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3 DOF Planar Pantograph Demo Movie
The planar twin-pantograph robot was originally designed and constructed by Prof. Tim Salcudean (at the University of British Columbia) to perform research in haptics.

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Quanser Overview Demo Movie
A movie about the full Quanser product range.

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2 DOF Helicopter Demo Movie
Two DC motors are mounted at the two ends of a rectangular frame and drive two propellers.

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2 DOF Inverted Pendulum Demo Movie
A long pendulum rod is attached to an instrumented 2 joint gimbal.

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2 DOF Rotary Gantry Demo Movie
This experiment demonstrates the control problems associated with the swinging load of large gantry cranes used in construction.

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2 DOF Robot Module Demo Movie
This system is similar to the kinematic problems encountered in the control of larger 6 DOF robots including singularities.

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Rotary Inverted Pendulum Demo Movie
A DC motor rotates a stiff arm at one end of the horizontal plane.

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Flexible Joint Demo Movie
This system is similar in nature to the control problems encountered in large geared robot joints where flexibility is exhibited in the gearbox.

3.65MB

Gyro-Stable Platform Demo Movie
This system is similar in nature to the control problem encountered in instruments mounted on ships.

2.13MB

Ball and Beam Demo Movie
A DC motor drives a beam such that the motor angle controls the tilt angle of the beam.

2.48MB

High Fidelity Linear Cart (HFLC) Demo Movie
The High Fidelity Linear Cart (HFLC) consists of a cart equipped with a 400 Watt, 3 phase brushless motor.

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Position and Rate Servo Demo Movie
A DC motor drives a rotational inertial load. The motor shaft position is measured using a sensor.

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Flexible IP Demo Movie
A flexible link is vertically mounted on a solid aluminum cart via an instrumented joint.

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LFJ on Seesaw Demo Movie
A freely rotating seesaw is mounted on an instrumented fulcrum.

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Double IP Demo Movie
A double pendulum mounted on a solid aluminum cart is free to fall along the cart's axis of motion.

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Linear Flexible Joint (LFJ) Demo Movie
A solid aluminum cart is driven by a rack and pinion mechanism using a 6V DC motor, ensuring consistent and continuous traction.

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Self-Erecting IP Demo Movie
A solid aluminum cart is driven by a rack and pinion mechanism using a 6V DC motor, ensuring consistent and continuous traction.

2.55MB

Inverted Pendulum (IP) Demo Movie
A classic inverted pendulum, this experiment features a solid aluminum cart driven by a rack and pinion mechanism using a 6V DC motor, ensuring consistent and continuous traction.

3.27MB

Position Servo Demo Movie
A solid aluminum cart is driven by a rack and pinion mechanism using a 6V DC motor, ensuring consistent and continuous traction.

1.41MB

SRVO2-Series - Rotary Experiment 12: (2-DOF) Robot - Movie
Demo Movie

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SRVO2-Series - Rotary Experiment 9: Gyroscope Movie
Demo Movie

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SRVO2-Series - Rotary Experiment 8: Double Inverted Pendulum Movie
Demo Movie

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SRVO2-Series - Rotary Experiment 6: Rotary Gantry Movie
Demo Movie

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SRVO2-Series - Rotary Experiment 7: Inverted Pendulum Movie
Demo Movie

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SRVO2-Series - Rotary Experiment 4: Flexible Joint Movie
Demo Movie

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QNET HVACT Demo Movie

2.11MB

SRVO2-Series - Rotary Experiment 3: Ball and Beam Movie
Demo Movie

2.48MB

QNET Pendulum Demo Movie

2.52MB

Seesaw Pendulum Demo Movie
A double seesaw system (composed of two seesaws rigidly coupled in parallel) freely rotates upon an instrumented fulcrum.

2.92MB

Seesaw Demo Movie
A rotating seesaw is mounted on an instrumented fulcrum.

3.17MB

General Brochures

Quanser Brochure
Discover Quanser's comprehensive 2013 range of laboratory control equipment for teaching and research.

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Rotary Inverted Pendulum Datasheet

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Omni bundle Course Material sample

4.42MB

2DOF Serial Flexible Link Experiment Datasheet

1.75MB

Quanser - IP01 and IP02 Linear Control Challenge
Experiments for the IP01 and IP02 linear motion servo plant - the base unit for Quanser's Linear Control Challenges.

