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Ball & Hoop (TQ CE9)
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The ball and hoop apparatus demonstrates the use of electro-mechanical servo systems for position and velocity control. It can also be used as a model for illustrating
liquid slop problems of the type encountered in aircraft, fuel tankers and in industrial pumping systems.
The apparatus consists of a steel ball which rolls on the inner periphery of a hoop. The hoop is free to rotate under the action of a servo motor and transducers are
provided which give outputs of the hoop and ball positions. When the hoop is under angular position control, the ball moves like a cylindrical pendulum and can be
used as a model for the study of liquid slop dynamics.
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