Design and control of a linear bearing durability tester
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Author(s)
Pope, Benjamin J
Advisor(s)
Christopher Paré and John J. Leonard.
Date Issued
2008
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract
In order to better understand the characteristics of linear bearings under high load and high speed conditions, a machine capable of testing bearings under these conditions was created. The machine is flexible in its design, allowing testing of a wide variety of bearing styles and under many different load conditions. The maximum load that the machine can provide in any single direction is over 11 kN, with a maximum moment-application capability of over 850 N-m. Additionally, an open-loop load control system and closed-loop motion control system were designed for this application. Finally, a LabView based program integrates the control systems and allows the user to easily calibrate the applied loads, run tests, and analyze data. The overall result is a function test machine capable of testing linear bearings under high load and high speed conditions, either for short term testing of durability verification.
Description
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2008.
Subjects
Mechanical Engineering.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
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