Editing Inertia mismatch

[[File:motor_vs_load_inertia.jpg|thumb|600px]]In servo motor system, inertia mismatch means the difference of physical inertia between the motor and the load. This is important because any flexibility of motor shaft coupling to load forms an oscillator that has resonance frequency that depends on the inertia mismatch. The higher the load inertia is compared to motor inertia, the lower the resonant frequency comes. 

It is generally to avoid higher than 10:1 inertia mismatch, meaning that load inertia should be no more than 10 times the motor's inertia. However, for good [[servo stiffness]] it is recommended to keep mismatch below 5:1 or even 3:1. The lower the better.

High inertia mismatch typically causes difficulties achieving good [[servo stiffness]] without getting oscillations/overshooting or instability.
==Caulculating inertias==
===Motor===
To obtain motor inertia, refer to your motor data sheet. 
===Load===
Load inertia depends on the size and shape of the load. Also in lead screw mechanics, the inertia will be the sum of rotary inertia and reflected linear inertia. For various calculation equations, see the links below:

*http://www.engr.sjsu.edu/bjfurman/courses/ME106/ME106pdf/inertiaformulas.pdf
*http://www.motioncontrolonline.org/content-detail.cfm/Motion-Control-Technical-Features/Understanding-the-Mysteries-of-Inertia-Mismatch/content_id/404

==Countermeasures==
Several methods exist to counter the effects of high inertia load.
===Reduction===
Use reducer, such as low backlash timing belt to reduce the reflected inertia to motor. Reduction reduces load inertia by power of two compared to reduction ratio. I.e. if reduction is 1:2 then reflected load inertia reduces by factor of 4.
===Stiffer coupling===
As the coupling between the motor and load is part of the oscillating system, using higher stiffness coupler will make improvement.
===Servo tuning===
Try following tuning ideas:
*Reduce torque control bandwidth {{param|TBW}}, note this also requires retuning of velocity and position control gains
*Use notch filter that matches the resonance peak frequency (available in IONI Pro and similar drives)
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 [[File:motor_vs_load_inertia.jpg|thumb|600px]]In servo motor system, inertia mismatch means the difference of physical inertia between the motor and the load. This is important because any flexibility of motor shaft coupling to load forms an oscillator that has resonance frequency that depends on the inertia mismatch. The higher the load inertia is compared to motor inertia, the lower the resonant frequency comes.
-It is generally to avoid higher than 10:1 inertia mismatch, meaning that load inertia should be no more than 10 times the motor's inertia. However, for good [[servo stiffness]] it is recommended to keep mismatch below 5:1 or even 3:1. The lower the better. Some most demanding applications may require ratio of 1:1 or even 0.7:1 (motor inertia greater than load inertia). However, with very stiff machine construction combined with other countermeasures, mismatch of 1000:1 or more is possible. Achieving that however, might require deeper understanding of the physics behind this phenomenon.
+It is generally to avoid higher than 10:1 inertia mismatch, meaning that load inertia should be no more than 10 times the motor's inertia. However, for good [[servo stiffness]] it is recommended to keep mismatch below 5:1 or even 3:1. The lower the better.
 High inertia mismatch typically causes difficulties achieving good [[servo stiffness]] without getting oscillations/overshooting or instability.
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 *Reduce torque control bandwidth {{param|TBW}}, note this also requires retuning of velocity and position control gains
 *Use notch filter that matches the resonance peak frequency (available in IONI Pro and similar drives)
-=== Further reading ===
-* http://www.controleng.com/search/search-single-display/how-to-work-with-mechanical-resonance-in-motion-control-systems/771ea1513d.html
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