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Motion control is a mechanical procedure where information technology and various devices such as servos, electric motors, linear actuators and hydraulic pumps are utilized to effectively control the velocity and position of machines. Motion controls are commonly used in the industries of assembling, packaging, semiconductor production, textile, and printing. Innovation in information technologies has made possible to use motion controls even in video games. The regular control functions are:
Controlling velocity
Managing point-to-point positions
Controlling forces and pressures
Mapping trans-mutational vector
Electronic gearing
There are numerous brands in the market that cater to the automation needs of different industries. The motion control and automation solutions packages are designed to offer diverse benefits:
Major increase in machine outputs
Significant time reduction in system development
Vital reduction in scraps
Considerable increase in overall effectiveness of the equipments
Providing all these advantages, the motion controls help in accelerating system development, increasing asset utilization, lowering total production costs, and in the process increases competitiveness and profitability. The high performance motion controlling engines are equipped with problem solving capacities and the user-friendly design ensures that end products are produced without any hassle.
Most of the automation suites are an incorporated set of hardware elements and software tools that boost system generation as well as guarantee more efficient performance of the machines. The auto-configure and the auto-recognize features of the servo drives and motors ascertain superior performance.
A basic motion control system comprises of an amplifier or a drive, the motion controller, feedback sensors, one actuator, and numerous other mechanical components. The motion controller generates motion profile and set points as well as closes the loops in velocity feedback. The drive transforms a control signal into an electrical current of higher voltage. The modern drives also close the velocity loops and positions to control the machines more accurately. To handle the output motions effectively an actuator is used. An electric motor, linear actuator, hydraulic pump, or air cylinder is used as the actuator. Different mechanical components such as rotational and linear bearings, linkages, belts, ball screws, shafting and gears are utilized to convert the motions of an actuator to the desired motion. Depending on the quality of the systems one or in some cases more than one feedback sensors are employed. Hall-effect machineries, optical encoders are used to close the positions and loops of velocity control.
Offering all these benefits, motion control is an important and indispensable aspect of 21st century's industrial boom.
