Questions tagged [linear-motion]
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Linear actuator calculations
I'm building a motorized standing desk and am looking into what to use for the linear actuators. I'm targeting a stroke of 450mm and a lifting force of 100kg. I found some Linear Actuator on ebay that ...
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Shaft which can independently rotate and translate axially
I would like to mount a sensor onto a shaft which can be translated axially as well rotated independently. This arrangement permits me to capture a 360 deg scan and then translate the shaft axially to ...
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Converting Linear Motion into rotary motion
I'm looking at designing something using the same mechanism used in this pepper grinder. As far as my knowledge goes, it is converting vertical Linear motion (the push button) into horizontal rotary ...
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Steering with a push / pull action. Is there an easier way?
Linked to my previous question Push / Pull Steering on an axle, I now have time and space to work on the full scale project. I have noticed an issue with the answer that is there, and that is, the ...
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Need to produce vibration amplitude of 200 um (approx) at natural (resonant) frequency, can be any frequency between 100 to 150 Hz
In order to conduct study, I need to produce controlled vibrations with amplitude (maximum) approx 200 um (micro) at frequency between (100-150) Hz. Vibration amplitude must be controlled with input ...
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Quick return mechanism for spring-loaded screw
Looking for a way to convert rotary motion to linear, but it should take less energy to get back to initial position than when going from initial position to the end position.
Specifically, a screw ...
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Analytic expressions of the kinetic and potential energy [closed]
A homogeneous rigid circular disc (radius R, mass ms, center point S) rolls without a slip on a plain with a small angle of inclination alpha against the horizontal. A point mass MG is fixed on the ...
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Linear actuator on a scissor lifting table
I am designing a scissor lifting table and I have an issue with the linear actuator. This table should be lifting 100 kg. I studied the problem in two ways : a static study and a power study. My ...
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How can I calculate headphone driver excursion?
I'm a headphone enthusiast, and once I tried to open up my headphones to see how much they move when I play my music.
However, I was really surprised to see that the sounds that I could "feel" ...
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Push / Pull Steering on an axle
I have a base with 4 wheels, the rear axle is a motor which drives the base forward or backwards, this contains a diff, so there's no problem there.
The front axle is a steering axle like that in a ...
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What type of supports exists for ballscrews or leadscews?
For Linear actuators, a common mechanism is to use ballscrews with ballnuts.
The ballscrew is supported at the two sides by a set of bearings which permit the rotation of the screw while keeping the ...
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Simple mass spring damping system sizing K, and C factors
I have come across a problem, which has troubled me for some time now. What needs to be done is the following:
A mass on a rod 0.6m (mass less) has a mass of 1 kg attached at the end of it. The rod ...
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Linear Guidance law into X-Y axis
Im currently writing a model for a guidance law named Maintaining Guidance law.
The law looks as following: $$ a_{M} = [K_1,K_2]*[\dot{\lambda_T} ,\dot{\lambda_D}]'$$
Since im using a linear model I ...
