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Design of a Low-Cost Ball and Plate Prototype for Control Education

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This paper presents design and control of a low-cost prototype Ball and Plate as learning resource tool, using second-hand components and Perspex pieces. A digital controller allows defining a specific position of a Ball and Plate. The position is sensed by using a flat which has a resistive sensor. A PID control by poles allocated was used. The Ball and Plate platform allows the operator to interact through an application and observe the reaction variable behavior by using an android device.

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To professors Liliana Fernandez Samaca and Camilo Sanabria Totaitive for guiding us and supporting us in guaranteeing the development of this project.

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Ramirez, C., Hurtado, P., Sanabria, C., Ramirez, K. (2020). Design of a Low-Cost Ball and Plate Prototype for Control Education. In: Martínez, A., Moreno, H., Carrera, I., Campos, A., Baca, J. (eds) Advances in Automation and Robotics Research. LACAR 2019. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 112. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40309-6_25

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