1.34MB

QUARC datasheet
QUARC is a powerful rapid control prototyping tool that significantly accelerates control design and implementation. Initially designed for industrial demands, QUARC is nonetheless ideal for advanced research, Masters-level, and even undergraduate, teaching.

0.78MB

Quanser Specialty Challenge - Coupled Water Tanks
Liquid level control issues are found throughout industrial applications and Quanser's Coupled Tank readily exposes your students to them in the classroom.

0.97MB

Quanser Heat Flow Experiment
Quanser Heat Flow Experiment - First order modeling and control

1.13MB

Quanser Robotics Platform Brochure
Read about open architecture robotics platforms

1.40MB

Quanser Rotary Control Experiments
Quanser Rotary Control Experiments Brochure - multiple rotary control challenges for minimum investment

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Quanser Peripherals Brochure
Discover the Power of New Control Hardware for Engineering Education and Research

4.14MB

Omni Bundle Datasheet

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High definition haptic device HD^2 Datasheet

0.98MB

Datasheet: Quanser Paper Machines Virtual Laboratory
Virtual Laboratories for Control Systems Design

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Shake Tables Collection Brochure
This brochure covers all systems for structural dynamics education and research, including Shake Table I-40, Shake Table II, x-y Shake Table III, Hexapod and Smart Structures.

3.91MB

Unmanned Vehicle Systems (UVS) Laboratory Brochure
This brochure outlines the components of the UVS Lab and benefits of this indoor open-architecture research platform.

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Quansers unmanned vehicles systems laboratory information pack
This information package describes the Quanser Unmanned Vehicle Systems (UVS) Laboratory, an open-architecture indoor unmanned vehicle laboratory. The Quanser Unmanned Vehicle Systems Laboratory is a multi-purpose research and development workshop for autonomous unmanned aerial and ground vehicles (UAVs/UGVs).

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2DOF Helicopter Product Information Sheet
Quanser's 2 DOF (Degrees of Freedom) Helicopter offers students and researchers a unique opportunity to control the pitch and yaw of a simplified Helicopter model.

0.52MB

Quanser QET Product Information Sheet
Quanser's QET DC Motor Control Trainer provides an ideal way to demonstrate the fundamentals of motor control, tuning and haptics using several integrated experiments.

1.15MB

Hexapod motion platform - Brochure and specifications
Featuring six Degrees of Freedom (DOF), the Hexapod motion platform is suitable for earthquake simulation, flight simulation and vibration. Bundled with QuaRC®, a powerful rapid control prototyping software, the Hexapod is a reliable and easy to use test bed for advanced research.

0.85MB

2 DOF Planar Robot Brochure and Specifications
The two Degrees of Freedom (DOF) Planar Robot is a parallel robotic manipulator used to teach various robotics concepts to senior undergraduate and graduate students.

0.73MB

3 DOF Gyroscope Brochure and Specifications
With three Degrees of Freedom (DOF), this Gyroscope is a dynamically diverse experimental platform to teach rotational dynamic challenges. The pedagogical curriculum provided with the device, along with the QuaRC® control design environment represents a comprehensive, plug-and-play solution for teaching and research.

0.49MB

Active Suspension System
The Active Suspension is an ideal platform to teach active control challenges for a quarter-car model. This plant setup offers senior mechanical engineering students unique hands-on learning relevant to today?s automotive industry.

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Industrial Mechatronic Drives Base unit and modules - Brochure and Specifications
An expandable base unit with two modules, the Industrial Mechatronic Drives Base Unit (IMDU) offers a practical way to teach and research basic and more advanced servo control topics.

0.75MB

Specifications

SRVO2-Series - Rotary Experiment 09: Gyroscope
System Parameters

0.03MB

Product Manuals

QNET LabView Controllers
Controllers Guide

1.60MB

Quanser Mechatronic Controls Collection Brochure

Academic Brochures

3.24MB

Shake Tables for Teaching and Research of Structural Dynamics - Datasheet
Aid the research of earthquake engineering and related fields.

