The goal of this project is to minimize the pendulum effect on a load carrying transportation unit. A reduced scale model was built and tested. The load oscillations were maintained within a narrow angle of 10 degrees. The control system was based on a driver and H-Bridge which incorporated a microprocessor, an ultrasonic distance measurement sensor, and a potentiometer angle transducer. Simulation and experimental measurements were in good agreement.

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Creator

• Baskan, Ozan
• Lee, Alex L.
• Kim, Daniel J.

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 07D093M

Advisor

• Emanuel, Alexander E.

Year

• 2007

Date created

• 2007-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Electrical & Computer Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright