Modeling and analysis of steady-state vibration induced by backlash in servo rotary table

Abstract

Backlash cannot be always avoided in mechanical systems because of wear or looseness. Steady-state vibration may be induced by backlash in closed loop feed drive systems. This paper presents a mathematical model of a servo rotary table, considering the effect of backlash. The accuracy of this model is verified by an experiment. The influences of the parameters, such as position controller gain, velocity controller gain, load and the magnitude of backlash, on steady-state vibration are discussed. The steady-state vibration amplitude increases with the position controller gain, load and the magnitude of backlash. The steady-state vibration frequency increases with the position controller gain and the velocity controller gain, while an increase in load leads to a decrease in the frequency.

Keywords

backlash / servo rotary table / steady-state vibration

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Acknowledgements

The research was supported by the key project of National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51235009) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities.

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