Questions tagged [linear-motion]
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Quick return mechanism for spring-loaded screw
I am looking for a way to convert rotary motion to linear, but it should take less energy to get back to initial position than when going from initial position to the end position.
Specifically, a ...
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How to solve this linear motion problem?
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I have a lead screw rod, nut and a pulley aligned vertically. The nut is attached on top of the pulley so their respective bores are aligned and the rod is arranged so that it is threaded ...
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Dynamics of a rigid body in a system of two linear drives
I've been trying to solve the dynamics of this system for quite a while, but cannot seem to get the right answer. I've tried solving it with Lagrangian method but I am not so confident with the ...
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Lifting a table using linear rails and linear actuators
I'm trying to design a coffee table for a tightly constrained space that can lift up to become a dining table. I've drawn the CAD for this design, but I'm concerned that the moment arm on the linear-...
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Looking for a mount with 3D play to it
I'm building a lift bed in a van. The basic idea is that each corner of the bed is mounted on a linear track actuator, bed goes up, bed goes down.
I want to be able to control each actuator ...
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How do you make custom springs and where could you buy them?
A friend and I are working on a combat robot that uses a special drive. This drive requires a spring with a large wire diameter (over 3mm), a large outer diameter (40-70mm), and a large pitch (60-90mm)...
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How can you convert 180 rotation into two separate motions?
I have a small servo that can rotate 180 degrees. I would like to get two different connected parts to move at different times, one part moving while the servo is between 0-90 degrees, the other part ...
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Is it possible to have the load cell signal as feedback to the servo drive of the servo motor?
In my project, I have to control the linear motion in one of the two modes. It will be either in position control or load control.
for the displacement control, The servo motor takes the quadrature ...
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Equations of motion for a motor supported by a spring resting at the centre of a beam
Assumptions from this:
Sum of forces on the beam to be calculated
Sum of moments on the beam to be calculated
Sum of forces on the motor to be calculated
As:
F=-kx = kθL^2
Equations of Motion
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Linear actuator calculations
I'm building a motorized standing desk and am looking into what to use for the linear actuators. I'm targeting a stroke of 450mm and a lifting force of 100kg. I found some Linear Actuator on ebay that ...
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Linear Guidance law into X-Y axis
Im currently writing a model for a guidance law named Maintaining Guidance law.
The law looks as following: $$ a_{M} = [K_1,K_2]*[\dot{\lambda_T} ,\dot{\lambda_D}]'$$
Since im using a linear model I ...
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Generate trajectory between 2 points to achieve a desired momentum
I need to plan path for robotic arm(having a tennis racquet as end-effector) whose aim is to hit a tennis ball in a specific direction(to return ball to the opponent). Now I have an algorithm which ...
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How does the thrust rating of a push rod/linear actuator (I've seen it in both kg and N) relate to the amount of weight it can move?
I'm working on a custom RC project, and I'm needing to move a lever with a "weight" of 5 lbs. 5 lbs is required to actuate the lever, and I need to push it 5 mm. Gravity does not affect the ...
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Autonomous vehicle lateral control
I am working on a control system for autonomous vehicles, i am using a kinematic bicycle model simulated on matlab simulink and the formula i used for the steering angle is given in the figures below ...
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VDI Guideline 2143 Sheet 1: Motion rules for cam mechanisms; theoretical fundamentals
Hello Motion Control Enthusiast, I am a motion control student, and looking for your suggestion for a Free downloadable English-translated version of VDI Guideline 2143, theoretical fundaments of cam ...
