December 15, 2019

Furuta Pendulums

In the summer of 2016 I built a desktop furuta pendulum out of random parts I had lying around:




Recently, I redesigned it to not be built out of scraps, sent out for all the machined parts, and assembled a handful more:

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  1. Hassium108277February 7, 2021 at 7:43 PM

    Awesome! Would I be right in saying the there is an encoder attached to the pendulum pivot point and the lid?

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    1. Ben KatzFebruary 10, 2021 at 9:25 PM

      Yes, there's an encoder for the pendulum and the base, and a direct drive motor actuating the base.

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  2. Jorge PorcelNovember 21, 2022 at 8:10 AM

    Hello! I am very interested on your project since I have a Gimbal motor GB54-2 and I want to control it in a similar approach. Which Motor Controller are you using?

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    1. Ben KatzNovember 21, 2022 at 8:18 AM

      It's custom, based off the drive I designed for the Mini Cheetah robot. See the build log for more details.

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