1.61MB

Quanser Case Study - Shake, rattle and roll to graduation at Cornell University

Case Studies

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Formula for success - advantages of multi-disciplinary control labs
This 4-page article looks at how universities can achieve a big reputation, produce smarter graduates and make vast savings by opting for multi-discipline control laboratories.

3.47MB

Quanser Solutions help establish the promise of rehab R&D early on at Rice University
Securing project funding opened new possibilities for Dr. O'Malley's robotic rehabilitation research.

2.30MB

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MapleSim and Quanser Case Study - Using MapleSim in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Models
In order to help researchers develop new algorithms for controlling UAVs under a variety of different conditions, Quanser Inc developed the QBall-X4, a UAV experiment platform for research in UAV control and design.

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Quanser Case Study - One Control Lab Serves Many Needs
Discover how modular workstations from Quanser, driven by LabVIEW™, gave one professor the lab his students needed to deliver engineering skills that will support their studies and prepare them for industry.

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Quanser Case Study - Rehab Robot Helps Stroke Victim Recover
Research scientists, software developers, and control systems engineers designed a Rehabilitation Robot to help stroke victims regain upper limb strength.

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Quanser Article: Preparing Effective Global Engineers for Success
Paul Gilbert, Quanser's CEO, describes his vision to expand the base of Quanser's systems into critical controls research and industrial applications, as well as educational institutions throughout the world.

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Quanser Case Study - University of Cincinnati: Better Grabs and Innovative Research - A Professor's Winning Formula
Learn how a reserach-focused professor at the University of Cincinnati attracts the best students to help fast-track his research.

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Quanser and MapleSim Case Study - Advanced teaching benefits with control hardware and modelling software
Read how the use of real-time control challenges, namely Quanser's 3DOF helicopter experiment, is enabling students at Bristol University to quickly explore control systems.

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Quanser Case Study: University of Central Florida - Accelerating Research by Allowing Two Programming Languages to Talk
University of Central Florida (UCF) uses Quanser to add intelligence to a robotic arm to help paraplegics perform everyday tasks.

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Quanser Case Study: University of Victoria Driving Haptic-Based Rehabilitation Further and Faster
Learn how Quanser and the University of Victoria resulted in a far-reaching rehabilitation project designed to help solve a growing real world problem: how to ensure out-patient rehabilitation clients continue to perform their regular rehab program once they?ve returned home.

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Quanser Case Study: McMaster University Increases Enrollment by Re-engineering Biomedical Education
Quanser and McMaster University co-invent a unique lab for an undergraduate program that combines seemingly disparate studies: Electrical and Biomedical Engineering.

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Quanser Case Study: Utah State University - Building a Lab Through Systematic Expansion
How to attract more engineering students through systematic lab expansion.

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Quanser Case Study - Shake Table teaching aid supports earthquake-affected building design
Find out how a Quanser Shake Table, supplied by Adept Scientific, is helping academics at the University of East London to communicate those concepts and to demonstrate the dynamic and seismic responses of structures, without the need for building large-scale prototypes.

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Quanser Case Study: The Engineering Professor's Swiss Army Knife
How to attract more engineering students through systematic lab expansion.

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Quanser Case Study: University of Toronto Research Lab Meets its Goals with Quanser's help
Learn how an ongoing collaborative relationship between Quanser and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Toronto resulted in a state-of-the-art controls lab for efficient teaching and graduate research.

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Quanser Case Study: University of Western Ontario
Partnership in Haptics Research Leads to Surgical Breakthrough

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Quanser Article: Generating Engineers fit for a global setting
Paul Gilbert, Quanser's CEO, explores a few achievable strategies universities could adopt to help develop and graduate engineers that can operate effectively in a global setting and meet the complex demands of the future.

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Article: Ways to optimise Engineering Departments to prepare better students
Dr. Jacob Apkarian, Quanser's CTO looks at the future of engineering and shares a strategy for universities to optimise engineering programs to captivate a new generation of students. This article looks at the benefits multidisciplinary control laboratories can achieve, such as superior reputation for the university, finer graduates, efficient use of faculty time and materials, leading to vast cost savings.

