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Flexspline Racheting

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A high torque, high precision, Strain Wave Gear (harmonic drive) based 3D printable closed loop servo actuator for use in robotic arms

sam-armstrongSam Armstrong 10/03/2018 at 07:271 Comment

I thought this would be worth publishing a log about.

While preforming a load test I found that the flexspline will start to rachet if too much reverse torque is applied. I find this interesting, I was under the impression that the first mode of failure with this version of the flexspline would be the teeth shearing off.

I'll be working on a fix for this issue over the next few days. A few ideas in mind have are:

I've also been given a suggestion by Gabrael Levine, the designer of OpenTorque Actuator, to alter the wave generator geometry to keep a preload on the flexspline. I shall see what works best and include it in the next Open HD revision.

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Margoz wrote 12/26/2018 at 11:19 point

If helps, I'm agree in using the most rigid TPU, the printed tooth profile should match exactly the belt tooth, also a preload would help.

But for me, also the key is to ensure that the belt is oil / grease resistant.

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