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Chapter 8 
Program a velocity profile and jerk rate and tune 
an S-Curve Profile 
Use this chapter to program a velocity profile and jerk rate, and tune an S-Curve 
Profile. 
Jerk is the rate of change of acceleration or deceleration. 
Example: 
If acceleration changes from 0 to 40 mm/s
2
 in 0.2 seconds, the jerk is as follows. 
(40 mm/s
2
 - 0 mm/s
2
 ) / 0.2 s = 200 mm/s
3.
 
Consider cycle time and smoothness when you choose a profile.