(Solved): A large robotic arm can be modeled by the circuit below on the left. When a voltage is applied to t ...
A large robotic arm can be modeled by the circuit below on the left. When a voltage is applied to the input, the voltage across the 1kΩ resistance will determine how far the arm will move. (Notice: the voltage source must be included in the model for all time for this system to work at all - the drawing on the left was just for reference). For every 0.1V applied at the output, the arm will move 1 inch. Unfortunately, the 100Ω resistor creates a voltage divider which means that only a fraction of the input voltage gets applied to the output. The system's inherent (meaning unintended) 0.5F capacitance prevents the arm from moving instantaneously. Determine the output response of the RC circuit (both the equation and graph) to a 5V step function (leading edge of a square wave). From your work, determine how far the arm will move if 5V are applied at the input. Also determine how long it will take before the arm arrives at its final destination.