When it comes to linear motion, engineers often come down to two choices: voice-coil actuators (VCAs) or solenoids. Both are simple electromechanical devices that can accomplish the task.

The price of necessary components can be from three to 10 times more than those for a pneumatic axis of motion (cylinder, solenoid/valve, and air lines), and at least two times more than an ...

In a nutshell, tubular solenoids, like other linear solenoids, are open/close actuators for opening and closing mechanisms that develop a force in one direction when energized. The restoring force ...

Most linear magnetic actuators (such as solenoids, which we'll use as an example here) go through a four-step turn-on process: Energizing voltage turns on and the coil current rises, delayed in ...

Built mainly from carbon fiber tubing and 3D-printed parts, the actuators have about 30 centimeters of throw, and thanks to their cable-drive design, they’re pretty fast — much faster than his ...

SAE Transactions, Vol. 115, SECTION 7: JOURNAL OF PASSENGER CARS: ELECTRONIC AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS (2006), pp. 1046-1056 (11 pages) This paper presents an empirical dynamic model of a single spring ...

When it comes to linear motion, engineers often face two choices: voice-coil actuators (VCAs) or solenoids. Both are simple electromechanical devices that can accomplish the task. But there are ...