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SCIENTIFIC-INVERTED-PENDULUM -- Inverted Pendulum experiment complete system -- US$6,599.95

Watch an Inverted Pendulum on action

1. What is an Inverted Pendulum? Remember when you were a child and you tried to balance a broom-stick or baseball bat on your index finger or the palm of your hand? You had to constantly adjust the position of your hand to keep the object upright. An Inverted Pendulum does basically the same thing. However, it is limited in that it only moves in one dimension, while your hand could move up, down, sideways, etc. Check out the video provided to see exactly how the Inverted Pendulum works. 2. What is it for? Just like the broom-stick, an Inverted Pendulum is an inherently unstable system. Force must be properly applied to keep the system intact. To achieve this, proper control theory is required. The Inverted Pendulum is essential in the evaluating and comparing of various control theories.
SPECIFICATIONS
Encoder 1 (Motor Axel): Encoder 2 (Pendulum Axel): Max Length of Link 1: Max Length of Link 2: Motor: Motor Power Amp: Counter: Interface: Power:	1024 pulse/turn 1024 pulse/turn (NIDEC NEMICON) 235 mm 330 mm MINIMOTOR 3557K048CR 48V, 74Watt, 1,350 rpm Including 4:1 deduction gear. 80 Watt 16 bit biderectional x 2(internally X4 counting) PC Parallel Port(EPP mode) 110V / 220V
FEATURES - Rotational inverted pendulum. - Simple architecture. - Requires minimal space. - PC base control. - Printer port interface. - Easily self inverted. - System model for Matlab included. - 3D Animation recorder and viewer, source code.   Download the datasheet.