Using two Quanser Shake Table II units in an XY configuration is a cost-effective method to build a dual-axis motion platform for exploring more advanced dynamics analysis topics and performing research relating to earthquake loss reduction.
In the last part of the interview, Dr. Jacob Apkarian, Quanser Founder and CTO, shares his view on where the autonomous robotics research is heading.
In the second part of the video interview, Dr. Jacob Apkarian, Quanser Founder and CTO, talks about the main features of the QDrone, developed for indoor autonomous robotics research, and why the open architecture design is important.
Dr. Jacob Apkarian, Quanser Founder and CTO, talks about the first motion validation systems for research in flight dynamics and aerial vehicles control, developed by Quanser two decades ago. As the actual flight systems became possible and affordable, Quanser responded with the first open-architecture quadrotor solution for indoor autonomous robotics research, the QBall-X4 more than 10 years...
For over a decade, Quanser is emerged in the autonomous robotics, developing the stationary testbeds like 3 DOF Helicopter and 3 DOF Hover for research validation. Later on, we got our systems flying, releasing our first commercial drone (QBall-X4) for indoor labs in 2007. With developments in technology over the past few years, the research focus shifted towards multi-agent, swarm and vision-...
The new QDrone, a key component of the Quanser Autonomous Vehicles Research Studio, was designed to withstand all kinds of crashes, slams, and accidents. We wanted to give researchers a reliable and robust system, so they can test and tune their controllers without worrying about the vehicle damage.
Featuring the Intel Aero Compute board-powered Qdrones, Qbot 2 ground robots, Optitrack camera system, ground control station and Quanser's QUARC real-time rapid control prototyping software for Simulink, the research studio helps you start your work faster. Rather than spending time on integrating hobby-level drones, tedious coding, or other low-level tasks, you can start testing your...
Quanser YOUser Webinar with Dr. Michael Frye, University of the Incarnate Word
This video demonstrates the QDrone manual flight control in a Position Mode (joystick input is a target location), Angle Mode (joystick input is a target attitude) and a Torque Mode (joystick input is a direct system torque, i.e., motor command).
In the webinar "Research on Experimental Dynamics at the University of Rijeka – Rocking, Self-Organisation, and Multiple-Support Excitation," Dr. Gordan Jelenic and his Ph.D. students, Nina Ceh and Miran Tuhtan from the University of Rijeka introduced a unique seismic laboratory at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, featuring uniaxial and two biaxial shake tables. They highlighted the current...
