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This article deals with BMSTU collection of centrifugal governors collected at the end of the 19th century.  It gives a brief description of governors, their distinctive features and working principles; article also provides information on the history of their creation and production.  Main problems of the governors and solutions, suggested in publications of Maxwell, Vyshnegradsky and Chebyshev, were analyzed. Wrong directions in the development of governor design were identified. These mistakes have led to the creation of invalid mechanisms, which can be found in the collection of BMSTU. The experimental determination of governor’s characteristic is described; also 3D models of several governors, created by authors, are shown.

This paper reports an application of mechanism models in teaching activity. In particular, Bauman Moscow State Technical University has a significant collection of historical and modern mechanisms. A quick survey of other significant collections of mechanisms is also reported in the text. Then, possible applications of the above-mentioned models for studying and teaching mechanisms design is discussed by referring to experiences at Bauman Moscow State Technical University and at LARM in Cassino