Equivalent motor mass

Introduced in MORe v3.1

Represents an additional motor inertia. Can be used to model the rotor inertia without explicitly modeling it in FEM.

Block diagram

Equivalent Mass Block Diagram

Signal

Description

\(u_f\)

Filter output

\(u_v\)

Coupling link velocity

\(u_x\)

Coupling link position

\(v_{fb}\)

Motor velocity. Can be used as feedback in architecture.

\(x_{fb}\)

Motor position. Can be used as feedback in architecture.

\(y\)

Motor output. Force acting on coupling link.

Parameter

Variable

Units linear

Units rotary

Description

Stiffness

\(N/m\)

\(Nm/rad\)

Coupling stiffness

Damping

\(N s/m\)

\(Nm s/rad\)

Coupling damping

Inertia

\(kg\)

\(kg m^2\)

Rotor Inertia

Spindle pitch

\(-\)

\(m\)

Ballscrew spindle pitch. Used for setpoint animation

Coupling

Link selection to represent the motor. The controller output (force/torque) will be applied to the selected link.