A study of thermal deformation in the carriage of a permanent magnet direct drive linear motor stage

• Main Authors: Lin, W., Chow, J. H., Zhong, Z. W., Khoo, L. P.
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/85682; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/12594
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Carriage deformation due to temperature gradients within the materials of the carriage affects the accuracy of precision machines. This is largely due to the indeterminist temperature distribution in the carriage's material caused by the non-linearity of heat transfer. The joule heat from the m...