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Quickly learn to use AC motors in any robotics project.

Online Course: Introduction to Robotics Motors and Controllers

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It can be overwhelming and frustrating to find the right learning resources for robotics projects. This course is designed by industry professionals to give you all the tools and skills you need. You’ll also need the hardware listed here.

By the end of this course, you'll know how to...

Leverage the Arduino Platform

Describe the inner workings of a stepper motor

Command your motor's speed and position

Create your own AC motor projects

Problem-solve to make better projects faster

Course Reviews

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Huylong Ngo
Huylong Ngo
Very straightforward mini course
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This mini course provided basic information that is useful for a beginner. The theory covered was absolutely necessary because it provided useful background information for direct applications
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This course is for you

All you need is a grade 10 math and science background, the hardware listed here, and we’ll handle the rest.

Course Curriculum

Over 6 hours of video content including step-by-step examples, projects, theory, and more. Quizzes, practice problems, and reference sheets are included in each chapter.

FREE Mini-Course: Introduction to Robotics Controllers (with Arduino)

   What you'll get from this mini-course

 

 Download the Arduino IDE

 

   Electronics concepts: Digital signals

 

   Electronics concepts: Analog signals and PWM

 

   Learning check: Electronics concepts

 

   Blinky example: Outline

 

   Blinky example: pinMode()

 

   Blinky example: digitalWrite()

 

   Blinky example: delay()

 

 Learning check: Blinky example

 

 Mini-course recap

 

   Mini-course Feedback

 

 Please leave us a review!

Chapter 1: Welcome to this Course

   Welcome to the course!

 

   How to use this course

 

   A special message to our early adopters...

 

   Getting started

 

   What you should know before starting this course

 

   Prerequisites check

 

  Course resources library

 

   Before you get started...

Chapter 2: Rotate your Stepper Motor

   What you'll get from this chapter

 

   Learn fundamentals: What is a motor?

 

   Learn fundamentals: Aspects of stepper motors

 

   Learn fundamentals: Our stepper motor - 28BYJ-48

 

   Learning check: Learn fundamentals

 

   First steps example: Setting up

 

   First steps example: Stepping signals

 

   Chapter recap

 

   Chapter feedback

Chapter 3: Command your Stepper Motor

   What you'll get from this chapter

 

   Control theory: What is full stepping?

 

   Learning check: What is full stepping?

 

   Mini-project: Outline

 

   Mini-project: Switch-Case statements

 

   Mini-project: Change directions

 

   Mini-project: fullStep()

 

   Mini-project: rotateRPM()

 

   Mini-project: Rotate by position

 

   Learning check: Full step mini-project

 

   Chapter recap

 

   Chapter feedback

Chapter 4: Create your Stepper Motor Project

   What you'll get from this chapter

 

   Problem solving tools: The v-model

 

   Problem solving tools: Requirements

 

   Final project: Libraries

 

   Final project: Code setup

 

   Final project: LPS25 pressure sensor

 

   Final project: Reading from a pressure sensor

 

   Final project: Adding our own code

 

   Final project: Integration

 

   Final project: New code to drive the motor

 

   Final project: Validation

 

   Learning check: Final project

 

   Chapter recap

 

   Chapter feedback

Chapter 5: Dare to Explore Beyond!

   Congratulations!

 

   What happens next?

 

  Before you go...

How we teach you

We believe there are 3 pillars to a modern education.

Hands-on experience

Having direct, hands-on experience allows you to create cool stuff, plain and simple. This type of training is generally taught in trade and vocational schools or on-the-job training.​

Understanding fundamentals

Fundamentals allow you to understand the laws of the universe and how the world around us works. This type of theory is the focus of most college and university courses.

Problem solving skills

Structured problem solving skills and tools allow you to take what you’ve learned about the world and create something unique to solve a problem. We feel this is one of the most valuable skills in STEM.​

Instructor Profiles

Omar Laldin, PhD

As a recognized expert with 16+ years R&D and industry experience in the electric motors field, I enjoy taking on a mentor role to instill confidence, and prepare students for their future roles in the workplace. I have held leadership and technical roles in several startups and Fortune 500 firms, spread across 6 countries. I have been personally awarded over $275,000 USD for electric motor-related research and am the author of 7 patents and 16 publications with over 8000 downloads. My work with electric motors has been featured in 6 newspaper and magazine articles.

Tarryn MacPherson, BASc

As a Sr. Engineer at Gentiam Electronics, I have a breadth of experience across engineering, science, and teaching, spanning over 5+ years. In industry, I have held technical roles in aerospace and vehicle electrification spaces, in areas of product development and testing. I have a pending patent in the electronics-related technology field. I have also spent multiple summers teaching at science and engineering camps for ages 8-14, where I developed an engaging teaching style encouraging students to apply what they learned in the classroom to their passions.

In the press

Magazine articles that feature Dr. Laldin’s work in electric motors

IEEE Spectrum

Innovative Motor Designs for Electric Cars Come to Life

Machine Design

Software Decreases Time to Market for Electric Cars

Design World

Innovative motor designs for electric cars come to life through Multiphysics

Purdue Newsroom

Hybrid magnet excitation system leads to smaller, more efficient generators

EE Power

Combined Permanent Magnet and Field Winding Result in Smaller, More Efficient Generators

Phys.org

Magnets shown to create more power in electrical generators

About Us

All problems are solvable. At Gentiam Electronics, we believe through exploration, people can solve them. We empower creators and problem-solvers to solve their most compelling problems through, accessible, time-saving innovations, allowing them the freedom to explore.

Gentiam Electronics