Lead Screw/Ball Screw

A lead screw or ball screw is a mechanism that uses a screw and nut to convert rotation into linear motion.

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Unit of Measure

Metric Imperial

Load and Table Variables

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load and table mass * (pitch / 6.28)²

Mass of the load and table

Pitch

Ball/Screw Variables

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(screw mass / 8 * screw diameter²)

Screw Mass

Screw Diameter

(3.14 / 32) * screw density * screw length * screw diameter⁴

Screw Length

Screw Density

ρ

Screw Diameter

Screw Inertia

Transmission System

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Belt/chain mass

(gear1 diameter)/(gear2 diameter)

Primary Gear

(mass / 8) * diameter²

Primary gear/pulley Diameter

Primary gear/pulley Mass

(3.14 / 32) * density * length * diameter⁴

Primary gear/pulley Diameter

Primary gear/pulley Density

ρ

Primary gear/pulley Length

Primary gear/pulley Diameter

Primary gear/pulley Inertia

Secondary Gear

(mass / 8) * diameter²

Secondary gear/pulley Diameter

Secondary gear/pulley Mass

(3.14 / 32) * density * length * diameter⁴

Secondary gear/pulley Diameter

Secondary gear/pulley Density

ρ

Secondary gear/pulley Length

Secondary gear/pulley Diameter

Secondary gear/pulley Inertia

(gear1 diameter)/(gear2 diameter)

Primary Gear

(mass / 8) * diameter²

Primary gear Diameter

Primary gear Mass

(3.14 / 32) * density * length * diameter⁴

Primary gear Diameter

Primary gear Density

ρ

Primary gear Length

Primary gear Diameter

Primary gear Inertia

Secondary Gear

(mass / 8) * diameter²

Secondary gear Diameter

Secondary gear Mass

(3.14 / 32) * density * length * diameter⁴

Secondary gear Diameter

Secondary gear Density

ρ

Secondary gear Length

Secondary gear Diameter

Secondary gear Inertia

Gear Inertia

Gear Ratio

Operating Parameters

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Friction Coefficient

Angle of Mechanism

System Efficiency

External Force

External Force

Movement Profile

Fixed Speed
Positioning

Linear Velocity

Acceleration/Deceleration Time

Rotor Inertia

Positioning Time

Acceleration/Deceleration Time

Idle Time

Positioning Distance

Safety Factor

Safety Factor

Calculated Values

RPM:

Total Inertia:

Acceleration Torque:

Total Torque:

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