulink® or LabVIEW™ on its own, or add one of other
covers modelling, position, and nine modules¹ for experiments of
speed control topics. varying complexity across a wide
range of topics and disciplines,

Workstation Components

Plant Rotary Servo Base Unit


Ball and Beam module
Data acquisition device Quanser Q2-USB
Amplifier Quanser VoltPAQ-X1
Control design environment QUARC for MATLAB®/Simulink®
QRCP for LabVIEW™

¹ The add-on modules are sold separately

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Product Details

Steel beam Steel ball


Ball and Beam
Potentiometer sensor
module

Support arm

Ball position
sensor connector

Calibration base Rotary Servo Base Unit

Courseware

Modelling Topics Control Topics


• First-principles derivations • PID control
• Transfer function representation • Muliple loops
• Linearization • Root locus
• Model validation

Device Specifications

Dimensions (L x W) 50 x 22.5 cm
Weight of the Ball and Beam module 0.65 kg
Weight of the ball 0.064 kg
Diameter of the ball 2.54 cm
Beam length 42.55 cm
Ball sensor sensitivity -4.25 cm/V
Ball position sensor measurement range ±5V

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