A Self-Stabilizing Platform

Nowadays, electronics and mechanical devices are increasingly adapting the concept of self-stabilization. Similarly, as in the case of self-stabilization, self-stabilizing platforms have been utilized in numerous engineering disciplines. It is therefore necessary to examine how the Micro-electromechanical systems gyroscopes and accelerometer sensors are implemented in constructing functional self-stabilizing platforms. Various concepts were applied in the implementation of the project to achieve a phased set up of a DIY self-stabilizing platform. Some of these concepts include C++ programming, 3D printing, data analysis and deduction. The process also involved testing the hardware components. A theoretical understanding of the operation of the sensors and their limitations as well as analyzing ways to overcome them was also necessary. As result, a fully assembled DIY self-stabilizing platform that could successfully retain a balanced position with its balancing plate when an object was placed on it, was created. The platform can be further improved by use of bigger servo motors, as well as the use of smoother plastic enclosures other than the PLC 3D printed material