A3200 Motion Simulator

Description

Design Features

• Aerotech Motion Simulator is built on the A3200 Motion Composer libraries
• User-friendly Windows-based graphical user interface
• Operate 1-, 2- or 3-axis motion simulators
• Graphical motion profile PVAT (Position, Velocity, Acceleration, Time) importing
• PVAT GUI profile generation and editing
• Position Synchronized Output (PSO) for real-time event triggering
• Trajectory tracking from analog inputs
• Frequency response mode allows an input motion sine sweep and measures the customer device frequency response to the input excitation
• Iterative Learning minimizes position error
• GUI remote client-server mode allows parallel processing capabilities and control via Ethernet network
• Harmonic Cancellation optimizes motion position errors generated by sinusoidal motion
• No dependence on third-party motion controller, amplifier or software suppliers

Aerotech Motion Simulator – The Integrated, Easy to Use, Graphical Trajectory Generation, Data Analysis, and Enhanced Machine Performance Toolkit

• Learning algorithms designed to reduce position error between runs let the system improve the move and settle results.
• Profile Mode allows users to import an existing trajectory from MATLAB® or other programs consisting of position, velocity, and/or acceleration state vectors from an external file to simplify profile input.
• Plot trajectories and use analysis tools in the time or frequency domain to give detailed motion evaluation.
• Create and modify multi-axis trajectories using predefined building blocks to provide rapid motion prototyping.
• Overlap multiple runs of a trajectory to easily see how program changes modify the motion.
• Create and export a trajectory to an AeroBasic™ program for optimized motion function. These saved functions can be combined to run complex motion simulations.
• Perform data analysis such as FFT, max, min, and rms from an existing trajectory for diagnosing system performance.
• If customers prefer, our motion controllers do have LabVIEW®, Microsoft .NET, or C drivers along with sample code for easy programming in familiar development environments.
• Data input file formats include Excel, CSV, or MATLAB®. If only partial trajectory information is known, such as position versus time or acceleration versus time, Motion Simulator can calculate the other required state variables.