L A R A N A , IN C .

SERVO MOTOR
IF YOU OPEN UP
A STANDARD 1)A DC MOTOR
HOBBY 2)CONTROLLER
CIRCUIT
SERVO MOTOR,
3)POTENTIOMETER
YOU WILL OR SIMILAR
ALMOST ALWAYS FEEDBACK
FIND THREE MECHANISM
CORE
COMPONENTS:
COMPONENTS THE DC MOTOR IS ATTACHED TO A GEARBOX AND

OF SERVO
OUTPUT/DRIVE SHAFT TO INCREASE THE SPEED AND TORQUE
OF THE MOTOR. THE DC MOTOR DRIVES THE OUTPUT SHAFT.

MOTOR
THE C ONTR OLLER C IR C UIT INTER PR ETS
SIGNALS SENT B Y THE C ONTR OLLER ,

HE POTENTIOMETER ACTS AS THE FEEDBACK FOR THE CONTROLLER

CIRCUIT TO MONITOR THE POSITION OF THE OUTPUT SHAFT.

WH E N C O MB IN E D TO G E TH E R , Y O U CA N PO WE R A N D
CO N T RO L T H E D IRE C TIO N , SPEE D A N D PO SITIO N O F
T H E O U TPU T SH A FT WIT H JU ST T H R EE WIRE S.
WORKING
PR INCIPLES
FEEDBACK SYSTEM : A KEY COM PONENT OF A SERVO
MOTOR SYSTEM IS THE FEEDBACK DEVI CE, TYPI CALLY
AN ENCODER. THIS DEVI CE PROVI DES CONTI NUOUS
FEEDBACK TO THE M OTOR CONTROLLER ABOUT THE
MOTOR'S CURRENT POSI TI ON, ALLOW I NG FOR PRECI SE
CONTROL AND ADJUSTM ENTS.

01 02
2 .C ONT R OL SYST E M : THE SE RVO M OTOR
SYST E M C ONSIST S OF A C ONTR OL UNIT,
WHIC H PR OC E SSE S THE FE EDB AC K
INFOR M AT ION AND GENER ATE S C ONT R OL
SIGNAL S TO T HE M OTOR . THESE C ONT R OL
SIGNAL S ADJUST T HE M OTOR 'S SPE ED AND
DIR E C T ION TO AC HIEVE THE DESIR E D
POSIT ION OR M OT ION.
3.PULSE WIDTH 4.TORQUE AND SPEED
MODULATION (PWM ): CONTROL: SERVO
SERVO MOTORS A RE MOTORS ARE DESIGNED
O FTEN CONTROLLED TO PROVIDE HIGH
U SING PWM SIG N ALS. TORQUE AT LOW
THE WIDTH OF TH E SPEEDS, MAKING THEM
PWM SIGNAL PU LSE IDEAL FOR
D ETERMINES TH E APPLICATIONS
POSITION OF TH E REQUIRING PRECISE
MOTOR SHAFT. BY CONTROL AND
VARYING THE WIDTH POSITIONING. THE
O F THE PULSES, TH E CONTROLLER CAN
CONTROLLER CA N ADJUST THE MOTOR'S
COMMAND THE M OTO R SPEED AND TORQUE
TO MOVE TO OUTPUT BASED ON THE
D IFFERENT POSITIO NS. REQUIREMENTS OF THE
APPLICATION.
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MEDICAL DEVICES
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ROBOTICS
ENTERTAINMENT AND MOTION CONTROL
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