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Estimate idealized critical axial load for a lead screw from root diameter, unsupported length, elastic modulus, and end condition.
Estimate the continuous current, peak current, and recommended DC supply power for one or more actuators from run current, starting current, simultaneous s
Estimate bolt preload and tensile stress from applied torque, nut factor, nominal bolt diameter, and tensile stress area.
Estimate a preliminary fuse-current target from actuator run current, stall current, service factor, and allowable stall-current fraction.
Estimate back-drive torque and holding torque from axial load, screw lead, and screw efficiency.
Estimate screw lead angle, friction angle, and self-locking margin from screw lead, mean diameter, and thread friction coefficient.
Estimate required screw torque and mechanical power from axial force, screw lead, efficiency, and linear speed.
Calculate linear speed and travel distance from screw lead, rotational speed, run time, and slip factor.
Estimate actuator duty fraction and motor-on time from extend time, retract time, rest time, and cycles per hour.
Estimate acceleration time, cruise time, and total actuator move time from stroke, maximum speed, acceleration limit, and commanded dwell time.
Estimate deceleration, kinetic energy, and equivalent shock force from moving mass, impact speed, stopping distance, and static load.
Estimate bracket axial component, transverse component, overturning moment, and bolt-pair reaction from actuator load, angle, offset, and bolt spacing.
Estimate pin shear area, average pin shear stress, and projected bearing stress from actuator load, pin diameter, plate thickness, and number of shear plan
Estimate linear position resolution and stroke counts from encoder counts per revolution, decode multiplier, screw lead, and actuator stroke.
Estimate linear position resolution and total pulse count from screw lead, Hall pulses per revolution, quadrature factor, and actuator stroke.
Estimate actuator separation and platform skew from nominal speed, speed tolerance, run time, initial offset, and actuator spacing.
Estimate worst-case position error, RSS random error, and bidirectional deadband from backlash, lead error, feedback resolution, and compliance shift.
Estimate screw lead angle, friction angle, self-locking margin, and idealized holding torque for a linear actuator screw drive.
Estimate potentiometer feedback quantization, linearity error, worst-case error, and RSS position error from stroke, ADC counts, linearity, and repeatabili
Estimate idealized Euler buckling load and applied-load utilization from elastic modulus, second moment of area, unsupported length, effective-length facto
Estimate actuator terminal voltage, cable voltage drop, cable heat loss, and idealized loaded-speed change from supply voltage, current, cable resistance,
Estimate an idealized first lateral critical speed for a uniform lead screw from root diameter, unsupported length, elastic modulus, density, and end-condi
Estimate position separation and platform skew between two open-loop actuators from initial offset, measured speed mismatch, correction interval, and actua
Combine backlash, lead error, feedback quantization, repeatability, compliance, and thermal growth into bounded and RSS actuator-axis position-error estima
Calculate idealized electric actuator axial force on an incline from payload mass, acceleration, opposing force, and speed, with SI and imperial units.