Design and Simulation of a Servo-Drive Motor Using ANSYS Electromagnetics

The paper is devoted to determining the output parameters of a servomotor, which belongs to synchronous machines with permanent magnets, in order to further determine the characteristics of transient modes in the software package ANSYS Electromagnetics. RMxprt, part of ANSYS Electromagnetics, allows to determine the parameters of windings, losses, motor performance, but requires filling out a form with a complete set of geometric dimensions and winding data. Of course, such data are not available in the motor data sheet, so the first task solved in the paper is to determine all the necessary and sufficient parameters to perform the calculation in RMxprt. The results of the calculations were compared with the measurements on the experimental servomotor EMG-10APA22. This paper shows how to export a servomotor object from RMxprt to the Simplorer workspace, which is also part of the ANSYS Electromagnetics. According to the simulation results in ANSYS Simplorer, the characteristics of the transient modes of the servomotor powered by a stable three-phase source are obtained. Prospects for further research related to the improvement of the simulation model in ANSYS Simplorer are presented.

SELECTION AND CALCULATION OF STEPPER MOTORS FOR CNC

Today, modern technologies tend to develop rapidly. The application of advanced inventions, principles, systems and approaches allows to simplify the production process, reduce the cost of manufacturing finished products, replace monotonous manual work with automated systems and devices. The basis of the power drive of such systems are electric motors: with permanent magnets, direct current, stepper, etc. When developing any electromechanical system, the task of choosing the type of drive motor, its parameters and characteristics. This article is devoted to the choice of such an electric motor for an electromechanical system for three-dimensional plastic printing. As a result of comparative analysis of parameters and characteristics of different types of motors, it is established that bipolar stepper motors are optimal for use in low-power and small-sized systems for three-dimensional printing. This is due to the simplicity of their design, reliability and low requirements for nominal and maximum torque.

A Survey on Internet of Vehicles Applications, Architecture, Communication Models and Challenges

To solve the problems of long shifting time and low transmission efficiency of motor transmission in unmanned electric vehicles, the performance test of motor transmission is carried out. The EMT transmission system is selected as the test object of the motor transmission of an unmanned electric vehicle. The gear number of the transmission is determined with the aim of reducing the speed requirement of the motor when the motor runs at high speed and working in the high-efficiency area near the base speed as far as possible. According to the gear speed and torque of the load motor, the driving moment and torsion moment of the drive motor in the acceleration stage are determined based on the total inertia of the drive motor and other parameters. Finally, the test bench of the motor transmission towing is set up and the test is carried out. The experimental results show that when the rated torque of the motor transmission is 100% at 1600r/min shift speed point and 150% at 1800r/min shift speed point, the minimum shift time of the motor transmission is 425ms. Meanwhile, the transmission efficiency of the motor transmission of the unmanned electric vehicle is between 90% and 92% and the transmission performance is high.

Iterative Learning Control for AGV Drive Motor Based on Linear Extended State Observer

In order to solve the problems of repetitive and non-repetitive interference in the workflow of Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV), Iterative Learning Control (ILC) combined with linear extended state observer (LESO) is utilized to improve the control accuracy of AGV drive motor. Considering the working conditions of AGV, the load characteristics of the drive motor are analyzed with which the mathematical model of motor system is established. Then the third-order extended state space equations of the system approximate model is obtained, in which LESO is designed to estimate the system states and the total disturbance. For the repeatability of AGV workflow, ILC is designed to improve the control accuracy. As the goods mass transported each time is not same, the LESO is utilized to estimate the non-repetitive load disturbance in real time and compensate the disturbance of the system to improve the position precision. The convergence of the combined algorithm is also verified. Simulation and experimental results show that the proposed iterative learning control strategy based on LESO can reduce the positioning error in AGV workflow and improve the system performance.

