Mass Moment of Inertia Formulas PDF
Mass Moment of Inertia Formulas PDF
Mass Moment of Inertia Formulas PDF
Cylindrical object (hollow) with inner diameter Di (radius Ri=Di/2), outer diameter Do (radius Ro=Do/2), and mass, M
a
J aa =
a
1 1 2 2 M (R o + R i2 ) = M (D o + D i2 ) 2 8 1 1 4 4 = l(R o R i4 ) = l(D o D i4 ) 2 32
Load
*Note: Shafts do have inertia, but their contribution to Jtot is often negligible. Why?
N1
N2 gear 2
Jtot = Jmotor armature + Jgear 1 + (N1/N2)2 [Jgear 2 + Jgear 3 + (N3/N4)2 {Jgear 4 + Jload}] Ni is the number of gear teeth on gear i. Ni/Nj is the gear ratio between gears i and j. (Note that the polar moment of inertia terms in the equation above refer to their central principal values about their axes of rotation) Leadscrew driven load
J tot = J motor armature + J leadscrew + M 1 (2p ) 2 e
p = leadscrew pitch (threads/length) e = efficiency of leadscrew M = mass of load = density of leadscrew material
Tangentially driven load Jtot = Jmotor + Jpulley1 + Jpulley2 + MR2 + MbeltR2 M where Jpulley i is the polar moment of inertia for pulley i about its rotational axis, Mbelt is the mass of the belt, and R is the radius of both pulleys.