Rotary servo · inverted pendulumQUBE-Servo 3 →
A compact introduction to modeling, sensing, and feedback.
Photograph: Quanser
B20 · Mackey Building
Four units. A connected experimental environment.
Explore control, autonomous systems, robotics, and artificial intelligence. The AI unit connects learning methods to shared physical platforms, with proposed projects and technical webinars.
Control Systems
Progress from a single-motor servo to coupled rotor dynamics and multivariable attitude control.
01 · Model, measure, regulate
Rotary servo · inverted pendulum
Two motors · pitch & yawAero 2 →
Explore coupled pitch and yaw through a configurable twin-rotor system.
Photograph: Quanser
Four motors · three angular outputs3 DOF Hover →
Study quadrotor attitude dynamics on a fixed laboratory rig.
Photograph: Quanser
Autonomous Systems
Connect aerial and ground platforms with onboard perception, motion capture, and a ground-control environment.
02 · Estimate, navigate, coordinate
Indoor quadrotor · onboard computingQDrone 2 →
An indoor aerial platform for perception and autonomous control.
Photograph: Quanser
Differential drive · mobile autonomyQBot Platform →
Ground robotics from wheel control to navigation and perception.
Photograph: Quanser
Robotics
Study robot geometry, manipulation, vision, and human interaction with arms and a haptic interface.
03 · Sense, manipulate, interact
Four arm joints · gripper · RGB-DQArm →
Connect robot geometry, sensing, and manipulation.
Photograph: Quanser
Four arm joints · parallel gripperQArm Mini →
A compact arm for visual manipulation and mobile robotics.
Photograph: Quanser
Haptic interaction · teleoperationHD² Haptic Device →
Explore human motion, programmable feedback, and teleoperation.
Photograph: Quanser
Artificial Intelligence
Connect machine learning and computer vision with QBot Platform, QDrone 2, and QArm. This unit shares the lab’s physical platforms and develops proposed AI investigations through simulation, recorded data, and supervised experiments.
04 · Learn, perceive, evaluate
Four arm joints · gripper · RGB-DQArm →
Connect robot geometry, sensing, and manipulation.
Photograph: Quanser
Indoor quadrotor · onboard computingQDrone 2 →
An indoor aerial platform for perception and autonomous control.
Photograph: Quanser
Differential drive · mobile autonomyQBot Platform →
Ground robotics from wheel control to navigation and perception.
Photograph: Quanser
Shared infrastructure
12 OptiTrack cameras →
Installed in the Autonomous Vehicles Research Studio to support rigid-body position and orientation tracking.
Digital twins & real-time tools →
Prepare in QLabs, develop with MATLAB or Python, and use the supported control workflow for each platform.
Safety & supervised access →
Lab-wide orientation, platform training, and approved procedures apply to all hardware work.
Bring your course or project to the lab.
Discuss the learning goals, platform, team size, and supervision needed for a practical lab experience.