A study of feasibility for a motor with embedded geartrain

In this paper, a test-bed and a measurements procedure is proposed for validating the use of magnetic gears in combination with an electric actuator. The proposed test-bed has a relatively low-cost and can be operated also in aerospace conditions. The proposed test-bed architecture requires the integration of several hardware components and sensors. Careful attention has been addressed in the integration of the required components in a proper architecture that can be managed by a single user. A specific Virtual Instrument has been developed in LabVIEW environment in order to manage the whole set of hardware components and to show graphical plots of each significant measure with easy operation features even for nonexpert users. The basic idea of the developed architecture, is that even people with limited hardware or software experience can use the proposed test-bed and deploy test solutions for a complex mechatronics system due to its user-friendliness.