The Open Source Motor Control (OSMC) project is an Internet-hosted collaborative
effort to design and implement a
high-power motor control system for permanent magnet DC motors. The inspiration for
the project comes from robotic combat events such as BattleBots, Robot Wars,
or Robotica. At the time of the project's inception in 1998 there were very few
motor control systems available. Those few were very expensive and were designed for
industrial applications where robustness and reliability were more important than raw
power handling capability.
The following links are available to help you learn more about the OSMC project
and to access its freely available materials: