Motion Control 2: The Circuits

Learn the fundamental electronics for creating robots, kinetic sculpture, electro-mechanical music, and moving immersive spaces.
About this Event

Set your creative work in motion!

Motion Control 2: The Circuits teaches participants the standard circuits and techniques used for controlling motors and actuators.

This hands-on workshop teaches both the practice and the underlying theory. We cover circuits to control the speed and torque of high-power brushed motors and stepper motors.

And we introduce some simple and complex sensors that are fundamental to motion control.

This workshop is not about using a particular product or technique. It's about learning to understand how electrical currents can produce motion and how we can use this motion for creative purposes.

Prerequisite: Motion Control 1: The Science

Agenda

🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Introductions and Orientation
🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Review: Voltage, Current, Resistance
🕑: 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Using Relays
🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:00 PM
Using Transistors
🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Introduction: Bench Supply, Function Generator, Oscilloscope
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Square Waves, Frequency, and Pulse Width
🕑: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Lunch and Chatting
🕑: 03:00 PM - 03:30 PM
Reversing Polarity with an H-bridge
🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:00 PM
Driving Brushed Motors with transistors, H-bridges, and pulse-width modulation
🕑: 04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Driving Stepper Motors
🕑: 04:30 AM - 05:00 AM
Reading switches and simple sensors
🕑: 05:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Rotary Encoders
🕑: 05:30 PM - 06:00 PM
Optional Q&A