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Revved up Innovation for Road and Racetrack 1 // 2014 Revved up Innovation for road and racetrack Robot Kenshiro has more than 160 muscles Long a source of fascination: flying cars 2 Contents __ __ Contents 3 The big picture p. 8 4 Research robot youBot News 6 Redefining the kilogram Editorial In focus When the small 8 Full throttle With Nico Müller at the trial race for the Formula Renault 3.5 in Monza. motor is as 15 Made for extreme environments Zytek’s John Manchester on the requirements important as the for motors in racing. big one 16 “Velocity and environmentalism are not mutually exclusive” p. 26 Dominik Stockmann of maxon motor about the future of automobility. p. 29 p. 22 19 Staying on track Driver assist systems are becoming more and more important. In critical situations they may save lives. 22 Smart head The FiberCut laser cutting head always keeps the right tool gap to the workpiece. p. 16 Eugen Elmiger, CEO, maxon motor ag Innovation 24 Power like a manga hero The robot Kenshiro looks similar to a comic character. However, it is really modeled to resemble humans. On the racetrack, every turn counts. The same is true for the road. This is one reason Exploration 26 Earth’s hot sister planet why engineers are developing smarter and p. 15 p. 19 470 °C – maxon motor develops motors to withstand smarter assistance systems for us drivers. the temperatures on Venus. Be it for efficient engine performance, better aerodynamics, or improved safety. This Expertise usually requires small, reliable drives that 29 Energy efficiency in microdrives generate a lot of power without taking too much space. In this issue of driven you Column 32 Tomorrow’s flying cars are a thing can read where maxon motors are used in of the past racing and in passenger cars. p. 4 Patrick J. Gyger We’ve also prepared some exciting contribu- tions from the field of robotics: Kenshiro, p. 32 Outlook a 1.58 m tall humanoid robot, is an attempt 34 driven 2 // 2014 to understand human movement through The multifaceted world of drive technology: p. 24 the robot’s tendon-controlled movements. And Learn more about the next issue of driven. youBot, the research robot from KUKA Robotics, is likely to revolutionize industrial research. Happy reading! The current tablet edition with interactive and multimedia features can be found in the Apple App Store and on Google Play. San Diego Air & Space Museum Page 3: maxon motor ag Photos: Cover: Frame Eleven, maxon motor ag, Photos: Cover: Frame Eleven, maxon motor ag, driven The maxon motor magazine 1 // 2014 driven The maxon motor magazine 1 // 2014 The youBot research robot __ The Big Picture 5 Dr. Rainer Bischoff, the director of technology development for KUKA, about the youBot: “We’ve developed youBot for research and teaching. youBot is delivered without proprietary control software. Instead, it comes with a rich pool of open source software, a PC board and an EtherCAT interface to connect to the drive electronics. This gives researchers and students a lot of leeway for the development of new algorithms for robot control.” EC 45 flat motors drive the youBot Ø 22 mm, brushless, 100 W, with Hall sensors Get The Big Picture! Highly focused: Nirmal Giftsun (left) and Alexander Moriarty of Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg are participating in the Robocup 2013, a robotics compe- tition attended by 2000 researchers and students from all over the world. They are hoping for a win in the discipline “Robocup@work”. Their youBot has to find certain objects in an obstacle course and bring them to the proper place - fully autonomously, using only sensors and algorithms. The joints of the youBot contain flat motors by maxon motor. They are responsible for the precise and powerful movements of the robotic arm. Robocup2013, maxon motor ag / Learn more: bigpicture.maxonmotor.com Fotos: xxxx Photos: Flickr driven The maxon motor magazine 1 // 2014 6 News __ __ News 7 NEW PRODUCTS currently developing such a watt Sensorless operation New: balance, by means of which DCX motor 16S / 32L mechanical and electrical power GPX gearheads 16 / are compared with one another. maxon ESCON 22 low backlash / 32 An important function of the 50/4 EC-S module watt balance is performed by motors from maxon motor. The The ESCON 50/4 EC-S module is designed for experiments for redefining the efficient control of brushless and sensorless kilogram take place under condi- permanent magnet EC motors with Hall sensors tions of high vacuum, which up to approx. 