Cable transmissions offer several advantages such as high stiffness to weight ratio, high strength, low friction, and absence of backlash, which makes them appropriate for demanding mechanical applications. However, while extensively used as rotational transmissions, there are only a few examples of linear cable transmissions in the literature. The reason is that the up-to-date designs are based on a cable layout that leads to cable length changes during movement. This, in turn, produces negative effects such as transmission nonlinearity and cable fatigue. In this paper, an alternative design for linear cable transmissions is presented. The new design overcomes the aforementioned problems through a proper cable layout. Different applications of the new transmission are reported, validating the proposed design.
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High-Performance Linear Cable Transmission
Joan Savall,
e-mail: jsavall@ceit.es
Joan Savall
Mem. ASME
CEIT
, Manuel de Lardizábal 15, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain; TECNUN, University of Navarra
, Manuel de Lardizábal 13, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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Alejo Avello
e-mail: alavello@ceit.es
Alejo Avello
Mem. ASME
CEIT
, Manuel de Lardizábal 15, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain; TECNUN, University of Navarra
, Manuel de Lardizábal 13, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain
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Joan Savall
Mem. ASME
CEIT
, Manuel de Lardizábal 15, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain; TECNUN, University of Navarra
, Manuel de Lardizábal 13, 20018 San Sebastián, Spaine-mail: jsavall@ceit.es
Javier Martín
Alejo Avello
Mem. ASME
CEIT
, Manuel de Lardizábal 15, 20018 San Sebastián, Spain; TECNUN, University of Navarra
, Manuel de Lardizábal 13, 20018 San Sebastián, Spaine-mail: alavello@ceit.es
J. Mech. Des. Jun 2008, 130(6): 064501 (5 pages)
Published Online: April 16, 2008
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Received:
February 16, 2007
Revised:
January 18, 2008
Published:
April 16, 2008
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Savall, J., Martín, J., and Avello, A. (April 16, 2008). "High-Performance Linear Cable Transmission." ASME. J. Mech. Des. June 2008; 130(6): 064501. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2901149
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