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Design and modeling of a spherical actuator with three dimensional orientation measurement system

  • Weihai Chen*
  • , Liang Zhang
  • , Fanghong Guo
  • , Jingmeng Liu
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Beihang University

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Abstract

This paper presents the design and modeling of a permanent magnet spherical actuator which consists of a rotor with eight cylindrical permanent magnet (PM) poles and a stator with twenty-four air-core coils. Torque and dynamic model of this PM spherical actuator are formulated analytically. An optimal design procedure is proposed to achieve a high torque output, and significant design parameters of the actuator are discussed. As there is no effective method for three dimensional orientation measurement of the spherical actuator currently, a novel orientation measurement system is proposed. Finally, experimental works are carried out, and the experiment results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed orientation measurement system.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEquipment Manufacturing Technology and Automation
Pages1088-1097
Number of pages10
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Event2011 International Conference on Advanced Design and Manufacturing Engineering, ADME 2011 - Guangzhou, China
Duration: 16 Sep 201118 Sep 2011

Publication series

NameAdvanced Materials Research
Volume317-319
ISSN (Print)1022-6680

Conference

Conference2011 International Conference on Advanced Design and Manufacturing Engineering, ADME 2011
Country/TerritoryChina
CityGuangzhou
Period16/09/1118/09/11

Keywords

  • Actuator design
  • Actuator modeling
  • Spherical actuator
  • Three dimensional orientation measurement

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