Questions tagged [servomotor]
A servomotor is a closed-loop servomechanism, typically used in industrial applications. It usually consists of a motor coupled to a sensor (e.g. encoder) for precision position feedback, typically using a low ratio gearbox or direct drive.
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What is the best way to power a large number (27) servos at 5 V?
I apologize if this question may sound a little vague. I am working on a robotics project that will contain 27 servos of various sizes and I am having trouble figuring out how they should be powered.
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Choice of a motor for robotic arm
This is my first post here, so hello all. I really hope I can learn a lot from you guys.
I am trying to build a robotic arm to carry an object and put it inside of different boxes that are placed in ...
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How Can I Measure the torque applied by a servo motor?
I believe that there must be a tool that can measure $oz-in$ of torque. I do not trust what the servo manufacturers state on their site for torque values, so I want to test them for myself.
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Best way to estimate velocity of motor with encoder
I'm designing a PMSM controller with the motor has an optical encoder, so I can get position information from the motor. But how to measure the velocity of the motor. Now, my design is to calculate ...
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How does the "rated torque" for a gear relate to the maximum torque?
I have just sized the DC motors I want to use (corresponding to my robot and its intended applications - my figures include a 50% uncertainty factor to account for friction in reducers and other ...
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Stated power for a motor does not equal nominal voltage x current?
I have just sized the DC motors I want to use (corresponding to my robot and its intended applications - my figures include a 50% uncertainty factor to account for friction in reducers and other ...
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Choosing DC motor: max needed torque vs nominal torque
I have just sized the DC motors I want to use (corresponding to my robot and its intended applications - my figures include a 50% uncertainty factor to account for friction in reducers and other ...
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Selecting a gear reduction: torque vs speed
I have just sized the DC motors I want to use (corresponding to my robot and its intended applications - my figures include a 50% uncertainty factor to account for friction in reducers and other ...
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Driving Rhino DC servo motor using Arduino through commands sending from MATLAB
I have a servo motor (http://robokits.download/documentation/RMCS220x_DCServo_Driver.pdf). I wrote a code in Arduino to rotate it in some defined angles and position. Code is given below:
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The Arduino Turns Off After Attaching A Servo Motor
The Arduino turns off when I try to put the wire from the servo to its respective pin (9). Also, I've tried the code from the Arduino IDE, the knob code where the position of the motor depends on the ...
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