Actuator Design Protocol

Abstract

A procedure for evaluating and selecting power actuator systems has been developed. This procedure uses the power source impedance, load impedance, spectrum of the required load force, and signal distortion requirement to find measures that can be used to select the best actuator technology for power critical applications. The procedure is applicable to a wide range of technologies. The only restrictions are that the actuator technology be representable by a generalized stiffness matrix. One outcome of the work reported here if the realization that power source design is a very critical issue for actuator systems. There are two areas that need work; power source characterization and design of optimal power sources.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 28, 1993
Accession Number
ADA268365

Entities

People

  • G. G. Zipfel
  • G. W. Terpay

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aspect Ratio
  • Differential Equations
  • Distortion
  • Dynamic Loads
  • Energy Transfer
  • Equations
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Domain
  • Geometry
  • Impedance
  • Linear Systems
  • Nonlinear Differential Equations
  • Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Nonlinear Systems
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Static Loads
  • Time Domain

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Robotics and Automation.