Motion and Controls Reference Materials

Description: It can be a confusing process selecting the best rotary stage from a list of specifications, some of which may not be important depending on the intended use. ...

Description: When selecting a high precision linear stage, positioning accuracy, backlash, and repeatability are typically the most important considerations. However, depending on the linear motion application, ...

Description: Here we will be showing the most common types of linear bearings and how the design and implementation of these bearings affects the performance of linear motion stages. ...

Description: In laser etching and deposition applications part inaccuracies and clumps of deposit can be caused by dynamic errors such as poor velocity stability and path following errors. Static specs like ...

Description: Zaber's RSM and GSM family of stages are designed to share a common form factor and mounting pattern. This makes them well suited to be stacked into many different configurations of compact gimbal ...

Description: This article will help give users a deeper understanding of direct drive velocity performance ...

Description: Lasers have been used for welding and cutting applications in materials processing for many years. However, laser technology has frequently been considered a specialist area, requiring complex control ...

Description: Portescap is excited to announce that its standard motors can now be designed to meet the requirements of RTCA DO-160G, an aviation industry standard that outlines environmental test conditions for ...

Description: Keeping pools pristine is more than just chemicals. It requires reliable pumping systems that recirculate water. Traditionally, drives were required to stand alone without reference to chemical feed ...

Description: When AEC Industrial Solutions was designing its automated fluid transfer pumping systems, it had to solve a variety of challenges and fulfill complex requirements. Not only must these systems have the ...

Description: When AEC Industrial Solutions was designing its automated fluid transfer pumping systems, it had to solve a variety of challenges and fulfill complex requirements. Not only must these systems have the ...

Description: Several years ago, Loring Smart Roast evaluated Fuji Electric’s FRENICMini and FRENIC-Ace Drives as a potential candidate for a new product offering. Based on a satisfactory evaluation the ...

Description: When it comes to designing a new gripper solution, electric motors are often preferred over pneumatic motors due to several advantages they offer in terms of performance, efficiency, control, and ...

Description: Mechanical clutches are a vital component of many power transmission systems where you need to apply torque in one direction of rotation. Recent innovations in clutch design and technology are making ...

Description: Depending on your requirements, there are several components to use that will keep your power transmission system performing efficiently and cost-effectively. ...

Description: According to Qorvo, the company introduced the industry's smallest single-chip motor control and inverter solution for brushless DC (BLDC) motors. The integrated, single-chip design enables motor ...

Description: The integrated, single-chip design enables motor control for compact, low-power 2S to 8S battery-powered BLDC motors and opens the door to new markets and electronics in health and beauty, among ...

Description: Automation and control products like contactors, HMIs and PLCs handle most of the operating functions of a machine, system or process. Automated applications rely on a variety of controllers, relays, ...

Description: Though the Aerospace and Defense industry is constantly evolving, one thing remains the same: the need for more power, higher efficiency, and improved ruggedness in ever-smaller spaces. This is where ...

Description: The operation of stepper motors is less intuitive than the operation of either brush DC or brushless DC motors. As a result, they are often perceived as more difficult to understand and control. ...

Description: Brushless DC (BLDC) motors offer several advantages over traditional brushed DC motors, including higher efficiency, longer lifespan, and greater reliability. However, to operate a BLDC motor, you ...

Description: When it comes to developing a successful device, the role of miniature motors cannot be underestimated. These small yet powerful components are the backbone of many devices, from surgical robotics to ...

Description: Proper blood flow is essential for good health, so when that blood flow is slowed or blocked by a blood clot, it's not only hazardous - it's potentially fatal. The clot must be removed quickly to ...

Description: As its name would suggest, a permanent magnet motor contains a permanent magnet that is composed of a material that can be magnetized. In a permanent magnet motor, the magnetic field of the rotor or ...

Description: Though the Aerospace and Defense industry is constantly evolving, one thing remains the same: the need for more power, higher efficiency, and improved ruggedness in ever-smaller spaces. This is where ...

Description: Let's explore the latest trends in surgical power tools and the qualifications to consider when searching for a motion solutions supplier to partner with when developing a new hand tool. ...

Description: Optimum Motor Selection for Cardiovascular Applications Series ...

Description: There are a number of applications where vibrating motion is required, for which simple solenoid actuators are not ideally suited, and for which moving coil actuators although technically suitable are ...

Description: The coreless motor belonging to the DC permanent magnet servo motor perfectly fits the humanoid robot corresponding to the finger joint lightweight, high precision and other needs ...

Description: This paper discusses absolute encoder interfaces commonly used in brushless motor control systems. The concept of encoder latency is presented. SSI, BiSS-C®, DRIVE-CliQ and several versions of ...

Description: This technical note describes concepts of geared and direct drive motors. Inertia ratio and gear equations are provided. Geared motor challenges are discussed and the solution to those challenges, ...

