How do these agile 5-axis and 6-axis robots accurately and flexibly complete complex tasks, replacing humans in performing heavy and repetitive work, accurately transmitting movement and commands, and coordinating their various parts to complete complex tasks?
First, we need to understand the three core components of an industrial robot: controller , servo motor , and reducer.
The controller is the brain of an industrial robot, responsible for issuing and transmitting motion commands.
2. Servo motors are the power system of industrial robots and the heart of their movement.
3. A speed reducer is a transmission mechanism that connects the power source and the actuator. It reduces the speed of a motor and increases the torque. It takes the high-speed power from an electric motor, internal combustion engine, etc., and outputs it to a large gear on the shaft after the small gear on the input shaft meshes with it, thereby achieving the purpose of speed reduction and transmitting greater torque; controlling the movement of industrial robots and transmitting greater torque.
Harmony IC gearboxes
Harmonic reducers from Japan are very easy to make small and lightweight. At the same time, due to the large number of meshing, they can also generate large torque and achieve very precise positioning. They are widely used in various cutting-edge fields such as industrial robots, humanoid robots, semiconductor LCD production equipment, photovoltaic equipment, optical instruments, and precision machine tools.
Harmonic drive gearboxes enable the transmission of motion and power into confined spaces. Employing a sealed flexible gear harmonic drive reduction device, it can drive mechanisms operating in high vacuum, corrosive, and other hazardous environments. This unique advantage is difficult to achieve with other transmission mechanisms. Using the human body as an analogy, Harmonic drives act as the nerves transmitting and controlling motion. The precise control required to accurately execute commands from the head is motion control.
To cover the low reduction ratio range that harmonic reducers cannot achieve, Harmonic's product line also includes the Harmonic Planetary, a precision planetary gearbox type harmonic reducer. Its unique internal gear ring deformation process allows for tighter meshing of the planetary gears, eliminating backlash and achieving precision-level transmission accuracy.
