Lab 3 — Actuators, Actors, and Output Devices

Lab 3 (Actuators and Output Devices)

• Introduction to DC motors
• H-bridge, PWM control of DC motors
• Encoders and reading from encoders
• PID speed control of DC motors
• Relays, and controlling power circuits

List of Actuators

Motors and Actuators

• DC Motor (Brushed)
• Dynamixel Actuators
• Standard + Continuous Motion Servos
• Submersible and Nonsubmersible Pumps
• Linear Actuators

Relays

• Relays HV/HC
• AC Relays

Actuation Specific Sensors

• Quaderature Encoder
• Hall Effect Encoder
• Linear or Rotatary Potentiometer
• Aboslute Encoder

Specialized

• Piezo
• Speaker