Week 13: Active Suspension components

This week we looked into using linear actuators for our suspension to control the pitch leveling of the pod car. After careful research, we found out that an accelerometer, gyroscope, motor driver, and Arduino would be necessary to achieve proper results. Dr. Furman has provided a motor driver for us to use, and a linear actuator was readily available for us to use in Spartan Superway.

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