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Linear belt drives are a branch of power transmission technology and they deal with mechanical systems for linear motion. Timing belts ideally couple both rotary and linear motion whereas the most common electromechanical actuators have only rotary outputs. The user can find all the relevant kinematic equations in this chapter to convert rotation into linear values. Torque and angular motion in the drive pulley arc of contact translates to a force value and distance in the linear section of the drive. By careful calculation it is possible to make definitive statements about positional accuracy. The essential content of this chapter refers to application illustrations with explanations of linear timing belt drives. There are numerous practical examples and references to help the user find innovative linear drive solutions.
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Equations 4.7 to 4.12 are numerical value equations. The specific units applied are: force F in N, torque M in N·m, power P in kW, acceleration a in m/s2, pitch circle diameter d w in mm, number of revolutions n in min−1, acceleration distance and stopping distance s B in mm, velocity v in m s–1, angular velocity ω in s−1.
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Perneder, R., Osborne, I. (2011). Timing Belts in Linear Drives. In: Handbook Timing Belts. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17755-2_4
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