Selecting an Electric Linear Slide/Electric Cylinder: Confirming the Thrust
Selection Method
If to be used for push-pull applications, make sure that the required thrust is met.
Thrust Formula
① Calculation of the Required Thrust When Accelerating the Load
\(\large Fa=m\{a+g(\sin \theta+\mu \cdot \cos \theta)\}\)
② Calculation of Possible Thrust for Pushing and Pulling
\(\large F=Fmax-Fa\)
If the external force applied to the load is smaller than F, then push-pull motion is possible.
- Fmax
- Maximum Thrust of Electric Linear Slides and Cylinders [N]
- Fa
- Required Thrust During Acceleration/Deceleration Operation [N]
- F
- Thrust Possible for Pushing or Pulling of External Force [N]
- m
- Mass of Load on Table and Rod [kg]
- a
- Acceleration [m/s²]
- g
- Gravitational Acceleration 9.807 [m/s²]
- µ
- Friction Coefficient 0.01 (Friction coefficient of the guide supporting the load for electric linear slides)
- θ
- Angle Formed by the Moving Direction and the Horizontal Plane [˚]
