Ball And Plate Apparatus

Description  of Ball And Plate Apparatus

1. The Ball and Plate Apparatus shows the problems of the of an unstable system. The apparatus consists of a plate pivoted at its centre so the plate can tilt in two directions.
2. Stepper motors tilt the plate. A servo system with a stepper motor control card controls the motors. A camera with an intelligent vision system measures the ball position.
3. The basic control task is to control the ball position. The ball is free to roll on the plate.

The equipment includes of Ball And Plate Apparatus

1. Ball and plate model
2. Power supply
3. A data acquisition board for your computer
4. Camera with USB connection
5. The data acquisition board fits into a suitable computer (not included) to link with the Ball and Plate Apparatus and control its motors.

Software (included)

1. Demonstration program with PID controllers
2. Interface library for programming at the system level

Experiments of Ball And Plate Apparatus

1. Real-time digital image processing
2. Digital PID controller design for ball position stabilisation and trajectory following
3. Fuzzy controller design
4. Adaptive controller design
5. Path planning for moving the ball between obstacles Essential Services

Electrical supply:

1. 110/220/240 VAC, 50 W, 50/60 Hz, with earth
2. Specify your voltage on order
3. Bench space needed: 0.6 m x 1000 mm

Operating Conditions

1. Operating environment:Laboratory
2. Storage temperature range:25°C to +55°C (when packed for transport)
3. Operating temperature range:+5°C to +40°C
4. Operating relative humidity range:80% at temperatures < 31°C decreasing linearly to 50% at
5. 40°C