Proof of concept and motor control

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The first part of developing a new product is often a "work-like" prototype, where the product's functionality is tested without considering unit cost, size or similar constraints. For this purpose, the flexible selection of hardware from National Instruments combined with LabVIEW is an excellent choice: you can quickly get a prototype running where the product's functionality can be validated.

Example: motor control for a new industrial robot

When developing a new industrial robot, a motor controller is needed – and the requirements for precision and speed often make off-the-shelf motor controllers less suitable. With extensive experience in motor control and using the NI Single-Board RIO platform, Sekanina Electronics can rapidly develop a motor controller with which the robot can be tested. The insights from those tests are used to make the right decisions throughout the rest of the development process – and thereby avoid costly mistakes later.

Case: motor control with NI Single-Board RIO

When ePower Technology ApS needed to develop a new 5-phase version of their Switched Reluctance motor controller – with only three months until it had to work at a trade fair – the first prototypes were built using a sbRIO and LabVIEW. The flexibility and stability meant that the sbRIO platform was chosen as the OEM unit in all motor controllers producing up to 300 units per year. Later the platform passed medical certification, where the LabVIEW software was verified to the IEC 62304 standard.

Interested in electric motors? Read also the blog post "How do you choose the right electric motor?".