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The traverse has typically 3 linear axes including a Gantry axis. Optionally one or more rotational axes can be added.
A traverse for a full scale wind tunnel is designed in close cooperation with the customer.
The construction is optimized with FEA to achieve low blockage, high natural frequency and high stiffness, resulting in a high stability in the wind and very precise positioning.
The power control system for the traverse contains servo motors with servo amplifiers, range limit switches, safety PLC's and a number of analog and digital I/O's. EtherCat is used as the process control interface.
The control software is based on a real-time PLC running on a Windows platform. On top of this, the software that makes up the operator interface is running.
The traverse can be controlled from a local computer, a handbox or remotely through an ethernet connection.
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