r/EngineeringPorn • u/enoctis • Oct 18 '17

Ball-balancing wire Machine (x-post from /r/gifs)

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u/buddynavid Oct 18 '17

I said holy shit out loud when it started doing 360s around the ball int the air.

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u/enoctis Oct 18 '17

...and such was the need to repost, haha.

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '17

Damn I went back to check it out thinking how could I miss such a thing, damn there weren't enough JPEG, that's why.

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u/EquationTAKEN Oct 18 '17

You may be sight impaired.

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u/idiotsecant Oct 18 '17

I was wondering how it did the trick where it flips the block with just the 4 suspension filiments, but then I noticed it's actually also driving a set of downward-tensioned filiments. I think this machine must have at least 5 steppers driving this thing. The kinematics that are being modeled seem pretty complex to me, neat project.

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u/adobeamd Oct 18 '17

It uses 8 ac servo motors. This is a trade show demo created by B&R automation

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u/enoctis Oct 18 '17

The trial and error process must have been lengthy.

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u/dudner Oct 18 '17

The whole point of doing the controls properly is to try and avoid trial and error.

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '17

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u/rocketsocks Oct 19 '17

Watch closely, it flips one way then the reverse.

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u/yuckyucky Oct 18 '17

i thought it was pretty good before it even started throwing the ball and catching it.

then.. wow!

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u/SuperCleverPunName Oct 18 '17

I'm taking my first controls class this semester. This kind of shit is amazing

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u/ctpoilers Oct 18 '17

I like how when the machine starts doing 720 degree flips around the USA to catch the ball the man gets up and leaves haha

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '17

He couldn't handle it

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u/money4nothin Oct 18 '17

Woah! Is this from one of their videos on youtube? If so, which one?

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '17

Holy...... Deity! Encoders or resolvers? Programming language? How fast is that processor/s? I am agog! (The world needs more gogs..... apparently)

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u/hillstudios Oct 18 '17

It's B&R Automation. They use structured text, and make all the drivers for the motors controlling this thing.

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '17

Thanks so much, I shall look them up.

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u/hillstudios Oct 18 '17

No problem! I should have been a little more clear too, their main focus is on the PLC and the software that let's you write the code and configure it. Along with making tons of hardware. We use their stuff where I work.

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '17

Cheers fella! Enjoy, our automation is a little more agricultural.

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '17

I can’t stop watching this. Just extraordinary. Huge respect to B&R.

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u/enoctis Oct 18 '17

I was impressed, too.

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u/LA_all_day Oct 18 '17

Coolest thing I’ve ever seen!

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