{"id":12273,"date":"2019-05-17T10:30:34","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T09:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?p=12273"},"modified":"2019-05-16T11:44:29","modified_gmt":"2019-05-16T10:44:29","slug":"feed-forward-control-algorithm-reduces-positional-tracking-errors-tenfold-in-non-linear-kinematics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/feed-forward-control-algorithm-reduces-positional-tracking-errors-tenfold-in-non-linear-kinematics\/","title":{"rendered":"Feed-forward control algorithm reduces positional tracking errors tenfold in non-linear kinematics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In mechanical engineering, electronically controlled drives for controlling uneven motion sequences have become increasingly established as an alternative to standard mechanical cam discs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eccentrics, crankshafts and toggle levers are integral to many production machines in the textiles, printing and packaging industries: they drive mechanical motion in linear and non-linear kinematics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The COMBIVERT F6 and S6 drive controllers from <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.keb.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"KEB (opens in a new tab)\">KEB<\/a><\/strong> provide optimal control of these movements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For dynamic and precise implementation of complex motion sequences, a new feed-forward algorithm has been implemented in the COMBIVERT F6 and S6 drive controllers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The software is able to regulate the engine torque so that it corresponds exactly to the required torque for the downstream mechanical system.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a result, the following errors are limited to an optimal minimum:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Inertia and load profile. Feed-forward of the control structure to a constant mass moment of inertia is normal, but only practical for simple linear kinematics.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In non-linear movements and uneven specifications, the inertia and therefore the feed-forward control depend on the path or angle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To harmonise the feed-forward algorithm with the application, the load profile is identified by means of a simulation or test drive. The non-linear torque feed-forward of the drive controller is parameterised based on these values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Errors reduced tenfold. The feed-forward control operates both in the rotary value range for the position, as well as in the linear value range.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the rotary area, the transition from minimum to maximum value and vice versa forms an imaginary circle, which is cyclically traversed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the linear value range, the drive moves between minimum and maximum position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By default, the non-linear feed-forward takes place over the entire movement or the entire route.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alternatively, this can also be achieved for just a sub-section (defined angle range\/defined distance). The feed-forward control can therefore be even more accurate and detailed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a result, the use of the feed-forward algorithm means the positional tracking error can be reduced tenfold compared to a solution without feed-forward control. This serves to further refine the high control accuracy of the COMBIVERT S6 and F6 drives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Identical properties are represented in the COMBIVERT H6 multi-axis system, that is to say, this feature is available in both single and multi-axis applications with identical performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For existing and potential KEB customers, this example demonstrates that KEB has the knowledge, expertise and software to help improve the majority of applications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In mechanical engineering, electronically controlled drives for controlling uneven motion sequences have become increasingly established as an alternative to standard mechanical cam discs.&nbsp; Eccentrics, crankshafts and toggle levers are integral to many production machines in the textiles, printing and packaging industries: they drive mechanical motion in linear and non-linear kinematics.&nbsp; The COMBIVERT F6 and S6 &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12274,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[6277,5034],"class_list":["post-12273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-process","tag-combivert-f6-and-s6-drive-controllers","tag-keb-automation"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Feed-forward control algorithm reduces positional tracking errors tenfold in non-linear kinematics - Engineer News Network<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"mechanical engineering, electronically controlled drives for controlling uneven motion sequences have become increasingly established as an alternative to standard mechanical cam discs\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/feed-forward-control-algorithm-reduces-positional-tracking-errors-tenfold-in-non-linear-kinematics\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Feed-forward control algorithm reduces positional tracking errors tenfold in non-linear kinematics - Engineer News Network\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"mechanical engineering, electronically controlled drives for controlling uneven motion sequences have become increasingly established as an alternative to standard mechanical cam discs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/feed-forward-control-algorithm-reduces-positional-tracking-errors-tenfold-in-non-linear-kinematics\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Engineer News Network\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-05-17T09:30:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/csm_img_dr_montage-f6-h6-s6-1_06b7c992b2.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"382\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\\\/blog\\\/feed-forward-control-algorithm-reduces-positional-tracking-errors-tenfold-in-non-linear-kinematics\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\\\/blog\\\/feed-forward-control-algorithm-reduces-positional-tracking-errors-tenfold-in-non-linear-kinematics\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/4477342aea8e299c6a21761e513ea8e1\"},\"headline\":\"Feed-forward control algorithm reduces positional tracking errors tenfold in non-linear kinematics\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-05-17T09:30:34+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\\\/blog\\\/feed-forward-control-algorithm-reduces-positional-tracking-errors-tenfold-in-non-linear-kinematics\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":413,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\\\/blog\\\/feed-forward-control-algorithm-reduces-positional-tracking-errors-tenfold-in-non-linear-kinematics\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/csm_img_dr_montage-f6-h6-s6-1_06b7c992b2.