SRV02 Gyroscope User Manual
1. Presentation
The Quanser SRV02 plant plus the gyroscope module are depicted in Figure 1. The gyroscope module
itself consists of a rotating disk mounted inside a frame. It can be actuated about its center through a
DC motor. An internal blue frame holds the rotating disk and is attached to an external frame through
two shafts at both ends. A gear mechanism is connected between one of these end shafts and an encoder
that measures the rotation of the blue frame about the shafts. Two springs are also attached between the
other end of the blue frame and the base of the external frame in order to provide tension for the inner
frame structure. The external frame has a hole at its base through which it can be mounted on the output
shaft of a SRV02 plant. This allows actuation of the gyroscope module about the SRV02 output shaft.
Figure 1: Quanser SRV02 and the Gyroscope Module
The SRV02 plant is mounted on a 2-plate structure. This structure consists of two plates mounted on
top of each other that are free to rotate on top of each other. This allows the SRV02 plus gyroscope
structure to be manually rotated relative to a fixed surface. Such an action can be thought of as an
external disturbance that one might apply to the gyroscope system.
For more information regarding the SRV02 plant specifically, please refer to [1].
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