200 W. means that high demands are The powerful 4-quadrant PWM servo controller placed on the drives. Therefore has excellent control characteristics and allows Partnership vacuum-compatible maxon EC22 for a wide range of speeds up to 120,000 rpm. motors (100 W) with encoder Thanks to its rich set of features and with fully and the maxon EPOS2 24/5 Redefining the kilogram configurable digital and analog inputs and out- positioning controller are used for puts, it is the perfect match for dynamic drive this application. To prevent the solutions with maxon motors. The module is able The kilogram is the last unit left world at that time – there is also formation of particles, only brush- to operate in closed loop or open loop mode. today that is still based on a mate- one in the vaults at METAS. When less maxon motors are used. The All these are ideal prerequisites for use in rial artifact from 1889 located in the prototypes were compared system used is a 3-axis robot cost-sensitive applications and applications with Paris, France, and not on a natural with one another, differences in the which performs various move- Brushless EC22 high requirements for reliability, e.g. medical constant. The so-called original microgram range were found. ments in order to carry out exact motors with devices used in respiratory therapy or handheld kilogram consists of a 39 mm x This uncertainty in the kilogram measurements during the experi- encoders from surgical or dental tools. The decisive characteris- 39 mm cylinder made from a unit of mass has led to the deci- ment. The maxon drives are maxon motor are used in the tic is lower system complexity through sensorless platinum-iridium alloy. As a mate- sion to also define the kilogram by responsible among other things for watt balance of operation. rial object, this artifact changes means of a natural constant. This the precise movement of a turnta- the Institute of The large ranges for input voltage and the over the years, for example project is to be realized using ble and for the horizontal and Metrology. operating temperature provide flexibility for many through deposits of dirt or through electrical units, e.g. with the help vertical movements of various applications. wear. Forty prototype kilograms of a watt balance. In cooperation components of the measuring were distributed around the whole with maxon motor, METAS is system. New motors and gearheads Our family of configurable products is growing The configurable DCX product family now includes the seconds two brushed DC motors DCX 16 S (up to 9.5 W continu- 13.63 ous output power) and DCX 32 L (up to 110 W continuous 2.7 seconds from 0 to 60 mph (97 kph). 5.6 seconds from 0 to 100 mph (160 kph). And even higher output power). This expands the DCX portfolio to a total of seven motors with diameters from 10 to 35 millimeters. speeds are possible: The Hennessey Venom GT which, according to the Guinness Book, is the fast- The GPX series of planetary gearheads has also been est production car in the world, accelerates from 0 to 300 kph in 13.63 seconds. The current record expanded with two new sizes: the GPX16 (up to 90 per- holder when it comes to top speed is still the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport at 431 kph. Thrust SSC, a maxon ESCON cent efficiency, short build) and the GPX 32 (one or two 50/4 EC-S module rocket-propelled vehicle, even achieved 1190 kph. Anyone who drives fast needs not only special stages, up to 3.6 Nm short-time torque). There is also a version of the GPX 22 with reduced backlash. tires and a lot of gas, but also a lot of electronic assistance. maxon drives can be found, for example, in the safety and aerodynamics systems of sports cars and passenger cars. Ali Eichenberger, Metas.ch, Hennessey Performance, maxon motor ag Ali Eichenberger, / The module on a mother- board. Photos: Paliphot driven The maxon motor magazine 1 // 2014 driven The maxon motor magazine 1 // 2014 8 Focus __ motor sports Full throttle Fast, competitive, spectacular: The Formula Renault 3.5 is seen as a crucial stepping stone on the way into the premier class, the Formula 1. Ambitious racers do not just bring their talent – they also have maxon motors on board to control the throttle of their 530-HP V8 engines. Article: Andreas Turner Utmost concentration just before the start: Drivers need to be fit not just physically but also mentally. Photos: Paolo Pellegrini, Nico Mueller driven The maxon motor magazine 1 // 2014 5 0,8 3 3,8 4 3,2 260 178 10 Focus __ motor sports 193 2a Curva a 2 1 Curva di Lesmo di Lesmo 5 1,9 5 0,8 6 0,53 3,8 4 3,2 260 304178 3 2,0 4 3,4 264 193 169 212 2a Curva 1a Curva 2 Curva di Lesmo7 0,1 2 1,8 di Lesmo 2 0,7 del Serraglio 332 4 3,4 7 0,3 133 5 1,9 6 0,5 235 335 7 0,1 120 304 3 2,0 4 3,4 330 264 169 212 Curva 7 0,1 2Curva1,8 Variante del Variante Ascari 2 0,7 del Serraglio 332 4 3,4 Curva Parabolica 7 0,3 Biassono133 Rettifilo 6 2,1 7 0,1 120 235 335 305 330 1 4 3,7 Curva Variante del Variante Ascari 215 5 0,8 Curva Parabolica 5 0,9 1 1,7Biassono Rettifilo 6 2,1 7 0,1 285 260 305 74 360 1 4 3,7 1 0,7 215 5 0,8 5 0,986 1 1,7 7 0,1 285 260 74 360 1 0,7 4 3,7 Gear /lateral acceleration Hot curves 86 215 Speed (kph) The racetrack of the Autodromo Nazionale Run-out areas di Monza is technically demanding.
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