The main characteristic of the flexible joint that we want to measure is its bending stiffness \(k_{R_x} \approx k_{R_y}\). @@ -60,23 +61,23 @@ The basic idea is to measured the angular deflection of the flexible joint as a
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Figure 1: Schematic of the test bench to measure the bending stiffness of the flexible joints
-The flexible joint used for the Nano-Hexapod is shown in Figure 2. +The flexible joint used for the Nano-Hexapod is shown in Figure 2. Its bending stiffness is foreseen to be \(k_{R_y}\approx 20\,\frac{Nm}{rad}\) and its stroke \(\theta_{y,\text{max}}\approx 20\,mrad\).
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Figure 2: Geometry of the flexible joint
@@ -98,8 +99,8 @@ h = 20e-3; % Height [m]<The bending \(\theta_y\) of the flexible joint due to the force \(F_x\) is: @@ -131,8 +132,8 @@ The measurement range of the force sensor should then be higher than \(20\,N\).
The flexible joint is designed to allow a bending motion of \(\pm 20\,mrad\). @@ -157,8 +158,8 @@ The measurement range of the displacement sensor should also be higher than \(0.
The APA95ML as a stroke of \(100\,\mu m\) and the encoder in parallel can easily measure the required stroke. @@ -185,15 +186,36 @@ And the tested angular range is: \begin{equation} \theta_{max} = 5.0\, [mrad] \end{equation}
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+Figure 3: Schematic of the test bench to measure the bending stiffness of the flexible joints
Created: 2020-12-15 mar. 22:32
+Created: 2020-12-17 jeu. 14:47