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Schleppabstand

English translation: following error

09:13 Mar 12, 2008
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering: Industrial
German term or phrase: Schleppabstand
Über die Erfassung der Istposition und der errechneten Sollposition wird der Schleppabstand Xw errechnet.

Text deals with postion control. i.e. CNC, robotic etc.
Roy Williams
Austria
Local time: 07:55
English translation:following error
Explanation:
I seem to recall is what this is called in CNC machining

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-03-12 10:45:03 GMT)
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http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Following_Error

"While an axis is in motion, the EMC sends commands for current position. We call this commanded position. It is where the axis is supposed to be. Whenever a drive receives a velocity command it takes a bit for it to get up to that velocity and move to the commanded position. The difference between commanded and actual is following error. Commanded and actual position ought to be the same for an ideal machine. Inertia and such get in the way and add to following error."
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Peter Barker
Local time: 06:55
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
following error


Explanation:
I seem to recall is what this is called in CNC machining

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-03-12 10:45:03 GMT)
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http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Following_Error

"While an axis is in motion, the EMC sends commands for current position. We call this commanded position. It is where the axis is supposed to be. Whenever a drive receives a velocity command it takes a bit for it to get up to that velocity and move to the commanded position. The difference between commanded and actual is following error. Commanded and actual position ought to be the same for an ideal machine. Inertia and such get in the way and add to following error."

Peter Barker
Local time: 06:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Harry Borsje: following velocity error acc. to http://www.hawe.de/lexikon/index.php?alfa=s&id=1859
7 mins
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agree  Erika Berrai-Flynn: Page 18: http://www.harmonicdrive.de/contenido/cms/upload/pdf/de/FFA_...
27 mins
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agree  Colin Rowe: Correct. See also "Siemens Fachwörterbuch industrielle Elektrotechnik".
1 hr
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agree  Darin Fitzpatrick
2 hrs
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agree  David Moore (X): Certainly - or "tracking error", as Harry indicated is already in the glossary. Not bad though, to have two expressions...
2 hrs
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