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The length and diameter of your motor have dramatic effects on stabilized platform performance. Learn how to apply this rule to size the most compact motor.

Key talking points:

  • How torque increases with motor stack length (L)
  • How torque increases with moment arm diameter (D)
  • Optimize motor size and torque using D2L rule
Frameless Motor

About the Presenter(s)

Tom S Wood
Tom S. Wood

Tom S. Wood, a 35+ year veteran in high-performance motion, has integrated motion control solutions as a machine designer, manufacturer’s representative, High-Tech distributor, and as a Kollmorgen Motion Control Product Specialist. He has extensive experience designing next-generation motion systems for the aerospace and defense industry as well as for robotics applications that improve everything from workplace safety to patient mobility. Tom enjoys helping engineers understand how to enhance their projects through frameless technology that delivers high performance in a compact form.