Many industrial processes involve moving, manipulating and applying force to objects. One possible way to perform these tasks is to implement pneumatics. This is a field that deals with the research and use of compressed air to perform mechanical motion. Pneumatic systems are key elements in industrial applications such as automation, manufacturing and robotics, but effective training in this field is often limited by the complexity of the systems and the lack of available equipment. This thesis presents the development of a new pneumatic didactic board and its manufacture. The main part of the testbed is a pneumatic cylinder which compresses springs that serve as a load. After the board was built, it was experimentally tested by setting up three different pneumatic set-ups and taking measurements on them. In the first set-up, we observed the effect of a fast exhaust valve. In the second set-up we measured the effects of the throttle check valves and how their orientation affects the motion of the bi-directional pneumatic cylinder. In the third set-up, we incorporated a two-handed actuation to trigger the motion and measured what happens if we connect a quick exhaust valve in addition to the throttle check valve.
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