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Member Information and Posts by Bull
Company: Bull's Eye Marketing, Inc.
from the Forum department...
Current taken by servo motor
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Originally posted by Denson K O on 22 September, 2009 - 12:59 am
One of our engineer did a application its a vertical axis,servo motor connected with a ball screw....
New Replies:
If the vertical axis is not counterbalanced, it will require current to develop enough force to...
from the What are users using? department...
Technologies being accepted
Topic: Engineering and workplace issues.
Posted by Tom Bullock on 22 September, 2009 - 11:26 am
Some technologies have been in development for years, but only a few enjoy commercial success.
from the impossible acceleration department...
Accelerating faster than physics
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Originally posted by Mike Jones on 22 December, 2006 - 12:48 am
Problem winding paper onto a spindle when the spindle motor is in "torque mode"...
New Replies:
You need an acceleration feedforward algorithm thst takes into account the diameter of the winnding...
from the bearing problems department...
motor bearing problems driven by vfd
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Originally posted by ravi on 29 June, 2005 - 7:46 pm
i want to know how bearings of motors driven by vfd, worn out early than motors runs with normal speed.
New Replies:
Are you sure the problem isn't mechanical? Do you have a flexible coupling between motor and...
from the Automation List department...
the effects of carrier frequancy on pwm drives
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Originally posted by moh on 8 June, 2005 - 5:20 pm
i asked about the effects of carrier frequancy on the pwm ac drives. And what happens if it increased or decreased.
New Replies:
The PWM carrier frequency is like a sample data system. The rule of thumb is that the frequency...
from the HELP PLEASE department...
Permanent Magnet DC Motor Transfer Function
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Originally posted by Damian on 15 February, 2005 - 12:41 am
Need to convert transfer function of PMDC motor
New Replies:
My partner, George Younkin, wrote a paper on this. Send me your e-mail address and I'll forward 2...
from the Engineering department...
hydraulic servo valve control
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Originally posted by Doug Swier on 23 September, 2004 - 3:22 pm
Has anyone successfully used a traditional DCS for closed-loop pressure control where fast-acting hydraulic servo valves are the final control element?
New Replies:
If you close the loop through the DCS and it can only service the loop every half second, your...
from the EE department...
Calculation motor resolution
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Originally posted by Eugene on 12 March, 2004 - 12:36 am
friction drive accuracy...
New Replies:
The number of counts for a 10.7mm step is: (10.7x96,000)/139.802pi It comes out to...
from the serious department...
Position controller algorithm
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Originally posted by George on 5 February, 2004 - 1:58 am
About implementing a PID Position controller algorithm to control a PMSM motor with trapezoidal speed-time response.
New Replies:
Go to the control.com web site. Under luminaries, select BULL! Under tutorials select Command...
from the Automation List department...
State of the automation business
Topic: The Business of Automation and Control
Originally posted by Bob Peterson on 30 September, 2003 - 1:10 pm
I ran across a guy recently that I have known for nearly 20 years, but had not seen for a year or two. He is now selling insurance, having decided that there is no real future in the industrial automation business.
New Replies:
Don't be so pessimistic. Manufacturing employment as a percent of the workforce has been declining...
from the electrical vehicle department...
analog pid circuit design
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Originally posted by SERDAR on 21 January, 2004 - 12:09 pm
Can anyone guide me where I can study how to construct a analog PID circuit practically to control a dc motor?
New Replies:
Use an operational amp with input resistor R and capacitor feedack C. The capactive reactance...
from the horsepower department...
Horsepower
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Originally posted by Troll on 15 January, 2004 - 1:04 am
determine hp of motor.
New Replies:
The RPM and TORQUE that you use in the equation below should come from the upper right hand corner...
from the 2-day generic servo training department...
Servo education
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Posted by Thomas B. Bullock on 17 November, 2003 - 4:20 pm
2-day servo training addresses posted concerns...
from the Automation List department...
Higher resolution vs. lower resolution encoder
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Originally posted by Ting, Penang on 22 October, 2003 - 7:19 pm
What is the significant value by using a higher resolution encoder over a lower resolution in a motor (specifically in a stepper motor)?
New Replies:
Obviously, the resolution of the encoder must be better than the least increment of accuracy that...
from the Automation List department...
Servo control using computer
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Originally posted by Harish on 22 August, 2003 - 12:06 am
I need a formula which could plot circle given center and radius.
New Replies:
Go to control.com. Look under the BULL! luminary and read the paper entitled "Command...
from the Home Motion department...
Synchronizing axes in Homemade Plotter
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Originally posted by Daniel Marin Valencia on 11 June, 2003 - 1:37 am
I'm developing a homemade Plotter with small permanent magnet DC motors and incremental encoders; using independent proportional velocity control loop for each axis.
New Replies:
Daniel, Go to http://www.control.com and look under the BULL! luminary. You will find a paper...
from the Automation List department...
Transfer function for BLDC motor !
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Originally posted by R G Sachithanandam on 27 March, 2003 - 3:13 pm
Could anybody plz give me the transfer function of Brush less DC (bldc) motor!
Is it same as that of for commutated DC motor?
New Replies:
I have a paper with that transfer function. E-mail me and I'll forward it to you. Tom Thomas B....
from the Automation List department...
INDUCTOSYN output
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Originally posted by R Azar on 2 March, 2003 - 1:29 pm
CNC Unit doesn't accept Inductosyn type inputs
New Replies:
Yes, Inductosyn Corporation out of Valhalla, NY offers just such a device. There may be other...
from the department...
DC brush Motor Drive
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Originally posted by MVikas on 23 January, 2003 - 2:57 pm
Questions about stiffness in motor rotor and integrators in speed loops
New Replies:
Vikas, If there is nothing attached to the motor shaft, there is no torque. As soon as you grab it...
from the stuck department...
d.c servo
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Originally posted by Anonymous on 23 November, 2002 - 4:23 pm
i am trying to obtain the transfere fuction of the motor of a d.c servo...
New Replies:
My cohort, George Younkin, has a paper entitled "Electric Servo Drive Motor Equations and...
from the Automation List department...
Torque prediction with servo motor current
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Originally posted by ddejager on 5 October, 2002 - 5:11 pm
Does anyone have experience or suggestion how to predict the torque of a servo motor by measuring the input current to the servo motor...
New Replies:
Look on the motor data sheets and you will find a "torque constant". Its units are...
from the department...
Servo tutorial
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Originally posted by Anthony on 10 September, 2002 - 11:33 am
Need a good servo tutorial for mostly AC type motors.
New Replies:
Anthony, We have a 20 page booklet called "Servo Basics for the Layman". Would be happy...
from the individual department...
Logo for two axes control
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Originally posted by agraj on 4 September, 2002 - 1:57 pm
can i use a logo for controling x and Y axes moment.
New Replies:
There used to be a "rule of thumb". Steppers for 0.5 horsepower or less and DC motors...
from the department...
Why should I use SERCOS?
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Originally posted by SERCOS Seeker on 22 August, 2002 - 1:48 pm
Are you using SERCOS for Motion Control? Why should I? Is it the future?
New Replies:
Go to Control.com and click on the BULL! luminary. The last 3 Motion Control Forum transcripts are...
from the Code creates mess department...
G-Codes
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Originally posted by Ragavendra Swamy on 26 July, 2002 - 10:50 am
Need some info. about G-Codes
New Replies:
Swamy, EIA RS 274D used to be the standard for G and M codes, but may now be replaced by a later...
from the Exploring CNC department...
Interpolation using PLC
Topic: Computers in manufacturing; also hardware discussion.
Originally posted by Anil HP on 28 May, 2002 - 11:20 am
Interested in motion control or CNC retrofit.
Have you got any idea for interpolation using PLC control instead of CNC.
New Replies:
If it's the equations that must be solved that you are looking for, go back to the Control.com home...
from the None department...
G&L CNC 800 Control Question
Topic: Engineering and workplace issues.
Originally posted by Rocco F. Dominick on 3 June, 2002 - 3:59 pm
Can anyone guide us in creating a punched tape for a G&L CNC 800 Control containing the machine constants?
New Replies:
The expert on the CNC800 is Pete Bartelme. He now works for MachineMate in Fond du Lac, WI. His...
from the Automation List department...
Assynchronous AC motor as Axis Drive in CNC
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Originally posted by Bhagwan Swaroop on 27 April, 2002 - 1:01 pm
I want to learn from earlier experience and accuracy achieved by using Asynchronous AC induction motors as an axis drive in Close loop
control for CNC machine tools.
New Replies:
You should be able to do this application with a 10KW or less motor if properly sized, geared, etc....
from the None department...
Freelance
Topic: The Business of Automation and Control
Originally posted by Donny on 19 April, 2002 - 5:11 pm
Looking for guidance on what to charge for writing Visual Basic applications as a freelancer
New Replies:
$75 per hour is a reasonable number. Or use 2.5 times your base hourly wage. In WI, you will see...
from the None department...
current control loop
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Originally posted by jwang on 23 April, 2002 - 3:49 pm
I have a linear motor working in force control mode. I want to have a rough math model to this motor from reference current to the position...
New Replies:
Send snail mail company address and I'll send you a 25 page paper on this showing the LaPlace...
from the department...
AC Motor Converter
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Originally posted by Duc Pham on 12 March, 2002 - 1:20 pm
Convertor for AC Motor to reduce the speed
New Replies:
Duc Pham, A 2 to 1 gear reducer will cut the speed in half and double the torque. Look up gear...
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Originally posted by Dusk Mixon on 7 March, 2002 - 10:17 am
need to find a way to maintain a uniform delivery rate when driving a soil penetrometer into the ground
New Replies:
If you use a servo velocity loop, it will automatically adjust the torque in order to maintain the...
from the Automation List department...
S-curve calculation for motion trajectory
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Originally posted by Bahni Bahnev on 25 February, 2002 - 2:30 pm
I need help how i calculate times of rizing, falling and constant jerk...
New Replies:
Send me your snail mail address and I'll send a couple of papers that might help. Sorry, but don't...
from the Automation List department...
Seventh Annual Motion Control Forum
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Posted by Tom Bullock on 13 February, 2002 - 10:34 am
Here is the transcript of the Seventh Annual Motion Control Forum (Sept. 2001), which brought together 10 top executives from the Motion industry to discuss the issues of the day.

