hello my name is shaffick, i am a newbie at this, I have never done this nor do i have any background experience in this field and this is my first time at your site. I just had a question in regards of steeper motors, types of controllers and how do you put them together to make a multi directional floor like the ones in warehouses for sorting products. the number of stepper motors I am using is 170 pcs. and they will be moving weights in the number of 200lbs. any advice on the type of motors and controllers I should look into. this product I am working on is going to used in your homes. so it has to be house friendly. (sorry for putting it in that manner)
Sorry, you need to be a bit more specific on what you want to do. Do you mean a conveyor belt? Or the units to fill product boxes?
Do those use stepper motors? Can you post a link?
If you have no experience at all, is it worth jumping into such an ambitious project right away? Start with something simpler, read books and documentation
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In a storage area you'll hardly find power hungry stepper motors. Instead geared DC motors are in use which do not consume energy when standing still.
My apologies, just saw the post my friend wrote for me, i was supposed to double check it before posting. My bad for the confusion. they ment to say omnidirectional treadmill like holotile from disney or infinadeck. I have animation and gaming back ground. And i am getting into VR fully. And needed help on DIY vr platform. The motors to use, the controller and power supplies.
You should post an image on what you want to do.
If I understand correctly, you want to control a relatively high power motor and have no experience. I have no idea where the 170 pieces comes in, so you can clarify that later.
An average treadmill motor is about 0.5 - 1.0 hp. That's some significant power. My suggestion is to ignore arduino type controller altogether, taking into consideration your lack of experience and the power levels involved.
Teknic ClearPath motion control systems are pretty easy to use for an experienced programmer and the documentation is good. That link has some servo motors in the power range you're looking at and they are integrated with controllers. Basically you supply power and plug the motor into a USB port and you can write code to control its speed, direction, and position.
Good luck and be careful. You're dealing with power levels that can physically injure the user.
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Are they forced into the tiny holes?
Have you engineered the thickness and type of material? Have you got any prices to produce the frame? Probably CNC using a water jet.
I have experience as a laser cutter(industrial grade cnc laser cutting machine MVD) for now aluminum 4mm thickness still figuring that part out.
Why hexagonal cutouts for the steppers?
How should the mechanics work?
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