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To design a capstan-based brake
By Alex Slocum, last modified 2013.02.26 by Alex Slocum
Thanks to Ajit Shriman Gaunekar for checking
Enter numbers in BOLD, results in RED

Capstan Band brake (one end fixed to ground, one end pulled by Fhold
Angle of wrap, theta (degrees) 180 Brake diameter, Dbrake (m) 0.1
Coefficient of friction, mu 0.10 Brake wrap angle, phi (degrees) 180
Capstan ratio, CR 1.37 Brake coefficient of friction, m 0.2
Holding force, Fhold (N) (Fbrake) 10 Applied brake force, T_2 (N) 10
Resistable pulling force, Fpull (N) 13.69 Brake Torque Factor, BTF (1/m) 0.02
Cable pulling around a shaft Brake torque (N-m) 0.233257074845196
Net force out 7.30 Reaction force, T_1 (N) 5.3349
Efficiency 73%
Angle increment 5

Capstan Ratio Plot

Wrap angle (degrees) Coefficient of friction
0.1 0.2 0.3
0 1 1 1 Capstan Ratio
5 1.00876489329 1.01760661 7
1.02652582328
10 1.01760660993 1.035523213 1.05375526586
15 1.02652582328 1.053755266 1.08170699183
20 1.03552321258 1.072308324 6
1.11040016033
25 1.04459946304 1.091188038 1.13985443876
Capstan Ratio

30 1.05375526586 1.11040016 1.17009001616

35 1.06299131832 1.129950543 1.20112761716
5
40 1.07230832379 1.149845141 1.23298851607
45 1.08170699183 1.170090016 1.26569455155
50 1.09118803818 1.190691335 1.29926814155
4
55 1.10075218489 1.211655373 1.33373229867
60 1.11040016033 1.232988516 1.36911064593
65 1.12013269925 1.254697264 1.40542743297
3 0.1
70 1.12995054283 1.276788229 1.4427075527
75 1.13985443876 1.299268142 1.48097655828 0.2
80 1.14984514128 1.322143849 1.52026068075
2 0.3
85 1.15992341124 1.34542232 1.56058684691
90 1.17009001616 1.369110646 1.60198269783
95 1.1803457303 1.393216043 1.64447660777
1
100 1.19069133467 1.417745854 1.68809770366
105 1.20112761716 1.442707553 1.73287588502
110 1.21165537255 1.468108742 1.77884184452
115 1.22227540259 1.49395716 0
1.82602708893
120 1.23298851607 1.520260681 0 20
1.8744639608 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 260 280 300 320 340 360
125 1.24379552884 1.547027318 1.92418566057 Wrap Angle (degrees)
130 1.25469726392 1.574265224 1.97522626936
135 1.26569455155 1.601982698 2.02762077232
140 1.27678822923 1.630188182 2.08140508261
145 1.28797914182 1.65889027 2.136616066
150 1.29926814155 1.688097704 2.19329156619
155 1.31065608817 1.717819381 2.25147043068
160 1.32214384892 1.748064357 2.31119253744
165 1.33373229867 1.778841845 2.37249882226
170 1.34542231995 1.810161219 2.43543130675
175 1.35721480301 1.842032022 2.50003312721
180 1.36911064593 1.874463961 2.56634856414
185 1.38111075464 1.907466917 2.63442307263
190 1.39321604303 1.941050943 2.7043033135
195 1.40542743297 1.975226269 2.77603718529
200 1.41774585445 2.010003308 2.84967385709
205 1.43017224558 2.045392652 2.92526380223
210 1.4427075527 2.081405083 3.00285883289
215 1.45535273044 2.11805157 3.08251213563
220 1.46810874182 2.155343278 3.1642783078
225 1.48097655828 2.193291566 3.24821339501
230 1.49395715978 2.231907995 3.3343749295
235 1.50705153487 2.271204329 3.42282196963
240 1.52026068075 2.311192537 3.51361514032
245 1.53358560339 2.351884803 3.60681667461
250 1.54702731756 2.393293521 3.70249045633
255 1.56058684691 2.435431307 3.80070206387
260 1.57426522409 2.478310996 3.90151881516
265 1.58806349079 2.521945651 4.00500981378
270 1.60198269783 2.566348564 4.11124599634
275 1.61602390523 2.611533262 4.2203001811
280 1.63018818231 2.65751351 4.3322471179
285 1.64447660777 2.704303313 4.44716353936
290 1.65889026975 2.751916927 4.5651282135
295 1.67343026595 2.800368855 4.68622199775
300 1.68809770366 2.849673857 4.81052789431
305 1.70289369989 2.899846953 4.93813110713
310 1.71781938145 2.950903427 5.06911910021
315 1.73287588502 3.002858833 5.20358165765
320 1.74806435724 3.055728997 5.34161094513
325 1.76338595479 3.109530026 5.4833015731
330 1.77884184452 3.164278308 5.62875066162
335 1.79443320346 3.219990522 5.77805790696
340 1.81016121901 3.276683639 5.93132564991
345 1.82602708893 3.33437493 6.08865894592
350 1.84203202151 3.393081968 6.25016563714
355 1.85817723561 3.452822639 6.4159564263
360 1.8744639608 3.51361514 6.58614495264