from the Automation List department...
Speed synchronization of 3 DC Motors
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Originally posted by Faisal Saleem on 5 February, 2002 - 3:47 pm
I am working on the sizing machine which have three DC motors...
New Replies:
The best solution would be to make all three position servos and command them in parallel. An...
from the Automation List department...
IEC 1131 Motion Control
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Originally posted by Terry Miller on 22 January, 2002 - 2:52 pm
Does anyone know where I can get information on the "new" IEC Motion Control standards, programming tools, function blocks, etc?
New Replies:
Try Eelco Van der Wal. He is the executive director of PLCopen in the Netherlands. I don't have...
from the Automation List department...
CNC position queries from RS-232?
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Originally posted by Bill Sturm on 22 January, 2002 - 11:41 am
I am generally familiar with inputting a CNC program from a terminal to a Fanuc CNC. What I would like to know is if there is a way to send a command and have the CNC return actual position, target position, velocity, current block...
New Replies:
Some of the older CNC's were set up to transmit information to a host computer as well as allowing...
from the from student of kolej bandar utama department...
current to voltage converter ( high current )
Topic: Engineering and workplace issues.
Originally posted by alex_tan on 26 October, 2001 - 10:03 am
I want to know how to convert a high current(about 10A )to voltage. ...
New Replies:
Use a low ohmic value precision resistor in the 10 amp line. The precision of the resistor depends...
from the Automation List department...
Motor Time Constants paper
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Originally posted by Tom Bullock on 24 September, 2001 - 4:35 pm
This paper shows how to compute the
motor/load time constants for standard DC motors and 3 phase AC brushless.

