How to Determine Acceleration or Deceleration

The acceleration/deceleration settings are extremely crucial for the slide table.

The screw series acceleration and deceleration settings are approximately 300ms.

The belt series acceleration/deceleration settings are approximately 500ms.

Calculation of Acceleration: Acceleration refers to the change in velocity per unit time.

Acceleration = (Velocity1 - Velocity2) / (Time from Velocity1 to Velocity2)

That means if you need to run 2000 mm within 5 seconds, it's typically controlled by accelerating -- maintaining speed -- and then decelerating the motor.

The constant speed duration is 4 seconds, with 0.5 seconds for acceleration and deceleration each.

Distance covered while accelerating = 1/2 * a * t^2 = Acceleration * 0.5 sec * 0.5 sec / 2

The speed of constant velocity is equal to acceleration times 0.5 seconds.

The distance covered at constant speed is = v * t = constant speed * time = (acceleration * 0.5 seconds) * 4 seconds

The scenario of deceleration is similar to acceleration; deceleration = -1 x acceleration.

The distance traveled during deceleration is equal to the distance traveled during acceleration = deceleration x 0.5 seconds x (0.5 seconds / 2)

The total distance covered is = acceleration x 0.5 seconds x 0.5 seconds / 2 + (acceleration x 0.5 seconds) x 4 seconds + deceleration x 0.5 seconds

The formula simplifies to = acceleration x 0.125 + acceleration x 2 + acceleration x 0.125 = acceleration x 2.5 = 2000 mm

Therefore, acceleration = 800 mm/s² = 0.8 m/s²