Abstract
The present article describes the possibilities of pneumatic drives for fast analog valves and intelligent control system applications. Firstly, the necessary components - valves and actuators - are described. In particular rodless cylinders and optimized motors are discussed. Then design and performance of servo-pneumatic cylinder and rotational drives are presented by means of examples tested under practical service conditions. This shows that the combination of servo-pneumatic components and intelligent microelectronic controllers leads to an up to now unknown system behaviour in the field of pneumatics. Finally, practical examples of the field of robotics are introduced, comprising multi-axle robots built up from individual CNC axles. Moreover, an intelligent gripper with integrated slip sensors is described. As a whole, the great opportunities offered by the application of servo-pneumatics are presented.
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