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Materials and methods<br />

P = η * P<br />

(4.5)<br />

52<br />

out in<br />

After imputing Equation (4.5) and trans<strong>for</strong>ming the Equation (4.4) the output<br />

torque becomes the following <strong>for</strong>m<br />

M = η * G * M<br />

(4.6)<br />

out in<br />

By gearboxes attached to each other the final coefficient is a multiplier <strong>of</strong> the<br />

individual efficiency coefficients.<br />

The backlash is an important characteristic <strong>of</strong> a gearbox and can be defined as<br />

the possible angular displacement <strong>of</strong> the gearbox’s output shaft while the input<br />

shaft remains stationary. Simple gears can have a few degrees <strong>of</strong> backslash,<br />

precision gears much less and special gear <strong>system</strong>s like harmonic drive gears<br />

nearly zero. The main characteristics <strong>of</strong> a gearbox, such as maximum allowed<br />

torque at the output shaft and maximum allowed speed at the input shaft, are<br />

given in their specification.<br />

4.3.1.3 Adjustment <strong>of</strong> the parameters <strong>of</strong> the servo drive<br />

The chosen servo drive allows 4 types <strong>of</strong> control:<br />

� speed control (controls servomotor speed by means <strong>of</strong> an analog<br />

voltage speed reference),<br />

� position control (controls the position <strong>of</strong> the servomotor by means <strong>of</strong><br />

a pulse train position reference),<br />

� torque control (controls the servomotor’s output torque by means <strong>of</strong><br />

an analog voltage torque reference) and<br />

� contact input speed control (three operating speeds can be set in the<br />

drive and activated by switching).

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