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"COMBIVERT F6 and S6 drive controllers\",\"KEB Automation\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Process\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\\\/blog\\\/feed-forward-control-algorithm-reduces-positional-tracking-errors-tenfold-in-non-linear-kinematics\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\\\/blog\\\/feed-forward-control-algorithm-reduces-positional-tracking-errors-tenfold-in-non-linear-kinematics\\\/\",\"name\":\"Feed-forward control algorithm reduces positional tracking errors tenfold in non-linear kinematics - Engineer News Network\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\\\/blog\\\/feed-forward-control-algorithm-reduces-positional-tracking-errors-tenfold-in-non-linear-kinematics\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\\\/blog\\\/feed-forward-control-algorithm-reduces-positional-tracking-errors-tenfold-in-non-linear-kinematics\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/csm_img_dr_montage-f6-h6-s6-1_06b7c992b2.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-05-17T09:30:34+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/4477342aea8e299c6a21761e513ea8e1\"},\"description\":\"mechanical engineering, electronically controlled drives for controlling uneven motion sequences have become increasingly established as an alternative to standard mechanical cam discs\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\\\/blog\\\/feed-forward-control-algorithm-reduces-positional-tracking-errors-tenfold-in-non-linear-kinematics\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\\\/blog\\\/feed-forward-control-algorithm-reduces-positional-tracking-errors-tenfold-in-non-linear-kinematics\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\\\/blog\\\/feed-forward-control-algorithm-reduces-positional-tracking-errors-tenfold-in-non-linear-kinematics\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/csm_img_dr_montage-f6-h6-s6-1_06b7c992b2.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/csm_img_dr_montage-f6-h6-s6-1_06b7c992b2.jpg\",\"width\":640,\"height\":382,\"caption\":\"The COMBIVERT F6 and S6 drive controllers from KEB\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\\\/blog\\\/feed-forward-control-algorithm-reduces-positional-tracking-errors-tenfold-in-non-linear-kinematics\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Feed-forward control algorithm reduces positional tracking errors tenfold in non-linear kinematics\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Engineer News Network\",\"description\":\"The ultimate online news and information resource for today's engineer\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/4477342aea8e299c6a21761e513ea8e1\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/admin\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Feed-forward control algorithm reduces positional tracking errors tenfold in non-linear kinematics - Engineer News Network","description":"mechanical engineering, electronically controlled drives for controlling uneven motion sequences have become increasingly established as an alternative to standard mechanical cam discs","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/feed-forward-control-algorithm-reduces-positional-tracking-errors-tenfold-in-non-linear-kinematics\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Feed-forward control algorithm reduces positional tracking errors tenfold in non-linear kinematics - Engineer News Network","og_description":"mechanical engineering, electronically controlled drives for controlling uneven motion sequences have become increasingly established as an alternative to standard mechanical cam discs","og_url":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/feed-forward-control-algorithm-reduces-positional-tracking-errors-tenfold-in-non-linear-kinematics\/","og_site_name":"Engineer News Network","article_published_time":"2019-05-17T09:30:34+00:00","og_image":[{"width":640,"height":382,"url":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/csm_img_dr_montage-f6-h6-s6-1_06b7c992b2.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Estimated reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/feed-forward-control-algorithm-reduces-positional-tracking-errors-tenfold-in-non-linear-kinematics\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/feed-forward-control-algorithm-reduces-positional-tracking-errors-tenfold-in-non-linear-kinematics\/"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/4477342aea8e299c6a21761e513ea8e1"},"headline":"Feed-forward control algorithm reduces positional tracking errors tenfold in non-linear kinematics","datePublished":"2019-05-17T09:30:34+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/feed-forward-control-algorithm-reduces-positional-tracking-errors-tenfold-in-non-linear-kinematics\/"},"wordCount":413,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/feed-forward-control-algorithm-reduces-positional-tracking-errors-tenfold-in-non-linear-kinematics\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/csm_img_dr_montage-f6-h6-s6-1_06b7c992b2.jpg","keywords":["COMBIVERT F6 and S6 drive controllers","KEB Automation"],"articleSection":["Process"],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/feed-forward-control-algorithm-reduces-positional-tracking-errors-tenfold-in-non-linear-kinematics\/","url":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/feed-forward-control-algorithm-reduces-positional-tracking-errors-tenfold-in-non-linear-kinematics\/","name":"Feed-forward control algorithm reduces positional tracking errors tenfold in non-linear kinematics - Engineer News Network","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/feed-forward-control-algorithm-reduces-positional-tracking-errors-tenfold-in-non-linear-kinematics\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/feed-forward-control-algorithm-reduces-positional-tracking-errors-tenfold-in-non-linear-kinematics\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/csm_img_dr_montage-f6-h6-s6-1_06b7c992b2.jpg","datePublished":"2019-05-17T09:30:34+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/4477342aea8e299c6a21761e513ea8e1"},"description":"mechanical engineering, electronically controlled drives for controlling uneven motion sequences have become increasingly established as an alternative to standard mechanical cam discs","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/feed-forward-control-algorithm-reduces-positional-tracking-errors-tenfold-in-non-linear-kinematics\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/feed-forward-control-algorithm-reduces-positional-tracking-errors-tenfold-in-non-linear-kinematics\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/feed-forward-control-algorithm-reduces-positional-tracking-errors-tenfold-in-non-linear-kinematics\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/csm_img_dr_montage-f6-h6-s6-1_06b7c992b2.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/csm_img_dr_montage-f6-h6-s6-1_06b7c992b2.jpg","width":640,"height":382,"caption":"The COMBIVERT F6 and S6 drive controllers from KEB"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/feed-forward-control-algorithm-reduces-positional-tracking-errors-tenfold-in-non-linear-kinematics\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Feed-forward control algorithm reduces positional tracking errors tenfold in non-linear kinematics"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/","name":"Engineer News Network","description":"The ultimate online news and information resource for today's engineer","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/4477342aea8e299c6a21761e513ea8e1","name":"admin","url":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12273"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12273\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12275,"href":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12273\/revisions\/12275"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.engineernewsnetwork.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}