Pneumatics

The module that I was able to explore was Pneumatics. The main idea of the module is to use compressed air from a compressor. When this air travels through a tube or pipes, you can connect it to something to turn the air into mechanical energy. For example, I had to use a pneumatic motor in one of my simulations. When I hooked the motor to the regulator an turned it on, the air was able to spin the motor in a torque motion. The module is similar to hydrolics. However, hydrolics uses oil as a fluid. This is very messy and slow, but you can lift more weight through this equipment. If you want to make the pressure stronger in pneumatics, you can open the regulator to maximum copacity, or you can reduce the volume. This allows the particles of air to squeeze tighter. The advantages of pneumatics include a cleaner area to work with and the speed at which it performs its work. Pneumatics is used in the real world every day. When you pump air into you tires at a gas station, you are using pneumatics. Also, pneumatics is used in the industry to allow robots to perform work. For example, some robots are programmed to crush things. It is bassically a pneumatic cylinder that extends.