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title = "Gravity Compensation"
author = ["Dehaeze Thomas"]
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## Reviews {#reviews}

<https://www.zaber.com/articles/magnetic-counterbalances-for-vertical-applications>


## Counterweight {#counterweight}

(<a href="#citeproc_bib_item_3">Yoshioka et al. 2017</a>)


## Magnetic {#magnetic}

-   (<a href="#citeproc_bib_item_1">Hol, Lomonova, and Vandenput 2006</a>)
-   <https://linmot.com/products/magspring/>
-   (<a href="#citeproc_bib_item_2">Westhoff and Maas 2024</a>)


## Simple Spring {#simple-spring}


## Constant force spring {#constant-force-spring}

<https://www.inexal.be/fr/ressorts-force-constante>
<https://www.leespring.com/constant-force-springs>
<https://aimcoil.com/constant-force-springs/>


## Variable Gravity Compensation {#variable-gravity-compensation}

As the mass / position of the load may change during operation, a variable gravity compensation mechanism is very useful.


## Commercial products {#commercial-products}

<https://linmot.com/blog/floating-weights-with-magspring/>


## Bibliography {#bibliography}

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  <div class="csl-entry"><a id="citeproc_bib_item_1"></a>Hol, S.A.J., E. Lomonova, and A.J.A. Vandenput. 2006. “Design of a Magnetic Gravity Compensation System.” <i>Precision Engineering</i> 30 (3): 265–73. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.precisioneng.2005.09.005">10.1016/j.precisioneng.2005.09.005</a>.</div>
  <div class="csl-entry"><a id="citeproc_bib_item_2"></a>Westhoff, Bela Schulte, and Jürgen Maas. 2024. “Design of an Electromagnetic Linear Drive with Permanent Magnetic Weight Compensation.” <i>Actuators</i> 13 (3): 107. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/act13030107">10.3390/act13030107</a>.</div>
  <div class="csl-entry"><a id="citeproc_bib_item_3"></a>Yoshioka, Hayato, Hidenori Shinno, Jiang Zhu, and Manabu Uchiumi. 2017. “A Newly Developed Zero-Gravity Vertical Motion Mechanism for Precision Machining.” <i>CIRP Annals</i> 66 (1): 389–92. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cirp.2017.04.057">10.1016/j.cirp.2017.04.057</a>.</div>
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