Transport System Design; Overview; Design Guidelines; Quickstick Ht System, Single Array Vehicle - Rockwell Automation MagneMotion QuickStick HT User Manual

Transport System Design

Overview

This section describes some of the basic considerations for designing a track system for a
QuickStick HT transport system. The track system includes the guideway, the guideway sup-
ports, the vehicles with magnet arrays, the QuickStick HT motors, and the mechanism for
mounting the motors to the guideway (see
guidelines). Consideration must also be given to locating and mounting the motor drives.
One advantage of the QuickStick HT system is that it is possible to have vehicles move at dif-
ferent rates of speed in the same direction, or in opposite directions without a collision. The
control software makes sure that the minimum distance between vehicles when not moving is
7.5 mm [0.3 in] (see
Guidance Wheel
Motor Mount
(not visible)

Design Guidelines

Use standard engineering practices to reduce torque, vibration, and other stresses on the
guideway and other parts of the system. Factors specific to QuickStick HT transport systems
to consider include:
• Vehicles are not held in place if power is removed.
QuickStick HT User Manual
Motor Topology on page
Inverter
Motor
Figure 3-6: QuickStick HT System, Single Array Vehicle
Rockwell Automation Publication MMI-UM007F-EN-P - September 2020
Transport System Layout on page 58
229).
Motor Controller
Design Guidelines
Transport System Design
for layout
Guideway
Vehicle
Suspension Wheel
Magnet Array
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