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Motor run with a sinusoidal motion

userHead Account cancelled 2019-08-16 07:45:12 3669 Views1 Replies
I need to run a motor to have a harmonic motion with specified amplitude and frequency ( harmonic motion mean that the angular position of the motor is a sine function of the time).I'm pretty flexible to choose any motors (DC/servo/stepper/ brushless motor) or any controller but the system has to be precise. If you guys know what controllers/drivers that allow that kind of motion, please let me know! Thank you

Just to understand the project and what we trying to do;

so What we trying to do is making rheometer which measures the rheological properties of a material. Basically, there are two measuring methods available: Rotational tests and oscillatory tests. With rotational measurements, the measuring bob turns in one direction. In an oscillatory test, the measuring bob "oscillates" around the axis.

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Our focus is to run the oscillatory tests with set sinusoidal oscillation.
The basic principle of an oscillatory rheometer is to induce a sinusoidal shear deformation in the sample and measure the resultant stress response; the time scale probed is determined by the frequency of oscillation, ω, of the shear deformation. In a typical experiment, the sample is placed between two plates, as shown in the image2 below While the top plate remains stationary, a motor rotates the bottom plate, thereby imposing a time-dependent strain γ(t)=γ ·sin(ωt) on the sample. Simultaneously, the time-dependent stress σ (t) is quantified by measuring the torque that the sample imposes on the top plate.

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with exact angle. Hope you get it what I'm trying to say? does anyone know any motor controllers/drivers that allow that kind of motion ? or any hints how do I wet my feet?

cheers