Step 1: What is a Servo?
1. Learning the Basics About Servo Drives
3. Meeting the Needs of Manufacturing Sites
Step 2: Configurational Elements of a Servo System
5. Servo Drive and Servo System
6. Servomotor
7. Difference between Servomotor and General-purpose Motors
8. Operating Principles of Rotary Synchronous Motors
9. Structure of Rotary Synchronous Motors
10. Structure of Linear Servomotors
11. Servo Amplifier
12. Torque Control
13. Speed Control
14. Position Control
15. Detector
19. Multiturn Data
20. Interface between the Host Controller and Servo Amplifiers
21. Speed Reference with an Analog Voltage
22. Operation with an Analog Voltage Speed Reference
23. Position Reference Using Pulse Trains
24. Pulse Train Position References: Sign + Pulse Train
26. Operation with Digital I/O Commands
28. Operation with Communications Commands: I/O Field Networks
29. Operation with Communications Commands: Motion Field Networks
31. Reduction Gears
32. Ball Screws
33. Timing Belts
34. Rack and Pinion
35. Roll Feeders
36. Rotary Tables
Step 3: Basic Terms Necessary to Understand Servos
38. Work
39. Power
40. Linear Motion
41. Rotary Motion
42. Inertia and Moment of Inertia
Step 4: Terminology Used in Catalogs
44. Torque-Motor Speed Characteristic
47. Ambient Humidity
50. Shock Resistance
51. Mounting Methods
53. Oil Seal
54. Reduction Gears
55. Vibration Class
56. Servo Amplifier Terminology
59. Ambient Humidity
61. Shock Resistance
64. Coefficient of Speed Fluctuation