Want to get an sbRIO? submit your Inverted Pendulum control code in LabVIEW

Ok, that might be a little bit long of a title, but will give you the idea. National Instruments and Ammons Engineering are sponsoring a code challenge. The goal is to design and implement a control algorithm for the... guess what... exactly: An inverted pendulum.

The best part (other than the fun of programing) is that we are giving way a NI Embedded Kit!!!

You can see all the details in the NI Community Forums

http://decibel.ni.com/content/message/16920#16920

Enjoy!

Another inverted pendulum.

By now you probably know I have something for inverted pendulums. I just found this project done in the University of Michigan as a Senior Design project. I like this particular project because:

- The inverted pendulum model was provided using Matlab, but it was implemented MathScript
- LabVIEW used for the control algorithm and cRIO for the embedded control platform
- I like the enclosure used to make it safe. This system is meant to be in a museum for children
- I also like the use of magnets to disturb the plant. Slick!

Here is a link to the youtube video



I know, I have to start posting about something different from inverted pendulum :D

Enjoy!