4. Accuracy
Accuracy vs. Precision
• Accuracy doesn’t mean Precision
• Accuracy represents the ability to get
closest to a defined point.
• Precision is the ability to execute a
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6. Accuracy
Resolution
While Resolution is not Accuracy…
It is part of what makes up
Accuracy
Two parts of Resolution
1. Electrical Resolution
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8. What Exactly is Stiffness?
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10. Stiffness
Motor
• Motor Stiffness
– Mechanical stiffness
– Ability to respond to commanded motion
– Flux pattern (Magnetic Servo)
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21. Review of physics
• Newton’s law for translation:
F=ma
F in Newtons, m in kg, a in m/s2.
• Acceleration a = dv / dt
• Kinetic energy E = ½ m v2
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22. Physics of translation
• Momentum p = m v and so F = dp /
dt
• In the absence of force, momentum is
conserved.
• Momentum conservation implies energy
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23. Physics of rotation
• Rotation is more complex; Euler’s equation:
T=Iα + ωxIω
T (torque) in N-m, ω in radians/sec, α in
radians/sec2, I in kg-m2, α = dω / dt
• I is a 3x3 matrix, not necessarily diagonal.
• If T = 0, then I α = - ω x I ω which is
usually non-zero. So α is non-zero, ω changes
with time, and the object wobbles.
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24. Physics of rotation
• Angular momentum is q = I ω
• The rotation equation simplifies to T = dq / dt
because
dq/dt = I dω/dt + dI/dt ω = I α + ω x I ω
• So even though an object wobbles when there is no
external force, the angular momentum is conserved:
q=Iω
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25. Physics of rotation
• Kinetic energy of rotation is ½ ωT I ω
• In the absence of external torque,
kinetic energy of rotation is conserved.
• But angular momentum conservation
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26. Work
• Work done by a force = F x
(Joules) where x is the distance
(m) through which the force acts.
• Work done by a torque = T θ
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27. Power
• Power is rate of doing work.
• Power of a force = F v (Watts).
• Power of a torque = T ω (Watts).
• Power often expressed in horsepower =
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28. Motors
• Motors come in several flavors:
– DC motors
– Stepper motors
– (AC) induction motors
– (AC) Single-phase motors
– (AC) Synchronous motors
• The first two are highly controllable, and
usually what you would use in an application.
But we quickly review the others.
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29. 3-phase AC
• Three or four wires that carry the same voltage at 3
equally-spaced phases:
• Single phase AC requires two wires (only 1/3 the
current or power of 3-phase).
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30. AC induction Motors
• Induction motors – simple, cheap, high-power, high
torque, simplest are 3-phase.
• Speed up to 7200 rpm: speed ~ 7200 / # “poles” of
the motor.
• Induction motors are brushless (no contacts between
moving and fixed parts). Hi reliability.
• Efficiency high: 50-95 %
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31. Single-phase AC Motors
• Single-phase (induction) motors – operate from
normal AC current (one phase). Household
appliances.
• Single-phase motors use a variety of tricks to start,
then transition to induction motor behavior.
• Efficiency lower: 25-60%
• Often very low starting torque.
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32. Synchronous AC Motors
• Designed to turn in synchronization
with the AC frequency. E.g.
turntable motors.
• Low to very high power.
• Efficiency ?? Sold & Serviced By:
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33. DC Motors
• DC motor types:
– DC Brush motor
– “DC” Brushless motor
– Stepper motor
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34. DC Brush Motors
• A “commutator” brings current to the
moving element (the rotor).
• As the rotor moves, the polarity
changes, which keeps the magnets
pulling the right way. DEMO
• Highly controllable, most common DC
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35. DC Brush Motors
• At fixed load, speed of rotation is
proportional to applied voltage.
– Changing polarity reverses rotation.
• To first order, torque is proportional to
current.
• Load curve:
• Motors which
approximate this
ideal well are
called DC servo
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36. DC Brushless Motors
• Really an AC motor with electronic commutation.
• Permanent magnet rotor, stator coils are controlled
by electronic switching. DEMO
• Speed can be controlled accurately by the
electronics.
• Torque is often constant over the speed range.
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37. Stepper Motors
• Sequence of (2 or
more) poles is activated
in turn, moving the
stator in small “steps”.
• Very low speed / high
angular precision is
possible without
reduction gearing by
using many rotor teeth.
• Can also “micro-
step” by activating
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38. Driving Stepper Motors
• Note: signals to the stepper motor
are binary, on-off values (not
PWM).
• In principle easy: activate poles as
A B C D A… or A D C B A…Steps
are fixed size, so no need to sense
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39. Driving Stepper Motors
• But in practice, acceleration and
possibly jerk must be bounded,
otherwise motor will not keep up
and will start missing steps
(causing position errors).
• i.e. driver electronics must simulate
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41. DC Motor example
• V = 12 volts
• Max Current = 4 A
• Max Power Out = 25 W
• Max efficiency = 74%
• Max speed = 3500 rpm
• Max torque = 1.4 N-m
• Weight = 1.4 lbs
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42. DC Motors – micro sizes
• Conventional (brush)
DC motor: 6mm x 15mm
• 13,000 rpm
• 0.11 m Nm
• Power 0.15 W
• V from 1.5 to 4.5 V
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43. Brushless DC Motors
• Brushless DC motor:
16mm x 28mm
• 65,000 rpm
• 50 m Nm
• Power 11 W
• V = 12 V
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44. DC Motors – gearing
• Gearing allows you to trade off speed
vs. torque.
• An n:1 reduction gearing decreases
speed by n, but increases torque by n.
• Ratios from 3:1 to many 1000s :1 are
available in compact “gearheads” that
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45. DC Motors – gearing
• But gears cost efficiency (20% - 50%)
• Gears decrease precision (due to
backlash).
• Reduction gear train is normally not
backdriveable (can’t use for “force
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46. DC torque motors
• Some high-end motors are available for direct
drive servo or force applications (no gears).
• They have low speed (a few rpm), high
precision (with servo-ing), and moderate
torque.
• Typically have large diameter vs. length, and
use rare-earth magnetic material.
• Cost $100’s
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47. Feedback
• Shaft encoders can be fitted to almost any DC
motor. They provide position sensing.
• Many motor families offer integrated
encoders.
• Strain gauges can be used to sense force
directly. Or DC brush motor current can be
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48. Linear movement
• There are several ways to produce linear
movement from rotation:
• Rotary to linear gearing:
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49. Linear movement
• Ball screws: low linear speed, good
precision
• Motor drives shaft, stages move (must be
attached to linear bearing to stop from
rotating).
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50. Linear movement
• Belt drive: attach moving stage to a
toothed belt:
• Used in inkjet printers and some large
XY robots.
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51. True Linear movement
• There are some true linear magnetic drives.
• BEI-Kimco voice coils:
• Up to 1” travel
• 100 lbf
• > 10 g acceleration
• 6 lbs weight
• 500 Hz corner
frequency.
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52. Summary
• AC motors are good for inexpensive high-
power applications where fine control isn’t
needed.
• DC motors provide a range of performance:
– DC brush: versatile, “servo” motor, high speed, torque
– DC brushless: speed/toque depend on electronics
– Stepper: simple control signals, variable speed/accuracy
without gearing, lower power
– Direct-drive (torque) motors, expensive, lower torque
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