Question: A flywheel with inertia J is driven by an input torque and is connected to a lead screw that advances a mass m . The

A flywheel with inertia J is driven by an input torque and is connected to a lead screw that advances a
mass m. The flexibility of the lead screw is modeled using a torsional spring. The lead screw and ball nut
form a transducer that converts rotational to translational motion similar to a rack and pinion but uses an
N(threads ?cm) rather than a radius r. First, define the transducer equations, then find the transfer
function for the system relating the input torque and the velocity of the mass.
For the problem above with J=0.05kg-m2,K=50N-mrad,B=1,000Nms,m=4kg,N=2
threads/cm, design a controller having the desired position of the mass as the input, and that uses
feedback to control the torque on the flywheel so that T2=K(xDCS-x). Hint: use the kinematics x=v to
add an extra block in your feedback diagram to convert v(s) to x(s). Find K1 so that the system has the
shortest settling time and K2 to achieve the shortest peak time without the damping ratio decreasing
below 0.6.
A flywheel with inertia J is driven by an input

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