Description: This technical note reviews mechanical resonance issues associated with inertial loads driven by framed motors via compliant couplings and frameless motor advantages. The mechanical system is modeled, ...

Description: The basic methodology is to calculate the individual torques required for all segments of a motion profile. The largest of the individual torque values is the Peak Torque. Each torque value is ...

Description: For semiconductor equipment, motors are essential components, and are used in various systems such as indexing (theta) tables and wafer-handling robots. Motor torque is extremely important, but to get ...

Description: This paper reviews the concept of Functional Safety as it relates to machinery. The design steps for a safe machine are outlined and the methodology for determining appropriate PL/SIL safety ratings ...

Description: This paper discusses the effect of servo drive Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) frequency on heat generating current ripple in a permanent magnet motor. The basic idea of PWM is introduced and the RL ...

Description: This technical note describes optimal motor sizing process for a servo motor. A motor model is provided, and thermal issues are discussed. Torque speed curves and typical load torques are reviewed. ...

Description: Correctly sizing a servomotor and drive power supply is critical to optimizing system cost. Power supply capacity is important in battery-powered mobile applications. To size servo drive power ...

Description: Understanding resolution, accuracy and repeatability is critical to specifying a position sensor. This paper defines these terms and discusses how they relate to overall system performance. It is ...

Description: Advanced motion control technology combined with high-precision actuator technology for damping and active compensation of internal and external system vibrations takes nanopositioning system ...

Description: For machine control and other applications, controlling motor speed with variable frequency drives can save energy, but it's not as easy as just adding a VFD. What else needs to be considered for ...

Description: Advanced motion control algorithms overcome the limits of traditional feedback and feedforward control and can prevent or compensate for repetitive errors by learning from previous executions and thus ...

Description: In this concept, magnetic levitation is used as multi-axis precision positioning concept based on non-contact propulsion and guiding principles. High performance motion control algorithms, low noise ...

Description: An open and modular controller & software platform supporting different motion control drive technologies and the integration of third-party modules and providing high-bandwidth application-specific ...

Description: Now adding a Diverter Arm or Conveyor Stop to your conveyor is simple. ...

Description: It is critical to accurately control the flight trajectory of a missile so that it reaches the intended target. Based on inputs from the guidance system, actuators precisely adjust the position of ...

Description: This article presents the analysis of center distance influence on gearbox dynamics, which is characterized by time-varying mesh stiffness. System-level dynamic analysis and a detailed mathematical ...

Description: A leading manufacturer of mechanical thrombectomy devices needed a high-speed DC motor to power a new device to remove clots in the brain. Since brain clots can be fatal, motor precision and ...

Description: Rotork has helped upgrade and modernise a major Gatwick fuel farm, providing them with IQ3 intelligent actuators on Rotork’s Pakscan™ control network. ...

Description: High-performance aircraft require a reliable, accurate, and stable fuel flow to power their engines. A fuel metering valve throttles the appropriate amount of fuel based on the engine power required. ...

Description: A leading manufacturer of mechanical thrombectomy devices needed a high-speed DC motor to power a new device to remove clots in the brain. Since brain clots can be fatal, motor precision and ...

Description: Gearboxes are miniature motor accessories that are critical to a number of applications and industries, given their ability to either increase torque or reduce speed. Here we explore how worm gears ...

Description: It is critical to accurately control the flight trajectory of a missile so that it reaches the intended target. Based on inputs from the guidance system, actuators precisely adjust the position of ...

Description: Based on inputs from a guidance system, a missile fin control actuation system (CAS) is used to precisely position control surfaces such as fins and canards. The guidance system defines the flight ...

Description: You're probably familiar with a gear and a motor - but are you familiar with a gearmotor? Combining an electric motor and a gearbox, gearmotors play a significant role in various industries, providing ...

Description: When it comes to developing a successful device, the role of miniature motors cannot be underestimated. These small yet powerful components are the backbone of many devices, from surgical robotics to ...

Description: A major airline uses automatic, reliable and simple to operate passenger window shades to darken or block light. The motors that perform this function must adhere to stringent design requirements for ...

Description: Surgical robotics is a rapidly advancing field that is revolutionizing the way surgeries are performed. Robotics offers many advantages over traditional surgical methods, such as enhanced precision, ...

Description: A variety of motor manufacturers provide online tools and calculators to assist users in selecting an ideal miniature motor, including our own MotionCompass™, a web-based application designed to ...

Description: A stepper motor is a brushless DC electric motor that turns in steps, with input in the form of programmed energization of the stator windings and output in the form of discrete angular rotation. The ...

Description: Let's review why DC Coreless motors are a superior selection for this application. ...

Description: Recent demands for sustainability and the reduction of carbon footprints have fueled the trend toward electric vehicles (EVs) for personal, public, recreational and industrial transportation. This ...

Description: To reduce total cost of care, healthcare providers are increasingly turning toward home and ambulatory infusion pumps to free the patient from the hospital setting. These small, battery powered pumps ...

