Recursive motor

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Authors: Travis Raymond-Charlie Stone
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Formal Analysis of Cascaded Rotary Mechanisms Abstract transmission free staged Electric motor platform This paper presents a rigorous treatment of velocity propagation in cascaded rotary mechanisms, where each successive element contributes motion relative to its predecessor. The analysis establishes additive principles for absolute motion, highlighting cumulative acceleration under ideal coupling conditions. Constraints such as material limits and energy dissipation are addressed qualitatively. Introduction Rotary mechanisms, commonly employed in electromechanical drives, often feature hierarchical arrangements. A primary rotator imparts baseline motion, augmented by secondary rotators operating relative to the first. This cascading enables enhanced output velocities, surpassing single-stage capabilities. The exposition derives foundational relations without recourse to quantitative notation, focusing on structural logic and physical intuition. Definitions and Preliminaries Consider a sequence of rotators, indexed sequentially from the base. Primary shaft motion establishes the reference frame for the initial stage. Each subsequent rotor introduces supplementary rotation atop the inherited motion from prior stages. Absolute motion at any stage emerges as the aggregate of all preceding contributions, assuming perfect transmission. Key distinctions include: Inherited motion from the immediate predecessor. Incremental motion generated locally within the stage. Resultant motion, combining both for propagation forward. Uniform stage properties simplify the progression, yielding proportional escalation. Single-Stage Dynamics In isolation, a lone stage yields resultant motion exceeding the primary input alone. The supplementary rotation directly amplifies the effective rate, manifesting as elevated peripheral velocity proportional to the local radius. This baseline confirms the viability of augmentation, setting the pattern for extension. Multi-Stage Propagation Extension to multiple stages proceeds recursively. The output of the first serves as input to the second, with fresh increment added. Iterating this yields total motion as the sum of individual increments across all stages. For identical increments per stage, the final resultant scales linearly with stage count. Peripheral velocity at culmination follows analogously, scaled by the terminal radius. This compounding underscores the mechanism's capacity for velocity multiplication, albeit bounded by practical tolerances. Illustrative Case Examine a triad of uniform stages. Baseline through first yields moderate escalation; second doubles the progression; third triples it. Resultant peripheral advance at closure thus triples the single-stage measure, assuming consistent radii and lossless coupling. Deviations arise from frictional dissipation or mismatch. Limitations and Extensions Ideal summation presumes negligible losses, uniform geometries, and stable increments. Realizations encounter slip, thermal constraints, and inertial mismatches, tempering gains. Extensions might incorporate variable increments or tapered radii, altering the progression to exponential forms under geared interfaces. Conclusion Cascaded rotary mechanisms afford systematic velocity enhancement via additive inheritance. The linear scaling with stage multiplicity offers predictable design leverage, tempered by engineering realities. Further inquiry may quantify efficiency frontiers.[sciencedirect] Mathematical Model for Stacked Motor Systems Abstract This document formalizes the kinematics of stacked electric motors, where each stage adds shaft angular velocity ωsωs to the relative rotor velocity ωrωr of the next. Absolute velocities compound recursively, enabling multiplicative speed gains. Assumptions include ideal coupling, negligible slip, and uniform radii for simplicity.[sciencedirect] Nomenclature ωs(k)ωs(k): Shaft angular velocity at stage kk (rad/s). ωr(k)ωr(k): Relative rotor angular velocity at stage kk (rad/s). ωabs(k)ωabs(k): Absolute angular velocity at stage kk (rad/s). R(k)R(k): Radius at stage kk (m). v(k)v(k): Tangential speed at stage kk (m/s). nn: Number of stacked motors. For identical stages, ωs(k)=ωr(k−1)ωs(k)=ωr(k−1) and R(k)=RR(k)=R.[study] Single-Stage Kinematics Rotor absolute angular velocity combines shaft and relative motion: ωabs(1)=ωs(1)+ωr(1)ωabs(1)=ωs(1)+ωr(1) Tangential speeds follow: vs(1)=ωs(1)R(1),vr(1)=ωabs(1)R(1)vs(1)=ωs(1)R(1),vr(1)=ωabs(1)R(1) This yields faster rotor speed when ωr(1)>0ωr(1)>0.[softschools] Multi-Stage Recursive Formulation For nn stages, recursion defines propagation: ωabs(0)=0,ωabs(k)=ωabs(k−1)+ωr(k)∀k=1,…,nωabs(0)=0,ωabs(k)=ωabs(k−1)+ωr(k)∀k=1,…,n Unrolling gives the closed form: ωabs(n)=∑k=1nωr(k)ωabs(n)=k=1∑nωr(k) Final tangential speed is: v(n)=ωabs(n)R(n)v(n)=ωabs(n)R(n) For identical ωr(k)=ωrωr(k)=ωr, simplifies to ωabs(n)=nωrωabs(n)=nωr.[ny-engineers] Example: Uniform Stacking Consider n=3n=3, ωr(k)=100ωr(k)=100 rad/s, R=0.1R=0.1 m: ωabs(3)=300 rad/s,v(3)=30 m/sωabs(3)=300 rad/s,v(3)=30 m/s This linear scaling holds ideally; real systems incur losses.[engineeringtoolbox]

Fields of Study & Subjects

Electric Motor Design and Analysis Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
17 January 2026
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