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Design of series damper actuator

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

Wei Zhou ,
Chee-Meng Chew  and
Geok-Soon Hong
Wei Zhou
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore119260
Chee-Meng Chew*
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore119260
Geok-Soon Hong
Affiliation:
Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore119260
*
*Corresponding author. E-mail: chewcm@alum.mit.edu
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Summary

In our previous work, a novel force control actuator, called series damper actuator (SDA), has been proposed. This paper proposes a general design procedure for the SDA system. From design requirements, several key parameters of the SDA plant can be determined. Based on these parameters, the selection or design of the series damper and the motor can be carried out. A case study is included to illustrate the effectiveness of the procedure. As there could be more than one feasible solutions from the procedure, the mechatronic design quotient (MDQ) method can be adopted to select the best solution from a feasible solution space.

Keywords

Force control actuatorsSeries damper actuatorsPlant designDesign optimizationMechatronic design quotient

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Robotica , Volume 27 , Issue 3 , May 2009 , pp. 379 - 387
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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