Make: Quanser
Model: Double Inverted Pendulum (QUBE / Rotary Double Inverted Pendulum)
- Capabilities
- Demonstrates principles of nonlinear and underactuated control systems.
- Supports modeling, simulation, and real-time control of single and double inverted pendulum systems.
- Allows design and testing of PID, LQR, swing-up, and state-feedback controllers.
- Provides high-resolution encoders for measuring pendulum angle and rotary arm position.
- Fully compatible with QUARC/MATLAB-Simulink for hardware-in-the-loop experiments.
- Ideal for undergraduate, postgraduate, and research-level control experiments.
- Facilitates validation of advanced control techniques for unstable systems.
Software and Control Environment
- Uses QUARC Real-Time Control Software integrated with MATLAB/Simulink.
- Enables real-time control, data acquisition, and parameter tuning.
- Supports implementation of nonlinear control, observer-based control, and optimal control algorithms.
- Integrates with other Quanser hardware for multivariable system research and education.
- Applications
- Control of underactuated and nonlinear systems.
- Research in advanced control strategies such as swing-up and stabilization.
- Model validation and controller design for unstable mechanical systems.
- Development of laboratory exercises for control system education.
- Consultancy and training for dynamic system modeling and control.
- Charges
| S. No. | Experiment Details | UG /PG Students from Academic Institutions (in INR) | Research Scholar from Academic Institution (in INR) | Project Staff from Academic Institution (in INR) | Faculty Members from Academic Institutions (in INR) | Research Scientist from R&D Organizations (in INR) | Industry Personnel from Industry (in INR) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basic Pendulum Stabilization (PID Control) | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1500 | 1500 |
| 2 | Advanced Control (Swing-up/LQR/State Feedback) | 1500 | 1500 | 1500 | 1500 | 2000 | 2000 |
*Charges are per session (+ applicable GST)*
- Location
TT045, Control Systems Laboratory
School of Electrical Engineering (SELECT)
Room No. TT045
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore – 632 014, Tamil Nadu, India
- Contact
Dr. M. Geetha
Professor Grade-2
Control Systems Laboratory, School of Electrical Engineering (SELECT)
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore – 632 014, Tamil Nadu, India
Email: geetha.mani@vit.ac.in
Phone: 0416-220 2431
Consultancy and Training Opportunities
This facility supports industrial consultancy and collaborative research in:
- Nonlinear and underactuated system control
- Real-time control algorithm validation
- Customized workshops and training using Quanser platforms