Balancing Cube

Abstract: In todays society there are microprocessors in almost every new item that is produced for home use. They are all being connected and smart, and by that microcontrollers are playing an increasingly important role in peoples private life. In this thesis in mechatronics a controller will be implemented on an Arduino to make it possible for a cube to balance in upright position. The cube is in theory an inverted pendulum with one degree of freedom, and is intended to balance using an inertia wheel at the top of the structure. A PID regulator was used, and at the time this report was written, the right parameter values for the PID was not found. The cube is able to shift its position back and forth over the setpoint with support on each side to prevent it from falling. A bit more tuning is required to make it balance on its own