Servo technology (UniTrain)

Modern servo technology has become the centerpiece of many production facilities incorporating short cycles. For instance, servo drives ensure the rapid yet precise movements of industrial robots. Progressive automation has turned servo technology into an important topic. In the UniTrain course on positioning and speed control, the trainees experiment with different applications and perform initial parameterizations as part of their own projects. With the UniTrain self-learning program, the trainees create a broad basis for subsequently dealing with quasi-industrial and original industrial applications.

Course contents:

• Analysis of the open-loop and closed-loop response
• Relationships of a DC servo motor
• Automatic angular and speed control
• Detection of position and speed of the DC servo
• by means of incremental encoder
• Determination of control characteristic, dead time,
• Transient response, error signal and control oscillation
• Recording step response
• Determining time constants
• Operation using various controller types
• Exploring the servo drive’s response to load variations
• Course duration: approx. 4 h