Description: What is Gear Grinding ...

Description: We know that there are generally four working modes of the servo system. ...

Description: Though small in size, brushless DC mini motors serve a variety of critical roles in today's commercial and military aircraft. From delivering active force feedback to the pilot, thus reducing pilot ...

Description: With the ever-increasing need for precision and miniaturization in surgical tools and medical devices, power density is a critical consideration when selecting miniature DC motors for these ...

Description: The world continues to become increasingly electrified, and both the demand for energy and the requirements placed on that energy continue to expand. Between automobile electrification, internet ...

Description: In recent years, the revolutionary development of power electronics and converters paved the way for more scope for research in multiphase drives. In recent years, the revolutionary development of ...

Description: Invented in 1962, brushless DC (BLDC) motors are now commonly used in multiple applications such as robotics, industrial automation, autonomous ground vehicles and personal transportation devices. ...

Description: Magnetic levitation, often referred to as maglev, is a frictionless motion technology that uses magnetic fields to levitate and propel objects. It is used in various applications, best known from ...

Description: Emerging technologies like Quantum Communications, Quantum Computing, Nanosats, LIDAR, optical logic, as well as the need to process, store, and convey more data at higher speeds is relying heavily on ...

Description: In recent years, brushless DC blower have become a popular choice for ventilators due to their efficiency, reliability, and low noise levels. Brushless DC blower are used in a variety of applications, ...

Description: But, create grooves along the axial length of the shaft that correspond to the radius of the bushing’s ball elements and you’ve got frictionless linear movement coupled with two important ...

Description: What kind of motor is suitable for breathing mask? ...

Description: When designing a product portfolio with a wide range of voltage and power requirements, finding a single driver design solution to serve the full portfolio can deliver significant savings in time and ...

Description: A massager is a tool for massaging human body parts. With the continuous improvement of people's living standards and the continuous update of health concepts, massagers have become synonymous with ...

Description: 3 phase brushless DC motors are popular miniature motors that power a variety of applications, including medical devices, surgical tools, and fans ...

Description: DC motor selection criteria ...

Description: Although gearboxes are a well-understood technology, they don't always operate as designed. ...

Description: As you're searching for your next motion system supplier (or are analyzing your current provider), here are four resolutions we recommend sticking to: ...

Description: how miniature motion technologies work to treat difficult heart conditions. ...

Description: Today's healthcare, pharmaceutical, and agriculture industries demand faster yet more compact diagnostics equipment that will deliver accurate and repeatable results. Miniature electric motors, along ...

Description: Let's explore two of the key motor selection factors, inertia matching and torque/power requirements, which will help illustrate the importance of understanding these concepts while simultaneously ...

Description: Here are three factors relevant to BLDC motor efficiency and losses and how they play a role in motor design and selection: ...

Description: What Mini Motor Will Work Best for My Service Robots? ...

Description: Advantages of Strain Wave Generator Gearings ...

Description: Today's healthcare, pharmaceutical, and agriculture industries demand faster yet more compact diagnostics equipment that will deliver accurate and repeatable results. Miniature electric motors, along ...

Description: Solid State Starter Engineering & Application Notes ...

Description: Power Motor provides many AC Universal Motor samples for customers to reference, and with a specific reduction ratio of the gearbox or the corresponding encoder, rapid integration and design of AC ...

Description: Rotork IQ actuators have been installed at a sewage pumping station in Hong Kong. They were upgraded from older manual-operated valves to electric actuators with intelligent functionality built in. ...

Description: The electric linear actuator works by driving a pair of screw nuts after the motor is decelerated by the gear, converting the rotational motion of the screw nut into the linear motion of the ...

Description: Electric fans are one of the most commonly used household appliances. They have many types and are widely used. However, the current electric fans mainly use AC motors with very high power, usually ...

Description: In automobile manufacturing, time is money. Every minute saved in the process can move another vehicle off the line and into the market. To increase efficiency and reduce process time, a high ...

Description: A North American bus manufacturer wanted to automate their new vehicle model assembly to increase productivity while maintaining high quality standards. ...

Description: Qorvo's motor control reference design features the PAC5556 intelligent motor controller with Qorvo's new silicon carbide (SiC) FETs into a proof of concept System-on-a-Chip (SoC) to drive ...

Description: As an important member of kitchen appliances, portable blenders can be used to beat juice, nuts, eggs, slice (vegetables), beef, cheese, etc. Because of the miniaturization of the portable mixing ...

Description: There are many questions about the speed, forward and reverse rotation of the control of the brushless DC motor. Let me share with you three methods to control the speed of brushless motors. ...

Description: A method for splitting up motor ripple into current independent and current dependent fractions ...

Description: When designing an application the expected amount of friction is an important specification to consider. Friction directly dictates how much force a motor must overcome to reach the desired motion ...