AdjustSense: Adaptive 3D Sensing System with Adjustable Spatio-Temporal Resolution and Measurement Range Using High-Speed Omnidirectional Camera and Direct Drive Motor

Many types of 3D sensing devices are commercially available and were utilized in various technical fields. In most conventional systems with a 3D sensing device, the spatio-temporal resolution and the measurement range are constant during operation. Consequently, it is necessary to select an appropriate sensing system according to the measurement task. Moreover, such conventional systems have difficulties dealing with several measurement targets simultaneously due to the aforementioned constants. This issue can hardly be solved by integrating several individual sensing systems into one. Here, we propose a single 3D sensing system that adaptively adjusts the spatio-temporal resolution and the measurement range to switch between multiple measurement tasks. We named the proposed adaptive 3D sensing system “AdjustSense.” In AdjustSense, as a means for the adaptive adjustment of the spatio-temporal resolution and measurement range, we aimed to achieve low-latency visual feedback for the adjustment by integrating not only a high-speed camera, which is a high-speed sensor, but also a direct drive motor, which is a high-speed actuator. This low-latency visual feedback can enable a large range of 3D sensing tasks simultaneously. We demonstrated the behavior of AdjustSense when the positions of the measured targets in the surroundings were changed. Furthermore, we quantitatively evaluated the spatio-temporal resolution and measurement range from the 3D points obtained. Through two experiments, we showed that AdjustSense could realize multiple measurement tasks: 360∘ 3D sensing, 3D sensing at a high spatial resolution around multiple targets, and local 3D sensing at a high spatio-temporal resolution around a single object.

Modular Segmented Motor for Power-Assist Wheelchairs: Proof of Concept

This paper presents an analysis of the opportunity to increase the price availability of small electric vehicles, such as electric scooters, such as bicycles and wheelchairs, by applying expandability and modularity principles to their motors. Assuming that, in many cases, small electric vehicles are brought to the market in several power/price versions, the authors of this report evaluate the possibility of combining different numbers of electromechanical modules while, at the same time, maintaining the unity of the entire drive/motor scheme, thus making the mentioned expandability possible. Power-assist wheelchairs are taken as an example of the application, where such expandability is reasonable. The application provides a price reduction for the less powerful wheelchairs in the case of less severe disabilities. To start, the authors briefly compare multidrive schemes that ground the principle of modularity at the electromechanical level. Then, they outline a radially segmented motor concept and discuss this concept using the example of a permanent magnet synchronous motor. In particular, they propose a methodology for the calculation of its parameters and calculate the particular design details of such a motor. The motor is then analyzed with the help of its mathematical model, as well as experimentally. This tentative evaluation of two 50 W segments (of a 300 W 6-segment motor) proves that the proposed segmented modularity concept is feasible, and that it requires a more detailed consideration of the parameters and the other implementation aspects (power driver, control, cooling) of the given synchronous motor. Moreover, the concept might be successfully utilized in the designs of other motor types.

Design and Optimization of Direct Drive Motor Alloy Wheel for Manual Wheelchair

The wheelchair is the primary rehabilitation device used to enable the movement capability of disabled people. To provide an appropriate wheelchair, the doctor will suggest the necessary customization has to be made on the existing one. However, the customization of a manual wheelchair is easy and cost-effective compared with the powered wheelchair due to simple structure and spare parts availability in the market... Because of the above, a novel concept is proposed. The rear wheels of the manual wheelchair are replaced with a Direct drive motor alloy wheel. CATIA – V5 is utilized to design the proposed wheel and ANSYS software is used to check its performance at different load conditions. The stress-bearing capability of different materials for various Direct drive motor weights is observed through structural analysis. The natural mode frequencies are found using modal analysis and its nature of vibrations is verified. The harmonic response analysis is used to test the nature of deformation and stress concerning natural frequencies for the applied force.

Design and optimization of Direct drive motor Alloy wheel for manual wheelchair

The wheelchair is the primary rehabilitation device used to enable the movement capability of disabled people. To provide an appropriate wheelchair, the doctor will suggest the necessary customization has to be made on the existing one. However, the customization of a manual wheelchair is easy and cost-effective compared with the powered wheelchair due to simple structure and spare parts availability in the market... Because of the above, a novel concept is proposed. The rear wheels of the manual wheelchair are replaced with a Direct drive motor alloy wheel. CATIA – V5 is utilized to design the proposed wheel and ANSYS software is used to check its performance at different load conditions. The stress-bearing capability of different materials for various Direct drive motor weights is observed through structural analysis. The natural mode frequencies are found using modal analysis and its nature of vibrations is verified. The harmonic response analysis is used to test the nature of deformation and stress concerning natural frequencies for the applied force.