Document Outline

• Technical Support
  • How to Get Technical Support
    • Start with your manuals
    • Technical support methods
  • Before You Contact MTS
    • Know your site number and system number
    • Know information from prior technical assistance
    • Identify the problem
    • Know relevant computer information
    • Know relevant software information
  • If You Contact MTS by Phone
    • Identify system type
    • Be prepared to troubleshoot
    • Write down relevant information
    • After you call
  • Problem Submittal Form in MTS Manuals
• Preface
  • Before You Begin
    • Safety first!
    • Other MTS manuals
  • Conventions
    • Documentation Conventions
      • Hazard conventions
      • Notes
      • Special terms
      • Illustrations
      • Electronic manual conventions
      • Hypertext links
• Introduction
  • Functional Description
  • Optional Equipment
  • Closed-Loop Rotary Actuator Systems
  • Actuator Specifications
  • Options Specifications
    • Foot Mounting
  • Reaction Brackets
  • Reaction Bases
  • Diaphragm Flexures
  • Flange Adapters
• Safety Information
  • Hazard Placard Placement
• Installation
  • Actuator Installation
  • Reaction Bracket and Torque Cell Installation
  • Diaphragm Flexure Installation
  • Aligning Force Train Components
  • Component Alignment on an MTS Base Plate
  • Component Centerline Alignment
  • Adjusting Actuator and Torque Cell Centerline Height
  • Adjusting Actuator and Torque Cell Concentricity
    • Rigid specimen
    • Flexible or fragile specimen
  • Adjusting Actuator and Torque Cell Centerline Angularity
• Operation
  • Thrust and Side Load Characteristics
    • Thrust loads
    • Side loads
  • Definition of Useful Mathematical Terms
  • Test Setup Using No Flexures
    • Side load calculations
  • Test Setup Using Standard Flexures
    • Calculate lateral stiffness
    • Calculate bending moment (M1)
    • Calculate bending moment (M2)
    • Calculate specimen stress
  • Test Setup Using Diaphragm Flexures
    • Sample calculation
    • Calculate centerline offset
    • Calculate flex angle
    • Compare angular deflection
    • Calculate lateral stiffness
    • Calculate bending moment (M2)
    • Calculate specimen stress
  • Summary of Side Load Calculations
    • Side load calculations excluding flexures
    • Side load calculations when using standard flexures
    • Side load calculations using diaphragm flexures
  • Rotational Inertial
  • Determining Maximum Rotational Inertia (JT)
  • Rotational Inertia Control Options
• Maintenance
  • Routine Maintenance
    • Weekly
    • Monthly
    • Yearly
  • Actuator Performance Checks
    • Excessive cross vane flow
    • Abnormal drainback port flow
    • Maximum stiction exceeded
    • Low pressure seal leaks
  • Actuator Inspection
    • Rotor shaft inspection