Technical Papers
Comparison of Slotless and Slotted Motors
Permanent magnet brushless motors come in all shapes and sizes providing both rotary and linear motion. They are known for...
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What is an Air Bearing?
What is an air bearing, how does it work, and where should it be used?
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A Method of Virtual Torque Sensing for Collaborative Robot Joints
This technical document explores the use of calibrated motor current and internal compliance in harmonic gearing to produce a virtual...
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Motor Sizing 101
This technical note addresses basic motor sizing with simple calculations that can be done to generally size any motor application.
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Incremental Encoders Versus Absolute Encoders
Engineers can find the terminology of rotary or angle encoders confusing. This article aims to clarify the jargon and review...
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How Inductive Sensors Work
Inductive sensors are often used to measure position or speed, especially in harsh environments. The terminology and techniques used in...
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Position Sensors – A Dummy’s Guide
Gain a basic understanding of position sensors and position sensing. This paper is for engineers, technicians and students – especially...
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Shaft Encoders & Bearingless Encoders
This short paper discusses shaft encoders and bearingless encoders; their relative merits and where design engineers might deploy each type.
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Torque measurement with angle sensors
This article reviews a technique for measuring torque with angle sensors which was first used in the 1950s. Although it...
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Connecting MicroE Veratus Series Encoder to Elmo Gold DC Whistle Servo
This document will follow the process involved in mounting a MicroE Veratus sinusoidal encoder on a linear stage and the...
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Direct Drive Motors & Direct Sensors
Direct drive motors have been around for many years but it seems that it is only very recently that equipment...
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Resolvers, Optical Encoders and Inductive Encoders
Resolvers are good. Encoders are good. But which is the best? There's only one way to find out...this article examines...
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VeraPath™ Optical Encoder Technology
MicroE’s PurePrecision technology has enabled designers of precision motion control systems in medical, semiconductor, advanced industrial and scientific applications to...
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How to install a Frameless Motor – Installation & Design Guide
This document details the installation and integration of Celera Motion frameless kit motors into our customers’ applications.
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Veratus Advanced Signal Processing
MicroE’s Micro Motion Absolute technology combines the benefits of our small encoder sizes with the ability to acquire absolute position...
Read Paper > Connecting MicroE Optira Series Encoder to AMC DigiFlex Servo Drive
This document will follow the process involved in mounting a MicroE Optira quadrature encoder on a linear stage and the...
Read Paper > Correcting Java Security Issues With SmartPrecision II Software
This paper provides instructions to make the correct Java security settings to enable the full use of SmartPrecision II™ software.
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Mechanical Design Challenges for Collaborative Robots
Robotics and additive manufacturing markets have entered a new phase of growth. This growth is being driven by new levels...
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Micro Motion Absolute, Technology Overview & Programming
MicroE’s Micro Motion Absolute technology combines the benefits of our small encoder sizes with the ability to acquire absolute position...
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Servo Loop Bandwidth, Motor Sizing and Power Dissipation
This paper describes how servo loop bandwidth, motor sizing and power dissipation are all related.
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