Furuta Pendulums

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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:

Comments from Blogger

Hassium108277 — February 08, 2021 at 12:43 AM
Awesome! Would I be right in saying the there is an encoder attached to the pendulum pivot point and the lid?
Ben Katz — February 11, 2021 at 02:25 AM
Yes, there's an encoder for the pendulum and the base, and a direct drive motor actuating the base.
Jorge Porcel — November 21, 2022 at 01:10 PM
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?
Ben Katz — November 21, 2022 at 01:18 PM
It's custom, based off the drive I designed for the Mini Cheetah robot. See the build log for more details.