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Embedded Computing and Mechatronics with the PIC32 Microcontroller
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Embedded Computing and Mechatronics with the PIC32 Microcontroller

by Kevin Lynch, Nicholas Marchuk, Matthew Elwin
December 2015
Beginner to intermediate
650 pages
18h 28m
English
Newnes
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Chapter 26

Gearing and Motor Sizing

Abstract

Most DC motors are equipped with a gearhead or some other transmission to increase torque and decrease speed. In this chapter, the reader learns how to choose a motor and gearing to meet required operating conditions. This chapter briefly describes gearing options such as spur, planetary, bevel, and worm gears, as well as harmonic drives, ball and lead screws, and rack and pinions, as well as characteristics such as efficiency, backlash, and backdrivability. Inertia reflected through a gearbox, as well as optimal gearing design by inertia matching, are also discussed.

Keywords

Gearing

Gearheads

Reflected inertia

Inertia matching

Motor sizing

The mechanical power produced by a DC motor is a product ...

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