The conventional chain conveyor system is driven by a single drive motor, so all processes are operated simultaneously and the process cycle is constrained by the slowest operation. Chain driving can also generate noise and wear dust and requires lubrication. This study is one of four related studies derived from the same flexible-drive-system development project. The four research areas are localization of the flexible drive system, development of the friction-bar drive system, reliability of the drive wheel, and prototype production and performance evaluation. This paper focuses specifically on prototype production and quantitative performance evaluation. A 20 m prototype line with eight drive units and two carriers loaded with 500 kg and 1,000 kg wasevaluated. A 720 h durability test was performed at 20 m/min. Position accuracy before and after the test and drive-wheel wear were evaluated. The measured post-test position deviations satisfied the criteria of 30 mm for the general control section and 5 mm for the precision control section. Average drive-wheel wear was 0.38 mm for the precision control section and 0.54 mm for the general control section. Because no same-condition comparative test with a chain conveyor or an imported FDS was performed, the conclusions are limited to the verified prototype test conditions.
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Abstract 1. 서론 2. 유연 구동 시스템 2.1 체인방식 구동시스템과 유연 구동시스템의 차이 2.2 유연 구동 시스템의 특징 2.3 유연 구동 시스템의 국내외 동향 3. 피로 유연 구동 시스템의 시제품 제작 및 성능평가 3.1 유연 구동 시스템의 시제품 제작 및 성능평가 3.2 성능평가 방법 및 판정기준 3.3 내구시험 전 · 후 위치정밀도 평가 4. 결론 References