Design Guidelines
Transport System Design
QuickStick HT User Manual
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Rockwell Automation Publication MMI-UM007F-EN-P - September 2020
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
for layout
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
).
Figure 3-6: QuickStick HT System, Single Array Vehicle
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.
Guideway
Motor Mount
Motor
Suspension Wheel
Magnet Array
(not visible)
Guidance Wheel
Vehicle
Motor Controller
Inverter