A systematic approach to design high-performance feed drive systems

A systematic design methodology for the mechatronic system composed of mechanical and control subsystems is proposed to design high-speed and high-precision feed drive systems. Strict mathematical modeling and identification processes of the subsystems are performed in this paper. Parametric studies and circular motion experiments in the x-y table are conducted to investigate the influence of interactions on the performance of feed drive systems. Based on analyses of the system performance according to design and operating parameters, a nonlinear constrained optimization problem including the relevant subsystem parameters of the feed drive system is formulated. The multi-objective optimization procedure and normalization technique are introduced in the design process. A Pareto optimum solution set is applied to investigate the relationships between objective functions. The effectiveness of the proposed design methodology is verified through numerical case studies.