Measure System Parameters
These are parameters we need to know, they are:
- mass of the cart
- mass of the pendulum
- length of the pendulum from pivot to its center of gravity
- piston area
- maximum pressure that air compressor provides to the system
Some parameters we could find out from datasheets, while others we need to measure by ourselves. For details on how to measure system parameters, please refer to this video:
Note: although the above video shows how to measure friction, it's not used. Because it's relatively small enough to be ignored.