Computer Assisted Selection of Servomotor Driving System for Linear Motion NC Axis Experimental Stand

Abstract

The paper presents the works performed by the authors in the field of structural and functional optimization numerically controlled (NC) axes. The study includes two computing applications developed by second author of the paper in a PhD thesis related on NC axes’ structural and functional optimization. The first computing application is used for calculating the total reflected inertia of a linear motion NC axis (total inertial loads' reducing on the driving motor's shaft level). The second computing application is used for both preliminary selection of the driving servomotor (by checking first the accomplishment of the kinematic criterion) and a secondary selection of the electric motor (by checking in a second stage the accomplishment of the static and dynamic criterion). By mean of both software applications optimal matching of servomotor driving system with available NC axis mechanical structure may be determined. The analyzed linear motion NC axis is part of an experimental stand (existing in the MMS department from EMTS faculty), that supplementary to the driving servomotor, includes a belt drive transmission, a ball screw - bearings assembly and a driven element guided by ball rail system.