Design of Magnetically Suspended Frictionless Manipulator

Abstract

Magnetically suspended frictionless manipulator is designed to improve the resolution and position accuracy. In order to increase the dynamic stability, the magnetically suspended manipulator is constructed using push-and-push forces. Using the force analysis, the design and modeling processes of the manipulator are achieved. The proposed modeling process is experimentally verified from free vibration of the manipulator. Comparison is made between the natural frequencies from the modeled dynamic equation and those from experimentally obtained.