Research on Mechanical Resonance of Precise Cable Drive Systems

Abstract Precise cable drive is a light, concise and efficient spatial friction flexible transmission mode, which has the characteristics of flexible layout, lightweight and miniaturization. It is a good choice for Acquiring tracking and pointing applications (ATPs). But the cable drive mechanism (CDM) is easy to cause large-scale speed oscillation in the process of performing tasks as cable compliance. This paper focused on the mechanical resonance in a practical full-closed loop positioning control system. A dynamic model with the electro-mechanical and rigid-flexible coupling characteristics is proposed, which is capable to analyze the global influence factors on speed oscillation. The parametric sensitivities have been conducted to investigate the effects of design parameters on mechanical resonance.