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Mass Moment of Inertia Formulas PDF

This document provides formulas for calculating the total moment of inertia (Jtot) in different mechanical drive systems. 1) For a direct drive system, Jtot equals the moment of inertia of the motor armature plus the moment of inertia of the load. 2) For a geared system, Jtot is calculated by summing the moments of inertia of each gear and load, accounting for gear ratios. 3) In a leadscrew drive, Jtot includes terms for the motor armature, leadscrew, load mass, and leadscrew properties like pitch and efficiency.

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Mass Moment of Inertia Formulas PDF

This document provides formulas for calculating the total moment of inertia (Jtot) in different mechanical drive systems. 1) For a direct drive system, Jtot equals the moment of inertia of the motor armature plus the moment of inertia of the load. 2) For a geared system, Jtot is calculated by summing the moments of inertia of each gear and load, accounting for gear ratios. 3) In a leadscrew drive, Jtot includes terms for the motor armature, leadscrew, load mass, and leadscrew properties like pitch and efficiency.

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Inertia Calculations

Cylindrical object (solid) of diameter D (radius R=D/2) and mass, M


1 1 MR 2 = MD 2 2 8 1 1 = lR 4 = lD 4 2 32 Jaa =mass moment of inertia about axis aa (polar moment of inertia) =density of the material l=length of cylinder J aa =

Cylindrical object (hollow) with inner diameter Di (radius Ri=Di/2), outer diameter Do (radius Ro=Do/2), and mass, M
a

J aa =
a

1 1 2 2 M (R o + R i2 ) = M (D o + D i2 ) 2 8 1 1 4 4 = l(R o R i4 ) = l(D o D i4 ) 2 32

Direct drive load

Load

Jtot = Jmotor armature + Jload

*Note: Shafts do have inertia, but their contribution to Jtot is often negligible. Why?

Gear driven load

N1

gear 1 N3 gear 3 Load N4 gear 4

N2 gear 2

Jtot = Jmotor armature + Jgear 1 + (N1/N2)2 [Jgear 2 + Jgear 3 + (N3/N4)2 {Jgear 4 + Jload}] Ni is the number of gear teeth on gear i. Ni/Nj is the gear ratio between gears i and j. (Note that the polar moment of inertia terms in the equation above refer to their central principal values about their axes of rotation) Leadscrew driven load
J tot = J motor armature + J leadscrew + M 1 (2p ) 2 e

p = leadscrew pitch (threads/length) e = efficiency of leadscrew M = mass of load = density of leadscrew material

Tangentially driven load Jtot = Jmotor + Jpulley1 + Jpulley2 + MR2 + MbeltR2 M where Jpulley i is the polar moment of inertia for pulley i about its rotational axis, Mbelt is the mass of the belt, and R is the radius of both pulleys.

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