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Positional Control of Cylinder

07/20/2010 9:56 PM

Dear All,

Is it possible to control the Cylinder precisely in a few micro meters? Assume that the lifting load is 5Kg and the holding force is 50Kg.

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Re: Positional Control of Cylinder

07/21/2010 1:47 AM

Short answer is yes.

Longer answer, you will need to install a linear position sensor on you hydraulic ram. The piston of the ram will need to have a magnet fitted to it. Then, assuming, your hydraulic actuating gear has the requisite finesse, and you utilise the output of the sensor to verify the position of the piston in the cylinder then very accurate movement can be expected.

Note: It is not cheap, accuracy costs money. That goes for the hydraulic gear as well.

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Re: Positional Control of Cylinder

07/25/2010 8:36 PM

Thanks a lot. I am also thinking about the electric cylinder. Do you know which one is better choice in term of the cost and size? electric or hydraulic?

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Re: Positional Control of Cylinder

07/21/2010 3:49 AM

At any temperature?

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07/25/2010 8:38 PM

I think the temperature will be within 20 degreeC to 50 degreeC.

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07/21/2010 8:26 AM

Air cylinder??? No. Hydraulic cylinder??? Maybe. Micrometer, I assume, is 1/1000 of 1 millimeter. How accurate do you really need the position to be?

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07/25/2010 8:40 PM

Thanks. I don't need the accuracy, but the repeatability which is 1um (0.001millimeter).

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07/28/2010 5:00 AM

For that kind of accuracy, you'll need a robust mechanical stop, and even then, I would not guarantee 0.001 mm accuracy.

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