Motor Selection in Mechatronic Systems Using 2k DoE Method

Abstract

Mechatronic systems are used as control and drive units in many engineering applications from space technology to robot arms. The main drive units of mechatronic actuator systems are the DC motors. The selection of motor to be used in the systems is an important task in projects. The most suitable motor, which answers the requirements of the project, should be selected. In this article, the studies in the scope of selecting the motor for the mechatronic actuator system of a given capacity are disclosed. Unlike the related studies in literature, in this study Design of Experiment (DoE) method is used. 2k factorial methods have been used as a DoE method. With 2k factorial methods fewer tests conducted according to the full factorial method that uses combinations of all inputs and selection of most suitable motor for the requirements is succeeded.