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Quanser Case Study: Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Science uses Quanser to Teach Robotics
Discover how students at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences are using Quanser's 5 DOF Open Architecture Robot to quickly learn control and robotics concepts, and implement the theory. Hands-on courses that feature practical experiments help to motivate students and draw more undergraduates to Harvard?s Engineering Program.

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Quanser Case Study: Tsinghua University chooses QUARC to help students in an Automatic Control Design Contest
Tsinghua University, China needed to give students a tool they could easily use to design and deploy their controllers. Learn how QUARC software helped the University?s Automation Department hold an Automatic Control Design competition for its undergraduate engineering students. The students were delighted with QUARC because it saved them time on tedious prototyping and coding tasks.

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Quanser Case Study: QUARC helps the University of Waterloo graduate credible engineers
Dr. Wang from the University of Waterloo wants to graduate credible engineers and give them real life experience. Learn how Quanser's rapid control prototyping software QUARC helps him reach this goal. It helps students put mechatronics theory into practice and enables them to build control systems faster, so they've got more time to focus their learning on important control aspects.

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Quanser discussion summary document- how to create better engineers
Find out what skills engineering graduates need to succeed according to highly respected engineering professors and industry professionals in the US.

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Quanser Case Study: Multi-disciplinary Teaching and Research in a Control Lab Powered by LabVIEW
Learn how Prairie View A&M University uses Quanser equipment to leverage its investment in the National Instruments platform by creating a multi-disciplinary control lab capable of teaching intermediate and advanced engineering subjects, as well as facilitate research into topics such as GPS technology, broadband network, helicopters and hybrid vehicles.

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Quanser Case Study: Bridge the Gap with Matlab/Simulink and Hands-On Labs
Learn how Milwaukee School of Engineering leveraged its Matlab®/Simulink® expertise to give their graduates hands-on experience in the lab so they gain a better understanding of control principles and succeed in their future engineering careers.

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The Future of Engineering - advantage of multi-disciplinary control laboratories
This 4-page article looks at how universities can achieve a big reputation, produce smarter graduates and make vast savings by opting for multi-discipline control laboratories. If engineering departments are willing to pool resources, it's possible to create fewer, high quality, bustling and adaptable laboratories that serve a wide range of students, while reducing overheads.

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Quanser Case Study - The Key to Better Research Results in Mechatronic Systems

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Quanser Case Study - Remote Signing Technology
Thanks to Quanser's technology, LongPen can autograph books for fans on the other side of the world?

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Quanser Shake Table Case Study - Cornell University
Learn how Cornell University built a bridge between theory and reality to engage civil engineering students with hands-on projects.

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Quanser Case Study: Solutions at Reading University
Read how teaching equipment from the Quanser range, supplied by Adept Scientific, is helping students and researchers at the School of Systems Engineering at Reading University in learning and applying control theory with a series of control experiments.

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Quanser Case Study: Solutions at the University of the West Indies
Find out how Quanser has been helping to develop state-of-the-art haptic robotic technology for use in a Learn how the University of West Indies were able to provide their engineering undergraduates with industry-relevant education by equipping their Control Laboratory with the Quanser Engineering Trainer (QET) DC Motor Control system.

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Quanser Case Study: Quansers Robotic and Haptic Expertise helps revolutionise stroke rehabilitation therapy
Find out how Quanser has been helping to develop state-of-the-art haptic robotic technology for use in a Autonomous Upper-Limb Stroke Rehabilitation Device, or rehab robot, designed to strengthen limbs affected by strokes.

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Quanser Case Study: Solutions for Queens University
Learn how Queen's University, Canada, integrated all undergraduate engineering labs to allow several departments to share modular Quanser rotary experiments.

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Maple contributes to revolutionary advancements in medical robotic technology - Application Brief
Maplesoft is assisting Quanser Consulting to develop revolutionary haptic (feedback) technology, taking robotically assisted surgery to the next level.

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QUARC 2.0 Compatibility chart

Additional Resources

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Quanser Whitepaper: A model for the dynamics of a X4-flyer: four rotor vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) vehicle

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Quanser Active Vibration Control Paper
Active Vibration Control of 2-Floors Building Model Based on H2 and H8 Methodologies Using Linear Matrix Inequalities (LMIs)

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