Electromagnetic Suspension Lab

Magnetic Levitation

A ferromagnetic ball hangs below an electromagnet. F = k·I²/gap² is open-loop unstable — a PID loop reads the gap and drives the coil current to hold the ball at setpoint. Drag the ball or hit Nudge to disturb it.

Coil field (glow ∝ current) Ferromagnetic ball Setpoint ring
drag the ball to disturb it · orbit with the other pointer
Gap x
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Error e = x−x₀
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Coil current I
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Magnetic force
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Ball velocity
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Status
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