Those whiz kids at Darpa are at it again. This time they want to use technology to let soldiers carry up to 220 lb in backpacks over all types of terrain,terrain vehicles can't get through, and for extended lengths of time.
Direct-drive technology seems to be an ideal way to increase productivity, accuracy, and dynamic performance. It can also lower costs, simplify designs, and reduce wear.
Choosing the best balls screw for a linear motion application must take into account the needed thrust, speed, accuracy, repeatability, backlash, and resolution, along with the type of ball screw and materials used.
Lee Teschler looks at a 24-string guitar tree built to demonstrate electronic actuation of pneumatic systems built by Rob Clippard from Clippard Instrument Laboratory Inc.6:52
Advanced servomotor systems need an inertia load parameter for proper tuning. This process uses the servomotor in the machine to plot the true inertia of the load.
Emergency stop switches, generally referred to as E-Stops, help ensure the safety of people and machinery through consistent and predictable fail-safe responses
