Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Important Facts behind Servo Motion Controller

Servo drives have been an integral part of efficient output ever since they came into being. The servo motion controller has further enhanced the way industries can work, with precision management of position, velocity and movement and therefore aligning the entire process uniformly. 

The key industries benefiting from servo control system include:
  • Assembly line units
  • Industrial Machines
  • Packaging industries
  • Semiconductor production facilities
  • Textile mills
  • Printing houses
  • High end video game industries
  • Robot manufacturing
  • Medical Equipments
The various servo drive products range from the simple servo motors, DC motors, servo drives, gears, linear motion components and actuators, linear ball and lead screws, linear and rotary brushless servo motors among others. The servo motion controller enhances velocity and position of these machines and their electric motors for effective and efficient output. 

The wires in servo motion control:  The 3 wire connector –
  1. One supplies five to six volts of positive charge (DC)
  2. The second one serves as voltage ground
  3. The third wire acts as the signal wire through which the receiver responds
Servo motion controller not only enhances machine performance but also anticipates mishaps. The in-built mechanism can read slightest of the errors thus acting as a checkpoint for your machine’s efficiency. 

Benefits of servo motion control
•             Accelerate system development
•             Increase system bandwidth
•             Control velocity, forces and pressures
•             Monitor feedback signals
•             Adjust motion to avoid deviations
•             Managing point-to-point positions
•             Quicker response times leading to higher machine output
•             Electronic gearing
•             Address mechanical needs of improving the transient response timings
•             Reduce steady-state errors
•             Diminish loading parameters sensitivity
•             Decrease voltage fluctuations.
•             True asset utilization
•             Lower total production costs

The most commonly referred role of the servo drive is that of the mediator. The control system sends specific signals to the drive which they amplify from their end. Then they transmit the current to the motor to create and incite a motion and torque that is in sync with the original signal, thereby brining in a balance of power and output in the device. This improves performance by adjusting and anticipating change. 

The key functions of the servo motion controller include command tracking and addressing all disturbance rejection traits that lie in the system. Together they track, mange and streamline processes. It includes the drive or the amplifier, motion controller, sensors for tracking feedback along with a hydraulic pump or air cylinder acting as a linear actuator.

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