Check out the project linked from:<div><br></div><div><a href="http://arduinoprojects.posterous.com/magnetic-levitation-with-arduino">http://arduinoprojects.posterous.com/magnetic-levitation-with-arduino</a></div><div><br>
</div><div><a href="http://arduinoprojects.posterous.com/magnetic-levitation-with-arduino"></a>It's got equations etc.  And, of course, it involves an Arduino.  This is noisebridge, after all.</div><div>--</div><div>/jbm<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 2:07 PM, David Kelso <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:david@kelso.id.au">david@kelso.id.au</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
I'm trying to levitate some small objects.<br>
I know you can't have stable equilibrium with permanent magnets, but<br>
is there a way to do it with microcontroller controlled<br>
electromagnets?<br>
This is an area I have no experience in - just had some ideas for a<br>
project and wanted to see what was possible. Any experiences / reading<br>
material would be highly appreciated.<br>
<br>
david<br>
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