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Re: idea for Arduino off-season project
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Originally Posted by Ether
Inexpensive and portable wheel speed controller for use during shooter development. Use for exploring, developing, demonstrating, and tuning speed control algorithms:
Decode the signal from a counter on a spinning wheel, compute RPM, feed the computed RPM and a setpoint into a control algorithm which computes motor command, and generate an output PWM signal corresponding to that motor command. Does an Arduino have what it takes to do this?
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I guess there really is only one way to tell 
There are several approaches to measuring and determining RPM. Figuring out which approach is optimal is going to have to be included in a project like this.
In fact, that might be a Whitepaper all by it's self....hint hint.
I have used an Aduino with a fairly low speed motor, (vex motor) to drive a low CRP quad encoder (100 CRP) and it worked very well. Higher speeds and CPR's may prove challenging, but heck, what fun is it when everything is easy??
Count me in.
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