Engineering · System Architecture
Decide what the system should be before deciding which motor to use.
Architecture is where the largest compromises are either removed or locked in. We start with the application constraints and decide what should be integrated, separated, reused, redesigned or eliminated.
Inputs
What information drives the architecture.
Duty cycle
Torque-speed profile
Available electrical supply
Installation envelope
Structural interfaces
Environment
Sensing
Safety
Lifetime
Volume
Cost
Outputs
What the programme receives.
Electromechanical architecture
Motor topology
Reduction strategy
Bearing arrangement
Feedback approach
Thermal strategy
Interface definition
Prototype plan
Discuss an engineering problem.
Constraints and geometry are enough to begin—part numbers are optional.
Discuss an Application