Industrial Servo Control Systems

Written by a seasoned expert, this authoritative and informative guide presents the technologies in the calculation of brushless DC motor time constants, material on drive sizing, and case studies illustrating key topics. The author details hardware specifications related to the operation of machine service drives and outlines troubleshooting methods for problems concerning machine nonlinearities, inertia, drive stiffness, and friction. He highlights recently developed simulation methods used to predict, assess, and improve the performance of service systems and their components and covers the function and assembly of drive systems, drive resolutions, drive ratios, and duty cycles.

George W. Younkin Bull's Eye Research, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, USA

BASICS OF INDUSTRIAL SERVO DRIVES. The What and Why of a Machine Servo. Types of Servos. Components of Servos. Machine Servo Drives. Troubleshooting Techniques. Conclusion: Machine Feed Drives-An Integral Part of a Machine Control System. Advanced Application of Industrial Servo Drives. BACKGROUND. Generalized Control Theory. Indexes of Performance. Performance Criteria. Servo Plant Compensation Techniques. Machine Considerations. Drive Sizing Considerations. Adjusting Servo Drive Compensation. Machine Simulation. Conclusion. Glossary. Key Constants and Variables. Appendix: Hydraulic Drive and Electric Drive-Sizing Forms. Bibliography. Index.