Design and calibration of a low-cost open-loop PZT actuator for phase-shifting speckle interferometry

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luigi Bruno ◽  
Paolo Mainieri ◽  
Andrea Poggialini
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Speckle Interferometry ◽  
Open Loop ◽  
Phase Shifting ◽  
Pzt Actuator

Open Loop Speed Control Of Brushless DC Motor Using Low Cost Arduino UNO Processor

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Potnuru Devendra ◽  
Mary K. Alice ◽  
Ch. Sai Babu ◽  
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◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Speed Control ◽  
Dc Motor ◽  
Open Loop ◽  
Brushless Dc Motor ◽  
Brushless Dc ◽  
Arduino Uno

An Integrated Design for a CNC Machine

2014 ◽  
pp. 254-265
Author(s):  
Amro Shafik ◽  
Salah Haridy
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Integrated Design ◽  
Numerical Data ◽  
Open Loop ◽  
Numerical Control ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cnc Machine ◽  
Loop Control ◽  
Loop Control System ◽  
Stepper Motors

Computer Numerical Control (CNC) is a technology that converts coded instructions and numerical data into sequential actions that describe the motion of machine axes or the behavior of an end effector. Nowadays, CNC technology has been introduced to different stages of production, such as rapid prototyping, machining and finishing processes, testing, packaging, and warehousing. The main objective of this chapter is to introduce a methodology for design and implementation of a simple and low-cost educational CNC prototype. The machine consists of three independent axes driven by stepper motors through an open-loop control system. Output pulses from the parallel port of Personal Computer (PC) are used to drive the stepper motors after processing by an interface card. A flexible, responsive, and real-time Visual C# program is developed to control the motion of the machine axes. The integrated design proposed in this chapter can provide engineers and students in academic institutions with a simple foundation to efficiently build a CNC machine based on the available resources. Moreover, the proposed prototype can be used for educational purposes, demonstrations, and future research.

Application of Ferroelectrics in Low-Cost Microwave Phased-Array Antennas

2002 ◽  
Vol 720 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. B. L. Rao ◽  
D. P. Patel ◽  
P. K. Park ◽  
T. K. Dougherty ◽  
J. A. Zelik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase Shifter ◽  
Phased Array ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Bulk Phase ◽  
Phase Shifting ◽  
Phased Array Antenna ◽  
Beam Scanning ◽  
Phased Array Antennas ◽  
Array Antennas ◽  
Radiating Element

AbstractA novel, low-cost, phased-array antenna that uniquely incorporates bulk phase shifting using voltage-tunable dielectric (VTD) material is presented. The array does not contain an individual phase shifter at each radiating element. This paper presents the antenna concept and describes how it can be used as a low-cost phased array. The VTDs that are used in this antenna are described. The measured antenna patterns of a prototype phased array demonstrating electronic beam scanning at 10 GHz are also presented.

SIMULATION OF CO-PLANAR WAVEGUIDE LIQUID CRYSTAL BASED PHASE SHIFTER

2015 ◽  
Vol 77 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nasser A ALQuaiti ◽  
Noor Asniza Murad
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Phase Shift ◽  
Phase Shifter ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Continuous Phase ◽  
Phase Shifting ◽  
Telecommunication System ◽  
Liquid Crystal Material ◽  
Compact Size ◽  
5Cb Liquid Crystal

This paper discussed the design and performances of a liquid crystal phase shifter that can be used in tuning devices. Tuning devices growth with the demand in the emerging in telecommunication system. Tuning devices with smooth continuous phase shifting at low cost and compact size would be an advantage. This paper proposed a phase shifter using 5CB liquid crystal material. The advantages of using the material is the smoothness and continuity of the transitions in the phase shift. It is done by having a structure with cavity filled with the liquid crystal and applied with certain voltage that can be changed. The changes in voltage would change the applied electric field, and thus would change the permittivity of the material. The changes would affect the wave propagation and thus contribute to the phase shifting. The performance of the phase shifter was tested by means of simulation using CST Suite 2014 software. The results show that the higher the frequency, the higher the phase shift would occur. The highest FoM achieved is 68 (deg/dB) at 8 GHz. A phase shifter with smooth and continuous phase shift can be used as the feeding network in an array scanning antennas systems.

scholarly journals A Low-Cost Differentially Driven Dual-Polarized Patch Antenna by Using Open-Loop Resonators

2019 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 2745-2750 ◽  
Author(s):  
Le-Hu Wen ◽  
Steven Gao ◽  
Qi Luo ◽  
Qingling Yang ◽  
Wei Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patch Antenna ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Open Loop ◽  
Dual Polarized

Design of a Velocity Control System Using an Inlet Metered Pump

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasan H. Ali ◽  
Roger C. Fales ◽  
Noah D. Manring
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Flow ◽  
Control System ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Flow Direction ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Hydraulic Cylinder ◽  
Fast Response ◽  
Open Loop ◽  
Velocity Control ◽  
Pump System

This work introduces a new way to control hydraulic cylinder velocity using an inlet metering pump system to control the hydraulic flow entering the cylinder. The inlet metering system consists of a fixed displacement pump and an inlet metering valve that adjusts the hydraulic fluid flow entering the pump as required. The energy losses associated with flow metering in the system are reduced because the pressure drop across the inlet metering valve can be arbitrarily small. The fluid is supplied to the inlet metering valve at a fixed pressure using a charge pump. A velocity control system is designed using the inlet metering system as means to control the fluid flow to a hydraulic cylinder. In addition to the inlet metering system, the velocity control system designed in this work includes a four-way directional valve to set the fluid flow direction according to the desired direction of the hydraulic cylinder velocity. Open-loop and closed-loop proportional and proportional derivative (P and PD) controllers are designed. Designs with the goals of stability and performance of the system are studied so that a precise and smooth velocity control system for the hydraulic cylinder is achieved. In addition to potentially high efficiency of this system, there is potential for other benefits including low cost, fast response, and less complicated dynamics compared to other systems. The results presented in this work show that the inlet metering velocity control system can be designed so that the system is stable, there is zero overshoot and no oscillation.

Development of a 3-DOF Tripedal Stick-Slip Microrobotic Mobile Platform for Unconstrained, Omnidirectional Sample Positioning

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iman Adibnazari ◽  
William S. Nagel ◽  
Kam K. Leang
Keyword(s):  
Visual Servoing ◽  
Feedforward Control ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Tracking Error ◽  
Kinematic Model ◽  
Open Loop ◽  
Step Cycle ◽  
Stick Slip ◽  
Slip Step ◽  
Forward Kinematic

This paper presents the development of a piezo-based three-degree-of-freedom (3-DOF), tripedal microrobotic platform that allows for unlimited travel with sub-micron precision over a planar surface. Compliant mechanical amplifiers are incorporated with each piezoelectric stack actuator to improve both the stroke and load-bearing capability of the platform. A forward kinematic model of the stage based on its tripedal leg architecture is derived for each stick-slip step cycle and inverted for feedforward control of the platform. A prototype is constructed using low-cost 3D-printing techniques. Experimental results demonstrate actuator stroke of 29.4 μm on average with a dominant resonance of approximately 860 Hz. Results demonstrate the stage tracks a 3 mm by 3 mm square trajectory in open loop. Feedback control through visual servoing is then simulated on a model that includes flexure dynamics, observed surface interactions, and camera sampling times, reducing the root-mean-square (RMS) tracking error by 90%. This control scheme is then implemented experimentally, resulting in 99% RMS position error reduction relative to when only feedforward control is used.

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