New Replies:
Dick, This paper is a condensed version of a 6 page paper that I will e-mail to you. We are not...
from the Automation List department...
"Working With Servos" training seminar
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Posted by Tom Bullock on 26 September, 2001 - 2:33 pm
"Working With Servos" seminar will be suspended until the economy improves. The 2 day (with an optional 3rd day) training seminar on servo basics and the practical application of servos will still be taught in-house during the 2001/2002 season. ...
from the department...
Looking for motor information
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Originally posted by Carolyn on 24 August, 2001 - 10:09 am
Looking for motor information
New Replies:
Dan Jones from Incremotion Associates conducts a one day seminar on the six basic motor types and...
from the cnc mill retrofit,who can help me? department...
cnc mill retrofit
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Originally posted by teknotek on 25 August, 2001 - 11:27 am
I need to replace the cn unit of my milling machine with a pc based control.

New Replies:
Your best bet is to go to a CSI (Control System Integrator), a Retrofitter, or a...
from the Automation List department...
Absolute Position Control Definition
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Originally posted by Sandeep Shah on 24 August, 2001 - 11:24 am
Definition of Absolute Position Control?
New Replies:
Sandeep, At least in directing machine tools (EIA RS274D standard), absolute position means...
Topic: Open-source control projects, related links.
Originally posted by Mark Hutton on 3 July, 2001 - 10:29 am
I have been going through recent posts, in the light of this announcement and it has raised a number of concerns about the way this project has been 'run' from the start. ...

New Replies:
>How can I sue the >person who supplied a faulty piece of softyware >if it is impossible...
from the result: BLOCK UP department...
Synchronization
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Originally posted by Double 3 on 5 June, 2001 - 11:13 pm
Two motors in one !
New Replies:
Use position feedback and a position loop on each axis and command the two loops in parallel. If...
from the Automation List department...
tension controll
Topic: PLCs and related questions.
Originally posted by Double 3 on 5 June, 2001 - 12:01 am
Control tension by OMRON PLC
New Replies:
Click on the BULL! luminary on the Control.com home page and you will find 2 tutorials regarding...
from the Automation List department...
ac vs dc servo motors
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Originally posted by still smiling on 22 May, 2001 - 7:20 am
A confused beginner needs help choosing a servo motor.
New Replies:
Yes, the brake is essential for safety. Is the lead screw a ball screw or acme screw? The acme...
Power blocks are available from several vendors where they supply only the transistors and heat...
from the Automation List department...
intelligent vs dumb drives - was ac vs dc servo motors
Topic: Motion control, servos, steppers, etc.
Originally posted by Davis Gentry on 25 May, 2001 - 2:05 pm
> Power blocks are available from several vendors
where they supply only the transistors and heat sinks.
> All logic, loop closures, and compensations are done
within the main controller. On the surface, this
> looks less expensive, but the additional application
effort will more than offset the lower hardware
costs. <

That would depend on the level of expertise of the
integrator with the individual controller. ...

New Replies:
Davis, You make some good points, but the market does not seem to be jumping on power blocks. ...
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