Analysis and estimation of motion transmission errors of a timing belt drive

Authors: ERGİN KILIÇ, MELİK DÖLEN, AHMET BUĞRA KOKU

Abstract: This paper focuses on viable position estimation schemes for timing belt drives where the position of the carriage (load) is to be determined via reference models receiving input from a position sensor attached to the actuator of the timing belt. A detailed analysis of the transmission error sources is presented, and a number of relevant mathematical models are developed using a priori knowledge of the process. This paper demonstrates that such schemes are very effective when the drive system is not subjected to external loads and operating conditions do not change considerably i.e. ambient temperature, belt tension.

Keywords: Timing belts, error estimation, indirect measurement, accuracy enhancement

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