Krauss, R. W., & VanderRoest, C. T. (2017, June), Board # 144 : MAKER: A 3D Printed Balancing Robot for Teaching Dynamic Systems and Control  Paper presented at 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Columbus, Ohio. 10.18260/1-2--27760

\bibitem{asee_peer_27760}
  Krauss, R. W., \& VanderRoest, C. T. (2017, June), \emph{Board \# 144 : MAKER: A 3D Printed Balancing Robot for Teaching Dynamic Systems and Control}
  Paper presented at 2017 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Columbus, Ohio.
  10.18260/1-2--27760

Ryan W. Krauss and Chad Thomas VanderRoest.  "Board # 144 : MAKER: A 3D Printed Balancing Robot for Teaching Dynamic Systems and Control".  2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Columbus, Ohio, 2017, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2017.  https://peer.asee.org/27760 Internet.  12 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_27760}
  Ryan W. Krauss and Chad Thomas VanderRoest.
  "Board \# 144 : MAKER: A 3D Printed Balancing Robot for Teaching Dynamic Systems and Control".
  \emph{2017 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Columbus, Ohio, 2017, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2017.
  https://peer.asee.org/27760 Internet.  12 Dec, 2024

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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - This paper presents a student project that resulted in a low-cost robot that can be used to teach dynamic systems and control.  The body of the robot was 3D printed.  The low-level control was performed by an Arduino.  The high-level control was handled by a Raspberry Pi.  The Raspberry Pi and Arduino communicate over USB serial.  The Raspberry Pi additionally provides a wifi connection for the robot.  The robot is a two-wheeled balancing robot that is essentially an inverted pendulum.  The robot carries a glass of water while performing various maneuvers such as line following.  Students learn the importance of feedback to stabilize the unstable inverted-pendulum system.  A real-time feedback control algorithm is implemented on the Arduino.  Students also learn various aspects of Linux and Raspberry Pi in order to do the high-level control.

The final cost for the robot is less than $250 and it makes a useful experimental system for dynamic systems and control courses.
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