Performance evaluation of a Ball Screw mechanism through a multibody dynamic model

Performance evaluation of a Ball Screw mechanism through a multibody dynamic model

Antonio Carlo BERTOLINO, Andrea DE MARTIN, Massimo SORLI

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Abstract. Ball screws are mechanism to convert the rotational into linear motion and viceversa and are widespread in a variety of different sectors. A detailed high-fidelity dynamic mathematical model of such component is paramount in several fields and, in particular, in the definition of a PHM system for flight control EMAs in order to increase their reliability. In fact they can be used as a virtual test bench on which inject artificial defects and study their effect on specific indicators. This paper presents a MBD model of a single-nut ball screw with internal recirculation able of describing the full dynamic of each internal component allowing a more in-depth understanding of the system behavior and poses the basis for PHM-oriented analyses on different degradations.

Keywords
Ball Screw, Multibody Dynamics, Internal Recirculation

Published online 3/17/2022, 6 pages
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Published under license by Materials Research Forum LLC., Millersville PA, USA

Citation: Antonio Carlo BERTOLINO, Andrea DE MARTIN, Massimo SORLI, Performance evaluation of a Ball Screw mechanism through a multibody dynamic model, Materials Research Proceedings, Vol. 26, pp 183-188, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644902431-30

The article was published as article 30 of the book Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

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