Design and testing of a dual-mode mechanical drive

A dual-mode mechanical drive is designed to allow operation in two modes, which may be combined in various ways to give optimum performance for a given motion such as high speed movement, high acceleration and high accuracy for point-to-point movement. The operations are controlled by a number of cl...

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Main Authors: Hassan, A., Gilbert, J.M., Ishak, D.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Energy packet
mechanical drive
switched-mode
transmission
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Summary:A dual-mode mechanical drive is designed to allow operation in two modes, which may be combined in various ways to give optimum performance for a given motion such as high speed movement, high acceleration and high accuracy for point-to-point movement. The operations are controlled by a number of clutches and a brake. The drive also consists of a spring which can be used to repeatedly transfer packets of energy from the input to the load in such a way that a variable speed ratio is achieved. The dual-mode drive concept was investigated by the development of a prototype which is controlled from a PC through two interfacing cards and a number of drivers and sensors. The performance of the built prototype was analysed and compared with simulation. The drive system proves that it can be useful for high performance applications.
DOI:10.1109/ISMA.2008.4648823