LINEAR

ACTUATORS
LEADER: SALANAP, ARNOLD
MEMBERS:
ADOLFO, FRANCE
JOAQUIN, JOHNREY
LLORCA, JOHNREY
MAKILAN, ADONIS
PANDANDUYAN, NESTORIO III
PAPA, RONNIE
SABANAL, JESSIE BONNIE
SEMBRANO, CHRISTIEN AUDREY
SUDARIO, IRESH REY
VALENCIA, ERWIN
 LINEAR ACTUATORS
is an actuator that creates motion in a straight line, in
contrast to the circular motion conventional electric
motor.

USES:
in machine tools and industrial machinery
in computer peripherals such as disc drives and
printers
in valves and dampers
and in many other places where linear motion is
required.
 USES:
in machine tools and industrial machinery
in computer peripherals such as disc drives and
printers
in valves and dampers
and in many other places where linear motion is
required.

Also, Hydraulic or Pneumatic Cylinders inherently

produce linear motion. Many other mechanisms
are used to generate linear motion from a rotating
motor.
 TYPES OF LINEAR ACTUATORS
MECHANICAL ACTUATOR
typically operate by conversion of rotary motion
into linear motion
conversion is commonly made via a few simple
types of mechanism:
screw(leadscrew,screw jack,ball screw and roller
screw),wheel and axle(hoist,winch,rack and
pinion,chain drive,belt drive,rigid train and rigid
belt),cam-cam actuators function on a principle
similar to that of the wedge
some mechanical linear actuators only pull,such
as hoists,chain drives, and belt drives;others only
push such as cam actuators.
 HYDRAULIC ACTUATORS
 typically involve a hollow cylinder having a
piston inserted in it
 an unbalanced pressure applied to the piston
generates force that can move an external
object
 can provide controlled precise linear
displacement of the piston
 the term “hydraulic actuator” refers to a devic
controlled by a hydraulic pump.
example:hydraulic car jack
 PNEUMATIC ACTUATORS
 similar to hydraulic actuators except they used
compressed gas to generate force instead of a
liquid
 work similarly to a piston in which air is pumped
inside a chamber and pushed out of the other
side of the chamber
 PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS
 the piezoelectric effect is a property of certain
materials in which application of a voltage
tonthe material causes it to expand
 piezoelectric actuators can achieve extremely
fine positioning resolution , but also have a very
short range of motion
 piezoelectric materials exhibit hysteresis which
makes it difficult to control their expansion in a
repeatable manner.
  TWISTED AND COILED POLYMER (TCP)
ACTUATORS
 known as supercoiled polymer(SCP) actuator is a
coiled polymer that can be actuated through resistive
heating
 look like a helical spring, usually made from silver
coated nylon or from other electrical conductance coat
such as gold
 twist induced TCP actuators should be under a load to
keep the muscle extended
 as the temperature increases by Joule heating, the
polymer contracts and it causes the actuator contraction
  ELECTRO-MECHANICAL ACTUATORS
 similar to mechanical actuators except that the
control knob or handle is replaced with an
electric motor
 rotary motion of the motor is converted to linear
displacement
 there are many designs of modern linear
actuators and every company that
manufactures them tends to have a proprietary
method
  TELESCOPING LINEAR ACTUATOR
 specialized linear actuators used where spaxe
restrictions exist
 their range of motion is many times greater than
the unextended length of the actuating member
 a common form is made of concentric tubes of
approximately equal length that extend and
retract like sleeves, one inside the other, such
as the telescopic cylinder.
example of telescoping linear actuators:
helical band actuator,rigid belt actuator,rigid chain
actuator,segmented spindle
ACTUATOR TYPE ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES
Mechanical Cheap. Repeatable. No power Manual operation only. No
source required. Self-contained. automation
Identical behavior extending or
retracting.

Hydraulic Very high forces possible. Relatively
high power to size ratio (or power
density).
Can leak. Requires position
feedback for repeatability.
External hydraulic pump
required. Some designs good
in compression only.

Pneumatic Strong, light simple, fast. Precise position control

impossible except at full
stops.

Piezoelectric Very small motions possible at high Short travel unless amplified
speeds. Consumes barely any power. mechanically. High voltages
required, typically 24V or
more. Expensive, and fragile.
Good in compression only,
not in tension. Typically used
for fuel injectors.
ACTUATOR TYPE ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES

TWISTED AND Light and Low efficiency and High

COILED POLYMER inexpensive temperature range
required

ELECTRO- Cheap. Repeatable. Many moving parts prone

MECHANICAL Operation can be to wear
ACTUATORS automated. Self-
contained. Identical
behaviour extending
or retracting. DC or
stepping motors.
Position feedback
possible.
TELESCOPING Very compact. Both linear and rotary
LINEAR Range of motion motion.
ACTUATOR greater than length
of actuator.